Thanks for The Paper Players

Hello and welcome back!  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players and this week the fabulous Ann is hosting our Tic Tac Toe Challenge!

The Paper Players

I'm also joining the current Fusion Challenge where I used the sketch plus my color combination was based on the inspiration photo.

Fusion Card Challenge

And finally I'm joining the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where this week's theme is Anything Goes.

For the Tic Tac Toe challenge I used the bottom horizontal row.  I realized that I had some long retired wood sentiments, including one that said thanks and that would cover two of the three elements.

I began by stamping the lovely floral image and coloring with Copic markers in colors similar to those in the inspiration challenge.  My tendency is to use a lot of contrast when coloring but this time I used very light markers, then went in with darker shades of Polychromos colored pencils to add some shading.  I haven't tried using colored pencils much in conjunction with Copics and I loved how it worked out.

After the coloring was complete I fussy cut the image.  Next I used a cover die on an A2 sized panel of white card, die cut it with a rounded rectangle die and adhered to the base.  I love the subtle pattern it gives.  On top of that a Pretty Posy Die cut circle was layered, cutting of the left side, then I added the fussy cut floral arrangement with foam tape, also trimming off at the card edge.  Finally the wood sentiment was adhered and a bit of shimmer added to the flowers with an aqua shimmer pen.

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  Be sure to check out all the wonderful DT creations linked below and head over to the Player's blog and join us this week!

Stef

Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile
Ann Schach
Allisa Steinlicht

Stef Perry (that's me!)

Mary Deatherage

Stamps:  Paeonia Japonica (Altenew)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Pretty Posy
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam
Other:  Pinpoint Leaf Plate Cover die (Memory Box), Nested Infinity Circle and Rounded Rectangle dies (Hero Arts), Wood sentiment (ret. SU), Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils, Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen

Thinking of You

Hello friends, I hope you are doing well, staying safe and healthy!  I have a card to share with you that is for the current Mojo Monday challenge.

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I'm also joining the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where the theme this week is Anything Goes.

I'm really looking forward to Fall, which is my favorite season of the year.  One of my favorite plants that grow in late summer and stick around during Fall are Chinese Lanterns.  Earlier this year I purchased this stamp set when it when on sale, knowing I would enjoy using it come the change in season.

The image and sentiment were stamped with Copic friendly brown ink and the lanterns and leaves colored with a variety of Copic markers.  When complete it was die cut and adhered to a slightly larger circle of Bumblebee card.

For the base I used a piece of orange card, then decided to use some of my long, long, long discontinued Basic Grey patterned paper, which had the perfect colors for my Fall scheme.  I used one pattern to layer on the base, then another for the vertical strip that was layered on a larger strip of Cinnamon Cider card.  Once the base was complete a small embossed rectangle was adhere to the focal image then it was all popped on the base with foam tape.  Since I don't normally use much patterned paper, I was very pleased with myself to make an effort to utilize some of my ancient stash LOL!

Thanks so much for visiting, I always appreciate it!  Have a great weekend and please check back with me on Sunday when I'll have my new DT card for The Paper Players.

Stef


Stamps:  Sunny Harverst (Power Poppy)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Orange Peel and Burnt Orange (Simon Says Stamp), Bumblebee and Cinnamon Cider (Stampin' Up)
Ink:  Gina K Chocolate Truffle Amalgam
Other:  Nested Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts), Stitched Rectangle die (SSS), Petal Burst embossing folder (SU)
Copics:  BG000, 0000 (YR18, 07, 15, 21) (R08, YR16, 15, 21 (YG03, 01 YR23, Y23) E37, YG17

Bold Cupcake for the Tic Toc Toe Challenge

Hello, my friends, welcome back!  It's time for a new Tic Toc Toe Challenge with Team 0.  The wonderful Annie is our Featured Designer and has given us this awesome board!

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

For my card I went on the diagonal with cupcake, big sentiment and twine. 

I mean, if you're going to have a cupcake, it should be a REALLY big one, right?  I colored it up with Copic markers then decided to fussy cut it as I wanted to layer it on a fun background.  Next I took a panel of Bristol and spread on Glitter Glitz gel using a stencil.  I let that dry and then trimmed down all the edges, adhering it directly to the Desert Storm card base.

The sentiment was die cut then layered on the cupcake with thin foam squares, then I used foam tape to add the cupcake to the card.  The strawberry and frosting were painted with an aqua shimmer pen to dress them up a bit, then the final step was to add the black and white baker's twine. 

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  Be sure to use the link above to check out all the fabulous cards by the rest of the design team and hopefully join us at the Tic Tac Toe challenge this week!

