Sunday, May 27, 2018

Cheers! --PP395

May 27, 2018

HAPPY Memorial Day to all of your in the U.S.A.  Such a wonderful holiday to remember the ones that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom!   I am forever grateful!  

It’s Sunday and it's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  

Our lovely LeAnne is the hostess and she has a wonderful sketch challenge for all of us!  I think this sketch is fantastic!  I had so many ideas.  Can't wait to see yours.



My card is created on a white card base.  I cut a Berry Blast panel with a stitched rectangle die.  My top rectangle was created with a variety of distress inks on a watercolored panel using the smooshing method.  A few splatters were added with the inks.  I trimmed this with another rectangle stitched die.  I used the Reverse Confetti Clink Cuts for the sentiment and the wine glasses.  I stamped the red wine using Fresh Fig ink and the Clink Stamp Set.  The "Cheers" sentiment was cut with black and then four times in Berry Blast card stock.  I had a scrap of the distress panel left from trimming the rectangle and used it to stamp the rest of the sentiment in black.  A white circle was cut using a stitched die to mount the glasses on.  A few sparkling clear sequins were added to complete my card.  


Looking for some inspiration?  Make sure you check out all the blogs of the Design Team Members.



Challenge Rules:

 Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.
  1. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. 
  2. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
  3. 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!
  4. Have fun!!
All stamping products are welcome.  Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!

HUGS!
Claire


Saturday, May 26, 2018

Smile, It Suits You! Sketch Saturday #515

May 26, 2018

It's time for a new challenge at Sketch Saturday!

We have one of our favorites joining us as our sponsor this week.



MMedel Illustrations has generously offered digital stamps of the winner's choice.

Here is sketch #515:




My card is created on a white card base.  I cut an orange panel using a scalloped die for the first layer.  The rectangle plaid strip is cut using the same die.  The top rectangles are cut using turquoise and white.  The white ones are cut with a rectangle stitched die.  The bathing suit and sentiment is from Unity Stamps "It Suits You".  I stamped the suit in black and colored it with Copic Markers.  I added Glossy Accents on the flower for shine. Then I  added a few orange enamel dots to complete my card.  



Thank you for stopping by my blog!  Don't forget to visit all the DT blogs for lots of inspiration!  We sure hope you will play along with us!  
HUGS!
Claire

Friday, May 25, 2018

Life Begins After Coffee--Spring & Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop

May 25, 2018

It's time for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop





The AMAZING Amy Tsuruta is the creator of this fabulous blog hop! Make sure you stop by and check out all the fantastic entries and the list of sponsors is over the top!  So many prizes and tons of inspiration!  
85 Sponsors is just AMAZING!!!!!!!  How generous of all these fabulous paper crafters to be a part of this fun event!  A HUGE THANK YOU to all of them!

LOVE coffee and I LOVE being a part of this event! 


My summer card is created on a turquoise card base.  I added an orange panel cut with a stitched rectangle die.  I found these scraps in my stash and added different sizes of summer themed papers for the top panel.  I cut a white circle frame and a turquoise frame using the SugarPea Designs Stitched Circle Dies for the cup background.  The cup is cut in orange card stock using the CAS-UAL Fridays coffee cups die.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted Coffee First stamp set.  Even at the beach or the pool, COFFEE always comes first!  



THANK you for stopping by my blog today!

Here a little more info about the Coffee Blog Hop.
for all the details. There is also a list of all
the sponsors of the hop. All these sponsors
have prizes to give away to everyone who
shares a card in the linky party.  So make a Spring/Summer themed coffee/tea or cocoa card and link up to be eligible for winning
one of the fabulous prizes.  The hop runs from May 25  until June 1st.

Wishing you a fabulous summer and I hope you take a lot of coffee breaks!

HUGS!
Claire