Sunday, August 28, 2022

Hand-Penned Petals for PP606

Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, I am super-excited to be your host for our Sketch Challenge.
If you have visited me before, you might know that Sketch Challenges are my FAVORITE! They are such a great starting point to get your creative mojo working. I had fun designing this sketch and I hope you are inspired to share your creativity with us this week! 

*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.
Color Combo:
For my card I started out with a stamped images that was sitting on the corner of my desk. I had stamped the floral image from the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set for another project I was working on and didn’t end up using it. I didn’t want it to go to waste, so I added it to the little pile of “misfit card bits” to hopefully use on another project. It caught my eye when I sat down to create with this sketch, so I picked out my color palette and went from there. 

I’m on a bit of a Pool Party kick lately, so I searched for some DSP in that color for one of the layers. The Design A Daydream Host-Exclusive Designer Series Paper is one of my favorites. Not only is it a HUGE pack of paper but the patterns are so versatile for so many designs. It is available for a great price as a host reward for a (minimum) $150 order. 

Pool Party and Pale Papaya are two colors that really pair beautifully together, so that was my pick to color the flowers along with a little pop of Old Olive on the leaves. Such a soft and pretty color combo, don’t you think? 
Card Measurements & Details: 
  • Pale Papaya Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
  • Pool Party Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4”
  • Basic White Cardstock: 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”, emboss with Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder
  • Design A Daydream Host Exclusive Designer Series Paper: 2-1/2” x 5-1/8” 
  • Pale Papaya Cardstock: 3-7/8” x 1-1/4”, stamp sentiment in Momento ink
  • Vellum Cardstock: scrap to die-cut the 1-3/4” x 3-1/4” rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle Dies
  • Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp image in Momento ink, die-cut image with Penned Flowers dies and color with Stampin’ Blends
  • Accent flowers with Wink of Stella for added sparkle
  • Champagne Rhinestones Basic Jewels and white baker’s twine
  • Basic White Cardstock (inside card): 4” x 5-1/4” 
  • Design A Daydream Host Exclusive Designer Series Paper: 3/4” x 5-1/4”
Finally, here is a peek inside the card! I added a strip of the DSP along with a little pop of a stamped image to "keep the party going" from the front of the card. I didn’t add a sentiment to allow room for a handwritten thank you note.   

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Sketch ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday September 2nd, 2022

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 
 
Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

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

The current Host Code is: 
AK2P3JHY

Sale-A-Bration also runs from July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022. You can earn FREE products from Stampin’ Up!®  by shopping, hosting or joining Stampin’ Up! You can click the photo below or check out the details RIGHT HERE. All Sale-A-Bration products are available while supplies last, so don’t wait too long to grab your favorites! 
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 PDFsee 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 for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs, 
Anne Marie


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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Sunny Splash for PP605

Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, Laurie is hosting for our Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge.
Our theme for this Clean-and-Simple Challenge is “Nautical” and there are so many options for this theme. From boats and lighthouses to swimsuits and sea creatures…I hope you will join us and share your creativity. 

*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.
Color Combo:
For my card, I decided to try to go a little “outside the box” and used the Sunny Splash stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. To fit in with the nautical theme, I used the wavy pattern from the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper. I was a little hesitant to use the pattern on a CAS Challenge, but I think it’s still subtle enough to work. If you have visited me before, you know how I ride the “struggle bus” with Clean-and Simple Challenges. 

I wasn’t going to add anything behind the fussy-cut swimsuits initially, but just felt like they needed to be grounded somehow. I added a simple vellum circle to give them a place to sit. It kind of reminded me of a little inner tube floating in the water. That was my thought process anyway, haha! 

I had to hold back from too many embellishments for the CAS challenge, but when I found a brand new tub of Loose Flower Flourishes white digging through my stash, I know that single pink flower would be a fun little accent with a little pop of sparkle from the rhinestones. How have I never used these flowers before? They are so fun! I love how this card came together and I hope you do as well. :) 
Card Measurements & Details: 
  • Polished Pink Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2”
  • Basic White Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4”
  • Celebrate Everything Host Exclusive Designer Series Paper: 3-7/8” x 5-1/8” 
  • Vellum Cardstock: scrap to die cut the second largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies
  • Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp swimsuit images in Polished Pink and Daffodil Delight inks, fussy-cut images
  • Basic White Cardstock: 3-3/8” x 5/8"
  • Loose Flower Flourishes and Rhinestone Basic Jewels
  • Basic White Cardstock (inside card): 4” x 5-1/4” 
  • Celebrate Everything Host Exclusive Designer Series Paper (inside card): 4” x 1/2” 
Finally, here is a peek inside the card! This came together quickly with a little strip of the wavy DSP and some coordinating stamps from the set. I just had to pop in one more style of the swimsuit images because a girl has to have options, right? Such a cheery card to pop in the mail to a friend!   

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Clean-and-Simple “Nautical" ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday August 26th, 2022

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team: 
 
Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

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

The current Host Code is: 
AK2P3JHY

Sale-A-Bration also runs from July 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022. You can earn FREE products from Stampin’ Up!®  by shopping, hosting or joining Stampin’ Up! You can click the photo below or check out the details RIGHT HERE. All Sale-A-Bration products are available while supplies last, so don’t wait too long to grab your favorites! 
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 PDFsee 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 for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs, 
Anne Marie


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