Stef


Stamps:  Big & Bold-Sweetest Friend Cupcake (Colorado Craft Company)
Paper:  Neenah Solar and Desert Storm, Black, Koh-I-Noor Bristol
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam
Other:  Turquoise Sea Glitter Glitz Gel (Gina K), Wonky Dots stencil (MFT), Black Baker's Twine, Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen
Copics:  G28, 46, 43, R39, 37, 35, 43, E18 27, 23, 31, 30, BG49, 15, 11

In My Heart for Sunday Stamps

Hello friends, how are you?  I hope you are continuing to remain safe and healthy.  It's time for a new challenge at Sunday Stamps!  The lovely Claire has brought us a really great sketch for this challenge and I look forward to seeing what you create with it!

Sunday Stamps

For my card I used some products that I got this spring but really haven't used too often and thought they would work perfectly with this sketch.

I began by stamping the floral image and sentiment with brown ink, then set about coloring the flowers and leaves with Copic markers.  When complete, the panel was die cut and set aside.  I think there are matching dies to this stamp set but since I don't have them, the sentiment was fussy cut.

Next a piece of the lovely patterned paper with delicate butterflies was die cut with a slightly larger rounded rectangle die, then adhered directly to the white card base.  While I used to be so matchy-matchy about white with white and ivory with ivory, I found I liked the subtle contrast of the ivory background in the paper against the white card base.  Next the green horizontal piece, also from the patterned paper collection, was layered on then the main image and sentiment adhered with foam tape.  Finally I added a few clear sequins.

Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate it so much!  Be sure to use the link above to check out the beautiful creations by the other DT members and hopefully join us for our sketch challenge!

Stef


Stamps:  Stronger Together (Simon Says Stamp)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Soul Bloom (Moda Scraps)
Ink:  Gina K Chocolate Truffle Amalgam
Other:  Nested Rounded Rectangle dies (Hero Arts), Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)
Copics:  RV95, 32, 93, 91, G43, YG25, 03, 01

Voices in My Head for The Paper Players

Hello friends, I hope you're doing well.  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  This week our challenge is a sketch brought to us by the lovely LeAnne.

The Paper Players

While I had a concept in my mind for this layout design, I struggled with the execution for a while.  But hey, that's why it's called a challenge, right?  I ended up making a card larger than A2 to fit all the elements!

Starting out I knew I wanted the speech bubble in the upper right corner and the rectangle in the sketch to be an online zoom cocktail party to coordinate with the sentiment.  I began by stamping the computer, dividing the screen into quadrants, then masking off each one as I stamped the ladies and their beverages.  I can't lie, that took some practice and multiple versions before getting it just right, but in the end, I like how it turned out.  I used Copic markers to color it up and once complete, it was fussy cut.

For the background I used larger beverage images and stamped them on a panel of light blue card.  As I worked to put all the elements together on the card base, I realized the card would have to be larger than A2, and finally ended up with a 5"x 7" card.  That meant resizing the speech bubble a few times until everything looked balanced and fairly representational of the sketch.  Sorry LeAnne, I did take a few liberties ha ha! Once the blue and black layers were adhered, the speech bubble was lightly inked blended with Tattered Rose DOX ink, then both it and computer were added with foam tape.  Plus a few sequins...just because.

Thanks for taking time to visit, I really appreciate it!  Be sure to check out the amazing designs by the rest of the DT linked below.  Also, be sure to head over to the blog and join in the fun this week!

Stef

Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile
Ann Schach
Allisa Steinlicht

Stef Perry (that's me!)

Mary Deatherage

Stamps:  Mini Voices in My Head, Voices in My Head Accessories, Voices in My Head Vol. 3 (Ellen Hutson)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Black, Surf Blue (Simon Says Stamp)
Ink: Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versafine Clair Nocturne, Tattered Rose Distress Oxide
Other:  Speech Bubbles die, Sparkling Clear sequins
Copics: [BV08, W5, 7] [V15, E35, 33, 31, R39] [R12,02] BG11 [Y21,00 YR12] [E11, 21, 51, 50 R22] [Y00, B0000] V01 [E29, 27, 23] [V15, 33, 11, R37] [R59, 39, 37] R00 [E33, 25, 50] [E33, 11, 51 R35] [Y38, 35] [E30, 0000] [C5,3,1 YG01, G43, 03]

Good Work for The Paper Players

Hello, friends and welcome back once again!  I hope you and those close to you are continuing to stay safe and healthy.

It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  This week the fabulous Claire is hosting our CAS challenge with a Back to School theme.  Some areas are reopening their schools and others are doing online learning, so it definitely gives some creative options for cards!

The Paper Players

What do we mean by Clean and Simple?

Minimal layers and embellishments

Plenty of open space, aka "white" space

Simple and uncluttered

For my card, I used a more traditional look with a cute set from MFT that I just adore. I also used this for my DT card for the Tic Tac Toe challenge.  If interested, you can see it here.

