Paper Maniac Thursday - Hello!

Hey guys!  This will be my final post for Paper Maniac.  I've had a very fun year and a half working with Patti and the girls at Paper Maniac.  It is truly a great store with lots and lots of amazing products.  What sets them apart from other online stores is their wonderful customer service and quick shipping to your door. Oh, and their prices and sales are awesome!  I have really enjoyed my time with Paper Maniac and will continue to support them in the future.

Now onto my card.  We have had so much snow where I live, I really wanted to make a happy and cherry card without any snowflakes or other winter elements.  So, I picked up one of my favorite collections, Hippy Girl by Kaiser Craft.  I cut 1.25" squares from my scraps to form the quilt-like base.  The floral die cut in the middle even came with the collection.  For the butterfly I used a Martha Stewart punch and punched it from another die that came with the collection.  

I added a little sponging around the edges.  The sentiment "hello" is from the clear stamp set Essential Messages from Hero Arts and is popped up on foam dimensionals.  

Thanks so much taking the time out of your busy schedules to stop by for a visit.  Have a great day!!!

{hello}

Stamps: Essential Messages (Hero Arts)

Card Stock: Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft)

Ink: Perfect Plum (SU)

Accessories: Pink Rhinestone (Michaels), Stampin' Sponge, Foam Dimensionals, Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart)

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Christmas Greetings!

Hello!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday and I have a happy little Christmas card to share with you.  The finished size of this card is a 4.25" square.  All of the papers and center die cut come from the Kaiser Craft paper pad called 'Tis the Season.  I used a Labels 9 Spellbinder Die to cut the red shape.  The sentiment I used is from a clear stamp set from Stampendous called Holiday Home. 

There are foam dimensionals between each layer and the sheer cream bow is attached with a glue dot.  The rhinestones were added as a finishing touch and to draw your eye to the sentiment. 
Have a great day!

{Christmas Greetings}

Stamps: Holiday Home (Stampendous)

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (SU)

Patterned Paper: 'Tis the Season (Kaiser Craft)

Ink: Warm Red (Colorbox)

Accessories: Labels 9 Nesties (Spellbinders), Red Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Foam Dimensionals, Sheer Cream Ribbon (Offray), Glue Dots

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Congratulations!!!

Hey there!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday and I have a fun and bright card to share with you.  I had so much fun making this card, seeing how it all came together.  I used some die cuts from the Hippy Girl paper pad by Kaiser Craft and then I die cut the oval from one of the patterned paper sheets.  I had fun getting to know my sewing machine and creating the ruffle-y ribbon.  

The "congratulations" sentiment is from a set called Enjoy by American Crafts.  I curved the stamp on my acrylic block before I stamped it.  The butterfly is a stamp from the same set.  


Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit.  Have a great day!

{Congratulations}

Stamps: Enjoy (American Crafts)

Card Stock: Hibiscus Burst (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft)

Ink: Moss Green, Purple (Colorbox)

Accessories: Glue Dots, Sewing Machine & Thread, Sheer Ribbon (Offray), Oval Nesties (Spellbinders), Pink Rhinestones (Michaels)

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Pick Three

Hello, hello!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday and this week we are using three of our favorite products from Paper Maniac on our cards.  Well, I'm sure you're not surprised by my choices since I use them all the time.  First up is this awesome paper pad called Hippy Girl by Kaiser Craft.  Every paper element is from this collection except the card base.  I created a window for my sentiment by cutting a hole in the pre-made die cut label from the pack.   Even the strip of glitter came with pack too.  My second item is the Labels 9 Nestabilities Die from Spellbinders.  It is my all time favorite die and I use it on everything.  Lastly is Kaiser Craft rhinestones.  I think I have them in every color available.  Love, love, love them!

Here you can see the dimension of my card and that little circle window I created for the sentiment.  Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

{Enjoy the Journey}

Stamps: Enjoy (American Crafts)

Card Stock: Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft)

Ink: Green Moss, Dark Peony (Colorbox)

Accessories: Light Purple Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Coluzzle, Foam Dimensionals, Labels 9 Nesties (Spellbinders)

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Echo Park

Hello!  This week the Paper Maniac DT and I are focusing on Echo Park.  Echo Park offers collections of 12 x 12 patterned papers.  I haven't seen a collection that I haven't adored.  Today I chose to use the Life is Good collection. The little house is cut out from a sheet of image panels.  The swirl is a sticker that comes with the collection as well.  I only used part of the sticker and cut it off at the edges with scissors. 

For my sentiment, I cut a slit in the house panel and punched a hole at the top and bottom.  Then I slid a thin piece of patterned paper through the slit and adhered that paper to the back of the house panel.  This card is also for this week's Sketch Challenge at SCS.

Have a great day!

