School Daze for The Paper Players

It’s Sunday and time to “Play with the Players”!  This week The Paper Players are hosting a theme challenge…School Daze!  I can tell you that the Design Team has created adorable projects and cards this week! I hope you will join us for “Show and Tell”!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  The Basics
  • Watercoloring 101! For quick and easy watercoloring, I always use Blender Pens and ink.  I simply touch the tip of the pen to the ink pad and color away! Make certain to shade around the image to add depth and to ground the image.  Get A+ results each and every time!
  • Intro to Embellishments!  The new Mini-Clothespins provide a cute way to attach a tiny tag.  You’ll go to the “Head of the Class” for showing innovation and creativity!
  • Stampin’ Math for Beginners! Think in threes! Three buttons, complete with Baker’s Twine bows, accent the curvature of the Scallop Circle mat.  Follow the “Rule of Three”, and your cards will always “pass the test”!
I hope that you enjoyed today’s relatively quick and easy card!  Your comments are always important to me, and I do read each and every one. So please let me know what you think of today’s creation! And of course, I am always ready to answer your questions about the cards that I make and the techniques that I use.
And the Winner Is…
The winner of the Sweet Scoops Stamp Set and retired Designer Series Paper is…Kimberly S.
    Kimberly S. said…
    Goodness sakes!! This card is BEAUTIFUL!! I LOOOVE butterflies…but they look FANTASTIC on this letterpress plate! I gotta get that one soon! GORGEOUS creation!!
Kimberly, please send me an email with your address, and I will drop your prize in the mail! I thank all of you who left comments.  Rest assured, I will be offering more retired paper in the near future! Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Word Play (W 120308, C 120651), Tiny Tags (W 118091, C 118592), Greeting Card Kids (W 119887, C 120633); Inks:  Jet Black StazOn (101406), Soft Suede (115657), More Mustard (103162), Pretty in Pink (101301), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Daffodil Delight (119667), Bashful Blue (105209), Not Quite Navy (103008), Basic Gray (109120), Blush Blossom Stampin’ Write Marker (100037); Designer Series Paper:  Just Add Cake (124339); Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Whisper White (100730);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), 3″ Circle (122125), Scallop Circle Die (113468), Blender Pens (102845), Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), Spiral Edge Punch (retired);  Glitz and Glam:  Mini Clothespins (122942), Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine (123125), White Baker’s Twine (124262), Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon (124138), Subtles Designer Buttons (119745), Regals Designer Buttons (119744)

Raining Butterflies for PPA105

Once in awhile a challenge comes along which is certainly challenging to me.  And that is the case with this week’s Pals Paper Arts color challenge:  Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight.  Not my usual color palette, I must say.  And now that the challenge day is here…I can think of all sorts of awesome cards I could have made.  Isn’t that the way it usually goes??? 

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
  • Fancy Fan fan! Become a fan of the Fancy Fan letterpress plate! Just brayer a layer of ink over the surface of the plate, and zip it through the Big Shot.  Recreate an ink debossed look in the blink of an eye! I brayered Daffodil Delight ink and used Naturals Ivory card stock.
  • Fun flowers! Layer images from Raining Flowers and “pop” them up on dimensionals.  And what could be better than a Basic Pearl center!
  • Ruffles ‘n Flourishes!  The new In-Color Ruffled Ribbon adds a sweet touch.
  • A bevy of butterflies! Pearl bedecked butterflies from three different stamp sets take flight!  All were inked in Island Indigo and stamped onto Daffodil Delight card stock.
I hope that you have fun with today’s colors! And don’t forget that my BLOG CANDY “Paper ‘n Stamp Set” giveaway is continuing until tomorrow (Friday) at Midnight CST.  To see what is being offered, please CLICK HERE.  Your comment is your entry.  I would LOVE to hear what you think of today’s card.  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:  Raining Flowers (W 122765, C 122767), Kindness Matters (W 122900, C 122902), Strength and Hope;  Inks:  Daffodil Delight (119667), Island Indigo (122937);  Designer Series Paper:  2011 – 2013 In-Color Paper Stack (122384);  Card Stock:  Naturals Ivory (101849), Very Vanilla (101650), Lucky Limeade (122926), Daffodil Delight (119683);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Fancy Fans Letterpress (123129), Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123128), Paper Snips (103579);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247), Island Indigo 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon (122974)

A Peek at the Pals and Blog Candy

It’s a busy day here at The Stampin’ Schach!  We have a Pals Paper Arts Peek, the winner of the “Cupid” card, and delicious and nutritious BLOG CANDY!  Yummy!  I will be the first to tell you that this week’s challenge took me way out of my comfort zone…but it wouldn’t be a challenge if it wasn’t challenging would it?  Having said all of that, I hope that you will join me for the reveal on Thursday!

Cupid Card Winner

And the winner of the Cupid Card, as randomly selected,  is “The Stampin Lady”:

So far so good–it has lace, it has pearls and is vintage. Couldn’t ask for much more–I’ll be looking for the rest tomorrow. Dar

Dar, if you would like to receive this card, please email your address to me!  And a super thank-you to those of you who left comments!
Blog Candy
I am blessed in so many ways.  I have a wonderful husband, who never complains when the dinner table is strewn with stamps, paper and inks, and a talented son, who never ceases to amaze me in his support of my stamping.  Add two bouncing Boxers to the mix, and who could ask for anything more! As full as my life is, however,  another very important component are all of you who frequent my blog.  I look forward to your comments and emails with anticipation.  Many of you have become my dear friends, as we share tidbits of our lives with each other.  And so, I want to share some goodies with you.  What could be better than Stampin’ Up!?
  • Sweet Scoops clear, new
  • Over 100 6″ x 6″ sheets of assorted, retired Designer Series Paper
From all comments left on today’s, Thursday’s and Friday’s posts through midnight CST Friday, I will randomly select one person to receive this Blog Candy. The winner will be announced on Sunday’s post, and will have through Tuesday to contact me!  I wish you luck! 
Welcome
And finally, a very special welcome to the two newest members of The Schach Pack, Chris Robinson and Vera Lindeen.  I am so thrilled to have them aboard!  Until next time…