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Patterned Paper Blog Hop

Hello!

It’s that time again….time for the monthly DeNami Design blog hop! This month it’s all about patterned paper and I gave people the option on whether they wanted to use printed paper or create their own patterned paper. While I’m a HUGE fan of printed paper, I decided to go the route of creating my own today.

If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be arriving from Barb’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can head on over to the DeNami blog for the complete listing of the designers participating.

I wanted to create a unique paper, so I pulled out tons of different stamps and went to town playing with my options. For some reason the crosshatch circle really stood out to me {pictured below}, so I used that as my starting point. I started adding stitched using a marker and shortly thereafter, came up with my paper.

Now let’s move onto my card. Thanks to my growing collection of colored ink pads, this card was a cinch to put together!

I couldn’t resist- I just had to add some yellow chevron twill ribbon to this card! It added a little extra pop of color and well, you all know I’m pretty much addicted to this stuff. In the picture below, you can get a closer peek at my handstamped paper. Don’t look too closely though, you’ll see some imperfections!

I know there are still quite a few stops left on the blog hop, so I’ll let you go. Your next stop is Stacy’s blog! Be sure to stop by all of the blogs and leave comments- we’re giving away gift certificates to three lucky people!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope I inspired you to create some of your own patterned paper. Warning: if you start creating some, it can be highly addictive! Now I’m finding myself looking at ALL of my stamps as possible targets to be used on some future paper. *wink*

Dropping You A Note	Elegant Square Frame	Garden Accents set	Decorative Butterflies stamp set	Whimsical Garden set (cling)
May Arts Chevron Twill (yellow)	Mossy Green rhinestones	White cardstock	Rich Cocoa Memento	Shadow Ink, Soft Sand
Shadow Ink, Soft Apricot	Shadow Ink: Mid-Tone, Tide Pool	Shadow Ink: Mid-Tone, Pale Tomato	Memento Ink Pad, Pear Tart	Memento Marker, Pear Tart

NOT LISTED: green and light blue cardstocks

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Addicted to Paper Piecing

I’ve recently professed that I am IN. LOVE. with patterned papers. My stash is growing with each Ellen Hutson order and boy, lately I’ve been using it up like there’s no tomorrow. I suppose it’s better than hoarding though!

Today I am showcasing a sweet little girl that I was introduced to recently. My friend, Debbie, started a stamp company called Paper Sweeties in August 2012 and she has the most adorable little girls (and boys), along with all sorts of outfits that you can adorn them with. As soon as I saw these cute designs, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on them. Growing up, I was more of a Barbie girl rather than paper dolls, so getting the opportunity to stamp/ color/ dress up and “play” with these stamps were so fun. Honestly, it was like I was a little girl again….

I’ve been busying creating lots of fun cards with these stamps. Today’s card showcases Abigail, Rah-Rah!, Banner Wishes and Happy Fall Ya’ll.

I will admit, once I started paper piecing, I couldn’t stop. I kept pulling out more paper packs and seeing which designs went together and what stamps I could paper piece. It was so therapeutic- I did this back-to-back on three cards!

I’m hoping you all are excited about these stamps as I am….stay tuned tomorrow because I will have a GIVEAWAY so you can get some of your own adorable Paper Sweeties stamps!

In the meantime, if you haven’t checked out the latest 10 Minute Craft Dash challenge, it was posted yesterday! We have an awesome sponsor and some of their DT joined along with some fabulous cards. I can’t wait to start seeing all of YOUR creations!

See you all tomorrow. Thanks for spending some time with me.