Fun in the Sun with The Paper Players

It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players! This week is a fabulous sketch challenge that is sure to get those creative juices flowing.  So ink up those stamps and join us!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Fun, Fun, Fun
  • Fun stamps deserve fun colors! A Lucky Limeade card base, with Tempting Turquoise and Melon Mambo Designer Papers, just screams fun in the sun!  Blender Pens and a cacophony of colors are used to watercolor tasty treats, fabulous flip-flops, and a quartet of cuties engaging in some aquatic fun! What color inks did I select? The list is long:  Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Marina Mist, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant.

  • Fun cards deserve fun embellishments!  A pinwheel with a Pear Pizzazz Glimmer Brad reinforces the summer fun theme! 

               A dash of Dazzling Diamonds adds a touch of glam. 

And of course, what is a pair of flip-flops without a Pearl…or two!



Today’s card was certainly different from what I typically create!  “Sunny Fun”, from the Summer Mini, was a set that my son, Brady, selected.  He gave this card his “stamp of approval”, citing its bright colors as the major reason he liked it.  As for me…I’m still a vintage gal at heart, but it was fun to stretch beyond my comfort zone for a change.  And with the rainy season as it is in Iowa, this card may be as close to “Fun in the Sun” as I get!  So what do you think?  Please let me know in your comment today.  And of course…if you have questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away!
The Paper Players Design Team
 

Happy Hundredth Challenge to Pals Paper Arts

Confetti

This Thursday marks Pals Paper Arts one-hundredth challenge, and to celebrate the Design Team has planned something special for all of you who will be participating by entering into our challenge.  Be sure to tune in Thursday to see what we have in store!  Until next time…

Stamp Set: Sunny Fun (W 123040, C 123042—Summer Mini);  Inks:  Crumb Cake (121030), Basic Gray (109120), Island Indigo (122937), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Melon Mambo (115656), Daffodil Delight (119667), Lucky Limeade (122935), Tangerine Tango (111834), Basic Black (101179), Marina Mist (119668), Pool Party (122938), Peach Parfait (119783), Chocolate Chip (100908), Elegant Eggplant (105210), Jet Black StazOn (101406);  Designer Series Paper:  Pawsitively Prints II (117396), Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack—Brights (117155);  Card Stock:  Lucky Limeade (122926—Available July 1st), Whisper White (100730);  Tools:  Word Window Punch (119857); Glitz and Glam:  Dazzling Diamonds (102023), In-Color Glimmer Brads (121005), Basic Pearls (119247)

Buried Treasure—Retiring Stamp Set Edition


It’s Friday and time for  Buried Treasures, a feature where we revisit notable cards from the archives.  However, since we are in the final days of The Last Chance sale, I wanted to take one more Friday to revisit a few more of the retiring stamp sets.  Some of these cards may not be Buried Treasures…but they do allow us to take one more look at some of our old friends.  The link above each card will take you to the original post and the card details.  Enjoy this sentimental journey!

Dream Gardens







Last Chance Lists

Click HERE to access the LAST CHANCE STAMPS list.
Click HERE to access the LAST CHANCE ACCESSORIES list.
Click HERE to access the DEFINITELY DECORATIVE list.
Please remember that the Accessories list is subject to change.  Every item may not be available.
Card Winner
The randomly selected winner of the PPA Stars Challenge card and the Nature Walk card is:  #20  Samara Rachel Navi.  Here is what Samara said:
OK, now this is the most bizarre sneek peek I’ve seen to date. You have me TOTALLY stumped AND I LOVE IT! I can hardly wait to see what you have created…it will be fantastic…I KNOW IT!

Samara…just email your address to me and I will drop these cards in the mail! Your comments are important to me and I would like to thank everyone who left a comment for me!  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…

Oh My Stars for PPA 99

Today’s Pals Paper Arts challenge is Clean and Simple Elements of Style…”Stars”! We are simply asking that you use stars on your project this week. Use one or use a galaxy of them…the choice is yours. How easy is that! I can’t wait to see what you create!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Keepin’ It Easy!
  • Seeing stars before your eyes?  Cherry Cobbler and Night of Navy stars are quickly created using the Stars #2 Originals Die and the Big Shot.  They are randomly adhered to Whisper White card stock and zipped through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder in the Embedded Embossing technique.  Steppin’ It Up:  Distress the edges with a Sponge Dauber and add instant speckles with your Color Spritzer Tool!
  • Heat it up!  The Sail Away image was inked with VersaMark and heat embossed with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  This makes the image “pop”.  Steppin’ It Up:  If time is not a limited resource, the image can be watercolored.
  • Add a “Wow-ee”!  A single large Cherry Cobbler star is juxtapositioned on the image and starred background.  A Jumbo Pewter Eyelet smack-dab in the middle draws in the eye! Unfortunately, these eyelets are now sold-out on Last Chance Accessories list. Steppin’ It Up:  Distress the edges or add a smidge of Glass Glitter.  Or how about popping a Pearl into the center?
As always, your comments are important to me, and I would love to share my cards with you!   From all comments left today and yesterday, I will randomly select one person to receive not only today’s challenge card, but also this card featuring the bird from Nature Walk:
I will  name the winner in my next post.  And don’t forget…if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques  I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

Stamp Set:  Sail Away (123013—Summer Mini);  Inks:  VersaMark (102283); Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Night of Navy (100867), Whisper White (100730), More Mustard (100946);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Stars #2 Original Die (113461), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976),  Heat Tool (100005); Glitz and Glam: Jumbo Pewter Eyelets (108432  Not Available)