It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches April stamp release with you! Six NEW stamps and six NEW dies will be available to purchase at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on April 1st. You will find them HERE. Follow the Paper Smooches blog for more sneak peeks.
To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize! Just leave a comment on any of the eight design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of our new stamp sets! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify) You have until midnight Mountain time on Friday, March 29th to leave a comment. Please check all design team blogs on Saturday, March 30th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.
Check out the Paper Smooches Blog to see a peek of the new dies!
- Emily Leiphart [You are here.]
- Heidi Van Laar
- Kalyn Kepner
- Karolyn Loncon
- Kim Kesti
- Laura Bassen
- Laurie Schmidlin
- Teri Anderson
To increase your chances of winning:
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Today, I’m featuring the Shadows stamp set. I’ve wanted a stamp set like this forever and was ecstatic when Kim agreed to make one. The single shadows from Hot Concoctions and Vogue Abode are two of my most used stamps ever so I can assure you that the Shadows set is going to be well-loved! Not to worry, it’s not just for shadows. 😉
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There’s a lot of watercolouring on my card today. I had so much fun with it. First, I stamped the ground using the longest shadow in the set. I did this in two colours to simulate grass and mud. Then I used some masking paper to bury the bones in the ground. I used Ranger markers and a watercolour brush to blend everything together.
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I also coloured the cat and dog, from Nine Lives and Woofers & Tweeters, respectively, using the same technique. On my card, I also used a sentiment from Wicked Nauticool, which is being showcased by Karolyn and Laurie on this hop. Be sure to check it out!
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Ah how cute is this.
Emily, this is just adorable!
What a cute pair of critters!
Adorable!
totally adorable!! 🙂 ♥
Oh I LOVE this 'thank you for adopting us' card! It's AWESOME!!
Adorable cute…
FB'd about the Blog hop too! 🙂
aww how cute.. love how you did the bones.. so clever and awesome..
This is just adorable!!
Super adorable card! I really like the idea of a shadows stamp set. It seems very versatile.
This card is so cute! I really love the scene you created!
How completely adorable!!!!
Ack… Emily, this is super cute!! Love it!
I blogged about this hop!
FB'ed too!
Such a cool card! I love how you used the shadow stamp. Can't wait to see the rest of the release!
I tweeted about the Blog Hop! Thanks for the extra entry!
I posted about this Blog Hop on Facebook. Thanks for the extra entry!
This is the sweetest card ever!!
emily lovely cards congrats
I need that cute little pooch before Sunday! My daughter's birthday. Very cute!
Sweet card! Love the little critters, and love, love that sentiment! PS stamps are awesome! Bev
these guys are so cute!
fun card.
Sandra ltb
I love the sentiment. What a great card!
Ok Facebooked – check. Tweeted – check. Posted on my blog – check. Loved this adorable card – check!!!
Oh my gosh, who can resist those big beautiful eyes. Very cute.
I know I'm gonna love the shadows stamps and I'm sure you'll think of other ways to use it! Can't wait to see! Your card is adorable!
Such a cute card! What a nice masking job!
Sweet card! Can't wait to see the whole set!
Absolutely darling card, Emily! I love your water coloring and masking…so CUTE!
Oh my, I'm smitten…such an adorable card. The Shadows really make it special.
Super cuteness!!!!!
Super cool!
so cute. love the details of fish bone:)
You buried the bones? THAT IS SO AWESOME!!! And I love how you made the puppy's paws all dirty 🙂 (BTW, our Abby? Not much for dirt digging, but she will try so hard to bury her bones in her kennel that she's rubbed her nose raw. More than once.)
So so cute! The shadows set sounds pretty cool, can't wait to see them!
Cute card, and I love the shadow 🙂
Oh my! Such a great idea! I can't wait to see more of this set!!
Sooo cute Emily, love your coloring!!
How simply adorable! I love the idea of the shadows! I can't wait!
SOOOOOOOOOOOO cute! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your masking and coloring! I really need to figure out how to use watercolors!! LOVE x1000:)
So adorable!
I love your card…such cute images and fun card!
I tweeted about the blog hop!
Awesome card!
So cute. Love these little critters & the card you've created.
Mentioned this hop in my blog too! Bev
Sweet card! Love the darling critters….
Super cute Emily!!
Cute card and I am totally intrigued by the idea of shadow stamps…? 😎
You used two of my current favourite sets, Em, and I have a feeling the nautical set will soon be on my wishlist! Terrific watercolouring on this, too. 🙂
Super cute!
omggg! too cute! love those buried bones.
