It’s Sunday…and time to play with The Paper Players! This week, the ever-so-talented LeAnne has a fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge for us. As you look at today’s card, let’s see if you can figure out which choices I selected.
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Cute? Classy?
This card measures 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″ long.
- Perfection! I usually just paper snip the ends of my banners, but the new Hexagon Punch makes it so easy to achieve perfect ends. All you need to do is just slide the strip of paper into the side of the punch and punch away!
- Two step stamping! Bold or subtle…the choice is yours when overstamping. The large Blossom image from Stippled Blossoms was inked in Island Indigo, and stamped off twice before stamping onto Whisper White card stock. It was then overstamped in Island Indigo for a perfect tone-on-tone look. On the other hand, taking a cue from the adorable Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo Mini-Floral pattern, from the Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper collection, the smaller Posies were inked in Daffodil Delight and boldy overstamped in Island Indigo.
- Tic-Tac-Toe! Did you guess the three choices correctly? Here we go:
Friendship (Blessings from Heaven)
Bling (Pearls)
Blue (Gingham Garden)
Today’s card ended up a mixture of styles: sweet, sassy paper patterns and adorable posies share the stage with a classy and elegant blue blossom. But in the end, I think it works. What do you think? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? And remember, if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away. Until next time…
The Paper Players Design Team
Stamp Sets: Stippled Blossoms (W 132076; C 126747), Blessings from Heaven (W 128487; C 123052); Inks: Island Indigo (126986), Daffodil Delight (126944), Old Olive (126953); Designer Series Paper: Gingham Garden (129310); Card Stock: Island Indigo (122923), Whisper White (100730); Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Hexagon Punch (130919); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247)
Everything about this one is gorgeous, Ann! I love the fresh mix of colors and patterns. Great tip about the hexagon punch, too. 🙂
Beautiful card and beautiful colors love the details !!
Mayra
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Gorgeous, Ann! This is definitely a bright and cheery card!
Blue and yellow – such a great combo. Your card is gorgeous. Great choice of dsp. And that flower is terrific. Always love visiting your blog.
Ann, this is beautiful! Love that great sentiment and the layout is wonderful.
Your card is beautiful…I am a big fan of blue and this works beautifully!!! The pop of yellow helps to set off the blue flowers…love the tones of the flowers….thanks for the tips…always appreoaited!
What a gorgeous card, Ann!
This is lovely Ann! Yellow and blue is such a classic and elegant color combination but the small prints keep it modern and fresh. You have totally convinced me that I MUST have this set!
Beautiful!
Beautiful card Ann. Colors go well together.
Have a great day and keep smiling
Ann, this is adorable. I have debated on this set. But I think I am sold on it now!
You create fabulous flowers! Love the blue blossom!
Wow, that’s fabulous, love the colors and the great dp
The flowers are just perfect, but I really like the use of the gingham with the scalloped design DSP – they totally work! Sassy, homestyle, summery, designed to perfection. Great card.
Sassy indeed! This is a great card complete with a little bling! I love it! The colors are so fun and fresh. I love the gingham paired with the little print! Well done!
Have a safe trip back and let us know how the girls did, just like we don’t know!
Chris R. from Iowa
Beautiful card! As soon as I scrolled down on the Paper Players site, I knew that card had to be yours. What a fun challenge. I may just have to try it for my own fun.
Love the way you make such a traditional flower look so fresh and zesty. We are lucky you shared with us!
Your flowers are gorgeous! Love the color combination and pearl centers.
Love, love, love the colors! Such a well thought out design. I have to add this to one of my top 10 favorites!
You already know how much I LOVE this card, but I’ll tell you again—I LOVE this card! Gingham just make me happy, as does blue, and who can resist your lovely pearled flowers? Awesome!
your card is beautiful Ann ~ love you colour combo, the two step stampin, the pearls (of course!!!) and thanks for the banner corner tips…I’ll have to give this a go!!!
Have a great day!
Love it! Off to Pin it 🙂
Absolutely lovely! I’m a huge fan of blue & yellow and you have combined them in a wonderful way! I’m going to have to start another wish list; you made me fall in love with every item you so skillfully incorporated into this card!
So pretty!! A super sweet and sassy card for sure! I love this new Gingham Garden Paper, I have a feeling I’m going to need more than one pack of it! Thanks for the great tip using the Hexagon Punch!
This is one of my absolute favorite SU sets, all the shading is done for you and the end result is always fantastic. Love the blue flower and the subtle touches of yellow and green. The Gingham DSP really looks amazing here. Thanks for sharing.
So pretty Ann. You haven’t made a card with this stamp set that I haven’t enjoyed! The blue and yellow is so Springy. Great use of the new punch to get perfect tails. I struggle with that, so thanks. Can’t wait to hear how the girls performed this weekend. Have safe travels home.
Beautiful, even though it’s blue : ) My best friend loves blue and yellow together, so that’s how I usually use blue. That was a GREAT tip about the hexagon punch! Thanks for sharing. Congrats to you and the girls.