You Are Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice--#tttc026

November 30, 2017

I can't believe November is over.  WOW!  This year has flown by.  Now, we are on to the mad rush of the holidays.

It's time for a new challenge at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge!

We have a fantastic board for all of you! 

We would love for you to take some inspiration from the challenge board above, using three elements in a row of your choice. Whatever row inspires you is what we challenge you to create! Don’t forget to link back to us, and to use our hashtags #tictactoechallenge and 
#tttc026

My card is created using the top row: pumpkin, beverage, chevron.  It is still Fall and I sure do enjoy those pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks!  

My card is created on a white card base.  The background paper is from The Stamps of Life Happiness Collection paper pack.  The coffee cup is from Stampin' Up! Merry Cafe stamp set.  I fussy cut the cup.  I stamped it on chevron paper from the same paper pack.  I colored the top of the cup with Copic Markers.  The little fox is from SugarPea Designs Fall Fox stamp set.  I colored him with Copic Markers and used the matching dies to cut it out.  The sentiment was stamped from the same stamp set in brown ink.  I also sponged the edges of the sentiment and added it to the cup.  Wink of Stella was added for shine. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please pop over and see more inspiration from the rest of the Tic Tac Toe design team and I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week!

  HUGS!

 Claire

Dashing Through the Snow--PP #372

November 26, 2017

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

Our lovely Joanne is the hostess this week!  She has a super fun sketch for all of us!  I love sketches!  I always have so many ideas running around in my head.

Feel free to alter the shapes and where you position your sentiment. As long as the main elements can be seen, how you interpret the sketch is up to you. 

My card is created on a white card base.  I added a background of a snowy patterned paper from my stash.  I trimmed it with a stitched rectangle die.  The white strip is made with white card stock and embossed with an embossing folder.  The little car and sentiment are from Avery Elle Dashing Clear stamp set.  I fussy cut the image and adhered it with stamping dimensionals.  The snowflake is cut with white glossy paper.  I used the Let It Snowflake Too dies from Simon Says Stamp.  I added a rhinestone in the center and a few more around for shine and on the tree.  The sentiment is stamped in black Memento ink.  I added red and white Baker's Twine.  

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Annie Abrahamson

Deanne K

Jan Clothier

Challenge Rules:

 Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

1. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. 
2. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
3. 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!
4. Have fun!!

All stamping products are welcome.  Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!

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

HUGS!

Claire

May Your Days Be Merry and Bright-- Simply Sweet Christmas Inspiration Hop

November 25, 2017

The FABULOUS  Lesley Croghan from Always Playing With Paper  invited us to participate in an inspiration blog hop focusing on LAST MINUTE SIMPLE YET SWEET Christmas cards or tags!  So,if you are looking for some inspiration for those last minute Christmas cards, you have come to the right place!  So hop along and be sure to visit each blog. There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing!

I have never been one to mass produce Christmas cards.  I always like each one to be an original, but that just isn't the case this year.  I don't know why I am so far behind on my stash, but when Lesley asked me to be a part of this blog, I was thrilled.

All of my cards are created on a 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 card bases.  I went through my stash and pulled out a few pieces of patterned paper that I had on my table top.  I cut each one using a retired MFT scalloped border die.  I stamped the sentiment using W Plus 9 Be Merry stamp set.  I stamped the sentiment 6 times in different colors of ink to match the backgrounds I chose.  I cut the sentiment out using the matching die.  I adhered the sentiment to each background using dimensionals.  I stamped a variety of retro light bulbs using the Reverse Confetti Merry & Bright stamp set.  I cut them out with the matching die.  I adhered two to each card and colored the tops with Copic Markers C1 and C3.  I added Wink of Stella to the bulbs and a twine bow at the top of each one.  

This was so easy and fun and I love the results.  I think I will make a few more.  Each one looks unique and fun because of the variety of papers.

Lesley Croghan 

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater (YOU are here)

Julee Tilman

Kelly Lunceford

Kim Heggins

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Rachel Bergfeld

Vicki Finger

In order to qualify to win please...

1. Visit each blog in the hop and leave them a comment.
2. Leave a comment on my blog telling me about your "Christmas Cards"...how many do you make and what style do you usually use?

The Giveaway Contest closes on Saturday, December 2nd.


Thanks for stopping by!
Enjoy the weekend!  

HUGS!
Claire

Blessed Christmas--Sketch Saturday #491

November 25, 2017

It's Saturday and time for a new challenge at Sketch Saturday! 

Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps.  

The winner of the challenge will select 4 digital stamps!  How fun is that?

I really like this sketch and will use it again!  Can't wait to see what you create!

My card is created on a white card base.  I used patterned paper to create the background.  A black banner is placed behind the yellow and white rectangles.  I stamped the deer head and sentiment in black on white card stock using the Simon Says Stamp Believe In The Season set.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  I added 3 enamel dots and a little Wink of Stella to complete my card.  

 Hope you will join us this week! 

 Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.  I love to hear from you!

Don't forget to check out all the other DT members cards at Sketch Saturday.

Have a great week!

HUGS!

Claire

Hi Cutie Pie! SSC166

November 19, 2017

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

We have a fabulous sketch for all of you!  We can't wait to see what you create! 

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 Dec.1st @ 6pm EST. 

