Meet the Gorgeous Posh Planters Stamps from Paper Smooches

Hello friends! I am thrilled to join the Paper Smooches designers this month for their August blog hop, celebrating the new release that hits the Paper Smooches online store tomorrow, August 7th. Paper Smooches has been a favorite stamp company of mine since the very first day they opened, so it is a treat to create with this new release of ADORABLE products.

Ready to take a look at the CUTENESS? 

This card features one of two new stamp sets - called Posh Planters. 

(It has a coordinating die set too!) 

I paired this image and sentiment with one of two new stencils, which I am TOTALLY in love with. I am SUCH a sucker for polkadots and this stencil features THREE sizes of dots on one stencil! (This post contains affiliate links - if you shop through my links I may receive compensation at no cost to you. Thank you from the bottom of my crafty heart!)

To make a background like this: 

• Begin with a panel of white cardstock. Attach a length of easily removable washi tape or a sticky note across where you want the patterns to meet. This creates a mask to block color from part of the panel. 
• Sponge aqua ink over the stencil to cover the top portion of cardstock.
• Lift up the washi or sticky note and move it up to cover the edge of the aqua dots. 
• Lightly sponge yellow ink across the bottom portion of cardstock. Then, line up the tiny dots on the stencil and ink over them using the same ink. 
• Remove the tape and finish your card!

I heat embossed the succulent image and then I used Jane Davenport's Colorsticks  to color it in. The Colorsticks are fun to play with because they have a thick creamy feel but because they are water-soluble you can use them like watercolor. Once the images were dry, I scribbled on top with the Colorsticks to add some details to the image.

How about some more details about tomorrow's release and today's blog hop!?

The new goodness (we're talking 2 stamp sets, 4 die sets, and 2 new stencils) will be available to purchase at 10:00 AM Central time on August 7th - and you are going to LOVE them. Once they go live,  find the new products here.

Today the team, plus a couple of guests are BLOG HOPPING and we hope you'll join us -  because you might just win a $30 gift code to use at the PS online store! 

Here are the details:

• Leave a comment on any of the blogs listed below (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it will increase your chances of winning) 
• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the blogs below
• Deadline: You have until midnight Central time on August 8th to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on August 9th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

While you're here - want to see one more card?
I used BOTH stencils on this one - a stencil on a stencil. How gorgeous is that succulent stencil?! 

READY TO GET HOPPING? Stop by and see everyone for awesome inspiration!

Paper Smooches blog

Guests:

Laura Williams (You're HERE my dear!)

Laurie Willison

Design Team:

Alice Huang

Jill Hawkins

Karin Akesdotter

Michele Boyer

Savannah O' Gwynn

Teri Anderson

Ways to increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop.  If you don't already like the PS FB page, please do https://www.facebook.com/PaperSmooches
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop (follow PS on Twitter - https://twitter.com/papersmooches)
• Share our blog hop on Instagram @papersmooches
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

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

Card Supplies: 
Paper Smooches - Posh Planters Stamp Set | Hot Dot Stencil | Succulent Stencil | Sweet Succulent Stamp Set | 
FSJ/Spellbinders - Jane Davenport Colorsticks 

Did you know that Paper Smooches offers up a fun challenge each month?  Keep an eye on the Paper Smooches blog for details.

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