Jingle All The Way! Keeping Christmas

 

February 25, 2019


 It's time for this month's installment of Keeping Christmas with The Challenge Design Team!  We will be sharing Christmas creations on the 25th of each month!!!

The whole idea is to have some Christmas cards and projects in our stash ready to go for December 2018!

So hop along and be sure to visit each blog. 

There is a lot of inspiration and ideas to get your creative juices flowing!

Kelly Lunceford

Lesley Croghan (off this month)

Anita Madden

Broni Holcombe

Claire Broadwater (me)

Julee Tilman

Kim Heggins 

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth
Vicki Finger 

Here is MY card for February! 

 

My card is created on a white card base.  I added a piece of Real Red card stock to the top of my card front.  I cut a piece of pattered paper that I found in my stash for the top layer.  

 

The three little birdies are stamped in black ink and colored with Copic Markers.  They are from the Honey Bee Stamps Seasons Tweetings and cut out using the matching dies.   The Jingle all the Way is stamped in black ink and it is from the Jingle All the Way stamp set by Honey Bee Stamps.   The musical notes and inside greeting are from the Seasons Tweetings stamp set.  I added a few red enamel dots to complete my card.  Wink of Stella was added for shine and I added Glossy Accents on the jingle bells to make them pop!  I love the way this card turned out. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts.  I love to hear from you!

The hop is hosted by the fabulous Kelly Lunceford's blog, so head over there to start from the beginning.

ENJOY the blog hop!  I hope we inspired you to make a few cards, too!

HUGS!

Claire

Sending Hugs PP 430 and SSC199

February 24, 2019

Can you believe February is almost over?  Time just keeps flying by.  It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps!


The Amazing Ann is our hostess this week at The Paper Players and she has a fantastic sketch for all of us!  Y'all know how I LOVE layers, so I had so many ideas for this one!  But, WOW-these colors at Sunday Stamps are beautiful.  I just had to combine these challenges this week.  

Use a minimum of 3 colors and a neutral of your choice.

My card is created on a white card base.  I covered the top with an old piece of Daffodil Delights polka dot DSP.  I added the two colors of blue and backed them with white card stock to make them pop.  The flowers were all cut using the same card stock using the MFT Stitched Blooms dies.  
 

The leaves and stems were cut using the same dies with vellum.  The sentiment  is from Cas-ual Fridays Special Delivery. 
 

  Challenge Rules: Paper Players Challenge

 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.
Have Fun!

Challenge Guidelines For Sunday Stamps:

• Feel free to use any brand of product you have. 
• The colors from this challenge MUST be the primary colors on your project.
• 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 8th@ 6pm EST. 

Don't forget to check out all the amazing projects from the Design Team.  

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee
Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Su Mohr

Wanda Cullen

                                                     Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Heidi Baks

Heather Heroldt

Lisa Johansen

Melissa Grant

Monika Reeck  

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

HUGS
Claire

You're An Oldie But Goodie! PP 429

February 17, 2019

It's Sunday and you know what that means!  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players! 

The Lovely LeAnne is our hostess this week and she has a wonderful Clean And Simple Monochromatic challenge for all of us.  We can't wait to see what you create!

Ok, y'all know that CAS is very difficult for me.  I know this isn't white space, but it is a neutral and I hope LeAnne will consider my card Clean and Simple.  I wanted a fun card for my BIL and I just purchased this fabulous die set from MFT.  It is called Turntable Die-namics. I added a wood grained background and then I cut all the pieces from different shades of brown/kraft card stocks.  I added a brad on the turntable and the needle.  The turntable actually turns!   

The sentiments are from the MFT For The Record

stamp set.  I added two more dials inside for fun and lined the envelope panel with the wood grained paper.  I hope this brings back some good memories to all of you that collected albums.  I still have mine, by the way!  They are making a comeback.  ENJOY!

 

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Make sure you stop by all of the DT blogs for inspiration.  You won't be disappointed!  

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee
Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Su Mohr

Wanda Cullen

 

All stamping products are welcome!

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

HUGS!

Claire

Hello-----Sketch Saturday #551

February 16, 2019

Good Morning Everyone and Happy Saturday!

We have a great sponsor this week:

The Paper Nest Dolls!

The Paper Nest Dolls has lots of fantastic stamps, digis and more! Here is their blog.

The Paper Nest Dolls has generously offered 3 digital stamps of the winner's choice.

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Here is Sketch #551

 

My card is created on a Real Red card base.  I used a Scalloped Border Die from Pretty Pink Posh to separate the white and black/ white polka dots to create the border in the sketch.   All of the flowers and stems are created using Real Red, Yellow and Old Olive card stock and the My Favorite Things Stitched Blooms dies.

 

 

The sentiment on the front and inside are from the stamp set Cas-ual Friday Stamps-Special Delivery. 

 

I am trying to finish the inside of my cards and make a matching envelope.  That way they are almost ready for the mail.

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog!  Don't forget to visit all the DT blogs for lots of inspiration!  We sure hope you will play along with us!  

