It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players. This week the talented Anne Marie is hosting a Clean and Simple Challenge:  Use Polka Dots on Your Clean and Simple Project!  Wanting to stay clean and simple as requested, I steered away from anything vintage and opted to create a delightful paper-pieced baby card.  I hope you enjoy “Polka Dots and Pearls for Baby!

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

• Itty Bitty Baby Banner! An adorable embellishment for any baby card is the sentiment “Sweet Baby” from Itty Bitty Banners, available in the new catalog.  Two Marina Mist banners created with the Bitty Banners Framelit and a Baker’s Twine bow add a festive twist to this simple sentiment!

• Beautiful Bow! In homage to Stampin’ Up!’s retiring Satin Ribbon, a Marina Mist bow adds an indisputable “wow” factor!  Out of all of the retiring products, Satin Ribbon is the one item I will miss the most.  Don’t miss out on your opportunity to stock up now while it is still available!

• Paper Pieced and Pearly Pram! Paper pieced using a dotted pattern from Nursery Nest, the “Baby Carriage” from the Baby Bundle stamp set takes on a whimsical elegance by adding Basic Pearls!

It was fun using the Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper one more time before it retires.  And just as I loved my Satin Ribbon, I know that I will learn to love the ribbons in the new catalog, too.  Change is always good for the creative process.  So what did you think of today’s card? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? And as always, if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

Narelle Farrugia

Stamp Sets:  Baby Bundle (W 118525, C 120576), Itty Bitty Banners (W 126255, C 126257);  Inks:  Marina Mist (119668), Jet Black StazOn (101406);  Designer Series Paper:  Nursery Nest (122347);  Card Stock:  Marina Mist (119682), Whisper White (100730);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Bitty Banners Framelit (129267 Available June 1st), Adorning Accents Edgelit (125595); Glitz and Glam:  Island Indigo Baker’s Twine (125575), Basic Pearls (119247), retired Pear Pizzazz Pleated Ribbon, retired Marina Mist 5/8″ Satin Ribbon

It’s Thursday and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! This week the talented Margaret Moody designed a fabulous sketch…which I flipped over.  Literally.  I turned it upside-down and created a quick, vintage-style card using the new Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper and the new Forever with You stamp set, both of which will be available June 1st.  It uses simple design tricks to achieve the vintage look.  I hope you enjoy today’s card!

This card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ tall.

• Vintage colors! Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso and Not Quite Navy are perfect choices for inking up this vintage sentiment from Forever with You.  Add a few Waterspots using the image from French Foliage and your focal point will look like it has been around for ages!

• Vintage accents!  Scalloped edging was created using Adorning Accents Edgelits.  Embellishing it with Basic Pearls adds a delicately feminine flair.

• Satin and Lace! Very Vanilla 5/8″ Satin Ribbon is perfect for a gorgeous bow!  A snippet of Victoria Crochet Trim is reminiscent of an earlier era. Tip:  If you are a fan of 5/8″ Satin Ribbon it is still currently available on the Retired List…but only while supplies last!

• Rolled Roses! The patterns in Comfort Cafe are perfect for preparing a trio of rolled paper flowers.  Add a sprig punched from Always Artichoke using the Bird Builder Punch, and you have instant ephemera!

Isn’t this Designer Series Paper fabulous! I LOVE the collections that are being offered in the new catalog!  And I think that Comfort Cafe will become one of my “go-to” papers.

Catching a few “zzzzz’s” after a busy day helping mom address catalogs!

The entire Schach Family can breathe a collective sigh of relief.  Muffy Lin will be fine.  This weekend she had a severe reaction to her new heartworm preventative, and became unresponsive.  We really appreciate the actions of  Dr. Rita, who spent her Mother’s Day mothering our baby girl.  And speaking of Mother’s Day, Muffy is no longer fixated on her “baby”…which makes Brody extremely happy! He now has his football back!

So what do you think of today’s card…and the new products I used? Won’t you let me know in your comment?  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  Of course, if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

 

My new 2012 – 2013 Stampin’ Up! Catalogs have arrived and are ready to be mailed to my current customers and club members tomorrow.  As of this time, I still have twelve extra ready for immediate delivery.  If you do not currently have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, and would like to receive a completely FREE catalog, please Email Me.  These should arrive within 2 – 3 days depending on your location.  How awesome is that!  This offer is limited to the first twelve requests.   Just wait until you see it in person!

Pals Paper Arts Peek

Here is a little peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts Design Team inspiration card.  I used a new stamp set and new designer paper.  I hope you will join me for the reveal on Thursday.

 

Don’t miss out on your favorite retiring stamp set or accessories!

• View the Retiring Stamp List
• View the Updated Retiring Accessories List

Today’s featured retiring set is Valentine Love (W 122695, C 122697).  You can view this card’s original post Here.  Stamp sets are available through May 31st.  Accessories are only available while quantities last.  Until next time…