Somebunny Special

Happy Friday! I wanted to pop in quick and share the cutest little bunny tail! I thought this would be fantastic for Easter treats. 🙂

I used the super fun Bunny Card Die from Paper Smooches! ❤️ these fun shaped dies!

I have all these Pom Poms laying around and thought, hmmmm… 🙂

I was definitely snickering when I finished this! So cute with that tail! I ❤️ the sweet sentiment from PS’s Critter Card Puns heat embossed on the back.

This is just a white lunch bag I ran through my machine with the PS Bunny Card Die. I then added the (cardstock) cutie bunny elements on. I plan to pop a few chocolate eggs on top, and make somebunny special smile! 🙂

If you missed the Paper Smooches April DT Hop yesterday, be sure to check it out HERE! It’s another awesome release of fun, juicy stuff 😉 !

Have a great weekend!

Jill

Paper Smooches April DT Hop

Happy Spring 🙂 ! We are ushering in APRIL Paper Smooches, if you can believe that? Wow. April. Get ready for some sweet things from PS this month! I have more to make!! ❤ ❤ 🙂

It’s Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches APRIL 2017 release with you! TWO new stamp sets and SIX new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on April 2nd. You will find our new products HERE once they go live. The release date was postponed one day because Kim will be out of town until April 2nd.To add extra fun to our blog hop…we are offering up a prize!

The prize – a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, April 2nd to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, April 3rd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.

To increase your chances of winning:

Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

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

On with my project!! ❤

Once again, Paper Smooches sentiments do not fail to delight! This Thank You is from the new forthcoming Pineapple Crush 2 stamp set and this AWESOME pineapple is the new Pineapple 2 Die. Ooooo it’s fun! I love this typeface and its bold statement, perfect for repeated linear stamping! ❤

I was definitely sweating as I got further along with this stamping and then when I was done, I die cut it! Ahhhhhh the panic! 🙂 🙂 It turned out–phew!

Be sure to hop along everywhere here today. Can’t wait to see what everyone else has whipped up! 🙂

Next stop: The SUPER talented Karin Akesdotter! 🙂

Take care- Jill 🙂

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National Craft Month Hop :)

Happy National Craft Month to all my fellow crafties out there! I am excited to be joining the Blog Hop for Right at Home to celebrate this crafty month of ours, and this SUPER FUN new set of theirs: Make Something Beautiful! 🙂 There is a whole month to celebrate Crafts!

I truly love this sentiment because it is sooooo true! I end most days at my desk to make something. It is definitely my destressification. (Yup, that’s a word. 😉 )

I white heat embossed these crafty scissors and then used Distress Inks for the happy watercolors. I cannot avoid a rainbow! 🙂

This is such a fantastic set to make fun things for other creative friends… or hey, make something for yourself and keep it! 🙂 This card may need to stay with me? 😉

Hop along further, with some of my crafty friends ❤️! Here is the full lineup below (and a giveaway chance!):

Jill <<– 🙂

Also, check out the Right at Home blog for all the giveaway details! Be sure to comment all along this hop for your chance to win this great set! 🙂

A big crafty hug to Nicole for asking me to help celebrate this special month and this great new Right at Home stamp set! What fun to make!! And make! And make…and…. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill 🙂

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Whale, Hello :)

I quite enjoy this happy little whale from Paper Smooches new Huge Hugs stamps and dies! This card was so fun to make and I really enjoy how it turned out. It makes me smile! 🙂

This whale stamps awesome. I did use my MISTI to double up stamping, making it a deeper black (is that possible?). But it stamps solid straightaway. Always a bonus for us stampers. I used Distress Inks and blended them on this panel. Once in a *whAle*, I get a blend that makes me ooooh and ahhh! ❤

Plus, I ALWAYS enjoy Paper Smooches punny sentiments <3. They are THE best!! 🙂

You will find all the new Paper Smooches products HERE. Next week we hop to share April’s release! It’s filled with smiles!

Thanks for stopping by today–have a great FRIDAY!

Take care- Jill 🙂

Instagram: jilldhawkins 🙂

PS Critters! :)

Thought I’d pop in with some more New Paper Smooches March release fun! You can check out all the new products HERE!

I did two posts using the Cat & Dog Card Dies HERE and HERE. Eeeek, they are fun!

Today, I’m using the new Paper Smooches Bear Frog Card Dies! I need to get these out again and make some more cuties soon!

I LOVE this little frog!! 🙂

I was making these around Groundhog Day, and thought a Groundhog would be cute! But I ended up making a Beaver instead! 🙂 My son will think this is a riot.

I love that dude. ❤

I also used the new PS stamp set, Critter Card Puns for these sentiments. My head spins thinking of all the possibilities for these fun dies!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hope your weekend is a great one!

