Tropical Chic for PP441

Hello there and Happy Sunday! Time for another weekly challenge over at The Paper Players. This week, the fabulous Joanne has an awesome color combo for us. I hope you

will join us! 

It’s no secret that bright and cheery colors are my favorite colors, so I couldn’t wait to play with this combo. I just couldn’t decide on a stamp set to use. This color combo reminds me of summer, so The Tropical Chic stamp set seemed like a good choice. 

I struggled a bit to work in the Pool Party color on this card. It didn’t work for leaves, flowers or any of the layers. So, I decided to work it onto a watercolor washed background. It’s very subtle but I think it adds a nice detail. Instead of using regular Whisper White Cardstock, I subbed Shimmer White Cardstock. Not only does it add a beautiful shimmery detail, it is great to use for water coloring. 

The watercolor wash comes together really easily using an ink pad and an Aquapainter. You just “smoosh” (yes, that’s a technical term) your closed ink pad to get some ink onto the top inside cover of the ink pad. Then, you just use your Aquapainter to pick up the ink and then watercolor your background by brushing the color and water in “swipes” across the Shimmer White Cardstock. Just make sure you don’t squeeze TOO much water into your Aquapainter, then you lose a lot of control of the color. Make sure you allow time for the Shimmer White Cardstock to dry before assembling your card. 

I also added some Wink of Stella Glitter brush to the center of the flowers. It’s tough to see the Shimmer White Cardstock in the photos but the Wink of Stella is a nice compliment to that subtle shimmer. I also popped in a velum leaf for some added texture without adding more color. The sentiment was stamped on a 3/4” piece of Shimmer White Cardstock. I just trimmed off the ends at an angle with a my Paper Snips and popped it up. Easy Peasy! 

 Card Measurements: 

• Lovely Lipstick Card Base - 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
• Granny Apple Green Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• 2018-2020 In Color Designer Series Paper - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8” 
• Lovely Lipstick Cardstock - 3-3/8" x 4-5/8” 
• Shimmer White Cardstock (for watercolor background) - 3-1/4” x 4-1//2

Finally here is a peek at the inside of the card. I added a 4” x 5-1/4” piece of Whisper White cardstock with a 1” x 4” strip of DSP for a pop of patterns. I just added a couple of stamped images and left space for a handwritten message. 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share a project using this beautiful color combo. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday May 17th, 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: NXX4KEHH. 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

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle [148399]	Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146753]	Tropical Thinlits Dies [146831]	In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146963]	Lovely Lipstick 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146970]
Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856]	Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912]
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad [147140]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]
Aqua Painters [103954]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]

Everything is Rosy for PP440

Hello and Happy Sunday stamping friends! This week at The Paper Players, the lovely Jaydee has a fun theme challenge for us to create with: “Life is Better with Friends..."

I don’t know about you but sending cards to friends is one of my favorite things. There doesn’t have to be an occasion other than to simply say hello. I really enjoyed this week’s theme as it is a great reminder to send a card or two. There is nothing better than finding a handmade card in your mailbox, is there? 

For my card, I decided to use some of my favorite products right now, the Everything is Rosy Product Medley. This is a limited collection of products that Stampin’ Up!® is offering from May 1st and is available while supplies last. This product medley contains so much product to create with and the color combo of navy, pink and rose gold is fabulous. The sentiment in the stamp set is one of my favorites right now and I think is it just a great sentiment to share with a friend for so many occasions, including just telling them how amazing they are. 

The color of pink included in the kit itself is a little brighter and more closely relates to Melon  Mambo, but I decided to use one of the navy and rose gold patterns of Designer Series Paper and accent it with one of the new In Colors that will be coming out on June 4th: Rococo Rose.

I have actually been creating with these products for a couple of months now as I had the amazing opportunity to present them last month at the Stampin’ Up!® OnStage event here in San Antonio, TX. I absolutely LOVE this Product Medley! I’ve listed everything that comes in this Product Medley at the end of this post. You really get a LOT of product. 

One of the items that comes in the kit that I can’t stop using is the Rose Gold Shimmer Paint! For this card, I mixed a couple of drops of the shimmer paint with some rubbing alcohol (70% tends to work the best, I’ve found) in a Stampin’ Spritzer. Give it a really good shake to mix it up. Then, I spritzed the paint/alcohol mixture on a Whisper White Layering Circle die and not only did it apply some awesome sparkle, but it actually added the soft pink color to accent the card. 

This card ended up becoming a “fun fold” card of sorts because I really wanted to use that decorative die featuring the leaves and berries. I cut it out of the rose gold foil paper and I love how it looks with that beautiful Designer Series paper. I also added some stamped and die cut accents around the sentiment to dress it up a little. That tag with the rose gold foil accent is part of the kit and I just love how it adds that extra pop of detail around the sentiment. 

