It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players! Anne Marie is hostessing a Theme Challenge…Humor!  So dust off those cute images and “punny” sentiments, and join in the fun! As for me, I did not have a lot of stamps to choose from, so I really had to think outside of the box. I hope you enjoy our little Scottie’s “Big Dream”!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Improvising

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

• Dreamy clouds! I do not own a Stampin’ Up! “Cloud” stamp, so I simply traced around the chipboard clouds from the On Board Merry Medley chipboard collection.  A Stampin’ Write Journaler did the trick! Tips:  Before tracing around the clouds, use a Sanding Block to remove the little paper nibs.  And make certain to wait until the journaler is completely dry…or your white clouds could become storm clouds!

 

• BIG! Need BIG letters in a snap?  The Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlets Dies are the perfect solution! And that adorable “Dotted” pattern?  It is from the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper collection, available today!

• Scottie and the Giant Hydrant! What little boy dog doesn’t dream of a Giant Fire Hydrant?  A marriage of two stamp sets gives the illusion of a giant hydrant and a small dog.  The scottie is courtesy of  Friends Fur-ever.  And the hydrant???  All I know is that it is from a vintage 1997 Stampin’ Up! set.  This was way before my Stampin’ Up! time…but I know that someone out there knows the name of this set.  It is probably one of those old “doggy” sets that I would LOVE to own!

So there you have it! A little humor on this first day of April…and that’s no foolin’!  As always, your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one.  (I feel badly that I am so far behind in responding back to them.)  Remember, if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Until next time… 

Stamp Sets: Friends Fur-ever (W 117008,  C 120504 ), Loving Thoughts (W 125843 C 125845 ), Dog Set (Circa 1997);  Inks:  Jet Black StazOn (101406), Basic Gray (109120), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Stampin’ Write Journaler (105394); Designer Series Paper:  Letters to Santa (122349), Summer Smooches (125409);  Card Stock:  Whisper White (100730), Marina Mist (119682), Riding Hood Red (111348); Tools:  Big Shot (113439),  Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits Dies (115951), On Board Merry Medley (122958), Paper Snips (103579), Scallop Border Edge Punch (119882), Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123134), Blender Pens (102845), Brayer (102395);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247)

It’s time for a peek at this week’s The Paper Players challenge card.  Join me for the reveal on Sunday…and be prepared for a fun challenge!

Here is a shot Muffy taken at last week’s dog show.  Although she was not the big winner, she did place!

She did a great job and we were very proud of her.  However, she still looks like a baby next to the older girls!  She is off again to show this Sunday…and then it will be Brody’s turn to go out and strut his stuff at a couple of shows.

A few weeks ago I posted that I was accompanying Brady to Columbia, Missouri where he was interviewing for a graduate assistantship at the University of Missouri School of Music.  After a busy day of auditions and interviews,  we returned home to await word.  Well…the call came!  Brady was offered the position.  His official duties will be playing trumpet in the faculty brass quintet and giving lessons to trumpet students. He is thrilled at the opportunity that he has been given…and he thanks all of  “Mom’s Stamping Friends” who wished him luck!  

For those of you who had a question about emboss resist after viewing my latest video,  I ink the stamp with VersaMark ink and stamp onto Naturals Ivory card stock.  Next, I heat emboss using White Stampin’ Emboss.  At this point, I apply the Crumb Cake ink using a Stamping Sponge, as shown in the video. I hope this helps.  If not, remember I am only an email away!  Until next time…

 Vintage in thirty minutes?  No way!  Well guess what…YES way!  Sure, I used a standard layout and one of my favorite techniques, but I really do like how it turned out.  Be sure to watch the video for some tips and tricks…but please ignore the barking dogs! And because this is a “From Me to You” card, I will provide detailed instructions. Enjoy!

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

• Stamp the Floral image from the Fresh Vintage stamp set in VersaMark ink onto Naturals Ivory card stock.  Heat emboss using White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  Using a Stamping Sponge, apply Crumb Cake ink in a circular motion over the surface.  Add  Crumb Cake waterspots with the Waterspot stamp from the  French Foliage stamp set, curl the corner using the Round File from the Distressing Essentials Kit, and don’t forget the Pearls!  Distress the edges with the Seven Sided Tool from the Cutter Kit.  Apply Soft Suede ink to the edges with a Sponge Dauber.  (The image mat measures 3″ wide by 2-1/2″ long.)

• Dry emboss a piece of Naturals Ivory card stock which measures 2-11/16″ wide by 4-11/16″ long using the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Big Shot.  Apply Crumb Cake ink using a Brayer.  Distress the edges with the Seven Sided Tool, Soft Suede ink, and a Sponge Dauber.  Add instant speckles with a Color Spritzer Tool and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker.

 

• Tint a section of Very Vanilla Seam Binding using a Brayer and Crumb Cake ink.  Add Crumb Cake Waterspots.  Make a bow, and position the tails as you like, holding the ruffles in place with Mini Glue Dots.

• Use the Color Spritzer Tool and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker to add speckles to the card base.  Add a few waterspots, and daub the edges with Soft Suede ink.  Assemble as shown!

For more information on how this card was made, please watch the following video:

And there you have it! Quick and easy! I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  Won’t you please leave me a comment to let me know what you think?  And as always, if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Fresh Vintage (W 125115, C 125117  Sale-A-Bration), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166); Inks:  Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake (121030), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973); Card Stock:  Naturals Ivory (101849); Tools:  Cutter Kit (106958), Distressing Essentials (118762), Big Shot (113439), Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (115963), Brayer (102395), Sponge Dauber (102892), Stamping Sponge (101610), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Heat Tool (100005), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247), Very Vanilla Seam Binding (120999)