“Love and joy come to you” proclaims the beloved holiday carol. What a lovely wish for friends, family and neighbors, don’t you think? It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players.
This week the amazing Jaydee is hosting our sketch challenge. What a fun sketch she has for us! I created a square card and flipped the sketch on its side. My “Any Shape” is an arrangement of holiday foliage, accented with golden bells. I can’t wait to see what YOU create!
Colors Of the Day
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
Season of Green & Gold designer series paper, available as an Online Exclusive, is gorgeous. With designs ranging from gold-foiled elegant patterns to classic favorite designs like dots and plaid, this collection was a “must have” for me! Of course, I couldn’t resist using the dots and plaid patterns to form a lovely backdrop for the greenery and gold foil die cuts. The bells were fussy cut from another pattern. What a golden delight they are, as this picture shows!
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Nueve’s Notes
Hey, everybody! It’s me, Nueve. I haven’t got to talk with you much ’cause Mom has been very busy. She says I have to have Super Vision to use the ‘puter. I don’t know why. I think I see very well with just regular vision. Anyway, we have been taking a break from the dog shows ’cause Sixxy had to have a special operation so she can’t have puppies. Mom has been taking care of her.
Mom and Dad talked about whether they wanted to be a puppy grandparents, but something told Mom to take Sixxy to the vet. It’s a good thing she did, ‘ cause when they opened Sixxy up to take out the place where puppies are baked, Dr. Rita said things were not right. If Mom would have waited longer, Sixxy might have died! Dr. Rita also removed TWO bumps. AND Sixxy had 9 loose teeth. That’s probably ’cause we play tug and I am stronger. When Sixxy got home from Dr. Rita’s she had to stay by herself. Mom made her a special place so Uncle Q and I wouldn’t step on her and hurt her owies. She can’t run or play or climb stairs for a very long time. Mom is sleeping on the floor with her.
Uncle Q and I guard them so nothing gets them.
When Sixxy is resting, Mom takes Uncle Q and I outside to run and play. I jump for joy ’cause I love playing with Mom.
We play with my sloth ball. I call him “Mr. Slothie”. He is my favorite toy.
And even though Uncle Q is getting old, he can still run FAST!
Sixxy still has another week of re-cooper-ating. She can be with us as long as Mom has her pretty pink leash on her. She still isn’t ‘posed to run and jump. But Uncle Q and I can’t wait until she can run and play with us again. In the meantime, I’ll keep on watching over her. Watching over the ones you love is just one of the things I do. I’m a working dog. I am Good Boy Nueve!
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This week the beautiful Claire is hosting our monthly Clean and Simple challenge with the theme of “Fruit”. I felt a bowl of sweet, juicy strawberries would be perfect for my card. I can’t wait to see what fruit YOU use! 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:
It’s Color Challenge week at The Paper Players, and our hostess, the fabulous Jan, has a fun palette for us:
What sweet hues, don’t you agree? I couldn’t resist using floral die cuts and a Lemon Lolly card base. I can’t wait to see what YOU create!
