Prized Peony has Flower Power Global Design Project #303

 Happy Friday! We are finally getting some much needed rain here in the PNW. It is a perfect day to stay inside and stamp. This week's GDP is all about flowers. I have an abundance of flower stamps to chose from, so I tried to pick one I haven't seen yet in the challenge. Once again, it takes advantage of some gorgeous Designer Series Paper.

I remembered watching Patty Bennett's video earlier this year where she used blending brushes to color the True Love DSP, which is now discontinued. This technique would also be great with the current Pattern Party DSP.

I used Fresh Freesia, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive inks for the background paper and to color the Peony.

The Peony and sentiment are from the Prized Peony stamp set, which has coordinating dies.

Here are a few similar cards I made, combing some old products with current and new.

I'm glad you stopped by today! Be sure to check out Global Design Project #303 and see all of the fabulous flower cards. 

Have an awesome weekend!

PP552 Beside the Seaside Theme

Hello all! When I first saw this week's Paper Players challenge, I thought I was going to have to skip it. I have no seaside theme stamps. A few days later I was looking through old Paper Pumpkin stamps and lo and behold, I found not only one but two stamp sets. Knowing I needed a masculine birthday card, I opted for You're my Anchor.

My next dilemma, no nautical paper. I thought I would just use Night of Navy and Crumb Cake cardstock. Then I remembered I have a stash of old DSP and in that stash I found True Gentlemen DSP. Score! 

This makes for a fun Throwback Thursday card. Current cardstock and inks, crumb cake, night of navy and just jade were used. The twine and sentiment are also current. Happy Birthday is from Many Messages.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Make sure you visit the Paper Players site to see all of the entries in this challenge.

Have a great day!

Be Cool Polar Bear for TGIF Challenge 327

Hello Everyone, I hope you are having a  great Tuesday. Designer Series Paper shines again! I love when the DSP does the heavy lifting on a card. I used the Penguin Playmates paper to quickly put this card together. This card is for the #TGIFC327 Bonus Inspiration Challenge

The patterns of the paper were perfect for creating the banner. I started with scraps from a previous project to decide which patterns to use for the banner. These 1 1/2" strips were flagged with the Banners Pick a Punch.

Fresh Freesia was used as the card base. Just Jade was layered behind a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of DSP.

The cute critters were fussy cut from the DSP.

The only stamping was a perfect sentiment from the coordinating stamp set, Penguin Place. That was stamped with Just Jade.

Thanks for viewing my card. Be sure to check out all of the other great cards in this challenge.  #TGIFC327 Bonus Inspiration Challenge 

Happy Stamping!                      

Count on Me Kangaroo for Global Design Project #302

Good Morning everyone. TGIF, It has been another warm week here in the PNW. It makes for a perfect afternoon of staying inside with the AC and crafting.

Isn't this little kangaroo  adorable! She is just one of the cute little critters in the Count on Me stamp set.

This week's Global Design Project is a sketch challenge. I chose the Pattern Party DSP, which is a Host Reward, to go with the sweet kangaroo. This paper is so fun and you get so many patterns to play with. I picked 5 different patterns and cut two 1.3 centimeter wide strips of each pattern. These strips were glued onto a Flirty Flamingo card base.

The heart was cut using one of the heart punches out of Flirty Flamingo. I looped the white Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon around the heart and attached it to the card with dimensionals.

The kangaroo was stamped on Basic White cardstock with black ink. Cinnamon Cider and Ivory blends were used to color the body. It was then cut out and added to the card with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I cut it out and added to the heart with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check out all of the great projects for this week's Global Design Project. I hope you have a great weekend!

Penguin Place for Paper Players Challenge #551

Hello Everyone! I'm participating in another card challenge today. This one is a versatile card sketch that allows you to showcase beautiful paper. This cute little fellow is from the Penguin Place Bundle that includes a stamp set and punch.

For this challenge, I started with the DSP to pick coordinating colors of ink and cardstock. Misty Moonlight is the card base and the border around the image. A layer of Fresh Freesia borders the DSP layer. Inks include Misty Moonlight, Fresh Freesia, Just Jade, Pumpkin Pie and black.

Starting August 3rd you can get this whimsical paper free with qualifying order. 

Be sure to visit Paper Players to see all of the great cards. Thanks for dropping by! 

 

Honey Bee for Paper Players #550 Clean and Simple Challenge

July 23, 2021

I pulled out a favorite retired stamp set to meet the Bee theme for the Paper Players challenge this week.

For this clean and simple project I cut a stencil using the honeycomb die. Using Bumblebee ink and a blending bush I created a background on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic White cardstock. I splattered with just a small amount using the dark Basic Black blend.

The card front was layered onto a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of Bumblebee cardstock and attached to a standard Thick Basic White card base.

I used the large bee die to cut out the bee from Basic Black cardstock. Then covered the bee with Wink of Stella. This was attached with liquid glue

The sentiment is from The retired Honey Bee stamp set. I masked off part of the sentiment and stamped with black ink. Layered it on a 1/2 inch scrap of Basic Black cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by!