PP351 The Adventure Begins

Happy Sunday, peeps!  It's time for another Paper Players challenge, and Joanne is our hostess this week with this theme:

I used a mix of old and new products for my card today, and used the Freshly Made Sketches sketch by Amy:

The stamp is from 2015's Occasion catalog, called Adventure Awaits; I paired it with some fun paper from the current Birthday Memories DSP to get this:

Since the stamp is photopolymer, I had cut apart the two portions of the sentiment, which made it really easy to stamp it in two colors!  I chose Pacific Point and Pumpkin Pie, pulling colors from the dots in the paper.  I used a sentiment from the retired Silhouettes and Script for my small side panels, stamping the words in Pumpkin Pie and Lemon Lime Twist:

A couple of little matching banners and punched stars finished the outside:

For the inside, I used a sentiment from Suite Sentiments and diecut it with the banner from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlets; I also cut a strip of stars with another die from the same set and used both the negative and positive parts for some fun!

Most of us in the US have already had our graduations, but Joanne has given us several choices for the challenge, so feel free to be flexible!  Can't wait to see what you create!  And you can check out what the DT did right here:

Claire

Jaydee

Joanne

Laurie

Nance

Sandy

Deanne

Annie

Jan

We had lots of comments about the sweet little kittens at the farm, and no, I didn't cave in and get one, but my friend Sharon brought over a little kitty she rescued from her vet. 

She knew Cassidy would enjoy it, and after a few tears shed due to little kitty claws scratching soft skin, Cassidy solved the problem (on her own, I might add), but putting on a sweatshirt so that the claws didn't dig in!

Another kitty fix!  Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Adventure Awaits, Suite Sentiments, Silhouettes and Script (all ret)
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Pacific Point, Birthday Memories DSP
Ink	Lemon Lime Twist, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Candy Dots
Tools	Small Star Punch (ret), Big Shot, Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Dimensionals

SIP98 Kid's Birthday

Hi again, peeps!  My second post of the day today!  If you want to see my first, check it out here.  It's Stamp Ink Paper time again, and Justin has a "Kid's Birthday" challenge for us!

Since I always seem to need boys' birthday cards, I pulled out an Echo Park paper pad (that's almost empty) called All About a Boy!  It features fun, bright colors and cool prints, so I chose these for my card today:

It looks a bit busy, but it's actually just cardstock and paper, with one little embellishment!  You know boys, they don't care much about the card, it's the gift they want!  I also used the sketch from Fab Friday:

I cut three "happy" sentiments from Silhouettes and Script, layered them on a cool bowling pin banner, then added a baseball brad, which is also from the same Echo Park line.  I found a cute little element set in my retired stuff called Sweet Spot, so I stamped a circular element on the DSP to add to the circular theme of the rest of the papers:

I also stamped the circular element on the inside, along with the sentiment from April's cool Paper Pumpkin kit!  I love how these all work together so well!

So, I hope you'll play along with our kid's birthday theme this week....even if you don't have any kids, I am sure there is someone in your life who is a kid at heart!  Check out what the DT did too!  Thanks for popping in today!

Pop star!

Be cool and enjoy your day!

Project Details--All Products SU'! Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	Silhouettes & Script (ret), Sweet Spot, (ret), Paper Pumpkin
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, All About a Boy DSP (Echo Park)
Ink	Basic Gray, Tangerine Tango
Accessories	All About a Boy Brad
Tools	1/8" hole punch

Paper Players 333 Sketch

Hi everyone!  Happy Sunday!  It's my turn to host the Paper Players challenge for this week and I have a set of "three" elements for challenge #333!  Here ya go:

I just received the new package of glimmer papers available as a Sale-a-bration benefit...sooooo pretty!  I just had to use them ALL on my card today.....just a little hint of them so as not to blind you with the shimmer!  I did originally use a scallop die to cut them out but decided it was a bit much, so I just cut them down and used them as plain mats with the images from A Day at the Beach:

Each image was inked with Versamark, then inked again using the ink colors to match the glimmer paper (Sweet Sugarplum, Mint Macaron and Bermuda Bay), then heat-embossed with clear embossing powder. That allowed me to watercolor each image without the image itself bleeding:

I added a simple little fun sentiment from Silhouettes and Script as well as some white enamel dots! And since I had this fun scallop frame left behind when I re-cut my Sweet Sugarplum mat, I decided to use it for the inside...it fit the sentiment from Suite Sayings perfectly!

I hope you'll play along with our Paper Players challenge this week...I have to admit that the DT outdid themselves!  You can see them all at the PP blog!

Doesn't everyone put a puzzle together on the driveway?

Enjoy your day and be blessed!

Project Details-All Supplies Stampin Up Unless Otherwise Noted
Stamps	A Day at the Beach, Silhouettes and Script, Suite Sayings
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, In Color DSP Stack, SAB Glimmer Assortment, Sweet Sugarplum
Ink	Sweet Sugarplum, Mint Macaron, Bermuda Bay
Accessories	White Enamel Dots
Tools	Big Shot, Circle Dies (Nestabilities), Dimensionals, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

IM254 and JAI316 You're A Peach

Happy Monday, all!  I did a DSP paper share with a few of my customers, and I couldn't wait to play with some of the new designer papers!  My card today features the sketch from In{k}Spire Me, as well as the "Stripes" challenge from Just Add Ink!

