Pumpkin and Plaid

Today's card was inspired by Just Add Ink Challenge #676. The have an Inspiration challenge that includes a pumpkin and lots of texture. I tried to mimic the texture with some new things and some stuff from my stash.  

Start with a 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" piece of All About Autumn DSP Adhere this to a Thick White card base

Layer a 3" by 2 3/4" piece of Rustic Harvest DSP (ret) onto a 3 1/8" by 2 7/8" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock Adhere to the card front

Using the Curvy dies (ret) cut a 1/2" strip of Crumb Cake cardstock. Adhere to the card

Blend Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze ink onto a scrap of white cardstock. Stamp the pumpkin from Hello Harvest stamp set (ret) Cut with coordinating dies. Color the stem with Old Olive. Stamp the leaf with Old Olive ink daubed with Cajun Craze. Cut with dies. Attach to the card with dimensionals. Cut a vine from Old Olive and attach to the pumpkin.

Stamp the sentiment from Truly Grateful (ret) with black ink onto white cardstock. Cut with Something Fancy dies.

Add Adhesive-Backed Speckled Gems to finish the cards.

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

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Cheerful Pinks and Greens

My card today is a combination of a weekly challenge and a monthly challenge. The colors were provided by October SU Colour Challenge.  The colors included Pool Party, Bubble Bath, Moody Mauve and Lost Lagoon. Freshly Made Sketches #609 had a fun sketch to work from.

Start with a Lost Lagoon card base

Cut a 2 1/2" by 5 1/2" piece of Bright and Beautiful DSP Layer onto a 2 5/8" by 5 1/2" piece of Moody Mauve cardstock. Adhere to the card front.

Blend Moody Mauve ink onto white cardstock. Using the Merriest Trees dies, cut out the tag. Cut out the top layer of the flowers using the Cheerful Daisies dies.

Using the Cheerful Daisies dies cut the leaves from Pool Party, the Flower centers from Moody Mauve and the flowers from Bubble Bath cardstocks. Attach these to the tag. Attach 2023- 25 In Color Jute to the tag. Attach tag to card with dimensionals.

Cut a 3 5/8" by 3/4" strip of Bubble Bath, flag one end. Cut a 3 5/16" by 11/16" piece of Pool Party cardstock. Flag one end. Stamp the sentiment with Lost Lagoon ink. Layer the strips together 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 fun challenges.

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PP #664 with Fruitful Blessings

Hello Everyone, This week over at The Paper Players Claire has a fun Tic Tac Toe challenge. I went with the middle row of patterned paper, die-cuts and enamel dots. I pulled out some great patterned paper and a seasonal bundle for my card. I hope you join us for this great challenge. 

Start with a Pecan Pie card base

Cut a 3 15/16" by 5 3/16" piece of All About Autumn DSP Layer this onto a 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock 

Cut the leaves from Pretty Peacock cardstock using Fruitful Blessings dies. 

Using the Fruitful Blessings stamp set, stamp the flowers and acorn and oak leaves images on Very Vanilla cardstock with black ink. Color with Daffodil Delight, Mossy Meadow, Moody Mauve, Pecan Pie, Petal Pink and Pretty Peacock blends. Cut with coordinating dies. Adhere to the card front.

Stamp the sentiment with black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Cut with Meadow dies Attach to the card with Burlap Ribbon and Dimensionals.

Add Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots to finish the card. 

The Paper Players design team have made some creative projects to inspire you. Stop by the challenge page to check them out.

I hope you join us at The Paper Players this week. We would love to see what you create for this Challenge. You can enter your project from now until noon PST on Friday, November 3, 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

Birthday Slimline

I have a slimline birthday card to share today. This card was created for CAS Colour and Sketches Challenge #523. They have a fun sketch challenge this round. I used the Bright and Beautiful DSP as a jumping off point to my card.

Start with a 3 3/4" by 8 1/2 Thick White Slimline card base

Using the fringe die from the Beautiful Balloons dies cut two 3 3/4" by 1/2"  strips of the Bright and Beautiful DSP. Adhere to the top and bottom of a 3 3/4" by 3 1/2" piece of Bright and Beautiful DSP Adhere to the card front

Cut "HAPPY" from Berry Burst cardstock, backed with adhesive sheets, using the Alphabet a la Mode dies

Cut "birthday" from Blueberry Bushel cardstock, backed with foam adhesive sheets, using the Well Written Framelits dies (ret)

Add Tinsel Gems 4-pack to finish the card

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

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Autumn Leaves

For my card today, I used Sunday Stamps #320 "Frame It" Sketch Challenge. I combine this with CAS on Friday #268 Autumn Theme Challenge. I must admit I keep going back and forth on whether my card is truly CAS. I think it is the patterned paper that is throwing me. You can help my decide.

