There is no doubt that summer is upon us here in the heartland. And of course, with summer, comes summer fun! It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players!
It’s Theme week, and our amazing hostess Claire has a timely one for us: Summer Fun! With so many possibilities for this theme, I can’t wait to see what YOU create! And in case you missed Friday’s exciting Paper Players announcement, this week we are welcoming THREE members to the Design Team: Jan Clothier, Stef Perry and Elizabeth Stewart! I am sure you will recognize their work from when they were Guest Designers and from their entries in the galleries. It is an honor to design alongside them. Welcome back, ladies!
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We can thank Good Boy Nueve for helping me find the inspiration for today’s card. If it were not for his insistence that we go on a walk, I would not have passed the playground to have my “aha” moment. It is always so much fun to watch the little ones absorbed in their summer fun. It reminds me of when my son Brady and I would head to the playground so he could swing on the swing and slide down the slide. Cards can evoke the most wonderful memories.
Patterns from the retired designer series paper collection, Just Kiddin’, do all of the work here. I fussy cut out the adorable images and arranged them on the slide paper. The sentiment is from the Playing In The Rain stamp set. Inked in Night of Navy and stamped onto Fresh Freesia paper, it was a perfect choice. I know not everyone will have this retired paper in their arsenal, and I felt guilty using it because of that reason. But there are lessons to be learned here, says the old teacher: a) Sometimes finding your inspiration can be as easy as walking the dog; b) Always be on the lookout for versatile paper collections to add to your stable of “paper workhorses”; and c) Never shy away from using products that stir your passion and evoke memories, even if they are “last year’s news”. Stamping should always come from YOUR heart!
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This week I have the pleasure of hosting our sketch challenge, which features a sketch with a distinct “frame”. I had a ton of fun creating mine with “mitered” corners out of distressed “wood”. I can’t wait to see what YOU create!
Michelle was happy I was being such a good boy. She gave me a BIG hug!
But I was even happier when I won my new favorite toy! It squeaks really good. I played with it in the yard where we were staying. There were also lizards to play with, too. I chased them on the fence. One even got in the house. Mom caught it in a plastic glass and took it outside. Then she caught a second one. It was in the fridgerater. It wasn’t moving. Mom took it outside. It warmed up and ran away.
