Paper Players #86

Good morning and welcome to Wednesday, we are halfway there people! For this weeks Paper Players they give us a color challenge…

And what a great combination of colors it is. I love Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Crumb Cake. I will miss Pear Pizzaz when it retires in a few months too. I also did something that I never usually do, my card today has a very vintage feel to it. I sponged everything in Crumb Cake. The base of the card is Pool Party. I took some Wisteria Wonder and ran it through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Embossing Folder. The sponging on it really makes the design shine through. I rounded the corners with the 1″ Circle Punch on the card and background. The stamp is from the set Up In the Air (Host(ess)) from the Occasions Mini Catalog and is stamped in Black Staz-on Ink. I colored in the flowers with my Stampin’ Write Markers using Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz. I then stamped the birdhouse again on crumb cake and popped it up on a Stampin’ Dimensional. The backing for the image is Crumb Cake and I flagged the ends with the 1 3/8″ Square Punch and rounded the other side with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. The strip across the middle is Pear Pizzaz with a piece of Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon across it. I mounted the image with some more Stampin’ Dimensionals and there you have it, Paper Player Challenge #86. Thank you, as always, for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzaz and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Black Staz-on Ink

Markers: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz Stampin’ Write Markers

Stamp Set: Up In the Air (Host(ess)) (Occasion Mini) Clear Mount

Embellishments: Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Square Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #85

Good Monday morning to everyone. I hope that you had a nice weekend. Mine was good, just not long enough! I haven’t quite figured out how to make it longer but I’m working on it! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players. They asked you to make a Spring themed card…

I decided nothing says spring like a big flower. I also decided to keep my color palate to just two, Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade. The base of the card is Poppy Parade. I ran a piece of Very Vanilla through the Big Shot using the Texturz Plates Backgounds 1 Embossing Plates. I attached a piece of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper to the bottom and used a piece of Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon to hid the seam. The flower is made using the Build A Blossom Stamp Set and the Blossom Petals Builder Punch. I stamped Poppy Parade Card Stock with Poppy Parade Ink and punched each of the petals out. I used some glue dots to adhere them to 1″ circle underneath. There are two layers and in the middle I stamped Poppy Parade Ink on Very Vanilla and put some Basic Jewels Pearls on it. The greeting is from the Tagtastc (Host(ess)) Stamp Set and is punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch and mounted on Poppy Parade punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and put on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I would say that the card has a very spring feel with the vibrant large red flower. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: Build A Blossom and Tagtastic (Host(ess))

Embellishments: Basic Jewels Pearls and Very Vanilla 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Texturz Plates Backgrounds 1, Scallop Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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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!)

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Paper Players #84

A good Monday morning to you all. I hope that you had a nice weekend and that the work week goes quickly! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge they give us the following sketch…

I like the sketch because it’s quite different form any that I remember doing recently. I went with a recently acquired color, Tangerine Tango for this weeks card. The base of the card is Very Vanilla and to that I added some Brights Stack Designer Series Paper in Tangerine Tango. The layered rectangle is Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla which I ran through my Big Shot in the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to coordinate with the DSP. The images are form the Tiny Tags Stamp Set and are stamped in Tangerine Tango. I used the Small Oval Punch to punch them out and adhered them to some circles that were punched out with the 1″ Circle Punch. They were then adhered to the polkadots background with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) and was punched out with the Large Oval Punch and then mounted on a piece of Crumb Cake that was punched out with the Modern Label Punch and also placed on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch is a great substitute for fabric ribbon and completes the card. Thanks for stopping by and and please feel free to leave a comment. Have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Brights Stack

Stamp Sets: Tiny Tags and Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) Clear Mount Sets

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #83

Happy humpday… err… Wednesday! We’re halfway there! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge they ask that you create a masculine card with clean and simple lines…

