Farewell to Artistic Etchings and Fan Fair DSP

Posted on May 26, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Happy Sunday! Sundays mean a new challenge at the Paper Players, and LeAnne has a great sketch challenge for us this week.

I decided to use the Artistic Etchings set, as it will be retiring this week. I have loved this set and have gotten a lot of good use out of it. I also used the retiring dsp, Fan Fair, which I’ve also loved.

You can check out what the other designers made at the links below, and then I hope you’ll join us at the Paper Players this week.

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Artistic Etchings, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Island Indigo, Versamark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Fan Fair dsp
Embellishments: Pewter Embossing Powder, 3/16″ Regals Brads, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Island Indigo Baker’s Twine

Masculine Label — PP146

Posted on May 19, 2013 by amyoneillblog

The super talented Ann Schach has a great challenge for us this week at the Paper Players.

I don’t know about you, but masculine cards never come easily for me. I always struggle with making them. I’m not sure I would exactly call this card masculine, but I wouldn’t call it feminine either. I think it could easily pass for a guy’s card. There is no ribbon, rhinestones, nor buttons. The guys in my house think that those items disqualify a card from the masculine category automatically.

I decided to go with a grungy look — well, this is about as grungy as I get. I distressed the edges of the dsp and crumpled it up (which still seems wrong to me, but I just took a deep breath and did it).

Go take a look at what the rest of the team did with the challenge at the Paper Players, and then join us.

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Label Love (available May 31)
Ink: Pool Party, Basic Gray
Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla, Epic Day dsp
Embellishments: Epic Day washi tape, Hung Up Cute Clips, Artisan Label punch (available May 31), Color Spritzer Tool

A Trio of Silhouettes — PP145

Posted on May 12, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Happy Mother’s Day, all you mothers out there! I hope you are having a special day with those you love most.

It’s time for another color challenge at the Paper Players. And this is what the ever-talented Jaydee has for us:

I must say that the current year’s in-colors and I are not the best of friends. I’d say we’re merely acquaintances. So wouldn’t you know that this is the second color challenge I’ve done in the past couple of days that features colors from this collection. I guess that maybe I need to get to know them better.

My first thought with these colors was to go a masculine route, but it seems like I’ve been suffering from a floral addiction lately, so I decided to go with the floral theme. I hadn’t used my Summer Silhouettes set in a while, so I pulled it out and went with a CAS (Clean And Simple) look for today.

Come join us at the Paper Players this week, and check out what the other designers did with these colors:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Made for You
Ink: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple
Paper: Midnight Muse, Whisper White
Embellishments: In Color Dahlias, Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

A Theme for Mom — PP144

Posted on May 5, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s all about Mom today at the Paper Players.

Now, I know that Mother’s Day is next Sunday, but for those of us who need to get a card in the mail pretty soon in order for Dear Mom to receive her card on time, it’s a good thing that Anne Marie Hile made this challenge for us today.

I was inspired by a picture of a beautiful shower curtain I saw in a Garnet Hill catalog recently. I tore out the page and pasted it in my inspiration notebook.

The gray on this card is actually one of the new colors, Smoky Slate. It’s such a pretty gray. It almost looks silver on the white card stock.

I hope you can make time to join us in the challenge at the Paper Players this week. You need a Mother’s Day card anyway, right? Go check out what the other talented designers made:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Amazing Family, Hello Doily
Ink: Smoky Slate (available May 31), Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Basic Gray
Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party
Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, Color Spritzer Tool, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons

Bird, Blossom, and Banners — PP143

Posted on April 28, 2013 by amyoneillblog

The super talented Ann Schach has a great sketch for us today at the Paper Players.

I pulled out a neglected stamp set, Betsy’s Blossoms, which I am glad to see is not being retired next month.

Go check out what the other designers made for this sketch. It’s always fun to see how other people interpret the same sketch.

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Betsy’s Blossoms, Made for You
Ink: Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Marina Mist, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Neutrals dsp stack, Tea for Two dsp, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp
Embellishments: Subtles designer buttons, Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine, Perfect Pennants Bigz die, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, 7/8″ Scallop Circle punch, Chevron embossing folder

Yikes!! A Single Layer Card — PP142

Posted on April 21, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Jaydee has a great challenge for us over at The Paper Players. And boy, was it ever a challenge for me.

I think I could count on one hand the number of times I have made a one-layer card. 😉 I really had to put some thought into this one. I ended up pulling out my Stippled Blossoms stamp set because the flowers are so beautiful.

