Cherish Friendship for The Paper Players

It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players! Today will be even more exciting as we welcome three new Guest Designers to the line-up! You really must stop by The Paper Players site to see what Cindy, Lauri and Sandra have created for you! As for me, I played with several of the items that I pre-ordered from the Stampin’ Up! 2011 – 2012 Idea Book and Catalog in creating this Thank You card for the Kind Thanks Theme Challenge.  I hope you enjoy it!




The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

  •  Watercolor delight! The NEW Cherish Friendship set is perfect for showcasing your water coloring skills.  I used the Blender Pen and Ink method, along with a few Stampin’ Write Markers for definition.  Colors selected include:  Basic Gray (chair), Crumb Cake (basket), Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Rose Red (flowers), Sahara Sand (shadowing).  For a special touch, a White Signo Gel Pen was used to add highlights.
  • Flower power!  A Scalloped Circle Punch Flower, made with First Edition Designer Series Paper, nestles neatly inside a Melon Mambo laser-cut Doily, snipped from the NEW Flirtatious Designer Series Paper.  The Doily was then sponged with Crumb Cake ink and kissed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.  A Baja Breeze Scallop Trim Border Circle, made with the NEW Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die, provides the perfect background accent!
  • Doily delight! Coordinate the look with a border punched with the NEW Lace Ribbon Border Punch and Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper!
  •  Flag the sentiment! The “Thank You” sentiment from Curly Cute was inked in Early Espresso and stamped onto Naturals Ivory card stock.  Two little snips to flag the end adds instant pizzazz!  And isn’t the background Designer Series Paper fabulous?  It is from the NEW Pocketful of Posies Collection.

I had so much fun playing with the new products…and I have more new goodies just calling my name! What do you think of today’s card?  Won’t you leave me a comment and let me know?  Was there a new product previewed here that you liked?  Of course, if you have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away!  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Cherish Friendship (W 122880, C 122882), Curly Cute (W 117014, C 120510), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166); Inks: Basic Gray (109120), Crumb Cake (121030), Lucky Limeade (122935), Wisteria Wonder (122936), More Mustard (103162), Soft Suede (115657), Rose Red (101778), Sahara Sand (105208), Early Espresso (119670), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker (120967); Designer Series Paper:  Flirtatious Specialty (122360), Pocketful of Posies (122354), First Edition (121878); Card Stock:  Crumb Cake (120953), Early Espresso (119686), Baja Breeze (111352), Naturals Ivory (101849); Tools:  Blender Pens (102845), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Sponge Dauber (102892), Big Shot (113439), Perfect Pennants Bigz Die (123126), 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Lace Ribbon Border Punch (122362);  Glitz and Glam:  Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772), Basic Pearls (119247), Antique Brads (117273)

45 Comments

  1. Love this! There is so much to look at! And sooo much new on here! Love that flower pot and coloring!

  2. Gorgeous! such a stunning flower…and love how you colored the image….very vintage looking! {SMILES}

  3. Can’t wait to try my stamp set! Great job and that flower is adorable!

  4. Just beautiful Ann! What a wonderful mix of colors. I especially like the DP at the back…and your instructions are always so clean and thorough. Amazing what you can do with the simple stamps! Coloring though…not so simple…but brilliantly done by you.

  5. I thought the chair was wonderful, really caught my eye. Would love to see you do something like that on video.

  6. This is SO lovely, Ann!!

  7. Your card is beautiful Ann. You always make the prettiest flowers. the stamp that you used is on my list to buy. I love the chair with the flowers on top of it. Your colors are perfect for this image. I can hardly wait to get my catalog, I have a feeling that there are going to be some beautiful stamp sets and accesories. 🙂

    Mary

  8. Love the new punch and the colors! What a gorgeous card! I love your style!

  9. Ann – this is stunning! I love the highlights you added using the white pen. The lace border punch flower – wowza!!! You showcased the new goodies so wonderfully. BTW, I didn’t even look at anybody’s cards before I created mine so I was surprised to see that I did something similar to you – using different pearls sizes together to accentuate one of the pieces.

  10. A lovely card with such a sweet image you’ve colored so beautifully. Thank you for sharing some of the new SU products too! Love all the doily products-the new dp you used as part of your flower and the new border punch is wonderful as well. Fun and pretty!

  11. Awesome card! Love the flower and the punch. Thanks for sharing. You do an excellent job.

  12. What a great card–look at all those new goodies! Superb!

  13. So beautiful and what a stunning color combination Ann! Love seeing all the new goodies–especially the doily paper and that scrumptious DSP! Love it!

  14. awesome card! Love your coloring =)

  15. Reminds me of my Grandmother’s porch … LOVE it! I can’t wait for my new goodies to arrive … Wednesday the present should stop by my house!

