Sunday, September 27, 2020

You Are A Gift Paper Players Challenge PP510

 Sept. 27, 2020

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

The amazing Joanne is our hostess and she has a beautiful sketch for all of us.  WOW!  This one is so versatile and the possibilities are endless.  I love all the layers!  




I choose a brick paper to add for the background on my card.  I found a piece of floral fall paper to use for the large rectangle.  I added purple gingham for the vertical banner and a small piece of wood grained paper for the square.  I love all these patterns together.  I used a strip of music paper and a wood strip for the sentiment.  The sunflower is stamped using the Stampin Up Painted Harvest stamp set.  I used Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss inks for the sunflower.  The sentiment is stamped in black.  I added some Wink of Stella on the Sunflower for shine.  


  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
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Friday, September 25, 2020

Home for the Holidays Keeping Christmas

 Sept. 25, 2020

It's time for this month's installment of the Keeping Christmas Inspiration 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

Lori Tecler

Nance Salkeld

Nina Forsyth

Marybeth Lopez

Nancy Penir

Carol Hintermeier



My card is created on a white card base.  I added a black layer heat embossed with white powder after stamping the new MFT City Block Background with Versa Mark ink.  I love the way this turned out.  The snowdrifts are created using a die.  The red cardinal is created using the MFT Holly Jolly Cardinal Die.  I will admit it was time consuming to add all the small details, but it is so worth the end result.  The sentiment is stamped in black.

Kee
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
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Sunday, September 20, 2020

Boo From Me to You! Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC240

Sept. 20, 2020

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

We have a great sketch for all of you!  We can't  wait to see all of your creations.  



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 Oct.2nd  @ 6pm EST. 



My card is created using a few Halloween papers I found in my stash.  I love the little spiders in the background.  The orange circle is cut using a starburst die.  The little owl is from the MFT stamp set Spooktacular Friends.  I colored him with Copic Markers and added some Wink of Stella for shine.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  Three black enamel dots were added to complete my card.  


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

Sunday Stamps Design Team
Claire Broadwater (me)


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


Hugs!
Claire
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The Paper Players Challenge PP509

 Sept. 20, 2020

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

The lovely LeAnne is our hostess this week and she has a fun Clean and Simple Challenge for all of us.  The theme is pets.  We can't wait to see what you create! 

REMEMBER THIS IS CLEAN AND SIMPLE WEEK 

What do we mean by Clean and Simple?

Minimal layers and embellishments
Plenty of open space, aka "white" space

I used a scalloped die to create my white layer.  I added a strip of plaid paper using the same die and cutting it  1.5" wide.   The kitten, mouse and pillow were stamped using the Clearly Besotted stamp set, You're Purrfect.  I colored the images with Copic Markers and cut them out with the matching dies.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set. 


  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

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Sunday, September 13, 2020

Happy Birthday Paper Players Challenge PP508

Sept. 13, 2020

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

The fabulous Anne Marie is our hostess this week and she has an amazing color challenge for all of us!  I must admit, this caused me some stress, but I finally decided what I wanted to do and I love this bold palette.  We can't wait to see what you create. 






This card was created for my Mommy!  She turned 92 last week.  The background layer is Pretty Peacock.  The next panel is embossed with the striped embossing folder.  I love these leaves and I used the Vintage Stamps from SU again this week.  I used the Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss inks to create a watercolored panel.  I then used Versa Mark ink to stamp the leaves.  I heat embossed them in gold embossing powder.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  I added a twine bow and heat embossed the sentiment.  


  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
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Thursday, September 10, 2020

I Just Hugged You in My Thoughts! Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc081

Sept. 10, 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 third column:  Orange/Leaves/Plaid


My card is created using Fall plaid papers from Lawn Fawn.  I created the background with 3 different pieces.  The MFT Pure Innocence Jumping With Joy girl was stamped and colored with Copic Markers.  I paper pieced her cap, sweater and scarf with the plaid paper.  The leaves are from the same set and colored with Copic Markers.  I stamped the sentiment in brown ink on an orange scalloped rectangle. 


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
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Sunday, September 6, 2020

I'm Not Sure What I'd Do Without YOU! Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC239

Sept. 6, 2020


 It't time for a new challenge at   Sunday Stamps Challenge!

 We have a beautiful Fall color palette for all of you!  Make sure you use a minimum of three of the colors.





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 Sept.18th  @ 6pm EST. 


I embossed Crisp Khaki paper with a leaf embossing folder.  I added three leaves in dark red and brown that I stamped with an old retired Stampin Up set.  I added a twine bow.  The sentiment is stamped in dark red and cut with a die.  





Don't forget to check out all the amazing projects from the Design Team. 
Sunday Stamps Design Team
Claire Broadwater (me)


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


Hugs!
Claire
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Let Us Celebrate Paper Players Challenge PP 507

Sept.6, 2020

 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 theme challenge for all of us.  Masculine birthday cards are something I never seem to have on hand, so I was thankful to see this challenge.  It forced me to make a birthday card for a guy.  I know a few guys with October birthdays, so this will work perfectly.


My card is created on a white card base. I added a wood grained panel.  I found plaid paper in my stash to create the banner.  I added a leaf stamped in brown ink from an old Stampin' Up set that was retired years ago.  The birthday sentiment is stamped in black ink and backed with black paper to make it pop.


  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
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