Paper Players #71 - My Recipe Challenge

Hi there and Happy Sunday to you! This week at the Paper Players, I am your hostess and am trying something a little different this week. Are you ready to cook up some treats in the Creative Kitchen? The Paper Players "Top Chefs" have whipped up some awesome inspiration this week, so be sure to stop by and visit them.

My patterned papers came from the Domestic Goddess DSP, the ribbons are Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched Poly ribbon and White Baker's Twine, the punches are the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, the flower from the Bitty Punch Pack, 1- 3/4" Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch (for the snail shell) Large Oval and Small Oval (ret.) The sparkle comes from the Silver Glimmer Paper. I almost forgot this element. Seriously? Me, forgetting sparkle? This is a crime, I tell you!!!

Here is the inside of the card...hopefully the snail image from the Button Buddies set (it's baaaackkk!!) on the front makes sense now. I don't know about you, but I ALWAYS seem to have a need for belated b'day cards. 

As I was wrapping up this post, I was met with a super-cuddly Schnauzer...adorned with an embellished nose. I grabbed my phone and snapped a quick photo, as he had no idea how stinkin'  cute he looked. Oh Emmitt! Pearls and rhinestones seem to pop up everywhere in this house...I even had one stuck to my foot the other day.

Please stop by the Paper Players blog! The rest of the DT have created some fabulous treats to share. We really hope you will play along and have some fun with your creative creation, using our recipe. We are also welcoming our new November Guest Designer, Susan Joyce this week, so please pop by and say hello! 

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Tara Bilbao
  Susan Joyce (November GD)

Have a HAPPY day! :) 

Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Button Buddies (awww yeah!), Petite Pairs and Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess, inside sentiment)
Paper: Domestic Goddess DSP, Silver Glimmer paper, Poppy Parade, Pool Party, So Saffron and Whisper White card stock
Ink: Pool Party and Poppy Parade Classic ink
Punches: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 1- 3/4" Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch, Bitty Punch Pack (tiny flowers), Small Oval (ret.), Large Oval
Accessories: White Baker's Twine, Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched Poly ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, Circle Scissors Plus, Crystal Effects, Stampin' Dimensionals and Basic Pearls

Paper Players Hop Blog Candy WINNER!

Hi-ya stamping friends! I wanted to officially announce the winner of my Blog Candy from last week's Blog Hop at The Paper Players! First of all, I want to extend a HUGE thank you to every, single person who took the time to leave 135 happy comments! WOW! I wish I could have sent an email to each one of you thanking you, personally. You totally made my week! :) 

After plugging the numbers into good ol' random.org, the winner has been chosen:

and that just happens to be: 

LISA!! 

(Here is the link to her blog: Crafting with Princess Lisa)

15. lisa808 said...

Beautiful Fall card. Great colors and stamp set

Lisa, send me an email at annemariehile (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address and I will put your stampin'  goods in the mail to you right away. 

Thank you again to everyone who entered and check back soon for more blog candy. (in honor of my upcoming birthday! Eeek!) Be sure to check out the The Paper Players tomorrow for a new challenge, too. Have a Happy Day! 

OCC "Man" Challenge from Tui

Hello there and Happy SUPER Saturday to you! I am excited (and a bit nervous) to share a new creation for this week's Our Creative Corner challenge. This week, the lovely Tui Nathan is out hostess and boy, has she come up with a challenge for us. GAH! This week, we are focusing on masculine cards with NON-Masculine colors.

 Here are the details, straight from our sweet hostess: 

"Masculine cards are the type of cards I have the most difficulty with, therefore my challenge is to create a masculine card or project.  However, if you would like a real challenge and to step up the heat a bit try creating a masculine card .... using .... non-traditional masculine colours - plus, any neutrals of your choice."

Tip:  Think about using textures, plaid, checks, stripes, argyle, stamped images and sentiments also brads, grommetts, twine, string, burlap, then add the colour - think yellows, oranges, pinks, purples, reds, pastels, and finally add in your neutral.   Be creative and have fun!

So, in an effort to jump-start my creative mojo, I turned to another challenge for the card design. Tui is on the DT for Freshly Made Sketches as well, and she designed the fun sketch this week. So this is technically a "two-fer" challenge...well, actually, it is a "Tui-fer"! 

I created this card for my favorite "rock-star" (aka: my sweet hubby!). He is headed to "H-Town" this week for a concert, with a good friend. For all of you non-Texans...that is Houston. They are going to be livin'-large, "VIP-style"...hanging with the band and all that cool-stuff. I wanted to make a card to tuck in his bag for the trip.

I used a little argyle from the  Big Top Birthday DSP, along with a color combo of Daffodil Delight and Taken with Teal. Yup, I realized after typing those names that they SO do not sound really masculine. But, pairing them up with the Grunge Rock stamp set has to count for some extra "guy" points, right?  

Hope you have a chance to play along at  Our Creative Corner this week! Please stop by to see what the rest of the Design Team have whipped up this week for this "guy" challenge. We hope you will have some fun and play along! 

Supply list coming SOON.......

Knock Out Punches at UStamp with Dawn and Friends

IT'S GONNA BE A FIRST ROUND KNOCK-OUT FELT AROUND THE WORLD! 

Come join us! 
The next Round of UStamp "Knockout Punches" - Worldwide Championships 2011!! begins November 4th.  and wait till you see the projects we have created for you!  

They are definitely all Knock-Outs!

OH YEAH BABY!!!

The FAST AND EASY payment process allows you to join as a member and grants immediate access to the Knockout Punches Website!! Our new banner is full of energy and really showcases the wallop of creative POW that is coming your way. The Design Team - composed of highly accomplished papercrafters - are poised to...Float like butterflies and sting like bees as they dazzle with powerful punched projects for you and me!! (any Muhammad Ali fans out there??) 

Stampin' Up! Punches R♥CK!!

Knockout Punches will be focusing on showcasing Stampin' Up! Punches from the USA/Canada 2011 - 2012 Idea Book & Catalog as well as the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog!! Obviously not all punches are available in all the Stampin' Up! countries, so Designers from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand will be showcasing the Punches available in both the USA and International countries.The Design Team is more than ready to step up to the challenge of covering all the punches in 40+ projects!! There's a whole lotta punching going on and you are going to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE what the Designers have waiting for you. Our focus this round is: PUNCHES...and not just for the upcoming Holiday Season. So, get ready to enjoy VAST VARIETY of FANTASTIC Projects that will still be useful long after Santa puts that last gift under the tree!!


Subscription price is $24.99 and you can find all the info you need to join by clicking on the KNOCK OUT PUNCHES blinkie below .  Can't wait to chat with you there!

Have a great day! :) 

Big Sparkly {Hugs}

Hi there, stampers! Hope your week is going well so far. I wanted to share a card I made for a friend today. She was in need of some happy mail this week and what better way to send a little "happy" then with a BIG {Hug}...with sparkles, of course. 

I used this week's combo over at the ColourQ for inspiration. I just love that pop of Island Indigo with the traditional fall colors. Sooo pretty!  

I paired up the colors, with the sketch from A La Card Monkey. I haven't had a ton of free time lately to play along with my favorite challenges, so I am really enjoying all of the creative inspiration from both of these sites. I switched up the square elements for some layered circles. 

I dusted off a stamp set that hasn't seen ink in a while: Season of Friendship. I really like this set and really need to use it more often. Everyone needs a stamped sentiment to send some hugs and the Perfect Words (hostess) set has some really cute phrases. I tried to make the polka dots on the embossed background standout a little by gently running a Very Vanilla Craft ink pad over the raised dots. I also added an extra ruffle of ribbon around the sentiment to give it a "hug"...that wasn't intended to be "punny", it just kind of happened. Haha! All of the rest of the supplies are listed at the end of the post. 

On the inside, I used some scraps from the front along with a sentiment from a retired set: Occasional Quotes. I'm so excited to send this off with a box of treats to hopefully brighten my friend's day. I put extra chocolate in the box, because you can't go wrong when Godiva truffles are involved, right? 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a HAPPY day! :) 

PS: I also have a couple days left of a fun give-away. CLICK HERE, if you would like to check it out. 

Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Season of Friendship (flower), Perfect Words (hostess, sentiment on front of card) and Occasional Quotes (ret. inside sentiment)
Paper: Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP (ret.), Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card stock
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Island Indigo Classic ink and Very Vanilla Craft ink
Accessories: 3/4" Circle punch, 1" circle punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Island indigo 3/8" Ruffled ribbon, Cherry Cobbler and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers, Basic Rhinestones and a TON of Stampin' Dimensionals

Final October Projects at CPC and a WINNER!

Hi everyone! Well, as promised, I wanted to share the last two projects for the month of October over at Craft Project Central! (One of which happens to be MINE...eeek!!) Also, I have a free subscription winner to announce at the end of this post, so stay tuned for that. It has been an honor to create with Jacque Craig this month and the team of awesome designers. The projects were fantastic, as always! 

The last project of the month, and an adorable one at that, was designed by Heather:

This Magnetic Christmas Countdown Calendar is the perfect way to help celebrate and countdown to the upcoming holiday!  It’s created on a metal sheet so you can store the magnetic pieces on the back as you count down. For step-by-step instructions for Heather's fun project and 9 others, just hop over to CPC and subscribe to October. It's only $10 for 10 projects! 

And the October BONUS Project was designed by: ME!  

This is a fun project to put you in the holiday spirit!  Included in this project are instructions for four different Christmas cards using the Christmas Lodge stamp set and the Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper.  The project also features instructions for a folder to package the set in for gift giving. This set makes a great gift for someone special this holiday season (teachers, co-workers, neighbors, etc.) and is also perfect for clubs and classes! I hope you like it! :) 

To get my BONUS project, just subscribe to October at CPC, AND meet one of the other bonus project requirements of: subscribing to two or more months in a row, putting the CPC badge/blinkie on your blog, OR referring a friend and letting CPC know when they subscribe! 

Time to announce the winner of the October Subscription at Craft Project Central! After plugging the numbers into random.org, the winner is...drum roll, please...

#3 Lori Ingebritson!! 

In her comment about what she was most looking forward to this holiday season, Lori said: "I'm looking forward to a trip to spend time with our loved but missed family members. They are expecting next year and we are blessed!" 

Congratulations to you, Lori on winning the free subscription to Craft Project Central and I hope you enjoy your time with your family this holiday season. Send me an email at:: annemariehile (at) gmail (dot) com and I will get the info to you to get your subscription. Hooray!! 

Thanks for stopping by today! :)  

Paper Players Fall Blog Hop

Looking for the Our Creative Corner post? Please CLICK HERE!

Happy Saturday everyone!  If you have been to the Paper Players Blog, you will know we are having a blog hop!  Everyone on the hop is celebrating a fall project on their blog and some of us have blog candy to share! So be sure to check out each blog.The list is at the end of the post. 

For my card, I went to my trusty fall favorite set: Day of Gratitude. I know, I tend to use this set a LOT this time of year but I really like the amount of ink it holds for those clean and bold images. Pair it up with some Spice Cake DSP and it's a "Fall-tastic" duo! 

I kept my layout pretty clean to let the colors and textures take the stage. Lately, I seem to be fixated on polka dots, so they made their way onto this card with the ribbon and the embossing folder. 

 Here is a quick shot of the inside of the card: 

***WAIT, did somebody say BLOG CANDY??***

In honor of the Paper Players Fall Hop I have some goods to give away. I will ship anywhere on the planet, too...so no matter where you live, you are eligible. 

Included in my "goods" will be: 

• a "Hi & Hello" wood mount stamp set (ret.)
• a full roll of Alpine felt ribbon (ret.)
• Candy Lane DSP (cut into 6x6 squares)
• a handmade card...or two, from my stash
• other crafty treats to fill the box up...some may be SU!, some may not be...but I am committed to filling all the space in the shipping box with treats! 