Start with a Thick Very Vanilla card base

Cut a 5 5/16" by 4 1/16" piece of All About Autumn DSP Adhere to the card base

Emboss a 4 1/4" by 3" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Time Worn Type folder Adhere to the card front

Using the Hello Harvest stamp set (ret) add ink to the leaf stamp with sponge daubers. Use Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry inks Cut with the coordinating, Rustic Pumpkin dies (ret) Attach to card with dimensionals

Stamp the Something Fancy sentiment with Cajun Craze ink on a 1/4" strip of Very Vanilla cardstock Adhere to card with dimensionals

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

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Cute Halloween Ghost

Today's card was inspired by two weekly challenges. The theme and sketch came from Inspired By... Ghosts Challenge #259. Other elements of my card were from Tic Tac Toe Challenge #231. I went with the bottom row of die cuts, any holiday and enamel dots.  

Start with a Highland Heather card base

Cut a 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" piece of  Cute Halloween DSP (ret) Adhere to the card base

Using the Stylish Shapes dies cut the two largest squares from two different prints of the Cute Halloween DSP (ret) Attach to the card front

Stamp the Cutest Halloween (ret) sentiment with Highland Heather ink onto white cardstock. Cut with the Stylish Shapes dies Attach to the card with dimensionals 

Using the Tricks or Treats dies, cut the ghost from Glow-in-the-Dark Specialty Paper Cut a small scrap of black cardstock and adhere it behind the face of the ghost Attach to the card with dimensionals

Add Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots (ret)

Attach a small bow made from white baker's twine to the end of the sentiment 

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

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PP #663

Hello Everyone, This week over at The Paper Players Jaydee has a great sketch challenge. This is a very versatile challenge that can be used for any occasion. You can dress it up or keep it simple. I pulled a favorite stamp set and dies for my card. I hope you join us for this terrific sketch challenge. 

Start with a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" piece of Delightfully Eclectic DSP Adhere to a Thick white card base

Adhere a 3 1/4" by 4 3/8" piece of Petal Pink cardstock to the card front at an angle

Add a 3 1/8" by 4 1/4" piece of Delightfully Eclectic DSP

With the Darling Details stamp set, stamp the flowers, stems and leaves using Crushed Curry, Petal Pink and Garden Green inks Cut out with the coordinating dies Adhere to the card with dimensionals and glue

Cut the label from white cardstock using the Tailored Label dies. Stamp the sentiment with Night of Navy ink Attach the Zany Zoo Petal Pink ribbon with white baker's twine Adhere label to card front with dimensionals

Add Iridescent Pearls Basic Gems

The Paper Players design team have made some creative projects to inspire you. Stop by the challenge page to check them out.

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, October 27, 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

Inspire.Create. Challenges #154

 Hello Everyone,

Today starts a new challenge with Inspire.Create. Challenges. Challenge #154 is a CASE the Designer Challenge. There is an awesome card created by Karen for everyone to CASE. As you will see, I took inspiration from her fancy fold.

Our new challenges launch every other Sunday at 10:00 a.m. GMT and continue for ten days. This challenge ends at 12:00 midnight GMT November 1, 2023. The Inspire.Create Team have created some great projects to inspire you. So click on the link below to head on over to the challenge blog and check them out.

Cardstock: Basic White, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink and Garden Green

Designer Series Paper: Delightfully Eclectic

Bundle: Darling Details

Basic 3D Embossing Folder- dots

Inks: Night of Navy, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral

Iridescent Pearl Gems

Ribbon Duo Pack from the Zany Zoo Suite- Petal Pink

I hope my card inspired you to join in this CASE the Designer Challenge and make a card of your own. This challenge runs until 12:00 midnight GMT November 1, 2023. See the blog post for all the rules and guidelines.

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Darling Details

 I used the fun Darling Details bundle to create a card inspired by two great challenges. Colour INKspirations Challenges #153 provided some fabulous colors to work with. The colors are Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Moody Mauve, Coastal Cabana and Lost Lagoon. The sketch for my card was provided by Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge #425.

