Altered Holiday Frame

Good Morning,

Hope you're having a good day today. I've got my son off to school and my daughter watching a movie so I'm hoping to get some chores done and then get some crafting in. I need to finish up my Christmas cards and get them in the mail.

Before I get to that though, I do have a project to share with you that I created for some Paper Maniac DT work and a challenge. I had an old wooden frame, something that I got at the dollar store or IKEA and thought it would make for a fun altered holiday gift.

For the frame, I used some BasicGrey Wassail holiday papers, mainly scraps actually. I glued them to the frame with adhesive tape and then softened the edges with a sanding block. I embellished the frame with sticky gems and a felt snowflake and an acetate and glitter snowflake that I made using a punch. To make the snowflake, just punch out some acetate snowflakes with a snowflake punch or die and then cover with glue and glitter. Let it dry, spray it with glimmer mist for more sparkle and viola...pretty snowflake!

I am loving these sweet Belles 'n Whistles stamps and my friend Erin was kind enough to share some images with me. And since they are mostly holiday themed, I'm using them up before it's too late. I've colored both the Christmas tree and these sweet little girls with Copics and highlighted with a Spica glitter pen. I cut them out and then glued them to my altered frame.

I decided to frame a Christmas poem rather than a photo, but you could frame anything you wanted. I copied this poem from the web and printed it on card stock and then distressed the edges and sprayed the paper with glimmer mist. I think it makes for a cute holiday gift or I may just keep it as a decoration. This altered frame also fits the challenge at Roses on Paper!

Thanks for dropping by today. Don't forget to pay my fellow Whimsy designers a visit today and enter into today's Advent candy draw! I'll give you a hint...be sure to visit Sharon!

Happy stamping!

December Advent Event Kick Off

Happy December!!

Today is the start of our December Advent Event at Whimsy Stamps! We are pleased to bring you daily inspiration from our design team members as well as a chance to win a prize a day!

Today I have some inspiration in the form of an Advent Calendar! I thought this was a perfect way to kick off the event at Whimsy as well as a way to create a fun holiday decor item for my kids to enjoy this month!

I used 24 match boxes and covered them with Eskimo Kisses designer paper from BasicGrey available at Paper Maniac. Each drawer front was painted with some acrylic paint and then I used brads and spacers for the drawer pulls. The numbers were hand written and spaced out around the whole calendar to give my kids the fun of hunting for the correct day! The top and bottom are pieces of chipboard covered with matching papers.

I've embellished the top with this sweet Very Present Helpers image from our Crissy Armstrong Collection. I colored with Copics and paper pieced the present box with more matching paper. I embellished with some felt snowflakes and rhinestone gems.

Be sure to visit design team members Stacey and Sharon to see their Whimsy inspiration today too! And, our Whimsy candy prize is on Stacey's blog today...so be sure to visit her for a chance to win!

This project also fits the challenge at Creative Card Crew of Christmas, which Whimsy is actually sponsoring this week! Head on over there and see what you could win if you play along.

Thanks for dropping by today, have a great Tuesday! Be sure to check the Whimsy Home Page each day during the next 24 days for your chance to win some Whimsy candy!

Happy stamping! :)

Holiday Card

Hi All,

Happy Sunday to you! Hope you're weekend is going well.

All this month at Paper Maniac the design team has been creating various projects for the holiday season. There have been some really neat ideas that are also simple to do. I on the other hand am out of creative ideas and with a sick kid at home, I opted for a holiday card for my work with week.

I went for a vintage Christmas feel for this card and used these pretty holiday papers by Graphic 45, which are available at Paper Maniac and I've distressed the edges. I used the sketch from Charisma Cardz and embellished with satin ribbon and prima flowers and a couple black sticky gems.

The image is from Belles and Whistles and has been colored with Copics and highlighted with a white gel pen. Thanks for sharing these sweeties with me Erin! This card also fits the challenge at Colour Create which was red, green, and white.

Thanks for dropping by today. If you are in need of more holiday crafting ideas, check out the Paper Maniac blog for some inspiration! Paper Maniac is also having a sale on select Unity products and some of the previous set can now be purchased in single stamps! But hurry they won't be available for long...once the singles are sold, that's it!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Happy stamping! :)

A Holiday Project and Card

Happy Almost Friday!!!

Hope your Thursday is off to a great start! I have a couple crafting projects to finish up but other than that, today should be a quiet day. Looking forward to that!