{Congrats}

Stamps: Essential Messages (Hero Arts)

Card Stock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Life is Good (Echo Park)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU)

Accessories: Clear Rhinestones (Michaels), Foam Dimensionals, Circle Punch, Stampin' Sponge

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Anything But a Card

Hello!  Today is Paper Maniac Thursday!!!  This week on the Paper Maniac Blog the theme is ABC, which stands for Anything But a Card.  I think I copped out a bit since I technically did make a card, but they are "place-cards"!

I made four place cards, one for each member of my family.  The kids have already had fun using these at dinner.  They are going to be making their own versions for Thanksgiving this year, for many more people.   

My place cards are made from a piece of 5.5" x 3.5" kraft card stock folded in half.  I attached some scraps of patterned paper from Apple Cider by Imaginisce.  I used a computer and printer for the names.  The font I used is called "Sketchy Times".  Under the names I stamped, for lack of a better word, a separator.  I positioned my Labels 9 Spellbinders Die exactly where I wanted it and ran it through my Cuttlebug. I sponged the edges with brown ink and then trimmed off the lower half of the die before attaching it to the base.  

Next I added a light green rhinestone and some orange floss.  Lastly I rounded the bottom edges.  Repeat three more times!!!  

I hope you enjoyed today's ABC!  

{Thanksgiving Place Cards}

Stamps: Enjoy (American Crafts)

Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Cream

Patterned Paper: Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Ink: Chestnut Roan (Colorbox), Chocolate Chip (SU)

Accessories: Labels 9 Nesties (Spellbinders), Light Green Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Orange Floss (DMC), Stampin' Sponge, Corner Rounder Punch, Computer & Printer

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Northwoods Stamps

Hello!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday!!!  This week the design team and I are showing off Northwoods Stamps.  You can find the stamp I used on my card here.

The leaf background goes perfectly with these colorful butterflies.  The leaves are glittery.  The leaf paper, the blue sentiment paper, as well as the pink paper behind the butterfly all come from Hippy Girl by Kaiser Craft.  As soon as I saw this stamp, I immediately knew I wanted to cut around the wings and make it 3D.  I was able to do that by using a craft knife.  I took a small square of pink patterned paper and applied it behind the butterfly for some added interest.

The butterfly centers have matching rhinestones so they coordinate well with the glittery paper.

Northwoods Stamps are marked down 25% this week at Paper Maniac.  Check them out!

Have a great day!

{hello}

Stamps: Butterfly Filmstrip Border (Northwoods), Essential Messages (Hero Arts)

Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink) 

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft) 

Ink: Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise (SU), Orchid Pastel (Colorbox)

Accessories: Craft Knife, Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Foam Dimensionals, Labels 9 Nesties (Spellbinders), Stampin' Sponge

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Think Pink!

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, we though is would be fitting to have a Pink week on the Paper Maniac Blog.  This card was so fun to make.  It uses stamps from the American Crafts set Enjoy.  I've had this card in mind since I first saw this set.  The set includes two damask-like images.  I selected one and stamped it repeatedly over the entire front of my card.  I did create a grid in pencil before stamping to make sure everything lines up perfectly.  Here's a little tip.  To make things go faster, I created lines that were the width of my ruler so I didn't have to measure anything.

The scroll around the "Happy Birthday" sentiment is also from the same set, Enjoy.  The sentiment is actually a sticker from SRM Press that fits perfectly inside the scroll.  This is such a CAS card, but it has a bold and graphic look.

Have a great day!

{Happy Birthday}

Stamps: Enjoy (American Crafts)

Card Stock: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Pastel Orchid (Colorbox), Chocolate Chip (SU)

Accessories: Happy Birthday Sticker (SRM Press), Foam Dimensionals

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Congratulations!

Hello!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday!!!  Today I have a card to share with you that uses only stamps from Enjoy by American Crafts.  I started with a kraft card base, stamping the border image over and over with red ink until the pattern covered the whole card front.  I love the way this turned out and will definitely do this again.  Just think how it would look using alternating colors.

I created a scene on the square panel.  I stamped the stems green and the flowers purple.  The butterfly was stamped with red ink on cream paper, then cut out with scissors.

I stamped "Congratulations" in blue and inked the edges of the center panel.  I really like this set for creating a scene.  It's so cheery and fun!

Have a great day!

{Congratulations}

Stamps: Enjoy (American Crafts)

Card Stock: Vintage Cream, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Blue Lagoon, Lipstick Red, Lime Pastel, Orchid Pastel (Color Box)

Accessories: Pink & Blue Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Foam Dimensionals

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Celebrate!

Hey there!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday here on my blog.  I don't make very many cards for kids, but these stickers from SRM Press were just begging to be put to use on a kid's card.   Although this card could be used for a grown up, children love bright colors.

