The Paper Players #383: A Theme Challenge from Jaydee

Welcome back, Paper Players!  It's March and Spring is coming!  Our talented Jaydee has the perfect theme to get you in the mood too!

At first I thought about just flowers but then my mind quickly went to Easter too - another fun holiday I love making cards for!

The cute bunny peeking out of the flower basket is a digi from Dee Dee's Digis that I found on my computer but don't ever remember using it.  I colored it first with Tombow Markers and then added shading with Prismacolor Pencils.  My poor eyes have a little bit of trouble with teeny tiny areas to color, so pencils with sharp points help me out there.  The card base was embossed with a Cuttlebug plaid embossing folder and the DSP was in my scrap bin.  The sentiment on the front is from The Stamps of Life.  ✓Check - one Easter card done!

For some wonderful springtime inspiration, check out the DT's blogs:

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 ~ Have a wonderful week!

Words 2 Craft By #28: Mid-Month Challenge Reminder

Hi W2CB friends!  There's still time to play in the latest Words 2 Craft By Challenge:  April Suns and April Shadows.  The theme is based on this quote:

Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns

and shadow of April showers.   Byron Caldwell Smith

So appropriate for this time of year!  We've had a little of both so far this month out here, but I don't mind.  The flowers are coming to life!

We hope you'll stop by and play along!

Words 2 Craft By: April Suns and April Shadows

This month, the W2CB Challenge theme is April Suns and April Shadows based on this quote:

Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns

and shadow of April showers.  

~ Byron Caldwell Smith

This describes our spring weather perfectly.  Last week we had 80 degree temperatures; this week the shadows are back!

For my I-Teamer card, I wanted to focus on the wonders of the season when the flowers are springing up and I get to replace my worn out gardening gloves to go play in the dirt. 

I used the gorgeous Bold Blooms die set by Julie Ebersole over at Ellen Hutson and die cut red and green colored acetate.  The sentiment is from The Stamps of Life and I added some clear Pretty Pink Posh Droplets for a little bit of "rain." 

We look forward to seeing your interpretation...please come play with us!  Thanks for stopping by :)

Cards in Envy: Just Purple!

It's a two-fer!  Spring is finally here (yay!) and it's also time for another fun Cards in Envy Challenge. The theme this time is "Just Purple!"  All you have to do to play is create a card of any size, using mostly purple in your color scheme, and make sure it is flat enough to fit in an envy.

Here's my DT card for a little inspiration:

I used some great purple woodgrain DP from My Favorite Things and layered it with a vase full of purple daisies and foliage from Rubber Stamp Tapestry.  The card base and deckled frame are also from a great purple cardstock by Paper Zone (sadly they are out of business).

We hope you'll play along with us!  Thanks so much for stopping by and please check out the other team members beautiful cards and leave them some love!  Happy Spring!

Cards in Envy: Beautiful Butterflies

Wow, it's March already and time for the first challenge of the month from Cards in Envy!  The theme to kick off the month is Beautiful Butterflies.  Your card should feature at least one butterfly and fit in an envy for mailing.  Any size card will do...the A2 requirement has been lifted :-)

My beautiful butterflies were die cut from a watercolored piece using Distress Inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, & Spiced Marmalade) and sprayed with Shimmer Mist.  I had a bit leftover so I also die cut the hello sentiment from the same piece.  The sentiment is underscored with a piece of washi and little Pretty Pink Posh droplets were added for a finishing touch.  Don't they just look like water?  Love them!

I do hope you'll play along with us.  Spring's a comin' and the butterflies will be flyin'!

Thanks for visiting today and don't forget to stop by the other team members to check out their inspiration.  Have a great day!

W2SB Challenge #16: The Earth Has Music

Are you ready for another W2SB Challenge??  April's theme is "The Earth Has Music" and my I-Team card is in honor of all those birds chirping away in my backyard.  Ahhh...what's better in the morning than a cup of coffee (or two), a beautiful sunrise, and the birds starting the day with a song?

This card began with one of Tim Holtz' Bird Crazy stamps, stamped on Ranger Watercolor Paper.  I love their quirky look!  I watercolored the bird and background with Distress Inks (Pistachio, Tumbled Glass, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn, and Squeezed Lemonade).  I used a stencil and Pistachio Distress Ink to create a background on Lemonade cardstock (TSOL), die cut a square, and mounted that layer over the watercolor paper.  The sentiment (Momenta) is one of my all time favorites, stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed.  For the final touches, I added a musical vellum banner layered over DP and polka dot ribbon from my stash . 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join in the fun over at W2SB and share your projects with us!  Happy Spring!

Happy Everything!

Today I'd like to link up to the following Challenges:

Shopping our Stash #193:  I Made This (make your own background)
The Mixed Media Card Challenge #9:  Hints of Spring (Bird optional)

I had this old can of shaving cream so I thought I'd use it up to create my background.  Bonus...it made the card smell pretty good too!

 

 

I spread the shaving cream on a cutting board and spritzed the cream with Fireworks Ink (Bahama Blue, Lulu Lavendar, Grape Jelly).  I mixed it up a little with a palette knife and then laid down a piece of Distress watercolor paper.  After a minute or so, I picked up the watercolor paper and scraped the excess shaving cream off, towel dried, and let the paper finish drying on its own.  After it had dried, I added a die cut butterfly and vellum shadow (Paper Artist), sentiment stamp (Great Impressions), and scattered a few Czech crystal beads adhered with Multi Medium Matte (Ranger).  I distressed the edges and mounted it on Grape cardstock (TSOL).  Did I mention it smells like aloe?

 

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope your week is going well and Happy Spring!