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! 

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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.  

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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to

                                         The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

A HUGE WELCOME to our new guest designers!  We are thrilled to have them joining us!  

Cindy Beach

Jennie Maier

Christy Stanford

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

HUGS!

Claire

Miss You Paper Players Challenge PP554

 August 15, 2021

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

The amazing Anne Marie is our hostess this week and she has a fun CAS challenge for all of us!  "Masculine" is the theme this week.  We can't wait to see what you create.  Remember Clean and Simple is:

minimal layers

little to no embellishments

lots of clean white space  (minimal pattern)

My card is created on a white card base.  I added a two inch strip of patterned paper from the Stampin' Up! Expressions in Ink set.  I Love this paper so much!  I used a "miss you" die to cut out the sentiment and filled it in with the letters cut in Just Jade card stock.  The feathers were stamped on Crumb Cake and stamped with the same ink using the Clearly Besotted Fancy Feathers stamp set.  I think this set is retired.  After I cut them with the matching dies, I embossed them with and embossing folder in my stash for more texture.  I stamped the "thinking of you" from a set in my stash.  Twine was added to the top of the feathers.  

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

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

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

I Miss You Paper Players Challenge PP551

July 25, 2021

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

The amazing Ann is our hostess this week and she has a fabulous sketch for all of us.  It is such a versatile sketch!  Have fun!  We can't wait to see your creations! 

My card is created on a white card base.  I used a floral piece of patterned paper and cut it with a scalloped die for the background.  Three pink and white striped rectangles were cut for the next layer.  I white rectangle sponged on the edges with pink ink was cut for the top layer.  The flower is stamped using the Stampin' Up set Art Gallery.  The sentiment is from the same set.  I added Opal Rounds to complete my card.  

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   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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

Hi! Paper Players Challenge PP549

 July 11, 2021

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

The amazing Ann is our hostess this week and she has a gorgeous color palette for all of us!  I just love these colors together!!!!  So many possibilities!  We can't wait to see all your creations!  Have fun!  

My card is created on a white card base.  I added a panel of Just Jade trimmed with a scallop die.  I embossed it with an embossing folder in my stash.  I then added some SU patterned paper to create the top panel.  I used all three colors to create the circles with a die that I found in a box.  I have never used it and don't even remember buying it.  My neutral color is white.  I added a white twine bow to complete my card.  I love this color combo!  I will be using it again! 

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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

For Your Baby Shower Paper Players Challenge PP542

 May 23, 2021

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

The amazing Jaydee is our hostess this week and she has a fun sketch challenge for all of us!  The possibilities are endless, so have fun!

My card is created on a white card base.  I added a retro piece of baby paper that I found in my stash on the top.  I added a coordinating plaid on the bottom to follow the sketch.  The circle is cut with a die using another piece of patterned paper from the same pad.  The little onsies are stamped in blue using the old Stampin Up Something for Baby Set.  I used the matching dies to cut them out.  The little tie is cut out of another pattern using the die in this set.  The sentiment is stamped in black and red enamel dots were added for fun. 

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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

So Berry Kind of You Paper Players Challenge PP540

 May 9, 2021

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mama's Out there!

I hope you have a fabulous day!  

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 fun color challenge for all of us!  I love red, so I really enjoyed this palette.  We can't wait to see what you create!  

My card was created on a white card base.  I added a black and white check on the bottom and a light grey panel on the top of the card base  I trimmed the bottom of the gray panel with a scalloped border die.  I cut a second layer in Real Red to separate the two panels.  I stamped the strawberries in Real Red ink using the Concord & 9th Sweet Strawberries Stamp Set .  I cut them out with the matching dies.  I added Wink of Stella for shine and a few enamel dots to complete this fun card.  

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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

You Color My World Paper Players Challenge PP538

April 25, 2021

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

I am the hostess this week and I have a fun sketch challenge for all of you!  You can create any type of card so it is going to be fun to see all the fabulous cards in the gallery!