I scored two lines on this card, and used a black marker and a ruler to draw the lines over and under the sentiment. I must say that I really enjoyed making this card. I got to do a lot of stamping on it and that was fun.

Go check out what the other designers made for this challenge. I was really impressed with their creations:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Loving Thoughts
Ink: So Saffron, Lucky Limeade, Marina Mist, Primrose Petals, Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White
Embellishments: Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder

A Bloom with Burplap — PP141

Posted on April 14, 2013 by amyoneillblog

The most talented Anne Marie has a pretty color challenge for us at the Paper Players today.

I must say that I was saddened to hear that Baja Breeze will be retiring in just a few more weeks. I love that color!

I pulled out a couple of products I hadn’t used in a while for this card — the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the Alhambra wheel. Notice I didn’t use the This and That Epic Day dsp? See, I do have some self-control. 🙂

Please join us in the challenge at the Paper Players. Meanwhile, go check out what the other designers made with these fab colors:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Mixed Buch, Alhambra wheel
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo
Paper: Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Embellishments: Blossom punch, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Labels Collection framelits, Naturals Designer Buttons, Island Indigo Baker’s Twine

A Recycled Butterfly

Posted on April 7, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Today at the Paper Players Nance Leedy has a fun theme challenge for us:

I took a piece of the cardboard box from my last Stampin’ Up! order and ran it through my Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die. I then peeled off the top layer of the cardboard to expose the ridges in the middle, and painted it with some white acrylic paint and then sprinkled on some Silver Glass Stampin’ Glitter. I dyed a flower from the 5/8″ Flower Trim with some Pink Pirouette ink and adhered it to the center of the butterfly.

Here’s a test for you to see how observant you are. I made a careless mistake on this card. Can you figure out what I did wrong? I didn’t even notice it until I was photographing the card. You get a star for the day if you guessed that the text on the background dsp is upside down. Ugggh! I hate it when I do things like that, and unfortunately it isn’t a rare occurrence. I’d already spent too much time on this card, and couldn’t face redoing it, so it is what is.

I hope you can join us in the challenge this week at the Paper Players. I’d love to see what you recycle. Want to see what the rest of the design team did? You can check them out here:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Fabulous Phrases
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Baja Breeze
Paper: Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Subtles dsp stack
Embellishments: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, Baja Breeze 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, Large Scallop edgelit, Color Spritzer Tool, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Silver Stampin’ Glass Glitter, White Acrylic Paint (non-SU), cardboard

A Spring Butterfly

Posted on March 31, 2013 by amyoneillblog

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.” Luke 24:5-7

Happy Easter, everyone! I love celebrating the resurrection of our Saviour. I can’t think of a happier occasion nor a better reason to celebrate. I hope you are spending the day with those you love most.

Today is also a day for a new challenge at the Paper Players. Jaydee has a fun tic-tac-toe challenge for us this week.

I chose to go with the column on the left — Spring, Blue & Pink, and Ribbon.

I think I may have cheated a bit on this challenge. When I picked the dsp for the butterfly, I thought it was a little more pink-ish. However, once I paired it with the Rose Red card stock, I think it’s probably more red-ish (maybe that’s why it’s called Rose RED). But by the time I figured this all out, I was finished with the card and had company on the way for the holiday weekend. So I knew it would have to do. I apologize, Jaydee, for not really following the rules — my intentions were good.

I sprinkled the flower with Dazzling Diamonds and added some rhinestones for sparkle. I thought the butterfly went with the Spring theme of the challenge. I’ve provided links to the other designers so you can check out what they did with the challenge.

Enjoy your Sunday, and have a blessed Easter! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Fabulous Phrases
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Rose Red, Floral District dsp
Embellishments: Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die, Labels Collection framelits, Needlepoint Border Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Festive Paper-Piercing pack, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Very Vanilla 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Celebrate with Balloons & Presents — PP138

Posted on March 24, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Look what Anne Marie has for us today at the Paper Players — a fun sketch challenge!

I’ve been on a birthday card kick lately, so I pulled out a set I haven’t used in a while, Patterned Party. I paper pieced the balloons and present, and pulled out my sewing machine to stitch around the edges of the card.

Want to see what the other designers did with the sketch? Go check them out:

I hope you can join us for the challenge this week. Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Patterned Party, Make a Wish
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Versamark
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Brights dsp stack, Subtles dsp stack
Embellishments: Large Scallop edgelits, 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle punch, 1″ Circle punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing pack, White Stampin’ Emboss powder, sewing machine, retired ribbon