tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32038012541486102552024-03-04T23:53:01.911-05:00A. Spoon Full of SugarAnnette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-29773468457973125082020-06-27T15:00:00.000-04:002020-06-27T15:00:02.556-04:00Uniting Against RacismHello friends. I've come out of hiding for a very good cause. I am honored to participate in a blog, Instagram and YouTube hop in support of social justice. Fellow paper crafter, <a href="https://justinehovey.com/?p=4797" target="_blank">Justine Hovey</a>, created this hop so crafters around the world can come together to stand behind our crafty sisters and
brothers of color not just in the art industry, but also to show our support in the
never-ending fight for equality all over the world. If you're participating in the hop, then you should have come from <a href="http://kali9designs.blogspot.com/2020/06/die-cuts-and-slimline-cards-paper.html" target="_blank">Kathya Kalanine's </a>blog.<br />
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A blog hop may seem like a little thing, but I decided I am going to do everything I possibly can to stand up against racism and social injustice. If I have an opportunity to use my talents to speak out, then I'm going to do it. I can't stay silent any longer and neither should you. It's time for everyone to use whatever voice they have - whether it's making cards, singing beautiful music, creating moving poetry, teaching students, or building a web site- to stand up against racism because BLACK LIVES MATTER!<br />
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<a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-YOU-MATTER-SSS101645-STAMPtember-SSS101645?gclid=Cj0KCQjwudb3BRC9ARIsAEa-vUsHHthop1kML4dPNMKB6Ur-taqrrW3BPXT9WP6Z9OJG8J8t5GwdcNoaAivKEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp You Matter Stamp Set</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/RESERVE-Precision-Heat-Embossing-Emboss-Tool-Gun-Hero-Arts-PW200-Milwaukee-1173" target="_blank">Wagner Precision Heat Tool</a><br />
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Thanks for stopping by. The next stop on the hop is <a href="http://www.craftbymona.info/2020/06/papercrafters-unite-against-racism-hop.html" target="_blank">Mona Toth</a>. I'm also including a link to <a href="http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/instagram-accounts-of-black-crafters/" target="_blank">Instagram Accounts of Black Crafters</a> on Kristina Werner's blog. In addition, if you’re looking for additional ways to help, please consider donating to one of the
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<li><a href="http://www.blacktablearts.com/" target="_blank">Black Table Arts</a> - organizes and brings in black artists into communities and
provides creative spaces for leadership </li>
<li><a href="https://thelovelandfoundation.org/" target="_blank">The Loveland Project</a> - helps provide therapy for black women and girls </li>
<li><a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fair-fight-1" target="_blank">Fair Fight </a>- a movement to ensure free and fair elections </li>
<li><a href="https://www.blackgirlscode.com/" target="_blank">Black Girls Code</a> - a movement to increase women of colour in STEM fields
and exposes girls to computer science and technology </li>
<li><a href="https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project" target="_blank">The Bail Project</a> - mission to combat mass incarceration and reshape the
pretrial system in the United States and helps reunite families.</li>
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It's hard to believe Paper Sweeties is turning six! I had the honor of designing for them when it was a relatively new company. I'm so honored that Debbie invited me back to participate in the celebration with a Designer Spotlight post!<br />
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I've pretty much retired from designing these days because I am now working as a publicist for an entertainment company. I get to work with tv, radio and newspaper reporters all over Ohio to promote their shows. However, I occasionally come out of hiding for special occasions such as this! Happy Birthday, Paper Sweeties! I hope you have many more to come!</div>
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Please visit the <a href="https://papersweeties.com/category/blog/">Paper Sweeties blog</a>. They're celebrating all month long!</div>
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When I was an active card blogger, it usually took me much longer to make the card than to write the post. That's because I'm a writer by trade. Writing comes easy to me most days. Today is NOT one of them.</div>
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Today, I am writing about a topic that is sensitive. It's a topic that we've all been hearing about in the news over the last couple of weeks. Some consider this topic political. Some consider it religious. And some consider it moral. I consider it just being a decent human being. </div>
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I can't even begin to tell you how upset I've been to live in a country that tears young, innocent children from their parents and puts them in "camps" where they have no family, no friends and no love. </div>
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Please don't engage in a debate about the "zero tolerance" policy because that is not the purpose of this post. My blog is not a forum for political, religious or moral deliberations. My blog is a place where I share cards I make to uplift people. To show compassion and kindness. Simply put, it's a place to show love.</div>
