PPA302 Sketch by Nicole Watt -- Old and New, Stepped Up and CAS

It's time to entice you to play at Pals Paper Arts again! My the time flies! I hope you like Nicole's sketch. I LOVE it! I did the above "stepped-up" version and then, scroll below to see the Clean and Simple version! The CAS one is easier to mail, of course! The stepped-up version will be my Thank You cards to customers this month. I will be handing them their orders, of course.

I used Suite Sayings stamp set, which I adore. It carried over to the new catalog that goes live June 1st! Also, I'm using a sneak peek of the new Designer Series Paper called Pop of Pink! It's specialty and has two different sheets that have gold foil designs. The horizontal bar across the top is shiny in the bottom photo. 

Here is a close up of the embellishments (both the twine and the paper clip are retiring in a few short days!)

Clean and Simple version

If I were making a lot of these, I'd make them this way!

SO, my friends: Which card do you like better? Vote by leaving a comment below! I love to read them. Thank you for checking out my cards today.

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May Pals Blog Hop Stepping Out with Textures or Techniques

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for May 2016.  We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are featuring projects that are “stepped up” by using textures or fun techniques. We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

My idea for adding texture to any card or project is to use the Confetti Hearts Border Punch. I cut a strip of Flirty Flamingo card stock 1-1/4" x 5" to fit across the note card.  

This is what the card looks like without the texture. Nice, but I also like it with the border of sweet hearts!

See the list below the Blog Hop Line-up for my supplies.

 What do you think? Do you prefer the texture or the non-texture card? I love comments!

Two cards side by side

Close up of the hearts border

Thank you for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
2. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
3. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
4. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
5. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
6. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
7. Amy Hoptay at Craft Carnivore
8. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
11. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
12. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
13. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
14. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
15. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
16. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
17. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
18. Pam Dotts at Clearly Southern Stampin'
19. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
20. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
21. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
22. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
23. Nicole Everitt at Stamp Scrap Love

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Textured Thank You Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Flirty Flamingo and Whisper White Note Cards

Stamps: Suite Sayings, All About Everything (April PP)

Ink: Peekaboo Peach, Basic Gray, Wild Wasabi

Punch: Confetti Hearts Border Punch

Mini Drape for PPA297

Mini Drapery Fold! I've seen it and now I made one for myself. I got inspired by Dawn Olchefske. Pals Paper Arts colors for this week are what I used (substituted Mint Macaron for Pool Party!) to create my very own designer paper, which I stamped onto Whisper White envelope paper for ease of folding on the score lines. Suite Sayings was my stamp set for the sentiment (can't HELP but sing the Beatles song!) and Petite Petals are my flowers.

I hope you enjoyed looking today and that you are inspired.

One more day to comment on THIS post for a chance at Blog Candy!

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PPA296 Success Looks Good On You!!

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge card began with some scraps laying on my desk. I could not move on to another card with a messy desk, so I decided to use them for the challenge. This made the card come together much faster, so never discount your paper scraps!

I like how the patterns in the Bohemian DSP are so rich that they look like textures! The Boho Chic TIEF provides some real texture on the Bermuda Bay background. This is a card you could send to encourage anyone with a little or a lot of success in their life. I love to send those encouragements often!

 Suite Sayings    Clear 140712  $21      Wood 140719 $29

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