Wednesday Whimsy!

Hello blogging friends!! As a design team member for  "Whimsy and Stars", I have the chance to choose one of Mabelle's sweet digital stamps to play with each month!!! 

Starting this month, I will be featuring an image from "Whimsy and Stars" once a month on a Wednesday! I saw the fun challenge over at The Paper Players and thought I would link this Valentine Card up! The colours are bright and bold! I used some of my new paper that I purchased from the Ribbon Carousel. The stamp, papers and twine are all new...perfect for the current Flourishes theme! The sentiment is from a retired Stampin' Up set.

I also decided to play along with some other fun challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - 2W, 3E -  Valentines (Week 1)

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday -W-  #203 Make Something "New"

Exciting News at the Paper Players!

Welcome to our 100th Challenge Blog Hop from the Paper Players! If you are here, you have come from LeAnne Pugliese's Blog.  This week our challenge is to use one of our favourite past challenges and make a project! We also have a prize up for grabs! Our Headliner this week will receive all of the design team blog hop cards!!

I decided to use Challenge #5-Oh Baby...here is the badge below and my original card...yikes! LOL! Click HERE to see the original post!

This week I decided to ink up my new stamp called "Two by Two". It is my most favourite stamp in the whole new catalogue! I just love it! Isn't it so sweet! The embossed chevron is a new embossing folder and the background is also a new embossing folder from Stampin' Up! 

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to follow the BLOG HOP to the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!  Nance Leedy is next in our hop...

The Paper Players Blog Hop

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan (You are HERE)

Nance Leedy

Paper Players #94 {Celebrate Today Mom} and Stamping 411

Here's the Pinterest Link 

And here's the original Photo Source 

Sunday is here and so is another fun challenge from the Paper Players. This week Nance is our hostess, she is looking for a card for mom using this awesome photo for inspiration from Pinterest! I was immediately inspired by the colours and the flags on the cupcakes.   I turned my ribbon into little flags shooting out from the flower. I also loved the sketch over at Stamping 411, and used that for my card but flipped the sketch.  

At the bottom of my card, where I stamped the sentiment, I added two lines using the Big Shot and the Textured Impressions embossing folder.  I also cut the bottom of that panel with the matching die cut called "Edgelits Adorning Accents". This was my first time using these! How fun!!!

Here is my card, made for mom! I think she will like it! I have made a couple other mom cards too...LOL! I think I will see if anyone at work needs one! 

{Supplies Used-All SU!)

Stamps: Triple Treat Flower, Perfectly Penned

Inks: Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight

Papers: Summer Smooches (DSP), Regal Rose and Whisper White

Extras: Punches for the flower, White Organza Ribbon, Pearls, Edgelits Adorning Accents, Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!  Welcome to Narelle, our Guest Designer for May!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy
Jenn Picard
Heidi Boos
Narelle Farrugia (GD)

Paper Players Sketch #92 and Color Throwdown #188 {Happy Day to You}

April is flying by! I can't believe how quick the days are getting, so much to do everyday and suddenly it is 9pm and I need to get to bed. It is actually Thursday night and I managed to get my Paper Players Challenge card done before the weekend! Woo-hoo! I am usually "Last Minute Lesley" and making my card on Saturday night, so I am pretty pumped to have my ducks in a row! At least for this week anyway...

This week's challenge comes from my pal Nance. She did up a sketch for us this week and I love all the possibilities it holds!  My inspiration comes from the colours at the Colour Throwdown.  I love the soft, springy hues and decided to get out my favourite stamp combo from Stampin' Up..."Elements of Style" and the "En Francais" background stamp! I also used my newest sentiment set called "Friendly Phrases". I liked the look of the modern script with the romantic roses.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations! I also created a brand new FACEBOOK page for us! Wahoo! I hope you will "LIKE" us!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy
Jenn Picard
Heidi Boos

Shirley Pumpkin (April GD)

Merry Monday Challenge #7 Reminder and Design Team Call at the Paper Players

There is still time to join me at Merry Monday this week!  You have until Saturday at midnight (PST) to add you creation!!! To link up your card, please CLICK HERE.

I also wanted to mention that there is a Design Team call on until next Sunday at the Paper Players.  To see the call, please CLICK HERE.  All designers are welcome and any crafting product is welcome.

The Paper Players Challenge #72 {Yuletide Blessings}

Another Sunday is here already! Christmas is coming fast and I spent the weekend making some Christmas cards for my stash! I actually made 40 clean and simple cards, that I hope to share with you this week. For now, I am excited to share with you LeAnne's amazing Colour Combo for this week's Paper Players challenge!

This week I inked up this adorable stamp set called "Christmas Cheer" from my new blogging friend Joanna Munster of Inspired by Stamping.  She designed this stamp set and I was fortunate enough to receive one from her this week!  Isn't that lovely?  I am on her new design team and I am so excited to be working with her! I embossed the tree with Always Artichoke Ink and my versamark pad/clear embossing powder.  Both the River Rock Panel and the Riding Hood Red panels are embossed, and who can resist that awesome striped grosgrain ribbon, I love the stuff!

I loved this colour combo from LeAnne so much I had to make another card with it!  Tree is stamped with Always Artichoke and then I stamped over it again with River Rock ink. I just love how those inks go together!  I embossed the background with the "Victoria" cuttlebug embossing folder. Lots of red here but I think it packs a punch!

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Tara Bilbao
Susan Joyce

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Paper Players #69 {Shabby Birthday}

Sunday already! Wow! This week at the Paper Players, the lovely Nance has challenged us with a gorgeous sketch!  Her sketch had me inspired right away and I decided to continue with the shabby, vintage style I have been exploring.  I made THIS CARD yesterday in the shabby vintage style too.