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So today, I'm sharing a card I made for the Stamping for Families blog hop. I want these children to know they are loved. Yes, I am fully aware that they will probably never read this post, but someone out there will read it and hopefully be inspired by it, and maybe - just maybe - they will express their love. And maybe - just maybe - enough of us will be inspired to share our compassion, kindness and love for others. And then maybe - just maybe - someone who really needs to feel loved will actually feel loved. </div>
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Today's card features hearts stamped in a circle. The hearts are all of the colors in the rainbow to represent every person of every color, race, religion, etc. because EVERYONE deserves to be loved.</div>
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Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-21127173214289947852017-04-09T11:01:00.003-04:002017-04-09T11:01:38.839-04:00Stamping for Autism Awareness Blog Hop I am honored to participate in the Stamping for Autism blog hop. I believe this is the third year of the hop and I've been in it since year one.<br />
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Neither of my two kids have autism, but they do have other special needs. Because of this, I know how challenging life can be. I have nothing but admiration for Veronica, Tenia and all the other parents who have to go the extra mile to meet the needs of these children.<br />
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My card celebrates these awesome children and their parents. I used microfine glitter from Elizabeth Crafts to create the sparkly circles in the ring wreath, which is a die from Simon Says Stamp. It took a while to create the wreath, but boy was it fun! I'm happy with the results so it was well worth my time. One of these days I'd like to do a tutorial on how I created this card.<br />
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I want to apologize for being a day late with my post. I am now working
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There are several talented cardmakers participating in this hop. Click on the link below to see more beautiful creations.<br />
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It's my very last post for the February Designer Spotlight. :-( I really enjoyed being a part of the Wednesday Challenge team this month. Challenges are a great way to grow your crafting skills. They push you to try techniques and designs you may not have done otherwise. They also push you to do your best and continually strive to improve. You probably already know this if you're on this page because you came to it from the Simon Says Stamp blog!<br />
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This week's challenge is Anything Goes featuring Simon Says Stamp products. I know Valentine's Day has passed, but a love-themed card never goes out of style. My card features the new Simon Says Stamp Love and Quotes set. <br />
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To create this card, I first stamped two rows of the smallest heart in the set on the top of the card with the lightest ink color. I then stamped two rows of the second smallest heart in a little darker shade and so on until I got to the bottom of the card. Each time, I used a bigger heart with a darker shade of ink. Then I took the same ink and covered the hearts using my ink blending tool. <br />
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Next, I stamped the sentiment onto cardstock and cut it out with the large banner in the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Bundle of Shapes.<b> Here is a trick:</b> The banner was not long enough for the sentiment. To get the banner the right size, I left the top edge of the banner hanging outside of my cutting plates, allowing only the bottom part of the banner to be cut. Then, I re positioned the banner to align with the top half of my sentiment, turned the paper around and left the bottom part of the banner hanging outside of the cutting plate and cutting the top half. <br />
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I adhered the banner with dimensional stickers and finished it off with some silver sequins! Bam! Done!!<br />
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As I mentioned earlier, challenges are a great way to grow your crafting abilities because they encourage you to try new techniques or designs that you may not have tried otherwise. Sometimes it's good to step outside your comfort zone and grow as a crafter. I encourage you to give it a try. Who knows? You may actually win a prize like a $50 Gift Voucher to Simon Says Stamp!!!<br />
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Hi everyone! It's time for another Wednesday Challenge! I'm in my third week as the guest designer for the Wednesday Challenge!!<br />
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This week's theme is Fantastic Florals and we are featuring Altenew. Can I just say how excited I was when found out I got to play with Altenew products!?! They are my absolute favorite stamp company. I love their floral images. I really like their inks, too. They're crisp and they dry relatively fast, which prevents smudging. My card features a whimsical floral set called Hello Sunshine. Check it out!<br />
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If you're thinking "Her watercoloring is terrible. It's not even inside the lines!" let me stop you right there because it was intentional.<br />
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I very, very loosely watercolored the flowers after stamping them onto watercolor paper. I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush to fill in the images. Let me add that letting go of control and allowing myself to be more free with the coloring was not easy. I am usually very meticulous. <br />
