Life Is Good Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC232

May 31, 2020

It's time to play along with the Sunday Stamps Challenge!

This week Melissa has a fabulous sketch challenge for all of us!  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 June 12th  @ 6pm EST. 

My card is created for my nephew.  He is turning 30!  How did that happen?  He is an avid bird watcher!  He takes a lot of pictures and when I found this Tim Holtz camera stamp in my stash, I knew just what I wanted to do.  I found some masculine papers in my stash and followed the sketch to great this card.  I did sponge some distress ink around the camera to make it look aged.  The sentiment says it all.  This card was very easy to put together.  I will be using this sketch again!  

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

Be As Bold As Your Lipstick Paper Players Challenge PP493

May 31, 2020

Can you believe it is the last day of May?  

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

The lovely Jaydee is our hostess this week and she has a fabulous Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge for all of us!  I always love these boards.  There are just so many possibilities!  Have fun! 

My card is completed using the Middle Column:  Girly, Die-Cut, Friendship

I love this set, so I decided to make another card with it.  I am a huge fan of lipstick and miss wearing it.  With a mask on, I figure no one can see it so, I don't waste it.  LOL!  I hope we can sport our favorite shade again very soon!

My card is created on a white card base.  I used Mint Macaron behind my " Best Dressed" DSP (Stampin' Up!)  I used an oval stitched dies by MFT for the ovals.  The "Dressed To Impress" (SU) stamp set was used to stamp the lipstick and sentiment !  I added a smear of lipstick in Lovely Lipstick ink.  I colored the tubes with Copic Markers and added Wink of Stella for shine.  A few sparkling clear sequins were added to complete my card.  

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!

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

Allisa Steinlicht

Mary Deatherage

Stef Perry

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

HUGS!

Cl

Peace Keeping Christmas

May 25, 2020

It's time for this month's installment of the Keeping Christmas Inspriration Blog Hop!  The Challenge Design Team is sharing Christmas creations on the 25th of each month!

The whole idea is to have some Christmas cards and projects in your stash ready to go for December 2020!

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 (Creator)

Claire Broadwater (you are here)

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Nancy Guse

Marybeth Lopez

Nancy Penir

Carol Hintermeier

I created two card for my blog this month.  I selected Christmas DSP and added it to a Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green card base.  I added a strip of each color to separate the DSP.

I used the Perfect Poinsettia Dies from MFT to make the two poinsettias.  I love this die set.  I used bright pink and red to create the poinsettias.  The leaves were cut with the Garden Green.  I cut the word Peace out five times for each sentiment to add dimension.  A few enamel dots were added to each card.  

The inside of each card is created using a strip of the DSP and a sentiment from Tim Holtz.  I will be making these in different colors to add to my Christmas stash.  

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

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

Have A Fabulous Day Paper Players Challenge PP492

May 24, 2020

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

The lovely LeAnne is our hostess this week and she has an amazing sketch for all of us!  WOW!  So, many possibilities with this one!  Have fun and we can't wait to see what you create!

I have seen so many fabulous cards made with this Stampin' Up! Set.  I just had to have it!  Dressed to Impress  is such a girly set and I love makeup and bling.  I used the Best Dressed DSP for my background.  All the items were colored with Copic Markers and I added Wink of Stella for shine on all of them.  I love the little smear of lipstick, too!  I added a few clear sequins to complete my card!   

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!

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

Allisa Steinlicht

Mary Deatherage

Stef Perry

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

HUGS!

Claire

Caffeine Makes Me Fla-mazing Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

May 22, 2020

Today is the first day of the Spring/ Summer Coffee Lover Blog Hop The amazing Amy Tsuruta  is the creator of this fabulous blog hop!  Check out her blog for all the details!  So many fantastic prizes!  73 Super Sponsors are offering prizes!  That is fabulous!  So excited to be a part of this group of talented card makers!  

My card is created on a white card base.  I added green and blue panel for my background  The next layer is a patterned paper of palm trees.  The pink flamingo is from Rabbit Hole Stamps Caffeinated Flamingo.  I colored it with Copic Makers.  The sunburst were added with the green and blue.  The sentiment is heat embossed with white embossing powder.  It is from the same stamp set.  The palm trees are stamped and cut with the dies from Sugar Pea Designs.  

So happy you stopped by my blog.  Please let me know your thoughts and make sure you visit all the fabulous inspiration on this blog hop!  

HUGS!

Claire

Thinking of You Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc065

May 20, 2020

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

We hope you will play along with our new board! 

