Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Sweet x2

This week for Paper Maniac, I have a super sweet card made with a bingo stamp, recycled blue jeans and a stitched ribbon flower. I just love this bingo card from the Unity December Store Kit ~ Sweet Affections. I stamped it twice and cut it out to use as my background. The finish touches include using a white pen to faux stitch around the blue jean heart and adding a little circle around the I love you square.

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento

Paper: Select White and Pure Poppy CS

Accessories: Stitched Ribbon, Felt Buttons

Remember to mark your calendars for the Big Birthday Bash on September 9th!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Back to School

This week for Paper Maniac, I have kind of an unconventional Back to School card to share with you. It is the first day of school for my kids today. I am going to slip this card in my sons book bag as a little surprise (you can see my daughters card here). When I make cards for my son, I always try and go with a less is more theme so this card is pretty CAS. The sentiment is computer generated and I used the Fiskars notebook punch for the edge of the notebook paper.

Stamps: Unity

Ink: Memento

Paper: Cosmo Cricket ~ Joy Ride

Accessories: Pebbles Candy Dots

Remember to mark your calendars for the Big Birthday Bash on September 9th!

Here is a quick back to school pic of the kiddos!!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Emboss Resist

I am so excited about this weeks featured technique at Paper Maniac. Using emboss resist creates such an elegant touch to even a simple card. For my card I used clear embossing ink and powder on my flower image from Unity. I created mask with a circle nestability and used blue ink to cover the image and circle. The sentiment is also from Unity and I finished it off with some stitched ribbon and a white button. I created this card after seeing this card by Karen Dunbrook on SCS.

It is Week 8 of the Summer Saving Spectacular at Paper Maniac and you can check out my tutorial for making flowers out of stitched ribbon.

Remember every Tuesday until Labor Day, there will be a different deep discount sale. There will also be a digital download of word art or an image for your use. The whole event will lead up to the Big Birthday Bash on September 9th!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Love Potion #9

Happy Tuesday everyone!! I am so excited about my card today!! I just love that it kinda looks like a love note you might have doodled and passed in school! When I was looking for something to recycle for this weeks card, I stumbled onto a pile of paperclips and this piece of notebook paper and the rest just kinda fell into place. The dsp is from the Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend line and the stamps are from the October Unity Store Kit.

It is Week 7 of the Summer Saving Spectacular at Paper Maniac. Remember every Tuesday until Labor Day, there will be a different deep discount sale. There will also be a digital download of word art or an image for your use. The whole event will lead up to the Big Birthday Bash on September 9th!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Using Paint

Hi all!! For this weeks project at Paper Maniac, I have an altered notebook utilizing acrylic paint to share with you. I also used my favorite Cosmo Cricket line...DeLovely for the dsp and chipboard element. The acrylic paint was used on the spine of the notebook. The sentiment is from Unity. My DD asked me to make her a notebook for her "to do lists" so I hope she likes it!

It is Week 6 of the Summer Saving Spectacular at Paper Maniac. Remember every Tuesday until Labor Day, there will be a different deep discount sale. There will also be a digital download of worde art or an image for your use. The whole event will lead up to the Big Birthday Bash on September 1st! You won't want to miss a thing, so make sure you are registered in the store to sign up for the newsletter.

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Paper Maniac Inspirations and CWC009 ~ Colors of Summer

Happy Wednesday everyone!! Hope everyone is having a better week than me! It started out awesome but has since gone downhill. My card today is for CAS-tastic Wednesdays and Paper Maniac Inspirations (both of which are late...ugh). My internet has been absolutely wacky since it stormed here on Monday night and I have been unable to upload anything!! It finally seems to be back to normal as of about an hour ago so I am typing this post as fast as possible in case it crashes again!

Anyway, this week at CAS-tastic Wednesdays we have a color challenge...Blue, Yellow and a Neutral and at Paper Maniac we are celebrating Summer!! For my card, I used the Could I Be Any Cuter set from Unity and the dsp is from Cosmo Cricket's Delovely.

