It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches March/April release with you! FOUR new stamp sets and EIGHT new dies will be available to purchase at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on March 5th. You will find our new releases HERE.
To add extra fun to our hop, we are offering up a prize!
- FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog
- The prize – a $25 gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
- Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
- You have until midnight MT on Sunday, March 2nd to leave a comment.
- Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, March 3rd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
- Ashley Marcu
- Betsy Veldman
- Emily Leiphart [You are here.]
- Erin Lincoln
- Heidi Van Laar
- JJ Bolton
- Kalyn Kepner
- Karolyn Loncon
- Kim Kesti
- Laura Bassen
- Laurie Schmidlin
- Mou Saha
- Pamela Ho
- Summer Fullerton
- Teri Anderson
- Wendy Sue Anderson
To increase your chances of winning:
- Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
- Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
- Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop
My card features the Tick Tock stamp set. This set is so much fun and covers the gamut from friendship and thank you to love and parties!! Yup, it does all that. Plus, the images are perfect for colouring, either with solid stamp images like I did here, or with your choice of colouring medium! The frame for the sentiment was made with the centre of the Duo Die 1 and Ovals 1 dies.
When I saw this wristwatch, I knew I had to create some Swatches. Growing up, I had several of these. They were just so cool. 😉 For those who love to colour, you could do it the traditional way and if you don’t, well, the great news is that you don’t have to! I used Memento Luxe inks to fill in the bands. Check it out here:
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Remember to check the Paper Smooches Blog on Monday to see if you are one of the lucky winners!
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wow thanks for the video, I need visual instruction LOL
A beautiful, colorful card….. LOVE the adorable watch stamps!
Love the colorful watches , especially the watchbands — this is truly a unique set.
Amazing stamps… So bold and versatile too! Love your card!
Totally love this stamp set already!! Your card is perfect with the 'swatch' look!! Love it!
Cute, cute, cute!
Gorgeous bright, graphic card!
Definitely cute… I new it reminded me of something… got to find the swatches I put away and bring it back out!
I love your card!!
What a super fun card! Love the video too! 🙂
I facebooked about the blog hop! 🙂
Thanks for the video. Great card and I love the colorful watches.
Way cute! I love all the watches and that sentiment is just perfect.
WOW!! How FUN!! I LOVE this and the way you designed it!! THANKS for sharing the video too!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
Really fun theme, bright and cheerful.
I had a Swatch growing up too! So cool! Love all of those colorful watches you created and the sentiment is perfect!!
What a sweet design. Just love the colors. Thank you for sharing you're great ideas.
I, too, had a Swatch a few years ago, and just loved it. Emily, your card is a great reminder of those fun, lively colors!!
Super cute!! Love this big time!!!
I really like this stamp set, and how you've stamped your card. The color combo is great and "happy" feel to it.
Cute use of watches!
Well done! The minute I saw your card I thought "Swatches" so you totally achieved your goal!! Looks like a fun stamp set!
Like the big time love!
I facebooked about the blog hop under Linda Vra.
I tweeted about the blog hop under @TOnlyalady.
You are so creative, Emily! Darling card!
Adorable sentiment with that wonderful stamp. Background is wonderful.
Such a cool trendy design, love the graphic look Emily!!
Shared on Facebook too!!!
WOW!!! I just saw your card on fb and had to come here to say how awesome I Think it is! Hugs!
Great design. Love the watch stamp.
As soon as I saw your colorful watches I thought of my old Swatch Watches – so fun! 🙂
Love the bright colors in this watch! TFS!!!
Such a fun card, Emily! I'm off to check out your video!
Oh my goodness!! The way you created that background…it looks like patterned paper!!! It's impeccable! Wow! And that retro cat clock on the set is SO COOL!!! Awesome!
I think when you were wearing Swatches… I was wearing watches from Honest Eds. 😀 Your Swatch background is amazing, and what a great idea to have the solid strap stamps to save colouring! I like the sentiment panel, too, and the cute twine bows.
The watch stamp is great! I love your card. Thanks for the video.
I LOVE the watch!!! Super cute card! Perfect colors! Totally brings me back to when I wore five of them on one arm. (Yup. Totally did that. LOL!)
Very cute background using the watch bands-I wouldn't have thought of that. Also, great instructional video.
Love all the watches. Thanks for sharing this card!
Love this stamp set! Card is super cute
How neat and different! Love all the colorful watches!
I had a huge swatch on my wall in my bedroom I was stupid and gave it away. Great card
Oh my gosh! This stamp set is adorable. Your card is AWESOME! And I love the video that walks us through the whole process on how you created it. Very Awesome! Thank you. Can't wait to get this set now.
such a fun card!
Super cute, just like the swatches from the 80's!!!
What a clever card! Very nice!
Adorable card!! love the patterned paper you selected with this sentiment!
Very clever card. Loved swatches! 🙂
Ha – I had a Swatch too! Awesome card – love the colors!
The stamping on this card is pure perfection.
I love this card. The colorful watches are so much fun.
Great video – thank you. Nice job on coloring all those watch straps. I'm sure I would have messed up stamping those 2 or 3 times at least. 🙂
What a blast from the past – I loved Swatches too!! Fabulous card – you nailed it!
