Paper Players – Page 27

May 14, 2012

Paper Players #95 and Sneak Peek

Good Monday morning to everyone! Did you all have a nice weekend and a Happy Mother’s Day? I spent the day on Saturday with my daughter Taylor. She made a Mother’s day card for my mom and we went to lunch ran some errands. Sunday we had lunch with my parents and then I went to see my friend Chantal so all in all a good weekend! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. Ann has given us this great color combination to work with…

This was one of those cards that as soon as I saw this I knew what I was going to do. It happens rarely but I love when it does. I started with a base of Baja Breeze. The top and bottom strips are from the new Patio Party Designer Series Paper (2012-2013 IB&C) and the middle strip is Daffodil Delight that I ran through the Big Shot using the hearts from the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. The greeting and cupcakes are from the new Carry On Stamp Set (2012-2013 IB&C) that is available as one of the Host(ess) choices. I stamped them all in Poppy Parade (retired List) on Whisper White Card Stock. The greeting is backed with Poppy Parade Card Stock (Retired List) and adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The cupcakes are punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch and adhered with SNAIL. For the finishing touch I stamped the “AND” and used the Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (2012-2013 IB&C) to cut it out and used a Stampin’ Dimensional behind it for some pop. I hope that you enjoyed this weeks Paper Players Card and that you are looking forward to the new catalog. Have an awesome day and thank you for stopping by.

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade (Retired List) and Daffodil Delight Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin Ink (Retired List)

Stamp Set: Carry On (Host(ess)) (2012-2013 IB&C)

Designer Series Paper: Patio Party (2012-2013 IB&C)

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Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

May 10, 2012

Paper Players #94

Good morning peeps! It’s been rainy here and just miserable, it’s supposed to clear up for the weekend let’s hope it does! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. They have asked us to celebrate our mothers…

Which is quite timely since Mother’s Day is this coming weekend and who doesn’t want to celebrate their mother?! I started with a base of Perfect Plum and used my Eyelet Border Punch to punch two sides of a piece of Rose Red Card Stock. I stamped the leaves image from the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set in Certainly Celery on Whisper White Card Stock. Then I stamped two of the solid image flowers in Rose Red and cut them out with my Paper Snips. They are mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The mom is from the retired Messages for Mom Stamp Set and is stamped in Perfect Plum, I used my Paper Snips to cut them out and Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere them to the card. I stamped the greeting from the same set on Perfect Plum and flagged the ends with the 1″ Square Punch and adhered it with still more Stampin Dimensionals. I’m really liking the color combination and hope that you are inspired to make your mother a nice card for this Sunday. Thanks of dropping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Perfect Plum and Rose Red Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Certainly Celery, Rose Red and Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Fabulous Florets and Messages for Mom (Retired List) Clear Mount

Tools: Paper Snips, Eyelet Border Punch, 1″ Square Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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April 30, 2012

Paper Players #93

Good Monday morning everyone! I hope that you all had a nice weekend, I did. I got to see some friends in Manhattan and spent some time with my favorite daughter, wait she’s my only daughter, but she is still my favorite! 🙂 Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This weeks hostess is Leslie and she has given us a tic-tac-toe challenge. Pick three in a row to make your card…

I chose to go diagonal with Flowers, Pick Your Own (watercoloring) and Designer Paper (I made my own). The base of the card is Soft Suede. For my designer paper I took a piece of Very Vanilla and inked up the Parlor Prints Background Stamp in Rich Razzleberry. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of Lucky Limeade and then embossed it using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The images and the greeting are from the Tea Shoppe Stamp Set. The cup is stamped in Rich Razzleberry and the pansy is stamped in Lucky Limeade. I CASE’d the image from Stampin’ Success. I used an Aqua Painter with Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade Ink to paint in the flowers and leaves. I stamped the image a second time, watercolored it, cut it out with my Paper Snips and mounted it on a piece of Stampin’ Dimensional. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut out the image and mounted it to the Lucky Limeade label with more Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is stamped in Soft Suede and cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies too and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the perfect finishing touch I added a Basic Jewels Pearl to the center of the flower just for Ann! I hope that you enjoy the card and thank you so much for stopping by. Enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

CardS tock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Lucky Limeade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Tea Shoppe Clear Mount and Parlor Prints Wood Mount Background

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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April 29, 2012

Poppy Totally Tess 3D

Good morning and a happy Sunday to everyone. I’m off to Manhattan again today for a little bit in the morning and then hopefully spending some quality time with my stamps after that! My card from last weeks Paper Players Challenge was Ann’s Pick of the Week. You can see the card on the Paper Players site HERE. Thanks to all of the talented ladies over there!