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However, I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone because I like the end result. I would be remiss if I didn't give credit to Margaret Berg, who designed this gorgeous illustration called Pastel Florals.<br />
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I'd like to challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and try something new. Then enter it into the challenge for the chance to win a $50 gift card to Simon Says Stamp.<br />
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<br />Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-66970974718708660552017-02-08T09:00:00.000-05:002017-02-08T22:36:43.694-05:00Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Week 2I'm back again with another card for the Wednesday challenge this month. Before I get started, I'd like to share the story of how this guest design spot came to be. Back in November, I attended a palette-making party Heidi hosted at the Simon Says Stamp office. (I am fortunate enough to live a couple miles away from SSS!) The very lovely Lorraine Aquilina (Lols) was there also. We started chatting and really hit it off! Here is a picture of us with our handmade palettes!<br />
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The theme is "cute" and we are featuring Wild Rose Studio. Here is my card:<br />
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I stamped the Bear Hugs stamp with Memento Ink onto some Copic Blending X Press It paper that I had die cut using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles. I colored the image with Copic Markers and then blended some Tumbled Glass and Bundled Sage Distress Inks onto the top and bottom of the panel. I adhered it onto my card base, which I had covered in colorful patterned by from the Amy Tangerine Sketchbook 6 collection. Here are links to the products I used:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thumblinky.com/click.php?action=refer&cID=8599&tID=16613" target="_blank" title="Copic Blending X Press It Paper">Copic Blending X Press It Paper</a></div>
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Now it's your turn to create a "cute" card and enter it into this week's challenge for a chance to win a<br />
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<a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/StoreFront"><img alt="50dollar_voucher_600px" src="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/07/50dollar_voucher_600px.jpg" height="215" width="600" /></a>Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-87491210583735646842017-02-01T09:00:00.000-05:002017-02-01T22:58:58.478-05:00Hello out there! I'm Baaaack!! I'm back and I'm excited to say that I am the February guest designer for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!<br />
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The theme for this week's challenge is The Color of Love and we're featuring Reverse Confetti products.<br />
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I used paper and Confetti Cuts from the new releases. The card was pretty easy to create. I simply cut out a banner and die cut the row of heart outlines and adhered them to my card base. Then I cut out a 2.25"x2.25" square, rounded the corners on the right and adhered it using three-dimensional foam stickers. I adhered the XOXO and some left over hearts from the inside of the heart outline die, added some enamel dots and voila! You can get these products at Simon Says Stamp. Here are links:<br />
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Now it's your turn to create something using the Color of Love theme. You don't have to use Reverse Confetti products to play, but if you have them, go for it!<br />
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However, I made time to create a graduation card for my nephew, Cody, who just graduated from high school. Cody is a great kid and I am proud to be his aunt. Congrats, Cody!!<br />
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This is a slider card I made for him:<br />
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Look at all those people throwing their caps in the air!<br />
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Yay! Hats off! <br />
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Now, those same hands are catching money that they will be getting as graduation gifts!! Woo hoo!<br />
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I used the Avery Elle Hats Off set to create the card with the exception of the dollar bills, which I drew by hand.<br />
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Here is a video that shows how the slider card works. My husband took the video so I could open and close the card. (Thanks, honey!) It's a little washed out, but you still get the idea. Thanks for visiting and again, congrats Cody!<br />
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<br />Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-11181501003936573742016-05-01T09:00:00.000-04:002016-05-01T09:00:29.023-04:00Sparkle and Shine Challenge #29It's May! You know how the saying goes - April showers bring May flowers - which is why the Sparkle and Shine inspiration photo is absolutely perfect for this challenge!<br />
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Here is the card I made from the inspiration photo:<br />
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I had fun with this card. Here's how I made it:<br />
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<li>Stamp flowers, leaves and succulents and then die cut or fussy cut them. I used Altenew Vintage Florals, Simon Says Stamp/Altenew Layered Flowers and Simon Says Stamp Cups and Succulents. All ink is from Altenew. Adhere to card base.</li>