I have two projects to share with you today. The first is a hand made luminary. I had a lot of fun making this, well other than the trouble cutting through multiple pieces of paper with the Cuttlebug, but it worked out in the end.

I created this for my work at Paper Maniac. All month long the team has been sharing different holiday decor and project ideas. I actually got this idea from my friend Janna, but simplified my luminary. I've used one piece of card stock cut to 6 x 11 inches and scored at 3.5, 7, and 10.5 inches. I've decorated with more card stock and some designer paper. I stamped a reindeer from Layers of Color on the vellum and attached it to the inside of the luminary. Then just folded into a triangle shape and glued it together. I embellished with Prima flowers.

Next I have a card to share using a new Doodle Palace image called Holiday Mail. I've paired this fun image with some BasicGrey Eskimo Kisses paper and SU! card stock.

I've colored with Copics and added some Spica glitter pen highlights and faux snow with some glitter and glue. The layout is from this week's Inspirational Card Sketches challenge. I embellished with some sticky rhinestones, a felt snowflake, ribbon, and a button. This card also fits the "Four Seasons" challenge at Secret Crafter and the use a digi image challenge at Cupcake Craft.

Thanks for dropping on by today, hope you have a great day! Happy stamping! :)

Holiday Treat Box and an Award

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Good Morning!

Hope you're having a good Thursday...it's almost Friday! I have to say that I for one am looking forward to the weekend. It's been a long week with sick kids, school holidays, and lots to do around the house. I'm needing a break!

Today I have a creation to share that I made for my Paper Maniac DT work. All month long the design team will be sharing Holiday ideas using various products from the Paper Maniac store. This is my project for the day...it's an acetate treat box!

I found the tutorial on Splitcoast, it was pretty easy to follow. I just had a bit of trouble getting my acetate to sit still while I scored and folded, slippery little thing! But once it was scored, I was able to stamp some snowflakes on one side and then I folded it up and made the box. I stamped my snowflakes in white Staz-on ink. If you wanted your treat box to keep the contents inside a secret, Paper Maniac carries a beautiful line of premium card stock in metallic and shimmer, I think they would be a beautiful alternative to acetate!

I've used Baja card stock and some SU! designer paper with a snowflake pattern. I've embellished with some eyelets and satin ribbon and then used a scalloped circle punch and a circle punch to do the sentiment on the front and top. The sentiment is from Whimsy Holiday Postmarks at Whimsy Stamps. I filled my box with some Dove chocolates...then I ate a bunch!

And before I leave you today, I wanted to share this fun award I received from my friend Deb. Thanks hun! I haven't gotten an award like this before and it was fun to answer!

The rules are:

I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word.
So here we go:

1. Where is your cell phone? … purse

2. Your hair? …long
3. Your mother?…generous

4. Your father?… big teddy bear
5. Your favorite food? … chocolate
6. Your dream last night?… unknown
7. Your favorite drink? … Gingerale
8. Your dream/goal?… living it
9. What room are you in?… office/craftroom
10. Your hobby?… stamping
11. Your fear?… lots
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?… here, I think
13. Where were you last night? … Home
14. Something that you’re aren’t?… mean
15. Muffins?…blueberry
16. Wish list item? … stamps
17. Where did you grow up? … New Hampshire
18. Last thing you did?… emailed
19. What are you wearing?…sweats
20. Your TV?… big
21. Your Pets?…four
22. Friends? … wonderful
23. Your life?… happy
24. Your mood?…lazy
25. Missing Someone?…sometimes
26. vehicle?… Volvo
27. Something your not wearing?… socks
28. Your favorite store? …many
29. Your favorite color?…blue
30. When was the last time you laughed?…last night
31. Last time you cried?…not sure
32. Your best friend?… awesome
33. One place that I go to over and over? …Post Office
34. Facebook?… yes
35. Favorite place to eat?… out

I’d like to pass this award on to the following blog friends:
Erin, Vicki, Janna, Ann, and Laura to choose only 5 is never easy! If you haven't received this award before and would like it, please consider yourself awarded! And, I'm breaking the rules! HA!

Thanks for dropping by today! I'm off to do some laundry and then hopefully stamp! Have a great day, happy stamping! :)

Paper Maniac Kid Crafts

Happy Wednesday to you!

Hope your day is going well! I'm off early today to take my daughter to ballet class and then we'll hit the grocery store on the way home. I hope to have some crafting time later too, but we'll see about that!