Today’s project I made for a wonderful friend of mine Sandy. She is super talented and just the nicest person you could ever want to meet. You can check out her blog at www.stampwithsandy.com. I have made a few of these cards and I love them. I used the Totally Tess Stamp Set (Retired List) because I think that Sandy looks a little like Tess! I started with a piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock cut to 12″ x 5 1/2″. It is scored at 1/2″, 3 1/2″, 4″, 7″, 8″ and 11″. The two windows are cut out of the larger outside pieces. The inside “wallpaper” is from the no longer available Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration 2012. I stamped Tess and all of her accessories in Basic Black Ink and cut them out with my Paper Snips. The I Love Stamps on the bag is stamped in Poppy Parade and adhered to Tess with a Mini Glue Dot. The wood stamp and the card are stamped in Crumb Cake and the heart on the stamp is colored in with Cajun Craze. Tess is colored in with Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy and Soft Suede Stampin Write Markers. The markers around the border of the front of the card are colored in with the 2011-2013 In-Color Markers and Not Quite Navy. Finally the greeting on the card is stamped in Poppy Parade and punched out with the Modern Label Punch. The two Poppy Parade paper dots are punched out with the Owl Builder Punch. Sandy loved the card and I hope that you like it too! Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day! 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake and Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: 2011-2013 In-Colors, Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede and Cajun Craze

Stamp Set: Totally Tess Clear Mount

Designer Series paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration – no longer available)

Tools: Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

There are only two more days to order from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Place your order before it’s too late!

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April 24, 2012

Paper Players #92

Hello everyone and welcome to Tuesday! Hopefully the sun will stay out here on Long Island. Although it could be worse, I could be upstate, where they had snow! I’m not a fan of the white stuff so I’ll suffer through the rain. Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. They have given us the following wonderful sketch…

As I was rifling through my vast array of Stampin’ Up! goodies I saw the Just Believe Stamp Set. I got it a while ago and haven’t used it as much as I would like to. I also noticed that the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini) looks somewhat similar to the stamp. That’s when the light went on! The base of the card is Whisper White and I added a piece of the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini) to the entire card front. I stamped the large image from the Just Believe Stamp Set in Island Indigo and mounted it on a piece of Island Indigo Card Stock that is the length of the card front. The other stamped image is again stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. I punched a piece of Baja Breeze Card Stock with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch to mount behind it. Some more Baja Breeze is punched on one edge with the Scallop Edge Border Punch. I used Stampin Dimensionals on the top one for a little lift and then adhered the circle image with them too. The greeting is punched out with the Word Window Punch and Mounted on a piece of Baja Breeze punched out with the Modern Label Punch and also adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the subtle tones on the card and hope you enjoy it too. Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Island Indigo and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Just Believe Clear Mount

Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated (Occasion Mini)

Tools: 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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April 16, 2012

Paper Players #91

Good morning everyone and happy Monday to you! If I keep saying that maybe I’ll believe it! I hope that you all had a nice weekend, I know I did! I got a lot accomplished and got to see some of my peeps! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us this…

Clean and simple with watercoloring. Anytime that I only use three items to make a card it is definitely simple. As those of you that read these posts daily it’s not unusual for me to have 10 or more items listed in the supplies! I also used the 2010-2012 In-Colors that are retiring. I started off with a base of Concord Crush and to that I added a piece of Pear Pizzaz that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. For the main image on the card I stamped the flower from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Jet Black Staz-on Ink on Watercolor Paper three times. I used my Aqua Painter and Poppy Parade Ink to watercolor in the flowers and then did some serious fussy cutting with my Paper Snips and cut them out in varying sizes so I would be able to layer them. Watercolor Paper is a bit thicker than standard card stock so it is definitely a workout for your hand when you cut things out of it! I used a couple of Mini Glue Dots to adhere it to the card and then Stampin Dimensionals for the two layers. The rest of the elements on the card are also from the Creative Elements Set and are stamped in Concord Crush. They too are cut out with my Paper Snip and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little more pop I edged the greeting with the Poppy Parade Stamp Pad. Creative Elements is one of my favorite sets and I’m happy to report that it will be in the new catalog! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thank you so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Specialty Paper: Watercolor Paper

Ink: Poppy Parade and Concord Crush Classic Stampin’ Ink and Jet Black Staz-on Ink

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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April 9, 2012

Paper Players #90

A good monday morning to you all. I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. Mine was great. I got to spend time with my daughter, brother and his fiancé. We have an idea for the wedding invitations and I am going to put something together this week. I also got to craft a lot this weekend which makes me very happy! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us a color challenge using Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery…

I decided to use a one of my more recently acquired sets the Elements of Style. I started with a base of Pool Party cut so that it opens from the bottom. I added a piece of Certainly Celery on top of that. I stamped the large image from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Not Quite Navy on Very Vanilla and placed that on top. Using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit I cut out some butterflies in Pool Party and Certainly Celery and used Stampin’ Dimensionals cut up to adhere them randomly over the stamped image. The greeting is also stamped in Not Quite Navy and punched out with the Large Oval Punch and backed with a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. I love the colors and the simplicity of the card and hope that you enjoy it too. Thank you, as always, for dropping in. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Elements of Style Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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April 4, 2012

