Paper Smooches Guest Designer {Week 2}

I can't help but feel super excited when Wednesdays roll around this month. It's truly an honour to be guest designing for Paper Smooches. I'm a sucker for packaging and I always put my stamps back every time I finish making a card but since I've been reaching for Kim's stamps so often, I actually have her stamps all stacked without their sleeves. I guess that's a testament to how inspirational they are and how much I love them! I hope you love them, too. ;)

Canadian Thanksgiving was this past weekend so I had thanks on my mind, as well as turkey. I used the turkey, masked with a little hat, both from My Peeps with the biggest sentiment from Chit Chat. I love how well these two sets compliment each other without competing. For the bits of grain (sand, pebbles, etc.) on the ground, I made my twine knots using a variety of The Twinery's baker's twine in earth tones, tossed them on the card and glued them down one by one. Rounding three of the corners at different angles finishes the card.

For my second card, I had that light bulb go off in my head again and I couldn't stop laughing when I made this card. You might have the same reaction to it, especially if you read nursery rhymes to your little ones. I used Hot Concoctions as the basis for the dish and spoon couple. Yes, the dish is actually the shadow from that set. I used the same face, from the little macaroon, for both the man and the lady but I love how different they look. The man's arms are from the squirrel in Hang Ups, his legs from the flamingo in My Peeps. The lady's limbs are from the candy apple in Sugar Rush and the flower as a hat was inspired by the millinery worn at the Royal Wedding. The sentiment is again from Chit Chat.

Last week's winner of Halloweenies is...

Congratulations, Lynn! Please email me with your mailing address and I'll get this out to you right away so you can play with it before Halloween.

This week's giveaway is Sunny Side Up!

The rules are the same as last week. Just leave a comment in this post for your chance to win this wonderful Paper Smooches stamp set. You have until Monday, October 17th 11:59 p.m. EST. I will draw the winner via Random.org on Tuesday and announce the winner in my {Week 3} post on Wednesday, October 19th.

Thanks so much for all your support!! Please thank Kim for her generosity when you stop by the Paper Smooches Blog. :)

Sources for Thanks so Much: Gina K Designs pure luxury white cardstock; Paper Smooches My Peeps & Chit Chat; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; SU Tangerine Tango; Copics; Stampin' Dimensionals; The Twinery baker's twine in Buttercream, Lemondrop, Mandarin, Peapod & Cappuccino; We R Memory Keepers corner chomper

Sources for So Much Love: Gina K Designs pure luxury ivory cardstock; SU Chocolate Chip cardstock; Echo Park For the Record Collection; Paper Smooches Hot Concoctions, Chit Chat, Hang Ups, My Peeps & Sugar Rush; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; SU Crumb Cake ink; Stampin' Dimensionals