Recycle for The Paper Players

Everyone is going green these days, and The Paper Players are doing their part to get everyone involved in the fun! It may be easier than you think! All we are asking is that you take a look around your house and find something to repurpose on your card.  It could be something from the mail, a piece of ribbon from a gift, a button from an old shirt, or even something from the trash.  So let’s get the recycling party started!


The Stampin’ Schach Stampin’ Tips:

  • Make your own paper from scraps! I am a paper hoarder, and I will often save scraps that are really too small to use.  So, I filled up my blender with scraps of blue, purple, pink and red Stampin’ Up! card stock, and added water.  After a few blasts of power, I poured the slurry out onto a screen wire frame and allowed the water to drain through. I then blotted with newspaper, and carefully peeled it from the frame.  I continued blotting and allowed it to dry.  The result was a paper mat in a delightful shade of blue!
  • Paper flowers!  Bright magazine pages can be used to make delightful flowers.  I used pages from an outdated Avon catalog, as well as Perfect Plum card stock and First Edition Designer Series Paper to make the large blossom that graces today’s card.

  • Corrugated cardboard adds texture! I simply ripped off a piece from the card board box in which the Stampin’ Up! die storage boxes are shipped.  Quick and easy!
  • Don’t through away the circular cardboard core from the Mini Glue Dots!  I  peeled off the outer layer and stamped a sentiment from Bring on the Cake onto it!
  • Add a touch of glam! I embossed a piece of Early Espresso card stock using the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, brayered it with VersaMark, and heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  It adds an unexpected touch of elegance against the “grunge” elements!
I hope you will join us in this week’s challenge.  I will definitely enjoy seeing what things you come up with on your projects! And what do you think of today’s card?  It will be hand-delivered to my sister for her birthday. She turns the big…well, suffice it to say she is 13 years older than I am! Obviously, it is not a card to just drop in the mail.   I hope she likes it! And if you have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

Stamp Set:  Bring on the Cake (W 121899, C 121958—Occasions Mini);  Inks:  Early Espresso (119670),  Soft Suede (115657), VersaMark (102283);  Designer Series Paper: First Edition (121878—Occasions Mini);  Card Stock: Crumb Cake (119929), Early Espresso (119686), Perfect Plum (101889), Rose Red (102544), Old Olive (100702);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (115963), Fun Flowers Bigz Die (121812—Occasions Mini), Eyelet Border Punch (119853), Brayer (102395), Sponge Dauber (102892), Boho Blossoms Punch (119858), Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Heat Tool (100005); Glitz and Glam: Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129), Antique Brad (117273), Basic Pearls (119247), Rose Red 1/2″ Seam Binding (121884); Other:  Blender, Wire Screen, magazine, corrugated cardboard, card stock scraps

A Peek at The Players

Here’s a quick peek at tomorrow’s Paper Players card.  I think you will find this upcoming challenge a fun one. I know I did! In the meantime, check out this week’s Paper Player Cuts Above and Headliner!

And the Winner Is!

The winner of the Basic Pearls is… #99:  Angela.

Angela said…

Ann, this card is absolutely stunning! So many gorgeous details! I love that all the elements have meaning behind them. Good luck to Brady. I am sure he will love the card!

Angela, just send me your address, and I will get your Pearls in the mail pronto!
Spring is Blossoming At Stampin’ Up!
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Would you like the opportunity to purchase two sneak peek products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog?  The Stampin’ Up! Spring is Blossoming Promotion allows you to do just that!  Here’s how:

Order On-Line through The Stampin’ Schach
  • Spend $20 (before taxes or shipping) on any Stampin’ Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.  Once the $20 minimum is met, you may purchase up to 5 of each.  Need more?  Purchasing another $20 resets the limit! How cool!

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  • With a $350 workshop (before shipping and taxes) you will get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper  FREE! 

  • Contact me today to book your workshop!



Four Frames Stamp Set
W: item 123440 | $20.95
C: item 123442 | $15.95

Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper
item 122367 | $9.95

A Sense of Time PPA87

It’s Thursday, and time to play at Pals Paper Arts.  Our challenge this week is “Punches”! Simply use a punch anywhere on your card.  And for a bit of fun, can you name the four punches used on my card today?  The answer can be found at the end of today’s post.  On to the card…

The Stampin’ Schach Stampin’ Tips:

  • It starts with texture! The Music pattern from Newsprint Designer Series Paper was zipped through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  More texture is found on the Always Artichoke leaves punched from the Two-Step Bird Punch.

  • Follow with distressing! A Sponge Dauber and Soft Suede ink ages the edges of almost every element on this card.  A few Crumb Cake water spots were added courtesy of the Water Spot stamp from French Foliage. (Hopefully this stamp will be included in the new Idea Book and Catalog for those of you who did not purchase it from the Holiday Mini.)

  • Continue with embossing! The Clock Face from Sense of Time was stamped in VersaMark onto Vellum and then heat embossed with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  The Clock Face was placed onto a Naturals Ivory circle.

  • Finish with wonderful details!  Flowers punched with the Boho Blossoms Punch sport Basic Pearl centers. 

 A distressed Bird is accented with a Basic Pearl eye.
Cherry Cobbler roses balance the left side of the clock.
This card was lovingly made for my son, Brady, who will be performing in his college recital this Saturday. The music paper was a logical choice for a trumpet performance major. The red rosettes represent the love his family has for him.  The clock represents the passage of time…it hardly seems he should be finishing his Junior year.  The bird is a songbird, while the Boho Blossoms represent the bohemian spirit of the musical soul.  The sentiment, from Hope Happens, is very fitting for him.

And how about those punches! I used the Scallop Trim Border Punch, the Two Step Bird Punch, the Boho Blossoms Punch, and the Decorative Label Punch. 

Please let me know what you think about today’s card by leaving me a comment.  And remember, I am always available to answer any questions you might have about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use.  The winner of the Basic Pearls for comments left today and yesterday will be announced on my next post, which will be Saturday.  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Sense of Time, Hope Happens;  Inks:  VersaMark, Jet Black StazOn, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler;  Designer Series Paper:  Newsprint;  Card Stock: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke;  Tools:  Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Boho Blossoms Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Two Step Bird Punch,  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Heat Tool;  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Victoria Crochet Trim, Antique Brads