Claire Creates Cards

Sunday, March 15, 2026

You Color My World The Paper Players Challenge PP777

March 15, 2026

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

The amazing Jaydee is our hostess this week and she has a fabulous Clean and Simple Challenge for all of us. "Florals" is the theme. It will be a colorful gallery this week, so pull out those floral stamps and join us. Just remember to keep it CAS!

CAS week calls for lots of white space, so I started with a white card base and added a Coastal Cabana oval and topped it with a white embossed oval to create the frame for my paintbrush. The Spellbinders Artful Tulip Die Set was used to create the paintbrush and tulips. I can't find it on the Spellbinders site, but you might be able to find it by searching. So many ways to use this die. I need to create more with it. I added yellow tulips and the sentiment is from an MFT stamp set.

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!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of The Paper Players Design Team:

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

Hugs!

Claire

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!

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of The Paper Players Design Team:

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

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.