While still trying to keep my card relatively CAS, I also wanted to use this fun frame to highlight our schoolgirl and the other elements.  I stamped, Copic Colored and die cut all the images and set them aside.  Next a blender brush was used to lightly ink blend some blue Distress Oxide ink on the white card base.  Once complete and the ink dry, I used temporary adhesive on the frame to line up the sentiment in my Misti, removed the frame and stamped it in black pigment ink.

Next the frame was added to the base with liquid adhesive, then the books, pencils and schoolgirl were adhered with a mixture of glue and thin adhesive squares for just a little dimension.  Such a fun little card, I'll probably end up sending it to my granddaughter this fall.

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  Be sure to use the links below to visit the rest of the DT, they have some terrific cards this week.  I also hope you join us at The Paper Players this week for this fun challenge!

Stef

Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile
Ann Schach
Allisa Steinlicht

Stef Perry (that's me!)

Mary Deatherage

Stamps:  Class Act (MFT)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versafine Clair Nocturne, Mermaid Lagoon DOX
Other:  Class Act matching dies, Blueprint 27 frame die (MFT)
Copics:  E49, 47, 44, 43, 40, 37, 35, 33, 31, 15, 13, 11, 21, B99, 97, 95, 01, 00, 000, V09, 06, 04, 01, YG67, 17, 25, 03, Y26, 08, 04 R32, 30, BV29, 27, 23, 20

Class Act for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hello friends!  I hope this finds you staying safe and healthy.  It's time for a new Tic Tac Toe Challenge!  I am the Featured Designer this week and here's the board I created.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

I chose the top horizontal line (School Bus, Book(s), Metallic) for my card.  I recently acquired the darling Class Act from MFT and had to use it for my card!

I love these Birdie Brown images from MFT! I started by stamping the school girl and bus on a separate piece of white card, colored with Copic markers, then die cut with coordinating dies.  For the bus door, I used a Copic Multiliner pen to add a second line down the door to create the look of a folding school bus door.  Lastly, I used a white gel pen on the bus windows for a bit of reflection and silver metallic pen for the hub caps, bumper, grill and light holders.

To create the background I used a panel of white card, lightly inked blended some clouds in the sky with light blue distress ink, then used Copics to create the street, sidewalks and grass.  I wasn't super thrilled with how the "sidewalk" turned out, I definitely need a bit more practice on perspective and creating backgrounds LOL!!  On the upside, the grass turned out pretty well.

With the background complete, the panel was die cut with a stitched rectangle die and added to the card base with foam tape.  The bus was adhered directly to the panel then our cute school girl and the heat embossed sentiment were added with foam tape.

Thanks so much for visiting, I really appreciate it!  Be sure to use the link above to check out the challenge and hopefully join us this week!

Stef


Stamps:  Class Act (MFT)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versamark, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
Other:  Class Act coordinating dies, Stitchedk Rectangle Stax set 1 die (MFT), Mini Cloud Stencil (MFT), Sakura Silver Metallic and White Gelly Roll pens
Copics:  R59, 29, 24, 22, B39,26, 24, 21, BV20, E51, 50, 43,41, 27, 25, 23, 21, 11, V01, Y08, 06, 02, BG10, 0000 G28, YG67, 17, 03, 01, W5, 3, 1

Hello for Sunday Stamps

Hello friends and welcome back!  I hope you are doing well.  It's time for a new color challenge at Sunday Stamps!

Sunday Stamps

Challenge Guidelines

• Feel free to use any brand of product you have. 
• The colors from this challenge MUST be the primary colors on your project.
• Please Link up a new project created for this challenge (no back links). 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with up to FOUR other challenges.
• We reserve the right to delete any links that do not adhere to challenge rules.
• Please provide a link to us or use the graphic above in your post. 
• Have Fun!!!

The challenge will end on Friday Aug.21st  @ 6pm EST.


I'm also joining the current Simon Says Stamp challenge to use our favorite tools.  One of my cannot-do-without tools is my die cutting machine, which I used to create much of my card today.

I love all those pretty colors for our color challenge but had a hard time deciding what to make, so when in doubt I seem to fall back to ink blending with Distress Inks.  I used a combination of purples and a dark blue on a panel of Bristol.  It was splattered with clear water then Liquid Pixie Dust for some sparkle and when dry was die cut with the Elegant Rectangle.

Next came the die cut Leafy Branch.  It's such a delicate die cut, I found I had the best results using 110# card.  It was cut three times from white card, layered up and adhered to the rectangle, leaving out the leaf interiors.  It was then cut one more time from pearlescent vellum, the leaves inlayed, then the vellum branch layered on top.  It was rather fiddly to do but I love the end result.

The die cut sentiment received similar treatment, white card cut three times.  The top layer was added after die cutting from the remains of the ink blended panel, then added to the ink blended panel.  After adhering the panel to the navy card base with foam tape, I added a few jewels and used a shimmer pen to go over the sentiment.  Hard to see above but lots of sparkle!

