February 15, 2026
It's Sunday and time for a new challenge at The Paper Players.
The sensational Stef is our hostess this week and she has a fun challenge for all of us! We all need birthday cards in our stash. So, here's your chance to create a special CAS birthday card for someone special. You need to add a balloon or balloons to your creation!
Remember, clean and simple means limited layers and embellishments, along with plenty of "white" or open space.
Everyone knows I love hippos and this guy hasn't had any ink love in a longggg time. I added a strip of polka dots from my scrap stash and cut this festive circle die with the sentiment to showcase my hippo. The die is from MFT. They are no longer in business. I bet you could find it if you looked around on Ebay. I will keep it in my stash. The little hippo is from the Happy Hippos stamp set and is colored with Copic Markers along with his trio of balloons. This is also a MFT stamp set. I added some white ink lines for accent. No other embellishments were added since it needs to be a CAS 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.
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Hugs!
Claire
