Claire Creates Cards

Sunday, January 25, 2026

XOXOXO The Paper Players Challenge PP770 Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC378

January 25, 2026

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps.

The lovely Jaydee is our hostess this week at The Paper Players. She created a fun sketch for all of us. You can use it for any type of card! Sunday Stamps has a pretty color challenge for us.

Use a minimum of 3 colors

My card is created for my grand daughter. She loves bows, hearts and pearls. I was looking through all my dies and found this heart die. I don't think I have ever used it. I started with a 3x6 card base. I layered a piece of pink and red paper for the background. I added the fun heart/bows and placed a pearl on top. A simooe sentiment was added.

The Paper Players Guidelines

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.

3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.

4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.

Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification!

5. All stamping products are welcome.

6. Have fun!

Sunday Stamps Challenge Guidelines

Challenge Guidelines

Feel free to use any brand of product you have.
Please Link up a new project created for this challenge (no back links).
Feel free to combine our challenge with up to FOUR other challenges.
We reserve the right to delete any links that do not adhere to challenge rules.
Please provide a link to us or use the graphic above in your post.
Have Fun!!!

The challenge will end on Friday Feb. 6th @ 6pm EST.

The Paper Players

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Claire Broadwater (me)

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Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Ms. Snow The Paper Players Challenge PP769

January 18, 2026

It's Sunday and time for a new challenge at The Paper Players.

The amazing Joanne is our hostess this week and she has a timely Clean and Simple Challenge for all of us. "Signs of Winter" is the theme. Things like snow, snowmen or women, snowflakes, hats, scarves, mittens, warming hot cocoa, sledding, snowball fights, ice skating, icicles, are just some ideas - but specifically NOT Christmas! Just remember to keep it CAS - limited layers and embellishments, plenty of "white space."

I embossed the background panel with a snow embossing folder. Then I stenciled the top section of the snowperson using the Waffle Flower Oversized Snowman Stencils. I used sponges and distress inks for the earmuffs and scarf along with the facial features. I used a heart stencil on the scarf and earmuffs to turn this little snow person into a girl. I didn't add a sentiment. I thought her face showed enough expression that she could be for any occasion. No embellishments were added to keep it CAS.

The Paper Players

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.

3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.

4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.

Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification!

5. All stamping products are welcome.

6. Have fun!

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Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Snow One Like You! The Paper Players Challenge PP768 Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC377

January 11, 2026

I hope your new year is off to a great start. I am happy to be here and getting back in swing of a routine. The holidays are always a wonderful break and a time to relax and regroup.

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps. We welcome you to the first challenges of 2026.

The lovely LeAnne is our hostess this week at The Paper Players she has a beautiful color challenge for all of us. I combined it with the fun sketch from Sunday Stamps and decided to make a winter scene. So, get creative and have fun!

I created a snowy background on watercolor paper using distress inks. I splattered the blue background with white paint for the snowy sky. The trio of snowmen were created using the Honey Bee Designs Snow Buddies stamp and die set. I can't find this set on their site, so I guess it is discontinued, but I love these happy little snowmen and will keep them in my stash. I colored them with Copic Markers and added Wink of Stella for some shine. I cut a snowdrift to run along the bottom border and added some silver marker across the top. The sentiment is from Waffle Flowers Snow Cheer Stamp Set to create the sentiment. Three silver dots were added to complete my card.