<li>Stamp sentiment with Versamark and heat emboss in gold. The sentiment is also from Simon Says Stamps Flowers on My Mind.</li>
<li>Don't forget to finish it off with some bling. I used pearl gems from Eyelet Outlet.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's time for another <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">Sparkle and Shine Challenge</a>. If you like purple, this is the challenge for you! Check out the gorgeous inspiration photo below. All you have to do is create a project using the photo as your inspiration. If your project is chosen as the winner, you will receive a $15 gift card to the online craft store </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-42221235457970997972016-04-11T08:00:00.000-04:002016-04-11T08:00:22.143-04:00Merry Monday 200th Challenge Celebration!Hello friends out there in blog world! I had the honor of being invited by my friend <a href="http://stampsatplay.blogspot.com/">Kathy Schweinfurth</a> to participate in the <a href="http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/">Merry Monday</a> 200th celebration. All of the challenge designers invited one guest to participate in the challenge, and Kathy asked me! Thank you, Kathy!!<br />
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The photo below is a montage of four different sources of inspiration. You can choose from a sketch, a color palette and/or two photos. Pick one or pick them all!<br />
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I went a little out of my comfort zone with this card. I started by die cutting three different sized circles with masking paper. I placed the masking paper onto watercolor paper then stamped an evergreen leaf image onto the watercolor paper. Afterward, I removed the masks and watercolored the ornaments using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I finished it off with a sentiment from WPlus9, some embroidery floss and some gems.<br />
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I encourage you to visit the <a href="http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/">Merry Monday challenge blog </a>and hop along. Then, make your own creation and enter the challenge.<br />
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For this challenge, I made a shaker card using stamps and dies from <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/">My Favorite Things.</a> I threw in a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and Paper Sweeties. <br />
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As you can see, I was inspired by the colorful circles and also by the clear background. <br />
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Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-63199030426223992332016-03-15T09:00:00.000-04:002016-03-15T09:00:08.769-04:00Sparkle and Shine Challenge #26<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello and welcome to the <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">Sparkle and Shine challenge #26.</a> This challenged is sponsored by the amazing online store <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>! The winner of the challenge will received a $15 gift card to the store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Without further adieu, I bring you the inspiration photo: </span><br />
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I just happened to have some spare burlap and polka dotted ribbon leftover from a wreath I made. I found some green chevron patterned paper in my stash, too. The sentiment is from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=301699">Simon Says Stamp Pure Sunshine</a> collection. I bought it because one of the sentiments is the lyrics to "You Are My Sunshine," a song I like to sing to my kids. :-) I found an orange and white polka dotted flower and a pretty pearl brad to adhere the flower onto the card. The leaves are another <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=131936">SSS die (Clustered Leaves) </a>that I cut with sparkly green paper.<br />
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That's my card for the challenge. How does the inspiration photo speak to you? Why not make a card and enter it in the challenge to win a prize!?!Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-17147282866308580222016-03-01T09:00:00.000-05:002016-03-01T09:00:18.438-05:00Sparkle and Shine Challenge 25Today we start challenge number 25 at the Sparkle and Shine blog. It's March, which means people will be celebrating the luck o' the Irish this month. Here is my lucky card based on the inspiration photo below.<br />
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I used Altenew Lacy Scrolls stamps and three shades of the Altenew green inks to achieve the ombre effect. The sentiment is a die also from Altenew. <br />
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Now it's your turn to create something.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The winner of this challenge will received a $15 gift card to </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a></span>.</span><br />
