Let’s Party! STAMPtember® Paper Smooches EXCLUSIVE!
Hi readers! Happy Thursday to you! I’m pleased to have TWO amazing designers (Laura Bassen & Pamela Ho) on our blog today to celebrate another truly wonderful stamp company, Paper Smooches!
EXCLUSIVE ALERT! Love the partying turtle above? This little fun turtle is part of an exclusive stamp set that you can only find at Simon Says Stamp! Check it out!
Before we get into all the stamping fun & inspiration let’s take a moment to introduce the sweet and talented artist behind Paper Smooches! The lovely, Kim Hughes!
I begin by sketching images and concepts in pencil. I then draw every sentiment and image with a black pen on white paper a zillion times until I get them just the way I like it. Ok, maybe a zillion is an exaggeration, but sometimes it takes me more than 30 tries to get it exactly right. (practice makes perfect). My clear, Photopolymer stamp sets and steel metal dies are truly a labor of love and I am thrilled to share my designs with all of you. My images reflect my silly personality and I hope they will bring a smile to your face.
Think of “Paper Smooches” as using ink to kiss your paper with our photopolymer clear stamps!
Now… check out the video below of the always entertaining Laura Bassen and how she used this special exclusive stamp set, and be sure to check out the inspiration from Pamela Ho below as well!
Enjoy!
Watch the video:
Designed by Laura Bassen:
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It’s definitely not too early to start making some Christmas cards. There are so many fun Christmas stamps and dies released by Paper Smooches in September so I started my mail-friendly Christmas cards. I used Paper Smooches’ Christmas words 2 die. I just love that huge “Seasons’ Greetings” die!
This was a very simple card to make in terms of the technique used, but surprisingly, it took me days of searching for inspiration! First, 2 cuts were made in white and adhered together with some white glue. Using a piece of washi, I masked off the bottom half of the sentiment and blended some gold ink onto the top.
On my card base, I masked off the top half and blended the gold ink onto the bottom half. I then adhered the sentiment die cut onto my card base, making sure to line up the masked line, so that the gold sentiment would have a white background and vice versa.
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Thanks for reading today, and big thanks to Laura & Pamela for designing such fun inspiration!
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Adorable stamp set! I esp. love that one with the pup in the party hat! LOL tfs hugs, Kristina
These are so cute!
Love Paper Smooches to death (okay, maybe a little over the top! but). Kim Hughes cute images and punny sentiments are so much fun to work with. Excellent samples by Laura and Pamela
I love Paper Smooches! That turtle and dog are so cute!
Adorable card!!!
Such a cutie
Fabulous cards.
Love paper smooches!!
That is one cute party turtle, and the holiday card is lovely!
Cute little party animal. I already follow by email.
Super cute stamp set!! And the cards are amazing!!
What a great new set! I love the bubbles for the background and loving that simple, but so effective second card!
Great cards!! The stamp set is supercute!!
LOVE these cards. Great stamp set too!
Ooooooooh what a sweet exclusive set. Awesome cards today!
I love the turtle and dog on that stamp set. So cute!
Awesome cards!
What fun happy cards. Thanks for sharing
Very cute card and love the PS stamp set! I have several of their sets and love them!
Love the back ground on Laura’s card and the beautiful technique and color of Pamela’s card.
Love these cards!
This is sooo cute!!
Laura and Pam have made some wonderful cards today! Thanks for the video, Laura. And, I think Pam’s card would be a fantastic one to make multiples of for the holiday!
Both cards are just adorable! Laura’s video’s always give me a good chuckle too with her great sense of humor.
I ADORE Paper Smooches – they are THE cutest stamps!!! This stamp set is so cute – love the doggie and turtle!
Very, very nice ladies… and Kim? She is the sweetest!
=] Michele
Paper Smooches is one of my all time favorite company! Kim’s stamps are so fun to play with!
How cute is that creation. I love all the dimension.
Wonderful card and I love the new stamp set! The confetti bubble image looks great for the background.
the turtle is adorable and I like those balloons with your fun string tip.
stamping sue
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Wonderful cards by two talented ladies! Love the second card with the season greeting but I don’t seems to get how to do it in two different colours. Could we have a video on this, please!
OMG I LOVE that background Laura made for her card!! So simple, but so striking – the best combo ;-) Fun video too!
Great cards! The turtle is just adorable.
Such a cute stamp set! Love this turtle! This card are both lovely! Colorful and bold! Thanks for sharing ladies, great inspiration.!
Adorable! Love the little dog!
Love love love this fun turtle, as well as all Laura’s videos :)))
Love Laura’s cute card!
Simply adorable!! Love the energy of the stamp set!
Thank you, Kim, for giving us such awesome supplies to work with! Thank you, Laura and Pamela for sharing your talent with us. Both cards were great!
OMG – I want to make both cards….really, they are both fantastic!
Great stamp set! Love Laura’s video, too! That turtle is adorable!
I’m ready for a “PARTY”
super cute exclusive stamp set!! i could listen to laura all day. she is hilarious! thanks for sharing such a talented lady and a wonderfully cute card!!
How sweet. Love these images and the cards you made.
Love Paper Smooches!
Such a cute card Laura and great simple card Pamela. TFS girls!!
hee… that little turtle is just too cute! what a fun set of cards!
So cute! Lots of good stuff in this little set.
Thread wrap mini glue dot trick– AWESOME!!
Love your cards and this stamp set is incredibly cute!
Today I have to say that although the cards are definitely great, my favorite part was hearing someone else takes a lot of time to work it out before putting it together!
I love the turtle, so cute! Wonderful fun projects and supplies. Great to read about the creative process!