PP32- Paper Players Blog Hop

Hi Stampers! 

As promised, here is the set of cards that I made for this week’s PP32 Blog Hop Challenge at The Paper Players (http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/).  This week, The Paper Players is hosting a Blog Hop- if you have arrived here from the Blog Hop, I am stop #5 on the tour!   Please leave a comment and click here to visit Leanne for your next stop on the "hop"!   There will also be a link for the all of the stops at the end of this post.

I decided to try a "hybrid" card using My Digital Studio (MDS) images from the new Occasions Mini (see side bar on the left for complete Mini catalog) .  I have owned MDS since it first was available, but to be honest and I have not used it as much as I should.  Now that I have taken the time to try a hybrid card, I will be sharing more in the future- so stayed tuned  :-) 

To create card #1:

Using MDS, print the bird image from the Nature Brush Set and the definition “inspire” from the Define Your Life Stamp Brush Set onto Whisper White in Basic Black.  

I printed several images on a 8 ½”x 11’ sheet- one great thing about MDS is that you can have hundreds of stamp images on the go, plus you can enlarge and reduce the size of the images (not to mention that it is ideal for those of you who may be “storage challenged).   

After printing and cutting/punching out the stamp images for this card , I colored with the bird with SU! Watercolor Pencils, sponged, “spritzed” and mounted onto Basic Black. 

I created the background layers using the En Francais background stamp with Crumb Cake ink, The Tearing Edge and the Big Shot with several embossing folders and, of course, Sponge Daubers :-) 

Add the ribbon, bow, label and pearls and viola! the card is finished!

Stamp Sets: En Francais

MDS Stamp Brush Sets: Define Your Life, Nature, Thoughts & Prayers

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice and Vintage Wallpaper EF,  Sponge Daubers, The Color Spritzer Tool, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake SU! Markers, SU! Watercolor Pencils, Modern Label and Medium Oval Label Punch, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Pearls

To create card #2:

Using MDS, print the bird from the Nature brush stamp set (this time a larger size) along with the sentiment from Thoughts & Prayers onto Very Vanilla and print a piece of the Botanical DSP on Whisper White.

Tear, distress, sponge the Botanical DSP, Newsprint DSP scrap along with a piece of embossed Chocolate Chip.  Not Quite Navy (NQN) with the Finial Press EF is used for the background.

Sponge and “spritz” the bird image, mount onto Chocolate Chip and NQN.  Create a tag for the sentiment, add the 5/8 “ Victoria Crochet Lace and Vintage Brad. 

Stamp Sets:  None

MDS Stamp Brush Sets: Define Your Life, Nature, Thoughts & Prayers

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip, MDS Botanical Garden DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Finial Press and Square Lattice EF,  Sponge Dauber, The Color Spritzer Tool, Distressing Tool, Chocolate Chip SU! Marker, 5/8” Victoria Crochet Lace, Antique Brad

Once the design was determined, both of these cards were quick and easy to create plus my husband could not tell that they were digitial images- if I had not told you, could you?

     To continue on with The Paper Players Blog Hop Challenge #32, click here . 

The order of the blog hop is as follows (you can jump on wherever you like!):

1.     Anne-Marie Hile- www.stampinanne.blogspot.com

2.     Ann Schach- http://www.stampinchic.com/

3.     Jaydee- http://www.jaydeestamping.com/

4.     Jeanne Kupsh- http://happy-jeannie.blogspot.com/

5.     Julie Gearinger- http://stampingwithjuliegearinger.blogspot.com/

6.     LeAnne Pugliese- www.weeinklings.blogspot.com

7.     Lesley Croghan- http://www.alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com/

8.     Marlene Peters- http://marlenehandson.blogspot.com/

9.     Nance Leedy- http://nanceleedy.blogspot.com/

Thanks again for visiting my blog- please continue on the blog hop!   I hope all of you have a blessed week- have fun stamping! 

Sneek Peak- The Paper Players Anything Goes Blog Hop Challenge!

Hi Stampers! 

Here is a sneak peek for my set of cards for my final week as the January Guest Designer for The Paper Players Anything Goes and Blog Hop Challenge #32. 

