Season's Greetings...

The beautiful part about Christmas season is that there are infinite traditions and infinite ways to celebrate.  For some, this is the most hallowed of holidays.  For others, it is simply the season to embrace all that is good about humanity.  And let's face it...for many it's about SHOPPING!  

It is my most favorite holiday.  I love the food, the family, the music, the togetherness...  As a mother, Christmas has taken on a whole 'nother meaning.  My husband and I look forward to shopping for our son together and then surprising him on the big day!  That's my inspiration for today's card.  I'm submitting this design for the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge.

I'm all kinds of in love with Tim Holtz's watercolor paper.  I just love the texture.

I used dimensional tape and glossy accents make the shop windows and lantern pop.

The sentiment is from Freckled Fawn.  I thought it was so appropriate.

Inspiration:  Small town USA, downtown.  You know, Main Street where the lamp posts are decorated and the attached shops are lovely and charming.

Supplies:

Markers - Copic (lots of 'em)

Sentiment stamp - Freckled Fawn

Tim Holtz Water Color Paper

Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Water Colors

Images - Paper Smooches (Promenade)

Peace Y'all,

Rochelle

Photo Inspiration...

When I think of blue, pink and yellow, together, I always think of sunset.  I think of the sun streaking warm waves across the sky.  I think of the dark silhouettes of birds and heavily perfumed, cool air hanging in the atmosphere.

Here I am waxing poetic about colors!  Do you ever do that?

Anyway, the inspiration photo challenge is going on over at Paper Smooches Sparks challenge blog.  The colors in the photo move me...as you can see! LOL!

This is my version of sunset on a card.  It eases my spirit.

Supplies:

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Gold and Pink Coral

Ink - Momento Tuxedo Black

Paper Smooches - My Peeps and We Totally Click

You're Awesome...

I love a good old "Anything Goes" challenge.  The Paper Smooches Sparks challenge has one going on right now.  Since I'm not quite over my new Paper Smooches set "Spectrum".  I decided to use that unicorn again.  This time I paper pieced it and added a little distress ink to give it a little bit of a loved stuffed animal affect.  My son has some very well loved stuffed animals and they inspired me for this card.

I've been really using my heat gun lately.  I use some Zing! embossing powder in opaque white to make the sentiment pop!

New techniques are always fun but, heat embossing is going to always going to be one of my favorites.

Gallop on little unicorn...gallop on! 

Snappy...

Cameras have revolutionized the way we preserve our memories.  They evolve over the years producing sharp, high-definition photos. In the craft world, we include these memory keepers in our craft projects.  They're perfect for puns such as this one below:

I love these resin letters.  I scored them at Michael's for only a buck!

I'm entering this card into the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge.

CHEESE!

Balloons, A Monkey and 3D Buildings...

If you look through the posts on this blog, you'll see that I use Paper Smooches Stamps more than any other brand.  I think it's because they're versatile yet whimsical.  They truly tickle my crafty bone.  Since I've been on a paper crafting hiatus, I'm behind on the new releases.  I don't even have any PS dies yet!  Until I can update my stash, I'm going to continue to use my fave sets.

I've got another card for the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge - Anything Goes.

Here is my card:

Details, details:

Exactly like I said, versatile and whimsical.  I love my Paper Smooches!