Today I have a special project to share. This is one my daughter Emma and I created together for my DT work with Paper Maniac. Our assignment this week was to create a project with our kids. So, while my son was at school the other day, Emma and I made this ornament!

Sorry about the glare, no matter what I did, I couldn't avoid it! These fun plastic ornaments are available at Paper Maniac and they make for a perfect keepsake. Emma chose the image and then colored it all by herself. I'm proud to say that an "almost" 4 year old did this! She is a budding crafter, can you tell she watches mom!

After she finished coloring her image we cut it out with circle Nesties to fit the ornament. Then we filled half of the ornament with glitter and beads. Next we fit the image piece into the ornament as far as it would go and taped it down. Lastly, we added satin ribbon for a hanger.

I love that I only had to use one half of the ornament, now I can get my son to make one too. Then our Christmas tree will have two new ornaments this year! This was a fun and easy project to do with Emma and it took very little time. I know we are all very busy these days, but if you have a half hour, these Kid Craft projects are lots of fun! You can see all the different crafts for kids at Paper Maniac, HERE!

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back this afternoon with the winner of the Whimsy Blog Stroll! If you haven't had a chance to stroll through our change of season blog hop, you have until noon EST today! Have fun and happy stamping! :)

Halloween and Christmas

Hi All!

Happy Wednesday! I was meaning to have the post up earlier but it was ballet day today and things have been busy. I hope you're having a great day!

I have two cards to share, one for Paper Maniac and the other for Doodle Palace! One is a Halloween theme and the other is more Christmassy! So, I've got the holidays covered with this post! LOL!

Our theme and challenge for this week at Paper Maniac is black and white with a pop of color. I decided on orange for my pop of color so that I could make a Halloween card with this super cute image from LaLa Land Crafts, which is available at Paper Maniac.

I used some paper from Making Memories and K and Company with some cardstock from SU!. The sketch is also from our option add on to the challenge at Paper Maniac. The image was colored with Copics and highlighted with white gel pen and some Spica glitter pen accents. I've embellished with ribbon, buttons, and hemp twine. The sentiment is from SU! and I used a word window punch.

This card also fits the challenges at:
Cupcake Craft - Things That Go Bump in the Night
Stamp with Fun - Halloween
My Time to Craft - Halloween Colors
Everybody Art-Challenge - Halloween
Kaboodle Doodles - Spooky

My next card uses a cute new Sledding Penguin from Doodle Palace! This little guy will be available to purchase this week. He's been colored with Copics and then highlighted with white gel pen.

The layout is from Inspirational Card Sketches and I've used some SU! cardstock and Imaginisce papers. I really like these cute designs and that the pages have glitter on them too. I distressed the edges of my papers and then embellished with ribbon, a snowflake charm, and felt snowflakes with rhinestone gems. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps and I've framed that with the oval punches and word window punch and then added some brads to hold it in place.

This card also fits the challenges at:
LaLa Land Crafts - Use Sparkle
Digital Tuesday - Things with Wings

Thanks for dropping by today! Hope you have a great afternoon. Happy stamping! :)

Paper Maniac and Doodle Palace

Good Wednesday Morning!

Hope you're having a good week. I've been feeling that the mojo has hit the road lately! I think when I finish here I need to do some blog hopping and gather up some inspiration! Then maybe make a card just for the fun of it!

I have two cards to share today, one is for Paper Maniac. This week were were to focus on using Copic markers and Unity stamps to make a thank you card. I started out with the sketch for this month's Paper Maniac Challenge.

My card uses some red Bazzill cardstock with some other cardstock from SU!. I also used some My Sweet Cherry Pie papers from Paper Maniac. My image is actually some cute little felt stickers also available at Paper Maniac and the sentiment is from the Unity set 100% Happy.

My next card is using a new release image from Doodle Palace! The girls have made some cute Breast Cancer awareness images to help promote Breast Cancer Awareness month.

I colored my image with Copics and then made a sweet and simple card. I wanted the pink ribbon to be the focal point. I used a pink and blue color palette and added some pearls and Prima flowers to accent this card. This card also fits the quick and cute theme at My Time to Craft.

Thanks for coming by today. Hope you have a great afternoon! I'm off now to search for some fun challenges in hopes of making some cards just for fun! Happy stamping! :)

Getting Punchy with Sketch Saturday

Happy Monday All!

Hope you had a fabulous weekend! It's been chilly here but we did get to go up north to see the Fall foliage and we got to see something else too...a moose! It was awesome! I've never seen a wild moose before and on Saturday we got to see three of them eating leaves on the side of the road.

