Flowers for the Pals

It’s Thursday…and time to play at Pals Paper Arts! With everyone’s thoughts turning to spring, what could be more appropriate than a Flower Challenge!  Of course, I just had to use the new Fabulous Florets set, available May 1st in the Summer Mini.  It truly is…fabulous!  Enjoy today’s “Flowers for the Pals”!

The Stampin’ Schach Stampin’ Tips:

  • New Product Alert:  Inlaid embossing! The “Solid Blossom” image from the new Fabulous Florets stamp set was inked with Cherry Cobbler and stamped onto Whisper White card stock.  After snipping out several of these, they were adhered to Whisper White card stock and zipped through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
  • Color me blue! Pacific Point blue, that is! The same “Solid Blossom” image was inked in Pacific Point, snipped out, and then “popped” up on a dimensional to add depth and visual interest! Three “Leaf” images were inked with Pear Pizzazz and stamped onto Pear Pizzazz card stock.
  • New Product Alert:  The “Butterfly” from Strength and Hope was inked in Pacific Point and stamped onto Daffodil Delight card stock.  It perches upon Scalloped Rings, punched with the fantastic Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch.

                                                

  • New Product Alert:  Let the paper work for you!  Pacific Point and Whisper White “Floral Outline” paper from the new Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper forms the perfect background for the Cherry Cobbler inlaid embossing.
  • Bling it on! Basic Rhinestones add the perfect glam factor! Butterly, border and blossom all sport the sparkles!

What do you think of the new products from the Summer Mini and today’s card?  Won’t you please leave me a comment to let me know? 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! The winner of the free Basic Rhinestones will be selected randomly from today’s and yesterday’s comments and announced in my next post.  Until next time…


IMPORTANT TIP from Pals Paper Arts: The PPA Design Team and Challenge welcome the use of both Stampin’ Up! and non-Stampin’ Up! products in our challenge. Let your paper crafting juices flow! Stampin’ Up! does not restrict demonstrators and challenge participants from using non-Stampin’ Up! products in this way.

Stamp Sets:  Fabulous Florets (W 123025, C 123027), Strength and Hope (W 118100, C 123660);  Inks:  Cherry Cobbler (119669), Pacific Point (111837), Pear Pizzazz (119784);  Designer Series Paper:  Beyond the Garden (122342);  Card Stock:  Whisper White (100730), Pacific Point (111350), Pear Pizzazz (119795), Daffodil Delight (119683); Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275), Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (122464);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Rhinestones (119246), Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding (120992)

A Peek and a Bite of Blog Candy

Wednesday is always the perfect day for a peek…not only a peek at my Pals Paper Arts card, but also a peek at the new Fabulous Florets stamp set from the Summer Mini!  But my peek is just that…and you will have to tune in tomorrow for the full reveal!
Bite of Blog Candy

How does a packet of Basic Rhinestones sound as a Bite of Blog Candy?  Yummy?  A winner will be randomly selected from all comments left on today’s and tomorrow’s posts through Midnight CST on Thursday.  Of course tomorrow you will have the full reveal on which to comment.  But for today, how about sharing your favorite technique with me?  I’ll start:  ONE of my favorite techniques is Inlaid Embossing, which I used on tomorrow’s card.  Now…what’s yours?

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Remember…your comments are important to me, so please, let me know that you dropped by The Stampin’ Schach! And of course, 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…

Come Sail Away with The Paper Players

 

It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players in our monthly Color Challenge! So Saffron, Poppy Parade and Baja Breeze take center stage this week, with Whisper White as a neutral.  If you don’t have these colors, don’t despair.  Just substitute a similar hue! 

Did you notice anything about this card?  There’s no distressing, no spritzing and no pearls!  Gasp! No, I am not ill.  I just wanted a clean, fresh look for Stampin’ Up!’s new Sail Away stamp, which will be available May 1st.  As for my layout, it is courtesy of  A Sketch for You to Try!

The Stampin’ Schach Stampin’ Tips:
  • Clean and layered! It is possible to achieve a clean look and be layered! Straight lines and simple patterns, with a minimum of embellishments, help achieve the desired look.
  • Be bold! A strong image anchors a large card.  Sold as a single stamp, Sail Away was inked in VersaMark and heat embossed with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  And to prevent unwanted speckles, remember to use your Embossing Buddy!
  • Bitz of glitz! Three Poppy Parade Glimmer Brads add just the perfect accent and “pop” of color!
I hope that you enjoyed today’s card.  My mojo and my ambition have been missing in action this week.  Hopefully they have enjoyed their vacation, and will return home by tomorrow! In the meantime, will you please let me know what you think about my “clean and layered” card?  Your comments are so very important to me!  And what about this fabulous new stamp?  I know I can’t wait to try a more traditional “Ann card” with it.  As always, if you should 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:  Sail Away (123013—Summer Mini available May 1);  Ink:  VersaMark (102283); Designer Series Paper: Subtles Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack (117152), Designer Series Paper Pack – In Color (121028–Hostess Level 1);   Card Stock:  Poppy Parade (119793), Whisper White (100730); Tools:  Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (100005), Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109133); Glitz and Glam:  Glimmer In Color Glimmer Brads (121005)