Saturday Challenge

Good Saturday morning to you! Welcome back for another challenge. I made this card with the fabulous new Distress Stains by Tim Holtz. These are SO much fun to play with! I also used Distress Ink Pads on the card as well, they coordinate so well together. The stamps are from our friend Pat at One Little Spark and this is one of the cards we did at her Extravaganza last week. 

So, our challenge for you this week is to make a layout, card or project using Distress Stains (if you have them already), Distress Inks, or Distress Embossing Powder. Please leave a comment below with a link to your project! One lucky winner will be selected as random to win one of the new Distress Stains that are in stock at Paper Wings.
Have a great weekend!

2 days and counting.......

So bloggers, we have 2 short days until we close submissions for our yummy blog candy.  I can't wait to see who the winner is, the suspense is killing me.  Thanks to all of you who have become followers and those who already are.  I will be choosing the winner monday morning.  I have decided to put all the names in a basket and have my handsome assistant (aka my son Dominick) choose the winner.  We will video him picking and post the winner by noon Monday!!!  I'm so excited and I hope you all are too.  Have a great evening and see you all tomorrow for another Saturday Challenge.

My Little Shoebox

Hi Friends!
Have you seen the My Little Shoebox Home Tweet Home Collection?  These sweet papers are in stock at Paper Wings ready for all your springtime photos!

Click HERE to see my layout featured on the Unity blog :)

That's all for today, hope there is sunshine where you are!

Blog Candy

Still time to enter to win!!!! Click HERE for details!

Happy Saturday! Time for a Challenge....

So I was looking around for something to present as a challenge this weekend and I found this awesome sketch site.  It's called Little Scrapbook Shop Sketches.  Check it out.  I really loved this sketch with all of the whimsical elements it has.  Our lucky winner this week will be receiving a selection of Mudd Puddles to try out.  For those of you who haven't tried them yet, you will love them.  Check out their website at http://www.muddpuddles.net/ to see them in action.
To enter, all you do  is post your work on your blog and add a link via the Mr. Linky below.  We can't wait to see what you all come up with.  Remember, submissions must be in by Midnight Friday April 29th and the winner will be announced on Saturday April 30th by noon. Also, don't forget our Blog Candy giveaway is available until May 1st.  See the post to join.  To all of our friend out there in blog land, we wish you all a happy and healthy Easter holiday.

Celebrate Easter with some BLOG CANDY!!

Good Afternoon bloggers! I don't know about where you are, but here on LBI, spring is in the air. It is beautiful. So beautiful in fact that I am inspired to offer you all some yummy yummy blog candy. Winning is simple, just leave us a comment if you are already our follower. If you're not (and why not!), become a follower and leave us a comment telling us you're new. Also, for an extra entry, post our blog candy offer on your blog (leaving us a comment to let us know that you did!) and we'll slip your name in the hat again! Simple right? want a third entry? Just become a fan of the Paper Wings facebook page and leave us a message on our wall. This offer will run until midnight May 1st, 2011 and we will announce the winner by noon on May 2nd. We can't wait to meet you all here. Have a wonderful day!

frankie says....RELAX (and join our challenge)

Good Saturday all!!  I woke up this morning and the weather had my comfy sweats and sweatshirt calling my name.  Nothing says a relaxing day like yucky weather and some comfy clothes.  My comfy clothes did however have to take me over the Causeway to LBI as our store is open.  It's cozy here too so I'm happy to be surrounded by pretty new paper and fun new tools!  I was inspired by our new line of Websters Pages paper "Ladies and Gents" to create a layout that reflects one of my favorite times "Tea Time".  I love to snuggle up with a cup of herbal tea (chamomile and peppermint mixed) and do some relaxing.  So your challenge this week is to tell us, with a layout, card, or altered item, what means relax to you. Be sure to add a link to your blog below using the Mr. Linky so we can visit you and see your work.  The winner of this challenge will receive a bottle of our new Tim Holtz Distress Stains to enjoy while having a relaxing crafty day!!  My sample will be posted soon.  Have a wonderful weekend all and get to scrapping!

Come Over and Visit Me...

today at Die Cut Divas :)

Happy Thursday!
Nora Anne

Tea Party

Stop by Audrey's blog to see the rest of this adorable project she made out of recycled packaging! Using Echo Park's Little Girl paper line, in stock at Paper Wings!

And don't forget, there is still time to enter this week's CHALLENGE!

Happy Wednesday!

Saturday Challenge

Thank you Sandi for playing along this week with your GORGEOUS card! The challenge this week is to use paint on your layout, card, or other project.
The sample here is an 8 1/2 x 11 layout where I used paint on my photo to make a border, then added white dots with my Uniball pen (if you are looking for a good white marker, these are the best I have found!) and they are in stock at Paper Wings!

So leave us a comment here on this post showing us a link to YOUR layout using paint! Have a great weekend :)
-The Girls

Easter Beauty by Sandi

A beautiful look at an Easter card made by our talented Design Team Member, Sandi Smith! Sandi's coloring skills never cease to amaze me! and this card is no exception!!!!!

Sandi is entering this card in this week's Saturday challenge. You still have time to play along with a layout, card or other papercrafting project with a Spring theme!

Leave Sandi some love here on this post and stop back often for some more paper inspiration!

Thanks for visiting :)

Fishing=Happiness

Hi All!  Just checking in to say hello and see how everyone is doing.  It's been a busy few weeks for me not only at the store, but at home as well.  As you can see by the photos I posted, it has been happy as well.  For those of you who know the long struggle my family and I have had during these past 8 months, you know how amazing these photos are.  My father in law's dream of taking his grandson fishing finally came true.  It was difficult to take these photos through my teary eyes because this was something I'm sorry to admit, I never thought I would see.  These two have a very special relationship and watching them together was such a major treat.  These are the moments that we live for.  Please take a moment to look around you and love and appreciate all of those special people in your life.  They are not here forever so take time to make a memory (and of course scrapbook it!). 

Now, back to the store.  We had our second Layout of the Month this past Sunday and I loved what everyone brought in to show.  You ladies do a wonderful job and I want to thank everyone who attended.  We are open right now only Saturday and Sunday, however beginning April 14th we will be adding Thursday and Friday to our hours.  I did get a message of sorts via the website this morning.  It didn't have any contact information and simply said "You really need to update your website".  I'm not quite sure what information they were not able to find and without contact information, I can't ask : )  The class schedule is listed for the months of April and May, photos are also available.  We also have a list of new products that have come in.  If you are not on our mailing list, you will miss out on a great deal of announcments so please be sure to visit our site at http://www.paperwingsnj.com/ and click on the "join our mailing list" icon to add your email address.

So, just a reminder, We are available via email at thegirls@paperwingsnj.com, through our facebook group page, by calling the store at 609-848-9093 during business hours, or by my cell (which is on the store answering machine) 609-290-1205.  Please let us know any questions or anything you have. 

I hope you all have an amazing week and look forward to seeing you at the store. 

xx-Colleen

Cherish Your Dreams

At Paper Wings, we love to find fun new ways to make our own embellishments out of supplies we already have or unexpected household items!
For instance, this flower was made from coffee filters! Just use your scallop circle punch to punch out 8-10 pieces, crumple them up, spray with a little glimmer mist or Perfect Pearls Mist (in stock at Paper Wings), add a brad or flower center, and voila! you have a beautiful flower to embellish a layout or card!

A Winner and Anything Goes for Spring

Sorry for the tardy post, yesterday was a busy day for us and the time got away. Thanks to those of you who played along in our challenge this week and we would like to share a gift with

MICHELLE!

Check out Michelle's layout, isn't it beautiful?!

Michelle, please email your mailing address to Colleen at thegirls@paperwingsnj.com and she will get a little prize out to you.

And now for this week's challenge:

ANYTHING GOES!

Create a layout, project, card with a Spring theme!

Leave a comment on this post with a link to your project.

Have a great week!