PP642 and Zany Zoo

 Good Morning,

Today is Sunday and that means it is time for a new challenge over at The Paper Players. I hope you all will make a project of your own and join us in this challenge. I made a birthday card for a special little girl who is turning two. The theme of her party is dogs. I was so happy to see the little dog on the Zoo Crew DSP. I used the colors from the DSP and added some fringe made with the Beautiful Balloons dies.

Pumpkin Pie card base and 2 1/8" by 5 1/8" panel

Pool Party 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" layer 

2" by 5" strip of black Zoo Crew DSP colored with pool party, pumpkin pie, lemon lime twist, lemon lolly, and petal pink blends

4 1/16" 7/8" strip of Pumpkin Pie Enjoy the Journey(ret) and Lemon Lime Twist Bright and Beautiful DSP cut with fringe die from Beautiful Balloons

Dog image cut with Stylish Shapes dies from Zoo Crew DSP

Sentiment from Zany Zoo stamp set cut with Stylish Shapes dies

Glossy Dots Assortment-Pool Party

LeAnne is bringing us a great sketch challenge this week. This is a very versatile sketch. This sketch can be used for any occassion. It could be made fancy with your favorite embellishments or kept as simple as you like. What will you create for this challenge?

The design team has created some creative projects to inspire you. Stop by our challenge page to see what we made. Drop us a comment while you are there.

I hope you join us at The Paper Players this week. We would love to see what you create for this Sketch challenge. You can enter your project from now until noon PST on Friday, June 2, 2023. See all the rules and requirements on the challenge page.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach

Suzy Hinton

Fran Wing

Tara Carpenter

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PP641 and Growth Takes Time

Good Morning,

Today is Sunday and that means it is time for a new challenge over at The Paper Players. I hope you all will make a project of your own and join us in this challenge. I picked an Online Exclusive stamp set, a new color and a die-cut sentiment. Here's a sneak peak of my card. My card was inspired by the about to bloom Magnolia tree in my backyard.

Joanne is bringing us a Clean and Simple (CAS) challenge this week. She is asking us to "Use One of Something". So pick a single image and create a clean and simple project. Remember to keep it simple, use few embellishments and show a lot of white space.What will you create for this challenge?

The design team has created some creative projects to inspire you. Stop by our challenge page to see what we made. Drop us a comment while you are there.

Cut a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of Moody Mauve cardstock. Using the score board, score 5 lines 1/8" apart across the card starting 1 1/4" from the bottom. Adhere this layer onto a thick white card base. 

Stamp the tree image from Growth Takes Time with Peppled Path ink onto a white rectangle cut with the Scalloped Contour dies. Use Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow and Moody Mauve blends to color the image.

The sentiment was cut from Gold Foil Sheets using the Well Written dies (ret).

I hope you join us at The Paper Players this week. We would love to see what you create for this Clean and Simple challenge. You can enter your project from now until noon PST on Friday, May 26, 2023. See all the rules and requirements on the challenge page.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach

Suzy Hinton

Fran Wing

Tara Carpenter

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Inspire.Create.Challenge #143

 Hello Everyone,

Today starts a new challenge with Inspire.Create.Challenges. Challenge #143 is a Sketch Challenge. This is a fun sketch that could fit any occasion. Feel free to change the orientation, shapes etc. and make the card your own.

Our new challenges launch every other Sunday at 10:00 a.m. GMT and continue for ten days. This challenge ends at 10:00 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The Inspire.Create Team have created some great projects to inspire you. So click on the link below to head over to the challenge blog and check them out.

For my card, I pulled out a fun stamp set that had images small enough to fit in the squares of the sketch. Then I pulled out some bright fun paper for the background.

Layer a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of Flowers and More DSP onto a 4 1/8" by 5 3/8" piece of Parakeet Party cardstock. Layer this onto a Tahitian Tide card base. Cut three 1 1/2" squares using the Stylish Shapes dies. Emboss these with the dotted Classic embossing folder. Layer these onto 1 3/8" Tahitian Tide squares. Adhere these to the card front. Stamp the images with black ink on white card stock. Color with Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow and So Saffron (ret) blends. Cut them out and arrange on the three squares. Stamp the sentiment with black ink on white card. Cut out with the Stylish Shapes dies. Attach to the card with dimensionals.

