Seize the Birthday #176: For Kids

Hi Friends! I'm still enjoying my time as a Surprise Party Guest over at Seize The Birthday! This time around (as usual) you can create a birthday card with any theme or, for extra fun, you can add a topping!  

The Topping for our current challenge is "For Kids" so I thought I would play with some super cute super heroes!

These cuties are from Sunny Studio's 'Super Duper' Stamps & Dies that I simply colored with Copics.  I don't have a large selection of Copic markers so I try to supplement with my Prismacolor pencils for shading, etc.  I used MFT's 'Radiating Rays' stencil and Mustard Seed Distress ink for the background. I die cut a Quickutz Starburst for the heat embossed sentiment and then popped up the little heroes.  A sparkly Jelly Roll pen, Glossy Accents, and a little rhinestone for the wand finished up this card and they are ready to save the day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and we can't wait to see your birthday creations!

Hugs,
Annie 

The Paper Players #408: Theme Challenge from Joanne

Hello, Paper Players! It's the first Sunday in September and Joanne is hosting a fun challenge theme for you:  Lunch Box Love Notes! 

I'll admit I was pretty excited when I saw this theme.  School is starting here next week and my grandson will be starting 3rd grade.  I've made lots and lots of lunch box notes for him since he started kindergarten for his parents to tuck away in his lunch box. He loves them and I love making them!

This batch of notes was made with scrap cardstock and Lawn Fawn's Woodland Critter Huggers die set.  The back of the notes used sentiments from MFT's 'Packed with Positivity' and SSS 'Lunch Box Notes.'  I tucked glittery red stars in their arms and added some googly eyes for grins.

Check out the other DT members' for super cute ideas:

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Anne Marie
• 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!

We hope you'll play along and spread a little love! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Annie

Hoppy Birthday

Hoppy Birthday...bet you thought you'd see frogs here, didn't you?!  I thought about frogs for CASology's latest challenge with a cue of "Jumpy," but then I thought about my Labradoodle who can be a little jumpy (that's the doodle part :).  Anyway, neither won out.  I went with a birthday card for a neighbor girl who is also very jumpy...with a jump rope!

It's been so gray the last couple of days due to a pretty heavy marine layer.  I'm sorry the picture is not the best!  The jumpy little girl is from Stampendous and the sentiment from Sunny Studios.  I did super simple coloring with Copics and added a bit of washi to ground the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great weekend and a sunny one? Hope so!

Cards in Envy: Let's Hear It For The Boys!

Welcome back, CIE friends!  It's another fun theme over at Cards in Envy for our new challenge: Let's Hear It For The Boys!  Yep, cards for guys.  It could be a Father's Day card, birthday, congratulations...you decide.  Just make sure it's flat enough to fit in an envy.

This card is for my DGS's 2nd grade graduation.  We call him "little dude."  I can't remember having "graduations" until high school but I think it's fun and great for the kids to celebrate!  I used Concord & 9th's Confetti Card Die on Neenah Solar White cardstock to layer over a card base made from Gina K.'s Red Velvet cardstock.  The Hooray sentiment was stamped with Catherine Pooler's inks and Concord & 9th's Triple Step Hooray stamp.  I found the "dude" on a Paper Smooches stamp set.  I finished the card off with sequin stars, Nuvo drops, and a few small enamel dots.  

We hope you'll play along and create a card for those guys in your life!  This challenge will close on Sunday, June 17th.  Thanks for stopping by and sharing your wonderful cards over at Cards in Envy!

It's the Little Things

Hello friends!  I had some quiet time during the busy Memorial Day weekend and wanted to play along over at CASology:

The cue this week was "Thrill."  One of the greatest thrills I've had is being a grandma to my sweet DGS.  He's so much fun to be around and I'm looking forward to his annual summer visit in a couple of weeks.  Kite flying on the beach is definitely one of the "thrills" we look forward to.

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Hero Arts Stamp Set (from May Kit)

Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card Background Stamp - Clouds

Catherine Pooler It's a Boy Ink

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink

MFT Stitched Arch Die 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you're enjoying the long weekend!

Cards in Envy: Get Negative!

I hope y'all had a wonderful Easter and are ready for a new challenge from Cards in Envy!  This time around we are asking you to 'Get Negative' and create a card with the NEGATIVE space of a die or punch.

I had a scrap in my bin of blue cardstock that I had used a star die cut from on a previous project.  I die cut a stitched banner, centering the star negative, and then cut another larger stitched banner from another scrap to layer the negative over.  The banners were tied together with green May Arts twine and added to a green card base that was embossed with a stars EF from The Paper Studio.  The sentiment is from MFT's 'Stars Above' stamp set and a few SU gold stars added for accents.  It was actually fun to use so many scraps from my overflowing bin!

We hope you'll play along and find some mojo with your negatives...you know you have some 😉!  Thanks for stopping by! 

