Sunday, July 6, 2025

For the Record for the Paper Players

Hello friends! Today begins a new challenge at the Paper Players and I am hosting this week, stepping in for the lovely Joanne so she could enjoy a well-deserved vacation.  She chose the theme of using circles on our cards.  Very easy to do, with sooo many ways to use circles.

I hit some crafty sales a couple of months ago and found the perfect stamp and die sets for this challenge, so I'll be sharing once again with Darnell over at NBUS #76 (which stands for Never Before Used Schtuff).


Isn't that a fun card?  All the stamps and dies are from Concord & 9th. I thought these were such a clever products that could be used for most ages.  

I started with the background stamp.  It's a rather clever design where you stamp it one direction then turn it 180 degrees then stamp it again to fill in the entire background.  I also used a little stamp around some of the records, which to me looks like the record player beneath of it. 

Next all the dies were cut, the sub-sentiment stamped, then everything added to the card front.  This card will be headed to my BIL next month but I think the products are generic enough to use for anyone. 


I'm looking forward to seeing all the gallery cards and how everyone chose to use circles.  I hope you'll join us this week, the challenge remains open until 3pm EDT Friday July 11th.  But before you dash off, please make a stop at the challenge blog where my talented teammates have used circles in a wide of array of designs.

Thanks for visiting and take care!

Stef

  • C & 9 For the Record stamps and dies
  • C & 9 Greatest Hits stamp
  • C & 9 Oceanside and Sunflower cardstocks
  • Altenew Aqualicious and Lemonade Stand inks

4 comments:

LeAnne said...

This is SO CLEVER! I thought the background was paper, not a turnaround stamp, it's stamped so perfectly! What a great idea for the circles theme, I love it!

ElizStewart said...

Stef... this card is BRILLIANT! Albums are the perfect circle...so creative and fun. Just love it.

Karen said...

As soon as I saw this card at The Paper Players, I knew I needed to see it more closely. I've had parts of this set for a long time, but somehow never purchased the background stamp set. What a mistake, and one I'll rectify once my "no spending on craft supplies" month ends. I love your card--especially the fabulous color combination you used! Thanks (I think!) for enabling me.

Claire Broadwater said...

Stef, this is the best challenge and your card is AMAZING! Nothing I loved better as a young girl than a record album. The color combo is perfect and this card really makes me smile! Thank you for the memories!