Pool Party is one of the new "In Colours" from Stampin' Up and I thought it would like pretty on my roses from "Elements of Style".  So I inked them up with my Pool Party Marker. Then I inked the leaves in another new In Colour called "Lucky Limeade".  The Designer Paper is from the In Colour Designer Paper Pack.  I inked the edges with my Soft Suede ink and a sponge.  For some reason, I am really loving butterflies and so out came the Beautiful Wings embosslit die again.  I added some pearls as accents.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Tara Bilbao
Cindy Hall (GD)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Paper Players #68-Clean and Simple Red and Green Christmas

This week at the Paper Players, I have the pleasure of hosting our Clean and Simple Challenge.  This week I am looking for Red and Green Christmas Cards! 

I decided to play with the new Red Glitter paper and created a poinsettia using my 5 Petal Flower Punch!  This was a quick and easy card that I created for my Christmas stash!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Tara Bilbao
Cindy Hall

Thanks for stopping by!!!

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We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

Paper Players #60-CAS Sketch and Colours from Create with Connie and Mary

Sunday is here and that means it is time for another challenge from the Paper Players!  This week my dear friend LeAnne is the hostess and she has created an awesome sketch for us to try!  I love the clean lines to this sketch and love that she chose three images for the main focal point.

I needed some inspiration as to which set to pick!  I thought snowflakes, owls, cupcakes, buttons but then I was visiting Nance Leedy's blog and saw the current Create with Connie and Mary Colour Challenge which was to use Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and So Saffron.  FUN!!  With those bright colours came the idea to use the Up, Up and Away stamp set. 

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi
Carrie Gaskin GD

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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Supplies Used:

Stamps: Up, Up and Away and On Your Birthday

Inks: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point and So Saffron (Basic Black accent)

Papers: Bold Brights DSP Collection, Pacific Point CS, Whisper White CS

Extras: So Saffron 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Small Dots Embossing Folder. Modern Label Punch and Word Window Punch

Up, Up and Away Set #122757 Clear Mount $22.95

Paper Players Challenge #59-Pretty in Pink

Just a quick post tonight as we have company here and I need to get to bed so I can play hostess tomorrow!  We had a great day of visiting already!!!  Anne Marie has challenged us to use three shades of pink!  She LOVES pink and it pretty cute about it! LOL!  So we all had fun putting together some pink pretties for her challenge!

Here is my card for her challenge!  I hope to be able to add more information about this card later.  Sorry I am unable to tonight!!!

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi
Carrie Gaskin (GD)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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Paper Players Theme Challenge #58- School Daze Theme Challenge

This week at the Paper Players, Ann has a fun theme challenge for us!  She is challenging us to create a project based on "School Daze".  As a teacher, I know that school will be starting soon and I wanted to make a special card for the staff I worked with last year, to help them celebrate the start of the new school year! I thought this sentiment from "Pursuit of Happiness" was the perfect sentiment for a group of teachers.

I also inked up another new set called "Fruit and Flowers".  As soon as I saw this set in the catalogue I knew I had to have it! I love the apple image and inked it up in "Poppy Parade" (you must know by now that I LOVE this colour) and "Lucky Limeade" which is a new In Colour for 2011-2012.  I highlighted the entire card with Chocolate Chip for contrast.  I also used the School Lines single stamp to create the lines for my sentiment and to stamp the background of the card. 

I also finished off the inside of the card with the School Lines stamp and another apple that I coloured with markers and huffed.  The apple on the front is nested in the 1 3/4" Circle Punch and the 2 3/8" Circle Punch. Can you see the school lines on the front of the card too?

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations! 

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

Carrie Gaskin GD

If you have any question about this card or any of my cards, please email me!  I would love to hear from you!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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Paper Players Challenge- A Sketch by Nance

Wow!  Two weeks away from the computer has flown by and I am back!  My hubby and I had a great time on the Oregon Coast and then spent this past week fishing at a lake about 4 hours from our home.  It was lovely.  I have to say, I was pretty proud to be the lead fisher "person" with 3 fish caught!!  Yippee!  And they were BIG trout!  It was exciting and they were sure yummy cooked on the campfire!  Corey has the camera, he and his dad are off ocean fishing today, but I will add some photos of our trip(s) as soon as the camera is back!

Today at the Paper Players Nance has created a terrific sketch for us to try!  I made a card for it a LONG time ago, right when I first saw her wonderful sketch!  I changed up the ribbon placement, mostly because of memory problems, but I am happy with how the card turned out!!!  I hope you like it too! My card club made this card for their last class.  We were doing watercolouring, I used Tangerine Tango and Peach Parfait for my colour choices.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

Tui Nathan (GD)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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Paper Players Challenge #52-Jaydee's Clean and Simple Sketch

This week at the Paper Players, Jaydee has a wonderfully clean and simple sketch for us!  Here is my take on Jaydee's challenge!  Yep, I used the Crimper for my Poppy Parade background!  I love that tool and that colour!  I also decided to use the set called "Easter Blooms" it is retiring at the end of June, it is one of my favourite sets to use!  I also used the cherry blossom from that set on the inside for a little inside "character".

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

Cindy Beach GD

Anyway, I decided to take a couple of photos of the yard and took a quick pic of myself..hehehe...not the best photo, but I was feeling happy because my report cards are done! I also decided to take a photo or two of my peonies!!!  I just love how huge they get to be!!!!  Corey and I just love how hearty they are.  They were planted here before we bought the house and they come out every year.  I love that the garden is self-sufficient! LOL!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Smiles,

Lesley

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