I decided to use one of my favorite masculine sets, The Open Sea. The set is still available as a write in (123030-Wood Mount, 123032-Clear Mount) and is great for masculine or travel themed cards or scrapbook pages. I stamped the map and the ships log images in Night of Navy Ink on Whisper White Card Stock. Using my Circle Scissor Plus, I cut out the map and then used the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch to punch out a piece of Crumb Cake for the backing. The log was backed with Crumb Cake and adhered to the background. I used the Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates and my Big Shot with Night of Navy for that. I stamped the greeting from the Family Reunion Stamp Set and mounted that and the map on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I decided to skip any ribbon or other embellishments and keep it really clean. I love the colors and the images, with a quick greeting change it would work for Father’s Day too. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy and Crumb Cake Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea and Family Reunion Clear Mount

Tools: Big Shot, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Circle Scissor Plus, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players Design Team Call

A good Tuesday morning to everyone. Today’s post is a very important one. The Paper Players are holding an open Design Team Call and I would love to be part of the team. My name is Justin Krieger and I have been paper crafting in some form since I was about 10 years old. Back then I used to make car dashboards out of oaktag. Thankfully, my medium has evolved into stamps and card stock with my card making and 3D projects. The card making seriously kicked into gear a little over a year ago and in August of last year I was introduced to Stampin’ Up! by a wonderful friend of mine, Sandy. I signed up to be a Demonstrator and have loved every minute of it. My favorite part has to be playing along each week with the challenges. It broadens my creativity and widens my horizons. I love seeing all of the other samples and entries each week and finally seeing who is chosen as the picks of the week. I write down my choices and compare notes, and get ready to do it all again. Below are my three projects for your consideration. I hope that you enjoy them and thanks for taking the time to look! Any comments are always appreciated and as always thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

The first 3D window shadow box card, Happy Valentine’s Day!

My Grandmother’s 93rd Birthday Card, one of my favorites!

An engagement card that goes with the frame/box below…

I scanned in the picture from when he actually proposed in Rockefeller Center!

The frame open so the card and “gift” can go inside.

Paper Players #82

Good morning all. I hope that you are enjoying your week, only two days left until the weekend! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge they ask you to use Poppy Parade, Pool Party, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla…

I love the color combination plus I get to use some more of my favorite Designer Series Paper, Everyday Enchantment! The base of the card is Soft Suede. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies to cut out a piece of the Everyday Enchantment DSP (Sale-A-Bration) and used the negative piece. As I have said before the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set and the Blossom Punch are two of my favorite products from the Occasions Mini. I stamped a flower in Poppy Parade on Very Vanilla and again in Pool Party on Pool Party Card Stock. The 1″ Circle Punch is perfect for the flower middle in Pool Party. A brad from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack holds them together and I adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. The greeting is from Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration) and is stamped in Poppy Parade and punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch. It’s also adhered with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. A small strip of the DSP at the top and bottom completes the card. Thanks so much for stopping by and your comments are always appreciated!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Pool Party Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Poppy Parade and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch (Occasions Mini) and Elementary Elegance (Sale-A-Bration)

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Extra Large Oval Punch, Blossom Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #81

Good Tuesday morning to everyone! Four more days left until the weekend! For this weeks Paper Players Challenge #81 they ask that you include a floral image…

I decided to use the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini. It’s one of my favorite sets and it coordinates with a punch and we all know how much I love a punch! I stamped two flowers, one in Calypso Coral on Very Vanilla Card Stock and one in Pool Party on Pool Party Card Stock. The 1″ Circle Punch works perfectly with the flower middle. I mounted them together with a brad from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad pack (Sale-A-Bration – FREE with a $50 purchase). Then I ran some Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) through the Big Shot using the Labels Collection Framelits Dies. I stamped another of the images in Soft Suede on Soft Suede Card Stock for the card base and rounded 3 of the four corners. The Memories greeting is from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set and it was stamped in Calypso Coral on Very Vanilla. I used the 1 1/4″ Square punch to make the flag end. Some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount the flower and its all done. Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your Tuesday. 🙂

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-A-Bration)

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (Sale-A-Bration)

Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Blossom Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players #80

