The Open Sea for Pals Paper Arts

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IMG_2539It’s Thursday and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! It’s a color challenge week, and we have a beautiful combination of colors for you:  Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand.  Since I needed a birthday card for my husband, I opted to create  masculine card using The Open Sea stamp set. I hope you enjoy today’s card!

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

  • Float your boat! The Ship image was stamped a second time in Early Espresso, snipped out, and popped atop the original using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  Using dimensionals is an easy way to add depth and perspective.

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  • Anchors away! The Anchor image was snipped out and adhered to the Globe image. It’s a great way to accent the Happy Birthday sentiment.

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  • A little twine is fine! Linen Thread was used to add a little texture. Silly me! I totally forgot to trim it a little shorter before I photographed it.  I guess I was in too big of a hurry to play with puppies!

IMG_2539-001This card is earmarked for my husband, Kim.  He hits the big 6-0 in a few days. Since he is younger than I am, I get teased that I robbed the cradle.  And cradle reminds me of baby which reminds me of puppies!  Here is an adorable picture I snapped of Chunkers and Jack:

IMG_3186They are such good helpers! They were just hanging  out at my feet, sleeping, while Kia was sleeping in Kim’s arms.

IMG_3174I hoped you enjoyed today’s masculine birthday card.  Won’t you let me know in your comments today? And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards I create, I am only an email away.  Until next time…
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Weekly Deals and Specials

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Weekly Deals
June 9-15 2015

 What a wonderful line-up of Weekly Deals Stampin’ Up! has for you!  I love the Gift Card Envelope Die! It’s a practical “must have”.  Textured Impressions Embossing Folders add “wow” in an instant! And what card couldn’t use a beautiful bow crafted from the perfect satin ribbon? Enjoy these Weekly Deals!

Exciting Opportunity to Earn TWO FREE Stamp Sets!

Who doesn’t love FREE stamps sets? I know I do! And here is a chance for both you and I to earn FREE stamps!
Promotion Period: June 2-June 30, 2015

  • If you “TEST Drive” Stampin’ Up! and purchase their Starter Kit during the promotion period, you will receive your choice of two stamp sets from the new 2015-2016 Annual Catalog for free in your Starter Kit.  This is in addition to the $125 worth of product you’ll receive for the $99 purchase price.

This is indeed a Test Drive! If you reach $300 in purchases and/or sales during a quarter, you’ll renew.

  • There is no risk. 
  • There is no obligation to purchase anything further. 
  • You do not have to host parties or have classes. 
  • There is no penalty to drop!

To learn more, or to join, CLICK HERE! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

Need a catalog?  Just let me know, and I will drop one in the mail to you! I would love to be your demonstrator! Until next time…

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Traveler for The Paper Players and Puppy News, Too

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IMG_2530It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players!  This week we are being challenged to create masculine cards.  I don’t have a lot of masculine sets in my arsenal, but I did pull out the Traveler set to create this retirement card.  Enjoy!

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

  • Depth! To make it appear as if the Locomotive image was coming from the woods, it was popped atop the original image using Stampin’ Dimensionals.  The plume of steam was stamped onto Whisper White, popped up on dimensionals, and extended beyond the oval.

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  • Texture! The new Boho Chic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder adds texture.  In retrospect, it may be a tad busy for this particular card.  However, the longer I look at it, the more I like it.

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  • Trees! Lovely As a Tree is still lovely after all these years.  I snipped out the pines and popped them up on dimensionals.  I do this a lot with this image.  They frame the oval perfectly.

IMG_2530-003As with many of my cards, I make them for specific people.  This card is for my husband, who is retiring in 3 weeks from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Road after 42 years of service! I thought the locomotive image was perfect.

I have been so busy the past few weeks with the mini-Muffins.  They are heading off to their forever homes, and it has been so emotional. Kash and Mira are in Chicago.

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IMG_2828  Bunny is either headed to Texas or Canada…I will know on Monday.

IMG_3127Mr. Chunkers is still looking for a show home.

IMG_2775-001Kia was Brady’s choice, so she will be visiting me often,

IMG_3013 IMG_3016and Jack will be staying with Muffy and me.

IMG_2749IMG_2758IMG_2784It has been an experience which I will treasure for the rest of my life.  Each one of the mini-Muffins have stolen a piece of my heart.  It is so hard to say good-by…

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and pictures of the mini-Muffins! Won’t you let me know in today’s comments? Your comments are important to me! And remember…if you ever have any questions about the cards I create, I am only an email away! Until next time…

“The Paper Players Design Team

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