I created my card using the middle row:  Blue, Square and Outdoors

 My card is created on a square (5X5) base.  I added a layer of light gray on top of the base.  The top layer is created with a cloud stencil and Distress Oxide Inks. (Stormy Sky, Broken China and Hickory Smoke)  I added some Twisted Citron and Hickory Smoke Distress inks at the bottom.  The girl is stamped in Black Versa Fine and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The stamp set is from Simon Says Stamp Follow The Rainbow.  The sentiment is stamped in Versa fine and heat embossed with white powder.  It is from the same stamp set.  The enamel dots were added for fun! 

Please stop by and see all the fabulous cards by the Design Team.  There is so much inspiration!

We hope you will play along with us this week!

Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. 

HUGS!

Claire

Time To Relax Paper Players PP491 Sunday Stamps SSC231 Freshly Made Sketches FMS435

May 16, 2020

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.  She has a very fun Clean and Simple Challenge for all of us!  The theme is "Men in Mind"!  Great idea with Father's Day just around the corner. 

The Sunday Stamps challenge is a color challenge.  I found it was perfect to combine these two challenges this week. It doesn't happen very often! 

We can't wait to see what you create!  Have FUN!

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

I am also playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week.  Their CAS sketch was perfect.

  Sunday Stamps:

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,  May 29th @ 6pm EST. 

 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.

6.  Have fun! 

I used a brick embossing folder to create the background.  The ric rac is cut using a die in green and black.  I also cut a 1" purple strip to match the FMS sketch.  The little man reading the paper was a gift from my dear friend Lisa Johansen.  She stamped this image and sent it to me in the mail.  I colored him with Copic Markers and added a little Wink of Stella for shine.  I just love this little fellow.  Reminds me of Mr. Bill.  The time to relax is stamped in black.  I did not add anything else since it is supposed to be CAS.  You all know how difficult that is for me!  LOL! 

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

Allisa Steinlicht

Mary Deatherage

Stef Perry

                                     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

Cheers - You're Just a 'Tini Bit Older! Paper Players PP490

May 10, 2020

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms, Grammys, Aunts, Sisters, Bonus Moms and Fur Baby Mamas!  I hope your day is extra special!  

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

I am the hostess of this week's challenge and I have a very vibrant color challenge for all of you!  You know I love bright colors!  I can't wait to see what you create!  I know this looks like flower colors, but use your imagination and have fun! 

I added a Pool Party scalloped border panel on my white base card.  The next layer is Melon Mambo smooched on watercolor paper.  I used the MFT Let's Toast Martini Dies to create the green glass.  I added lots of sequins to make the shaker portion.   I used the Spirited Sentiments for the sentiment.  I used a Cheers die and cut the word out in black and Pool Party to layer the them for dimension.  A few sequins were added for fun! 

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!

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

Allisa Steinlicht

Mary Deatherage

Stef Perry

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

HUGS!

Claire

We Need To Talk Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc063

May 7, 2020

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

We hope you will play along with our new board! 

My card is created using the middle column: Diamond, Stickers, Telephone. 

I had so much fun making this easel card.  I watched a few videos on you tube to figure out how to cut the paper.  I found this vintage paper in my stash and loved the color combo.  I knew I wanted to use a phone stamp that I owned from Stamps for Life--Phone4You.  I stamped the phone on pink paper and cut it out using the matching dies.  (I always wanted a pink phone)  I cut a black and turquoise sunburst for the easel part of the card.  I found this retro lady sticker in my stash.  I was so excited.  The phone on the front is stamped in pink ink.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  I used black ink for the sentiment.  Pink enamel hearts and rhinestones were added for fun.  

Please stop by and see all the fabulous cards by the Design Team.  There is so much inspiration!

We hope you will play along with us this week!

Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. 

HUGS!

Claire

Possibly Vodka Paper Players and Sunday Stamps PP489 and SSC230

  

May 2, 2020

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The 

Paper Players and Sunday Stamps.  

The lovely JoAnne is our hostess this week at The Paper Players.  She has a very fun theme challenge for all of us!  "Make You Smile" is the theme and we all need something to make us smile right now!  What a great idea for our challenge this week! 

The Sunday Stamps challenge is a sketch challenge by the Amazing Amy.  This sketch is so versatile!  I found it was perfect to combine these two challenges this week. It doesn't happen very often! 

We can't wait to see what you create!  Have FUN!

                                                      Sunday Stamps:

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,  May 15th @ 6pm EST. 

 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.

6.  Have fun! 

 

My card is created on a white card base.  I pulled out an old paper pad and selected four different patterns that would blend together to make my card.  I used the bright polka dots for my background.  The green gingham was used for the rectangle panel on the side.  The pink polka dot center was cut using a stitched circle die.  The cup is stamped using the Casual Fridays Cup of Coffee set and the matching dies.  I stamped the sentiment in black. This is from the same stamp set.  A few pink enamel dots were added to complete my card.  

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

Allisa Steinlicht

Mary Deatherage

Stef Perry

                                     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