My card is created on a white card base.  I cut The Lawn Fawn plaid background using a MFT retired blueprints die.  The little brown plaid squares were cut with a square stitched die.  I stamped three little pies from Lawn Fawn's Cutie Pie stamp set and colored them with Copic Markers.  Wink of Stella was added for shine.  The sentiment is from the same set.  The matching dies were used to cut them out.  I added a few turquoise enamel dots to complete the sketch!  Perfect card for all the pie eaters in my family!  

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Don't forget to check out all the amazing projects from the Design Team.  

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater  

Heidi Baks

Leena Girsa

Lisa Johansen

Monika Reeck

Teresa Kline

Have a great week!

HUGS!

Claire

Sending You A Winter Wave! PP #371

November 19, 2017

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

The sensational Sandy is our hostess and she has a fun Clean and Simple Challenge for all of us!  Remember to limit the layers and embellishments on your CAS card.  We can't wait to see what you create!

My card is created on a white card base.  The top white layer was cut using the Wonky Stitches die from Avery Elle.  The mittens are stamped in black and then I stamped the mittens on red and white polka dots and paper pieced them on the stamped ones.  I used The Stamps of Life Mittens2  stamp set and dies.  I cut the felt using the dies, too.  The string was cut in red using the same set.  The sentiment was stamped in black.  I very quick card, but oh so fun! 

The Paper Players Design Team 

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy 

Sandy Mathis 

Deanne 

Annie Abrahamson 

Jan Clothier 

Challenge Rules:

 Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

1. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. 
2. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
3. 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!
4. Have fun!!

All stamping products are welcome.  

Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!

HUGS,

Claire

May Your Christmas Be Merry & Bright-- #tttc024

November 15, 2017

It's time for a new challenge at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge!

We have a fantastic board for all of you! 

We would love for you to take some inspiration from the challenge board above, using three elements in a row of your choice. Whatever row inspires you is what we challenge you to create! Don’t forget to link back to us, and to use our hashtags #tictactoechallenge and #tttc024

I am playing with the first column: Angled, Die Cut and Greeting.

My card is created on a white card base.  I added a piece of gold foil for the background.  The angled foil is cut with a stitched rectangle die.  The main image is from Stamping Bella.  I stamped Rita and the Reindeer and colored it with Copic Markers.  The matching dies were used to cut the image out.  I added Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents for shine.  The angled strips were die cut using a scrap of gold and white foil that I found in my stash.  I embossed the sentiment with black embossing powder using the SugarPea Designs Merry Makers stamp set.  A few gold sequins were added for fun.  

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please pop over and see more inspiration from the rest of the Tic Tac Toe design team and I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week!

  HUGS!

 Claire

Mr. & Mrs. PP#370

November 12, 2017

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

Our magnificent Nance is the hostess this week and she has a lovely color challenge for all of us.  I love white on white cards.  I needed a wedding card, but there are so many possibilities for this challenge.  So, get creative and have fun!

I used the Reverse Confetti Leaves Cover panel to create the background.  I stamped the Mr. and Mrs. using the Simon Says Stamp Congratulations stamp set with black Memento ink.  I cut out a rose and leaves using the Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Thinlet Dies. That's all there is too it.  Easy Peasy!  

The Paper Players Design Team 

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy 

Sandy Mathis 

Deanne 

Annie Abrahamson 

Jan Clothier 

Challenge Rules:

 Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

1. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us. 
2. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
3. 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!
4. Have fun!!

All stamping products are welcome.  Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!

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

HUGS!

Claire

Be Merry--Sketch Saturday #489

November 11, 2017

It's Saturday and time for a new sketch challenge at Sketch Saturday!  Hope you will join us this week!

Our sponsor this week is Paper Nest Dolls.  The winner of this week's challenge is 3 digi stamps!  

 I really like this sketch and will use it again!  Can't wait to see what you create!

My card is created on a white card base.  My black and white background was cut with SugarPea Designs Zig Zag Stitched Rectangle Dies.  The red frame and wish circle are cut with SugarPea Designs Stitched Circle Dies.  The two banners are cut using MFT Fishtail banner dies.  The reindeer is stamped with black Memento ink using W Plus 9 Santa's Reindeer.  I colored it with Copic Markers.  Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents were added to the bells.  The reindeer was cut out using the matching dies.  The sentiment is stamped using W Plus 9 Be Merry stamp set and cut using the matching dies.  It is stamped on black card stock using Versa Mark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  A few red enamel dots were added for fun.  

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.  I love to hear from you!

Don't forget to check out all the other DT members cards at Sketch Saturday.

Have a great week!

HUGS!

Claire

Grateful- CTS #247

November 10, 2017

I am playing along with the CASE This Sketch Challenge today.  I think CAS are the most difficult cards to make.  I love layers, bling and lots of stuff, so, I had a hard time not adding more to my card.  LOL!

I have had soooo much fun creating backgrounds with alcohol inks the past few weeks.  This was just laying on my desk and I thought it was perfect for my card.  I cut the half circle and the "grateful" from that sheet.  The card is Crumb Cake card stock with an Early Expresso background.  The rectangles are the same colors.  This card was so easy!  Hope you love that marbled look! 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Have a lovely weekend!

HUGS!

Claire