Paper Players and NBUS

 Hello & Welcome.

Here today with a couple of cards that I'm sharing for the following challenges:

Paper Players #520 - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

 

 

and NBUS#21 

 

Here are the cards that I created for these challenges. The designer paper and stamp/die set are the new items I used.

 

I started with a piece of unusual (for Christmas) designer paper that I purchased this week at Hobby Lobby.  I love the colors and the shimmer of the paper and thought it would be fun to try some Christmas cards using it.

 

So do you think these colors work for Christmas cards?

 

 

 So for the first card I used: Pacific Point, then Pink Passion and Lavender Lace (the Pink Passion and Lavender Lace are retired colors). I die cute the bells from Brushed Silver card stock. Almost forgot I used Mint Macaron for the bow.

I layered the designer paper along with a punched strip of the lavender paper onto the pink passion piece. I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used Baker's Twine and foam tape to mount the bells.  I also mounted that panel onto the Pacific Point card base with foam tape.

Stamp & Die set is from Sizzix - Silver Bells and was purchased at Hobby Lobby. - The bow on the first card is from another die set, Pines and Holly by Newton's Nook.

Second card I used the same colors (except no Pacific Point) and I added Whisper White for the banner.

Also used a Musical Note Embossing folder (Sizzix) and some old retired silver cord from SU.

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas - 2 Challenge Cards

 Welcome!  Well the Thanksgiving Holiday is behind us here in the US and now we are gearing up for Christmas.

So for today I am joining 2 different challenges with 2 different cards.

First up the PAPER PLAYERS Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

 

 

 

Here is the card that I created for that challenge.  I choose,

Patterned Paper, Die Cut and Embossing for my tic-tac-toe choices.  Followed by my card for TGIFC Challenge #292

 

Details: Card stock: Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White (SU) and a piece of textured Green card stock purchased at JoAnn's.

Patterned Holly/Berry Paper purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Holly Embossing Folder - Sizzix

Pines and Holly Die Set - Newton's Nook

Nestabilitie Circle Dies

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Blender Pen & Real Red, Shaded Spruce ink pads

Washi Tape

White Gel Pen - Marvy

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 TGIFC#292 - Magical Christmas

For this card I kept the same tic-tac-toe format as the previous card because it was just fun to do.

 

Details: Card stock: Pacific Point, Real Red,  Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla and Whisper White  (SU)

Snowflake Embossing Folder - Which I used the "debossed" side

Designer Paper, Retired SU

Snowflake Stamp and Sentiment: Inkadinkado (Christmas Characters).

Circle Dies, Tag Die

Memento Tuxedo Black ink & Pacific Point

Colored Pencils, Glitter, Baker's Twine.

 

Now back to stamping more Christmas cards.  Hope you enjoyed these.

Paper Players #517 - Hooray for the Holidays

 

Joining in on the fun today for the Paper Players Challenge 517 - Hooray for the Holidays.

 

Here is what I have created for this challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Details:

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla and Real Red (SU)

Stamp: Noel from (Many Merry Messages - retired SU)

Ink - Real Red - SU

Designer Paper, Source Unknown

Poinsettia Stencil - Paper Roses

Border Punch - retired SU

Other: Red Sequins.
 

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

 Welcome!

 

Today I'm posting a Christmas Card!

 

I'm using the current Freshly Made Sketch #461 

 
And the colors from the current Paper Players challenge #516

 
 

 

Here is my card:

 

 Also submitting to NBUS #20  because I've used some brand new stuff.

Details - I'm using my new SU set, For Unto Us, new designer paper, SU Tis The Season & the Holly Die ( which I can't remember where I got it but I've never used it before.)

  Edited to add:  The die are from a set by Newton's Nook called, Pines and Holly Die Set.

Card Stock: Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Whisper White (SU) and a piece of Brushed Silver (retired SU) 

Other: Nestabilitie Circle Dies, Swiss Dot Embossing Folder, Sterling Silver Embossing Powder, Red Glitter (Art Institute) and Foam mounting tape.

Paper Players Fall Critters

 It's time for the newest Paper Players challenge.  But before I get to that I am excited to say that my card for the sketch challenge #510 was chosen as (A Cut Above) winner. 

Now on to the newest challenge:

 

Fall is one of my 2 favorite seasons and I just had to make a card for this challenge.

 

Here is what I came up with for PP511

 

I colored the raccoon with colored pencils and fussy cut it and mounted it on the circle die which I had sponged with the pear pizzazz ink. The leaves on the sentiment are actually rub-ons that were part of this collection.

 

I pulled out an old stamp last seen here on the blog back in 2014 with (this card).  

I just think that little raccoon is so adorable.  

 

Details: Stamps:  Raccoon is from
Snag 'em stamps Apple Cider Collection by Imaginisce.

Have a Festive Fall Stamp: Stamp Rosa - Another old stamp in my collection.

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (retired SU), Cajun Craze & Whisper White (SU)

Patterned Paper - Imaginisce - Apple Cider-Autumn Splendor collection.

Ink: Early Espresson, Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Pizzazz.

Other: Prisma Color Pencils, Circle Nestabilitie Dies, Fishtail Dies(MFT) 

Such a fun challenge.  Be sure to stop by the Paper Players blog and check out all the entries and hey why not make a card yourself and enter it. 

Paper Players CAS 509 - Too Cute to Spook.

 

 Hello and Welcome!

Today I am sharing a card I made for the Paper Players Clean-and-Simple Challenge.  The focus was on: Pets.

Clean and Simple is really hard for me as I like to add lots of different layers/elements to my cards.  I started out with an idea and got frustrated so I put it away and decided not to do the challenge. (Does that ever happen to you?) - Then I was going through some cards that people have sent me and found a layout that I liked so I decided to try again.

Here is my card:

I had bought some really cute designer paper from DCWV - Pets and Pumpkins and wanted to make a Halloween card using it. I mounted the patterned paper on a small strip of Basic Black and layered it to an Old Olive card base.

I stamped the cat (Amuse Studio - Too Cute to Spook) with Versamark Ink and embossed it with Black Diamond embossing powder - Judi Kins on white card stock. I created the tag using an old SU Corner rounder punch.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with Old Olive ink.

I tied some sparkly white/orange twine to the tag and mounted it on the card with foam tape. - Pretty easy and quick to do if you wanted to create a bunch of cards.

Mind you a lot of my stuff has probably been retired or companies have went out of business but I'm sure you could find similiar products elsewhere if you want to recreate this card idea.