 

Please stop back on Sunday to see the entire post for more card details and the links for the Blog Hop!

PP31 Sketch Challenge

As promised, here is the card that I made for this week’s PP31 Sketch Challenge at The Paper Players designed by Ann (http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/).   It has been a pleasure to be a Guest Designer with such a wonderful group of ladies on the Design Team at The Paper Players!  They are all so talented and have given me so much inspiration and encouragement- please take a moment to visit the blog and give them some "love":-)

I love this sketch and decided to pull out one of my "old" favorite sets – Upsy Daisy and create another vintage card.  I seem to be drawn to the vintage style with all of the sponging, lace and ribbon details.  Even though I love the CAS look, it seems as though I struggle with the CAS or more contemporary styles:-)

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot, emboss a Crumb Cake panel with the Vintage Wallpaper EF and sponge with Early Espresso Classic Ink.   Mount this panel onto Basic Black.  Attach the 5/8” Basic Black ribbon and lace to the background panel and set aside.

Use your brayer to apply Marina Mist ink lightly and randomly onto a 2 ½” x 3 ½” piece of Whisper White.  Stamp the Upsy Daisy floral stamp with Early Espresso and then again in Basic Black over the Marina Mist background. 

Use the Color Spritzer Tool with an Early Espresso marker to lightly “spritz” the stamped images. Using Sponge Daubers with Soft Suede and Crumb Cake, antique the area around the flowers and edges.   Mount onto Basic Black, then onto Soft Suede and spray with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

Attach a 5/8” Black Satin Ribbon bow on the left and a small piece of 5/8” Black Satin Ribbon over the top right corner and adhere the Vintage Brad (I removed the stem from the brad and used a glue dot).  

I used previously embossed scraps with the Finial Press EF for the circles on the sentiment- Basic Black (1 ¼” circle) and Soft Suede (1 ¾” circle).  The sentiment is from Elements of Style stamped onto Whisper White with the Marina Mist background treatment described above for the floral image.  Apply adhesive and tuck under the ribbon layer, add pearls to finish the card.

Stamp Sets:  Upsy Daisy, Elements of Style
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF,  Sponge Daubers, The Color Spritzer Tool, Early Espresso SU! Marker, Frost White Shimmer Paint, 5/8” Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Vintage Brad, Pearls

Thanks again for visiting my blog and for all of your encouragement- have a great week! 

Sneak Peek- PP31 Challenge

Here is a sneak peek for my third card as a Guest Designer for The Paper Players PP31 sketch challenge by Ann (http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/).  

Have a great evening- maybe you will find some time to stamp?  If you have a chance, stop back to visit tomorrow!  

Thinking of You – Two Challenges in One!

 Hi Stampers!

I wanted to create a CAS card and decided to use the Thursday Challenge CCMC133 from Create with Connie and Mary (http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com)  along with the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments HSSC51 (http://www.handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/) .

To create this card:

Use the Big Shot and the Square Lattice EF to emboss a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock.

Cut to fit a piece of Pear Pizzazz DSP (Hostess Level I), So Saffron and Baja Breeze cardstock.  Round the corners with the Corner Rounder Punch and sand smooth.  Punch the edges with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch and stamp the sentiment in Chocolate Chip.   

Layer and mount onto a Whisper White card base.

Use a small acrylic block as a "stamp" with So Saffron and Baja Breeze Classic Ink and color block onto Whisper White cardstock.  Use the Color Spritzer Tool along with a So  Saffron and Chocolate Chip marker. Softly sponge Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz to fill in the gaps of the color blocks and sponge the edges with Pear Pizzazz and Chocolate Chip. 


 Mount to the front of the card and embellish with 5/8” White Satin Ribbon and an Antique Brad.

Stamp Sets:  Lovely As A Tree, Curly Cute

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron

Ink: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Pear Pizzazz DSP (Hostess Level I),  Corner Rounder and Pinking Heart Border Punches,  Color Spritzer Tool, 5/8” Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Sanding Block, Vintage Brad

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope all of you have a great week!

PP30 Happy Anniversary

Hi Stampers! 

I created this card for the PP30 Color Challenge at

The Paper Players (http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/).  

