Love for the Players

It’s Sunday and time to reveal this week’s The Paper Players challenge.  The talented Nance Leedy has prepared a sketch challenge for you.  The moment I saw the sketch I thought it would be perfect for one of my favorite sets from the new Idea Book and Catalog, Valentine Love.  Although this stamp would be lovely in a clean and simple style, I could not resist taking the vintage route with it.  So out came the spritzer, the daubers, the seven-sided tool, as well as lace and pearls.  I hope you enjoy “Love for the Players”.

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Easy Vintage
Achieving a vintage look is NOT difficult.  It just takes time.  But you will be surprised at how quickly you can master the steps!
  • Pearls, Curls, and Lace!  The right embellishments can give any card the vintage touch! My favorite three are adding Basic Pearls, Crochet Lace Trim, and curling up a corner.  How do I achieve those curls?  I use the Round File from the Distressing Kit, and repeatedly roll and unroll the paper around it.  This breaks down the fibers, allowing me to separate the layers.
  • Distress! The Seven-Sided Tool, from the Cutter Kit is perfect for roughing up the edges of the paper.  Finish with a quick zip-zip-zip using a Sponge Dauber and Soft Suede ink.
  • Water spots and speckles! The Water Spot stamp from French Foliage is perfect for aging.  I ink mine in either Crumb Cake or Soft Suede and stamp off a couple of times before stamping on the actual image.  Of course, the Color Spritzer, combined with a Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker, is the work horse in the stable of vintage tools. 
  • Emboss resist! This Cupid is a cutie-patootie when heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  A light watercoloring with a Blender Pen and Pink Pirouette ink, gives the look of an old hand-tinted photo.  Dazzling Diamonds are the perfect finishing touches for wings, bow and sash.
  • Flag your sentiment! Just a snip is all it takes to transform your sentiment from “ho-hum” to “yum-yum”! Don’t you love the “love”?  Score lines, 1/8th inch apart on both sides of the word, are folded to “pop” up the sentiment!

The Valentine Love set isn’t just for Valentine’s Day!  I think you could make lovely wedding and anniversary cards with it, too.  What do you think of today’s card?  It could be headed your way if your comment is randomly selected. And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques I use, I am only am email away!  Until next time…


Stamp Set:  Valentine Love (W 122695, C 122697), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166);  Ink:  VersaMark (102283), Soft Suede (115657), Pink Pirouette (111838), Crumb Cake (121030), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973);  Designer Series Paper:  Beau Chateau (122357); Card Stock:  Naturals Ivory (101849), Pink Pirouette (111351);  Tools: Distressing Kit (118762), Heat Tool (100005), Cutter Kit (106958), Sponge Dauber (102892), Stamping Sponges (101610),  Paper Snips (103579), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Big Shot (113439), Perfect Polk Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335), Brayer (102395), Color Spritzer Tool (107066);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247), Chantilly Lace Crochet Trim (118480), Dazzling Diamonds (102023);

Retired Stamp Sale…Part 2

All sets are sold on a first come basis. Please email me the sets in which you are interested. I will update this list daily. Your sets will be shipped by Priority Mail OR by Flat Rate. The rate will depend on the weight and your location. If cheaper, I will ship in a Flat Rate box. I will email you with shipping rates after you have selected your sets and I can determine which will be the most reasonable way to ship. Please include your Zip Code in your email.  US addresses only, please.

Payment can be made by PayPal or Personal Check. Please do not make or send payment until you receive a confirming email. In case of a check, your sets will be mailed after the check has cleared.

Most of these are used sets. I have tried to describe them for you. Thank you for looking! Please be patient…it takes me awhile to weigh, calculate postage, and email you back.

Wood…New, Unmounted
All a Flutter, $1
Admit It, $5
Puns from the Past, $10
Pretty Patterns, $10

Wood, Used
Many Thanks, $1 (stained)
Chocolate Bunny, $2 (like new)
Live, Laugh, Love, $2 (like new)
Paint Prints, $2 (2005, like new)
Engraved Greetings, $3
Hello Again $3 (only 1 mounted)
Things I Love, $4 (only 2 mounted)
A Good Egg, $5 (like new)
Animal Stories, $5 (1 block stained)
Dream Gardens, $5 (slight stain on wood)
Great Friend, $5 (slight staining on wood)
Lots of Bots, $5 (stain on one block)
On a Pedestal, $5 (1 block stained)
Teacher’s Pet, $5 (heavily stained rubber/wood)
A Cardinal Christmas, $6 (stained wood)
Chic Boutique, $6 (slight staining on wood)
Good Cheer, $6 (very slight staining)
Halloween Hoot, $6 (stained wood)
Sanded, $6 (stained block)
Teahouse, $6 (small stain on block)
Cinco de Mayo, $7 (excellent)
Sense of Time, $7 (like new)
Always, $8 (slight staining)
Fun and Fast Notes, $8 (1 block stained)
Defining Alphabet, $10 (very slight staining)
Define Your Life, $15 (like new)

Clear Mount…Used
Go, Graduate, $4 (stained)

Abundant Hope, $5

Blissful Bride, $5
Garden from the Heart, $5
July 4th, $5
King of the Grill, $5 (only 2 used)
Pedaling Past, $5
Punch Potpourri, $5
Rough Type, $5 (Color Spritzer specks on cover, many letters not used)
Tropical Party, $5

Playful Pieces, $7 (several pieces never used)

Sizzlits
Merry Details, $1
Tree Decorations, $1

Decorative Strips

Join in the Cheer, $3 (new)

Swirly, $3

Bigz Dies

Tulip, $5
Decorative Accents, $5

Originals Die
Hearts and Brackets, $5 (New, Never opened)

Bigz XL Dies
These dies will be shipped in a legal size flat rate envelope with bubble wrap. The price on the Bigz XL dies INCLUDES $4.95 shipping.

Look Here, $12.95 (used once, no plastic wrap)
O Christmas Tree, $14.95 (used once)
Perfect Setting, $14.95 (new)
Table Setting, $14.95 (new, wrapper torn)

A Peek at the Players

Happy Saturday to you all! It’s time for your Paper Players Peek!  As you can tell, this week is a vintage beauty! I hope that you will join me for the reveal on Sunday.
Would You Like This Card?
If you would like to receive this card,  just leave me a comment today and tomorrow.  I will randomly select one person as the winner.  If you are that person and you would like to receive this card, I will gladly send it out to you, regardless of where you live.
Internet Woes
I do want to report that I have had major problems accessing the internet and emails, as my service provider has been experiencing difficulties for the past two days.  Plus, I have had trouble logging into Blogger! Yikes! For that reason, I have not posted my second list of retired stamp sets.  I will post these as soon as I know that I will be able to have continual internet access. 
Until next time…