The Paper Players #470: A Theme Challenge from Laurie

Hello friends! It feels like forever since I've been able to play and post so today was a great day! I'm playing along over at The Paper Players with a fun theme challenge Laurie:

I made this card using an older stamp set and dies from The Stamps of Life.  I've always loved "building" this snowman and the size is great for an A2 card!

She's actually a snow-woman with her pink scarf, gloves and hat. The 'accessories' are covered with sparkly Nuvo Glitter Gloss and the nose super shiny with Glossy Accents.  The heat embossed sentiment is from MFT and the background DSP from DCWV.  

Thanks for stopping by and your kind comments!

Hugs,
Annie

The Paper Players #466: Theme Challenge from Anne Marie

Hi Friends! Today I'm playing along over at The Paper Players where it is a great Theme Challenge called "Into the Woods."

I must share my inspiration for this one!  Down on the coast, November is the month of the "Rut." That's when the boys (Bucks) seriously look for their girlfriends (Does) so we can have adorable little fawns running and playing around in the Spring.  As I was looking out my window, a beautiful 5-point Buck chased an unwilling Doe into the woods...thus this card:

It ended up being quite the mash-up of products. The trees were stenciled using TCW's 'Aspen Trees' and Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.  The studly Buck is a die cut from Savvy Stamps (Deer Head) and the scarf was die cut from Catherine Pooler's 'Build a Snowman' dies and colored with Copics.  The sentiment (which I thought was perfect because of what's happening in the woods :) is from Ellen Hutson.  The stitched ovals are Gina K. and the stitched rectangles are MFT.  Whew! See what I mean...a total mash-up!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great week - I know the Bucks are!

Hugs,
Annie

The Paper Players #464: CAS from LeAnne

Hello friends! Today I'm playing along with The Paper Players #464 Challenge:

It's a Clean & Simple Challenge featuring big sentiments...love the idea!

I die cut and inked up the Merry Christmas Blend stamps from MFT with two different Catherine Pooler inks.  I was a little disappointed with the coverage (need to reink :( )  so my 'fix' was to stamp the sentiment again with VersaMark and heat emboss the letters with Wow's Wanderlust embossing powder.  It's clear and very glittery and covered up the boo boo's perfectly!  I popped the sentiment up over a confetti stenciled background (MFT) and layered on a Memory Box Lagoon notecard. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Annie 

The Paper Players #410: A CAS Challenge from Claire

Welcome back, Paper Players!  It's time for a new challenge hosted by the lovely Claire:

It's a Clean & Simple (CAS) challenge this week with a Sports/Favorite Team theme.  Keep your creations CAS with lots of white space and minimal embellishments/layering and feature a sport, your favorite team or favorite team colors.

I'm a little light on sports-related stamps but as I was looking through my Christmas stash, I found this ice skating polar bear and had an "Aha Moment!"  Ice skating is a sport and I love to watch (not do :), so why not?

I started with a Neenah Solar White card base and cut a hilly mask out of copy paper. Before I started ink blending the sky with DO Wilted Violet, I white heat embossed some snowflakes. The snowy and icy hills were stenciled with a Prima wave stencil and Bo Bunny Sugar glittery texture paste.  The MFT polar bear was colored with Copics and popped up. I finished the card with a white heat embossed sentiment from Hero Arts.  Easy peasy and snow much fun! I can check off one more Christmas card too!

Check out the DT's sporty creations for more inspiration:

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Anne Marie
• Ann
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Sandy
• Elizabeth 
• Jan

And just a few rules:

1. Create a new paper project.
2. Upload your project to your blog with a link back to The Paper Players.
3. Provide a direct link to your blog post for your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than FOUR challenges (including ours).
5. Have fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Annie