Xyron and Paper Smooches Blog Hop

 

 This week the Xyron Design Team has been having fun creating with fun Paper Smooches products - and today, the Paper Smooches DT joins in on the fun!  Be sure to head to the Xyron blog and the Paper Smooches blogs to see tons of cuteness!  And I think someone said there might be some prizes! Be sure to follow the Xyron Facebook page to see the winners.

I used the Pretty Momma stamp set to create a Spa Bucket for Mom (cause remember, Mother's Day is just around the corner).  I gathered some gifts to pamper and dressed them up with my own embellishments.  It was super easy to put together using the Xyron Double Sided Tape.

Enjoy the hop, and if you missed any of the great projects from earlier in the week, be sure to check them out as well!

Xyron and Anna Griffin Blog Hop - Day 1

I loved getting to play with these new releases from Anna Griffin, and created a "modified" banner. I used the Xyron Double Sided Tape to attach my banner tags to a chicken wire frame - making it easy to display and easy to change out for different occasions.  You are also getting a little sneak peak of new products - Anna will be debuting all of these goodies on the 24 Hour Craft Day on HSN - but you can keep up to date on her HSN page. And our own Beth Kingston will be at HSN as well, bringing you great deals on Xyron! Be sure to check the Xyron Blog each day this week to see who is sharing projects for the day.

  I used the Anna Griffin Tags for the base of the banner, and cut strips of her paper to add a faux ribbon to the top.  These were attached using the Xyron/Teresa Collins Stapler.

I used the Xyron/Teresa Collins foam adhesives to attach the die-cuts to tags.  The "banner" was attached to a CTMH Chicken Wire Frame using the Xyron Double Sided Tape - so, I can change it out for any occasion, and then have the tags left over for other projects.

Remember to watch Anna  and Beth next week on HSN (I'm sure there will be some amazing prices that day!)

Words or Whatever - Wow Chipboard Release

Are you ready for some yummy new chipboard from Words or Whatever? and maybe a few new AltaMatz templates as well?  Then pull up a chair, and have a look!  Be sure to go over to the Words or Whatever blog to see more of the new release and what the rest of the team came up with.

I used the Happy Days title for this layout.  I've layered lots of fussy cutting as well as banners and handmade flowers nestled in a velvet ribbon lattice.

For this Adorable Baby Layout, I inked around the new Birds on a Wire AltaMatz, and then traced around it with a metallic pen to give more definiation.

 

Finally, on This Boy layout, I used glitter, embossing powders and mists to create this vintage finish.

Today's Beautiful Moments

 

Do you ever see a piece of paper, and just want to keep holding it, because it is so beautiful? That's how I feel about the WorldWin Petallics.  They are the most elegant papers ever!  The beautiful colors are so shimmery due to the mica-infused coating.  I wanted to create a card that really played up these characteristics, so I thought dry embossing would do the trick.

On this side view, you can see the shimmer a little better.  And look how gorgeous this paper accepts stamping and heat embossing. This  is a 5x 7" card - and the really great thing, is that WorldWin has matching envelopes in 5 different sizes in the Autumn Hay ( and  12 other Petallic colors).

WorldWin Papers

Metallic Foil Gold 

Autumn Hay Petallics Cardstock

Sky Pilot Petallics Cardstock

Hampton Art Stamps

Authentique Grateful Heart IC0232

Words or Whatever Chipboard

Samara Flourish WOW 1846

May Arts Ribbon

1.5" Crochet NP09

Wow Embossing Powder

Pale Gold

Ultra High Gold Rich

Anna Griffin Embossing Folder

Poppy

Xyron

Mega Runner, Creatopia