Start with a Lost Lagoon card base

Cut a 3 15/16" by 5 3/16" piece of Fresh as a Daisy DSP. 

Cut a 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" piece of Petal Pink cardstock. 

Cut a 5" by 1 1/2" piece of Petal Pink and emboss with the Time Worn Type folder. Layer this piece onto the DSP at an angle. Trim the excess off the sides. Layer this to the Lost Lagoon layer and attach all to the card base.

Stamp the images from the Darling Details Stamp set onto white cardstock with Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Moody Mauve and Coastal Cabana inks. Cut with the coordinating dies.

Cut two of the sprigs dies from Lost Lagoon cardstock. 

Stamp the sentiment with Moody Mauve and fussy cut.

Attach all of the pieces onto the card front with dimensionals and glue.

Add Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems to the Lemon Lolly flowers. 

Tie a bow using the Petal Pink Zany Zoo Ribbon Duo. Attach with a glue dot.

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

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Masculine Get Well

I have a card today that combines three challenges. Creative Colour Challenge #111 has a color scheme that pointed me to a masculine card. The Male Room Challenge #179 has a theme of Get Well Soon. Stampin' Up! Only Challenge #337 wants any masculine theme.  

Start with a Pebbled Path card base

Cut a 3 1/4" by 4 1/2" piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock

Cut a 3 1/8" by 4 3/8" piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock and a 3 1/8" by 1/2" strip

Cut a 3" by 2" piece of Delightfully Eclectic DSP

Cut a 3 1/8" by 2 1/4" piece of Pebbled Path cardstock and emboss with the hatched Basic 3D folder

Layer all of the above onto the card case

Using the On the Horizon stamp set (ret) stamp the trees with Mossy Meadow ink and the birds with Pebbled Path ink onto a label cut with Something Fancy dies  Very Vanilla cardstock. Add some Misty Moonlight with a blending brush. Add to the card front with dimensionals.

Stamp the sentiment from Sending You Thoughts stamp set (ret) onto a 3/4" strip of Very Vanilla cardstock. Flag the end. Adhere to the card.

Add Adhesive-Backed Speckled Dots to the card.

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

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Pumpkin and Gingham

My card today combines two weekly challenges. Inspired By... Tailgate Challenge #258 provided the theme and the sketch. Tic Tac Toe Challenge #230 had a great board of elements that helped bring the card in focus. The elements I picked were twine, die cut and plaid.

Cut a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" piece of Cottage Gingham DSP (ret) Layer onto a Thick White card base

From Pool Party cardstock cut the largest square from Stylish Shapes Emboss the sentiment from the Hello Harvest stamp set (ret) Glue square to card front

Stamp the pumpkin from the Hello Harvest stamp set (ret) with SazOn ink onto water color paper. Add color with Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive inks. Stamp the flowers onto white cardstock with black ink Color with Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight Blends Cut all with Rustic Pumpkin dies (ret) 

Cut vines from die set from Old Olive cardstock 

Tie a bow from White Baker's Twine

Add Classic Matte Dots

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

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Textured Floral

Today's card was inspired by a color challenge. I thought these colors would be perfect for flowers. That gave me a chance to practice with the Texture Floral stamp set, I find this set a bit challenging.  Just Add Ink Challenge #674 provided the colors Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Pretty Peacock and gold.

Start with a Berry Burst card base.

Layer on a 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" piece of Fresh Freesia cardstock.

Cut a 3 15/16" by 5 3/16" piece of white cardstock. Using the Textured Floral stamp set, stamp the large flowers with Fresh Freesia ink. Stamp the largest leaf stamp with Pretty Peacock. 

Stamp the stem with Versa Mark and emboss with gold powder. Stamp the flowers onto the stem with Berry Burst ink.

Stamp the smallest flowers with Berry Burst ink. For the middle size flower, ink the stamp with Fresh Freesia and daub some Berry Burst ink to the center before putting the stamp to paper. 

Using Pretty Peacock ink, stamp all flower centers and add a few leaves using the small leaf stamp.

Using the splatter stamp in both Berry Burst and Fresh Freesia ti fill in any empty spaces.

Stamp the sentiment with VersaMark and emboss in gold. Cut out using the Something Fancy tag.  Arrange some gold Simply Elegant Trim behind the tag then attach to the card with dimensionals.

Add Adhesive Backed Dragonflies & Birds (available soon).

