It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week is a Theme Challenge:  Back to School.  With a theme like this, I pulled out my trusty Greeting Card Kids set and Storytime Designer Series Paper and quickly created this “Friends” card.  I hope you like it!

The finished card is 4-1/4″ wide and 5-1/2″ long.

• Faux Watercoloring! Watercoloring with Blender Pens and inks is so easy! This adorable duo from Greeting Card Kids was tinted using the following inks:  Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Midnight Muse, and a Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write Marker.  It doesn’t get any easier! 

• A “Friendly” sentiment! The “Friends” sentiment from the Sweet Essnetials set was inked with Early Espresso and stamped onto a snippet of the Writing Paper pattern from the Storytime Designer Paper collection. To add extra interest, paper piercing was done using the Essentials Paper Piercing Templates and a Vintage Trinkets Safety Pin was added.

• Curl the Corners! The corners of the pennant were curled and accented with a Linen Thread Bow.

Isn’t this a cute little card?  The Storytime patterns are perfect for a variety of children’s cards…or even vintage-style cards for the kid in all of us! As always, I look forward to reading your comments.  Won’t you please leave me a comment and let me know what you think of today’s card?  And remember, 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: Greeting Card Kids, Sweet Essentials: Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write Marker; Designer Series Paper:  Storytime; Card Stock:  Riding Hood Red, Pool Party, Naturals Ivory; Tools:  Big Shot, Floral Frames Framelit, Perfect Pennants Bigz XL Die, Sponge Dauber, Essentials Paper Piercing Template, Paper Piercer; Glitz and Glam:  Vintage Trinkets, Basic Pearls, Linen Thread

Here’s a little peek at Sunday’s Paper Players Design Team card.  It uses one of my favorite stamp sets.  I bet you can guess from the peek which one it is! Join me for Sunday’s reveal to see if you are right!

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Here is what you will receive in the Halloween Project Kit:

• Everything pictured, including your choice of either a wood or clear Toxic Treat stamp set, a full package of Rhinestones, a full package of Baker’s Twine, and enough ribbon and buttons to make the kit!

And with the Demonstrator Starter Kit, you will receive $125 worth of any Stampin’ Up! products for only $99 + tax.  The shipping is free!  The Starter Kit is completely customizable, and therefore can be tailor-made to fit YOUR needs!  There is absolutely NO obligation to sell if you purchase the Starter Kit, and there are NO strings attached.  The Starter Kit products are yours to keep…and so is the Halloween project.

If you have been on the fence as to whether or not to join my group, there is no better time than August 1st.  Please email me with any questions you may have.  I would love to discuss them with you! Or check this out to learn more and to join now!  Until next time…

It’s Thursday, and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! This week the Pals are hosting a color challenge featuring Summer Starfruit, Marina Mist and Real Red.  My card is a bright and cheery confection featuring the Perfectly Preserved stamp set.  Even though I journeyed outside of my comfort zone on this card, I must say I had fun on my “adventure into cuteness”!  Enjoy!

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

• Patterns a-plenty! Strips of Marina Mist, Summer Starfruit and Real Red designer papers form a bright and cheery cacaphony of color and sets the tone for the entire card!

• Oops-a-Paper Daisy! Paper Daisies mounted atop Boho Blossoms in the required colors are sprinkled around the base of the canning jar.  Mini-brads form the centers!  Colorful blossoms inside the jar are muted through a layer of vellum.

• Friends go better with bling! Rhinestones accent the end of the “friends” banner, which has been mounted on Marina Mist Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper.

• A country touch! The Real Red covering of the jar takes on a country flair courtesy of a wee bit of Linen Thread!

I rarely do “cute” cards, but I did have fun with this one! What do you think? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment?  And of course, if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.

Speaking of cute, I am ending today’s post with a couple of  pictures of Lexi which were taken yesterday.  In the first one, she is sitting on top of her brother, Brody.  It is one of her favorite places to rest in the entire house, but he has the patience of a saint with her. 

The second one shows her with her “big girl” ears.  You will probably remember from Muffy’s baby pictures that they do grow into their ears.  Lexi will definitely melt any judge’s heart with that sweet, sweet look and little head tilt.  

Lexi will be cheering on her sister, Muffy at a three-day show this weekend.  This will be Muffy’s first trip out with her new handler, Rhonda.  I expect it will be a learning experience for all involved. 

As always, I hope that today’s card has inspired you in some little way…even if it is only to step outside your comfort zone.  Until next time… 

Stamp Sets:  Perfectly Preserved, Sweet Essentials; Inks: Real Red; Stampin’ Write Markers:  Real Red, Summer Starfruit, Marina Mist; Designer Series Paper:  Comfort Cafe, Polka Dot Parade, Birds of a Feather, Summer Smooches, Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack; Card Stock:  Real Red, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Summer Starfruit, Vellum; Tools:  Big Shot, Cannery Set Framelits, Boho Blossoms Punch; Glitz and Glam:  Linen Thread, Paper Daisies, Basic Rhinestones, 3/16″ Brights Brads