Card Measurements: 

• Night of Navy Card Base - 5-1/2” x 7-1/4”, scored at 4-1/4” 
• Rococo Rose Cardstock - 2-7/8” x 5-1/8” 
• Everything is Rosy Designer Series Paper - 2-3/4” x 5” 
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4-1/8” x 5-3/8” 
• Rococo Rose (embossed with Subtle Embossing Folder) - 3/4” x 5-3/8” 

Finally, here is a look inside the card. I added a small strip of Rococo Rose cardstock to tie the colors together along with a stamped image and sentiment. I added some Shimmer Paint detail to the little “berries” on the stamped image. This is super-easy! Simply shake up your bottle of paint, open it up and then take a sharpened pencil and lightly dip it into the lid of the paint and “dot” some onto the image. Remember to give the paint a little time to dry completely before closing your card. 

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share a project using the theme challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday May 10th, 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 (that are currently available) are listed below. As a reminder, the new In Color Rococo Rose will be available starting June 4th. 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

The Everything Is Rosy Product Medley is now available while supplies last and includes these exclusive products:

• Everything Is Rosy Photopolymer Stamp Set—18 stamps
• Everything Is Rosy Dies—10 dies
• 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Stack—48 sheets; 8 each of 6 double-sided designs
• 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 CM) rose gold foil paper—8 sheets
• Printed die cuts - 2 sheets
• Rose gold die cuts - 4 sheets, 2 each of 2 designs
• Rose gold adhesive backed mirror embellishments - 60 embellishments: 1/4” 
• Melon Mambo 1/4” Ruched Ribbon - 10 yards
• Night of Navy/Rose Gold 3/8” Metallic-edge Ribbon - 10 yards
• Rose Gold Shimmer Paint - 1/2 oz

Product List

Everything Is Rosy Product Medley [150059]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706]	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867]	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Amazing Life for FF0033

Hello there stamping friends! Wow, it’s Friday already? Where did this week go? I feel like I blinked and this week passed me by. Well, here we are and that means it’s time for another fun challenge over at Festive Friday. 

Have you ever played along with the Festive Friday challenges? Every other Friday, we share a new theme where we celebrate an upcoming holiday with a little somethin’ somethin’ extra. What is really fun about the challenges is that you can create your project for the occasion, the added theme/color OR mash them up together and create a project for BOTH. 

This week, I’m sharing a card I created for a friend who will actually be retiring from the Air Force this month. Perfect timing! I figured this would work for some inspiration for Armed Forces Day (you could always change the sentiment) and I also made sure to sneak the stripes in as well. 

For those of you who may be new to my blog, my husband retired from the Air Force a couple of years ago. We have been blessed to meet so many amazing people during his military career. I’m so excited to share this card with our dear friends as they embark on this new chapter of their lives. 

When I started creating this card, I instantly knew I wanted to use the Best Route Designer Series Paper. I bought the paper many months ago and have only used it once. *gasp* I remembered that it had a fun airplane pattern and thought it would be perfect for this retirement card. I was a little nervous about the bright color combo at first, but tried to use those colors in “pops” while keeping the main color Blueberry Bushel, as it worked well for for an Air Force card. 

 Today’s Colors: 

Blueberry Bushel

Pineapple Punch

Mango Melody

Silver Foil

I actually never bought the stamp set or any of the other accessories in the Best Route suite, just the DSP. I wanted to, I just never ordered them. I have no idea why. So, I had to look through my stamp sets to see what I could use to pair up with this fun paper. As we are coming up on a new Stampin’ Up!® catalog in June, I’m really trying to get the most use out of stamp sets that will sadly be retiring. I thought the sentiment from the Amazing Life stamp set was PERFECT. I stamped it in Blueberry Bushel ink and then colored in the letters with the Dark Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Marker.  

When it came to that stacked sentiment, I might have been a little generous with the layers. Shocking, I know. I couldn’t really add flowers or anything frilly, so a stack of shapes fit the bill. I started with a Stitched Shapes square in Silver Foil, then added a Stitched Rectangle in Blueberry Bushel, a little pop of Silver Metallic Thread, then a banner using the Banners for You stamps and dies, topped with the sentiment on a Stitched Shapes circle.

The Banners for You stamp set and Bunch of Banners dies are also going to be retiring soon. So, if you love them, scoop them up now. I actually use both the stamps and dies a LOT!! 

Card Measurements: 

• Blueberry Bushel Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, score at 5-1/2” 
• Pineapple Punch Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Best Route Designer Series Paper (polka dot) - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8” 
• Best Route Designer Series Paper (stripes) - 1-3/4” x 4-3/4” 
• Best Route Designer Series Paper (planes) - 1-1/2” x 4-1/2” 
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Best Route Designer Series Paper (inside card) - 1-1/4” x 4” 

Finally, a quick peek at the inside of the card. I used a little more of that awesome airplane paper and added a sentiment from the Well Said stamp set. I thought it would be perfect to celebrate the "new adventure" with his retirement. 

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, May 13th at 8pm CST. 

Stop by and say hello to the Design Team: 

Nicole Watt

Beth McCollough

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: NXX4KEHH. 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

Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [148750]	Amazing Life Photopolymer Bundle [150624]	Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set [141710]	Bunch Of Banners Framelits Dies [141488]	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551]
Well Said Cling Stamp Set [148796]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Best Route Designer Series Paper [146897]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968]
Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146971]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Silver Metallic Thread [138402]	Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets [147801]	Mango Melody Dark Stampin' Blends [147944]
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138]	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad [147141]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]