Emily, love those watch background!
EEEKK! I am so glad I got to see the whole set in your video! Thanks! Your card is darling–all of your cards are fabulous! Thanks for sharing!
LOVE the watch stamp!!! Really great card; love the dies!
Love this card. I couldn't get enough of the SWATCH watch when I was a teenager. Thanks for the video, you always make it look so easy!
This is SO adorable!! You have such a fun style!
Love the stamps… Tick tock
Oh my gosh, love the watch stampset! I collected many a Swatch back in my youth as well!! Great card!
OMG, so so so so cute, Emily!!!
This is a fun set! Thanks for sharing and great video!
I love the patterned paper you created! So cute!
Shared it on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/valerie.kleinward
cute card!
Tweeteed! https://twitter.com/ValByDesign/status/439131109184380928
Cute sentiment I love how you highlight them by using the frames
Very cute and colorful!
What a fun card and an amazing background. How do you find the 'time' to do it!
Great card!
Love the color scheme and the card. Cute wristwatch Stamp.
Great card!
What a fun card! Love that background paper that you created!
And I tweeted about the hop: https://twitter.com/MiriamPrantner/status/439148623168012288
Love your card! Big watch fan here! The colors are terrific!
Thanks for sharing!
Wow – a fabulous showcase of the new release with a card guaranteed to brighten someone's day when it arrives in the mailbox. Video: awesome!
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Like the variety of colors on the watches. The sentiment compliments the watches wonderfully.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
I love this background!!!
Cool time pieces on this stamp set!
love it mf….
I remember Swatches. Also interchangeable bezels for watches… Huh, the good old days, Now everyone just uses their smart-phone… Anyway, great graphic card.
P.S. I forwarded the Yoda card to my son who is off auditioning for graduate school in music. The sentiment seemed perfect!
I LOVED Swatch watches when I was a teenager, I can remember I had a pink and white one. Do they still make them? The card is brilliant and love the video. I think I could try this stamping idea with some of my stamps, thanks for sharing!
So cute! I LOVE my swatch!
A great card! thanks for the video!
Love love love this fun cute card!!! Thanks for the video!!!
I think I'm going to like the new Tick Tock set, judging from your fabulous card!
What a fun and colorful background you created. Love the spring/summer colors!
I like your play on words!! Very cute card.
I love, love, love this card!!! I will definitely be making one like it!!!
what a great background you created! Love it!
Wow! Lovely card!
Such a cute card, and I learned so much from watching your video! Thanks so much for the design tips! And, yes, I do remember "Swatches" (grin)!
Adorable! Crazy about this card! Can't wait to get this set.
SO cute!! Love the paper:)
Love this card and love the stamps!!
Emily, I love, love, love your card! It did remind me of Swatches from the 80's! 🙂 Your stamping is incredible! Thanks so much for sharing!!
time stood still when I looked at your card 🙂 love the colors very cute card
thanks for sharing
Barb Housner
Love the do-it-yourself background. Super unique and fun!
Tick tick I can't wait for this stamp set to be released…..love your card
How fun is this? Love the watches and great coloring job!! TFS!
I shared on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/mommamac12/posts/704710376248148?stream_ref=10
I blogged about the hop!
http://barbspapercraftbasics.blogspot.com/
I tweeted!!
https://twitter.com/barbaramacaskil/status/439226267037335552
I like how you created a background with this stamp, so much fun!
totally cute!
I love how you made the background. Cool card.
Very cute card. I really like the new stamp
Wow!! Absolutely love your card!! This stamp set looks super fun!! I love how you can color them or stamp and fill them in with inks!! I have been dying to try these luxe inks!! Also love the frame u made for the sentiment!!
I Facebooked about the hop!
I tweeted about the hop!!
https://mobile.twitter.com/arkansaschic03/status/439237717319098368?screen_name=arkansaschic03
very cool stamping and coloring, Emily.
As soon as I saw your card it took me right back to the 80s and my swatch collection! Love your card and this stamp set!!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the vellum frame around the sentiment. So cool
This looks so awesome Emily. Love how you made your own background then inked all the images. I too remember the swatch watches. So fun.
I facebooked about the blog hop.
I also blogged about the hop as well.
Amazing! A tedious card to make the but comes out fantastic!
Wow!!! That is the best card-love those watches!
Wow, how cool is that ?! So creative!! Your BG is so awesome, at first I was sure it was patterned paper. This new stamp set is great and versatile. Thank you so much for the video and thanks for the chance to win.
I love the watch stamp and the fun colors you used!
cool card!!!
tweeted: https://twitter.com/TaraSeamus/status/439274693506260993
I love the background!
Wow! Thanks for the video tutorial on making this colorful card!
Love, love, love the card and great tutorial. The Tick Tock stamp set is a must have!
Oh your card is so cute! And the stamps in the new set are just adorable!
timely sentiment, nice. Thank You.
I DO remember Swatch watches…loved the video, this set looks awesome and the watch and hello clock were my fav images!
enjoyed the video very much…. learned about sweet spot?….. thank you for sharing.
Wow Emily! Love your cool card! Thanks for sharing your awesome ideas! Have a great day 🙂
I really like how you did the background and the embellishment. Great card.
What a nice idea for a background, so cute !
What a unique idea. I love the watches and the colors.
WOW wow WOW
What a FUN & FABULOUS card – LOVE IT!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your video tutorial and explaining so clearly along the way, it was pretty awesome to watch you stamping the watches and colouring them in and learning about your vellum layered die cut for the sentiment too 🙂
THANK YOU for the crafty inspiration … and temptation!!!
Great video and a great card. TFS 🙂
great tutorial!!! love the idea/project
I remember the swatches, as I also had one. Great card
such a cool background
As the daughter of a watchmaker, I LOVE this set and may just have to buy it! Thanks for the chance to win!
Wow, so fun! Loved Swatches! 🙂
Thanks for the great video, you made it look so easy.
Thanks for the great instructions!
Such a fun card with all the colourful watches, Emily!
Very cute and
colorful card.
Carla from Utah
Such a beautiful and colorful card!
I also shared on FB.
Carla from Utah
Cute card.
Your card is adorable. Love the colors you used. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely card, thx
I so LOVE this card! Reminds me of the Swatch watches, which were super cool. And thanks for the video, too 🙂
I love the background paper. Awesome card. TFS
I shared on Facebook
This is REALLY cute,Emily. Your art is so inspiring, and your use of the Paper Smooches stamps is AWESOME. I'm falling more in love with Paper Smooches at every stop on this blog hop. Thanks for sharing YOUR creativity!
Hugs,
Karen Letchworth
http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com
Thanks for the video!
This card takes me back to my 8th birthday when I got my first Swatch watch! So great!
Your card is really cute. I really like the Watch stamps thanks for sharing the video .
Never say a watch stamp before, very cute card!!
I can't wait! Super cute as always!
How creative! Love the swatches
the watches are great! cute card
Lol your card brings back so many memories! I totally remember those watches! Love your fun and colorful card! So creative!
Such an adorable card! This brings back memories of Swatches for me too.
Oh what a seriously cute set, this one will be going straight into my cart on release day! Great card Emily and I always love when you do a video
Love your swatch background. This new paper smooches set is definitely on my wish list. Thank you for the great video too
Ohh I do like this card so much! That watch BG is awesome, I think it will bring back the swatch-trend!! 😉
I shared about the Blog Hop and your cool card on Facebook – my FB name is Tracy Moloney 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/tracy.moloney.71/posts/806371632724549?stream_ref=10
I don't have a blog or Twitter but I did share your cool card and told everyone about the Blog Hop on Pinterest – my Pinterest name is Tracy Moloney 🙂
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/247275835764860758/
I love the colours you used. So bright and happy!
OMG I totally remember Swatches!!!! Fun card – love it!
I learned so much from watching your video-how you turned the paper to find the placement of the watches, and using stamps to color each one are just 2 of my favs.
Fun and FABulous!
I really enjoy how thorough your videos are. I was part of the swatch craze way back when and appreciate your throwback!
I LOVE THIS CARD!! And that you posted a video on how you made it!! I'm new so anything I can SEE to learn it great!!!
Thanks!
This is so adorable and how cute is that stamp set? Loved the video with all the great tips!
What a fun card…love how you stamped the different orientations of the same stamp and coloured them in.
I FB about this hop.
This tick tock set is so fun. Love your creative card!
Love all the colors on your card!
I tweeted about the hop!
I posted to FB about the hop!
Thank you Emily for the tutorial. You always make the cutest cards. I posted on FB, but I don't have a blog, nor do I tweet.
I love your colourful watches .. fab sentiment too 🙂
Wow!! Love your "swatch" watches!! What a fun stamp set!!
A wonderful stamp. Love your colourful card
Emily!!! You make it look so easy! Maybe if I watch you enough it will get easier for me! Thanks!
Great card with perfect stamping and a superb video. TFS
Wow, fun colorful design, Emily! Back to the 80s with the swatch memory!
Shared on FB about the Hop!
Posted on my blog about the PS Hop:
http://www.stampinalaska.blogspot.com/2014/03/paper-smooches-sparks-challenge.html
What a seriously fun card! Love your videos!
I remember Swatches too 🙂 Love the new dies and stamps!
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What a cute card.
I love this and must have it!!! Thanks for sharing the fun.
Love the watches. A new and different stamp. they were colored so cute. Thanks for sharing.
Super cute card – love how you created the background and I enjoyed the video.
isoscia at aol dot com
Love the project.
Thanks for doing the Blog Hop and the chance to winner prizes.
I guess we never get to old do we?
**U**
Nance
This is so fun and a coloring clinic for sure!
What a creative card! Love the background and sentiment.
Thanks for sharing the video! Loving those cute watches and how you created your own background.
what a fun card!!
Fun card and video
I ADORE YOUR CARD…your stamping really perfect Emily and I am sorry to busy in my job and not come in to your lovely blog..but I always remember you dear Emily and I love your video too…plus I love the bow…I dont comment because blog HOP I comment because you are my sweet friend…hugs…