Hello Friends, How are you? Today I am so excited and honored to be participating in Paper Smooches Pep Rally. I was a little pressed for time but, I just had to create a two cards and a video for you.
Everyone in the hop is sharing a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches AUGUST release with you! You are going to love the FOUR new stamps and EIGHT new dies! They will be available to purchase on July 31st at 8:00pm pacific time. Once the release goes live, you will find the new products HERE.
To add extra fun to the blog hop…Paper Smooches is offering up a prize! Sweet! A $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store. Below 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 changes)
Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, August 4th to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, August 5th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.
Emily is taking a small hiatus to care for different things in her life so I am lucky to be filling in for her. (big shoes to fill)
Kathy Racoosin (that’s me)
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My card today features the new and adorable Flip Flops Dies.
The medium I used was the Zig clean brush watercolor markers & the textured side of this watercolor paper. Wink of Stella was used on parts of the flip flops & Glossy Accents on the stamen.
Below is one of my informal and “unedited” videos sharing my creating process.
To watch the video large and in HD click here. If you want to subscribe to my You Tube channel just click here.
If know me you know I love a black line w/ some coloring so I had to create a bonus card using one of the new stamp sets and the “Best Buds” stamp set. I used this ultra thin marker to draw eye lashes on the bird.
Thanks so much for your visit today and a huge thanks to Paper Smooches for having me! Here’s a small peek of other cards coming up on my blog with this delightful release.
If you are following along in the hop the next person is the very talented Kay Miller.
Hugs, Kathy
CARD SUPPLIES & LINKS: Click on any of the links below 🙂
DAY 1. Turn a Starbucks Cup Into A Card
The 30 Day Coloring Challenge
12 Days of Christmas with Honey Bee Stamps
Stunning colors! I really love both cards!
Oh my gosh – I love those flip flops and your sentiment is really cute. My granddaughter would look so cute wearing them! And the bonus card is such a happy card to send!
Love to watch you work. Makes it so much easier to try the techniqyues
Oh, Wow! These cards are beautiful Kathy!
Can’t wait to get these flip flop dies!
Oh my goodness you rocked these! LOVE! And I posted on Facebook about the hop so others can enjoy it.
What a special bonus to watch you create, with results that are nothing short of delightful and impressive! Your showcases of the new release: in awe! My shopping list is becoming very long!
~c
Love the flip flops, Kathy. You did a great job filling in for Emily. Love the beautiful cards you made.
Your cards are so cute. Great dies and I love your use of color. I lean toward bright, vibrant colors although I’m trying more and more to work with pastels. I’m in love with pink right now. Can’t wait to view your video…I always learn from you. Thanks so much.
So very pretty Kathy!! TFS
I am flipping over this die. Can’t wait to buy it! Love the card.
What a fabulous card & the detail on your flip flops is too cute for words! 🙂
Your watercoloring just makes me swoon. Gorgeous cards, incredible watercoloring… just beautiful.
Gracious!!! How lovely!
So flipping cute! Love the bright colors. I personally can’t stand flip flops and hate when people wear them to work. But, they have their place I suppose and they make an adorable card! Well done! The bonus card is so bright and cheery. I don’t usually use those colors but just might have to try it sometime!
LOVE your textures and bright colors!!!! Great combination!
Oh, such a cute and colorful, fun card! Love it.
These are beautiful! Love those flip flops!
Super cute cards and stamps. Another new name for me.
LOVE both your cards..super sweet!
What a stunning card!! The flip flops look so realistic I can almost imagine sticking my foot into them!! Beautiful colors and an amazing card! TFS!
Adorable cards, the flip flops are so cute! Love the eyelashes on the bird, such a sweet detail.
I love the flip flop die! Your cards are Just Amazing!!!
These are so CUTE, Kathie, I’m really loving those flip flops!
Beautiful cards!! I saw your video!! It was really nice to see you coloring..
Super cute! I love how you just went and played with the background.
Those flip flops are the best. You did an amazing job on those cards.
The flip flops are too cool and that is a colorful, fun card!
Kathy, this is so outstanding and awesome! thanks!
Kathy,
Your videos are so informative. Thank you. Love your colorful card and really like the sentiment…makes me smile.
Those flip flops definitely POP off that card!
Love the flip-flops. Darling card.
The black ink really makes the flowers pop. I’m going to have to check into the Misti.
thanks for sharing two beautiful cards.