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<br />Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-66360931340802954522016-02-15T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-15T09:00:07.214-05:00Sparkle and Shine Challenge 24Hello! Hello! I'm back again with a card for the next <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">Sparkle and Shine Challenge</a>. The winner of this challenge will receive a $15 gift card to the online store <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is the inspiration photo:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> My card based on the inspiration photo:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I actually hand created the herringbone pattern. I took a piece of computer paper and adhered strips of cardstock in various colors and widths at an angle. Then, I cut the entire paper into four strips. I adhered the four strips onto heavy card stock (Neenah 120 lb.) alternating the direction of the stripes to create the herringbone pattern. I ran it through my die cutting machine us<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing a stit<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ched rectangle die from Simon Says <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stamp.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then I stamped sentiments from <a href="http://altenew.com/collections/stamps/products/label-love">Altenew Label Love</a>, cut them and aligned them on the base at the same angle as the colored stripes, and adhered them with foam dots to pop them up and make them stand out a little better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now, I thought the card was done until I remembered that this is the <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">Sparkle and Shine Challenge</a>, which means I needed to add some embellishments. I found the enamel arrows in my stash from my <a href="http://www.eyeletoutlet.com/enamel-arrows.html">Eyelet Outlet</a> designing days, popped those babies onto the card and it was done. Finito. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Please join the challenge. Don't forget to visit the other designers' blogs for more inspiration!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-79128198953398183162016-02-01T09:00:00.000-05:002016-02-01T09:00:03.426-05:00Time for a new Sparkle and Shine ChallengeHello and welcome blog friends and followers. It's time for another challenge over at the <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">Sparkle & Shine blog</a>.<br />
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Before I get started, I want to share some sad news. Angel Johns, the owner of this challenge, recently lost her husband of fifteen years. He is also the father of her two sons, ages five and 15. A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help Angel with the expenses. The $10,000 goal was met, but if you still feel like helping her, I know the money will be put to good use.<br />
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<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/AngelJohnsFamily">https://www.gofundme.com/AngelJohnsFamily</a><br />
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Back to the challenge ... <br />
<a href="http://www.createasmilestamps.com/">Create A Smile Stamps</a> is our sponsor for this challenge. The winner will receive a $25 gift card to the online store and will be asked to be our Guest Designer for next month.<br />
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Here is my card. I used the Hero Arts Acts of Kindness set to create the card. I've been wanting this set since it first came out a couple months ago. I finally ordered it and this is the first project I created with it.<br />
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If you're planning to make a Valentine's Day card for your sweetie, why not use the inspiration photo above and enter it into the <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">challenge</a>? </div>
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Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-89891979796584038462016-01-15T09:00:00.000-05:002016-01-15T09:00:00.202-05:00Sparkle and Shine Challenge 22Hi there! I'm excited to post my second card as a Sparkle and Shine design team member. Winter is in full force here. In fact, my back yard looks a lot like the inspiration photo! We have snow on the ground, ice on the trees and ocassionally, a cardinal makes an appearance.<br />
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Here is my interpretation of the inspiration photo:<br />
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I realized after working on this card that I don't own any cardinal stamps. That is going to change. The mascot of the high school my kids will attend (once they're old enough) is a cardinal. I am going to need a cardinal stamp in the future!<br />
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In the meantime, I had to make do with what I had. I found this bird ephemera buried in my stash. It is from a really old Crate Paper kit. The bird was white, so I colored it red with Copic markers and then added some Wink of Stella for a little sparkle. The fence is a die from Paper Sweeties and the white "snow" hill is a die from Simon Says Stamp.<br />
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<br />Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-67938429962037723992016-01-01T09:00:00.000-05:002016-01-01T09:00:16.810-05:00Ringing in the New Year with Some SparkleHappy 2016! Each new year brings changes. For example, I'm ringing in the New Year with a new design team opportunity. I am excited to announce that I am joining the <a href="http://sparkleandshinechallenge.blogspot.com/">Sparkle and Shine</a> design team. As a huge fan of cards with bling, I think I will fit in quite nicely.<br />
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Here is the inspiration photo for the current challenge: <br />
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I took my inspiration from multiple elements. The blue, pearl, silver and purple color palette, the sparkly tinsel and the circular shapes of the balloons and clock.<br />