I hope my card inspired you to join in this Sketch Challenge and make a card of your own. This challenge runs until 10:00 p.m. GMT on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. See the blog post for all the rules and guidelines.

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Ale Yes! New Colors

I have a new card today that uses four of the new in-colors. This card is inspired by Tic Tac Toe Challenge #208. I used the top row of elements. They are masculine, die-cut and beer. The design for my card came from a card in the annual catalog. 

Rough up the edges of a 4" by 5 3/8" piece of Fresh as A Daisy DSP. Layer onto a Copper Clay card base. 

Stamp the sentiment from The Brewed for You stamp set with Boho Blue ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Cut out with the All That dies. Also cut the Boho Blue tabs, Pebbled Path argyle shapes and a Copper Clay Tag. Emboss the tag with the Timber folder. Cut the Rectangle out of Very Vanilla cardstock. Add Copper Clay ink to an acrylic block with a dauber, Add drops of thinned Pebbled Path ink to the block. Spritz the block with water and "stamp" the rectangle. Allow to dry.

Stamp the glass with Peppled Path and Wild Wheat inks. Cut with the Brewed Dies. Cut a hop out of Wild Wheat cardstock. Adhere all the elements with glue and dimensionals.

Color three of the Very Vanilla Classic Matte Dots with a Pebbled Path Blend. Attach them to the card.

Be sure to check out the other entries in this fun challenge.

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Fresh Freesia Birthday

 I have a card today that was inspired by a great sketch from TGIF Challenges #420.

4" by 5 1/4" piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock embossed with the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. This is glued to a Fresh Freesia card base.

Adhere a 3 1/4" by 2" piece of Butterfly Kisses DSP (ret) to the left side of the card. Add a 1" by 3 1/2" strip of DSP to the right side of the card centering on the previous DSP. 

Stamp the flower and three leaves from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set using Crushed Curry, Copper Clay and Parakeet Party inks. Cut with the coordinating dies. Cut the "sprig" out of Fresh Freesia cardstock. Arrange these elements to the card using glue and simensionals.

The sentiment from was stamped onto a thin strip of Calypso Coral cardstock and heat embossed in white. Add this to the card with dimensionals.

Color 8" of white baker's twine with the Calypso Coral blend. When dry, make a bow and add it to the card front.

Be sure to check out the other entries in this fun challenge.

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Zoo Crew Spinner Card

Today's card was inspired by Festive Friday Challenge #0134. The festivity they are celebrating this time is National Smile Day on May 31. The elements I included were yellow, happy sentiment, enamel dots and circle. 

Cut a 3 15/16" by 5 3/16" piece of Flowers and More DSP (ret). Layer this onto a 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" piece of Polished Pink card stock. Using the 2 1/2" Layering Circles die (ret) cut a circle through these two layers. 

Align the card front to the card base, do not adhere it. Cut the same size circle in the card base. 

Stamp the Cheetah from the Zoo Crew Bundle and also make a mirror image of the cheetah. Use the dies and cut them out. Color the cheetah with Wild Wheat, Polished Pink (ret), Daffodil Delight, Pecan Pie and Ivory blends.

Run a piece of white twine between the two cheetahs and glue them together back to back. Securely attach the twine to the card base with tape with the cheetah centered in the circle. Glue the card front to the card base with the string sandwiched in between. 

Cut a Crushed Curry frame with the Layering circle dies and attach it to the card front. Stamp the sentiment from the Catching Butterflies stamp set (ret) with black ink. Cut it out with the banner from the Stylish Shapes dies. Cut a scalloped piece of Crushed Curry with the Zoo Crew dies and attach it to the sentiment. Attach the sentiment to the card with dimensionals.

Add yellow Glitter Enamel Dots (ret) to the card for some sparkle. 

