The Paper Players PP747 - A CAS Challenge from LeAnne

Join us! It is Clean and Simple (CAS) week at The Paper Players.  Think lots of white space, minimal layers and embellishments.  LeAnne is challenging us to create a CAS card that includes things with wheels -- cars, bus, bicycle.  My choice of wheels might be a bit less traditional. I choose to create baby cards with die cuts of vintage wood pull toys. I pulled buttons and scrap cardstock from my stash to create these sweet cards.

I made a dozen of these cards for donation to the First Baptist New Mother Initiative at my hometown hospital. First Baptist women put together baby baskets for every new mother, and a personal wish is added to each card. 

Check out our fabulous design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Taylored Expressions Vintage Wood Toys Taylored Expressions Oh Baby Pinkfresh Diagonal Stitched Plaid Coverplate
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid green cardstock Scrap cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Twine, beads and buttons from stash
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Just Us Girls #784 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Carol M is challenging us to be inspired by the moodboard above in creating our cards this week.  I thought this board was great fun.  First, I love the whimsical pictures. I chose to focus on the butterfly and dotted fern using Birch Press dies, and the mood board's colors: pink, orange, yellow, blue, and aqua.  I love how this card turned out, and made 5 duplicates for charity.  Easy peasy.

Check out our wonderful guest designer for July, Donna Mikasa. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at 3Umbrellas! 

Also check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Birch Press Designs Block Print Brilliant Butterfly Birch Press Designs Block Print Stems and Berries Memory Box Hello Breezy Script Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock Stardream metallic cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards gems
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

The Paper Players PP746 - A Color Challenge from Ann

Join us! It is COLOR week at The Paper Players.  Ann is challenging us to create a card that uses the Stampin' Up colors: Pretty Peacock (aqua), Fresh Freesia (purple), Lemon Lolly (yellow).  I used a fairly new set from Concord and 9th, Sweet Stems, comprised of stencils, dies and a sentiment stamp.  The die could be a paper hog but this set contains extra large and small flower centers which greatly reduce paper waste.  On the design team card above, I die cut A2 panels of white, aqua and purple. On the two additional cards below I used the purple and aqua backgrounds, along with flowers die cut from the extra dies.  

I did not use the sentiment stamp set (but will!), instead I layered my new favorite hello die. I didn't add any gems, the cards seemed "done" to me.

Check out our fabulous design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Birch Press Designs Scripted Hello Concord & 9th Sweet Stems Senitment Stamp, Stencil and Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock Stardream metallic cardstock Mirracard gold cardstock
Ink
Embellishments
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Just Us Girls #783 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  Vicki is challenging us to take inspiration from the word WATER in our card creations this week.  I made this environmentally inspired card using a new word die by Essentials by Ellen, and My Favorite Things' water stencil.  By rotating this MFT stencil, I think you truly get a sense of water and movement.  I rotated the stencil three times to achieve the look on this card, same ink each rotation.  I die cut the sentiment from the panel saving the letters to make a negative card as well.  The sentiment was again die cut from opal Stardream metallic cardstock and inlaid on the card front. A simple card that takes just a bit of time and organization to complete two for one.

I made a dozen cards for ORCA (Ocean Research & Conservation Association). ORCA is a local organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of aquatic ecosystems and the species they sustain through the development of innovative technologies, science based conservation action, and community education and outreach.  They are doing important work improving the health of Florida's intercoastal waterway and the survival rate of Florida's manatees.

Check out our wonderful guest designer for July, Donna Mikasa. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at 3Umbrellas! 

Also check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Essentials by Ellen Every Drop in the Ocean My Favorite Things Pool Water stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Stardream opal metallic cardstock
Ink	Hero Arts pool dye ink
Embellishments
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

The Paper Players PP745 - A Theme Challenge from Joanne

Join us! It is THEME week at The Paper Players.  Joanne is challenging us to create a card that uses CIRCLES. This challenge was so much fun for me!  I pulled out four cool color inks (purple, blue and green).  I also pulled out all the "circle" stencils I have... by Simon Says Stamp, Waffle Flower (five bokeh stencils) and a new stencil source, Killer Zebras (a cake decorating site selling decorating stencils, discussed in my Challenge 742 blog).  Then I just played. I stenciled a lot of card bases, die cutting a border on the card front with dotted circles!  The final touch was a die cut sentiment and a few gems.

I made nine "circle" cards for donation to to Little Birthday Angels, a local agency who ensures every child, who might not otherwise, has a birthday celebration.

Check out our fabulous design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Mama Elephant Happy Birthday Waffle Flower Nesting Dotted Rectangles Waffle Flower Bokeh Stencil Trio Waffle Flower Bokeh Elements Stencil  Simon Says Stamp Medium Dots Stencil Killer Zebras Glam Dots Layering Stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Simon Says Stamp dye ink
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards pearls and gems
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Just Us Girls #782 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls.  Carol Mc is challenging us to make a SUMMER card using dies.   Being from Florida... I love making warm weather cards.  Thankfully it is hard to relate to snow from the beach.  

I used a fun die set from Spellbinders for this card.  I love this set because it is perfect for scraps.  The small scene of the bather and her accessories can be made as one piece.  This set is very easy to assemble (some Sizzix sets require me to watch a YouTube video!).  I made five of this card solely for personal use to entice friends to get away and visit in those cold northern months.

I used a wave border to create the background; die cutting the "water" and stamped "sand" into nestable shapes.  The sentiment is white embossed. I had to add this particular sentiment.  My neighbor asks me every morning when I am out... "are you livin the dream?"

Check out our wonderful guest designer for July, Donna Mikasa. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at 3Umbrellas! 

Also check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Spellbinders Day at the Beach My Favorite Things Sand and Surf border Honey Bee Sandy Shores Honey Bee Wish You Were Here
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Bazzill solid blue cardstock, and scraps Stardream metallic gold cardstock
Ink	Memento Rich Cocoa Versamark Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

The Paper Players PP744 - A Tic Tac Toe Challenge from Jaydee

Join us! It is Tic Tac Toe week at The Paper Players.  Jaydee is challenging us to create a card that incorporates a row, column or diagonal from the TIC TAC TOE board above. I focused on the first column: CAS, Flowers, and Postal Element.  This card is not as CAS as I usually make but after stenciling and die cutting the postage frame, I discovered the panel looked better on a colored background rather than the white cardbase.  The stencil is the wildflower postage collage from Waffle Flower, die cut with the matching postage dies.  The sentiment was stamped and embossed over the field of daisies. The only embellishment are white paint dots.

I made six duplicates of this card for donation.

Check out our fabulous design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments v.2 Waffle Flower Postage Collage stamp and die Waffle Flower Postage Collage Wild Flower stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Amuse Artstamps gingham cardstock
Ink	Versafine Black Onyx Hero Arts clear embossing powder Memento Gray Flannel Various Simon Says Stamp inks
Embellishments	POSCA white acrylic paint pen
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape