Happy Birthday Wishes - PP #57

Hi all,

Welcome back to another happy happy week over at Paper Players this week it is a sketch challenge hosted by the lovely Nance Leedy ...

This is my take on the sketch:

As per my norm, I have kept my card fairly simple .... now I say simple very loosely, the design and construction of the card is simple as you can see .... but the centre panel ... "happy, happy, happy x10) was ... oh ... awful .... next time, I will use the computer!!!

I used the "HAPPY" stamp from Basic Phrases ... but first I measured the length of the word, then gridded up a piece of cardstock allowing for a 1/8" margin and gap, then I went ahead and with my trusty stamp-a-ma-jig I stamped away ... now trusty is another word I use loosely, I think I attempted this 3 times, cos crooked still happens ... anyway, I got there in the end, and the result was okay.

Red was added for a pop of colour ... oh, and for my red rhinestones, they were my basic rhinestones coloured with a red sharpie!

In the meantime, why don't you check out what the Design Team has conjured up for your delight:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

This is my final week at the Paper Players as Guest Designer, and I have had a blast .... the entire DT totally rock and I am honoured to have been a part of the fabulous team. Thank you ladies for your kindness, your generosity and your friendship.

And thank you, for popping by .... have a "HAPPY" day!

SU Products:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Versamark
Stamps: Basic Phrases, Occassional Greetings
Other: Clear EP, Black Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Border Punch

Aussie Cards for Sale

Just a quick post to give a shout out to anyone interested in selling their cards online ...

Aussie Cards For Sale is an an online space for crafters to sell and for consumers to buy hand-crafted cards. The site has been running for almost a year and sells about 100 cards a month.

They currently have about 20 designers and are looking to include some more designers to cater for the many card-makers who make lots and lots of cards and who would like to sell them online.

I thought that I would submit a few cards for consideration since I have a few on hand that are ready to go, take a peek:

So there you go ... what do you think?

Stop on by the website .... Aussie Cards for Sale and check out the fabulous Designers.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!

Thinking of You - Paper Players Challenge 56

Hi All

Welcome back to another challenge over at the Paper Players. This week we are being challenged with a sketch by the lovely Anne-Marie, a simple sketch but one that can lead to many variations.

This is what I came up with:

I used the distress inks technique by Tim Holtz, with my SU ink - it is a fun technique and oh soo messy! To create the little water droplets - simply flick water directly onto your cardstock ... I got a bit carried away - less is more!!!

The image is embossed in black and the background mat is stamped with the woodgrain stamp and sponged on the edges with crumb cake.

Head on over to the Paper Players Challenge and check out what the fabulous Design Team have come up with .... you'll be inspired to create too!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

Thank you for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

Oh .... You can view the distress ink technique here.

Stampin Up Supplies:
Stamp Set: Just Believe, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Woodgrain Background
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Versamark, Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Other: Satin Ribbon, Brights Designer Buttons, Black EP, SU Circle Punches

Hello Baby!

The Stamp Spot has started a new monthly challenge, I thought that I would jump on board since it is their first one. The challenge is to create a project from the Inspiration Pic:

I was inspired by the colours ... and oh .... the pinwheel!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp-A-Faire and Jay Gees Nook

I have been watching all the Challenges that have been happening a Nichole Heady's blog, you see there is a Stamp-A-Faire happening in Cincinnati, and just to make everyone feel involved there are a few challenges. Check em out ...

I have created this card for:

Challenge 1: Create a project featuring patterned strips that are created with some of your favorite decorative elements

I have also managed to sneak this one into the Inspiration Challenge at Jay Gees Nook ... using the image of the Chevron Stripes.

Here is my card:

Thanks for popping by and have a great day!

Late Post - Copenhagen

Hi there ...

I have a bit of a late post for the Copenhagen Challenge over at Our Creative Corner. I really wanted to make a card for this challenge, cos I have had a set of stamps that I bought from Spotlight a little while ago and have never inked up ...

Anyway, this is the Inspiration pic:

And, this is one of the stamps in the set ... I had so many plans for this little set, but "where oh where has the time gone" ....

Anyway, head on over to Our Creative Corner, there is a new challenge posted and it looks like a good one to play along with too!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Case Study

Oh my ... have you checked out the latest challenge at Case Study? The July muse this month is Dawn Woleslagle and what a beautiful card to be inspired by - I was totally inspired ... check it out below!

Isn't it gorgeous .... well, I don't think that I did justice to Dawn's lovely card, but I kept with the neutrals and created a birthday card ...

Look at my little button embellishments .... I found that these mid size pearls fit straight over the centre, covered up the little holes and saved me from tying bits of twine through the button holes ...

Anyway, why don't you head on over to Case Study and be blown away by the amazing talent.

Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!