Layer a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of DSP to the inside of the card.

There are many videos found on youTube. Just search "Spinner Card".

Be sure to check out the other entries in this fun challenge.

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New Colors Old Stamps

Today's card was made with a stamp set from a few years ago. It was a Sale A Bration set in 2019. Retro Rubber Challenge #206 has a tic tac toe board this time. The elements I picked were the middle row of dies or punch, flowers and embossing. After I decided on this stamp set, I thought it would go great with the new in-colors. That would work great for the Colour INKspiration Challenges #143. The sketch for my card was inspired Just Add Ink #652.

Stamp the Painted Seasons (ret) images on a 5 3/16" by 3 15/16" Very Vanilla cardstock using the new in-colors. Layer this onto a 5 5/16" by 4 1/8" piece of Pebbled Path cardstock.

Emboss a 1 1/2" by 3 15/16" piece of Wild Wheat with the Timber 3D embossing folder. Attach this to the card front.

Wrap linen thread around the card front and tie in a bow. Attach the card front to a Moody Mauve card base. 

Stamp the flower stamp with Moody Mauve onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Stamp the small sprigs with Boho Blue. Cut them all out with the coordinating, Four Seasons dies (ret). Attach the images to the card front with dimensionals. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set with Pebble Path ink onto a 3 1/4" by 1/2" strip of Very Vanilla cardstock. Add to the card with dimensionals.

Be sure to check out the other entries in these challenges.

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Flirty Flamingo Blooms

CAS Colours and Sketches #510 had a great colour challenge this week. The colors were Pool Party, Night of Navy and Flirty Flamingo. I combined the color challenge wiyj a fun sketch provided by Freshly Made Sketches #585. 

Start with 5 strips of 4" by 7/8" white cardstock wmbossed with the Timber 3D folder. Layer them onto a 4 1/8" by 5 3/8" piece of Night of Navy cardstock. Layer this onto a thick whit card base.

Cut the flowers from the Hello, Irresistible DSP with the Irresistible Blooms dies. Attache them to the card with dimensionals. 

Cut the leaves with the dies from Pool Party cardstock. Glue the leaves to the card.

Stamp the sentiment from the Irresistible stamp set with Night of Navy ink. cut the sentiment out with scissors and attach to the card with dimensionals.

Add Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels to finish the card.

Be sure to check out the other entries in these challenges.

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PP640 with Zany Zoo

 Good Morning,

Today is Sunday and that means it is time for a new challenge over at The Paper Players. I hope you all will make a project of your own and join us in this challenge. I picked an fun new stamp set, some fun colors and brand new patterned paper. Here's a sneak peak at my card.

Jaydee is bringing us a fun color challenge this week. The colors are pink, green, gray or silver and black and white. My first thought for these colors were that they would be great for a floral card, but I went a different way. What do you envision with Jaydee's colors?

The design team has created some creative projects to inspire you. Stop by our challenge page to see what we made. Drop us a comment while you are there.

For my card I started with a 5" by 2 3/4" piece of Zoo Crew DSP. I used a blending brush and Bubble Bath ink to color the DSP. The flowers were colored with Bubble Bath and Lemon Lime Twist blends. This was layered onto a 5 1/4" by 3" piece of Lemon Lime cardstock. This was layered onto a Bubble Bath card base. 

The skunk was stamped with the Zany Zoo stamp set and the mfrom the Yeti to Party stamp set (ret) were both stamped with black ink and cut with the coordinating dies. The skunk was colored with light black, Bubblebath, and Lemon Lime Twist blends. The mountains were colored with Smoky Slate blends and topped with Wink of Stella.

The trees were cut with the Zany Zoo dies from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. The trees and mountains were adhered to the card front with glue. 

The pig was fussy-cut from the DSP and colored with Lemon Lime Twist blends. 

The pig and skunk were attached with dimensionals.

The sentiment from the June 2021 Paper Pumpkin was stamped with black ink and cut with the Stylish Shapes dies. This was attached with dimensionals. 