HUGS!

Claire

XOXO SSC198

February 10, 2019

It's time for a new challenge at  Sunday Stamps! 
We have a fabulous sketch by Amy! 

Challenge Guidelines

• Feel free to use any brand of product you have. 
• The colors from this challenge MUST be the primary colors on your project.
• 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, February 22 @ 6pm EST.

My card is created on a purple card base.  I used a piece of water color paper and smooshed the background using distress inks.  I found a scrap of floral paper in my stash for the rectangle.  The hearts were cut using the Cherry Lynn Two of Hearts  die set.  I cut the larger heart in purple and the top heart in white.  I added two small candy hearts in pink and purple using the Sweetheart Candy die set.  

White Baker's twine was added around the card and a small bow. A few clear, sparkling sequins were added to complete my card.  I also added a sentiment inside and two more of the sweetheart candy hearts.  I added the floral print on the envelope panel that matched the front of the card. 

Don't forget to check out all the amazing projects from the Design Team.  

  Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Heidi Baks

Heather Heroldt

Lisa Johansen

Melissa Grant

Monika Reeck

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

Hugs!
Claire
 

You're Tu-Tu Sweet PP428

February 10, 2019

I attended the Valentine dances with my GRAND daughters yesterday.  We had a blast.  Thought I would share this happy moment with all of you!

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

The lovely Laurie is our hostess this week and she has a fabulous color challenge for all of us!  We can't wait to see what you create! 

 

My card is created on a Smokey Slate card base.  The curtains were made using Basic Gray and the MFT die set Take The Stage.  I added black ink with a sponge dauber to add dimension to the curtains.  The little ballerina is stamped in Momento black ink.  I used the MFT Tu-Tu Sweet stamp set.  The matching die was used to cut her out.  I colored her with Copic Markers and added Wink of Stella for shine.  Clear, sparkling sequins were added to complete my card.

 

I ran a piece of the gray paper down the side of the card and stamped the image again.  The sentiment is from the same set.  The envelope panel is a scrap from my pile, but tied in the pink. 

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Make sure you stop by all of the DT blogs for inspriation.  You won't be disappointed!  

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee
Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Su Mohr

Wanda Cullen

 

All stamping products are welcome!


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

HUGS!

Claire

I Just Love you! PP427

February 3, 2019

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

The amazing Joanne is our hostess this week and she has a fabulous theme challenge for all of us.  With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it is the perfect challenge.  Always so fun to spread a little love!

I am also entering my card in the Cardz 4 Gals #89 Challenge.
Hearts is the theme--red, pink and white.
I am also playing along with Dragonfly Journeys--I Heart You #133.
And the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge  Anything Goes.

 

My card is created on a white card base.  I LOVE lots of layers so, I added a Real Red and Pink layer behind my fun Valentine paper.  This card is for my GRAND daughter Addison.  She loves to talk on the phone and she loves music.  I added the strip of music notes and used a heart border to add two red borders to make the music paper pop.  Then I cut four ovals using dies to place behind this MFT Pure Innocence Cutie.  I used the A Phone Call Away stamp set.  I paper pieced her outfit and colored her with Copic Markers.  I used the matching die to cut her out.  The sentiment  is stamped in Versa Mark ink and heat embossed in white embossing powder.  A little Wink of Stella was added to the phone and her hair for shine.  I also added Glossy Accents on the pink phone and black shoes.  My Aunt Betty had a phone like this and I always loved it.  Great memories! 

 

I added a strip of Real Red and the Valentine paper on the inside of the card.  I stamped the same image in black and added a sentiment from the same set.  A few red enamel hearts were added for fun.  A strip of the black Valentine paper was added on the flap of the envelope. 

I hope my card made you smile today! 

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
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, including ours
5. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
6. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Make sure you stop by all of the DT blogs for inspriation.  You won't be disappointed!  

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

 Jaydee
Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Su Mohr

Wanda Cullen

 

All stamping products are welcome!


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

HUGS!

Claire

I Just Love You! Sketch Saturday #549

Happy Saturday Sketchers!

We one of our favorite super fun sponsors this week, Star Stampz!

The prize this week:
3 digis of the winner's choice from the Star Stampz store!

Here is sketch #542:

My card is created on a white card base.  I used two patterns I found in my Valentine stash and backed them in Real Red card stock.  The small white rectangle was also backed in Real Red.  The little cupid and bulls eye are from Paper Smooches Love Struck stamp set.     I colored the Cupid with Copic Markers and cut him out.  I added white gel pen and Wink of Stella for shine.  I also added Glossy Accents.  An enamel red heart was added in the center of the bulls eye.  Three enamel hearts were added to complete the sketch.  
 

 

The inside sentiment is from the Love Struck stamp set.  

 

I am trying to finish the inside of my cards and make a matching envelope.  That way they are almost ready for the mail.

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog!  Don't forget to visit all the DT blogs for lots of inspiration!  We sure hope you will play along with us!  

HUGS!

Claire