Loving Thoughts for The Paper Players

It’s Sunday…and time to play with The Paper Players! The lovely Nance Leedy has a theme challenge for us this week.  Just use a floral image on your card! I decided to meet this criteria by using the beautiful floral pattern from the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper Collection, as well as by using the Apothecary Art stamp set.  I hope you enjoy today’s delightfully feminine and romantic card!


The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Feminine and Romantic

  • Patterns!  One way to create an air of  femininity is through the pattern papers you select. This romantic Floral design from Attic Boutique is a perfect choice for a romantic, feminine look!
  • Pearls! Nothing says “Girls” better than “Pearls”!  I could not resist mimicking the Doily pattern of this designer paper by adding three different sizes of Basic Pearls.
 

  • Dazzle! Dazzling Details add soft sparkle to the centers of the flowers in this Apothecary Art label.  (Tip:  For even more sparkle, dust with Dazzling Diamonds while still wet!) To get the narrow border around the label, I paper snipped around the stamped image, and then adhered it upon the Framelits label which is the same size as the original stamped image.
  •  Blossoms! Poppy Parade blossoms were snipped from a second Apothecary Art image and used to accent the sentiment.  I used the Simply Scored tool to form creases at each end of the sentiment, which I then folded to form an elevated banner.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  Don’t forget, I will be selecting one of you to be it’s new owner.  As always, your comments are important to me, and I do appreciate each and every one of them.  Of course, I am always available to answer any questions you may have about the cards that I create and the techniques that I use.  I am only an email away! Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Rue Des Fleurs (W 125485, C 125487), Apothecary Art (W 125525, C 125527), Loving Thoughts (W 125843, C 125845); Inks: Island Indigo (122937), Soft Suede (115657), Poppy Parade (119782), Pool Party (122938), Daffodil Delight (119667), Always Artichoke (105219);  Stampin’ Write Markers: Blushing Bride (119801—2010 – 2012 In Color Set), Poppy Parade (119801—2010 – 2012 In Color Set);  Designer Series Paper:  Attic Boutique (125407); Card Stock:  Whisper White (100730), Soft Suede (115318); Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893), Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (122464), Paper Snips (103579), Sponge Dauber (102892), Blender Pen (102845); Glitz and Glam:  Dazzling Details (124117), Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Basic Pearls (119247)

Sneak Peek at The Paper Players and Free Card

Here’s a little peek at what will be revealed in it’s entirety tomorrow when The Paper Players challenge goes live!  Won’t you join me to see what challenge the talented Nance Leedy has in store for you!  My card is a wee bit on the vintage side and definitely feminine! I hope you will like it.

Win This Card

Would you like this card?  I will be randomly selecting a person to receive this card as a token of my appreciation for the lovely comments you leave. I will use Random.org to select a winner from all comments left on this post and on tomorrow’s post.  The deadline for commenting will be 6:00 PM CST Monday.  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one.  Of course, I am always happy to answer any questions about the cards that I make or the techniques that I use. Until next time…

Love You, Kiss You, Miss You…Pals!

It’s Thursday…and time to play at PPA! This week the Pals Paper Arts challenge will have you “seeing red”, as your challenge is to create a card using any shade of red!  And what a perfect time to be using these colors, especially with Valentine’s Day quickly approaching.  Keeping this in mind, I designed a quick and easy Valentine using Cherry Cobbler! I hope you enjoy it!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Quick and Easy Valentine

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

  • I’ve Been Framed!  Quick and easy cards do not have to be boring! With a crank of the Big Shot’s handle, the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder adds interest in an instant!
  • The Power of Three! A trio of hearts, made with the new Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die, add pizzazz to an otherwise empty corner.  Of course, nothing beats a little bling, courtesy of Basic Rhinestones!

  • A Bow for Your Beau!  Cherry Cobbler/White Baker’s Twine is used to create a sweet little bow.  And how cute is the band of embossed hearts!  I LOVE the new Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.  They are perfect for adding that special little touch!
  • A Marriage of Two Sets! The “Love You, Kiss You, Miss You” sentiment from P.S. I Love You works perfectly with the Typewriter from “You’re My Type”!  And don’t forget the bling! A small Basic Rhinestone works perfectly on the keyboard.

Quick, easy and cute…just right for a last minute…or even a “first minute” Valentine card.  I hope you enjoyed it.  Won’t you let me know by leaving me a comment?  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  Of course, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

(In previous comments, a question was asked about the number of stamps in Everything Eleanor.  There are eight stamps, in two cases, in this set.)

 

Stamp Sets:  P.S. I Love You (W 125460, C 125462), You’re My Type (W 125564, C 125650); Inks:  Cherry Cobbler (119669), Jet Black StazOn (101406);  Card Stock:  Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Cherry Cobbler (119685); Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (125601), Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (121809), Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die (125596);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Rhinestones (119246), Cherry Cobbler/White Baker’s Twine (123125)