Simple Bunny for Paper Players #241

Hello stamping friends! This week at The Paper Players, my sweet friend Nance has a fun theme challenge to play along with: Clean and Simple (CAS) Watercolor. Be sure to check out the challenge for our rules and inspiration from the awesome Design Team.

I decided to ink up this little bunny stamp from Unity Stamp Co. called Little Bunny for You. The sentiment in that set was just too big for what I was planning for the card, so I decided to use a sentiment from the Hello Life set from SU!

Here is a close-up of my awesome watercoloring skills. I’m kidding, they are NOT that great, at all. I tried! I used a combination of Blender Pens (for the details) and Aqua Painters (for the background). I used Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Smoky Slate and Daffodil Delight for my color combo. I used Natural White card stock for the background to add a little bit of pop. I thought it looked better than a clean, white design. I wanted to add some embossed texture, like 10 times over, but had to keep reminding myself it was a CAS challenge. Less is more. :)

Please join us over at The Paper Players this week! 

The challenge will close Friday, April 24th, 2015 at Noon (PST).

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis 

Debbie Mageed

Karren Johnson

Shannon Jaramillo

Before I sign off, I wanted to share one of my favorite photos from the week. I met this cutie while I was taking photos for my friend who runs a rescue here in San Antonio. Her name is Zoe and she seriously OWNED the camera. Can you believe this girl was found abandoned in a local park? She is gorgeous, right? Thankfully she is safe and on her way to a new, loving home. I leave you with a reminder to please adopt, don’t shop for your next furry family member.

Thank you for stopping by today! Please leave a comment to say hello. 

Have a great day and...Happy Stamping! :)

Vivid Vases for Paper Players #180

 Hello there! Hope you are enjoying your day so far. This week over at the Paper Players, my sweet friend Ann is our challenge hostess with a really fun sketch. There are lots of possibilities with this sketch and I love that little tag element. I hope thou will join us and play along.

I used my new Vivid Vases stamp that is in the new Occasions Catalog for the main image on my card. I received this stamp at SU! Leadership conference a few weeks ago. it is a REALLY fun stamp to watercolor. What I love about watercoloring is that it doesn't have to be perfect. You can go outside the lines a little bit and it just adds to the look. Which is a good thing because I went outside the lines with my Aquapainter more then a few times while coloring this one. Haha!

My little tag pulls out of the card and shows off the super cute Kaleidoscope DSP  Love the fun colors and patterns on this paper!  I had initially intended this to be a gift card holder, but after I got everything cut, I measured it a wee bit too small. Whoops! The recipient could always use the tag for a bookmark or could add to it to use on a card or gift of their own.

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, January 31st, 2014 at Noon (PDT). Stop by and say hello to the rest of the Design Team to see what they are sharing this week. 

  

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 
Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

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Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Vivid Vases

Paper: Kaleidoscope DSP, Watercolor Paper, Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White card stock 

Ink: Black Staz-On Ink, Strawberry Slush, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay Classic ink

Accessories: New Scalloped Tag Topper punch, Basic Metal buttons, White Baker's Twine, Chevron Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Rhinestones