Hello everyone… it’s Friday!! I had a great time dropping off all of the Stampin’ Up! goodies to my Workshop attendees yesterday. The Phantom of the Opera was amazing! If you get a chance to see it… GO! Thanks to Kim for my ticket! Today’s card is a little late again for The Paper Player’s. This weeks challenge sketch #80 is nice and simple:

I decided to go with the Tea Shoppe Set from the Occasions Mini. I love this set, possibly because of my English background! I stamped the large cup in Basic Grey and then cut it out. Using the Big Shot, I ran some Cherry Cobbler Card Stock through in the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and placed it on the Basic Grey Card Base. A piece of 1/4″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon was placed across the middle. I markered one of the pansies in Cherry Cobbler and then used the smallest of the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies to cut it out and adhered it to the handle. The cup was then mounted on some Stampin’ Dimensionals and placed in the middle. The sentiment was stamped in Cherry Cobbler on a punched out piece of Very Vanilla using the Decorative Label Punch. Three Metallic Brads mounted on Very Vanilla finish off the card. I hope that you like today’s card and have a great day!!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Grey Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Basic Grey and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Ink

Markers: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker

Embellishments: 1/4″ Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Decorative Label Punch, Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Paper Snips, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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Paper Players Challenge #79

Good morning every one. It’s a perfect stay inside and craft day here on Long Island. It’s raining and I think it’s supposed to rain all day. I’m a little late with my Paper Players Challenge this week, but I will get it in just in time. This week they ask you to do a clean and simple card with a tag.

I decided to use three tags. They look like they aren’t spaced equally and I did that on purpose. I wanted a little pause after you read Inspire and Create… then Dream. The words are from the Loving Thoughts Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini. They are stamped on Very Vanilla Card Stock and punched out with the Extra Large Tag Punch. I rubbed the edges against the Island Indigo stamp pad for a little definition. The flower is from the For All You Do Stamp Set that I got when I first signed up to be a Demonstrator. I haven’t used it in a while and forgot that I had it. It’s perfect for when you need something tall and slim for the side of a card. The images are stamped in Island Indigo and Crumb Cake. A piece of Crumb Cake Card Stock ran through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder gives it a nice background and looks great mounted on the Island Indigo card base. Some 3/16 Metallic Brads in gold finish off the card. I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and as always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Island Indigo Smooth Card Stock

Ink: Island Indigo and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Sets: For All You Do Wood Mount and Loving Thoughts Clear Mount

Embellishments: 3/16″ Metallic Brads

Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Extra Large Tag Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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The Paper Players Challenge #78

Hello everyone! I hope that you all are having a good week so far. It was a little rainy here yesterday but as long as it’s not snow I’m happy! This week I decided to give another challenge a try. The Paper Players has some really great talent. I was excited to sit down and make my card using the colors for this week: Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz. I immediately thought of the new Designer Series Paper Everyday Enchantment from the 2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog (starts January 24th). I love the colors in the paper and it actually prompted me to get all of the In-Colors for 2010-2012 and 2011-2013. The greeting is from Outlined Occasions also in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. I stamped it in Pear Pizzaz and then used a Blender Pen to color in the confetti around the word Celebrate. The flowers are from the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set available in the 2012 Occasions Mini. They coordinate with the Blossom Punch and the 1″ Circle Punch. I also punched out some Pear Pizzaz Card Stock to back the flowers. The brad in the middle is from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack from Sale-A-Bration too. There are so many great items in the catalog I can’t wait for you to get your hands on them too! I popped the flowers up on some Stampin’ Dimensionals and framed the greeting with some more Pear Pizzaz Card Stock. I really like the color combination and hope you like the card. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

Designer Series Paper: Everyday Enchantment (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog available Jan. 24th)

Ink: Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin’ Ink

Stamp Set: Outlined Occasions Clear Mount (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog available Jan. 24th)

Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (2012 Sale-A-Bration Catalog available Jan. 24th)

Tools: Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Blender Pen, Blossom Punch, 1″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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