Sunny Days for Paper Players #438

Hello there stamping friends! It’s been a week since Stampin’ Up!® OnStage and I finally feel like I’m back in a routine again. After attending the event itself, presenting at the event and then hosting an “after-party” for 80 stampers immediately following OnStage, I was just a wee bit busy. I loved every minute of it! But life takes over sometimes and I’ve been catching up over the past week. 

I’m so happy to be back hosting a new challenge over at The Paper Players this week. It’s Clean-and-Simple week and I thought it would be fun to incorporate Paper Piecing into the challenge. Paper Piecing is a fun way to add some awesome detail to your stamped images. Sure stamping and coloring are a lot of fun, but paper piecing adds some extra detail by cutting cardstock or Designer Series paper and adding them to your image for added texture and pattern. 

I used the Sunny Days stamp set which is sadly retiring at the end of May. I haven’t used this set nearly enough so, I wanted to give it a little "inky love" to make some cards of encouragement to have on hand for friends. I love the big, bold sentiment. I highlighted it with some color to compliment the stamped image. I just love how the colors pop on this card! I resisted the urge to add 10 layers since it is clean-and-simple week. *wink, wink*

Card Colors: 

Lovely Lipstick

Daffodil Delight

Granny Apple Green

Whisper White

I snapped this photo while I was putting my card together. Sorry for the wonky lighting. I paper pieced the lemonade stand and the little banner out of Designer Series Paper. I’m so sad that the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper is retiring soon. It’s one of my favorites! At first, I was a little worried that this was going to be a lot more fussy cutting than I bargained for, but you know what? It wasn’t that bad at all. Thank goodness for my newest obsession of listening to podcasts while stamping. I love that I can listen while I work. It keeps my mind engaged and that has proven to make me a whole lot more productive. I don’t even mind fussy-cutting anymore. Who AM I? Haha! 

Even though there is a lot of color on this card, it came together pretty quickly, thanks to the Rectangle Stitched Dies. One for the main image and one for the sentiment, that’s it. I colored them in using my Stampin’ Blends Markers. I did add some Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to the lemonade pitcher and glass. Because I just don’t ever pass up an opportunity to add sparkle, even if it is clean-and-simple week. 

Card Measurements: 

• Lovely Lipstick Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” 
• Whisper White Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• In Color 2018-2020 DSP - 1-1/2" x 5-1/4” 
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• In Color 2018-20120 DSP (inside card) - 1” x 5-1/4” 

As always, I have to include a photo of the inside of my card. Nothing over-the-top here. Just a little pop of DSP and a sentiment to keep the party going from the front of the card. Don’t neglect the inside of your cards. They like to get a little extra somethin’ somethin’ too. 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share a project using the color challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 26th, 2019. 

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

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Su Mohr

Wanda Cullen

Windy Ellard

All of the products I used are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. This month’s Host Code is: TE9GEQXY. If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using this host code, you will receive a gift from me. If your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping), do NOT use the host code. You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive a gift from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Sunny Days Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146735]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]	In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146963]	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177]	Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [150034]
Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146970]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Lovely Lipstick 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon [146952]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147274]	Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144576]	Cajun Craze Light Stampin' Blends [147907]	Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144595]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Big Shot [143263]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
Glue Dots [103683]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]

Tropical Chic for Festive Friday FF0032

Hello there, stamping friends! I’ve been on a wee hiatus and am finally back sharing some projects here on my blog. Last weekend I attended OnStage San Antonio, which is an awesome Stampin’ Up! event. I actually presented AT the event (more on that soon) and also co-hosted an After Party for 80 awesome stampers after the event. To say it was a busy week/weekend would be an understatement. Whew! I’m finally feeling like I can get back to my regular routine. 

Just in time for a brand new Festive Friday Challenge! For this challenge, we are celebrating Mother’s Day and/or PINK. You can play along with the holiday or the theme…or both. Please join us and share your project! 

If you know anything about me, you know I absolutely LOVE anything PINK! I was not going to miss out on showcasing my favorite color. I guess this could also work for a Mother’s Day card, with the right sentiment inside. But, I went into creating for this challenge focused on the pink element. 

I got the inspiration for my card layout from the current sketch challenge from Linda over at Freshly Made Sketches. This is one of my favorite blogs to visit for sketch inspiration. Check it out!  

Those two tiny strips on the sketch inspired me to pull out my 6x6 Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper and really focus on a monochromatic card using Blushing Bride as my featured PINK. Blushing Bride isn’t my usual “go-to” pink. It’s not my favorite pink but I am learning to love it. As a “stand-alone” color, it’s REALLY pretty. It’s just not my favorite pink to combine with other colors. It’s still pink though, so I’m not kicking it out of my stamp studio. Haha! 

For my card, I simply stamped in Blushing Bride ink and cut out three of the tropical flowers. Then, cut out two of the “ferns” in vellum cardstock. Finally, I added two punched elements from the Leaf Punch, simply punched in Whisper White and then covered in sparkly detail with the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. 