I must have had moose on the brain when making my card for the new Whimsy Challenge, which is "Getting Punchy." We want to see you using those punches and die cutting tools. I've used my Whimsy Moose and a couple punches along with the sketch from Sketch Saturday on my card today.

My papers are from the new line of BasicGrey holiday prints call Eskimo Kisses, I got mine at Paper Maniac. I really love the colors in these papers and the fun prints. I've added some satin ribbon which I also got at Paper Maniac, they have loads and loads of different ribbons all available by the yard. My final embellishments are Prima flowers and BasicGrey buttons.

The image was colored with Copics and then I added some chunky glitter to make the snow. The sentiment is from SU! and I used my oval punches to frame it out.

That's all I have for today. If you're up for a challenge get out those punches and join us at Whimsy Stamps Challenges! Happy stamping! :)

No Image Stamps

Good Morning!

Hope everyone is having a good week! It's been another crazy busy one here! But I did make some time for crafting last night and it felt great!

I have a card today, which I made for this week's Paper Maniac DT work. Our theme/product focus was on cards using sentiments for the main image. This was a bit tricky for me, as I always use images and most of the time forget the sentiments! LOL!

Paper Maniac carries a great variety of Digital Designs, including this one from the Autumn Sentiment set, created by Raindrop Echo Designs. I printed my sentiment and then colored the leaves with Copics. And I guess I cheated a bit because I picked a sentiment that also had some images! I just wanted to be able to add a bit of color.

The layout is from this week's Kaboodle Doodles challenge and the colors and sentiment fit the Fall Ya'll challenge at Digital-Ink Co. I used some brown cardstock, a green piece of embossed cardstock, and a piece of retired SU! paper. Then I added a piece of felt ribbon and a couple buttons to finish off the card.

Thanks for dropping by today! Have a great day and happy stamping! :)

A Sketch and One for the Holidays

Good Morning All!

Hope you're having a great week. We've had a good one so far and today is ballet day with my daughter which always makes for a fun morning! All those cutie pies in pink from head to toe!

I have two cards to share with you today. One is for my GDT with Whiff of Joy Challenges and the other is for some DT work with Doodle Palace and Paper Maniac.

Whiff of Joy GDT

This is my last card as a GDT with Whiff of Joy Challenges. I want to thank everyone for having me, I've really enjoyed designing for the challenges with these sweet images.

This week's challenge is a sketch by the wonderfully talented Rach! It's a fun sketch, but I did change the oval to a circle. I don't have any Nesties for layering ovals, boo hoo. I've used these K and Company vintage papers with flowers. I also created my own patterned paper with the bluish layer and some Layers of Color stamps in flowers and hearts. I embellished with Prima roses, metal flowers, ribbon and a charm, and gel pen faux stitching.

Paper Maniac/Doodle Palace

This is my Doodle Palace/ Paper Maniac card. The image is Bearly Santa from Doodle Palace which is available now for downloading. It's been colored with Copics and then I used a bunch of fun products available from Paper Maniac to complete the card.

The paper is Imaginisce Polar Expressions which is double sided and some of the pages are complete with glitter. It's super cute and really nice quality! I've paired it with some SU! cardstock in Olive and White. I embellished with some silver brads, grosgrain ribbon, and a couple buttons. This card also fits the Christmas challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar. You can see my card ingredients and all the links to these great products at the Paper Maniac store below!

Thanks for dropping by, have a great day. Happy Stamping!

Card Ingredients for Teddy Santa:
Stamps: Doodle Palace Bearly Santa digi
Paper: Imaginisce Polar Expressions, cardstock in Olive and White
Accessories: Ribbon, silver brads, and buttons Tools: Adhesive, Copic Markers

Two Cards Today

Good Morning!

Hope today is off to a good start. I'm heading out to my daughter's ballet class in a bit and then we are having a play date with friends. Should be a fun day!

I have two cards to share with you today, both for design team work. First, is my card for Paper Maniac. This week our focus was on creations using patterned paper. Paper Maniac carries a great assortment of different companies and styles of patterned paper. My card uses some from the Paper Loft in a holiday pattern and color which I paired with matching Bazzill cardstock.

I chose to work with my Whimsy Snowman and Bunny image as Paper Maniac is also a retailer of Whimsy Stamps. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copics and highlighted with a Spica glitter pen, although it's hard to see the glitter. I've embellished with a Prima Flower, some ribbon, and a snowflake charm.

