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)

It’s Saturday, and time for a little peek at this week’s The Paper Players card to pique your interest! It’s quick! It’s easy! It’s masculine! Won’t you join me tomorrow for the reveal?

2013 – 2014 Product Share Information

Each year I offer an affordable way to own a portion of several new products for just a fraction of the cost…the shares!

Stampin’ Up! said that I cannot share the names of specific items included until the catalog goes live, but 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

2.  Ribbon Share

• 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

3.  New Embellishment Share

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

4.  “I Want It All”

• 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

Special Add-Ons (Not sold separately)
Either one, or both, of the options below can be added to Shares 1 – 4.

A.  Paper Stacks

• 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

B.  Additional New Ribbons

• 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.  Please feel free to share this with your friends.  Until next time…
 

Christmas Lodge will always be one of my favorite Christmas sets. Sadly, it is scheduled to be retired on June 3rd.  (You can check out the Retiring Lists at the end of this post).  If you love this set as much as I do, and if you have not ordered it yet, please don’t hesitate. Here are some of my favorite Christmas Lodge cards that I have created.  Enjoy!

Muffy Passes Her Echocardiogram!

One of the prerequisite tests that a responsible Boxer owner performs on their furbabies prior to breeding is an echocardiogram.  An echocardiogram is the best tool for diagnosing sub-aortic stenosis (SAS) and for determining the origin and significance of heart murmers.  Boxer owners are lucky because each year, at the National Specialty, the American Boxer Club arranges for low-cost echocardiograms to be conducted.  This year, the nation’s foremost expert on the Boxer heart, Dr. Kate Meurs, DVM, PhD., Board Certified Veterinary Cardiologist and her team performed the test.  

Now we all know that Muffy is a health-conscious girl.  She knows the importance of good hygiene…

She exercises regularly.

She dresses appropriately when the weather is chilly…

And she gets plenty of sleep.

The great news is that Dr. Meurs said that Muffy passed her echo, and is SAS clear.  Woo hoo!

Other Great Boxer News

And in other great news on the Boxer front, Lexi’s brother, Tyler, won his class at the National Futurity and was Reserve National Junior Futurity Winner.  Little Lexi is proud of her big brother!  And if Lexi continues to eat and gain those precious ounces, she will be giving the Boxer girls a run for their money this summer!

Thanks so much for sharing in my good news today. After a hectic weekend, things are getting caught up here at The Stampin’ Schach and I am ready to stamp…and catch up on emails.  Until next time…