Sunday, March 26, 2023

Easter Bunny for PP633

Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, I’m super-excited to be hosting our Sketch Challenge.
If you have visited me before, you might know that Sketch Challenges are my absolute favorite. When I designed this sketch, I wanted it to be fun to show off different patterned paper and/or texture. But you can do anything that speaks to you with this one. You can add as many or as few layers as you’d like, just have some fun with the layout. 

I sure hope you will get crafty and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create with this sketch!  

*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 any Sketch Challenge, I just let the layout guide me to the stamps and papers to use. I settled on the Easter Bunny stamp set and coordinating punch. Easter is right around the corner and I still need a few cards to mail out next week. 

I simply punched out a little bunny from Kraft Paper, shaded around the edges and popped in some fun patterns from two different paper packs. There is also texture from the Gingham Embossing folder on the Basic White Layer. 

Just a little FYI, the bunny punch is currently un-orderable but WILL be back in stock. 
No Bunny Punch, No Problem: If you didn’t get the bunny punch or are waiting for it to return, don’t worry. You can still make an adorable card with another bunny image from the set. Truth be told, this is my favorite bunny from the set. It’s the little floppy ear that does it! I simply stamped her in Memento ink, colored her with Stampin’ Blends and fussy-cut her. I’m usually avoid fussy-cutting, but this image doesn’t stress me out. 

I love how the two cards have the same layout, yet look so different because of the focal image, don’t you? 
Card Measurements & Details: 
  • Petal Pink Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, score at 5-1/2” 
  • Mint Macaron Cardstock: 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
  • Basic White Cardstock: 3-1/8” x 4-3/8”, emboss with Gingham Embossing Folder 
  • Design A Daydream Designer Series Paper: 1-3/4” x 4-1/2” 
  • Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper: 1-3/4” x 4-1/2” 
  • Vellum Cardstock: scrap to die cut the second largest circle from Stylish Shapes Dies
  • Kraft Paper Pack: scrap to punch bunny, then ink up edges with a Blending Brush and Crumb Cake ink.  
  • Petal Pink Cardstock: scrap to punch the smallest flower from the Petal Park Punch (sorry, I forgot to add the punch to the product list at the end of the post) 
  • Mint Macaron Cardstock: 3-3/4” x 1/2” stamp sentiment in Messy Meadow ink and punch right side with Banners Pick a Punch
  • Champagne Rhinestones & Linen Thread
  • Basic White (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4” 
  • Country Floral Lane Designer Series Paper: 1/2” x 5-1/4” 
Finally a peek inside the card! I kept things simple with a little strip of coordinating DSP, a stamped sentiment and a little butterfly image. I stamped the butterfly in Mossy Meadow ink and colored it in with Petal Pink and Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends. Just a little added detail but I think it adds so much to the completed card. 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for my  Sketch ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday March 31st, 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: 4JSFCNGK

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 April 20, 2023 for this month’s Cultivated Creativity DIY Papercrafting Kit club. This month features the fabulous Conversation Bubbles Bundle. Five fabulous projects you won’t want to miss! 

Y’all, I think this my favorite club kit to date, the projects are SO much fun. I LOVE them and I know you will too! 


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs, 
Anne Marie


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Sunday, March 19, 2023

Lighting the Way for PP632

Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, the always fabulous Ann is hosting our Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Challenge.
This is such an appropriately timed challenge down here in south Texas. Everything has started to bloom in our yard and it just makes me so happy! Although, we did some colder, rainy weather to start the weekend, so I’m hoping those blooms survive whilst checking on them through the window from the comfort of the warmth inside the house. I’m a native New Yorker and I am so embarrassed that 45 degree temps make me hide inside under a blanket here. I guess I’ve acclimated. Haha! 

I sure hope you will get crafty and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create with this CAS theme!  

*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: 
I decided to use the Lighting the Way stamp set and coordinating dies that I just recently ordered from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog. I just love all of the pretty greenery in this set. 

I guess maybe if we are getting “technical”, fireflies might be a little closer to the summer season…but that will be here in approximately 20 days with this crazy Texas weather, so I think I am ahead of the curve. 45 degrees today and 83 degrees next Saturday…yes, it’s how we roll down here. 

I kept the colors muted in a combo of greens…and stamped the fireflies in a neutral gray. My favorite part are the sparkly Champagne Rhinestones adorning their little bitty bums. I also added some Wink of Stella to the stamped firefly images which adds cool shimmer in-person. 

The Stitched with Whimsy border adds extra whimsical detail. I don’t *technically* count that layer as it's the same color as the card base. It WAS supposed to be the same measurement as the card front, but my nonsense got in the way and chopped it down ever so slightly. I’m sure my Paper Player friends are laughing a bit because CAS is such an epic struggle for me every month. I’ve made decent progress but I’m a long way from a one-layer card. Haha! 
Card Measurements & Details: 
  • Soft Sea Foam Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, score at 5-1/2” 
  • Soft Sea Foam Cardstock: 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”, emboss using the largest frame in the Stitched With Whimsy Dies 
  • Evening Evergreen Cardstock: 3-1/8” x 4-3/8” 
  • Basic White Cardstock: 3” x 4-1/4"
  • Basic White Cardstock: scrap to stamp leaves and firefly images, die-cut with coordinating dies
  • Soft Sea Foam Cardstock: scrap to stamp label from Something Fancy Dies, stamp sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink
  • Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels
I actually whipped up 10 of these cards for one of the groups in my team swaps this month. I just love the little pop of sparkle and the soft color combo. Hope you do as well!  

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Clean-and-Simple “Spring Has Sprung" ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday March 24th, 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: 4JSFCNGK

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 March 20, 2023 for this month’s Cultivated Creativity DIY Papercrafting Kit club. This month features the bright & cheery Sweet Citrus Bundle. 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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