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<br />Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-10197980720147477382016-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-01T00:00:00.192-05:00Paper Sweeties January 2016 Inspiration Challenge Happy New Year!! With a new year comes new changes. One of those changes includes my involvement in the Paper Sweeties Design Team. Today is my last post. I have designed for Paper Sweeties for two years, and I have loved every moment, but it's time for me to pursue new opportunities. Debbie has been wonderful to me. I'm going to miss her and the other ladies on the team, but I know she is in good hands because there is so much talent on that team.<br />
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Here is the inspiration for this month's challenge. I just love this color palette. <br />
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As you can see, I took my inspiration from the color palette, but also from the pretty snowflakes. Here's a closer look:<br />
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Keep hopping along for more inspiration and when you're done, take all those ideas and make your own creation for the challenge.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mywholestampinworld.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties/" target="_blank">Angel Johns </a><br />
<a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarcrafts.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Annette Witherspoon</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.inkup.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Cheryl Lea</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties <– you are here!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.piecesbyemily.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties/" target="_blank">Emily Frasier</a><br />
<a href="http://bugnme.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Jeri Thomas </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://greenwoodgirlcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Jill Norwood</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thetuckerwolekclan.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Julie Tucker-Wolek</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stampsatplay.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties/" target="_blank">Kathy Schweinfurth </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://larissaheskettdesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Larissa Heskett</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mackiemade.com/">Mackie Robertson</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mariasmerrymakings.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Maria Patrick</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://passionatecrafter.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Michelle Bala</a><br />
<a href="https://crimsonowlcreations.wordpress.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Michele Henderson </a><br />
<a href="http://www.mynnettekitchenonastampage.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Mynnette Kitchen</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://artful-notions.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Nancy Penir</a><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by <a href="http://www.taheerah-atchia.com/" style="color: #0068cf; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.3px;" target="_blank">Taheerah Atchia</a> and
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Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know
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<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Join in the fun every day at <a href="http://www.taheerah-atchia.com/" style="color: #0068cf; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.3px;" target="_blank">taheerah-atchia.com</a> to see what special surprises wait behind the door!</span>Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com135tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-65495137615052536382015-12-07T14:09:00.002-05:002015-12-07T14:09:46.927-05:00Merry Glittery ChristmasMy friend Virginia has been hosting this amazing challenge called <a href="http://virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/12/virginias-view-challenge-21.html">Virginia's View</a> for a while. It's one of the most popular challenges in the card making world. She always gets hundreds of entries from some of the most talented designers in the industry. I've entered her challenge a few times and once I had the honor of being selected as a favorite. It was quite flattering considering the tough competition.<br />
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I have admired Virginia's work for a long time. Back when I was somewhat of a newbie, I used to faithfully follow a challenge blog called Lily Pad Cards. That's where I discovered Virginia. She was a design team member. Though the challenge no longer exists, I kept following Virginia's work and eventually we became blog friends. She is such a sweet, kind person.<br />
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Like all of us, Virginia has a busy life, which is why she is taking a much-needed break from the challenge. While I'm sad to see the challenge on hold, I totally understand.<br />
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I am entering the challenge in support of my friend with this glittery card. The theme is "All About Glitter."<br />
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To create this card, I started with a Tim Holtz sun ray stencil. I spread embossing paste that I had colored blue with distress ink onto the stencil. After carefully lifting it off the paper, I sprinkled glitter embossing powder onto the card. The powder only sticks to the wet paste. Using my heat gun, I melted the glittery powder to give the rays their sparkle.<br />
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Next, I adhered the poinsettia flower I had stamped using the Wplus9 layered poinsettia stamp and dies. I colored the inside with a gold gel pen and added some stickles for additional sparkle. The sentiment, also from Wplus9, was stamped in Versamark and heat embossed onto vellum paper using silver embossing powder.<br />