It is Week 4 of the BIG Summer event at Paper Maniac. Remember every Tuesday until Labor Day, there will be a different deep discount sale. There will also be a digital download of word art or an image for your use. The whole event will lead up to the Big Birthday Bash on September 1st! You won't want to miss a thing, so make sure you are registered in the store to sign up for the newsletter.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize at CAS-tastic Wednesdays Challenge Blog head on over and link your creation by 9:30 pm EST Tuesday June 29th.

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CWC008 ~ Father's Day

Happy Wednesday everyone!! Hope everyone is having a great week so far. Besides get a little too much sun at the waterpark yesterday, it has been a really nice week so far. Almost drama free LOL! Anyway, It is time for another awesome challenge at CAS-tastic Wednesdays.

This week we our sharing CAS cards with a Father's Day theme. I still had the Max and Whiskers paper laying out on my table from my last card and decided to use it again for this card. It just so perfect for masculine cards!! This adorable image is from our sponsor this week - Di's Digi Downloads. Isn't is just too cute and perfect for Father's Day? I colored the image with Prismacolor markers and cut it out with an oval nestie.

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize head over to the CAS-tastic Wednesdays Challenge Blog and link your creation by 9:30 pm EST Tuesday June 22nd.

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Father's Day

Hi all! Today, I want to share a super quick and fun Father's Day card. Masculine cards are definitely my nemesis so I was thrilled when this turned out just as I envisioned!!

I used my nesties to cut a circle out of Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers dsp. I adhered some chipboard letters and used my Scor-Pal to make score lines around the sentiment from Unity's December store kit. I finished it off with some Pebbles Black Candy Dots.

Today is week 3 of Paper Maniac's BIG Summer event. Remember every Tuesday until Labor Day, there will be a different deep discount sale. There will also be a digital download of word art or an image for your use. The whole event will lead up to the Big Birthday Bash on September 1st! You won't want to miss a thing, so make sure you are registered in the store to sign up for the newsletter.

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CWC007 ~ Button, Button...Who's got the Button?

Happy Wednesday everyone!! It has been another crazy week here! Can you believe my dog had to have emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction!! Ugh...I am so glad that is over! With that and all the end of school activities I have been running around like crazy! Anyway, It is time for another awesome challenge at CAS-tastic Wednesdays.

This week we our sharing CAS cards using Buttons. I have to tell ya...I am a button junkie!! I have an insane amount of buttons!! My favorites are from PTI and I used a ton of them to make my CAS card. The tree image and sentiment are both from Unity's Could I be Any Cuter set. The ribbon is in my new favorite PTI color Hawaiian Shores!!

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize head over to the CAS-tastic Wednesdays Challenge Blog and link your creation by 9:30 pm EST Tuesday June 15th.

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ ConGRADulations!!

This week at Paper Maniac, we are sharing projects for Graduates. I have a super quick and slightly unconventional Graduation set to share with you. I don't have many supplies for Graduations so I really had to think outside the box for this weeks theme!

For my favor bag and card, I used a firework and sentiment stamp from Unity's March Store Kit. I added a little bling to the center star on the card and used Copics to color the rest. The favor bag is filled with Graduation mints from a local craft store. Easy Peasy!!

This is the first week of Paper Maniac's BIG Summer event. Every Tuesday between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there will be a different deep discount sale. There will also be a digital download of word art or an image for your use. The whole event will lead up to our Big Birthday Bash on September 1! You won't want to miss a thing, so make sure you are registered in the store to sign up for the newsletter.

This week you will want to stock up on Graphic 45 and Pink Paislee. Everything in the store from these two companies is an amazing 40% off!! Also, you can download a FREE sheet of Father's Day Sentiments here!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Remembering America's Heroes

This week at Paper Maniac, we are celebrating Memorial Day and I have created a card to not only remember all our Fallen Soldiers but also to thank our Veterans and all the brave men and women currently serving in the Armed Services.

Having served four years in the United States Army myself, this is a very emotional weekend for me and my family. I have many friends and family still in the service and many of them are in Iraq or Afghanistan and I pray daily for their safe and speedy return to their loved ones.

For my card, I used Pure Poppy and Enchanted Evening ink from PTI to repeatedly stamp the star (minus the flourish) from the August Unity Store Kit onto white card stock. I stamped the sentiment from the September Unity Store Kit in Tuxedo Black ink from Memento and finished it off with some Kaisercraft red pearls.

