Sunday, November 26, 2023

Good Feelings for PP668


Happy Sunday, friends!
Time for a fun new creative challenge over at The Paper Players
This week, Ann is hosting our Sketch Challenge.


If you’ve visited me before, you know Sketch Challenges are my FAVORITE! I love having a “blueprint” as the starting point for a card design. From there, I look through my stamp sets to see which one jumps out at me to use on the card. I think this is an awesome sketch to showcase Designer Series Paper, but it would also be really cool with a clean-and-simple design too. So many possibilities. I know this is a sketch I will be using again and again! 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 measurements and a full supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.


Color Combo:
It’s no secret that I enjoy a big, bold sentiment on a card and this sketch lends itself perfectly for that. I decided to use the Good Feelings stamp set from the Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog for my card because that sentiment is one of my favorites…and it looks really great heat embossed. 

I’m also pretty smitten with the Garden Walk Designer Series Paper from the Mini Catalog. I seriously can’t stop using the beautiful floral patterns. This paper is going to be retired soon and is currently “while supplies last”. So, if you have your eye on it, you might want to scoop it up soon. I love the combination of Pretty Peacock and Poppy Parade with that little pop of pink. So pretty, right? 


Measurements and Details: 
  • Pretty Peacock Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” 
  • Poppy Parade Cardstock: 4” x 5-1/4”
  • Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper: 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”, 6” x 2-1/4” (trim off excess) and  3-7/8” x 5/8” (interior)
  • Basic White Cardstock: 2-7/8” x 3-5/8” and 4” x 5-1/4” 
  • Pretty Peacock Cardstoock: 2-3/4” x 3-1/2” 
  • Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems and Poppy Parade Ribbon (available 1/24)
  • Scraps of Poppy Parade, Pretty Peacock and Garden Green Cardstock for the die-cut flower (Paper Florist Dies) on card interior

Finally, here is a peek inside the card! I used a birthday sentiment from the Throughout the Year stamp set along with a floral accent from the Paper Florist Dies. I feel like the sentiment on the front of the card could be used for a lot of different occasions, so it would be easy to add an interior sentiment when needed. I always need birthday cards, so the choice was easy for me. :-)

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 December 1st, 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: 
6HPFFK9X

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


Registration is open through December 20, 2023 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper
Crafting Kit club. This month features the new Fluffiest Friends Bundle (stamps & dies) and the Throughout the Year stamp set. Five adorable projects you won’t want to miss! 
 


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie

Please Note: The Poppy Parade ribbon on the card will be available in January when the new Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog launches. 

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Beary Cute for PP667


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


The Clean-and-Simple Challenge has a fun “Tag, You’re it!” theme this week. You can either create a card with a tag as the focal element or simply share some fab CAS tags for gift-giving. Most importantly, have fun creating! 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.


For my project, I decided to create a cute Christmas card using the Beary Cute stamp set, coordinating Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) and the Tailor Made Tags Dies. I started with a Balmy Blue card base layered with Old Olive and and embossed Basic White layer. The Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder is one of my favorites right now for the perfect extra detail on holiday cards. 

Next, I cut the tag from DSP and threaded some White Glittered Organdy Ribbon through the top. Then I fussy-cut the bears from the paper and added a stamped sentiment. The Festive Pearls were the perfect finishing touch. I popped the tag up on the card at an angle and ta-dah, this card was done and done! Don’t you just want to hug that baby bear…he’s so cute!! 


I decided to whip up a few more tags since I had all of my supplies out. I just love the little bear with his sweater on one of the DSP patterns. He was easy to punch out, so I just layered him up on a die-cut circle and added a little present. Bears can give Christmas presents, right? Well, if they can wear sweaters, they can pretty much do anything they’d like. :-)


Speaking of presents, this has to be one of my favorite patterns in the DSP. I just love the mix of colors, too. I stamped one present and cut the other two from the DSP, layered them up on a circle and created a third tag. 


Here is a look at the card and two additional tags all together. The other tags would work great for a coordinating gift, or could just as easily be turned into a card using the same background as the original. Tags really do make great focal images on cards and they are super-fun to make! 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our ”Tag, You’re it!” Clean and Simple ChallengeWe’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday November 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: 
6HPFFK9X

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


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


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie


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