A bow of silver Simply Elegant Trim was attached to the sentiment banner. 

I hope you join us at The Paper Players this week. We would love to see what you create for this sketch challenge. You can enter your project from now until noon PST on Friday, May 19, 2023. See all the rules and requirements on the challenge page.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach

Suzy Hinton

Fran Wing

Tara Carpenter

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Daisies Part 2

This week the Creative Colour Challenges # 87 has Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight for us. I went through many plans in my head for this color. My first thought was the ladybug, then tulips, next Christmas. In the end I went with the new Cheerful Daisies Bundle.

Cherry Cobbler card base

4 1/8" by 5 3/8" Daffodil Delight cardstock

4" by 5 1/4" white cardstock embossed with Cherry Cobbler inked textures Classic embossing folder

Three layers of daisies die cut from white cardstock layered together with daisy centers colored with Daffodil Delight blends Leaves colored with Garden green and sponge daubers and backed with die cut leaves

Sentiment on Garden Green cardstock with white embossing powder

Garden Green 3/8" ribbon

Daffodil Delight Playin with Patterns Resin Dots (ret)

Be sure to check out the other entries in this fun challenge.

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Daisy

Today I have a card inspired by a great sketch. Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge #413 is a versatile design that could be used for any occassion. It gave me a chance to play with some new colors and the cheerful Daisies stamp set that just arrived in the mail today.

Berry Burst card base and 2 1/2" square

4" by 5 1/4" Pattern Party DSP (ret)

Black 3 7/8" by 1/2"

Bright and Beaytiful DSP banner cut from Stylish Shapes dies

White square cut from Stylish Shapes dies

Cheerful Daisies bundle stamped with Berry Burst and Lost Lagoon ink onto white card

Charming Sentiments stamp White embossing on black card cut with Sentiment Silhouettes dies

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

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Country Bouquet Hearts

Today's card is inspired by Sunday Stamps Challenge #308: In the Middle and TGIF  Challenges #419. TGIF challenge has a fun color challenge of Berry Burst, Petal Pink and Black. Sunday Stamps has a great sketch to work with.

Berry Burst card base and a 2 1/4" by 5" rectangle

Petal Pink 2 1/8" by 4 7/8" embossed with textured Classic Embossing folder and  Stylish Shapes circle

Zoo Crew DSP 4" by 5 1/4"

Country Bouquet Stamp and Punch petal Pink ink for small heart

Bright and Beautiful DSP large heart

Classic Matte Dots colored with Berry Burst dk blend

Gingham Ribbon

Charming Sentiments Stamp in white embossing on black Stylish Shapes dies

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Sweet Wishes

Today I have a card that was inspired by two of my favorite challenges. Both of these challenges allow you to pick from a list of elements to play with Festive Friday Card Making and Paper Crafting Challenge #0133 is celebrating National Eat What You Want Day. The elements I used for their challenge are die-cutting, black and white and gingham. For the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #207 I picked the right column of die-cut, free and birthday.

I started with a Bubble Bath card base that was trimmed to 3 1/4" on the front. A 3" by 5 1/4" piece of Pattern Party DSP (ret) was layered onto a 3 1/8" by 5 3/8" piece of Melon Mambo cardstock. This was attached to the card front.

Using the Hello Cupcake stamp set (ret) the cupcake was stamped with crumb cake ink. The frosting was stamped with Bubble Bath ink. They were cut out using the Call Me Cupcake dies (ret). The cupcake was assembled and attached to a vellum circle cut from the Stylish Shapes dies. The circle was attached to the card front. The "sprinkles" are from the Shaker Shapes (ret).

The sentiment was stamped with black ink and cut with the Something Fancy dies. this was attached to the card front with dimensionals. A Black and White Gingham Ribbon bow was attached to finish the card.

The inside of the card was layered with a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of whit cardstock. A 1" by 5 1/4" strip of the cardstock was adhered to the right side edge.

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Beautifully Happy

Today's card was inspired by Just Add Ink Challenge #651. This challenge had me wishing for a lilac stamp set. My lilacs are in full bloom and my yard smells amazing. I pulled out a stamp set that looks great in purple and used some pink and purple papers to complete my card.