It’s also tough to see in the photos, but I added more Wink Of Stella to the center of the flowers. Then, I added tiny pearls for some added detail. I stuck down the leaf elements with glue dots and then popped up the flowers with Stampin’ Dimensionals. 

 Card Measurements: 

• Blushing Bride Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” 
• Whisper White Cardstock - 4-1/8” x 5-5/8” 
• Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper - 4” x 5-1/2” 
• Whisper White Cardstock - 2-3/4” x 3-3/4” 
• Tropical Escape Designer Series Paper - (2 pieces) 1/2” x 5” , 1/2” x 4-1/2” 

As always, here is a look insde the card. I layered a 1/2” x 4” piece of  Designer Series Paper on a 4” x 5-1/4” piece of Whisper White Cardstock and added a little stamped detail. I didn’t add a sentiments because I intended for this card to have room for a handwritten note. This card is going out to someone who really went above and beyond last week. 

So, what do you say? Would you like to join us and share a project? You can check out the Festive Friday Challenge HERE. You can enter your project for this challenge through Monday April 29th at 8pm CST. 

Stop by and say hello to the Design Team: 

Nicole Watt

Beth McCullough

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile (you are here) 

Sharon Burkert

Patricia Chalas 

Miranda Webber 

All of the products I used are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. This month’s Host Code is: TE9GEQXY. If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using this host code, you will receive a gift from me. If your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping), do NOT use the host code. You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive a gift from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a HAPPY day! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle [148399]	Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146753]	Tropical Thinlits Dies [146831]	Leaf Punch [144667]	Tropical Escape 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916]
Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131198]	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]

San Antonio On Stage Blog Hop

Hello stamping friends! I hope you are off to a great start to your week. Today I am super excited to participate in a blog hop. This past Saturday I went to OnStage here in San Antonio. This is a fun event held by Stampin’ Up that is held in different locations every year where we get to have an amazing day of stamping fun and also get to see what is coming up in the all new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog. This year, I was asked to present a new product at this event! I was very honored for the opportunity, although a wee bit nervous. 

Today those of us asked to present new products at OnStage are having a blog hop where we are sharing some more projects with the stamping products we used to create for our presentations. All of these ladies are so amazingly talented and I was honored to stamp alongside them on Saturday. The links to everyone’s blogs are listed at the end of this post so be sure to hop along and check out what they have to share today. 

My product collection is actually a little bit different as it is NOT in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. The Everything is Rosy Product Medley is a limited time collection of product offered from Stampin’ Up! starting May 1st and available while supplies last. I created 4 projects to share in my OnStage presentation and I’ll be sharing more info on those really soon. I’m having an upcoming class to-go featuring those projects! Whoo hoo! 

Today I wanted to share the swap card I made to share with the gals who were also presenting. It was so nice to participate in this swap (thanks Melissa for organizing it!) and the beautiful cards I received are just another wonderful memory from the event. 

Here is another look at my swap card. You can see that there is beautiful rose gold foil accents throughout the card. The Designer Series Papers have foil detail on one side and there is also Rose Gold Foil Paper and Rose Gold Shimmer Paint included in the kit. I used the paint to add some detail to add some detail to the center of the flower on this card. 

I also was super excited to co-host an event after OnStage this year. We had 80 stampers join us for a fun night of stamping after the big Stampin’ Up! event. It was SO much fun! I also used the Everything is Rosy stamps and coordinating dies to create the “pillow gifts” for the event. It was so fun to share some new product with everyone who attended the event.

Here is a close-up of the tag. I opted to not use the rose gold accents in the kit for the tag because I was clipping the tag to the bag with a gold clip, so I opted to use Gold Foil Sheets for the accent leaves instead. That’s the great part about the kit, you can use it all together or just some of the components to make your projects. The possibilities are endless! 

 What is included in the Everything is Rosy Product Medley? 

• Everything is Rosy Stamp Set
• Everything is Rosy Dies
• 48 sheets of coordinating Designer Series Paper, one side with rose gold foil accents, the other with coordinating patterns
• Rose Gold Shimmer Paint
• Rose Gold Foil Paper
• Rose Gold Mirrored Embellishments 
• 2 rolls of coordinating ribbon
• 6 sheets of coordinating preprinted die cut labels and accents

Basically, it is everything you need to create amazing projects and all you need to add is some cardstock, ink and adhesive. This kit is perfect for the avid crafter who loves to have a coordinating collection of products all in one box.  

Here is one box of the completed pillow gifts ready to head to the event. Everyone loved them! The photo below is from the event itself. It was so much fun to visit with everyone and continue stamping the night away on Saturday. Thanks so much to everyone who joined us! 

Thank you for stopping by today! Want to see some more projects using products from the upcoming  Stampin’ Up Annual Catalog? Be sure to hop along to see what the rest of the lovely ladies who presented at OnStage San Antonio have to share with you. 

San Antonio OnStage Blog Hop: 

1. Melissa Thomas

2. Karin Menghini

3. Amy Storrie

4. Barbara Greenlee

5. Anne Marie Hile (you are here)