What Does the Fox Say for Paper Players #170

Hello and Happy Sunday to you! This week at the Paper Players the always fabulous Jaydee has a fun theme challenge for us. Time to ink up those critter stamps as we showcase "Wildlife" this week.

If you know me well, you know how very "outdoor-sy" I am. *insert chuckle here* I was looking through my stamp sets to try to figure out what to do for this challenge and I came upon the Storybook Friends set that I bought a while ago and have never used. As soon as I saw that little fox, that silly "What Does the Fox Say?" song got stuck in my head. If you haven't heard it, Google it. Then it will be stuck in your head too. 

I'm not sure if a Tangerine Tango is really an accurate color of a fox in the wild. Maybe there is one out there somewhere. Who knows? Besides, I wanted to use my Sweater Weather DSP so by default, the fox had to be tangerine. Let's not talk about my horrible coloring. Clearly, I need some more practice with my markers. Ha! I also tried to distress the card a bit by sponging ink around the edges, and using the (ret.) Color Spritzer Tool. It's tough to see but I also used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set to add some "splotches" to the background papers. 

So, what does the fox say? On this particular card he says "Hooray!"...and I think he also says "You clearly do not know how to color a fox very well, Anne Marie." 

Please join us over at the Paper Players!  The challenge is open through Friday, November 8th, 2013 at Noon (PDT). Stop by and say hello to the rest of the Design Team to see what they are sharing this week.   

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile 
Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Speaking of foxy ladies, I will leave you with a quick photo of our little foster pup Gidget. She was crashed out after all of the festivities on Halloween. She didn't even seem to care about her little witch hat either. Have a HAPPY day! 

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Christmas in July for Paper Players #153

Hello there, stamping friends! Can you hear that sound? It sounds a wee bit like...SLEIGH BELLS...in July! This week at the Paper Players, the always fabulous Ann Schach is our hostess and we are cooling things down with a "Christmas in July" theme challenge. Please join us! It is never TOO early to get a start on those holiday cards! 

My card is an interesting story. First of all, I created it almost completely with one hand, which was a feat in and of itself. (See the end of the post for the pitiful photo of my right hand!) Next, I don't have any new SU! holiday stamp sets, so I was feeling a bit unmotivated. Third, I live in South Texas. It is HOT here, so creating holiday cards feels out of sorts right now. But after I got going, with some holiday tunes blasting on Pandora, I got in the groove pretty quickly.  I wanted to try something different (as I wasn't sure I was going to be able to do any intricate stamping with the pain meds)  and decided to cut out some little trees out of card stock and built my card around that. 

I wanted a simple color palette, so I opened up the Modern Medley DSP that has been sitting in my craft room, waiting for some attention. I'm kind of a weirdo about red and green Christmas cards but in this case I kept it to a simple pop of red because I thought it was fun. Turns out, my injured hand can do one thing...hold paper while I distress ink around the edges of the card layers. So I went with it. The bow was honestly the most challenging part of the card. I confess...I did have to ask my husband for help with that. He rocks! All of the supplies I used are listed at the end of this post. 

Please join us over at the Paper Players this week. The challenge is open through Friday, July 12th, 2013 at Noon (PDT). Stop by and say hello to the rest of the Design Team to see what they are sharing for some early holiday cheer. I love my fellow Paper Players gals, they are truly the best!  

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Well, before I sign off I thought I would share that photo. Have you ever tried to create a project using ONE hand? It is pretty challenging. Hence, the reason I limited my stamping on this card. Thank goodness I am left-handed, so it wasn't as bad as it could be. I will spare you the details but I have to have my hand in this contraption until further notice. It's ok, it actually feels better IN the splint.  If I have to have it on longer then a week, it WILL be decorated in sparkly bling. Becuse everything is better with bling! :) 

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Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Petite Pairs

Paper: Modern Medley DSP, Champagne Glimmer Paper,  Always Artichoke, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card stock

Ink: Soft Suede and Always Artichoke Classic ink

Punches: 1- 3/8" Square Punch and Scallop Border Punch

Accessories: Starburst Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits, Big Shot, Regals Candy Dots, Sponge Daubers, Basic Pearls and Stampin' Dimensionals

Non SU Accessories: circle and scallop circle die cuts  

Perfectly Preserved for {SSC #269} and a New Blog Look!

Hello stampers! Happy Tuesday to you! Today I wanted to share a card I made with some new items from the Stampin' Up Holiday Catalog. Earlier today, while perusing the web, I came upon this week's sketch from Stamping 411 and couldn't wait to play along. I know I have mentioned before how much I enjoy their fun sketches and this one is no exception with all of the different elements in the layout.

The Orchard Harvest DSP was sitting on top of my desk today, so I decided to crack it open for this card. I paired it up with the Perfectly Preserved and Friendship Preserves stamp sets. I think I am so smitten with these sets right now because they both have matching die cut sets that perfectly coordinate. I LOVE that! All of the edges on the card are distressed with some sponged Crumb Cake ink. The list of supplies that I used is featured at the end of this post. 

There is a LOT of dimension to this card with all of the layers and popped up elements, as you can see in the photo below. 

If you have visited me before, you may have noticed that my blog recently received a make-over, including a brand new color combo (...that is NOT pink! Whaaat??) and a new theme. I want to give a BIG shout out to my dear friend Lesley for helping me create my "new look". Thanks Lesley! :) She is an absolute rock star and used Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio software for the new design. I just LOVE it and I hope you do, too. 

Have a HAPPY day! :) 

Stampin' Up! Supply List

Stamps: Perfectly Preserved, Friendship Preserves and Tiny Tags (ret.) 

Paper: Orchard Harvest DSP, Raspberry Ripple, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Lucky Limeade and Very Vanilla card stock

Ink: Early Espresso, Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade and Crumb Cake Classic ink

Punches: Modern Label (which I cut in the middle of the punch to make it fit better behind the sentiment), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border (which I threaded hemp twine through) and Jewelry Tag punches

Accessories: Cannery Framelits Dies, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Early Espresso Quilted ribbon (ret.), Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stampin' Sponges, Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker, Color Spritzer Tool, hemp twine, gold brad, Basic Pearls, Crumb Cake 3- 1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Paper Piercer, Piercing Mat and Stampin' Dimensionals