I started with a 4 " by 5 1/4" piece of Fresh Freesia Heart and Home DSP (ret). This was layered onto a 4 1/8" by 5 3/8" piece of Garden Green cardstock.

A 4" by 1 1/4" piece of Petal Pink Design a Daydream DSP (ret). This was adhered to the card front. I attached a 5" piece of the Petal Pink Ribbon from the  Duo Combo Pack around the card front and then attached the card to a Petal Pink card base.

The image from the Beautifully Happy stamp set (ret) was stamped on white cardstock with Basic Gray, Fresh Freesia and Garden Green ink. I used the Scalloped Contour dies to cut the image out. This was added to the card with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped onta a 1/2" strip of white with basic Gray ink. One end was flagged and then attached to the card with dimensionals. 

I added a bow made from the ribbon and attached some Brushed Brass Butterflies.

Be sure to check out the other entries in this fun challenge.

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Birthday Balloons

Hello All, 

Today I've been enjoying what is to be the start of a beautiful week here in the PNW. The forecast shows sunshine and high temperatures for the week.

I have a fun birthday card that was inspired by a fun sketch challenge and a fill in the blank challenge. As You See it Challenge #298: New Stuff wants to know, "The most recent addition to my craft stash is..." the Bright and Beautiful Suite and all the new colors that coordinate with the DSP. I ordered this on free shipping day and it finally arrived yesterday. The fun sketch for my card comes from Freshly Made Sketches #584. I love that I could showcase the DSP and the new bright colors.

I cut a 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" piece of the Bright and Beautiful DSP and adhered it to a thick white card base.

Using the Beautiful Balloons bundle, I stamped the streamers with Misty Moonlight, Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist inks directly onto a 4 7/8" by 1 7/8" piece of the DSP. I used the same colors to stamp the balloons and cut them out with the dies. 

The stamped DSP was layered onto a 5" by 2" piece of Berry Burst cardstock and attached to the card front. The balloons were attached to this panel with glue and dimensionals. Gold Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins were added for some sparkle.

The Happy Birthday from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink onto a 4 1/2" by 1 3/8" piece of white cardstock. this was layered onto a 4 5/8" by 1 1/2" piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock then attached to the card front.

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PP639 Rainy Days

 Good Morning,

Today is Sunday and that means it is time for a new challenge over at The Paper Players. I hope you all will make a project of your own and join us in this challenge. I picked an adorable stamp set, some fun colors and brand new patterned paper. Here's a sneak peak at my card.

Claire is bringing us a timely theme challenge this week. Rainy Days is the theme for this week. For this challenge create a card that in some way shows your take on rainy days. Does anyone else hear the song Rainy Days and Mondays in their head right now?

The design team has created some creative projects to inspire you. Stop by our challenge page to see what we made. Drop us a comment while you are there.

For my card I started with a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of Balmy Blue cardstock embossed with the Raindrops Embossing folder. This was adhered to a Thick White card base.

A 1 3/4" by 5 1/4" piece of Zoo Crew DSP was layered onto a 1 15/16" by 5 1/4" piece of Lemon Lime Twist cardcardstock. This was attached to the left side of the card front.

The fox, puddle and sentiment from the Playing in the Rain stamp set was stamped with black ink. The fox was colored with  Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue and Pumpkin Pie blends. The coordinating dies cut out the fox and puddle. The fox and puddle were attached to a Petal Pink circle with dimensionals. Then adhered to the card front. The circle was the largest from the Stylish Shapes dies.

The banner for the sentiment came from the Stylish Shapes dies. The banner was attached with dimensionals.

I added some black Classic Matte Dots to finish the card.

I hope you join us at The Paper Players this week. We would love to see what you create for this sketch challenge. You can enter your project from now until noon PST on Friday, May 12, 2023. See all the rules and requirements on the challenge page.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach

Suzy Hinton

Fran Wing

Tara Carpenter

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