DT Day: Tracy

Hi there, it's Tracy invading the blog today to share a soft little card I made. I CASE'd one of my own cards from last month for this one. I reversed the layout, used some purple instead, and added a duet of butterflies.

I love these sentiments from Technique Tuesday- they're universal and so much fun!So Nice Recipe Cardstock: MFT sweet tooth; vellum Decorative Paper: Pebbles Garden Party Stamps: Technique Tuesday I Like You Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: Paper Smooches Tag Stitched die, purple ribbon, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Zva dimensionals

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Zva Creative

New bling from Zva Creative has arrived, to dress up all of your papercrafting projects!  We have these self-adhesive crystal flowers, as well as several new styles of flourishes.

Stop by to check out the whole selection of Zva Creative accessories today!

Make sure you check in on our Facebook page, too!  We will be updating it frequently, with new arrivals from CHA!

i {heart} CAS-Friday

Today i {heart} papers is sponsoring the CAS-Friday blog.  My sweet friend Michele Gross graciously allowed me to kick off our birthday celebration a little early.  Isn't that fun?

The challenge this week is simple – your project must include a heart, in honor of i {heart} papers!  How cute!  CAS + heart = Kate loves.

My project, shown above, includes these products available in the i {heart} papers store: North Pole 12x12 Collection Kit, Mint Motif Sweet Hearts set, Memento & Palette inks, Glossy Accents, Copics, red twine, and Zva flourish bling.

Play along over on the CAS-Fri blog.  I’ll be giving away a $20 gift certificate to the winner.  Go check it out!  Happy stamping!

New Bling! And Paper Too!

New lovelies from Zva Creative are now in stock!  We've added new colors, to spice up your holiday crafting.  This pretty flourish is available in a Chocolate/Champagne combination, as is this double pack.  If you like solid colors, don't miss this one, in all chocolate.  And for all of your girly-girl projects, this darling rosy pink flourish is perfect!

Authentique is getting you ready for a season of blessings with this gorgeous Thankful 6x6 paper pad.  The warm colors coordinate perfectly with the new Zva Creative chocolate bling!

And we have two new lines from Carta Bella.  Traditions is a great all-purpose 6x6 paper collection, with a mix of pretty patterns and colors.

Winter Fun, available in a 6x6 pad as well as a 12x12 collection, is a really wonderful addition to winter paper crafting!  The reds look so good with the pale browns and turquoises, don't they?

Happy shopping!

DT Challenge: Zva bling

Do you LOVE bling? So do we! This month the i {heart} papers design team and the team from Zva Creative are celebrating the love of beautiful bling! Since each of our teams have designers that are also Paper Craft Planet Super Novas, we asked the PCP team to host some special challenges throughout the week. There will be lots of beautiful, blingy inspiration! 

I am the first stop on the hop, so you’re in the right place to make sure you won't miss a single gorgeous project!


i {heart} papers retails the industry's best paper crafting supplies from your favorite manufacturers while offering stellar customer service and super fast and FREE US shipping with any $60 order. (We also ship internationally.) We are proud to offer our exclusive i {stick} papers redline tape, which is manufactured just for us in long-lasting 60 yard rolls, at an amazing price! We also provide a publication incentive for our three private stamp lines, Mint Motif, The Petal Press and Chicken Girl. Visit our website and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and our blog for news, sales, coupons and more!


Zva Creative produces many beautiful color groupings of high quality pearls, flowers and crystal embellishments that can be used on scrapbooking, card making and mixed media projects. Visit Zva’s gallery or blog for great project ideas and to find a list of stores and online retailers that sell Zva click HERE.

Zva Creative will be selecting one lucky winner who comments along the blog hop to win a Zva prize package worth $30. All comments must be received by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, September 19th. Winners will be announced on Zva’s blog on Thursday, September 20th.

For my project, I altered a white paper lunch bag into a treat bag.  I covered the front and back with black cardstock, using some i {stick} papers redline tape, folded over about 2 inches of the top and covered it with orange cardstock, with the edge cut with the Classic Ric Rac Edgeabilities.  Then I added the bat paper from Doodlebug Haunted Manor 12x12 Collection Kit and two of the tag embellishments from the kit and some reversible silver/black ribbon.  I paper pieced the Paper Smooches Spookalicious cutie little vampire’s cape with some back on black chevron paper,also from the kit, colored him with Copics and popped him up on some of my favorite dimensional dots.  Lastly I added some gorgeous iridescent Zva bling – this one and this one.  I closed the bag with a Velcro dot from my stash so it’s reusable.
From here, you're visiting Amy Sheffer, IHP guest designer for the month. Thanks for visiting, and enjoy the hop! We hope to see you and your creations this week on Paper Craft Planet!

New Embossing Folders & A Blog Blinkie Giveaway!

New embossing folders from Lifestyle Crafts (Quickutz) are here, and they are fantastic! Take a peek at the next "must-have" item on your crafty list!

This is the A2 ZigZag pack of two folders.  How lovely are those patterns?

This set is called the Sequence pack, and also has amazing patterns!  Don't miss the other new arrivals, the Twirl two pack and the Linear two pack.

You've probably noticed our shipping note, that no orders will be shipped beginning tomorrow and continuing throughout the three-day Labor Day weekend. Normal shipping will resume on Tuesday, September 4 (and you can still place orders throughout the weekend).  Since we won't be here to ship anything, we thought we'd have a little bit of blog fun, and do a Blog Blinkie Giveaway!

To add this to your blog you need to add a "gadget" or HTML box and then paste this code:

<body>

<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.iheartpapers.com/">

<img border="0" src="http://www.iheartpapers.com/blinkies/ihpblinkie.gif" width="170" height="170"></a></p>

</body>

and then save it.  Please be sure to leave a comment here and let us know if you've added it.  What can you win if you add this to your blog?  How about a little bling?!

Four packs of Zva Creative bling will be given to one random commenter, who puts the blinkie on their blog (and yes....we check!)  This contest will run through Tuesday, September 4 at 6:00 PM EST.  And don't forget to comment here and let us know you've added it (and your blog address, so we can go see)! One winner will be announced Wednesday morning here on the blog.  (Winner is responsible for claiming their prize within 48 hours of announcement; if no one claims it, a new winner will be drawn!  You should follow the blog to make sure you don't miss it!)

And the shipping reminder: No orders will be shipping Labor Day weekend (Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3).  Thanks in advance for your understanding!

Zva Has Arrived!

New CHA orders are arriving daily; we are expecting deliveries every day this week!  Let's start Monday off right...with some bling.  New Zva Creative self-adhesive crystals and pearls are now in stock.

The crystal flourish shown above is also available in a white pearl flourish.

This long clear crystal flourish is also available in a white pearl flourish.

This long flourish can be purchased in clear crystal and as a white pearl flourish. 

This flourish is in stock in iridescent crystal and white pearl.

And this lovely long flourish is available in iridescent crystal and white pearl.  So many options to choose from!  Be sure to stop by the store and see our entire selection of Zva Creative products.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see what else we're adding!