Wednesday, September 16, 2015

{Paper Smooches} CardMaker Magazine Blog Hop + Prizes!


We are excited to participate a fun blog hop with the amazing CardMaker magazine girls today! Please check out their blog for a TON of inspiration.


To add some fun to our hop, we are choosing TWO lucky winners to receive a $25 gift code to shop at the Paper Smooches store! Winners will be chosen randomly from the participating blogs.


I die cut the birch trees from white linen cardstock to give it added texture. To maintain a clean and simple look but with depth, I used the Stitched Dies to create a hilly background and sponged some colour to highlight the adorable squirrel from Fanciful Frames. I added tiny pops of colour with three falling leaves, using the Seasonal Tree Dies.


Please hop along to see more wonderful Paper Smooches projects! You have until 11:59pm on September 18, 2015 EST to comment. Winners will be announced on the Paper Smooches blog on September 19th.


Thanks so much for hopping with us!

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78 comments:

New Creations said...

Stinking cute!Perfect for Autumn season and i love that cute little guy under the birch tree and enjoying this season!

Gabi MeWi said...

So cute - gorgeous.

Brooke said...

This is so cute-love the dimension of the trees! Thanks for being a part of the hop!

Becca Yahrling said...

Very sweet card!

bev said...

Cute card!

liz said...

LOve the graphic look of the trees

Scrapthat said...

Gorgeous card Emily!! :D

slang said...

The trees are amazing. Great choice of colors.

Brandi R said...

Adorable! Love the scene and love those trees ♥

I Card Everyone said...

Yes, I can see the forest for the trees!! Fantastic coloring and your design is fantastic ... as always ... SQUIRREL!
=] Michele

babs said...

I thought I'd had enough of squirrels from all the families in my own yard...but this little one watching the leaves float down is precious!

cm said...

Your little squirrel and forest: adorable! Perfect card to let someone know how important they are!
~carol

Mendi Yoshikawa said...

So soft and sweet! Love seeing more ways to use the birch tree dies. :)

LesLee said...

Such a lovely fall card. That little squirrel is so cute.. I love the little leaves. Thanks so much for sharing

elf1023 said...

Love the little squirrel, great coloring job, love fall colors.

Mary-Anne V said...

Very sweet scene and love the new birch dies.

Amy C. said...

I've been eying this tree die! I love the card you created with it!

Gloria said...

Wow! The trees are so beautiful!
Your card is so clean and so cute!!!
I like Clean and simple style.
I love the colors too!

Lois said...

I love those birch trees. Sweet card!

Vicki said...

I love how the squirrel is holding one of the leaves. So cute!

Dana Joy said...

Gorgeous clean and simple card Emily.

Jamie said...

This is adorable! Love the birch tree dies and how you used the stitched dies!

Unknown said...

You ladies are rocking these stamp sets. Thank you for all the great ideas and inspiration. This set is one of my favorites.

Michele K. Henderson said...

I LOVE this card! he color and dimension is amazing!
Take care!
Michele

AJ Bodine said...

So simple and adorable..love the birch trees and squirrel!

Renee M said...

Sweet card! I really like the coloring you did. I'm so ready for fall.

Unknown said...

So adorable, I've been looking at getting the birch tree die, now I'm going to.

Donna Cala said...

Really beautiful! I love how you used the dies.

Natalie said...

WOW! Great looking card. Love the design.

A Tad Bit Off said...

Very cute!

Deb Selby said...

Every time someone does a card with those birch trees it moves higher on my must have list!

Rosy Newlun said...

How adorable. I love how you kept this so CAS but filled with depth and soft color.

Unknown said...

Great card, Emily! Thanks for the inspiration.

Renee's ramblings said...

Ooooooooo, Emily, that little squirrel is absolutely too darned cute!

"glow" said...

luv that darling lil squirrel waving that leaf in this scene.. so cute.. so lovely to use wood theme on cards... and animals in the forest.. LUv Luv Luv

Karen D said...

I love the card and the die set is one of my favorites!

Jeri said...

I love those birch trees. Simply too cute.

irisesther54 said...

Very pretty. Love the autumn scene.

mandalj said...

Beautiful card - I like how you've made the hills just with the Stitched dies.

Migdalia said...

Such a super cute card.Love the cute images.
Have a blessed day,
Migdalia
Crafting With Creative M

McStamper said...

Love your card.

Celeste a.k.a. KraftyKards said...

such a sweet card...simple and beautiful

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

Ah, nice card.

Lindsey said...

Love the sponged background! It's perfect for this cute scene. I think the birch tree dies are going to be a must-have. ;)

TracyM #6773 said...

SUPER CUTE card Emily :)
LOVE the trees, LOVE the pretty leaves and sweet squirrel, your stitched background adds great dimension without bulk too!!!

Rahmat said...

The simple it looks but has so many lovely details, from stitching to die-cuts, to inking, love everything about this card.

Denise Bryant said...

Adorable card! Love those birch trees!!!

Sue D said...

Very cute woodland scene. I like the texture of the linen cardstock.

Mamaz said...

Very, very cute card. I just love squirrels......so fun to sit and watch them! The stitch die is very cool and dig the birch trees. What detail!! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!

Celeste Goff said...

What a sweet card! Love those awesome birch trees!

Daria Z. said...

Absolutely adorable card, Emily! Love the stitched bg.

Unknown said...

Cute card. Thanks for the inspiration.

Samantha said...

Cute card very simple clean lines.

cghundley said...

Oh this is sweet!
Great looking trees
and squirrel.
Carla from Utah

CraftyPaws said...

Love this sweet CAS card on kraft!

Anna said...

Beautiful card! I love those birch trees, I think they're on my shopping list.

Zarah said...

I absolutely love this card! The clean lines and the cute little addition of the squirrel... it's perfect!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful Autumn card.. I love those birch trees and CAS look of your card..Just amazing.Thanks for sharing!

Natalie said...

Very cute card. I really like the subtle background colouring!

Maria said...

Love the CAS of this card! and really like the birch branches. :-)
Maria x

Bttrflywmn said...

Perfect card to send to family back home.

Carolina Kathy said...

Love your really cute card! Looks 3D. Thx for sharing.

Anonymous said...

I love this card! I love how you created the depth and texture and still managed to keep it fairly flat and just simply adorable. TFS!

Sarah Ashley Posch said...

Oh what a cute card! I love the special touch with the sponging. It really sets off the trees.

Megan said...

Love your CAS card. Love the look of the inlaid die cutting!

Unknown said...

Beautiful card. Love that die cut of the birch trees.

pcm said...

sweet card!

Julie B said...

Super cute card!

Ann K said...

Perfect fall card - and a great blog hop. So much inspiration along the way.

Karin Åkesdotter said...

So adorable and sweet!!!

Lisa K said...

Your birch tree scene is so cute, and the squirrel. Love the images you chose.

Helen Gullett said...

Super adorable card!!! Love every thing on it. The detail of the tree die cut is amazing!

Jill said...

Love birch trees ! Such a cute card.

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Emily, just LOVE your card - the tree die is amazing!

None None said...

Such a fantastic card - I love the scoring along the hillsides, it really adds a whole other layer of dimension and depth.

Indy's Designs said...

Love the trees! What a super cute card!

Taunya Butler said...

WONDERFUL AND VERY AWESOME CARD!!!! Absolutely love it - it is just so amazing and cool with its simple image but it sure is incredible!!!

Stacy Morgan said...

Fantastic one layer card, the hills with the stitching is awesome. Adorable card!