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March 15, 2015 by Lisa Arana 6 Comments

[3.15.2015] paper smooches sparks

Anything Goes

{5.29.2012} hugs

Check it out… anything goes this week in the SPARKS challenge from Paper Smooches.

Anything Goes PSS

dahlhouse designs | 3.15.2015 thanks

stamps: pretty phrases; dies: thanks word

Sometimes the simplest cards are the prettiest. I started out with the watercolored background using Distress Inks and let it dry completely.  While it dried, I die cut the “thanks” three times out of white cardstock and then once from gold cardstock.  Then, I stacked and glued them together.  I hit my watercolored piece with some heat to make sure it was completely dry and then white embossed the sentiment.  Stray embossing powder will stick to any bit of moisture, so I wanted to be sure it was completely dry.  Then, I just assembled everything together.  I love this layout, it would be fabulous for a gift set and easy to mass produce.

I’m going to tell you a secret, I do not like yellow gold.  I’m a silver and white gold person.  I’ve avoided the whole gold craze in card making for the longest time and then March happened and I caved.  Ha.  I admit it, gold is soooo pretty and I’m using it on everything.  So be warned, you’ll be seeing a lot of gold happening.

Link up your project at the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog by Saturday, 11:59pm PST.

Check out the other girls sharing their SPARKS cards this week.
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Lisa
Erin
Jenny
Savannah
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2015supplies

Mixed Media Pad 140# (Strathmore)
DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 FOILED Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00050
My Mind’s Eye – Fancy That Collection – 6 x 6 Paper Pad with Foil Accents
Pretty Phrases {Paper Smooches Stamps}
Paper Smooches Wise Dies, Thanks Word
Plaid 5-Piece Round Paint Brush Set
Distress Mini Ink Pad, Kit #8
Distress Mini Ink Pad, Kit #7
Ranger Ink – Basics Embossing Powder – Super Fine – White
Lifestyle Crafts Genius Platform System
Sizzix Big Shot Cutting and Embossing Roller Style Scrapbooking Die-Cut Machine, Powder Blue and Tea
Fiskars 199080 Portable Scrapbooking Rotary Paper Trimmer, 12-Inch
Swingline ClassicCut Pro Guillotine Trimmer
Martha Stewart Stamp Press Medium
Martha Stewart Crafts Mini Scoring Board
*EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator EKT001
Scotch ATG – Adhesive Applicator Gun
InLinkz.com


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Filed Under: Paper Smooches, Paper Smooches Sparks Tagged With: cards, thank you

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  1. Teresa says

    March 15, 2015 at 4:20 am

    Very nice and SEE? It (using gold), didn’t hurt a bit! LOL

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  2. tsurutadesigns says

    March 15, 2015 at 6:18 am

    absolutely GORGEOUS.

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  3. Lindsey says

    March 15, 2015 at 11:36 am

    Definitely very pretty! Perfect watercolour background. The pop of gold is great!

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  4. lostinpaper says

    March 15, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    this really is so so pretty Lisa, that gold really makes me smile!

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  5. savannahland2 says

    March 15, 2015 at 8:40 pm

    GOOOOOOOOORGEOUS, Lisa! This is a simple card but it has so much detail— love the background paper and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the watercoloring! FAB x100000000! YOU ROCK <3

    Reply
  6. Linda says

    March 19, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    I love your thank you! That is so pretty!!

    Reply

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