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*inspired from ET tonight*

Thank you for tuning in for this month’s edition of PaperCard Kit – Lime Rickey Edition…

Before we go we have some behind the scenes, never been shown work from the team.  These are the other cards that we made using the July’s kits.  All of them are spectacular, but we only had so many days in the month…

so without further ado, these are the “unsung” cards… (click to enlarge pic)

From Peg

From Tinla

From Judy

so we hope you like this month’s work…

We showed you our cards.. so WHERE’S YOURS?!?!?  i know who you are.. (the people that has the kit).. you can’t hide….. lol

stay tuned for tomorrow’s reveal of the new August kit.. AND some CONTEST we have going on…

and yes, what’s a contest without some BLOG CANDY.. (shhhh.. i wasn’t supposed to say that till tomorrow)

Just “buzzing” by with my last project from the July PaperCard kit.  I hope that all of you who have been joining us regularly here on the blog have enjoyed the projects we posted for July.  We had lots of fun making them and hope to have inspired you to join along with creations of your very own.   As much as I’m going to miss working with the bright Lime Rickey papers from Basic Grey, I’m very excited to begin working with the next month’s PaperCard kits.  Be sure to visit our blog throughout the month of August for more creative card ideas. 

Supplies Used:

July PaperCard Kit (design paper, ribbon, cardstock, brads)

Stamps – Stampendous

Prisma Color Pencil Crayons and OMS (Gamsol) for color blending

Ink:  Memento – Tuxedo Black

Sakura Clear Glaze Pen (for lady bug wings and dragonfly heart antennae, and eyes on  both)

Black Stickles (for black buttons on dragonfly and spots on lady bug)

Orange Stickles (for  spots on dragonfly wings and lady bug antennae)

Well as the month of July comes to a close, can I just tell you how squealin’ excited I am for the month of August to roll in…

If you thought for a moment that the surprises we had for you were big in July (adding the amazing Tinla to the Blog Team, rolling out the PaperCard Kit, New Stamp Release, Crazy Deals, etc…), you haven’t seen nothing yet… August promises to be a busy month, filled with some amazing projects by the PWCO Blog Team, as well as some additional surprises that I can’t share right this moment but stay tuned…. it gets better….!!!

Materials Used:

* PWCO July PaperCard Kit: Cardstock (black, white and yellow), Lime Rickey D.P., Buttons, and Navy Ribbon

* Changito Stamp by Stampendous

* Copics: E 33, 35, 37, 39 / 110 / BG000

* Airbrush Compressor

* Twine for buttons

The sky was meant to be “marbled” to reflect the clouds in the sky… I just received my new Compressor from Peggy (Sparmax) and OMG! It is wonderful.

No more risk of my hubbie’s Air Compressor blowing up in my craft room, or being deafened by it

And I can airbrush anytime that I so choose… even at 2 am!!

More to come on that wonderful new addition to my stamping room!

Enjoy the rest of the week… Judy ends the month of July on Friday with her last card…

Please leave us some love and visit Monday for big excitement and enjoy the weekend!

So this is my last post for the month!

It’s been a hectic month!  From adding more members to the blog, to the PaperCard Kit, to launching the new stamp collection, we didn’t really have time to breathe!

So I made this card as my last July PaperCard Kit project…

Materials Used:

This is a simple card, doesn’t have any bells and whistles.  However, this card expresses my most sincere, simple and genuine gratitude to the following people:

Amanda:  Thank you for taking over the Blog, I wouldnt know what I will do if I didnt have your help

Judy:  Thank you for having such blind Faith and trust in all my wild (and sometimes scattered) ideas

Tinla:  Thank you for being on board with us… It mean’s a lot to me that you came for the ride!

Natasha:  Thanks for helping us launch the  Aqua Amigos Collection!  I know you’re a busy busy girl, so taking the time to make the projects and co-host the launch party was much appreciated!! 

All the people who went on the blog day after day:  Thank you for your unconditional support.. You’re the reason why we get to our craft rooms and whip out projects, so thank you for coming…

So with this, I hope everyone enjoyed the projects I’ve made for the blog! Make sure to come back to see Amanda’s and Judy’s last project for this month!!!

We have more exciting and cool things going on starting Aug. 1st, so keep checking back to see what we are up to next!!!

One can never have too many thank you cards in their stash.  Do you have a stash of cards you fall back on?  I’m one to talk…I don’t even have a stash. Actually, I am horrible at making cards ahead of time…I seem to make them when I need them, which isn’t a very time efficient manner.  The PaperCard Kits are great in that they help me make a bunch of cards right away for many occasions, so that I CAN have a stash!  Wow!  Time on my hands, here I come!!!

~stamps; A Muse; Kokeishi Doll, sentiment from Sushi clear set
~paper; BG Lime Rickey and July PaperCard Kit
~ink; Brilliance Graphite Black, Versafine Onyx Black for sentiment, Copics; Y19, R20, R85, RV69, B93, B97, E21, C1.
~accessories; Spica clear glitter pen, July PaperCard Kit ribbon, buttons and brads, Nesties Blossom and Dahlia, Martha Stewart Simple Scallop edger punch, SU! Three For You flower punch

Thank you for visiting!  Have a wonderful day; Tinla

Hello!   Hope nothing has been “bugging” you lately, except maybe a cheerful note from a friend.  I wanted to “jazz” up my little caterpillar and adding brads to her not only added more color, it created dimension too.  This is a very easy card to make and a great way to use up some smaller pieces that we often overlook using.  By varying the direction of these little pieces, motion is also added to the look of this card and mimics the undulating motion of a caterpillar walking on uneven terrain.   The black background just seems to accentuate the bold, vibrant colors of the Lime Rickey paper.  Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting us here at PaperWorks Co.!