As always, your visit is so appreciated!  Be sure to use the link above to check out the beautiful creations by the other team members and hopefully join us for this challenge!

Stef


Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Strathmore Bristol, Pearlescent Vellum (Lawn Fawn), Night of Navy (SU)
Ink:  Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, and Chipped Sapphire Distress 
Other:  Leafy Branch and Bold Hello dies (Simon Says Stamp), Elegant Rectangle Stax die (MFT), Liquid Pixie Dust (Ink on 3), Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen, Bridal Mix jewels (Lucy's Cards Little Things)

Thanks, Gnomie for the Paper Players

Hello and welcome back!  I hope you're remaining safe and healthy.  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  This week the amazing Joanne is hosting our color challenge with some lovely colors.

The Paper Players

I've used one of Julee's fabulous Mojo Monday sketches for my card design.

MOJO 542

I'm also joining the current  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge where we are to use our favorite tool.  One of my favorite tools is my die cutting machine.

I had some fun with these colors using the Chillin' Gnomes stamp set from Simon Says Stamp (ETA I originally wrote they were from MFT but realized my error after this post went live.  Sorry for any confusion!).  I love my floral images, for which these colors would have worked beautifully, but I wanted to play some more with this fun stamp set.

I began by stamping and coloring up our cute gnomie girl.  I gave her blonde hair that is almost a light version of Mango Melody hee hee.  I used a neutral brown to ground her and the flower, then die cut both it and the larger mango circles.  The sentiment was stamped on a separate scrap of white card and trimmed down.  It's actually all in one line but I cut it in two so it would fit better on the circle.

Next a panel of Pool Party card was stamped with a large floral background stamp using Versamark to keep it subtle.  Because that paper is only #80, I adhered it to a sturdy #110 base of Neenah Solar White, which I use for most of my card bases.  The horizontal strip of Navy was punched with a scallop punch, layered on the base, then topped with a vertical strip of white woodgrain paper.  The main image was added using foam tape and I was done!

Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate it so much!  Be sure to use the link to the challenge above and also check out all the DT members linked below!

Stef

Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater
Joanne James
Laurie Schmidt

Anne Marie Hile
Ann Schach
Allisa Steinlicht

Stef Perry (that's me!)

Mary Deatherage

Stamps:  Chillin' Gnomes (Simon Says Stamp), Modern Rose Blooms Background (Simon Says Stamp)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Pool Party, Navy, White Woodgrain (Ellen Hutson)
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versafine Clair Nocturne, Versamark
Other:  Nested Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts), Scallop Border punch
Copics:  RV17, 09, 06, 04, 02, YR16, 12, Y35, 32, 21, 17, 00, BG34, 32, 11, 000, B39, 37, 34, E43, 42, 41, 21, 13, 11, 01

Salty Kisses for The Paper Players

Hello friends, welcome back and  I hope you're doing well.  It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  The lovely Laurie is hosting our theme challenge, wedding or anniversary.

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I decided to go with the wedding theme.  I have had a cute Waffle Flower stamp set for two or three years but have never used some of the images, which are perfect for a rather untraditional wedding card.

See what I mean?  It would definitely work best if the bride and groom are dog owners/lovers, so I'm not sure how practical this card is but I think it's pretty sweet for the right couple.

The entire card was colored with Copic markers.  I started with the "bride and groom" and the wedding arch (I think that's what it's called??).  I wanted the fabric to remain white, so I just added a bit of subtle shading with light gray markers.  After the coloring was complete, companion dies were used to die cut the images.

Then, onto the background.  I kept the coloring very simple using light brown with dots of darker browns for the sand, two-three colors of blue for the ocean and the two lightest blues for the sky. A white gel pen was used to trace along the ocean waves. After the panel was die cut with a stitched rectangle die, it was adhered to the card base.  When the arbor/arch was added, it partially hid the little sail boat, but of course the newlyweds would be be able to see it. 😊 The last bits were to add some Bridal Mix jewels (of course!) and use a shimmer pen to add sparkle to the flowers and flowing fabric.

Thanks for visiting, I always appreciate it so much!  Be sure to head over to the PP blog to check out all the beautiful cards by the other DT members and hopefully be inspired to join us this week!

Stef


Stamps:  Salty Kisses (Waffle Flower)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White
Ink:  Gina K Obsidian Amalgam, Versafine Clair Nocturne (sentiments)
Other:  Salty Kisses matching dies, Stitched Rectangle die (Simon Says Stamp), Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen, Bridal Mix jewels (Lucy's Cards Little Things)
Copics:  B24, 12, 00, 000, 0000, E47, 44, 42, 39, 37, 35, 33, 30; G28, YG45, 41, RV34, 32, Y08, 04, T4, 2, 0