 My card is created on a white card base.  I added a black and white diagonal stripe for my background.   It was trimmed with a stitched die.  The floral pattern was in my stash and I just loved it so, I trimmed it with a smaller stitched die and added it for the next layer.  You know how I love polka dots, so a rectangle was added across the middle of the card to match the sketch.  I cut an oval with the background paper but, turned the stripes the opposite direction.  The MFT Pure Innocence girl is from the "You Color My World" Stamp set.  It is no longer available.  I colored her with Copic Markers and added lots of Wink of Stella for shine.  I used the matching die to cut her out.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.   I cut the sentiment out using a banner die.  A few enamel dots were added for fun! 

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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

CHEERS Paper Players Challenge PP536

 April 10, 2021

It is 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 beautiful color challenge for all of us!  We can't wait to see all of your amazing projects!  

When I saw this color palette, I knew just what I wanted to do! I wanted to use my MFT Wine Glass Shaker Die because I instantly thought of red wine when I saw the Merry Merlot color.  My card is created on a white card base.  I added a layer of Crumb Cake that I embossed with a folder I found in my stash.  I cut the wine glasses using the die from Misty Moonlight card stock.  I used the Merry Merlot ink and smeared a little on some watercolor paper.  I then sprayed it with water and let it run so it looked like wine in a glass.  I cut the wine section with the die and paper pieced it in the glass.  I added lots of glossy accents on the wine section and Wink of Stella on the Misty Moonlight glass.  The "CHEERS" was cut with a die I found in my stash.  After letting the glossy accents dry for 24 hours, I went outside to get a picture.  Wouldn't you know, a gush of wind came and blew my card in the swimming pool!!!  I was so upset.  All that work and watching it float in the water.  I got the net and rescued it.  Then after it dried, I decided to try to salvage it.  I added a new card base and I was pretty pleased with it.  I know it has some imperfections from the water, but it didn't look that bad.  I didn't have time to make another card because three of my grand children are here for the week.  I finally got it dry and ready to go again.  I went out in the sprinkles and it got raindrops on it.  You can see them in the picture.  I think maybe this card was snake bit.  Oh well, it is the best I could do for this week.  I hope y'all have better luck than I did! 

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, including ours
4. Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:  

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

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

HUGS!

Claire

Easter Blessings Paper Players Challenge Sunday Stamps Challenge PP535 SSC254

April 4, 2021

Happy Easter to everyone that celebrates!  I hope your day is filled with special moments!

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  this week.  She has a fabulous theme challenge for all of us-- "Springtime Flowers"! 

I am the hostess at the Sunday Stamps Challenge this week.   I love slim-line cards and I thought it would be fun to create this size card with a "BOLD" sentiment! 

Have fun and get creative with your projects! 

A "slimline card" is a long, narrow card made to fit in a regular #10 business envelope, which measures approximately 4-1/8″ x 9-1/2″.  Make your slimline card slightly smaller in order to fit into the envelope.

Sketch by Claire

My card is created on a white card base.  I used slim line dies and cut a plaid background and another layer in a pink and cream pattern. The lilies were created using dies from The Greetery.  I sponged distress inks on white card stock and then cut the lilies out with the Botanicuts Lily Die.  I will admit this was quite time consuming with all the different layers, but I love the results.  I added Wink of Stella for shine and Stickles on the leaves to look like water droplets.  The "Easter" was cut with an SSS Easter Wafer Die and the "blessings" was stamped using the Easter Jubilee Greetings Kit and used the matching die to cut it out.  

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! 

Sunday Stamps 

Challenge Guidelines

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 do not combine our colors with any other color challenges.
• 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 March 6th @ 6pm EST. 

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

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James 

Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!) 

Ann Schach 

Nancy Leppek

Debbie Crowley

Amanda Mertz

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Heidi Baks

Heather Heroldt

Lisa Johansen

Melissa Grant

Stef Perry

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

Hugs!

Claire