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That's right! A video tutorial! It's my first time doing a full tutorial using editing software and voice overs so go easy on me! I hope to do more in the future!<br />
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I'm working with products from my favorite stamp and die company - Altenew! Please visit the Simon Says Stamp <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/">blog</a> and leave me some love!! <br />
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Welcome Sweeties Fans! We're kicking off December with a new challenge. We're getting into the holiday spirit with this festive inspiration photo:<br />
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In addition to the rich colors, I also found some inspiration in the round sign and the wall in the background.<br />
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Before die cutting the ornaments, I stamped them with Versamark and heat embossed them in white. I did the same with the sentiment, except I used gold embossing powder. The ornaments are "hanging" from gold twine by Martha Stewart.<br />
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To create a wood texture on the white card panel, I ran it through my Cuttlebug with a wood grain embossing folder. Then, I adhered the ornaments, the sentiment and some sequins onto the panel.<br />
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Sometimes I get hung up on how I want to lay out my card. When this happens, I turn to my Pinterest Board devoted to card sketches. Today's card was created using the sketch below, from Studio Calico. I simply rotated it by 180 degrees. <br />
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Now it's your turn to create something inspired by this month's color palette, but first, please hop along for further ideas and inspiration.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mywholestampinworld.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties/" target="_blank">Angel Johns </a><br />
Annette Witherspoon ← ← ←You Are Here</div>
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<a href="http://www.inkup.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Cheryl Lea</a> </div>
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<a href="http://papersweeties.com/category/blog/">Debbie Marcinkiewicz </a>– Paper Sweeties </div>
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<a href="http://www.piecesbyemily.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties/" target="_blank">Emily Frasier</a><br />
<a href="http://bugnme.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Jeri Thomas </a></div>
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<a href="http://greenwoodgirlcards.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Jill Norwood</a></div>
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<a href="http://thetuckerwolekclan.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Julie Tucker-Wolek</a></div>
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<a href="http://stampsatplay.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties/" target="_blank">Kathy Schweinfurth </a></div>
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<a href="http://larissaheskettdesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Larissa Heskett</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.mackiemade.com/">Mackie Robertson</a></div>
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<a href="http://mariasmerrymakings.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Maria Patrick</a></div>
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<a href="http://passionatecrafter.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Michelle Bala</a><br />
<a href="https://crimsonowlcreations.wordpress.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Michele Henderson </a><br />
<a href="http://www.mynnettekitchenonastampage.blogspot.com/search/label/Paper%20Sweeties" target="_blank">Mynnette Kitchen</a></div>
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Annette Witherspoon ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/10934925202238392903noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3203801254148610255.post-37567359022442725132015-11-02T22:39:00.002-05:002015-11-02T22:39:33.501-05:00I'm Sharing Handmade KindnessI'm embarrassed to admit this, but it's time I come clean. I am a card maker who rarely sends cards. It's stupid. I know. I invest so much time making the best cards I can possibly make. I put a lot of effort into photographing it in just the right light. Then, I put the card in a box, where it just sits waiting to be given to someone who will appreciate it. Sometimes the cards make it out of the box when I give them to friends or family, but too often, they do not.<br />
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Not. Any. More.<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2015/11/share-handmade-kindness-challenge-week-1-friends-family.html">Jennifer McGuire and her "Share Handmade Kindness" campaign</a>, I am motivated to spread a little encouragement to the world around me. I invite you to join me. Even if you're not a crafter, you can still participate. Bake some cookies and give them to your friends. Pick some flowers or give plant starters to your neighbors. The important thing is to spread kindness. The world needs more kindness.<br />
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Today, I went to the post office and mailed out two handmade cards. I intend to send more, including the one in the picture below:<br />
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