It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week we have a sketch challenge for you,  courtesy of Anne Marie.  I was feeling “springy” when I sat down to make this card, so I reached for a floral set…Field Flowers.  Enjoy!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  It’s All About the”B’s”
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

• Bling a blossom! The Field Flower blossoms were inked in Pool Party and overstamped in Soft Suede.  After popping up the centers on Stampin’ Dimensionals, single Rhinestones were added for a touch of bling.

• Bling a bitty butterfly! A pair of  Calypso Coral butterflies, punched using the Bitty Butterfly Punch, sport a trio of Rhinestones.

• Bling a border! Pearls delineate the edge between the Pool Party Finishing Touches Edgelet and the Calypso Coral Polka Dot Designer Paper from the Tea for Two collection. What an extra-special touch they add.

 

• Beautiful bow! Stampin’ Up!’s Seam Binding is my favorite for making soft and feminine double bows.  To view a video on how I create my double bows, click HERE.

• Background 101!  The Distressed Dots background stamp, inked in Pool Party and stamped onto Crumb Cake, makes a sweet background. This is a perfect stamp to use when you need a coordinating background in a specific color.

I was thrilled when I found out that Pool Party and Calypso Coral are featured in Stampin’ Up!’s new This and That collection. I love these two colors.  For more information about the This and That product line, see yesterday’s post.  I have added a Stampin’ Up! video to yesterday’s post that gives more information about This and That.  The cute thing is that Lexi LOVES the music! It makes her excited and happy!  You will definitely have to watch the video to hear the music.  For a direct link to the video, click HERE.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  Won’t you leave me a comment and let me know what you think?  Your comments are important to me.  Of course, if you have questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  And please, won’t you join me on Tuesday for a quick and easy card? Until next time…

 

 
Stamp Sets:  Field Flowers (W 122760, C 122762), Sweet Essentials (W 126455, C 126457), Distressed Dots (122815); Inks: Pool Party (126982), Soft Suede (126978); Designer Series Paper:  Tea for Two (129311); Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Crumb Cake (120953), Pool Party (122924); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Finishing Touches Edgelits (127010), Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049), Sponge Daubers (102892), Paper Snips (103579), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Glitz and Glam:  Basic Rhinestones (119246), Basic Pearls (119247), Very Vanilla Seam Binding (120999)

Stampin’ Up! is happy to introduce their newest product line that lets us capture it all, on-the-go. This and That will debut in the 2013-2014 annual catalog, but Stampin’ Up! is  giving all of us the chance to purchase it early.

 Here are the available products:

Here’s the scoop:

• Stampin’ Up! is introducing the line with these five products, but they will be adding more This and That items as time goes on.
• Bundle Dates: March 23-April 30.  Although the items that come in the bundle will be available in the new catalog, the discounted bundle will only be offered through April 30th.
• There is no limit on how many This and That products or bundles you can order. 
• Did you notice that two of Stampin’ Up!’s In Colors, Calypso Coral and Pool Party, two of my favorites,  are included in the products? Your eyes were right. Hmm! What’s this all about? Time will tell.

It’s Thursday, and time to play with the Pals at Pals Paper Arts! This week the incomparable Margaret Moody has prepared a fabulous sketch for us.  There are so many scrumptious layers…I LOVE it.  Oozing with texture and pearls, today’s card features watercolored blossoms from my new go-to floral set, Secret Garden.  Enjoy!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
The finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″  long.

• Texture twins! Embossed side or debossed side…they are both lovely. The Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder adds gorgeous texture to today’s card.  The Pool Party Netted pattern, from the Sent with Love collection, coordinates perfectly with the Pool Party panel.

• Polka dot pearls! The Calypso Coral Polka Dot pattern paper, also from the Sent with Love collection, adds even more texture with the addition of pearls. 

• Soft and sweet! The various blossoms from Secret Garden were stamped with Jet Black StazOn onto Watercolor Paper.  They were then faux watercolored with Blender Pens and the following inks:  Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, and Pool Party.  Of course, Pearls make the “pearl-fect” embellishment for their centers.

I had a great time watercoloring the flowers for this card.  I don’t do it often, and yet it is so easy with Blender Pens.  Even the paper snipping was pretty simple on this card…time-consuming, yet simple. What do you think of it?  Won’t you let me know in today’s comment?  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one.  And don’t forget…if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Secret Garden (W 129141, C 129144), Loving Thoughts (W 125843, C 125845); Inks:  Jet Black StazOn (101406), Daffodil Delight (126944), Calypso Coral (126983), Pool Party (126982); Designer Series Paper:  Sent with Love (132182); Card Stock:  Watercolor Paper (122959), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730); Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Lacy Brocade Texture Impression Embossing Folder (127819), Paper Snips (103579), Blender Pens (102845), Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247)