  16. Beautiful, Anne! This one has me drooling for all those new products which you so fabulously highlighted. LOVE the flower you created with the doilies and the pretty die cut piece is perfect! I know I’ll love designing with you this month!

  17. Ann, I wasn’t going to get this set.. but now I think I am going to have to! The flower is perfect, especially with the lace ribbon border punch. Another fabulous Stampin Chic creation!
    hugs
    jaydee

  18. Gorgeous Ann! Can’t wait to use my new doily punch! Hugs, J

  19. Wowza, Ann! This is a ‘knock-your-socks-off” sneak peek! I love all of the detail in your stamped image and that layered flower is beyond fabulous. Just gorgeous! I can’t wait to get my order! Hugs! 🙂

  20. Your card certainly says WOW!. Beautiful work Ann. You put all the new products together however each of them is show cased.

  21. Wow, so many details! I love how you colored the chair and flowers, amazing! But, there is that new punch to spark some new interest! And….pearls were the perfect touch of course! Love that flower and love the sentiment too. In otherwords, love the whole darn card! I still don’t think the lucky limeade or whatever it’s name is – is the right name. I guess they didn’t ask me what it should be named.

    Chris R. from Iowa

    Chris R.

  22. BEAUTIFUL I’m just amazed with all of your cards. I love how all your little extras look so nice together.

  23. love the new chairished set and your coloring is fabulous!

  24. Such a nice stamp and colored so well! The colors are so pretty together.

  25. GORGEOUS! My goodies arrive tomorrow and you are making my hands tremble with this preview! Do you use watercolor paper when you watercolor? I love how you flagged the sentiment! You will see my CASEing that idea soon!

  26. This is wonderful Ann! I love all the new goodies and the laser cut doily is calling my name!!!

  27. I’m loving those new colors and punch! I love how you made the flower with it!! Sooo cute!

  28. Ann, love your card and preview of new goodies. Your coloring is superb. The new punch looks like a ‘must have’ and your hint of pearls a perfect accent.

  29. Ann, love your card and preview of new goodies. Your coloring is superb. The new punch looks like a ‘must have’ and your hint of pearls a perfect accent.

  30. Ann this is SPECTACULAR! Wow I LOVE that multi layered flower using the new trim edge punch. How cool is that! There are so many details details on this it’s hard to comment on them all, so I’ll say is WOW! You just made this stamp set a must have for me too.
    Hugs.

  31. Love seeing so many new things! This is lovely – love the image and how you shaded it! I do have doily paper on the way!

  32. Just beautiful! Love seeing all the new goodies from the new catty! I miss being a demo especially for being able to pre-order! This set will definitely be on my wish list once I get to see the new catty!

  33. Love this card, Ann.My new goodies will be arriving tomorrow but unfortunately I didn’t order the stamp set with the chair. But you have inspired me, so it is on my list for next time. Thanx again for another wonderful share. Kathy in AZ

  34. It is fun to see so many new products used together. Very pretty card, Anne.

  35. Beautiful card! Aren’t you loving the new products? Love what you did with them in this card. Love what you did with the chair and flowers. I didn’t preorder this set. Now I wish I had.

  36. Anne, your card is so pretty your coloring of the chair is perfect. I love the flower and I always like to see how creative you are in placing your pearls 🙂

  37. Fantastic! I loved that stamp set when I first saw it & it’s on its way to my house. What a great job you did coloring the chair & flowers. And as usual, your added embellishments take your card to another level.

  38. Wow…just a wonderful card. This is the first card I have seen showcasing these new products. It looks to me like you really had fun creating with something new!
    How are the Twins? Hope they are feeling better!
    Yvonne

  39. Another gorgeous creation! I’ve ordered my things too but it will probably be another week or so before they get allll the way over here!

    Sad to not be a part of the team…

  40. And again your card is gorgeous! I love the way you colored and spritzed. I have to get that punch. Your cards always inspire me.

  41. Another beauty! Wonderful watercoloring and I love seeing the new things (can’t wait to get mine!) on this card. Love it!

  42. Lynette's Paper Creations

    Wonderful work as usual…I received my new stash of goodies the other day, but have not had time to try them out….Can’t wait…Seeing your post makes me want to get into the craftroom now…but Farm work has been the main focus lately!
    Lynette

  43. So Pretty… I love your water coloring. Very clever how you tucked one of the punched flowers in behind.
    hugs
    Darlene-Joy

  44. Anne! Once again a beautiful card!! Your coloring is gorgeous as always!!! and I LOVE the flower! thanks for the tips!! I have the doily paper…just have to get the courage to cut into it!

  45. Beautiful Anne! I love your floweer with the pearls peeking through behind. And your colouring is perfect.

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