Next is my card for my guest design spot with Whiff of Joy challenges. Today we have a great sketch from Heather. There are many great layers to add to this one and places for fun embellishments too.

I used some K and Company papers and distressed all the edges. I also added some sponging and torn edges. I wanted this card to look shabby to fit the challenge at Everybody Art.

I've used this sweet kneeling Willow image that I received from a friend. She has been colored with Copics and highlighted with a gel pen and Spica glitter pen. I've done some paper piercing around the image and then added some brads. I've embellished with hodgepodge hardware, felt flowers, Prima flowers, a button, hemp twine, lace, and organdy ribbon.

Thanks for dropping over today. I hope to have some time later to drop by and visit all of you. Have a great day. Happy stamping! :)

Paper Maniac DT and Whiff of Joy Challenge GDT

Hi All, happy Wednesday!

Hope your week is going well. Things are still quite busy here, but hopefully after I get into the swing of a new routine things will quiet down. Today I have two cards to share.

Whiff of Joy Challenges

First is my Whiff of Joy challenges GDT card. This week the challenge is a color challenge to use orange and teal and of course a Whiff of Joy image on your creation.

I chose to use this sweet Angel image and colored her with Copics and highlighted with a white gel pen and glitter pen. The papers are some I found in my stash, retired ones from SU!. I used my circle Nesties to frame the image and added some ribbon and Prima flowers with silver hardware and buttons to embellish.

This card also fits the challenges at Kaboodle Doodles of charmed creations and Creative Card Crew's Fairy Nice Day theme.

Paper Maniac

This card is for Paper Maniac DT work. This week our focus is on using ribbons. I grabbed this pretty ribbon from my Paper Maniac goodies and paired it with this Unity flower stamp set. I've added some embossing which I did with my CB and embossing folder and I've sponged some ink on the edges and to the image. The papers are BasicGrey Offbeat with SU! cardstock. I used StazOn ink and SU! ink on the image. The sentiment is from the same Unity stamp set as the flower.

Don't forget you still have time to enter the Paper Maniac challenge which is to use embossing on your project.

Thanks for dropping on by today. I hope to have some time very soon to drop by and visit all of you. Have a great day, happy stamping! :)

Birthdays with Pile It On

Happy Sunday All!

Hope you are having a great weekend. Today being Sunday, means another new challenge at Pile It On! Challenges. This week we want to see your pile on the challenges with our theme of Birthdays. Shouldn't be too tough for you! The design team has used images from our sponsor, who is Timbo Hunter/Hambo Stamps. There's a fun prize for one lucky winner and a chance at this week's Top 3 Scoops!

I started with this cute turtle pyramid image, to fit the Birthday theme at Pile It On. I've colored them with Copics and highlighted with a gold glitter pen, but it's hard to see in the photo. The layout is from this week's Simon Says Challenge, which was a sketch to honor Heidi's birthday. I did switch the oval to a circle for my card, hope that's OK. I also fit this to the challenge at The Pink Elephant of 1 ribbon, 2 squares and something that sparkles. I added more gold glitter to the sentiment.

I've embossed the olive layer of cardstock with my CB and bubbles embossing folder. This fits the challenge at Paper Maniac Challenges. I also used this fun sentiment, created by Raindrop Echo Designs, it's available for download at Paper Maniac. I added some Prima flowers and buttons. The papers are BasicGrey Off Beat and some different pinks and greens for the cardstock. These colors are some of my favorites to combine, which also fits the challenge at Copic Creations.

So, I think that's it, all my challenges piled on up! If you're up for a challenge head on over to Pile It On! and join in the fun!

Enjoy what's left of this holiday weekend! Happy Stamping! :)

Paper Maniac Grand Opening!

Good Morning All!

Today is an exciting day! It's the official grand opening of Paper Maniac! I'm thrilled to be on this design team and able to share some of their fabulous products in my samples. Today I have a card to share using the Unity 100% Happy stamp set and some products from the Take and Make kits!

This card started with the sketch from Mojo Monday. The cardstock is Bazzill in both matte and textured and the designer paper is Paper Loft. I did some distressing on the edges with my scissors and some ink. The image was colored with SU! ink and a blender pen. I've embossed using my CB and the swirls embossing folder. I've accented with some felt ribbon and brads and a photo corner punch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity 100% Happy
Papers: Bazzill, Paper Loft
Ink: Stazon, SU!, and Copic
Tools: Spellbinders Dies, Embossing Folders, EK Success Punch, blender pen
Embellishments: felt ribbon, brads

There are some great things going on at the Paper Maniac store this week! The boutique has opened with a vast amount of stamping and scrapping supplies. Many big name manufacturers can be found at Paper Maniac, including Spellbinders, Martha Stewart, Unity, BasisGrey and K and Company just to name a few! From now until September 6th use the code GRAND15 to save 15% on your order.

