Thursday, July 26, 2012

July Paper Smooches DT Blog Hop!

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches August stamp release with you! The three NEW clear stamp sets will be available to purchase on August 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 five design team blogs listed below for your chance to win one of the three new August stamp sets! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify) You have until midnight MT on Friday, July 27th to leave a comment. Please check all five blogs on Saturday, July 28th to see if you are one of the five lucky winners.

To increase your chances of winning:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post
2. Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
3. Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
4. Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

My card features all of the paisleys and a sentiment from one of the upcoming releases, Daisies & Paisleys. They are so beautiful and there are endless possibilities with this set. I chose to create a partial background around the sentiment and watercolour the paisleys with distress inks. This is still a clean and simple design and the watercolouring was the most time-consuming part of it but it was so much fun! Both the design and colour possibilities with this set are infinite. I added gems to the centres of the largest paisleys to finish the card and give it a bit of bling.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Remember to check back here on Saturday to see if you are the lucky winner of Daisies & Paisleys!

Sources: Hero Arts felt bright white watercolor cardstock; SU Natural White cardstock; Paper Smooches Daisies & Paisleys (available August 1st), Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Tim Holtz for Ranger Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender, Scattered Straw & Frayed Burlap distress inks; watercolor brush; SU Basic Rhinestones

130 comments:

Annette Allen said...

wow what a cool design....totally love it..

Samantha Mann said...

very cool card! i like the little touch of bling!!

Kalyn said...

LOVE what you did with this set, Emily! The paisleys are exactly what I reached for first as well! So cute and I love the color scheme and placement you chose.

Tracy said...

I love the paisley and the colors you choose!

Elena said...

LOVE the paisleys!

Janet said...

I luv, luv, luv this card! It's so unique!

Janet said...

I FB"D the hop.

Tracey said...

Love this! A fabulous card Emily!! The paisleys are great!!

snappy scrappy said...

This is so pretty...love the colours! Lee-Ann :)

Carol Hartery said...

Who doesn't love paisleys and daisies!

Queen Mary said...

Very pretty colors! Love the design too!

Joyce said...

What a beautiful card. I love the paisley.

Tina said...

beautiful design, love the colors

Dana said...

oh wow!!! I love the paisley!! Very cute!!

Miriam Prantner said...

LOVE this! Those paisleys are great and I love how you placed them. The little bit of bling is perfect!

Miriam Prantner said...

I shared on FB about the hop

Miriam Prantner said...

I tweeted about the hop: https://twitter.com/MiriamPrantner/status/228488316696276992

maddymuscles said...

This is so pretty! Thanks for sharing!

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

Perfectly, CAS paisley! Awesome card, Emily. :)

Mary-Anne V said...

Very pretty card...love the Paisley image and how you coloured it.

Margie said...

What a fun, sweet card!

Jingle said...

I love this! Such pretty colors!

Lori Barnett said...

oh this looks awesome!!!!

Robin said...

Love your design. Oh, the possibilities!

Mary-Anne V said...

Just FB about the hop.

Donna B. said...

Beautiful paisleys! Love the colors!

Daša said...

It is so simple but yet so beautiful! Love the colors and thanks for the chance to win :)

Stephanie said...

What a great way to use those paisleys!

Jessi Fogan said...

How neat! I love the whimsical layout & that sentiment :)

Gabi MeWi said...

Simply elegant - it seems that the new "Paisleys" are big fun.

Nancy L. said...

wow, thats very pretty! love the colors you choose!

Raven said...

I love paisley and can't wait to get this set! Love your card and the colors you used.

Elaine U. said...

Love, love, LOVE!! I will be CASE'ing it -- gorgeous clean and simple design.

calamity jane said...

Emily, I adore your card! This is the set for me!! Can't wait to play with it...thanks for the inspiration!!

Anonymous said...

Super cute designs and I love how simple and fun thiis card is. Really helps focus right on the sentiment. Thanks for the chance to win!

shirley-bee said...

Love the paisley design and the colour scheme just spilling across the page.

Bethany Stellpflug said...

eeek! This card is so beautiful Emily! I love the colors! Have a great day :)

Jessica Strider said...

Ooh... paisley! Great layout, and nice colour choices. :)

twinsand2boys said...

great card, pretty colors

karenelr said...

I can't wait to see the different combinations we can make with this paisley set--I should say with this Daisies and Paisleys set! Thanks for the chance to win it! Your card rocks!

Indy's Designs said...

Love the card. Great colors!

Chunyuan said...

love your colored Paisley card.

StampingbugKerry said...

Great color combo! Love the CAS layout too!

liberal sprinkles said...

Hi I love those paisleys and colors!

grace

liberal sprinkles said...

I shared about the hop on FB http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=398899980157446&id=203827579657882

liberal sprinkles said...

also tweeted https://twitter.com/liberalsprinkle/status/228540646384861184

Maureen said...

Very pretty! Love the colors and the bling!

Lindsey said...

Watercolouring! Beautifully done. The colours and paisley shapes are reminiscent of peacock feathers, almost. Well, to my warped imagination, at least. :D

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Loving the coloring.

Lynn said...

Gorgeous coloring...love those fun paisley stamps!

Laura Williams said...

wow, those paisleys are beautiful!!!!! i love this!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

what a wonderful card!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

I fbed on my katiebrooksstamps fb page!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

posting on my blog about this hop now! :)

Avril Tanner said...

Such an adorable card! I love the paisley!

*Alison* said...

how fun.. love the colors you used :) hugs

Casey said...

Love the paisley and the colors you chose! So pretty!!

Wendy ten Hove said...

Oh, wauw!! These paisleys are sooo pretty and I love the colors you chose for them! Beautiful, Emily!
Hugs, Wendy

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Sweet card. Love that you added the bling... TFS

Kimmy said...