Supplies:

July PaperWorks Card Kit (design paper, ribbon, brads)

Ink – Memento – Tuxedo Black

Caterpillar Stamp – Daisy Bucket,  just a note – Stampendous

Prisma Color Pencil Crayons & OMS (Gamsol) for color blending

Ribbon Punch – Fiskars

Black pen (for drawing face)

I wanted to share this little craft I did for Canada Day with my daughters.  I know….Canada Day!!  I am so late to post this!!!!  Canada Day was at the beginning of the month and we are getting to the end of the month!  But I thought I would post it as it is a cute little crafty activity that you could do all summer long…especially if there are sparklers or firecrackers involved in a get together.  We gave them to my daughters’ friends…they might tear it apart to get to the treat inside, but not before your friends ooooh and aaaahhh first!!  A potential downside is that they might expect something crafty from you every time they see you, but stay tuned!  We’ll have lots more crafty activities right here on the blog for youJ  If you do make the Lifesaver Firecrackers, please be sure to post your creations in the gallery; we would love to see them!

 Instructions; Measure Lifesavers roll and then cut out paper (great and excellent way to use DP that you bought, and then years later, wonder why you bought it…ie; HUGE paper packs from Costco…which is where this paper is from) to wrap around the roll.  I think some rolls might be different sizes; I cut my paper to be 3”x2 ¾”.  Before wrapping and gluing down the wrapper, I cut thin strips of white cs (again, great way to use up small pieces of white cs), and glue them to one end of the wrapper.  Cut the white strips different lengths, so that it will look like a trail coming out of the soon-to-be firecracker or sparkler.  Use different star punches to punch out stars and attach to the ends of the white cs strips (we attached stars on either side of the white cs, so that it looks more finished).  Wrap paper around Lifesaver roll and glue down.  Just to dress them up a bit, I also cut out 1” strips of white cs to make a belly band.  Once belly band is glued down, tie ribbon around firecracker and attach tag.  Voila!!!  You are done!  And looking oh-so-crafty;)

Ingredients; Stamp;  Michaels’ $1.50 stamp

all paper from Costco paper packs, white cs scraps

ink; Versamagic Red Magic

accessories; Michaels’ ribbon, Xonex and Marvy star punches, Nesties scallop squares

Thank you for visiting and have a great weekend!  Tinla

Yes I’m shameless. 

What would the first month of releasing the PaperCard Kits be without pimping Harriet?!?

Harriet the Hippo is one of PaperWorks Co. Stamp line’s main attraction.  She by far is one of the most popular characters we have in our line!  SO I had to use the stamp and show her off!

I get my inspirations from the weirdest things.  Like this card,  I was inspired when I drove by the local Ikea store a couple of weeks ago.  Normally, I don’t go crazy with my color combos.. (contrary to what Amanda and Judy believes ).  But I figured if the Swedish can do a yellow and blue, and the fact that Ikea hasn’t changed their brand colors ever, then the color combo of yellow and navy blue must be a gooder lol.

The Ikea-inspired card:

Materials Used:

And there you have it, my little swedish hippo. heheheh

Don’t you wanna run to your local Ikea for some meatballs now?!? mmmmmm meatballs………..

I can make a card for a young girl’s birthday easily, but I have a hard time making cards for my young nephews (6, and 3 yrs old).  If I have difficulty now, it won’t be a cake walk when they teens!  However, for this round of birthdays, I had a really easy time as the July PaperCard Kit contained colours that can be translated to any gender or age group….gotta love that!  I stamped, coloured, cut out and popped up the heart shaped balloon…Glossy Accents was applied to give it that shiny, inflated look….kids love feeling the dried Glossy Accents…or maybe it’s just mine?!

Birthday Wishes

~stamps; Memory Box; Cupcake Bear, sentiment from Hero Arts Birthday Messages clear set

~paper; July PaperCard Kit

~ ink; Brilliance Graphite Black, Versafine Onyx Black (sentiment), Copics; RV19, R20, Y38, YR09, YG09, G40, B93, B97, C1

~accessories; July PaperCard Kit buttons, DMC embroidery floss, Ranger Glossy Accents, Art Institute ultrafine yellow glitter, Nestabilities circle, scallop rectangles and scallop square

Have a lovely Wednesday!  Tinla

This design paper made me think of a tall, cool, citrusy summer beverage and had me smacking my lips!  I must say it was also the most “challenging” piece of design paper for me to use from the Lime Rickey collection, but as a friend of mine always says,  ”no guts – no glory”!  I was going for “bright and cheerful” and I think I managed to accomplish just that.  What are your thoughts?

Supplies Used:

July PaperCard kit

Ink:  Memento-Tuxedo Black

Stamp by Hero Arts

Prisma Color Pencil Crayons & OMS (Gamsol) for color blending

Orange Stickles for flower centers

Photo Corner punch by Stampin’ Up

Scallop edge punch by Stampin’ Up

Dimensional foam dots

Yellow embroidery thread