Pre-Spring Cleaning!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I thought I'd do some pre-spring cleaning of the craft desk this morning before the parade.  I also challenged myself to only use what I found on my desk to play along with a few challenges before putting things away!  

The first card is for Freshly Made Sketches:

On a Kraft card base, I layered the Distress Watercolor piece that had been embossed with a Prima Wave Stencil, watercolored with Distress Oxides, and die cut with a Wonky Rectangle (MFT).  The Adirondack chair die cut was from Stampin' Up's Seasonal Framelits in my die cuts "to be used sometime" stash.

The second card was for the current Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge:

I went with the Middle Row, Across - Watercolor, any Type of Accents, & Monogrammed.  I layered the Concord & 9th 'H' monogram stamp & die cut onto a Neenah Solar White card base that had been splattered with Distress Ink watercolor in Squeezed Lemonade. Die cut florals and enamel dots were added as accents.  H is for...Happy Easter!

The last card today was for the CASology challenge:

I saw my first bumble bee of the season yesterday, so I had to go with it!  The bumble bee is from Stampin' Up's Dragonfly dreams and I added the sentiment with my old label maker.  This will be another lunchbox note for my DGS! 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you're having a wonderful weekend...with or without green beer!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!!   

Cards in Envy: Green Things

Hi CIE friends!  It's the first Monday in March and time for a new challenge over at Cards in Envy.  Our theme this time is Green Things.  Create any size card, any occasion, with lots of green as your main color.  Just make sure it's not too lumpy or bumpy and will fit comfortably in an envy 😊  

For my DT card, I went with a group of green monsters for a card for my DGS:

I just love these little monsters from My Favorite Things!  I used various green inks from Catherine Pooler and the MFT coordinating dies to cut them out.  The sky was stenciled with MFT's cloud stencil and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  The sentiment (also from MFT) was white heat embossed on a black cardstock scrap.  I added a glossy red heart and some details with a white gel pen to finish the card.  

We hope you'll play along and show us your green!  The challenge will end on Sunday, March 18th.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Oops! Forgot Thanksgiving!

Happy Sunday!  I finally had some badly needed crafting time this morning so I thought I would play along with a few challenges and add to my holiday card stash.  

The first card is for Halloween and I'd like to play along over at:

CASology:  Odd (odd number of shoes)
Shopping our Stash #324:  If The Shoe Fits... (witches shoes)

I used minimal products on this one.  The card base is Neenah Solar White.  I added a strip of silver glittery washi for the "ground" and stamped the shoes and sentiment from Hero Arts' Witch Feet.  I decided the middle pair should be dancing, so I added a mini action wobbler to the die cut and colored the stockings with orange Wink of Stella.  

The second card was for my Christmas stash, using Freshly Made Sketches' latest sketch as a starting point.

This one was inspired by a couple of dear neighbor girls that received phones for Christmas last year and love taking selfies!  I used Bazzill Candy Necklace cardstock for the base, layering Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid DSP die cut with a MFT stitched rectangle.  The photo frame from Savvy Stamps was die cut from Neenah Solar White and I added a background of white heat embossed snowflakes.  The adorable little elf is from Hero Arts' Santa Elves stamp & cut set and colored with Copics.  I finished it off with a white heat embossed Hero Arts sentiment (Irreverant Elf Messages), some sparkly snowflakes, and Wink of Stella.

Thanks so much for visiting - I hope you have a great week!    

Cards in Envy: Penny for your Thoughts

Welcome CIE friends!  It's time for another creative challenge over at Cards in Envy and this time we're looking for thought bubbles, speech bubbles, word bubbles, etc. on your cards.

These adorable giraffes from MFT were stamped, die cut, and colored up with Copics.  I also used the punny sentiment from the same stamp set.  The clouds (also MFT) were stenciled in and the giraffes are standing in clumps of die cut grass from Memory Box.  

Come play with us!  Keep your cards flat enough for mailing and share your "thoughts" with us!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great week 😎

Ladybug Hugs & Favorite Human

Happy Friday!  I had a few hours in The Doghouse this morning and was able to play along with a couple of challenges.

My first card is for CASology's challenge:

If I had a favorite insect, it would have to be ladybugs.  Maybe becauseWe my favorite color is red?

The ladybug is an older die from The Stamps of Life.  After cutting the wings out of red cardstock, I used a flower center from another stamp set for the black dots and then covered them with Glossy Accents.  The sentiment is also from The Stamps of Life "ladybugs2love."  The background (Wonky Backgrounds by Julie - Ellen Hutson) was stamped in SSS Fog ink.

The second card I was able to play with today for Freshly Made Sketches is a Father's Day card for a very dear Doggy Daddy.

On a MFT Kraft card base, I layered DSP from Queen & Co.  The stitched heart (Memory Box) gave the very simple Copic colored puppy (MFT's Four-Legged Friends) the perfect place to rest.  The sentiment is from the same MFT stamp set which I love!  To finish up, a little Glossy Accents for a wet nose and a microliner pen for freckles.

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend 😎