The Paper Players #375: A Theme Challenge from Sandy

Happy New Year, Paper Players!  I'm so excited to have been asked to stay on as a guest designer for another six months!  This is an awesome challenge blog with such kind and talented ladies...I'm honored and humbled.  I'd also like to welcome Elizabeth Stewart to the team as a new guest designer...so glad you're here!

So, today kicks off The Paper Players' first challenge of 2018 and Sandy, our hostess with the mostess, has chosen a punny theme for Valentine's Day:

For my card, I die cut the Hero Arts' Reef Border out of Neenah Solar White cardstock and layered it over a piece of watercolor paper that was blended with Distress Peacock Feathers and liberally splattered with water.  The cute octopus is from Lawn Fawn's "Octopi My Heart" stamp and die set that I colored with Copics and then tucked in a sparkly heart. A few dots from a white gel pen and clear Pretty Pink Posh drops finished off my Valentine card.

We hope you'll play along with our Punny Valentine theme this week!  Check out the rest of the DT for some inspiration that will make you smile:

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• 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 for visiting today!  Cheers and Happy New Year!!

The Paper Players #363: A Sketch from Nance

Welcome back to another Funday on Sunday over at The Paper Players!  It's sketch week and is hosted by the super-talented Nance:

I made another Halloween card because I need a lot of them!

Cute or spooky?  Depends on where the card is going.  Family always gets the spooky ones; the caregivers at my Dad's assisted living facility always get cute...makes sense right? 

Using a Hero Arts black notecard (which I love because they're white inside :), I layered on DSP from Recollections "Halloween Boo" collection.  The ghost and sentiment dies are from Tim Holtz because he has scary stuff!  I tried to make the ghost look like he was busting out of the background by cutting little slits and folding back the edges.  Adding Jillibean enamel stars and Stickles Black Diamond to the ghost's eyes and mouth finished off the card.  Boo!

I think you'll have fun playing along with this sketch - it's a good one!  Check out my teamies blogs for more inspiration:

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• Sandy
• Deanne
• 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 for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!

The Paper Players #362: LeAnne's Clean & Simple Challenge

It's time for another fun challenge from The Paper Players!  This week, the lovely LeAnne is hosting a Clean & Simple challenge with a Harvest theme just in time for Fall:

I started by embossing a stitched rectangle die onto the Memory Box notecard for a bit of a frame.  The DSP came from the overflowing scrap bin.  The sentiment image is an old digi stamp I've had for quite a while from "From the Heart Stamps."  It was colored with Prismacolor pencils and then brushed with some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  I finished it off with a little May Arts twine.  And that's it...clean and simple!

For some fall-tastic inspiration, check out the talented DT's blogs:

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• Sandy
• Deanne
• 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 for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!

The Paper Players #361: Color Challenge from Jaydee

Welcome back friends!  It's Funday and time for another challenge over at The Paper Players hosted by the talented Jaydee!  She picked a beautiful color combo...take a look!

  

Aren't those gorgeous colors together?!  There's so many different themes that would work but I went with a Christmas card.  What?!  I usually don't start my Christmas cards until October but I'm actually feelin' pretty good that I've gotten a jump on it early!

Pink ornaments, green bough, and magical sentiment stamps are all from Sunny Studio's Holiday Style layering stamp set.  I topped the ornaments with silver glittery hangers and scattered some shiny silver stars from Stampin' Up.  I used a shimmer pen and silver Stickles on the bough too.  I did pop up a couple of the ornaments but it's still nice and flat for easy mailing and less postage :)

Have you seen the other DT's beautiful projects?  Many of us caught the same holiday spirit for this challenge...check them out!

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire
• Joanne 
• Jaydee
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Nance
• Sandy
• Deanne
• 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 for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great week!

The Paper Players #355: Tic-Tac-Toe from Laurie & Joanne

It's a new week and time for another challenge over at The Paper Players.  This time, Laurie has come up with a fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and Joanne is hosting.  Just pick a row, across, down, or diagonally and build your project for any occasion:

For my card today, I went down with the center row using a banner, heart-shaped enamel dots, and an animal:

On a rainy day, I had colored up a bunch of Tim Holtz' Crazy Dogs to look like my fur kids :) Meet Gilda Girl, the 15-1/2 year old Mini Schnauzer.  She's a sweet old girl and although diabetic, blind, and almost deaf (selectively), she does just fine getting where she needs to go!

The backgrounds were put together with MFT background stamps (Paw Prints & Small Brick Wall) on SSS's Fog cardstock using SSS's Fog ink for a tone-on-tone look. The banner's sentiment from SSS's You are Pawesome stamp set was heat embossed with Ranger's white fine detail embossing powder.  The enamel hearts and Glossy Accents to shine up the eyes and her wet nose were the finishing touches.  

We're anxious to see your Tic-Tac-Toe projects in the gallery this week.  Please check out the other design team members for some fun inspiration:  

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire Broadwater
• Joanne James 
• Jaydee
• Laurie Schmidt
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Nance Leedy
• Sandy Mathis 
• Deanne K
• Jan Clothier

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 for taking the time to stop by.  I hope you have a "pawesome" week!

The Paper Players #353: CAS "Summer Fun in the Water"

Boy, were there ever some gorgeous cards for LeAnne's color challenge last week!  Just WOW is all I can say!  Congrats to all the winners!

This week, Claire is the hostess with a fun CAS challenge perfect for summertime:

I'm fortunate to live on the coast and, for me, the ocean never fails to put me in a good mood.  I could watch the waves for hours and hours with my toes in the sand! (Except in the winter...then it's rubber boots!)

For my card, I used The Ton's Layering Wave stamp set and Catherine Pooler's inks in shades of blue: It's a Boy, Fiesta Blue, and Something Borrowed.  The sentiment is from Rubbernecker.  I added lots of splatters and a heavy dose of Stickles Frosted Lace for the foam on the wave.  It really sparkles in person!

We're anxious to see your CAS projects in the gallery this week.  Please check out the other design team members for some beautiful inspiration:  

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire Broadwater
• Joanne James 
• Jaydee
• Laurie Schmidt
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Nance Leedy
• Sandy Mathis 
• Deanne K
• Jan Clothier

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 for taking the time to stop by.  I hope you are able to have some "Summer Fun in the Water" this week 😎 

The Paper Players #352: Color Challenge

Welcome back for another fun Paper Players challenge!  This week is hosted by LeAnne and she has chosen some lovely colors for you to work with.

And here's my card:

I did not have the exact Stampin' Up colors, but that's okay.  I matched the ink colors and cardstock that I had as closely as possible and you can do the same thing!  The most important thing is to have FUN :)

To create the stamped background I used the Oh, Hello Turnabout Stamp from Concord & 9th for the top layer, stamping with various inks: Gina K's Bubblegum, Catherine Pooler's Party Dress, and Fresh Ink's Fuschia.  I added Lawn Fawn's Hippo for some contrast.  The large hello (also Concord & 9th) was stamped, die cut, and smothered with Glossy Accents.  And, yes, it took a long time to dry! Before adding the die cut, I added scored lines halfway down the bottom of the card for a little interest. 

We're anxious to see your colorful projects in the gallery this week.  Please check out the other design team members for some beautiful inspiration:  

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire Broadwater
• Joanne James 
• Jaydee
• Laurie Schmidt
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Nance Leedy
• Sandy Mathis 
• Deanne K
• Jan Clothier

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!  

Thank you so much for stopping by ~ Have a colorful week!

The Paper Players #351: Class of 2017

Welcome ~ It's a happy tail waggin' day here on Pawsitive Thoughts!  The Paper Players Theme Challenge starts today AND it's my first day as a Guest Designer on their awesome Design Team. I'm so honored and humbled to join this amazingly talented team and want to thank them for letting me play!

This week, Joanne came up with the perfect theme for this time of year:  Class of 2017.

I went with a graduation card in school colors for a little inspiration:

I started with a retired Doodle Pantry image for the grad cap, created a '2017' background (thank you, Misti :), and die cut stitched circles with MFT's Circle Stax.  The silver cardstock layer was embossed with The Paper Studio's Stars embossing folder.  The sentiment from MFT's More Essential Sentiments was heat embossed with white detail EP on a black banner.  Lastly, I sprinkled a few shiny die cut stars and sparkled up the cap with Spectrum Noir's Shimmer pen.  

We can't wait to see what you create!  You'll find great inspiration on the DT's blogs, so please stop by and say hello to the team:

The Paper Players Design Team

• Claire Broadwater
• Joanne James 
• Jaydee
• Laurie Schmidt
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Nance Leedy
• Sandy Mathis 
• Deanne K
• Jan Clothier

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!  

Thank you so much for stopping by ~ Have a fun and safe 4th of July!