Take care- Jill 🙂

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A Ear-y Twist & Dinos! :)

I thought I would use the new Paper Smooches Dog die in a different way too: Ears or mountains?! Haaaa!

I had this one in my head and had to get it out! I also used the Huge Hugs! Seriously, this Dino: ❤ ❤ ! I colored the Dino with Copic markers and gave him and his balancing hearts some dimension with foam tape. I used my white pen to snow cap the mountains. jill_cat-and-dog-die_huge-hugs_00

For this card, I also used bits from the following: Heart Frame Die, Feathered Friends Icon dies, and Snowdrifts dies.

Here are a few more Dino-mite cards to enjoy using the new Dinosaur Die! Once I started, I couldn’t stop using him/her! 🙂

This one also uses the Tag Stitched die.

This little guy is Wild! He is riding the Bicycle die 🙂

Also, the sentiment is from the new Huge Hugs 2 set. ❤ Paper Smooches sentiments!

Of course, I had to make this little cutie a girl too! 🙂

This is made with the Love Word 2 die, Heart Frame die, and the Dainty Flowers 2 die.

She is too cute!! Eeeep! I love the navy and pink together.

You will find all the new Paper Smooches products HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a Dino-mite weekend!! 🙂

Jill 🙂

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Destination Chicago

Happy Thursday! Thought I’d pop in quick with the finished card I started for The Daily Marker 30 Day challenge! 🙂

This is a great woodblock stamp of Chicago by Hero Arts. 🙂 It is called Destination Chicago.

I used Distress Inks for these colors. I think I’m trying to combat the winter blues with rainbows lately 😉 . I like the way it turned out in the end. And as I’ve said many a times, you just NEVER know with watercolors! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill 🙂

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Family Laughs

Happy (Technique) Tuesday! The new Technique Tuesday release can be found HERE!

I soooooo enjoy THIS new set from Technique Tuesday called Sassy Family. I think sometimes a sentiment is all you need for a card. With two of these cards below, I did just that:

I would never ignore a call. 🙂

For this card, I stamped in orange and heat embossed it clear. Then I added some patterned papers and some stitching to keep it simple.

This sentiment, I find particularly hilarious and OH SO TRUE! 🙂 I scored the paper on this card before adding watercolor with Distress Inks. I was hoping the ink would pool up in the creases, but no such luck. It’s always an experiment with watercolor!

And of course, this sentiment above about the bathroom and silence, is my FAVORITE of this set. I just think is so funny and SO TRUE!! 🙂 I think I might have one last sentiment to ink from this set? Otherwise, I’ve used them all. Such fun!

Don’t forget to check out the new stuff from Technique Tuesday HERE! Happy March!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill 🙂

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My Little Nut

I had to make this card for my little nut 🙂 . He is going to think these little squirrels are so cute! ❤

hawkins_jill_lil-nut I watercolored a rainbow for the background. It went a little awry, but that is what happens with watercolor, right? hawkins_jill_lil-nut_

I’m joining in the Little Tangles Challenge: Rainbow! Love a rainbow!! I’d love to make another one.

I colored these little cuties for Kathy’s The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge. If you haven’t joined in, I recommend it! Kathy is a star for keeping it going and dropping smiles everywhere. You can find my attempts on Instagram here –> jilldhawkins . If you join in once or twice, it’s all good! I’m wondering if I’ll complete another full 30 days myself?! Here’s hoping! 🙂

This stamp set is Neat & Tangled’s My Favorite Nut.

Have a great week!! 🙂

Jill 🙂

Hello Sunshine! Stay Cooool

When I saw Ellen Hutson’s Mix It Up Challenge this month was with Paper Smooches, well, I had to jump in! I was so excited to mix it up with some super faves 🙂 . I’m hoping I can sneak in another soon, since I have many things splayed across my desk already. Haaaa! 🙂

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Oh my word!! I cannot handle how cute this little bear is with these giant PS glasses! 🙂 I think he might be struggling a bit, since his treat is upside down. 😉 hawkins_jill_sunshine-smooches_00

I clear heat embossed this little guy. I colored in the Sunshine with both Copic markers and colored pencils. I could not decide how I wanted it to look! 🙂 I admittedly snickered when I finished this last night. Such fun! 🙂

For this card, I used Ellen Hutson’s All Inside (and dies), Bear Ware (and dies), and Warm Fuzzies. From Paper Smooches, I used the Rainbow Die and Glasses dies. SOOOO fun! 🙂

I’m entering this in the Ellen Hutson March Mix It Up Challenge: Paper Smooches…I’m actually early this time, so be sure you check it out too!! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by! Have an AWESOME sunshiney weekend!!

Jill

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