Happy Sunday, peeps! Normally I would have my Paper Players card for you to peruse, but I am taking a wee little blog vacation this week. Everything is fine, I just need a break! (Perhaps my illustration will give you a hint of what I plan to do, LOL!) I'll be back next Sunday, see you then! Have a blessed week!
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
AYSI248 Polished Thank You
Happy Friday, peeps! It's time for a new As You See It challenge, and we have an awesome sketch:
I couldn't wait to play with one of the new In Colors, Polished Pink, so I pulled out some cardstock and ink, along with some True Love DSPs, and went to work:Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
Stamps | Ornate Thanks, Butterfly Gala |
Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Polished Pink (coming soon), True Love DSP |
Ink | Memento Black, Polished Pink, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mamabo |
Accessories | Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Genial Gems (coming soon) |
Tools | Big Shot, Penned Flowers Dies (coming soon), Butterfly Duet Punch |
Thursday, April 15, 2021
IB170 Hand-Penned Friend
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Stamps | Hand-Penned Petals (coming soon) |
Card stock & Papers | Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Soft Succulent (coming soon), Basic Black, Hand-Penned DSP |
Ink | Memento Black, Pale Papaya (coming soon), Fresh Freesia (coming soon), Mint Macaron, Pumpkin Pie |
Accessories | Dimensionals, Sequins and Gem (from my stash) |
Tools | Big Shot, Subtles EF, Well Written Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Aquapainter |
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
TCC153 Lovely Lavender
Happy Wednesday, stampers! There's a new Card Concept Challenge up today, look at this beauty:
Isn't that gorgeous? It gave me a chance to use my brand-new, coming-in-the-new-catalog stamp set Hand-Penned Petals! I made a mini-slimline card in the Clean and Layered style; the size is 6"x 3 1/2":
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Stamps | Hand-Penned Petals (coming soon), French Foliage (ret) |
Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Hand-Penned DSP (coming soon), Brushed Silver (ret) |
Ink | Memento Black, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Craft White and Basic Gray (for sponging) |
Accessories | Dimensionals, Genial Gems (coming soon), Night of Navy Gingham Ribbon (ret) |
Tools | Big Shot, Penned Flowers Dies (coming soon), Basic Borders Dies (coming soon), Woodgrain EF (ret), Sponge Daubers |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
RRCB156 Tiny Pastel Teacups
Happy Tuesday, all! Time for a new Retro Rubber challenge where we challenge you to use your older stamps! Here's our sweet prompt for this week:
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Stamps | Friend to Friend (ret, 2006), Tiny Teacup (ret, 2010) |
Card stock & Papers | Soft Seafoam, Whisper White |
Ink | Soft Seafoam, Purple Posy, Soft Sky (ret), Pink Pirouette (ret), So Saffron, Pool Party |
Accessories | Dimensionals |
Tools | Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Perfect Polka Dots EF (ret) |
Monday, April 12, 2021
Dreaming of a Silver and White Christmas
Happy Monday, peeps! Hope you had a nice weekend...we had rain, sun, more rain....but it was still nice! I haven't made a Christmas card for a while, so I thought I'd throw my hat in the Christmas Card Throwdown, which is looking for silver and white, the Krafty Chicks Christmas challenge, and the Fab Friday sketch:

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Stamps | Itty Bitty Christmas |
Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Silver Foil, Feels Like Frost DSP (ret) |
Ink | Silver Encore (ret) |
Accessories | Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder |
Tools | Big Shot, Poinsettias Dies, Tasteful Labels Dies, Heat Tool |
Sunday, April 11, 2021
PP536 Thoughts and Prayers
Happy Sunday, everyone! I am the hostess this week at the Paper Players and I have a color challenge for you:
I think this is a nice color combo for masculine cards, or vintage patriotic cards, or anything else that appeals to you! Unfortunately, I needed another sympathy card, my third for the week, (why do they always come in threes?) for a gentleman who used to attend our church:
And the sketch is from a new-to-me challenge, Stamping Pals:
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Stamps | Woven Heirlooms, Wishing You Well (ret) |
Card stock & Papers | Very Vanilla, Merry Merlot, Misty Moonlight DSP, Plaid Tidings DSP (ret) |
Ink | Merry Merlot |
Accessories | Linen Thread, Dimensionals |
Tools | Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Stitched Leaves Dies |
Saturday, April 10, 2021
FMS 480
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Stamps | Lots of Heart |
Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Forever Greenery DSP |
Ink | Shaded Spruce |
Accessories | Dimensionals |
Tools | Big Shot, Tasteful Labels Dies, Curved Stitch Die (Penny Black) |
Friday, April 9, 2021
CASC&S414 Welcoming Window
The color challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches was an interesting one; my first thought was Christmas, but ending going in another direction! Here's the palette:
Thought I would share some of the lovely Easters cards I received this year!
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Stamps | Welcoming Window |
Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow DSP |
Ink | Mossy Meadow, Merry Merlot, Bumblebee |
Accessories | Dimensionals |
Tools | Big Shot, Window Flower Box Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies |