Sunday, September 24, 2023

Beautiful Balloons for PP659


Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, I’m thrilled to be hosting our Sketch Challenge.


Sketch Challenge week is my favorite…and even more when I get to be the host because I also love designing card sketches! It’s probably no shock that I designed this layout with lots of layers, right? I think the sketch would be great to showcase patterned papers, embossing or even to make a statement with layered cardstock. I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!   

*I’ve shared a full supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.


Right now, I’m a little smitten with the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog. It’s great with the coordinating holiday suite in the catalog but also perfect for everyday designs, too. This rainbow stripe pattern is one of my favorites in the pack, so I decided to make a bright and cheery birthday card with this week’s sketch. 

I created a little bouquet of balloons using the Beautiful Balloons Dies. I cut two balloons from the Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets. I LOVE the pop of shine the foil adds. The third balloon was cut from another pattern of DSP. I also brushed some Wink of Stella over the top of the balloon for more sparkle. I mean, go big or go home with a card this bold and bright, right? I added the balloons on some layered die-cut circles. Vellum always adds a little extra detail to a card, don’t you think?   


The balloon “strings” were die cut from Silver Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper using the new Merry & Bright Dies. The Glimmer Paper paper is an online exclusive available right now. It comes with both silver and gold shimmer paper and the fact that it already has adhesive on the back makes it a total "must-have" in my book. I heat embossed the sentiment and added some Iridescent Adhesive-Backed Discs to finish the card. These are one of my favorite new embellishments and the low-profile makes them awesome for mailing.

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 29th, 2023

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


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: 
AK6VWWQY

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 13 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.


Registration is open through October 20, 2023 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper
Crafting Kit club. This month features the new Merry & Bright stamp set and coordinating Merry & Bright Dies. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss! 
 


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie


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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Hey Chuck for PP658


Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, Claire is hosting our Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge.


Clean-and-Simple week, we meet again. Haha! This is always my most challenging week, but I think I’ve really started to embrace it more and more in recent months. I did find for this challenge that I do NOT have an overabundance of sport-themed stamps in my stash. But I DID find a rooster on a skateboard. Skateboarding is a sport…although I don’t see a lot of roosters participating regularly. It fit the bill for this challenge, so I went with it! I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!   

*I’ve shared a full supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.

Color Combo: 
The Hey Chuck stamp set and coordinating dies are one of my favorite bundles in the Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog! Animals are always more fun when they are wearing clothing and “doing things”, right? The roosters in this set sure have a lot of personality and I just love all of the different ways they can be colored, too. 

I decided to go with a bright and cherry primary color combo for my card, which I kind of love. I kept the layout pretty CAS and added three 1/4” strips of cardstock to create a little grounding for this feathered friend as he rides across the card on his board. I also popped in some texture on the die-cut circle from the new Cheery Patterns Embossing Folders. The waves created a little more “movement” which I really liked. Finally I popped on a little die cut sunshine…because everything is more fun on a sunny day and two little festive pearls to finish things off.


I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Clean-and-Simple “Sports" ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday September 22nd, 2023

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


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: 
AK6VWWQY

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 13 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.


Registration is open through September 20, 2023 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper
Crafting Kit club. This month features the new Pick of the Patch stamp set and coordinating Pick of the Patch Builder Punch. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss! 
 


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie


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