I love sending “Day Brighteners”. These are cards whose sole purpose is to lift the spirits, bring on a smile, and just make a person feel happy. I think this pink “Terrific Toadstools” card will do the trick. I can’t wait to drop it in the mail. It’s Sunday…and you know what that means: It’s time to play with The Paper Players.
This week, the stupendous and super-talented Stef is hosting our monthly sketch challenge. I don’t think you will find a sketch more versatile than this. While I opted to highlight toadstools of the magical kind, I can’t wait to see what YOU create!
Colors Of The Day
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The delightful Toadstool Garden designer series paper (a Sale-A-Bration product) was my jumping off point for today’s card. I pulled the colors for the toadstools from the pattern, using Melon Mambo and Peach Pie for the caps and Smoky Slate and Early Espresso for the stipes – the technical term for the stalk. (Yep, old science teachers never die!) Bubble Bath cardstock was used to create the background circle, complete with Granny Apple Green grass. Most of the grass was covered over by the sentiment, which was selectively inked in Early Espresso and Melon Mambo. I really wanted the word “Magical” to pop. Five Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins , another Sale-A-Bration freebie, add amazing sparkle.
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Do you find it hard to find just the right masculine card? Maybe this clean and simple masculine card is just what you need! It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players.
This week it is the talented Jan’s turn to host our Clean and Simple challenge. She has selected the theme of “Masculine” for us. I used a fun coyote image to design a card that I felt was versatile enough for a male of any age, whether they are the “younger men” in our lives, like grandsons, or “not-as-young” men, such as my husband. (Yep, this was his Valentine card this year.) I can’t wait to see what YOU create! But remember, this is a CLEAN and SIMPLE challenge. Before you run off to gather your stamps, papers, and inks, keep in mind that when The Paper Players use the term “clean and simple”, we mean cards that:
Have minimal layers and embellishments Have plenty of open space Are simple and uncluttered
Colors Of the Day
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Masculine cards don’t have to be boring. They can be anything you want them to be. Feel free to break away from the stereotypes. Rich colors, like the Night of Navy featured on today’s card, is always a sure bet. However, feel free to have a little fun. What says fun better than Granny Apple Green grass and a Boho Blue sky! Instead of brown, which I felt could be a little drab for the vibe I was going for, my coyote is rather dapper in Smoky Slate, plucking his Pecan Pie banjo. And for an unexpected “pop” of color, I added a Berry Burst bandana.
Of course, I love using texture on all of my cards. The Timber 3D embossing folder is usually my “go to” embossing folder for masculine cards. Texture is also added by heat embossing the sentiment. In keeping with the Clean and Simple requirements, no embellishments were added. The result is a flat card which is “post office friendly”.
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Less than two weeks remains before Sale-A-Bration comes to an end. Learn more about the FREE products available for you to earn with a $60 order (before tax and shipping) and Stampin’ Up!’s incredible Starter Kit offer by reading about them in last week’s post HERE.
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With the gray and dreary weather we have been experiencing here in southeast Iowa, today’s card is a day brightener. What could be cheerier than a beautiful butterfly! It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players!
This week, sweet LeAnne has a wonderful color challenge for us: Summer Splash, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo. As you can see from the fabulous inspiration the Design Team has provided, there are so many ways to use these colors. I can’t wait to see what YOU create!
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In determining how to incorporate LeAnne’s challenge colors, I used the 60 – 30 – 10 rule of design: the dominant color should take up 60% of the design, the secondary color should take up 30%, and an accent color should take up 10% of the design. Keeping this in mind, I decided on Summer Splash as my main color. I used a pattern from the Unbound Beauty designer series paper collection to form the background panel. Isn’t this a great subtle pattern?
Daffodil Delight become my secondary color, and the intricate butterfly wings were die cut from Beautiful Bokeh paper using the Beautiful Butterflies dies, which are part of the Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid Embossing Folder. (Note: It may be a little confusing, but a hybrid embossing folder contains both the embossing folder AND the dies.)
Flirty Flamingo worked great as my accent color. I used Flirty Flamingo cardstock to create the scalloped frame. (The Stitched So Sweetly dies are retired, but as their name implies they are very sweet…and sometimes I just have to get them out and show them some love.) The paper used to create the butterfly’s body is a pattern from the Brights 6″ x 6″ collection. To finish things off, I stamped the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo and added three Flirty Flamingo Rainbow Dots. The Starstruck embossing folder, a Sale-A-Bration freebie, adds such lovely texture!
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