Such calming colors! Love the Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents on the shoes!
luv how you used that fuscia colored strip under your diecuts on the main piece!
Love what you did with those dies, bright bold coloring always makes me smile!
This is just beautiful! I don’t think you really ‘get’ how much it helps (some of us, anyway!) to see the parts where you struggle a little, especially since I struggle a lot! You just can’t beat a soft blue/green background, especially if you want some lovely orange flip-flops to stand out! (How would it work out to just do random color on a small piece of paper before you cut all those teeny tiny parts? Seems like it could work, unless you really want to control the color and where it lands on the petals. …just a thought!…from a novice…!)
What a great card! Perfect watercolor background with the Flip Flops. Can’t wait to see all the new stamps and dies. TFS
I don’t like it, I LOVE it! (as my kids always say) 😉 And you ARE an artist, this is just gorgeous!
Oh my goodness!! I love the flip flops!! If they made flip flop boots, I would wear them all year. For my birthday, I got a planter that looks like flip flops. I love the colors that you used. I need this die…lol
Creative! Love the idea to use the bright red card, behind the die cuts, with the flowers popped on top!
Love that sweet little bird. And thanks for all the videos…very inspiring to watch you color. And a special thanks for reminding me to enjoy the process and not to worry about “mistakes”!
Wow! Love the new Paper Smooches! As, usual, Kathy, your coloring is fabulous!
What fun summery cards! I am loving those flip flops!
Gotta love flip flops! Your cards just seem to take everything up a notch. So well done!
I’m really loving both of your cards. I enjoyed watching your creative process in the unedited video. I can hardly wait to see the full release. Thanks for the inspiration!
BOTH of your cards are BEAUTIFUL KATHY! BUT, I ADORE your flip-flops card!!!! SO CREATIVE!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
Your card is beautiful. Love those flowers. It’s those that set this flip flop die apart from others. Glad I waited, can’t wait to get them.
Love all the bright colors and your use of the flowers! Totally fun and summery!
Oh LOVE all the texture that the watercolor paper provides on your cards. The watercolor just pops on these beachy cards! 🙂 Pinned and promoted the hop! 🙂
OMG these are so stinkin cute! I love how just raising the flower die cuts off the base a bit adds such a wow effect! TFS Hugs, Kristina
I want to wear the ombre flip-flops 😉
How cute are these flip flops?!?! Both of your cards are fantastic and I love watching your videos and appreciate your attitude to just “go with it” while crafting! I truly believe that is when we end up with the best result!! Thanks for sharing!
Such adorable cards! I love the dimension on the flip flop card.
Both of your cards are just ADORABLE!! I love what you did with the flip flops!! So cute and creative!! So happy to have you hopping along with us this month!! Just love your work!!
Hi Kathy! I am such a huge fan of your work, it is great to see you as part of this hop! Wow, your colors are amazing as always! I so want one of those Wink of Stella brushes too. Thank you for the close-up, I always wondered exactly how those pens work!
Cute cards and thanks so much for the video tutorial. I believe I may just have to buy the dies for the flip flops and try to make them as colorful as yours!
Brilliant card Kathy, love the thongs (flip flops). Brilliant watercolouring.
Cute flip flops! Drawing lashes on the bird is awesome. Love these and can’t wait for the new release to be available to shop.
Well, you did a fantastic job “winging it”…this card is gorgeous with all the color variations & what an amazing layout!
KATHY YOU ARE AN ARTIST!! YOU DO SUCH A BEAUTIFUL JOB. TY
I was expecting to see some white dots (cuz now I am totally in LOVE with them!!) … but the EYELASHES on the bird? could NOT be cuter or more unexpected … and perfect! OK – and the flip flops — so fun and, yes, flippy! Hugs backatcha, Melanie 🙂
love your card as always Kathy! love all the layers and the intricate dies…I would loose all the little pieces or tear them, lol! Also, I love your unedited videos…I like to have it on while i’m crafting, and it’s like having a friend there chatting!
Love your eye for colors and coloring. You “accidently” did a PERFECT background and love every bit of it! It helps me by seeing your process, btw. LOVED both cards and the colors you chose are gorgeous!!
Love the card, it is so much fun and there are so many things you can do with those flip flop dies…can’t wait!
Super cute card! I love the flip flops! Thanks
What a fun flip flop card! I could get a lot of use out
of these! Your coloring is spectacular.
I love those adorable flip-flops! Both cards use gorgeous colors. Thank you for sharing!
So glad to see you guesting on PS! Love this great flip flop card.
Both cards turned out absolutely beautiful!!!! I really love the sentiment on your first card!!
wow your flip flop card is amazing and the flowers are gorgeous! Wow again!
Your flip flops look so real! A great job on both cards.
Love those flip-flops!
Love both cards, Kathy! Those flip flops are so darling & love your coloring & the flower embellishments!
Your background turned out great. I love the flip flops. And they come wit& an die too. Awesome sauce. TY for letting me share on Google plus and fb.
https://instagram.com/p/5xKeScFKsc/?taken-by=jordanbev5
https://twitter.com/bevjordan5/status/626802136479891456
OOOOOOH Kathy you’ve done it again! Amazingly cute cards. Love the flip-flops.
Liked and shared
on FB page!
Carla from Utah
Your card is delish and
too cute! Love the coloring
on it.
Carla from Utah
Love the flip flop die with flowers on your card!
Adorable! Makes me want to go to Hawaii!
Beautiful cards! The flip flop card is stunning!
Such a fun card!
Love the Zig pens and tips on how to use them.
Once again, you have outdone yourself!
I love the flowers on the flipflops. They look so lovely. Thanks for the possibility of a prize.
wow! the coloring and the flip flops – amazing!
Great cards and new products! 😉
Gorgeous, as usual! I love the colors on these cards. They are so summery! 🙂
Love both cards and the flips flops of so Southern California thanks for the chance to win!
Your Flip Flop card is wonderful and your 2nd one is just adorable 🙂
Love, love, love the flip flops. And your watercoloring.!nice card!
Would love the flip flop die. Love sponging with distress inks, my favorite.
Absolutely love the flip-flop card, the saying is so perfect…and of course your coloring always turns out so good!! Love the unedited video too!.
How I love the flip flops. So very cute Love sponging with distress inks, my favorite.
Both of these are such amazing cards! Love the watercoloring and the texture the watercolor paper gives your card. Your little scene with the flip flops is adorable!
OMG OMG OMG!! SQUEAL!! LOVING LOVING LOVING your Sweet Card Design!! Those Flip Flops are just TOO SWEET!! LOVE your Scattered Wild Flower Border Design and THANKS for sharing the Video too!! =) LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Like how you have used the watercolor paper. Especially like the colors & flip flops with the pretty flowers.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Posted on my blog about the PS Jul Blog Hop. Provided a PS link for people to check out. Here’s my blog post:
http://createdbysunshinehoneybee.blogspot.com/2015/07/paper-smooches-july-blog-hop.html
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Fabulous! I thought for a bit that the card in the video was toast but you plowed on and it turned out great.
Fun and colorful with the flowers and flip flops and perfect for summer. I like your bonus card too.
who can resist flipflops??? Gotta get that die for sure! Love the blog hop ….. so much inspiration.
Wow! these are so lovely and summery – thanks for sharing
Adorable cards and the best sentiment, brilliant
Those flip flops are amazing and the card is stunning! Both cards are great. Thanks for the video!
Such fun cards, Kathy, and your flip flops look amazing!
Marianne x
Beautiful colors. I love your card, I am always looking for ways to use flip flops in bright and beautiful cards. Thank you for this post and help with ideas.
I LOVE the flip flops!
I’ve posted from my previous card that I really that the card was cute. I really like your card too! I haven’t made it to facebook yet. 🙁
Both cards are out of this world fabulous! Those flip flops w/hibiscus trim are too cute! LOVE!!! <3 And I'm a bird addict, so your 2nd card is very special. 🙂
The Hello Sunshine card is my favorite because it’s simple and super cute.
You do amazing things to paper with paint 🙂 Absolutely love those flip flops! Xx
I shared on FB. about the hop.
I posted on my blog/ Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/74238397@N06/19958361870
Your cards are wonderful. Love the flowers.
BEAUTIFUL masterpieces! I love every little details in these two cards, bc! Hope your summer is going swimmingly well! xoxo
Love all the dimensional extras on your cards. I could slip my toes into the flip flops. Thanks for the video. I’m watching all the brush marker videos so I can use my new toys myself.
Awesome, awesome cards!
Who doesn’t love a sweet pair of flip flops!
Love both cards.
I just love those flip flops (I tend to live in them way longer than socially acceptible), but those darling flowers are wonderful too! And that second card – love the bird & flowers.
I love the adorable flippies and flowers on your first card!
Oh my goodness, you rocked those flip flops!! So fun 🙂
What gorgeous cards and lovely coloring!!
Super neat card. Those flip-flops look like I could just slip my feet in them and take off for the beach. Great coloring.
Kathyyyyy I adore your flip flops color looks so dramatic and so real
ADORABLE CARD
and the second card is so so sweeet too with that new set
Great post Kathy
I ADORE YOUR CARD ALWAYS
Very pretty cards. Love the colors.
Gorgeous cards! That die is awesome! And the birdie is adorable!
You make stunning cards! I really love the flip-flop card, especially the colors.
Loved both cards. The bright, vibrant colors are wonderful. Love the flip-flops!
wow… love your flipflops.. looks like you fit right in to the “filling in” shoes you are wearing today… your projects are all in your shoes by the way and that is what i “appreciate: when i see your work:) Yes… it all comes out in the end….have fun in the bloghop… 🙂 sincerely glow
Kathy, I love your flip-flop card and video!! You are rocking the Zig pens too!
The flip flop card is priceless.
i’m usually not a flip flop gal but i love that flip flop card!
I love this flip flop die!!! This is a must for me! Great card!
Such a happy and fun card, love those flip flops!!!
Shared on Facebook too!
Fabulous and fun cards! I love the colors and dimension on the flip flops card!
Awesome cards. They make me want to head to the beach. Love all of the flowers and your flip flop colors. TFS
I love flip flops and I love my ZIG watercolor markers! Can’t wait to get these dies so I can scrap lift this! Also, Have you ever tried 3M 2″ roll of post-it paper? I use that to hold little pieces in place temporarily while I decorate them! Just a little helpful hint. 😉
❤️❤️❤️ your card!
Great card. I like your thought process.
Beautiful card, and gorgeous coloring, as always! Love those colors..
Kathy, oh these are just the cutest cards and I especially love the flip flops.
I love the flip flops – so cute.
Love the bright cheerful colours you’ve used for your cards. The thongs are just so cute (yes, I’m Australian!)
I’ve shared on FB.
I love the flip flops!
You are brave and you really do take chances in your unedited videos – that’s what I love about watching them! Keep up the great work, it’s an amazing card! Thanks for sharing!
These are gorgeous!
Tweeted about hop. https://twitter.com/DeborahOwens8/status/626969391352016897
I love the vibrant colors and adorable flip flops!
Also shared on Facebook.
I shared on FB.
I shared on Twitter.
Wow this turned out just amazing! I will definitely be getting me some of those adoraborable flip flops! Thanks for showing us the unedited version of your card making. It is great to see the process!
Beautiful cards! Love the colors you used.
Your cards are amazing!!! Love your videos too:)
Those hibiscus flowers are adorable! Love how you coloured them Kathy!
Beautiful cards and love your videos as always!!!!
I love these! I adore how your colouring is both bold and soft at the same time, and how you make the texture of the paper work for you. I will bookmark this page because I love your style! 😀
Awesome! Adorable flip-flops! Really loved your card!
BOLD & BEAUTIFUL cards Kathy!!!
LOVE your SUPER CUTE designs and VIBRANT colours!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your video too, it was wonderful to learn more about the Zig markers as they coloured these FABULOUS new die cuts 🙂
I shared on Facebook about the new release DT Blog Hop and giveaways 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/tracy.moloney.71/posts/1125308107497565
I tweeted about the new release DT Blog Hop and giveaways 🙂
https://twitter.com/TracyM6773/status/627047940935135232
I shared about the new release DT Blog Hop and giveaways on my blog 🙂
http://tracyscraftyadventures.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/its-pep-rally-week-on-paper-smooches.html
Amazing!!! Both cards are stunning!!!
Fun flip flops. Love the flowers. Hugz
Awesome cards! Love those flip flops!
Your flip-flop card is just gorgeous! Love the fabulous colors and dimension.
love the detail on that flip flop card
both cards are adorable
thanks for sharing
I LOVE your cards! Those colorful flip flops are the cutest!
Your cards turned out very nice, I like the flip flops best! Thanks for the chance to win, I also shared on FB.
i love the flip flop card! The colors are amazing and so much fun.
Love your colouring. Both cards are so colourful and cheerful!
Oh how I love both cards! So cute and beautiful colours
I love your two cards. The designs and colors are perfect. The flip flops are too cute. Thanks for the project ideas.
Fantastic job! Really well done!
Thanks Kathy for another great video and cute card–love it! Thanks also for answering my questions about markers and paint products, thinking I need to put the Zig markers on my Christmas wish list!
Just Too cute.
Both cards are stunning! Love the coloring techniques.
Love your beautiful cards with the bright colors. Those flip flops are adorable.
The more I see the Real Color brush pens used the more I consider buying them.
Think I’m going to have to add them to my shopping list along with the PS Flip Flops Die.
Those are the cutest flip flops!
How adorable are those flip flops?! Love both of these cards Kathy – the coloring is just beautiful. My favorite thing is the tiny hibiscus flowers on the flip flops, and how you added just a bit of sparkle to them 🙂 thank you so much for sharing your projects with us!
Love the flip flops! Thanks for sharing.
Fun cards and a great video. Don’t you just love the Zig markers.
SO COLORFUL!
Just gorgeous!! Such fun flip flops and those Zig pens have such beautiful color!!!
My daughter would LOVE to have a card from me looking a tad like yours. I love how those sandals look.
Oh my ! Such an AWESOME card Kathy! Thanks for sharing a video too. I ALWAYS pick up tips and tricks in your videos!
I absolutely love the flip flop card.
Love the flip flop and the hibiscus dies!
So excited to see you joining the PS gang this month! Love your projects and your video! Amazing coloring as usual! <3
I love the hello sunshine card! And those flip flops are awesome, I love the flowers on them…and the flowers all around. Great job. Love the dimension. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Super fun and pretty cards! I especially love the flip flops since I’m a FL gal.
Wow! Wow!! The flip flop card is just AMAZING! I love the dimension you created with your coloring.
Wow you could almost wear those flip-flops if you had tiny little feet.
Beautiful, beautiful cards! You’re a coloring master as always. So love your cards
Wow, beautiful! 🙂
OH MY GOSH, KATHY! This is it. I have run out of English words. Que tarjetas tan hermosas! Siempre me quedo impresionada de las cosas hermosas que haces! You blow me away! Your cards are always beyond beautiful.
Eeek I absolutely LOVE your flip flops! Beautiful cards 🙂
You are fabulous and it DOES NOT SEEM to matter WHICH STAMP COMPANY you design for – everything you do is ALWAYS fabulous!! Kudos to you for being such an inspiration!!
The flip-flop card is adorable and I love the floral card as well. It ‘s fun to follow your creative processes in this unedited video. The colors are fantastic and I was glad to see the Zig watercolor brush pens in use.
Amazing watercoloring!! Love the happy feel to this card!! Yours, Steph
http://www.CraftedBySteph.blogspot.com
I love this new release but your card is making me order the flip flop dies. Love your card.
WOW!! WOOOOW!! These two are GORGEOUS, Kathy!! 😀
Fantastic cards! Love the dimension on the first one and those flower and the coloring on the second, outstanding!
I facebooked about the hop.
I tweeted about the hop: https://twitter.com/MiriamPrantner/status/627903311484743680
Great cards and video!
I absolutely love this card. The colors are beautiful and I like the colored strip under the flowers. You said you should toss the card and start over, but you kept working with it and it turned out beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
I adore your watercoloring. Cards are superb.
Two amazing cards Kathy! I love your video but have to say that I don’t have the guts to just roll with it when things don’t work out on my cards. LOL
Love the bright happy colors! Your watercoloring looks amazing!
Amazing colours! Love it!
Your card was the reason I ordered those stamps and the flip flop dies! I love how the watercolor paper adds texture to the adorable flip flops!
WOW, Kathy!!! Just WOW! Gorgeous cards! Love the vibrant colors ♥
You ARE the Queen of Color!! Your projects are just works of art! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
Flipped for those flip flops!!!
Aloha Kathy, I love your laid back thinking while you create, like Doris Day singing the ‘Whatever will be will be” song. Yet your projects always turn out so remarkably incredible with bold vibrant colors. Thank you for your tutorials. They help so many of us out here in ‘yikes, what will happen if I do this or that’ land :=) ♥
The flip flop card came out great! I liked the bonus card also. Thanks!
Hey K! Watching this a second time and thought, “Don’t you have any Press and Seal in the house?” Keeps those little flowers in place, no? LOVE how your card turned out. I bought the flip flops die and I LOVE the Zigs, too! XO