This week at the Paper Maniac store...All Tim Holtz/Sizzix Dies are marked down 15%. Plus awesome deals on past Basic Grey collections...Check it out here!

This card was also created for this weeks Red, White and Blue Color Challenge at SSDS. To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize package head over to the SSDS blog and link your creation to Mr. Linky by 10:00 pm (EST) Friday evening.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all a safe and happy holiday weekend!

CWC003 ~ CAS Cards with Circles

Happy Wednesday everyone!! It is time for another fun challenge at CAS-tastic Wednesdays.

This week we our sharing CAS cards using Circles. I printed these great flowers from the Cutting Cafe's Sentiment Stems and Flower Tops directly onto Raspberry Fizz cardstock and then cut them out. The sentiment is from Unity set Could I Be Any Cuter. I added black candy dots to the flower centers and finished it off with a little bling!

To join in on the fun and be eligible for this weeks fabulous prize head over to the CAS-tastic Wednesdays Challenge Blog and link your creation by 10:30 pm EST Tuesday May 18th.

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Krafty Kreations

This week at Paper Maniac, we are showcasing cards and projects using kraft paper! I love to use kraft for making masculine cards. I usually have a really hard time with masculine cards so I was thrilled that this card came out exactly how I wanted it to!

I used a star stamp and sentiment from two different Unity Store Kits. I stamped the stars in enchanted evening and chocolate chip ink onto white cardstock, used the Heidi Swapp edge distressing tool to rough it up a little bit and added a little distress ink. I used a Fiskars star punch on the kraft cardstock and popped it up to add a little dimension. I used a paper piercer to add the row of dots in the upper right corner.

Don't forget about the Paper Maniac online Garage Sale. Dozens of sellers, hundreds of papercrafting items, all in one place and a single shipping charge! It all starts May 19.

Also head over to the store to check out Tim Holtz Idea-ology, all in its own section. Plus Daisy Bucket stamps and Shirley's 2 Girls reduced 20%.

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Cards in Distress

A few quick updates...

**Starting a new challenge blog for all you CAS lovers called CAS-tastic Wednesday and we are looking for a few DT Members....Check it out here!!

** Team MACCK needs your help to move on to Round 4 of The Greeting Farm Challenge...Please vote for our scrapbook layout here...It is Tu-Tu Cute!!

**If you are hopping along with Bugaboo...my card is here!

Now for the good stuff! This week at Paper Maniac, we are all about distressing and showcasing the wonderful Tim Holtz products now available in the store! I do not normally do a lot of distressing on my cards so this was quite a challenge for me. I decided I would create a CAS card and use the scraps from Cosmo Cricket's Garden Variety that were scattered all over my table.

I cut the scraps into small rectangles and after they were all together I used distress ink all along the edges of the dsp and the Martha Stewart garden trellis punch. I also used the distress ink along the edge of the card. I finished it off with a sentiment from the Unity stamp set Could I be Any Cuter?

Make sure and swing by the store and check out all the Tim Holtz products. Also, if you haven't already check out the Garage Sale info here!!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ CAS Cards

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a pleasant weekend and for those that celebrated it a Happy Easter. It was beautiful in Ohio this weekend. It has been a long time since we've had such nice weather on Easter!!

This week at Paper Maniac, we are sharing some Clean and Simple cards with you! I absolutely adore CAS cards and I was thrilled when I saw they were the theme for this week! For my card, I used stamps from the Unity store kit for March and the polka dot dsp is from the Sassafras Lass Sunshine Lollipops wee bundle.

Make sure and swing by the store and check out all the new products. Also, Patti is having a Garage Sale where you can sell some of your extra stuff for either a store voucher or cash!! Get all the details here!!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Think Spring

Happy Monday everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I was able to get a ton of things on my to do list completed this weekend so I am hoping to keep that momentum going throughout the week.

This week at Paper Maniac, we are celebrating Spring! February in Ohio was back to back snow storms so I am more than ready for some flowers and sunshine!! I really wanted to keep my card clean and simple this week and I was browsing the SCS gallery and was inspired by this card by Miss Boo.