I used some papers from Fruit Stand and an image from a retired Hostess set called Silhouettes and Script:

I realize that I should have placed my peach a little lower...hope the DT doesn't mind!  I stamped my peach in Peekaboo Peach and Pear Pizzazz, and since the peaches on the DSP have a watercolored look, and my image was rather flat, I added some shading with a blender pen and Flirty Flamingo ink, even on the leaf....can you spot it?

I really like how the shading turned out!  I added some Pear Pizzazz ribbons to continue the stripes theme.   Thanks for popping in!

Cassidy made a bed for her big doll by putting two wooden chairs together and used her pillow for the mattress:

She'll be a good mommy someday!

Enjoy your day!

GDP31 and Muse 162

Happy Tuesday, peeps!  Today's card is for the Muse Challenge 162, which is to use my sweet friend Tracey McNeeley as your muse; here is her card:

as well as the Global Design Project, which is also to CASE the designer, Krista Frattin, and her card:

Sooooo.....I was experimenting with some of my cheapo watercolor paper and the florals from Flower Patch, and it just wasn't working out.  I diecut them, then let them dry, and surprisingly, after they dried, they kind of curled up and had a soft look to them, so I decided to give them a second chance, LOL!  I liked Tracey's brightly-colored diecut flowers, but I originally was going to use a more organic style DSP for my background, hence the watercolor look.  So, after all that, here's my card:

I had a piece of white cardstock already embossed with a cloud embossing folder, so I turned it on the debossed side, added my flowers, a sentiment from Silhouettes & Script, a couple of sequins and some white cord from my stash.  

To make the flowers and leaves, I stamped them on the cheapo watercolor paper in Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride and Wild Wasabi, then sprayed them lightly with a mist of water.  I quickly dried them with a heat tool and diecut them, then let them dry completely.  After they dried, I stamped the centers:

For a bold touch, I added black mats to match the black sentiment!  So I have bright flowers like Tracey, as well as a black sentiment!  Thanks for popping in today!

Another fashion look....and more playdoh birthday celebrations!  This is at about 7am, hence the sleepy look and slightly mussed hair!

Enjoy your day!

Paper Players 288 Birthday Boy

Happy Easter, or Resurrection Day, as we like to call it!  I hope whatever you celebrate, you have a blessed time with family and friends today!  It's my turn to host the Paper Players today and I have a little sketch for you:

Because Sale-a-bration is almost over, I wanted to use a SAB set, and I also wanted to create an ombre effect with the three panels, although that was not my original intent when I designed the sketch!  But I need masculine cards and I was neglecting my blues lately, so I went with Island Indigo, Lost Lagoon (which will be retiring soon as well--boo hoo!), and Soft Sky:

I adhered the three panels to a piece of scrap paper first, diecut them with the stitched border die (Lil'Inkers), then embossed them with the Chevron EF.  I also created an ombre effect...or maybe it's really striped, but you get my drift, with the party hat from Silhouettes & Script:

To get this effect, I inked up the entire stamp with Soft Sky, then inked it a wee bit down from the top with Lost Lagoon, and then finally, inked the bottom portion with Island Indigo.  If you go from light to dark, you don't need to worry about inking over top of a previously-inked area!  I love how it turned out!  I added a silver star with an enamel dot, although it's hard to tell that I used Silver Foil, but I promise I did!

Finally, I inked up "birthday boy" from the "Hello" SAB set and cut it out in a banner and backed it with a Silver Foil banner as well, and adhered it all together!

I stamped the birthday sentiment from Suite Sayings on the inside, and added another star with a candy dot just for fun!

I hope you'll play with my sketch this week too!  I think you could use up lots of little scraps and create something cute!  Check out what the AWESOME design team did with it too:

• Claire
• Jaydee
• Joanne
• Laurie
• Nance 
• Sandy
• Linda
• Hannelie
• Colleen

And of course, we did some egg-dying this weekend:

And Grammy had to do some experimenting with SU inks and Itty Bitty Bits on a plain white hardboiled egg!  It was tricky, a little smudge-prone, but fun!

Enjoy your day!

PPA292 Thanks

Happy Monday, peeps!  Hope you had a great weekend!  I've got a sweet little thank you card for one of my customers, using the Pals Paper Arts sketch for this week:

I hadn't used Flower Shop for a while, and I pulled out some pretty papers from the Pretty Petals stack in Mint Macaron and Basic Black:

I am not sure if I shouldn't have used two flowers of the same image, but I  went with these anyway! They were stamped in Basic Black and watercolored with Mint Macaron, then I mounted them on a circle of Very Vanilla that was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots EF.  I also embossed the lower half of the card with the Honeycomb EF to complement the black and vanilla honeycomb DSP.  I added a little sentiment banner using Silhouettes & Script. 

I just love this color combination!  Thanks for popping by today and enjoy your day!