I love these colors and thought of so many options but decided to go with the gold embossing- it reminds me of cloisonné :-)

To create this card:

Using the Big Shot, emboss a River Rock panel with the Vintage Wallpaper EF and spray with Frost White Shimmer Paint (mixed with 70% alcohol). 

De-static a piece of River Rock cardstock using the Embossing Buddy and stamp the Bella Toile background stamp with Versamark ink.  Heat emboss with Gold  EP and once cooled, color the floral images using SU! Markers in Baja Breeze, Rose Red and River Rock. 

Layer the focal image onto Very Vanilla and layer this onto Baja Breeze (leaving room at the bottom for the sentiment and punched border).  De-static the sentiment area with the Embossing Buddy and stamp the sentiment from A Word for You in Versamark ink, heat emboss with Gold EP. 
Punch the border using the Scallop Trim Border Punch and add Pearls. 

Adhere the focal image onto the River Rock embossed panel.  Add the 5/8” Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon on an angle at the upper left corner and attach the entire panel to Very Vanilla.

Stamp Sets:  Bella Toile Background, A Word For You
Cardstock:  Baja Breeze, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Gold EP, Frost White Shimmer Paint, SU! Markers- Baja Breeze, Rose Red, River Rock, 5/8” Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon,

Thanks again for visiting my blog and for all of your encouragement- God Bless!

Two Challenges- Two Cards!

Hi Stampers!

I created two cards using this week’s ColourQ Challenge #CQC67 (www.colourq.blogspot.com) along with the SSC186 sketch challenge at Stamping  with the Operators (http://www.stamping411.blogspot.com/).

At first the ColourQ colors this week seemed quite bright and bold but after working them, I really like the contrasts and it gave me an opportunity to use some of my retired cardstock.  I also enjoy the sketch challenges from Stamping411 so I made two cards- I already had the colors out and wanted to experiment:-).    

To create the first card:

On Whisper White, stamp the floral image from Garden Greenhouse across in rows with Melon Mambo, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango and Taken with Teal Classic Ink.  Use the Big Shot with the Square Lattice EF and emboss the entire panel.  Layer this onto Taken with Teal and again onto another embossed panel of Whisper White.

Stamp the sentiment from Short & Sweet onto Whisper White, punch out with the Word Window Punch and layer onto Taken with Teal (punched with the Modern Label Punch).

Attach a scallop circle flower from Tangerine Tango and complete the card.    This card was a bit more difficult to film, but in real life is actually quite soft and subtle.

Stamp Sets:  Greenhouse Garden, Short & Sweet

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Taken with Teal (retired)

Ink: Melon Mambo,Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss (retired), Taken with Teal (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, Scallop Circle, Word Window and Modern Label Punches 

To create the second card:

Use several stamps from the new set Button, Button and stamp in the colors from this week’s ColourQ Challenge.  Layer onto Taken with Teal and adhere to another piece of Whisper White.  Run the entire panel through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice EF (this is a form of Embedded Embossing).  Spray this panel with Frost White Shimmer Paint spray.

Punch a border along the Melon Mambo background with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch and stamp one of the button stamps used in Melon Mambo.  Adhere this to a piece of Taken with Teal and mount onto a Whisper White card base.

Stamp the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Taken with Teal onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and punch out using the 1 ¼” Circle Punch.  Layer this onto a 1 ¾” circle punched from Taken with Teal.  Adhere a 5/8” White Satin Ribbon bow and Kiwi Kiss button (retired). 

Stamp Sets:  Button, Button, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Taken with Teal

Ink: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss (retired), Taken with Teal (retired)

Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice EF, 1 ¼ “,  1 ¾” Circle and Pinking Hearts Border Punches, 5/8” White Satin Ribbon, Kiwi Kiss Button (retired)

Thanks again for stopping by- I so love to read your comments and hope all of you have a blessed week!  You have truly blessed mine!

Another Sneak Peek- The Paper Players PP30 Challenge!

Here is a sneak peek for my second card as a Guest Designer for The Paper Players PP30 challenge (http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/). 

Please stop back tomorrow to see the entire post :-)

Have a great evening- hope you to "see" you tomorrow!