Warmth and Wonder for Paper Players #169

Hello there! Long time no blog, eh? After a couple of weeks off from the *blog-o-sphere*, I am back with my card for the Paper Players challenge this week. I am hosting this week and I created this sketch to try out. I hope you like my sketch and will join us for the challenge. 

I used the Warmth and Wonder Hostess set from the Stampin' Up Holiday catalog for the stamped image and the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The little tree is so simple yet perfect for holiday cards. I added some sparkle to the "ornaments using Dazzling Details glitter glue. The little trio of banners are washi tape attached to some Crumb Cake card stock. The washi tape would have shown the textured background if I just stuck it to the card. I have a washi tape obsession right now. Anyone else? I really need an intervention to stop buying so much. There are just so many fun patterns out there, it's hard not to try to buy it all. Ha! 

Before I go, I will share our new "house guest" with you. This is our newest foster Gidget. She is a little Brussels Griffon mix and almost 2 years old. Look at that under bite! She is an absolute doll and will be headed to Colorado in mid-November. 

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, November 1st, 2013 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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Design Team Call for Dynamic Duos

The Design Team Call is on at Dynamic Duos, and is open to any and all crafters! 

• Do you like to work in an organized atmosphere that is both friendly and fun? 
• Do you love working with color? 
• Do you enjoy commenting on the work of others? 
• Then this team is for you!

We are looking for a few creative crafters to join our Dynamo Design Team! We are looking for Scrapbookers, Card Makers and 3D Designers.

Requirements:

1. Complete a weekly project based on the 2 colors provided: card, scrapbook page, digital project, etc.
2. Comment on the cards of participants.
3. Use any product you would like.
4. Be active in social media.  
5. Must have a FACEBOOK page and a blog.
6. Must participate in FACEBOOK Social Media activities.
7. Commit to a six month term with your first challenge starting November 2013 and the last in April 2014.
8. Be a team-player.

How to apply:

Send an email to Lesley and Anne Marie at ddteamapplication@gmail.com with the following info:

1.            Name

2.            Blog address-with a link, so we can visit your blog!

3.            Why you would like to join the team?

4.            Tell us about your style.

5.            Clear photos of THREE projects that best display your crafting style.

DEADLINE: Friday, October 26th by Midnight (PST).

Thank you for your interest! NO experience is necessary and all craft product is welcome.

Lesley and Anne Marie

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Trick or Treat Kitty for Paper Players #166

Hello and Happy Sunday to you! Today finally feels like fall here in South Texas and what better way to get into the season then with a Halloween card? This week at the Paper Players, the lovely and talented Nance is our hostess with a fun "Trick or Treat" theme challenge.

For my card, I actually CASE'd myself. Haha! I made another card with the Frightening Feline stamp and I changed up the colors and patterns a bit to make it more "traditional" Halloween.  I guess I may have cheated a little bit, but I haven't had a lot of extra time this week to spend in the stamp studio. Do you sometimes use projects you have already made as inspiration for new projects?  Sometimes I need a little "kick" to get the mojo workin' again.

It's tough to see in the photo but the kitty is embossed in black for added shine. The Champagne Glimmer paper and some bling finished everything off. I hope you will join us this week over at the Paper Players. The challenge is open until Friday October 11th, 2013 at Noon (PDT). Be sure to stop by and visit the rest of the Design Team to see what they have created for the challenge:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 
Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis  

Before I sign off, I wanted to share a new photo of our little foster puppy Sabrina. Well, actually her new family decided to name her Willow...but I'm having a tough time remembering to call her that. This little lady is going to be headed to her new home in Minnesota this week. Her new family is super excited to finally meet her. We are going to miss this little bundle of cuteness! :) 

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Tic-Tac-Toe Birthday for Paper Players #165

Hello and Happy Sunday to you! This week at the Paper Players, our very own Ann is our hostess with a fab "Tic-Tac-Toe" challenge to get crafty with. Pick a line on the board, vertically, horizontally or diagonally. I went with the first row: Ribbon-Patterned Paper- Birthday. I also added some embossing and pearls, so I hit 5 of the 9 squares. 

I am kind of obsessed with the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper, so that was where I started. I love those patterns! The music note paper paired with the sentiment have me humming "Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to yooouuu!" I embossed the sentiment from the You're Amazing stamp set for some added shine and topped it off with some pearls. There is really nothing super-special about this card, but I like how it came out. I hope you do, too. :) All of the supplies I used are listed at the end of the post. 

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, October 4th, 2013 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: You're Amazing! 

Paper: Modern Medley DSP, Primrose Petals and Basic Black card stock 

Ink: Basic Black Craft Ink

Accessories: Retired Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ovals Collection Framelits, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Pearls

Mixed Bunch for Paper Players #164

Hello there! Hope you are having a great day so far. The weather has finally cooled off here and it is starting to feel like Fall. Hooray! This week at the Paper Players, the lovely and talented Sandy has a fun sketch challenge for us. I accidentally set my post to go live at 7:00PM Sunday night, instead of 7:00AM Sunday morning. Yikes! I guess I was pretty tired when I was typing this up. Anyhoo, Sandy's sketch is pretty awesome, so I hope you will join us this week and play along.

