It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week we have a fun, color challenge featuring a trio of my favorite colors: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, Always Artichoke. I hope you enjoy today’s fun and colorful card, featuring one of my favorite sets from the Occasions catalog, Simple Stems.
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
This finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″ long.
- Colors! All three challenge colors were easily incorporated into the Simple Stems Flowers, and the leaves from Secret Garden. Of course, any well-dressed flower wears Pearls!
- Bordering on fun! An Always Artichoke Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border packs a playful punch and adds contrast.
- Feeling sentiment-al! For a slightly different look, the Happy Day sentiment from the Happy Day stamp set was inked in Always Artichoke, and stamped on the Grid pattern paper from the I Am Me Designer Series Paper collection.
As I write this post, Lexi and I are completing Day #2 of our dog show marathon. So far, Lexi has showed beautifully. She definitely has her head in the game, and is putting her best paw forward. Although we have not been the big winner, we haved garnered a class win and a second place at the Boxer specialty…and we still have two shows to go!
As always, your comments are important to me…so won’t you let me know what you think of today’s card? With it’s playful combination of stripes and polka dots, I think that today’s card would surely make anyone’s day a happy one! 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…
Stamp Sets: Simple Stems, Secret Garden, Happy Day; Inks: Always Artichoke, Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral; Designer Series Paper: I Am Me, Fresh Prints; Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Always Artichoke; Tools: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch; Glitz and Glam: Pearls
Oh Ann, I realized I haven’t received any of your posts for a few days as well as some of the other PALS blogs. So, I had to Google your blog. So, glad I did. This is such a fun and happy card! Loving the patterns of the grid paper, stripes and those big polka dots. Mike’s comment is so true!
Chris R. from Iowa
P.S. Way to go Lexi!
I adore how your fabulously layered flowers pop against the bold stripes, Ann! Combined with the polka dots, it spells retro elegance….love it!
Ann, I love the mixture of the bold DSPs with those gorgeous flowers. Beautifully done, my friend.
Hugs
Jaydee
Wow… love this mix of patterns and the colors just POP! hugs.
Good going Lexi keep up with the good paw forward! Bring home the win!!!
First of all, a huge YAHOO!!! for Lexi!! Keep up the good work and then, secondly, gorgeous card!! I love the bright colors and the bold mixture of patterns. So, both you and Lexi are deserving of a round of applause!!
Such a happy card! Love the color combo.
You go Lexi!
Love how the centers of the flowers take your pearls so beautifully! Beautiful card…great design! Congrats to Lexi and sending best wishes for the next two shows!
LOVEly!! So spring-like. Great card, Ann!
What a gorgeous card filled with beautiful flowers, prints, and pearls…well done!
Love this wonderful combo of stripes and polka dots. The color palette is so refreshing and your flowers are beautifully stamped. Happy Easter, Ann!
Even Simple Stems aren’t when you get a hold of them! LOL. Gorgeous as usual.
I love these colors together! My card is coming later in the week – but I have to chuckle our cards are kind of similar [or not :)] — Love the layered flowers and of course the stripes and dots!
What a gorgeous card! Love the bright, happy colors! You really rocked this color challenge!
I LOVE everything about your card, Anne! These colors are so bright, fun and happy! I smiled when I saw it! I really like the sentiment on the grid paper, too! XX
What a beautiful card, Ann! I love the sentiment on the grid paper and the layered flowers. I was hesitant with these colors but in the end, really liked the combo. Thanks for a fun challenge this week. Go Lexi! 🙂
Gorgeous card…bright & sassy! Love the papers you used!
What a gorgeous card, Ann! Those flowers are beautiful, and the stripes and dots so happy! Great colors this week, I loved working with them!
You made these colors pop!
What a wildly happy card! Go Lexi!