The Paper Players PP767 - A Theme Challenge from Jaydee

Join us! It is THEME week at The Paper Players.  Jaydee is challenging us to create a card that incorporates the theme GIFTING.  What a fun way to build your Christmas stash.  Initially I thought I would make Christmas tags but I thought tags in card form would be more fun.  I am just starting to wrap all Christmas gifts I have to mail, I like the idea of adding a "gifting" card to each package.

I used Sizzix' Santa's Helper. In order to make more cards, I die cut the center square from the background piece.  By doing so I was able to get 2 cards out of each background panel; I made eight copies of this card. The primary sentiment is stamped, die cut, and layered on a silver glitter, pinked circle.  The sub-sentiment is embossed on silver DSP.  The present is layered and very glittery in order to be the card's focal point.  Glitter dots finished the 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	Tim Holtz Sizzix Santa's Helper Simply Graphic Happy Holiday Sentiments Anglais Waffle Flower Nesting Pinking Circles Mama Elephant Mini Messages Hero Arts Infinity Circles Hero Arts Infinity Squares
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Memory Box 6x6 Christmas DSP My Favorite Things purple and green glitter cardstock Mirricard gold cardstock Simon Says Stamp silver glitter cardstock 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Bazzill solid black cardstock Paperandmore.com striped silver cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments	Pinkfresh glitter dots
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 PP766 - A Tic Tac Toe Challenge from Claire

Join us! It is Tic Tac Toe week at The Paper Players.  Claire is challenging us to create a card that incorporates a row, column or diagonal from the TIC TAC TOE board.  I chose the last column: VINTAGE, PATTERNED PAPER, and SPARKLE.  I think the DSP I chose is sooo vintage... it screams 1950s to me.  The font of the sentiment also seems vintage to me.  The sentiment is layered, in silver Mirricard.  The final addition was two vintage ornaments from Simply Graphic, die cut from Stardream metallic cardstock, and for more sparkle, I added a couple of gems.

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	Simply Graphic Dies Boules Rétro Paper Rose Season's Greetings Taylored Expressions Wavy Stitch Stacklets
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Mirricard silver cardstock Bazzill solid color cardstocks Christmas vintage DSP unknown
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

Just Us Girls #803 -- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL Week

Join us! It is ANYTHING GOES STENCIL week at Just Us Girls.  Sue is challenging us to use a stencil in our card creations this week. 

I love stencils... and I really love the new Waffle Flower postage stencils.  I made six copies of the birthday stencil above.  I used the colors suggested by Waffle Flower (except for the chocolate topping). The stenciling was easy.  I did add a small mask to the strawberry leaves to ensure colors did not overlap.  I added a few random stamped images and used the postage die cut to finish the panel.  To keep it clean, panels were mounted to a white card bases.  The sentiment was die cut from dark pink, layered, and mounted on vellum.  I didn't think any gems were needed on this card.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for November, Leslie Miller. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Running with Scissors! 

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	Waffle Flower Postage Collage - Birthday Paper Rose Chunky Happy Birthday
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid pink cardstock Bazzill vellum
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Various Simon Says Stamp 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 PP765 - A Sketch Challenge from Ann

Join us! It is SKETCH week at The Paper Players.  Ann is challenging us to create a card that uses the sketch above.  This sketch features a center section with three panels, and large margins all the way around.

Ann is so very good at sketches, and I just want to simplify them.  As I thought about the sketch this week, I decided to streamline the three panels.  I used the Joy stamp from Pretty Pink Posh, gold embossing the image on three colors of cardstock (allowing three cards to be made).  I die cut the letters, then layered three times for dimension. I cut three panels (1.5" x 2.75") from the same colors used for the letters.  I mounted the layered letters on each small panel then mounted to a black cardbase.  I heat embossed a small sub-sentiment in gold under the three panels, and to finish, I added some glitter dots.

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	Pretty Pink Posh Joy Hero Arts Infinity rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstocks
Ink	Versamark Hero Arts gold embossing powder
Embellishments	Pinkfresh glitter dots
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 #802 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Carol Mc is challenging us to be inspired by the moodboard above in creating our cards this week.  It is funny when I pulled out this Spellbinders die, I thought there were stars.  No stars but there is berries, greenery and snowflakes.  This is one of my favorite Christmas dies. Lots of die cutting but so fun to assemble.  I used a variety of cardstocks for interest and foam mounted the NOEL, all on a black cardbase. I made four copies of this card.  Hope your Christmas stash is coming along!

Check out our fabulous guest designer for November, Leslie Miller. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Running with Scissors! 

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 Festive Noel
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock (green and black) Mirricard gold cardstock Marco's Paper white glossy cardstock My Favorite Things red glitter 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 PP764 - A CAS Challenge from Stef

Join us! It is Clean and Simple (CAS) week at The Paper Players.  Think lots of white space, minimal layers and embellishments.  Stef is challenging us to create a CAS card that uses our favorite holiday image. You might think FaLaLa is an odd favorite but I have a full size cling background with falala (Essentials by Ellen), an A2 coverplate covered with small Fa La Las (Neat & Tangled), numerous small fa la fa stamp sets, and I have the Fa La La above from The Stamp Market.  I seem to seem to have a small obsession with this Christmas song.  

For this card, I die cut 1/2" strips from two red and two green cardstocks. I created A2 panels of strips by laying strips one at a time across a Scortape-covered panel.  I die cut the coverplate from white cardstock, retaining the die cut letters for a second card.  To finish, I stamped a small sub-sentiment, and added several glitter stars. I made six copies of this 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	The Stamp Market Fa La La Simon Says Stamp Tabbed Holiday Sentiments The Stamp Market Quick Strips
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock (two red and two green)
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments	The Stamp Market glitter stars
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 #801 -- WORD Week

Deb Horst... you are the winner of my 800th challenge prize.  Please email me with your address and I will get your prize in the mail.  Thanks so much to Deb and everyone else who played along with our celebration challenge!

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  Carol Mayne is challenging us to make a WINTER card.  Since I am still trying to build up my Christmas stash, I decided to work with snowflakes (the perfect symbol of winter).  This card is as CAS as they come; I made a dozen for my stash.  I die cut a large number of snowflakes and randomly adhered them to a red cardbase. A die cut red glitter sentiment mounted on vellum finished the card.  So easy. 

Check out our fabulous guest designer for November, Leslie Miller. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Running with Scissors! 

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 Snowflakes Simon Says Stamp Merry & Bright
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest My Favorite Things red glitter cardstock Bazzill solid red cardstock Bazzill vellum
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