I stamped the flowers and sentiment from the Unity December Store Kit ~ Sweet Affections directly on my card base. I used a strip of Basic Grey Origins and finished it off with some Lemon Tart satin ribbon from PTI.

Make sure and swing by the store and check out all the new stuff arriving daily as well as the Unity Store and the Copic Coloring Club kits for March. You will be so glad you did!!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Monochromatic Neutrals

Hi all! I hope everyone had a great weekend. We are still working on DD's bedroom remodel so we pretty much stayed home. Ohio is expecting another round of snow and freezing rain so I am keeping my fingers crossed that my internet stays up this time.

This week at Paper Maniac we are focusing on monochromatic cards using neutrals. For my card, I decided to use the black and white designer paper from Making Memories. The sentiment is from the Unity August store kit and is stamped in Memento ink. I used circle and scallop Nestabilities and finished the card off with some white satin ribbon. This card also uses Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 57.

Make sure and check out all the NEW arrivals rolling into the store. While your there check out the sales on ribbon it is 2o% off til Feb 28th and all Spellbinders sets of 4 are 15% off! Also be sure and check out the Welcome Baby Blog Hop (here) for a chance at some awesome blog candy!

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Surprise!! Welcome Baby Blog Hop!

My fellow Paper Maniac Design Team Member Jessy is having a baby this week, so we are having a blog hop to celebrate the little one's arrival. Plus we have some great Blog Candy too! If you came to me from the Paper Maniac Store Blog then you are on the right track! If not, head over there to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything!

The blog candy includes Flourishes Irish Blessings clear stamps, Our Craft Lounge's cling-mounted rubber Shamrock Blessings set, some festive lucky ribbons, and a package of green mulberry flowers from Petaloo. To win, just hop through the Design Team's blogs, leave some love. Make sure you leave a comment on ALL the stops! We will draw a random winner on Wednesday!!

For my card, I used the adorable baby stamp from the January Unity Store Kit. I used my nesties to cut the circle and scallop. The DP is from Carolee's Creations and the cs is Lemon Tart from PTI. I am also using this card for this weeks SSDS Challenge to add a charm.

Your next stop on the hop is Dana. So head on over and see what she has created for you!!

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Paper Maniac Inspirations ~ Pretty in Purple

Hi all! I hope everyone had an awesome Valentine's Day!! The kids are home today for President's Day so we are headed to the mall to do some shopping. They are calling for more snow in Ohio tonight so we will probably make a quick trip to the grocery store just in case.

This week at Paper Maniac we are focusing on monochromatic cards using either blues, greens or purples. I am in LOVE with the Lilac Avenue paper pad from Kaisercraft, so of course, I chose purple! The image and sentiment are both from the Unity November store kit. I stamped the image first with Fresh Snow and then again with Plum Pudding. I used a Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to line up the image so the Plum Pudding ink would give it a shadow effect.

Make sure and check out all the NEW arrivals rolling into the store. While your there use the coupon code HEART22 to take 22% off the new Graphic 45 8x8 paper pads.

Thanks for stopping by! Check back later for the winner of my Blog Candy!!

SSDS Love is in the Air Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the first ever Blog Hop at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! We are so excited and can't wait to share are creations with you! We are also thrilled to welcome few past DT Members who are participating in the hop with us!

If you came to me from Regina's Blog then you are on the right track! If not, head back to her to start at the beginning so you don't miss all the wonderful cards and RAKs along the way!

The DT members have all created a card using this sketch from the super talented Carlie! For my card, I just had to use this adorable digi image from The Character Cafe called Ballerina Allison! I colored her with PrismaColor markers and used prism glitter to really make her tutu sparkle!! The DP is from Urban Lily and the sentiment is from Unity.

There are 3 Main Prizes and a few RAK's along the hop so be sure and comment on each blog to be eligible for all the prizes! You can see a list of all the prizes and how to win them at the SSDS Challenge Blog!

Your next stop on the hop is Jennifer. So head on over and see what she has created for you!!

Also, if you have a second head over to The Character Cafe and check out the Fab Color Challenge for this week!!

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