(although there are a few readers who would like me to send a Maine Coon cat or a Schnauzer...unfortunately, they are NOT up for grabs this round. But their behavior is on a slippery slope, you might have a crack at them really soon! Stay tuned!)

****So HOW DO YOU WIN?*** 

Simple...just leave me a happy comment. If you want a bonus entry, then all you have to do is hop on over to ALL of the blogs on the hop and leave them a comment. Stop back here and let me know that you did, and you will get another entry. You have until November 5th to register for the give-away! I will be doing a random drawing for a winner that day. Of course, if you would like to become a follower, that would be awesome and would make my day....but it's NOT required to win! :) 

Here is the Blog Hop list (in order)...click the names to hop on over to see what everyone has created for the fall season: 

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile (you are here)

Cindy Hall

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Rita Wright

Tara Bilbao

This week at the Paper Players the lovely Ann is hosting our challenge:

We sure hope you will join us and play along. Please click HERE to visit Cindy's Blog.  She's next on the list of fall hip-hoppers. ;)

Thanks for stopping by!



Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Paper: Spice Cake DSP, More Mustard, Pool Party, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla card stock
Ink: Pool Party, Early Espresso and More /mustard Classic Stampin' Pad
Accessories: 1- 1/4" Square punch, 1- 3/8" Square punch, Small oval punch (ret.), Large Oval punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, Chocolate Chip 12" Scallop Dots ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Rich Regals Botton Assortment, Natural Hemp Twine, Basic Pearls and Stampin' Dimensionals

Fancy Folds for Our Creative Corner

Hi there and Happy Saturday to you! I'm so excited to share a fun challenge over at Our Creative Corner brought to you by this week's hostess: Tui Nathan. Tui is challenging us to create a FANCY FOLD card this week. How fun is that??! 

I created a tri-shutter card. It looks so much more difficult then it actually is to create. CLICK HERE for a great tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers. Because this card was SO dimensional, I had a hard time NOT over-embellishing it. 

Believe it or not, this is the FIRST time I have ever created one of these cards. After I finished it I wondered why I hadn't tried this technique sooner. Yup, I might be the first on the planet NOT to have created one of these....

For the dimensional ornament, I simply punched 6 ornaments from the punch of the same name. I folded each in half and distressed them a bit with some Early Espresso ink and a Stampin' Sponge. I stuck the punched ornaments together with liquid glue...added some (ret.) Silver Elastic cord and a hook from the Basic Clip Assortment. I stuck the ornament down with Sticky Strip just to make sure it held on.

The double bow is accented with the mini-jingle bells for fun. Now, this isn't THE card you are going to stick in the mail, but think about how awesome it would be to hand-deliver a card with such fun dimension.  

Each layer was distressed by sponging some Early Espresso ink around the edges:

Here is an overview of the entire card design:

So are YOU ready to get your "FANCY ON"? Please stop by the Our Creative Corner site and check out what the lovely ladies on the DT have created for inspiration this week. We hope you will join us and play along. :) 

Have a HAPPY day! 


Stampin' Up1 Supply List: 
Stamps: Holiday Happiness, Bright Hopes (sentiment)
Paper: Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Fit, Letters to Santa DSP, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White card stock
Ink: Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin" Pad
Accessories: Ornament punch, Mini Jingle Bells, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Silver Elastic Cord (ret.), Stampin' Sponges, Basic Rhinestones , Sticky Strip, Clips Assortment and Stamping Sponges

Newness at CPC & Blog Candy Time

Hi stampers! I'm sorry I have been MIA most of the week, but I have a give-away to share at the end of this post, so that is pretty exciting, right? (Stay tuned, there is another blog candy coming up this weekend, too! Hmmm....) So, I have not one but TWO new projects to share with you over at Craft Project Central tonight. I am a little behind schedule. 

