A Sketch Challenge: Happiness for The Paper Players

It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week I am hosting a sketch challenge.  Sketches are the foundation of any card, and I can’t wait to see what you “build” upon this foundation.  Your design doesn’t need to be complicated…it can be as clean or as complex as you desire, just as long as it follows the basic layout.  Make the elements of the design any shape you wish.  Just use our sketch as a springboard, and have fun.  Enjoy today’s “Happiness” card…an easy vintage design!



The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Easy Vintage

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


When creating in a quick and easy vintage style, look for details that exemplify vintage, but can be completed quickly!

  • A Beautiful Bow! Very Vanilla Seam Binding was colored a coordinating Poppy Parade color using a Stampin’ Write Marker. 
 
  • Pretty Pearls! Stampin’ Up!’s Basic Pearls can be easily colored using permanent markers, allowing them coordinate with your Designer Series Papers.
  • A Flagged Sentiment! I take the easy way out and just free-snip a  “V” shaped notch into the ends of the sentiment banner when making flagged sentiments.  They do not have to be perfect for vintage.  But if you are not confident in your free-snipping skills, just use a square punch!  For this card, I inked up the “Happiness” sentiment  from Loving Thoughts with Poppy Parade ink.
  • Faux Brocade! Stamping directly onto textured card stock adds a fabulous “Faux Brocade” look!  Don’t you just love the look of the stylized Flowers from the Fresh Vintage stamp set when stamped onto textured Very Vanilla card stock! Of course, a few Basic Pearls are always “pearl-fect” for this image!

I hope that you enjoyed today’s card as much as I enjoyed making 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.  Of course, I am always eager to answer any questions that you may have about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use.  Remember, I am only an email away!  Until next time…

    Stamp Sets:  Fresh Vintage (SAB-W 125115, C 125177), Loving Thoughts (W 125843, C 125845);  Inks:  Crumb Cake (121030), Poppy Parade (119782), Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker (119801  2010 -2011 In-Color Collection); Designer Series Paper:  Everyday Enchantment (SAB- 126154); Card Stock:  Very Vanilla (121078-Neutrals Collection Textured 12 x 12), Poppy Parade (119793);  Tools:  Paper Snips (103579), Big Shot (113439), Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893);  Glitz and Glam:  Very Vanilla Seam Binding (120999), Basic Pearls (119247)

    A Peek at The Players

    It’s Saturday, and we all know that means it’s time to take a peek at this week’s The Paper Players challenge card.  I am pleased with the way it turned out, and I hope you will be, too! Join me Sunday for the reveal!  Until next time…

    Congrats to Muffy

     

    I was informed today that Muffy Lin is currently ranked as the #1 United Kennel Club (UKC) Boxer in the country!   Now the show season is early, and I know that this ranking will change after this weekend, but I wanted to share the news with you!  This will probably be the only time I will be able to post that she is “top dog”…since we do not have any UKC shows coming up in the near future.  Other dogs will post wins and garner points while she is away from the UKC ring.  Fame is fleeting, but it is fun while it lasts!

     Wasn’t she just adorable in the ring as a 6 month old puppy strutting her stuff?

    American Kennel Club (AKC) shows are another story, and Muffy continues her quest for her AKC championship title as she competes this weekend and next in two major AKC shows.  Win or lose, she and her brother are still #1 in our hearts here at The Stampin’ Schach!


    Thanks for taking the time to read this non-stamping post.  I know that so many of you follow the Twins, and that you would love hearing the news.  Until next time…