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

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Monday Challenges

My card today brings together two challenges. Hand Stamped Sentiments #424 has a great color combination that includes Pebbled Path, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss. The fabulous sketch for my card came from Freshly Made Sketches #607. 

Start with  Pebbled Path card base.

Cut a 3 7/8" by 5 1/8" piece of Fresh as a Daisy DSP. Layer onto a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock. Attach to the card base.

Cut a 3 3/16" by 4 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Emboss this with the Timber 3D folder. Adhere to the card front.

Stamp the Fruitful Blessings image twice on a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Color with Pebbled Path, Calypso Coral, Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss blends. Cut with the coordinating Fruitful Blessings dies. Attach to the card front.

Stamp the Something Fancy sentiment with Blackberry Bliss ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Cut with the Something Fancy dies. Attach to the card front with dimensionals.

Color the retired Shimmer Ribbon with Pebbled Path blends. Tie into a bow and attach to the card with a glue dot. 

Color Classic Matte Dots with Blackberry Bliss blends. Attach to the card.

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

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PP #662 CAS Autumn

Hello All! Today is the start of a new week and that means it it time for a new challenge from The Paper Players. I pulled out some favorite patterned paper and punch bundle from a few years ago.

Start with a thick Very Vanilla card base

Emboss a 3 15/16" by 5 3/16" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the Timber 3D folder. Layer onto a 4 1/16" by 5 5/16" piece of Earle Espresso cardstock.

Cut three strips of Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP (ret) measuring 3/4" by 4", 1" by 4 1/2" and 1/2" by 3 1/2". Flag one end of each strip. Adhere to the card front.

Stamp the Beautiful Autumn stamp set (ret) sentiment with Early Espresso ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock, cut out with Something Fancy dies. Attach to the card with dimensionals.

Cut the leaves and acorn from the DSP and gold foil using the Autumn mini punches. Attach to the card with dimensionals.

Joanne has a Clean-and-Simple challenge with an Autumn theme. The cards this week have to feature any aspect of any kind. Use pumpkins, leaves, or anything else that represents fall. Just remember to keep it Clean and Simple!

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 Clean and Simple food challenge. You can enter your project from now until noon PST on Friday, October 20, 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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!  

Flashback Friday

Today's card was made for Creative Colour Challenges #110 . The colors for this week's challenge were Bubble Bath, Gorgeous Grape and Smoky Slate. I combined these colors with the Retro Rubber Challenge #217 Anything Goes. I was excited about using the fun Bubble Bath papers from Delightfully Eclectic DSP pack. So I grabbed an old stamp set from my shelf. The Big News Stamp Set goes back to 2016. I also used some old embellishments, these were called Candy Dots.

Start with a 4 1/4" by 9" piece of Smoky Slate cardstock. Score at 5 1/2" to make the card base.

From Gorgeous Grape cardstock cut two panels. One measures 3 1/4" by 4", the other 1 3/4" by 4". 

Cut two pieces of the Delightfully Eclectic DSP. 3" by 3 3/4" and 1 1/2" by 3 3/4". Layer these onto the Grape layers. Attach the smaller panel to the right side of the card base.

Wrap Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the larger panel and tie into a bow. Adhere this panel to the left flap of the card.

Stamp the sentiment from Big News (ret) with Gorgeous Grape ink onto white cardstock. Cut out with largest square form Stylish Shapes dies. Adhere to the card front with dimensionals. Be sure to only put dimensionals on the opening flap of the card.

On a scrap of Smoky Slate heat emboss the flag with white powder. Fussy cut out and attach to card with dimensionals.

Adhere Smoky Slate Candy Dots (ret) to finish the card.

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

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Fun with Hexagons

 TGIF!

CAS Colour and Sketches #522 is shaking things up this round with some Spring like colors. The colors are Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight and Fresh Freesia. These colors worked out great for me to use the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle that arrived a few days ago.

Start with a Thick White card base.

Cut a 5 3/16" by 3 15/16" piece of white cardstock. Stamp the images from Heartfelt Hexagons with Blueberry Bushel (stamped off), Daffodil Delight and Fresh Freesia inks. Add some Wink of Stella to the Daffodil Delight flowers. Wrap with the Iridescent Ribbon and tie into a bow. Layer onto a 5 5/16" by 4 1/16" piece of Blueberry Bushel card stock. Adhere to the card front.

Stamp the sentiment and hexagon border with Blueberry Bushel ink onto a scrap of white cardstock. Punch with the coordinating Hexagon punch. Attach to the card front with dimensionals.

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

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