Claire Creates Cards

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Thinking of You The Paper Players Challenge PP772

February 8, 2026

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

The amazing Ann is our hostess! This beautiful color combo is her inspiration for the week! Such a beautiful palette to create your projects. Have fun and get creative!

I will admit, I had a few struggles. This is my third attempt to create I card I was happy with. I love all these colors, but putting them all together became a challenge for me. I love Lost Lagoon, so decided to go with that as my background. I embossed the top panel with a striped embossing folder. I know I have used these Spellbinders flowers often, but I love them. The Fresh Picked Anemones are so fun to work with. You can created any color or flowers. A simple sentiment and a few enamel dots completed my card.

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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Claire

I LOVE YOU Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC379

February 8, 2026

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

Heidi has a fabulous sketch for all of us. Have fun and get creative!

Use up your DSP scraps!

I looked through my Valentine paper pads and found all these pieces of paper that I could mix or match. I choose one to mount on a pink background and got busy cutting all the strips. I added the large Love You sentiment and pink enamel dots to complete the card. I really love the way it turned out. Pink and red are a favorite color combo of mine.

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. 20th @ 6pm EST.

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Claire Broadwater (me)

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Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Happy Valentine's Day The Paper Players Challenge PP771

February 1, 2026

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

I am the hostess this week and I have a timely "Theme Challenge" for all of you! With Valentine's Day right around the corner, you can make a Valentine for someone special or you could also make any type of card that focuses on "Love". Anniversary, Birthday, and Friendship are a few possibilities. Have fun and get creative!

I found this fun Valentine paper pack and decided to use it to create my non-traditional card. I cut a scalloped background using the bow paper. I used the Simon Says Stamp Petal Heart Wafer Die to cut the petals for the flower and leaves. The Love Sentiment was cut using Cherry Lynn Dies the Bohemian Words Dies. I don't think this company is in business now. I added a black sentiment heat embossed with white embossing powder. Black enamel dots and a pink hearts were added to complete my card.