Absolutely stunning design, Em! Your water coloring is beautiful too.

LindaChad said...

Paisley designs are so nice!

Kelly Braund said...

Love this! I was so excited to see the paisleys in this set!

Monika Reeck said...

dear Emily...I miss you on my blog dear..hope you are doing well...and this is really cute Paisleys love your colors totally adorable simple card...

Beebeebabs said...

Very nice card tfs!!!

Heidi said...

What a cute card - and I love the added touch of sparkle!

Gabby said...

Great paisley card! :)

Isha Gupta said...

Cool design!!! I love Paisley and you really made a fun card. TFS

Sharla said...

Love the colors on this, very nice, clean and fresh!

Lynne in NI said...

Ohh, your new stamps are fab! Love your pretty colours and bling too.

StampNK said...

This is just adorable! I am old enough to remember paislies back when they in fashion in the 1970's! Love the way you colored these!

Cathy said...

Very cute - love the colours you chose too! Off to find even more inspiration - fb'd, tweeted and blogged about your hop :)

StampNK said...

I posted on FB here:
http://www.facebook.com/stampnk.mas/posts/182676695198954

StampNK said...

tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/Stampingk/status/228598663369326592

~Tammy~ said...

Now that is fun daisies and paisleys!

sharon g said...

I like the colors you used, and this adorable stamp set!

sharon g said...

I Facebooked about the blog hop.

Anonymous said...

Soooo pretty in paisley! Especially with this colour combo, Another great card Emily!

Gayle215 said...

I love paisley. Such a beautiful color combination. Great card.

Karen Dunbrook said...

LoVE it gf....hugs,
K

mtscrapgal said...

Those paisleys are going to be fun. Like you said, lots of variety with colors and different designs. Thanks

Cheryl L. said...

Pretty color palette!

Sharon said...

Awesome card! Love the colour combo

Jessica said...

this is SO pretty!!!! LOVE the great stamps and gorgeous colors! :)

Jessica said...

I also shared your blog hop on my facebook page! :)

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

I love these paisleys!!! And beautiful coloring choices!!! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration!!!

Pat K said...

Very different get well card! Nice work!

Moosisk said...

WOW! What a great one layer card. I love your choice of colors, too. Thanks for the inspiration. :D

Nitasha said...

Such a cool card!!! Love the light and breezy colors!

Kathy H said...

Those are the cutest paisleys I have ever seen!

Suzy said...

Shut the front door! PAISLEYS?!! Must have! Thanks for the super sneak peek!! :)
-Suzanne suzyq28024@gmail.com

Jocelyn Olson said...

Ooo...the partial background is fabulous! Cool color scheme, too!

Sue D said...

Great design with the paisleys!
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Heather said...

OOOOOH! This is so pretty Emily! This card convinced me that I absolutely must have Daisies and Paisleys!

Jen M said...

This is really retro. Love the colors!

Krysta said...

Eek! So excited! Paisleys always get me excited!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

BEAUTIFUL! LOVE your colors and that fun design!!!

Amy Kolling said...

Oh I love paislies....I love how this one is kinda funky! Love your card Emily!

Glenda J said...

Simply gorgeous! Great colour choices (I would have never picked them - you are so creative!).

Roshni said...

Loved the card and colors are just perfect!

Sabine said...

Beautiful card! Love the colors and the way you colored the paisleys.

Kim Mraz said...

oh WOW! what a COOL card!! LOVE the color combo and fabulous design :)

mandalj said...

I'm looking forward to seeing this stamp set. Your card is amazing - such lovely details.

Terri Trotter Earley said...

What fun colors!

Terri E.

Jen W. said...

Gorgeous, Em! I love the flow you created with your design and the gorgeous colour scheme!

Kailash said...

Such a bold and beautiful graphic design feel on your card, gorgeous colors too!!

April said...

This is SO pretty!!

April said...

I shared on FB here...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/april.walker.161

April said...

I tweeted here...

https://twitter.com/markandapril/status/228857262700130304

Julianne N said...

pretty paisley!!

Kim Ross said...

Super-cute card! Can't wait to see the rest of this daisies & paisleys set! Tons of possibilities!

Anonymous said...

This is SO pretty! Love those paisleys!

Pryn said...

Gorgeous card! I love the added bling :)

JustYolie said...

I love paisleys! Your card is beautiful!!!!

Barb Ghig said...

Such a beautiful card ~ Love the color palette, too!

Anonymous said...

so detailed and nice

Anonymous said...

SUPER cute paisley!

Puppy Kisses and Paper Dreams said...

Beeee-u-ti-ful! LOVE it! The paisleys are adorable :)

Lisa Arana said...

Absolutely amazing! Love the great pattern you created.

cathy said...

Love the colors you used and that touch of bling is excellent!

Janet's Joy said...

Love the paisley and how you coloured it!

pixie sparkle said...

Love paisley, love daisies even more :)

Anonymous said...

Very pretty!!

Anonymous said...

Super cute!!! I love paisleys! I like the bling on them, too lol :) Awesome job.

syd said...

Really like what you did with the colors, design, etc. Good job!! Cute set!!

Robin said...

I Tweeted and Facebooked the blog hop. These paisley stamps are really fun.

Aimes said...

Awesome stamping, Emily! Such a fun and pretty card!
Hugs!
x

Karen B. said...

Such a fun design with awesome colors.

Anonymous said...

Nice card, Emily!

Brenda said...

I love these colorful Paisleys Emily!

Queenie said...

What do I not LOVE about this card!! SERIOUSLY you are a stamping GENIUS! Love the colorful paisley's and the amazing composition! My dear friend, YOU ARE AMAZING