A PPA Peek, Free Pearls and Twin Talk

Whew! What a holiday weekend! A wedding! Graduation! Four days of dog shows! I survived, but boy do I feel like I am behind. Since there are tons of things to talk about, let’s get started with the Pals Paper Arts Peek. It’s curled…It’s pearled…It’s spritzed!  I hope that you join me Thursday for the reveal.  And as a little thank-you for your comments through Thursday, I will be giving away FREE pearls to one lucky randomly selected person. The winner will be named Friday.

Twin Talk

The Twins had an eventful week, starting with a possible puppy poisoning.  As usual, they would love to tell you all about it.

Muffy:  “Hi” Mom’s stamper friends.  Wait ’til you hear what happened.  Mom tried to poison us! Can you believe it?  She let us eat poisonous plants from the backyard.  She wasn’t paying attention to us, so Brody and I thought we would try our paws at landscaping.  There were these big plants called “Hosta”…
Brody:  I thought you said they were “pasta”, Muffy!  I didn’t think they tasted like pasghetti.
Muffy:  No, Brody, I clearly and distinctly said “hosta”.  And the word is “spaghetti”!   Anyway, we got rid of two of the hosta plants.  We tore the plants apart and then chased each other around the yard carrying those big leaves in our mouths.  When Mom checked on us, she wasn’t very happy.  She got on her ‘puter and found out that hostas can be toxic to dogs.  So she called the vet.
Brody:  And we had to drink salt water to make us lose everything in our tummies.
Muffy:  Brody got really sick.  Mom had to lay with him and pet his tummy.  I only got a little sick ’cause I’m a girl and we are stronger than boy dogs.  
Brody:  It was terrible. I don’t ever want to eat pasta again.
Muffy:  It’s hosta, not pasta…you ninny!  Mom made Dad get rid of the hosta and some other plants listed on the “bad plant” list she found.  Now the back yard looks really ugly.
Brody:  You look really ugly!
Muffy:  That’s not what the judges thought!  I was named Winner two out of the four days, and won two more points toward my Champion title.  It won’t be long until I will be called “Ch. Cimarron’s Do You Know the Muffin Man”.
Brody:  Why would you want to be called “Chuh”?
Muffy:  It’s not pronounced “chuh”.  The “Ch” stands for “Champion”.
Brody:  Well I was a winner, too, Muffy!  The judds think I am handsome!
Muffy:  You weren’t a winner, Brody!  You were a “Reserve” Winner twice.  It just means you were the best of the losers.
Brody:  I am not  a loser.  MOM…Muffy’s being mean again!

So there you have it! The vet did recommend that we “purge the puppies” just in case they had ingested hosta.  I had no idea that hosta was poisonous to dogs. For a list of poisonous plants, click HERE.  You may be surprised at what is listed.  As for the show, the Twins did a fabulous job.  Muffy was named Winners twice, winning two more points toward her title, and Mr. Brody was named Reserve twice, which is very good for a little puppy boy.  Until next time…

Coming soon:  PPA Card, LAST CHANCE LIST, Buried Treasure

On the Grow with The Paper Players

It’s Sunday and time to play with The Players! This week The Paper Players are hosting an “Anything Goes Challenge”.  Feel free to enter any NEW creation.  As for me, with the hectic week that I have had, I opted to design something relatively quick and easy.  If the layout looks familiar, it was featured as a Buried Treasures card.  I hope you enjoy the little Scooter from On the Grow!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

  • Double emboss!  The Daffodil Delight panel was zipped through the Big Shot with the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  It was then brayered with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  The result is texture with a lovely shine!
  • Watercolor! The “Scooter” image was inked with VersaMark and stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock.  It was then heat embossed with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  Blender Pens and inks were used to quickly color the image.  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive hues were used.

  • Vintage touches!  The edges of all layers were distressed with Crumb Cake ink.  The Seven-Sided Tool from the Cutter Kit was used to rough up the edges of the image mat.  Instant speckles were provided by the Color Spritzer Tool and a Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker. Instant watermarks were provided with the Watermark stamp from the French Foliage set.
  • Diamonds, Pearls and Lace! For just a touch of sparkle, Dazzling Diamonds were added to the seat, headlight, and tire rims of the scooter.  Basic Pearls bedeck the Scallop Trim Border Punch and accent the flowers.  A snippet of Victoria Crochet Trim was threaded through the Old Olive Satin Ribbon Bow and was also scrunchied!

This card will be heading to the Chicago area to Brittney Jade Colangelo of The Schach Pack, my downline group.  Brittney just celebrated her birthday.  I hope she likes it.  How about you?  What do you think about today’s card?  Please let me know in your comment today.  And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  On the Grow, French Foliage (2010 Holiday Mini); Inks:  VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker; Designer Series Paper:  Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stacks; Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Old Olive; Tools:  Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Color Spritzer Tool, Sponge Dauber, Blender Pens, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Two Way Glue Pen; Glitz and Glam:  Old Olive 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Victoria Crochet Lace Trim, Basic Pearls, Dazzling Diamonds

A Peek at The Players

Saturday brings us our weekly sneak peek at The Paper Players Design Team card.  It’s bright!  It’s vintage! I will be interested in reading what you think when you see the reveal on Sunday.  In the meantime, don’t forget to check out The Paper Players Cuts Above and Headliner. These will be posted today. 
As many of you know, I am attending my niece’s wedding and the Twins’ shows this weekend.  Unfortunately I will have limited access to my computer.  I am already missing you!  If you email me I will get back to you as soon as I can.  Until next time…