Claire Creates Cards: January 2022

Sunday, January 30, 2022

A Little Message to Say LOVE Paper Players Challenge PP576

Jan. 30, 2022

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

It is so cold in Atlanta. I hope you are staying warm!

The "Amazing" Joanne is our hostess this week. It is the 5th week of the month so, you know what that means. It's Tic Tac Toe time!! Have fun and we can't wait to see what you create.

My card is created using the right column: Die Cut, Birthday, Stencil.

My card is created on a white card base. I cut a white panel and embossed it with a textured embossing folder. Then I used the Bold Love--Small Die of the month from Jan. 2020 by Spell Binders. I cut it twice to get the gold glitter letters, flowers and hearts to complete the card. The little message was stamped with Versa Mark and heat embossed using gold embossing powder.

Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.

Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

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

The Paper Players Design Team

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Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Instead of Texting Paper Players Challenge PP575 Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC275

Jan. 23, 2022

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps.

The amazing Jaydee is our hostess at The Paper Players. She has a fabulous sketch challenge for all of us.

Sunday Stamps has a fun color challenge this week. I love when I can combine two challenges!

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

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

My Valentine is created for my granddaughter Addison. She will be 13 next month and all she wants to do is play on the phone. LOL! I think this will make her smile.

I found this Valentine paper in my stash. I trimmed the two patterns and layered them on top of a black background to match the sketch. I cut a black heart with the SU heart dies. The roses stamp is from Hero Arts. (I could not find the set on the Hero Arts page. I know it was a Valentine kit from several years ago.) Addison loves roses because Belle loved roses in Beauty and the Beast. I stamped the heart in red and used a Wink of Stella pen to add shine and it picked up the red ink and made some of the roses look pink. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Love Letters stamp set. The inside sentiment reads "I made this card". I trimmed the white card stock to look like a banner. I added a few pearls to complete my card.

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!

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 Feb.4th @ 6pm EST.

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

The Paper Players Design Team

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Stef Perry

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

Hugs!

Claire

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Let It Snow Tic Tac Toe Challenge #tttc145

Jan.20,2022

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 both diagonals: Snowman/Snowgirl/ Embossing/ Bird and Coloring, Embossing, Die Cut.

I used a lot of dies to create this card. I embossed the background with a snow embossing folder. I cut the Aspen trees with dies. I am not sure where I bought them. The snowdrifts were cut using a die and I used distress ink on the edge for more dimension. The Snow Buddies stamps and dies are from Honey Bee Stamps. I believe these are retired but, I will keep these in my stash. They make me smile! I used Copic Markers to color the accessories. I didn't think a sentiment was needed on the front.

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

Sunday, January 16, 2022

I Just Love You! The Paper Players PP574

Jan. 14, 2022

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

I am the hostess this week and I have a fun Clean and Simple Challenge for all of you! Winter Animals are all around so, it is their turn to shine. We can't wait to see what you create! Just remember CAS is the challenge for this week.

I created a background using Distress ink and added white splatters of ink to look like snow. I cut a white panel using the MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges to cut the white panel. The I cut a circle out of the white panel and created a white frame by doubling the circle dies. My little penguin is SSS, the stamp set is retire now. I colored him with Copic Markers. I punched hearts using a SU punch for the accents. The sentiment is stamped in black.

Challenge Rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

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, January 9, 2022

I'm Thinking of You! Paper Players Challenge PP573 Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC274

January 9, 2022

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps.

The amazing Anne Marie is our hostess at The Paper Players. She has a fabulous color challenge for all of us.

Sunday Stamps has a fun sketch challenge by the amazing Annette this week. We can't wait to see what you create!

My card is created on a white card base. I cut the top panel from SU Just Jade card stock. I added a white oval on top of the panel for my neutral. I used the SU Art Gallery stamp set for the flowers. I used Just Jade for the stems and The Calypso Coral and Pale Papaya for the flowers. The sentiment is from the same set. I added pearls to complete my card.

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!

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 Jan.21st @ 6pm EST.

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

The Paper Players Design Team

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Stef Perry

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

Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, January 2, 2022

Just Want To Say Paper Players Challenge PP572

January 2, 2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

I hope your holiday season was filled with special moments!! Wishing you happiness, good health and love in the New Year!

The "Amazing" Ann is our hostess this week. She is kicking the New Year off right with "SPARKLE" as our theme! We cant' wait to see what you create!

My card is created on a white card base. I covered the top of the card with SU Night of Navy card stock. The next layer is gold that I embossed with an embossing folder that makes texture. It is from SU, but I don't know the name. I rounded the corners with a corner rounder. I added a strip of vellum on top of the gold and rounded the corners on it, too. The die for the sentiment is from the SU Floral Gallery die set. I cut the words twice. Once with Night of Navy and once with gold foil. The Happy Birthday stamp set is from the Art Gallery set by SU. The die is from the SU Floral Gallery set, too. I stamped the flowers in Daffodil Delight and Hello Honey ink. I stamped the leaves with green ink and then fussy cut the flowers and glued them on top of the leaves. Gold sequins were added to complete my card.

Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!