Claire Creates Cards

Sunday, March 8, 2026

WOW--You Made My Day The Paper Players Challenge PP776

March 8, 2026

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

The amazing Joanne is our hostess this week. She has a very fun color challenge for all of us. "Colors of the Rainbow" is the theme. Your project doesn't have to include an actual rainbow (although that's fine too!), rather it should contain a rainbow of colors as its focus.

I purchased the Simon Says Stamp Ocean Horizon Wafer die and have been waiting for this challenge. I will say I was frustrated getting all the pieces cut and had to make 2 before I got one that I was happy with. I did trim it down to be framed on the purple base. I sponged red ink around the rainbow to add more depth. The WOW letters were cut 4 times and stacked for dimension. The sentiment is from the matching stamp set. This was an MFT set and they are no longer in business. I added two black enamel dots to complete my card. I love the way it turned out and will be playing more with this die.

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

Fear Not----Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC381

March 8, 2026

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

We have a gorgeous color combo for you this week. Make sure you use at least 3 of the colors in your creation. Have fun and get creative!

Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card this week. My dear friend lost her husband. It was difficult to create this card, but I felt the color combo was perfect for a more masculine card. I added a strip of woven paper from SU and then created a navy panel. I mounted a white rectangle that I embossed with a wood embossing folder. I added khaki ink on top of the embossing with a sponge. The leaves and blooms were created using a Stampin Up set called Forever Ferns. It is a favorite of mine and I will always keep it in my stash. I used the Forever Flourishing matching dies to cut out the foliage. The sentiment was stamped using an old SU set called "Rose Wonder." I stamped it on Crumb Cake card stock and stamped it with matching ink. I sponged the outside of the sentiment for more depth.

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, March 20th @ 6pm EST.

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Claire Broadwater (me)

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Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Make A Wish The Paper Players Challenge PP

March 1, 2026

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

The creative Christy is our hostess this week and she has a very fun Theme Challenge for all of us. She wants us to use "Mythical Creatures" on our projects. So put on your thinking caps and think of mythology, folk tales, dragons, fairies, gnomes, unicorns, mermaids, leprechauns. Have fun!

I really had to dig through my stash to find something that would fit the theme. I came across this little fairy and she made me smile. She is from SugarPea Designs, Fairy Sweet stamp set. They are no longer in business, but I saved all of my stamps from them. I loved them all. I cut a piece of patterned paper from my stash. I just loved the colors in this paper. I added a matching piece from the pack that had birthday words on it. The little fairy is colored in Copic Markers and I added Wink of Stella for shine. The little gemstones were added to complete my card. The sentiment if from the same stamp set.