What a perfect idea! I hope I can improve on my masking technique to come even a fraction as good as you are! Thanks for sharing
Both cards are really cute!
I love the cards! The coloring is perfect! thanks!
So cute!
Carol B
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Posted on FB too!
This is so adorable. Love the shadows behind the dogs.
awwww…emily, this is so cute!!
Aaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
Too cute. Love animals – and especially when they give you that Pitiful Pearl look. I get a lot of that around here. Great card.
LOL! Love the buried bones and your watercolouring is fabulous!
Such a cute card! I love the shadows! Thanks for sharing!
Very cool idea.I I didn't think of using the shadow as the horizon line for other stamped images. Love your buried bones…bad dog!
Such a cute card, I can't wait to see the shadows stamp set, sounds great 🙂
Such a cute card! Love those stamps!
Shared on Facebook!
This is super cute, Emily! Can't wait to see the whole Shadows set!
Just tweeted!
Wow that shadow adds so much to the image…great card Emily!
ADORABLE!
This card melts my heart 🙂
Kim marie
Simply adorable, those eyes are just too cute!
Love, love the kitty and puppy eyes. Love the shawdowing too. So awesome Emily.
So adorable! Just love the expressions on those two, great card Emily!
I face booked about the hop
And I tweeted too
Shadows?!! How fantastic! Perfect for creating scenes just like your adorable one.
Sorry I do not have a blog but I did post on my flickr account.
Darling!
Very cute card!
As usual, Emily, your card is adorably creative. 🙂
I am such an animal lover-great card!
Too cute! The Shadows stamp looks great and your card is adorabke!
Thanks so much for the chance to win.
Sue Brailey
Absolutely Darling Emily!!
Thank You~
Wow! those two fellas are so adorable. Love your coloring.
This is cute and adorable!
I post this blog hop on my blog sidebar!
Can't wait for the new release. I love your card. TFS
You're eyes are exceptional!
I love the techniques you used to make this cute care! Thanks for sharing,
So sweet and perfectly water-colored!
oh my gosh! This is just too cute!!! I LOVE it!
just shared on fb too! yay!
Loving your FUN card and so excited about the New Release!!THANKS for the chance to win and have aFabulous Easter Weekend!! 😉
Super cute! ~God bless~
I shared on FB.
Nothing makes me smile quicker than sweet little cats and dogs. LOVE LOVE LOVE how you "buried" the fish and bone!
What a neat stamp set! And your card is adorable… love all the watercoloring you did!
Shadow stamp? I'm quite intrigued! Your card is adorable, esp. with those buried bones and dirty paws. Looking forward to the full release.
Thank you for sharing.
This card definitely has me intrigued about the Shadows stamp set! You did an awesome job on this card!
Stunning card! I'm definitely intrigued by this shadows set!
So sweet! Love your watercoloring! Easter blessings!
I am in love with this card!!!! Very cute and creative!!!
Super Adorable card – this Shadows stamp set sounds very intriguing!!!
Those little guys are colored so beautifully, Emily. Can't wait to see those shadows…
Those little pets are so cute. Thanks
Such an adorable card, I love animal stamps, especially dogs!!
Oh I literally just coloured both of these guys together myself! Love how your's turned out. Can't wait to see the new shadows set
Cute card – these images are so sweet, and I love the vignette you came up with using the fish and bone being buried. Wonderful coloring too – didn't know you could do that with these markers. Thank you for sharing this fun card!
I posted on Facebook about this hop.
OMG…couldn't get any cuter!!!
You are just Amazing with your stamps, inks and creativity Emily. TFS this wonderful card using watercolors. I love the touch of grass green n mud effect on the doggy.
I love Paper Smooches stamps and your card is so clever and adorable!!
Love your card….it's so ADORABLE! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Aww so cute Emily! TFS
HOw awesome is this hop… I just love your creation… thanks for the chance…
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absolutely off the charts CUTE! Great simple colouring!
Love the expressions on the animals!!
Totally adorable Emily!!
Hi hi, this card is fun, Emily! Love the way the fish bones are there in the dirt!! Cool idea!! And such a fun couple here! I love these kind of PS card from your hand, it may look simple, but it takes a great mind to create a card like this, with always just THE perfect eye for details!!! LOVE IT!
Hugs, Wendy
P.S. (from Post Scriptum, not from Paper Smooches this time, hi hi) And you always make me want to buy sets that I didn't have yet, hi hi, so you're a fab ambassador there! Now these cats and doggies are on the wishlist again, ha ha! 😀
Adorable:)