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A clean and simple “Holiday Trees” card is in the spotlight today. It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players!

Clean and simple holiday trees

This week, the amazingly talented Jaydee has a Clean and Simple challenge for us with the theme of: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!  How great is that! I picked a trio of holiday trees to grace the front of my clean and simple card. I can’t wait to see what YOU create!

clean and simple holiday trees

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

clean and simple holiday trees

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips

Once again, I took my workhorse of holiday dies out of the stable for another card. Yep, the Decorative Trees dies make another appearance on my blog.  I know I have said it before, but I really love these dies.  Retired Soft Shimmer paper in a lovely shade of Bubble Bath pink was used to create the overlays.  The Snowfall Sky 3D embossing folder creates the perfect background.  Not only is this card on the cleaner and simpler side, it is easy to make. This one will be heading to Nueve’s bestie, Michelle, who loves nothing better than pink (or purple) and shimmer!

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To download the free step-by-step tutorial for today’s Clean and Simple Holiday Trees Card, which includes all the paper measurements and all of the current products used, please click on the button below. For every card which has been posted on my blog since 2019, there is a free tutorial.

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Nueve’s Notes

Hey, everyone! It’s me, Nueve! It has been a long time since I have talked with you. I have been busy showing with Mom, Dad and Michelle. We are in Floor-dah. We get to go leave for home tomorrow, but then we have to come back down for the BIG national championship show in Ore-land-Oh.  That will be my last show as a conformation show dog. I will still get to do fun things, though.  I will always be a working dog. Sixx and I are going to run in FastCAT, which is where we run 50 yard dashes. I am excited about that. And I get to do obedience things. I am very obedient, so I should do really good.  But for now, when I am not playing show dog, Mom, Dad and I make our own fun. The house where we are staying has a yard, so I get to run and play.  Sometimes I have to tell my dad to hurry and throw the sloth ball, ’cause I just can’t wait!

Mom and Dad also take me to fun places where I get to do things I don’t get to do back in I-Owe-Wah.  We went to a place called Cedar Key a few days ago. It has a little beach where I got to walk in the sand. Mom wanted me to get in the water, but I told her “NO! There might be sharks!”

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Even though I didn’t get in the water, I still got to walk down the beach. I had fun watching the kids. There was also a man catching fish! And you know what else? There were other dogs on the beach! I didn’t get to play with them, though. We were all on our leashes.

Nueve on the beach

I love it when Mom takes me out on adventures! I always make sure to give her a BIG “thank you” kiss!

nueve giving mom a kiss

Thanking people who do special things for you is important. It’s the right and loving thing to do.  Doing the right and loving thing is just part of my job. I’m a working dog! I am “Good Boy Nueve”!

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A trio of holiday trees will surely get the recipient of today’s card in a festive mood. It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players.

Trio of Decoaraive Trees

It’s Color challenge week at The Paper Players! The sweet and wonderful Claire has a fun quartet of colors for us: Magenta, Purple, Turquoise, Orange.   I can’t wait to see how YOU use these colors!

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The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips

Because I am always behind in creating holiday cards, I was determined to use these four colors to create one. I immediately thought of my Decorative Trees die set.   To represent the challenge colors, I used the following Stampin’ Up! colors:  Berry Burst – Magenta;  Blackberry Bliss – Purple ;  Pretty Peacock -Turquoise; Pumpkin Pie – Orange. Balls, bows and festoons of garland, die cut from soft shimmer paper, look lovely against Basic White trees. The Snowflake Sky embossing folder adds texture to the Basic White backgrounds, which were in turn matted onto Brushed Gold and Blackberry Bliss. The result was elegant and rich, but with a clean and simple vibe. The slimline layout adds to the charm.

Trio of Holiday Trees

To download the free step-by-step tutorial for today’s Trio of Holiday Trees Card, which includes all the paper measurements and all of the current products used, please click on the button below. For every card which has been posted on my blog since 2019, there is a free tutorial.

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  • NO PRESSURE OR OBLIGATION TO SELL TO OTHERS! There’s never an obligation to host parties, sell products, or purchase anything else after the kit.
  • THERE’S NO RISK! NO PENALTY TO DROP! If you reach $300 in sales by the end of the first full Stampin’ Up!® quarter after you sign-up, you automatically renew your demonstrator discounts and benefits for another quarter. To continue, you will need to reach $300+ in sales (includes personal purchases) to renew from quarter to quarter. If you don’t reach $300 in sales, you can “drop” with no penalty.
  • CONTINUE the BENEFITS and DISCOUNTS! From the time you join through the end of the first full Stampin’ Up!® quarter, you will be able to take advantage of demonstrator discounts and benefits. The Quarters are January – March, April – June, July – September, October – Dec. You will have the balance of the quarter in which you join PLUS the first full quarter to reach your first $300 in sales (includes personal purchases) and renew for another quarter.
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Looking for an oldie but goodie? Check out my retired stamps which I have for sale.  Price reductions were taken on selected items on 10/25/2024.

***********

As always, if you have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

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  • The $99 Starter Kit is the BEST DEAL EVER! Check out the details HERE.
  • Join Paper Pumpkin
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  • See my Retired Sets for Sale.
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  • If you are in need of any current catalog, and you do not have a demonstrator, please email me (kimschach@msn.com). I will send you one free of charge!