Friends are Like Seashells for PP542

Happy Sunday, friends! It’s time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players! This week, the lovely and talented Jaydee is hosting our monthly Sketch Challenge. 

If you have visited me before, you know Sketch Challenges are my FAVORITE! I love using a card layout as the starting point for a design. The sketch this week is fantastic, too. I hope you will join us and play along. 

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

I decided to use the Friends are Like Seashells stamp set and coordinating Seaside Seashells Dies for my card. The large shell worked so well for the focal image. I also used some coordinating products in this product suite: the Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and the Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper. I just love the texture they add to the card. The seashells were colored on Shimmery White Cardstock with a watercolor wash background, then I stamped the images in their coordinating colors, The added shimmer is really beautiful in person. I also want to give a shout out to Chelsey Christensen from the Stampin’ Up!® Artisan Design Team for the coloring inspiration using this stamp set. :) 

Color Combo: 

Misty Moonlight

So Saffron

Sahara Sand

Mossy Meadow

Blushing Bride

Card Measurements and Details:

• Basic White Thick Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” and folded in half
• Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper: 4-1/4” x 5-1/2” 
• So Saffron Cardstock: 3-3/4” x 4-3/4”, embossed using Seashells 3D Embossing folder and add some Sahara Sand ink around edges using Sponge Daubers
• Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper (sand pattern): 3-3/4” x 1/1/2”, embossed using Tasteful Textiles 3D Embossing Folder
• Shimmery White Cardstock: 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”, add watercolor wash in colors as shown, let dry, stamp images in colors as shown then die cut images using Seaside Seashells Dies
• Shimmery White Cardstock: 2-1/4” x 1”, stamp sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink
• Fine Art Ribbon (fray ends) and Pearl Basic Jewels

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Sketch Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday May 28th 2021. 

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: 

JWVCFMB6

Also, If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 12 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! 

If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. 
Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Friends Are Like Seashells Bundle (English) [159516]	Friends Are Like Seashells Photopolymer Stamp Set [154368]	Seaside Seashells Dies [156095]	Seashells 3 D Embossing Folder [154309]	Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder [152718]
Sand & Sea Designer Series Paper [154288]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]	So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	3/8" (1 Cm) Fine Art Ribbon [154561]
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Water Painters [151298]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [147117]	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118]
So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

In Bloom for PP541

Happy Sunday, friends!

Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players! 

This week, I am very excited to be hosting our monthly Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge.

I always think it’s funny that my friends over at The Paper Players even LET me host Clean-and-Simple week. They know how I struggle with it. I will say though, that over the years I’ve gotten a lot better at this style of card making and have really started to enjoy it. :) 

For this challenge, I added in the theme of using “Polka Dots” on your CAS project. What do we mean by Clean-and-Simple? 

MINIMAL LAYERS

LITTLE TO NO EMBELLISHMENTS

LOTS OF CLEAN WHITE SPACE

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my card below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post.

For my CAS Polka Dot project, I decided to use two of my favorite products, the In Bloom Bundle and the new Dots & Checks Embossing Folders. I can’t even tell you how much I have used the In Bloom Stamp set and coordinating Pierced Blooms Dies. If you don’t have this bundle, add it to your list. It’s so easy to make beautiful cards with all of the different flowers and that pierced detail really pops! 

If you have ever visited me before, you know that I absolutely LOVE bright colors and rainbows! I used some cardstock scraps to make a rainbow border on my card front. This is a fantastic layout to use up some of those card scraps you probably have taking up space in your craft room too. So many possibilities with color combinations! 

Card Measurements and Details: 

• Basic White THICK Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
• Two pieces EACH of Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Highland Heather Cardstock: 1-1/4” x 1/2” 
• One piece Gorgeous Grape Cardstock: 1-1/4” x 1/2” 
• Add the cardstock strips along the left side of the card base using liquid glue
• Basic White Cardstock: 3-1/4” x 5-1/2”, embossed using the polka dots from the Dots & Checks Embossing Folders
• Adhere the embossed Basic White piece along the left side of the card base, slightly overlapping the colored cardstock strips
• Basic White Cardstock: scrap to die cut the flowers and to stamp and die cut the sentiment using the In Bloom Bundle
• Small scraps of Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green and Bermuda Bay Cardstock to die cut the flower centers and leaves
• Accent the flower centers with Wink of Stella for added sparkle
• Three Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Normally I share a photo of the inside of the card, but I decided to leave this one blank to include a special handwritten note for the recipient. So instead, I’ll just share a photo of our adorable foster puppy, formerly known as Cassie. Her new family decided to rename her Frannie, so we are getting her used to that. She is such a happy dog, we are really enjoying our time with her. 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Clean-and-Simple “Polka Dots" Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday May 21st 2021. 

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

Thanks for stopping by today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: 

JWVCFMB6

Also, If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 12 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! 

If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. 
Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

In Bloom Bundle [156208]	In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set [154380]	Pierced Blooms Dies [154312]	Checks & Dots Embossing Folders [155432]	Magenta Madness 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153080]
Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989]	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146986]	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]