A Peek at the Pals and Free Rhinestones

It’s Wednesday and time for a peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts Design Team card. As you can see, there are pearls and a wee bit of distressing.  I hope you will join me for the complete reveal on Thursday.  And don’t forget to check out this week’s Pals Artist Picks! Could you believe the gorgeous wedding projects? Yowza!

Bite of Blog Candy

In exchange for your comments on today’s peek and tomorrow’s reveal, I am offering you a “Bite” of Blog Candy...yummy Rhinestones! Now tell me…who could not use a packet of free Basic Rhinestones?  Tomorrow I will be anxious to hear what you think of the full card, but for today I have a comment starter:  “What would you like to see offered in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! 2011 – 2012 Idea Book and Catalog?”  As for me…I would love to see colored rhinestones and colored pearls, of course!  I am excited to read your comments!  I will name the randomly selected winner of the Basic Rhinestones on Friday…when my “Buried Treasures” feature returns.

So…what are YOU looking forward to in the new catalog???  Let me know in your comment. Until next time…

Blogger is Boggin’ Me Down

Days after the “Big Blogger Breakdown”, The Stampin’ Schach is still having issues…including loading slowly.  I am still in the process of making some changes to see if I can help the problem.  If I can’t, I will need to turn to the experts.  So hang in there with me!

Paper Players Challenge Extended

Due to Blogger problems, The Paper Players will be extending our color challenge until this Friday, May 20th.  This month we selected a trio of popular colors which would be super for creating masculine cards:  Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy and Early Espresso.  If you don’t have these colors, feel free to substitute with a similar hue.

Paper Players Design Team Call
Summer is quickly approaching and The Paper Players need two more Design Team members for our June, July and August challenges.  We are inviting you to apply for one of these two positions, which last for three months (June, July and August).  Anyone is welcome to apply, but you must be willing to comment on submissions for each challenge and you must use Stampin’ Up! products for your creations!  So come on…send an email to thepaperplayers@yahoo.ca and include your name, blog address, and three projects you have created by Monday, May 30th at 5:00 PM (PST). The two new Design Team members will be announced on Wednesday, June 1st.
Twin Talk
Muffy and Brody strutted their stuff at Le Mars, IA this weekend.  As always, they prefer to tell you all about it in their own words.
Brody:  Why so sad Muffy?
Muffy:  Sigh…Mom is upset because of her Blogger problems.
Brody:  What’s a blog, Muffy?
Muffy:  It’s a…a..thing that Mom does on her ‘puter. I wish there was something I could do to help.  I know what would make her happy! I can tell all of her stampin’ friends how wonderful I did this weekend. 
Brody:  What about me, Muffy?  Didn’t I do wonderful?
Muffy:  Well Brody, you did win your class both days.  But who was Best of Breed Puppy?  Hmmm? And who won second out of all of the Working Group Puppies?  And who was Winners Female??? And who was Best of Opposites?  Hmm?
Brody:  Let me think.  Was it that other really cute Boxer girl?
Muffy:  You know who, Brody.  Say it.  Come on, say it!  Say “Muffy is the most beautiful Boxer puppy in all the land!”  If you don’t say it, I am going to smoosh your nose in even more! Grrrrr….
Me:  Muffy Lin! Are you teasing your brother again?
Muffy:  No, Mom!
So there you have it! A challenge continued, a Design Team call, and a Tail of Two Puppies!  Coming up next, a Pals Paper Arts Sneak Peek and a Bite of Blog Candy!  Until next time…

Pals Paper Arts Throws a Wedding PPA93

Pals Paper Arts is hosting a wedding this week! The Design Team invites you to create wedding related projects – cards, place cards, invitations, programs, favors…the list is virtually endless.  As for me, I opted to create a card.  I hope you enjoy it!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:
  • Paper Roses!  Blushing Bride card stock was used to make this trio of roses created using the Fancy Flower Punch.  After crafting the roses, I spritzed them with Stampin’ Mist and crushed and formed them into the shape I wanted.  After they dried, a large Basic Pearl was placed into the center of each, and a liberal spray of Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz was applied as a final touch.  A Splitcoaststampers tutorial for similar roses can be found HERE.
  • Gilded Lilies! The Five-Petal Flower Punch and Whisper White card stock were used to create the lilies in this bouquet.  The edges were inked with Blushing Bride and speckled using the Color Spritzer Tool and a Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker.  A liberal “Smooching” with Vanilla Shimmer and Basic Pearls complete these flowers.
  • Ribbons! Always Artichoke Seam Binding and Whisper White Organza snippets are used to fill in the “blank spaces” and add contrast.
  • Greenery! The “Frond” from Growing Green, watercolored with a Blender Pen and Always Artichoke ink, seemed like the perfect greenery with which to complete the bouquet!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think! And remember, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

Stamp Set:  Growing Green (W 118758, C 120624);  Ink: Soft Suede (115657), Blushing Bride (119786), Always Artichoke (105219), Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker (120973);  Card Stock:  Blushing Bride (119796), Always Artichoke (105119), Whisper White (100730), Very Vanilla (101650);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Fancy Flower Punch (118073), 5-Petal Flower Punch (119880), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Sponge Dauber (102892), 2-Way Glue Pen (100425), Blender Pen (102845);  Glitz and Glam:  Whisper White Organza Ribbon (114319), Always Artichoke Seam Binding (121000), Basic Pearls (119247), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772)