Paper Players #89

Good morning and happy Hump Day to you all. I am missing the warmer weather here on Long Island and can’t wait for it to return. Today’s card is for the Paper Players Challenge # 89. They have asked us to make a funny card…

I have to admit that I was a little stumped as to what to do. I have never been a fan of funny cards, I like the pretty mushy ones the best. I thought about what card to make for a long time, and then it dawned on me, so many people joke about getting married as being the end of your life so why not send a sympathy card! The base of the card is Early Espresso, it is cut to 4 1/4 x 11 and scored at 2 1/4 and 5 1/2 with another piece cut to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 for the front making it an easel card (thanks Sandy!). The background is made using the Big Shot and the Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1 Embossing Plates with Very Vanilla Card Stock. The greeting is from Petite Pairs and is stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the 1 1/4″ Square Punch and then mounted to a piece of Calypso Coral at 1 1/2″ and then to a piece of Early Espresso cut to 1 3/4″. The cake if from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and so is the greeting on the bottom. The cake was cut out with my Paper Snips. I used some of the 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon from Sale-A-Bration to decorate the cake. The Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder provides the backdrop and that was then mounted to a piece of Early Espresso. I used the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack for the flowers and put some Basic Jewels Pearls on them. The lower greeting is punched out with the Word Window Punch and placed on a piece of Calypso Coral punched out with the Large Oval Punch and then a piece of Early Espresso punced out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then placed on a piece of Calypso Coral and adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals to keep the easel part of the card standing up. Two more pieces of 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon, one across the top and one across the bottom complete the card. I hope that you enjoyed it and found it to be little funny, my married friends did! Thanks for dropping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Calypso Coral Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini) and Petite Pairs clear Mount

Embellishments: 1/8″ Organdy Ribbon and Basic Jewels Pearls

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Large Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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March 26, 2012

Paper Players #88

A good Monday morning to you. I hope that you all had a nice weekend. As I mentioned yesterday, I went to see Rent and it was great! Thanks to My friend Kim, my daughter and I had a great afternoon! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge Ann has provided this sketch…

I always like to work with a sketch because it makes most of the work, the card layout, so much easier because it’s done for you. As soon as I saw this I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I used one of my favorite sets, French Foliage. The base of the card is Early Espresso and I used a piece of Well Worn Designer Series Paper for the background. I placed three 3/16″ Metallic Brads in the lower left corner, two in the brownish color and one in the aged silver color just to be a little different. I then stamped a piece of Very Vanilla with the En Français Background Wood Mount Stamp in Early Espresso Ink. I punched a piece of Cajun Craze with the Scallop Edge Border Punch and placed it underneath. The piece of ribbon across the front is Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon. After all of that was assembled I adhered it to the card with some Sticky Strip (I like to make sure that it’s not going anywhere!). The stamped images are from the French Foliage Stamp Set and are stamped in Cajun Craze and River Rock and I backed it with some Early Espresso. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and is stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and half of it is hidden behind the stamped images. I love the card and think I want some more Well Worn DSP! Thank you, as always, for stopping by! Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Cajun Craze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and River Rock Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: French Foliage Clear Mount, Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount and En Français Background Wood Mount

Designer Series Paper: Well Worn

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads and Early Espresso 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

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March 19, 2012January 6, 2016

Paper Players #87

Good morning and welcome to Monday, brought to you today by the Paper Players Challenge #87…

This week featuring… buttons! I have quite a few buttons but I always for get to use them, thankfully this weeks challenge reminded me! I used three different stamp sets that all coordinate quite well together. The base of the card is Baja Breeze and to that I added a background of Soft Suede that I ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Young Vermillion Wood Mount Stamp for the focal image of the card stamped in Soft Suede. The detail in the image is amazing, it’s definitely a favorite of mine. The strip along the bottom, also stamped in Soft Suede, is from the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration) and it also coordinates with the Tea Shoppe Set (Occasions Mini). I choose the greeting from the Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) Stamp Set and they are backed with Baja Breeze. All of the stamped images are adhered to the card with Stampin Dimensionals. For the perfect finishing touch I added three buttons in Baja Blue from the Twitterpated Designer Buttons (Occasions Mini) and adhered them with Mini Glue Dots. I love the color combination and want to thank the Paper Players for reminding me to use my buttons. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Young Vermillion Wood Mount, Happiest Birthday Wishes (Host(ess)) and Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Twitterpated Designer Buttons

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

FREE Sale-A-Bration Tote

Three FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog

$25 in FREE Hostess items for the Idea Book & Catalog or the Occasions Mini Catalog

You will earn 3 Anchor Rewards (7 more and you get your free Stamp Set!)

That is an excellent deal and it will be over March 31st! Click on the catalog to start shopping or email me your order! 🙂