I took a pretty literal interpretation of the sketch using the big, bold blossom from the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the patterns in the Gingham Garden DSP. I love the colors together, too. They are really cheery, don't you think? I popped up all of the layers on the card and added a couple pops of bling to finish it off. All of the supplies I used are listed at the end of the post.

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, September 27th, 2013 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

Before I go, I wanted to share a photo of the cutest puppy ever! She is our newest foster dog (our beautiful Violet left for her new home a couple weeks ago). This little bundle of Schnauzer cuteness is Sabrina. She is 3 months old and will be headed to her new home in Minnesota in the second week in October. She is absolutely adorable! Have a great day today! :) 

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Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Mixed Bunch and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Gingham Garden, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo and Whisper White card stock 

Ink: Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo Classic Ink

Accessories: Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Blossom Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch (ret.), Pinking Hearts Border Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Rhinestones

CAS for the Kiddos Challenge - Paper Players #163

Hello there! Hope you are enjoying your day so far. It has been a busy week over here. This week at the Paper Players, I am the challenge hostess and I went with a CAS (Clean and Simple) theme: "For the Kids". I sure hope you will join us and share your fun creations.

I used the kitty image from the Here Kitty, Kitty stamp set, which is retired. I shaded the little kitty and then cut out and popped up her little party hat. Trying my best to keep it clean, I went with some ribbon banners and added a simple banner sentiment as well. Banners are perfect for birthday cards, right? Originally I had scored a single line under the kitty so she was "grounded" on the card, but it didn't seem to be enough. So, I added a row of bling, because let's be honest, who wouldn't want to walk along a road covered in sparkly rhinestones! Just me? Didn't think so. :)

Finally, here is a shot of my little Abby, who was my inspiration for the little gray kitty on the card. I'm not an expert at shading images, but at least I got the feet a little lighter. Haha! Miss Abby just celebrated one year with us. Hard to believe this is the same itty bitty kitten we rescued that day.

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, September 20th, 2013 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: Here Kitty, Kitty (ret.) and Itty Bitty Banners

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo and Whisper White card stock 

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo Classic Ink

Accessories: Blender Pens, Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (ret.) , Elegant Eggplant 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (ret.), Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Bitty Banners Framelits, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Rhinestones

Non-SU Accessories: gray and light pink markers

Simple Butterflies for Paper Players #162

Hello there! This week over at the Paper Players, the ever fabulous LeAnne has come up a fabulous color combo to try. Isn't this mix of Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black just gorgeous?

To be honest, my card was actually 2 different cards before I just decided I was over-complicating the process trying to add too many bells and whistles to my card. I also smudged some black ink right across a water colored image on my second card as it was 95% complete, which made me want to throw in the towel. Ugh! I finally just decided to keep it clean and simple and let the colors take center stage. I guess I was inspired by the trio of butterflies in the challenge graphic, too. I added the little pop of pattern and chevron embossing along with raising up the butterflies and the oval with Stampin' Dimensionals. The sparkle adds a fun finishing touch. I have listed all of the supplies at the end of the post.

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, September 13th, 2013 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: Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set

Paper: Polka Dot Parade DSP (ret.), Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Basic Black and Whisper White card stock 

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink

Punches: Small Butterfly

Accessories: Ovals Framelits, Apothecary Accents Edgelits, Chevron Embossing Folder Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Rhinestones 

Lovely as a Tree for Paper Players #161

Hello there! I'm here (a wee bit late) with my card for the Paper Players challenge this week. The always awesome Sandy Mathis is our hostess this week with a Fall Theme Challenge. As it is currently, 100 degrees here in South Texas, I am very much in the mood for fall to arrive...SOON! It's just too hot! 

For my card, I pulled out the Lovely as a Tree stamp set. This is one of those stamp sets that it took me forever to finally break down and purchase but I'm SO glad I did. I decided to ink up the trees with my Stampin' Write Markers to make them look "fall-ish". Here is the funny part, I stamped the image ONCE and really liked how it came out. Yup, one try. That is virtually unheard of for me. I usually have to stamp 3 or 4 times before I am happy with the results. I know I'm not the only one out there who does that! Haha! 

I used the Sweater Weather DSP again which I know has Tangerine Tango in it...and I used a Cajun Craze marker and the Candy Dots Accents. *Gasp!* I just liked the way it looked, even if technically they aren't the same color. I sponged around the edges to rough it up a bit and added some texture from two different ribbons. All of the supplies I used are listed below. 

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, September 6th, 2013 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: Lovely as a Tree, Truly Grateful (sentiment) and Hey There (background "splotches") 

Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock 

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake Classic Ink

Stampin' Write Markers: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze and So Saffron

Accessories: 1- 1/4" Burlap Ribbon, 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Naturals Buttons, Hemp Twine, Sponge Daubers, Word Window Punch, Big Shot, Stampin' Dimensionals and Regals Candy Dots