Our Creative Corner - It's a White Party

Hi all,

Our Creative Corner are having a White Party Challenge .... yep, it's a sort of white on white and I thought that I'd have a go .... This is the inspiration picture:

As you can see, I have kept it pretty simple, using the Woodgrain background stamp embossed with clear EP, with a heart punched out from the panel ... and for good measure I added a simple satin bow!

And just to complete the card ... created a simple panel inside.

Need some inspiration for some beautiful, subtle designs ... check out Our Creative Corner, you won't be disappointed!

Thank you for stopping by ... and have a great day!!!

Paper Players 55 - Colour Challenge

Hi All,

Welcome back ... I hope that you have had a fantastic weekend!

Upcoming for this week at Paper Players we have a Colour Challenge by the lovely Lesley! So jump on the crafting wagon and come crafting with us!!!

These are the colours that you have got to play with ... can't wait to see your creation ...

And, here is what I came up with:

Note: I stamped Happy Birthday (masking "to you"), first in veramark, then inked it straight away in Poppy Parade, stamped straight onto my cardstock and added clear embossing powder.

Tip: I have added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to my clear embossing powder so that I get a clear, sparkly embossed image .... simple and the effect is lovely!!! (This has probably been around for years ... but I can be a little slow on the uptake!!!)

The stark white background (near the sentiment) was a bit too white and stark, so I added some Crystal Effects to some small circles to get a glossy ... "dot" ... and an extra bit of colour!!!

And the finished inside:

I used the Medium Sizzlets Dies to create the "2u", once again versamarked and clear embossed with dazzling diamonds!!!

Oh well .... I hope that you can pop by and see what the rest of the Paper Players Design Team have come up with ... you will surely be inspired!!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

In the meantime, have a fabulous week and

Happy creating!!!

Fancy Fold Christmas

If you haven't already checked out the challenge at Just Add Ink .... well, I think you ought too ... they are having a blog hop and the theme is Fancy Folds, and oh my, there are some beautiful eye candy to behold .... it also gets better than that .... each blog displaying their fancy folded card has got the tutorial .... Yep ... so you can get inspired and then create your own stunning beauty!

I have created a Joy Fold card by Chantell and am also joining in on the Christmas in July Challenge over at Our Creative Corner



I hope that you can get a chance to have a go at either a fancy folded card, if not why not get started on some Christmas cards .... it'll be here sooner than you think!

Thank you for popping by and have a happy day!!!

Paper Players Challenge #54 - Christmas in July

Good Morning, welcome to my very first stint as Guest Designer for the Paper Players Challenge site for the month of July.

Jaydee has a great challenge for you this week - Christmas in July, so come and join us, whip up a card or two or three and you too will be prepared when Christmas approachs!!!

I really enjoyed making up this card for the challenge this week and now that I have a design to follow, I will be whipping up even more over the coming days and weeks.

My Stampin Up supplies I used were:
Stamps: Dasher, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Other: Versamark, Black EP, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Vintage Brad, Vintage Wallpaper EF and Decorative Label Punch for the Sentiment.

In the meantime, check out what the fabulously talented girls from the Paper Players team have got to inspire you with:

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach
Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Lauri Ingram

LeAnne Pugliese
Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Sandra Azzopardi

Tui Nathan (GD)

I hope that you have a wonderful day, I can't wait to see what you come up with and thank you for stopping by!

Our Creative Corner - Design Team Call

Hi all, well .... I thought that I would "bite the bullet" and "take the plunge" ... Our Creative Corner has sent out a Design Team Call and I thought that I would submit a card and see how I go!!! OCC would like to see a card/project designed in your own personal style.

I guess my style or should I say, the style that I most particularly like to emulate is Clean and Simple ... I love open space with clean simple but bold statements/images/embellishments etc. I also really like elegant/classic, black and white .... and oh ... with a bit of red thrown into the mix.

My card is a traditional Black and White (the red was thrown into the background for the sake of the picture taking), I also love gingham .... and embossing ... I have embossed the background in white and the sentiment in black ... the Eiffel Tower has been stamped off (black ink) to give it a greyish toning.

Supplies (all Stampin Up unless noted):
Cardstock/Ink: Basic Black, Whisper White, Versamark
Stamps: Amour, En Francois, Merci by Papertrey Ink
Other: Scallop border punch, gingham ribbon (retired), embossing powder, black rhinestones (LSS)

Why don't you too submit a card for the challenge .... I would love to see your creations!!!

Guest Designer at Paper Players

Hi all, I have some fabulous news to share ... I have been asked to be the Guest Designer for the month of July at the Paper Players Challenge site.

My first stint will be in the next upcoming challenge.

I am really looking forward to working with a fabulously and talented crew. This will be my first ever position where I will have my creations showcased (well .... sort of) so a lot of fun and a very exciting challenge for me.

So come on over and create with us at Paper Players and leave inspired!!!