First up, here is a gorgeous fall project, designed by Lynn:

~French Foliage Folio Set~

Next, check out this pretty-in-pink project, designed by Sharon:

(She featured one of my FAVORITE paper packs on this one...eeek!!) 

~Flirtatious Gift Packaging Ensemble~

So how do you get the instructions for these projects for October? Easy. Just subscribe to Craft Project Central this month. You will get all 10 of the awesome tutorials for only $10. That's $1 a project! What a deal! 

**Want to WIN a subscription?**

Well guess what? I'm going to give one away to one lucky reader. (awwww, yeah!) How do you get a chance to win? Easy...just leave me a comment on this post between now and Sunday 10/30. (That's when MY project posts over at CPC, by the way!) Tell me what you are most looking forward to this holiday season and I will enter your name into a random drawing to be held at 9pm CST on Sunday evening. Check back to see if you have won. 


I will be back soon with some fun projects really soon. Hope you will stop by and visit! Also, please stop by both  Lynn and Sharon's blogs, to share some smiles on their beautiful projects. 


Have a great day! :) 

Christmas Tree Pyramid Box at CPC

Hi there, stampers! Hope you had a fantastic weekend! I wanted to share the new project over at Craft Project Central with you. My project will be featured later this month, but until then, the designers have been creating some AMAZING inspiration Please check it out! 

This festive project comes to you designed by Rose Diehl!

~Christmas Tree Pyramid Box & Card!~

Cute little packages tied up in string – these are some fun holiday things!  This little Christmas tree pyramid box is a sweet way to package small little treats or trinkets for the holidays – and when you open it up, the sides can unfold flat and make a pretty display.  The matching card completes your gift ensemble with just a touch of Glimmer Paper bling and country charm with the Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine.  This project is also a fun and easy club or class project!

To get the instructions for Rose’s project, just subscribe to October at CPC!  And please leave Rose a comment and let her know how much you like her project!

 Have a HAPPY day!! :) 

Paper Players #69 - Nance's Sketch

Hey there stampin' friends! This week at the Paper Players, the "notorious" Nance has a fun sketch to share.  I say notorious because she is absolutely AWESOME!  Big hugs to YOU, Nance! Give her big whoo-hoo for this fabby sketch...and I sure hope you will join us and play along this week.

I had a big ol' box of stampin' treats delivered to my door on Friday and I couldn't wait to bust into them.  I'm officially in the "holiday spirit" and can't stop making Christmas cards, as of late. I dressed my card up with some pearls because it just seemed fitting. 

I used the new Stitched Felt accents (from the Holiday Mini) on my card. Such a fun way to add detailed dimension to a project. They come already assembled, you just stick them down. How easy-peasy is THAT??! I dressed up some Satin Ribbon to add a little pizazz  My 'folds" are mostly even...eeek! The sentiment and image are stamped and heat embossed for added shine. 

Here is the inside of the card...because I think it is fun to "keep the party going" from the front. I've also started decorating my envelopes. I figure, if you are going to send a hand-made card, you just need to do it right and embellish it up! 

Before I go, I wanted to share a shot of my boys, post-grooming-session this week. Look at those Halloween bandannas! So cute! I realized that I have not shared some "furry-fun" in a while, so here you go. (It was a quick shot from my iPhone, so please excuse the poor lighting.) 

Thanks for visiting today! Please stop by and see what the rest of the lovely ladies on the Paper Players DT have created for inspiration this week: 

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile (that's me!) 

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Tara Bilbao
Cindy Hall (October GD)

Have an awesome day! 
Hugs,


Stampin' Up! Supply List: 
Stamps: Beautiful Season (inside and outside sentiment) and Bright Hopes (/front stamped image)
Paper: Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP, Real Red Glimmer Paper, Real Red, wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla card stock
Ink: Versamark ( for sentiments) and Real Red Classic ink f(or sentiments and for sponging around edges)
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border punch, Clear Embossing powder, Heat Tool, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt accents, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Pearls,