You can also register for a free account to keep track of your info without having to enter it in every time you shop and there is a fun wish list option for keeping track of all the goodies you want to buy! Plus, right now, if you use that wish list, you could be the random winner of up to $25.00 worth on products on that wish list! Fun right!

And, don't forget that the Paper Maniac blog hop is still in full swing! Head on over to the Paper Maniac blog to start the hop and for your chance to win some goodies! And if all that isn't enough for you, Paper Maniac will be having challenges on the Paper Maniac Challenge Blog. Lots of fun happening at Paper Maniac! I hope you'll join us!

Thanks for dropping on by! I'll be back a little later on today with a card for another DT project! Happy Stamping! :)

Paper Maniac Blog Hop

Happy Sunday!

Today is a fun day over at Paper Maniac! We are having our very first blog hop! The design team has created some fabulous eye candy for you and we of course have a great blog candy prize to be won! So get those hopping fingers ready and start clinking your way from blog to blog! Be sure to leave comments on all the blog hop posts for your chance to win this blog candy prize!

The blog candy prize includes: Unity Kit 100% Happy, 6x6 pack of Nikki Sivils paper, Victoria's Street clear stamp set, pack of brads, bottle of tear drops, American Crafts thickers rainboots, pack of flair, and a pack of glittered chipboard.

Paper Maniac will officially open for business Tuesday, September 1st! There will be a great opportunity to save 15% from opening until September 6th, use the code GRAND15 to get your savings!

Not only will you find great stamping supplies and products from major manufacturers, but at Paper Maniac you can also find some great "Take N' Make" card kits which include papers, embellishments, and envelopes ready for you to use with your own stamps and ink. And Paper Maniac is also a Unity retailer! If you're a fan of Unity stamps, Paper Maniac will be carrying exclusive Unity kits and you can sign up for their auto ship program!

Now on to the hop! If you are just finding out about this blog hop, you need to go back to the start HERE and then continue to hop. If you have been hopping along and joining in our fun, you should be coming to my blog from DANA'S BLOG. Remember to leave comments on all the blog hop posts for your chance at the blog hop candy!

This is the card I created using both a Unity stamp set, Feel the Joy and a Unity sentiment from their kit, 100% Happy! You can find both of these products at the Paper Maniac online store on Tuesday!

I used some SU! cardstock in Black, Vanilla, and Saffron. I stamped a script background on the vanilla and then stamped some of the flower images from the Feel the Joy set in saffron around the edges. The main image is from Feel the Joy and has been framed using a cool transparency sheet that I received from my friend Vicki. I embellished this card with gingham ribbon, Prima flowers, BasicGrey buttons and hemp twine, some lace ribbon and black brads.

Now you need to head on over to EMILY'S BLOG to continue on this fun Paper Maniac Blog Hop! You can have fun hopping from now until September 6th and on September 7th the blog hop candy winner will be announced on the Paper Maniac blog!

And if you want a chance at some other prizes, hop back over to my blog on Tuesday, September 1st for details and Paper Maniac Grand Opening info!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have fun hopping! :)

Paper Maniac DT Card and News

Hi all!

Hope you are having a great Tuesday! It's been another scorcher here today and we are hiding out in the A/C. The kids played in their pool earlier, but it's just too hot out now. I used my indoor time to create! I'm hoping to do a little more too.

Today, I have a card to share that I made for some Paper Maniac DT work. I used a fun stamp and sentiment from the cute August Unity Stamp Kit, only available through Unity retailers. Paper Maniac carries these fun kits and you can order them now! For details about these versatile kits, click HERE.

I was in the mood for pinks and browns so I went with some old Stampin' Up! papers and then added a simple strip of ribbon and my image. I framed the image with Nesties and the added the sentiment above the image.

If you enjoy Unity stamps, you should check out Paper Maniac's auto ship option. If you sign up for this program, each month you will receive your kit automatically and you will save 20% off the price of the kit! Pretty cool huh!

The Paper Maniac online shop will celebrate it's grand opening on September 1st! Stay tuned for more details!

Happy Stamping! :)