I started with a kraft card base and then I pulled some scraps from the Kaiser Craft paper pad, Hippy Girl.  I adhered a strip of pink patterned paper to some black card stock and then distressed the edges.  I wrapped a piece of Green Apple ribbon around that panel and then used foam dimensionals to apply that panel to the card.  I choose three fun stickers and stuck those to some orange patterned paper and then punched them out with a square punch.  Those are also applied with foam dimensionals.

Then I applied the celebrate sticker to the card and rounded the edges.  As a finishing touch, I applied some red rhinestones to the sentiment and to the cherry on the cupcake.

Hope you enjoyed today's card.  Have a great day!

{Celebrate}

Card Stock: Kraft, True Black (Papertrey Ink) 

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft)

Ink: Charcoal (Colorbox)

Accessories: Happy Stickers (SRM Press), Red Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Paper Distresser, Green Apple Ribbon, Square Punch (SU), Foam Dimensionals

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Fall is in the Air!

Hi there!  Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card to celebrate fall.  One of the things that make this card quick and easy is that I used some SRM Press stickers for the sentiment and leaf embellishments.  The patterned papers I chose comes from a collection called Apple Cider by Imaginisce.  The leaf stickers were applied to some pattern paper from the collection and then trimmed out.

Speaking of fall, Paper Maniac has just marked down all of their fall-related items!!!

Have a great day!

{Fall is in the Air}

Card Stock: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip (SU) 

Patterned Paper: Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU)

Accessories: Sentiment Sticker (SRM Press), Embroidery Floss (DMC), Cork, Circle Punch (SU), Paper Distresser, Foam Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponge (SU)

 

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Paper Maniac Thursday - Autumn Days

Hello!  It's Paper Maniac Thursday.  The weather has been gorgeous here lately, so I thought I would make a card celebrating the changing of seasons.  All of the patterned paper I used comes from the Apple Cider collection from Imaginisce.  I used 4 patterns on my card. It's hard to see in the photo, but the band of brown is actually a woodgrain pattern.  The oval that the polka dots are matted on is a thin sheet of cork.  It adds an organic and earthy feel to the card.  The sentiment "autumn days" is an SRM sticker.  I simply cut around the ticket frame and adhered it to the card with a foam dimensional.

Thanks so much for dropping by!!!

{Autumn Days}

Card Stock: Creamy Caramel (SU)

Patterned Paper: Apple Cider (Imaginisce)

Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU)

Accessories: Fall Sentiment Sticker (SRM Press), Cork, Light Blue Satin Ribbon, Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

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Paper Maniac Birthday Blog Hop

I hope you are ready for a hopping good time!!!  Today we are celebrating Paper Maniac's First Birthday by having a hop along blog hop.  If you arrived here from Angie's blog, you are right where you are supposed to be.  If not, you'll want to head over to the Paper Maniac Inspirations Blog and start at the beginning so you don't miss a thing.  

I've been with Paper Maniac for a whole year now (wow it went by fast!) and have loved being a part of this blossoming company.  I've had so much fun trying new products and "meeting" new people.  Patti, the owner keeps us all up to date on how the store is doing.  It's so fun getting glimpse at what goes on behind-the-scenes at an online store.  There was a lot of trial and error at first, but a lot of successes, and that's all thanks to you all for being such great supporters.  

For my project today, I made a bright "hooray" card along with a wine bottle tag that says "party".  

Here's a close-up of the card.  I used squares of Kaiser Craft's Hippy Girl paper and arranged them like a quilt.  I pierced holes along the lines and used embroidery floss to really give it a quilted look.  

Here's a close-up of the stitching and the dimension that's on the sentiment panel.  I also used some SRM Press stickers for the "hooray" sentiment and the "party" on the wine bottle tag.  It's hard to see in the first photo, but the tag has some stitching on it as well.

There are a ton of prizes that will be given away in celebration of Paper Maniac's First Birthday.  You can find a complete list by clicking here.  Make sure you leave a comment here and on all the other blog hop posts for your chance to win!!!  Leave a comment by Sunday night at 8:00 central and the prizes will be drawn shortly after.  Be sure to "LIKE" Paper Maniac on Facebook, and you may win a prize as well.

Now, the next stop on the Paper Maniac Birthday Blog Hop is Stephanie!!!

Thanks so much for joining in the festivities!!!  Have a great weekend!!!

{Hooray Card & Wine Bottle Tag}

Card Stock: Bright Pink Card Base

Patterned Paper: Hippy Girl (Kaiser Craft)

Accessories: Happy Stickers (SRM Press), Orange & Purple Floss (DMC), Paper Distresser, Blue Rhinestones, Pink Rhinestones, Foam Dimensionals

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