She Sells Sea Shells for The Paper Players and Brody News

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IMG_2752It’s time to play with The Paper Players! This week the lovely LeAnne has a Clean and Simple Challenge for us…The Beach!  Now I am a dyed-in-the-wool Stampin’ Up! stamper, and I rarely ever use a non-Stampin’ Up! stamp.  But today I pulled out a never-used set by Our Craft Lounge called Treasured Friend.  It is a set I was given when I was designing for Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen back in 2010. I thought it was perfect for this challenge!

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This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

  • Faux water coloring! Water coloring with Blender Pens and inks is quick and easy. I simply touch the tip of a Blender Pen to the ink pad itself, and color the image.  Since it’s easier to add color than to remove it, I always test the color on scratch paper to make certain it is not too dark.

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  • Glitteriffic!  The Sea Shell and Sea Horse from By the Tide were water-colored and then glittered.  The new Fine Tip Glue Pen, available September 1st in the new Holiday Catalog, makes it a cinch to add glue…and glitter…exactly where you want it.  Dazzling Diamonds is my glitter of choice for adding a touch of bling.

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  • Banner!  The sentiment was stamped onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock.  One end was punched into a “V”,  courtesy of the Hexagon Punch.  The other end was curled around a small, round file.  If you don’t have small file, a wooden skewer works fine, too!

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Here is your recipe for fun!

Stamp Sets: By the Tide, Treasured Friends (Our Craft Lounge, retired); Inks:  Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride; Tools:  Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blender Pens, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Hexagon Punch; Embellishments:  Sahara Sand Lace Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter, Metal Rimmed Pearls

Brody

It is with sadness I have to report that Brody had a hemangiosarcoma removed from his side on Friday.  Hemangiosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant tumor which almost always carries a poor prognosis.  The exception to this is a hemangiosarcoma which  originates in the skin and has not yet metastasized to the internal organs. Brody’s did indeed originate in the skin, and the surgeon went quite deep and wide in an attempt to get it all, as you can see in this photo.

Brody We will know if she was successful when we get the results of the biopsy next week.  Of course, the entire family has been on an emotional roller coaster.  We can only hope and pray we caught it early enough…

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  Even though I feel like a traitor to Stampin’ Up!, it was a perfect image for the challenge, don’t you agree? Of course, if you 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
Ann Schach
Claire Broadwater
Jaydee
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt
LeAnne Pugliese
Nance Leedy
Sandy Mathis
Amy Koenders
Jodi McKinney
Lisa Elton
Anne Marie Hile (on leave)

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Market Fresh for Pals Paper Arts

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IMG_2747It’s Thursday, and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! It’s a color challenge this week:  Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise.  At first, I was leaning toward something Halloween, but the Turquoise was throwing it off a wee bit.  I took a look in the catalog to see what Designer Papers had these colors in them.  I picked the Farmers Market paper, specifically the gorgeous gingham plaid pattern.  It wasn’t until the card was completed and I was writing my post that I realized the error of my ways.  Yikes!  This pattern paper is Blackberry Bliss.  But you know what? That’s the beauty of Stampin’ Up!  Everything coordinates so well!  At least the card stock I used is Rich Razzleberry, and so is the ink I used to watercolor the grapes. At any rate, I hope you enjoy my mistake!

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  • Great grapes! There is something about the Market Fresh stamp set that caught my eye when I saw it in the new Annual Catalog.  Maybe it is my love of water coloring which makes this set so appealing.  The images are perfect for faux water coloring, using Blender Pens and inks.  It was stamped with new Archival Basic Black ink (in the new Holiday Catalog).  I LOVE this ink.  The image was crisp and clean, and it worked perfectly with Blender Pens.  There was no smearing at all. I can’t wait for you to try it!

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  • Bump it up! One way to add depth is to snip out the banner and bump it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.  It is so easy to snip out,  but what a difference this makes!

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  • Layered ribbons!  Pear Pizzazz ribbon is layered over the new Rich Razzleberry Into the Woods 3/8″ Cotton Ribbon. What fabulous texture this ribbon has! Although you only see a snippet of it, it definitely adds to the card.

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  • Layered labels! The new Lots of Labels Framelits are perfect for layering. The Very Vanilla and Pear Pizzazz labels are the same size. The Pear Pizzazz one was simply cut in half!

IMG_2747-005Here is your recipe for fun:

Stamp Set: Market Fresh; Inks:  Archival Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise; Paper: Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Farmers Market Designer Series Paper; Other:  Big Shot, Lots of Labels Framelits, Blender Pens, Rich Razzleberry Into the Woods ribbon, Pear Pizzazz 1/4″ Cotton Ribbon, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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…

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Delicate Ornaments for The Paper Players…A Peek from the Holiday Catalog

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It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week,  Claire is treating us to a fun color challenge: Bermuda Bay, Kraft/Crumb Cake, Old Olive. I just had to play with some of the items from the new Holiday Catalog…even if it did mean making a Christmas card using non-traditional colors.  I hope you enjoy today’s card!

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This finished card measures 4-1/4 inches wide x 5-1/2″ long when folded.

  • The dies have it! Creating beautiful die cuts is simple with Delicate Ornaments Thinlits dies.  Cut from Gold Foil and overlayed onto Bermuda Bay, this ornament sports Pearls, a Gold Cord bow, and a gorgeous Winter Wonderland embellishment.

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  • Sentimental! The sentiment Merry & Bright is from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set.  I love this set because all the words are separate…allowing you to make countless combinations!  You can even make the phrase “Have a holly, jolly Christmas”! I just love this old Burl Ive’s tune, don’t you?

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  • I’ve got this! One of my favorite backgrounds is created with the stamp from You’ve Got This.  This time I inked it with Old Olive and stamped off twice before stamping it onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  A few Crumb Cake speckles are courtesy of Gorgeous Grunge.

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I had a blast inking up these new sets and using new embellishments!  The new Precision Cutting Plate does make cutting out intricate dies, like the one I used today, easier.  I really can’t wait to play again with the Embellished Ornament set and the coordinating Delicate Ornaments dies.  In fact, I would LOVE to play with everything in the new Holiday Catalog!  But that will have to wait for another day, since Lexi and I are in Albert Lea, MN.  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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