It’s Thursday, and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! It’s sketch week, and this one is layer-licious.  I pulled out my new favorite Designer Series Paper, Soho Subway, and created away.  I hope you enjoy today’s card.

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Stippled Blossoms
This finished card measures 5-1/2″ x 4-1/2″.

• Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked Brown Sugar!  The Blossom, from Stippled Blossoms was inked in Crisp Cantaloupe, and overstamped in Baked Brown Sugar for a yummy vintage color combination.  The leaves are Pistachio Pudding overstamped with Baked Brown Sugar, another “palette pleaser”!

• Stippled sentiment! The Happy Birthday sentiment from You’re Amazing was inked using Stampin’ Write Markers.  To tone down the Very Vanilla background, the Stippled stamp was inked up with Baked Brown Sugar, stamped off, and then stamped over the sentiment.

• Puttin’ on the Pearls!  Pearls adorn the flowers, the sentiment, and the gorgeous Blue Medallion pattern from the  Soho Subway Designer Series Paper collection, adding a soft feminine touch.

In case you have thought things have been pretty quiet here at The Stampin’ Schach, they have.  Some how, some way, I injured my back. I was getting those weird twinges that I had before my previous spinal fusion surgery a few years ago.  So I have been taking things very slowly, and I have been taking my meds, which make me a combination of loopy, sleepy, and queasy.  Hmmm. This sounds like three friends of Snow White!

Isn’t this Designer Series Paper awesome?  Make sure to add it to your Wish List…the new catalog goes lives on May 31st! And please, won’t you leave me a comment today and let me know what you think of today’s card? Your comments are important to me.  See you later this week for The Paper Players challenge.  Until next time…

 

Stamp Set:  Stippled Blossoms (W132076,  C126747), You’re Amazing (W132103,  C126722);  Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe (Available May 31st), Baked Brown Sugar (Available May 31st), Pistachio Pudding (Available May 31st); Designer Series Paper:  Soho Subway (Available May 31st); Card Stock:  Very Vanilla (101650), Early Espresso (119686), Crisp Cantaloupe (Available May 31st); Tools:  Paper Snips (103579); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247)

It’s time to take a little peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts card.  It uses the yummy Soho Subway Designer Series Paper…one of my favorites from the new 2013 – 2014 catalog.  I hope you will join me Thursday for the reveal.

American Boxer Club National Show

Although little Lexi did not show at the American Boxer Club National Show this year, her relatives did a fabulous job.  Her brother, Tyler, won the 12 – 15 Month Fawn Dog class.  Here he is with his handler, Christa Cook:

I did not crop this picture down, because I wanted you to see the portrait of the brindle dog in the background, by the man in the blue shirt.  This is Best in Specialty Show Champion Breezewood’s Lord of Wystmont, Sire of Merit and Top Twenty Contender 2003…Muffy and Brody’s grandsire!  I thought that it was cool that Lexi’s brother and the Twins’ grandsire were in the same shot.

I am also including a link to a video of Multiple Best in Specialty Show Grand Champion Champion Sapphires’s Violet Sky in Vegas of Streamline…Zoey.  Since the Best of Breed, and in this case the Best in Specialty Show, at this year’s national show was a male,  Zoey was then selected as the best female at the national show.  Zoey’s and Lexi’s mothers are sisters.  Click HERE to watch the short video of Zoey showing. I love how Christa kisses Zoey at the end. Christa is also Lexi’s handler at the specialty shows.

2013 – 2014 Catalog New Product Shares

I am excited to share the details of my new 2013 – 2014 Catalog Shares!
Although I cannot share the names of specific items included until the catalog goes live, I can give you general descriptions of the shares. If you are interested, you can reserve a share immediately.  To be included in the first round of shares, please contact me by May 30th.  I will begin sending invoices on May 28th, and the product will be ordered on May 31st. You will be able to pay by PayPal or by check.  Here is what I can share now: 

The Stampin’ Schach
2013 – 2014 Product Shares

1.  Designer Series Paper Share

• You will receive one 6″ x 12″ sheet of each double sided pattern of all 13 Designer Series Papers included in the catalog
• This is a total of 78 sheets of 6″ x 12″ paper
• Price is $34.95 + $4.95 shipping

• There are two new styles of ribbons, in a total of 17 different colors
• You will receive approximately 2-1/2 yards of each ribbon
• This is a total of approximately 42-1/2 yards of ribbon
• Price is $34.95 + $4.95 shipping

• You will receive 391 items
• This includes:  150 new-style buttons, 10 adornments, 6 clips, 200 round adhesive backed embellies with 25 matching brads
• Price is $34.95 + $4.95 shipping

• Receive 78 sheets of 6″ x 12″ paper,  approximately 42-1/2 yards of ribbon, and 391 assorted embellishments for one low price
• Price is $99.95 with FREE shipping
• This is a 16% savings over the cost of all three shares

• You will receive 100  6″ x 12″ sheets of paper (20 from each of the four color families plus the new In Colors)
• Price is $25.95 + $5.95 shipping when added to Shares 1 – 3 above;  FREE shipping if added to the “I Want It All” Share 4

• You will receive approximately 2-1/2 yards of each of the FIVE new colors which have been added to the pre-existing ribbon styles
• Total of 12-1/2 yards
• Price is $6.95 + FREE shipping when added to any Share 1 – 4

If you have any questions, or wish to reserve your share, please email me.  Join me Thursday for the Pals Paper Arts challenge. Until next time…

It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players.  For this week’s color challenge, Jaydee has selected a trio of jewel-toned hues to be paired with Whisper White.  With a dog show looming on the horizon, I knew that today’s card had to be quick and easy.  Since I needed a masculine card, and because these colors would work perfectly, the stage was set for what I would create.  Trust me…this card truly can be made in a matter of minutes!  Enjoy!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Quick and Easy Masculine Cards
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide x 5-1/2″ long.

• Be selective! The Feel Goods sentiment, “She believed she could…so she did” was transformed instantly to “HE believed HE could…so HE did” simply by using a Midnight Muse Stampin’ Write Marker and not inking the “s” in the word “she”.  How perfect is this for any man who has accomplished a goal or achieved a dream!  The Gumball Green mat was created with two Labels Collections Framelits.

• The power of three! A Mosaic image, from the new Mosaic Madness set, was inked in the three challenge colors and punched out with the Mosaic punch.  How quick is that!  Of course, I could not resist adding a Pearl to the middle of each.

• Texture terrific! In keeping with the mosaic theme, what could create a better background than the new Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder!  And although you cannot easily tell it in the picture, the Midnight Muse mosaics are matched perfectly to the Whisper White ones.
  

What do you think of today’s card?  Won’t you let me know in today’s comment?  Your comments are important to me.  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…

Stamp Sets:  Feel Goods (W  131916, C 129684), Mosaic Madness (available May 31st); Inks:  Gumball Green (126861), Midnight Muse (126860), Raspberry Ripple (126859), 2012 – 2014 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers (126856); Card Stock:  Whisper White (100730), Gumball Green (126840), Raspberry Ripple (126842), Midnight Muse (126843); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (available May 31st), Mosaic Punch (available May 31st); Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247)