Who Said Life Isn't A Fairytale---FMS344 and Inspired By Vintage Linens

July 5, 2018

Today  I am playing along with two special challenges.    I haven't had time lately to play along with any challenges except my DT requirements, but when I saw the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the fabulous theme at Inspired By, I new I had to find some time to make a card.  

                                                     

I love all vintage things, so I was excited to use this patterned paper I have been hoarding. 

My card is created on 5 x 5 Very Vanilla card base.  The Vintage papers are from Authentique Fabulous card stock.  I used a doily and antiqued it with Tea Dye Distress ink to place behind the sentiment.  The sentiment was in the paper pack.  I added a Very Vanilla bow and a Real Red button with twine.  Such a fun vintage look!  Such an easy card with not stamping!  

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  

Have a great weekend! 

HUGS!

Claire

WOW SSC182

July 1, 2018

It's time for a new challenge at Sunday Stamps!

We have a fun sketch challenge by the marvelous Monika!  We can't wait to see what you create! 

Challenge Guidelines For Sunday Stamps:

• 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, July 13th @ 6pm EST. Looking for some inspiration?  Make sure you check out all the blogs of the Design Team Members.  You won't be disappointed! 

My card is created on a Real Red card base.  I used the My Favorite Things Fireworks stamp set to create the fireworks.  I stamped each layer with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed the different colors with red and silver embossing powder.  The WOW is stamped with the MFT You WOW Me stamp set and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  I added a few silver stars to complete my card. 

Don't forget to check out all the amazing projects from the Design Team.  

 Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Heidi Baks

Heather Heroldt

Lisa Johansen

Melissa Grant

Monika Reeck

Teresa Kline

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

HUGS!

Claire

Celebrate PP400

July 1, 2018

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

What an exciting day for us!  It is our 400th challenge!!!!!!!!  

Our theme this week is CELEBRATION!!!!  We are celebrating YOU - our Paper Players.  Without YOU we would not have reached such a major milestone.

We thank all of you for playing along with us.  We also thank our past designers and guest designers who have helped us bring you inspiration for 50 weeks every year. 

The crafting community really is an amazing community and we have been lucky enough to have some wonderful sponsors offer up incredible prizes to our players.   In fact, we have 40 - yes, that is FORTY - prizes up for grabs.  Now, that's a way to celebrate! 

This amazing list of sponsors is offering prizes to help us celebrate!  We can't thank them enough for being a part of our celebration!

Listed in alphabetical order:

1. Altenew - $30 gift card
2. Atenew Academy - $20 gift card  - compliments of Jaydee
3. Avery Elle - $20 store credit
4. Butterfly Reflections - Breathe Rainbows Stamp Set (US only)
5. CAS-ual Fridays - $25 store credit
6. Cheery Lynn - $20 gift card  
7. Cheery Lynn - $20 gift card - compliments of Laurie
8. Concord & 9th - $25 gift card
9. Craftin Desert Diva's - $10 store cedit
10. Dies R Us - $15 gift card
11. Ellen Hutson -  20 gift cards - compliments of Annie 
12. Ellen Hutson $20 gift card - compliments of Eliz
13. Happy Little Stampers - $20 store credit
14. Heffy Doodle - Sticky Friends Stamp Sets (exclusive - not available for purchase)
15. Heffy Doodle - Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
16. Heffy Doodle - Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
17. Heffy Doodle - Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
18. Lawn Fawn - $25 gift card
19. My Favorite Things - $25 store credit
20. Neat & Tangled - $15 store credit 
21. Newton's Nook - $20 store credit
22. Pink & Main - $20 store credit
23. Power Poppy - $10 store credit
24. Stampendous - $20 rewards cards (US only)
25. Stampendous - $20 reward card (US only)
26. Stampendous - $20 reward card (US only)
27. Stamplorations - $20 gift certificate
28. Stampin' Up - $20 gift certificates compliments of Nance
29. Stampin' Up! $20 gift certificate - compliments of LeAnne
30. Stampin' Up! $20 gift certificate - compliments of Joanne
31. Stampin' Up! $20 gift certificate - compliments of Claire
32. Stampin' Up $20 gift certificate - compliments of Jan
33. Technique Tuesday - $20 gift card
34. The Foiled Fox - $25 store credit
35. Trinity Stamps - Let it Grow and Lady Liberty Stamp Sets
36. Tutti Designs - $15 gift card
37. Uniko - any in-stock stamp set of winner's choice
38. Verve Stamps - stamp & accessory bundle - compliments of Sandy (US only)
39. Verve Stamps - stamp & accessory bundle - compliments of Sandy (US only)
40. Waffle Flower - $15 gift card

The challenge will run for two weeks and the prizes will be awarded via random.org from ALL participants - announced in a separate post.   The Headliner and Cut Aboves will be chosen on June 14th.  

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
2. For this challenge only - please do not submit more than two cards.  This gives more people the opportunity to be prize winners :-)
3. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. 
4. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
5. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
6. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification and will not be eligible for our prizes.
7. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

My card is created on a white card base.  The watercolor panel was created using Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper and the smooching method.  After the panel was dry, I trimmed it using the Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies.  I rubbed Gathered Twigs Distress Ink on a piece of white card stock.  Using the Celebration Box Dies from Honey Bee Stamps, I cut out the box and the flaps for the box.  The tissue paper, balloons and bows were stamped using the Celebration Box Stamp Set on some scraps of patriotic papers that I found in my stash.  The matching dies were used to cut them all out.  Twine was used to tie the balloons together.  The celebrate sentiment was cut using a die from Sugar Pea Designs.  I cut it out three times in SU Real Red and once in SU Blueberry Bushel card stock.  A few sparkling clear sequins were added for fun.

Looking for some inspiration?  Make sure you check out all the blogs of the Design Team Members we have two of our original Paper Player design team joining us - let's say a huge welcome back and thank you to Anne Marie Hile and Ann Schach!

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• Claire ( you are here)
• Joanne
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• Sandy
• Annie 
• Jan
• Elizabeth
• Anne Marie Hile
• Ann Schach

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today!  Remember you have until Friday, June 13th to enter your submissions. Thank you for playing along with the Paper Players 400th Challenge! I can’t wait to see your creations… and again HAVE FUN.

HUGS!

Claire

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