Paper Players #96 {Happiness}

This week at the Paper Players, AM has an awesome Clean and Simple Challenge! She is looking for some Polka Dots! I LOVE Polka Dots! 

I inked up my new set called "Mixed Bunch" and used the colours from Colour Q. Then I punched out a couple of flowers, to match the Colour Q Graphic.  Then I used my bird punch to create the leaves for the flowers. I embossed the gray piece of cardstock with my Stripes embossing folder, to make it look like a fence.  The sentiment is from Fabulous Phrases and I cut it out with my new Framelits called "Bitty Banners". Oh I love them!!! The backdrop is embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy

Jenn Picard

Heidi Boos

Narelle Farrugia (GD)

Dynamic Duos #3-Celebrate Today

Wow, third challenge already at Dynamic Duos! This week is our Black Tie Week which means one colour and black, as well as a Dessert Option.

The colours this week at Daffodil Delight and Basic Black with a dessert option of Dry Embossing.  I chose no dessert this week, need to watch my dessert intake and went clean and simple for my card! I just received the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set and the Blossom Punch in an order and I was excited to use it!!!

{Supplies Used-All SU!}

Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Perfectly Penned

Inks: Daffodil Marker (to ink the flower), Basic Black

Papers: Summer Smooches, Black and Daffodil Delight

Tools: Blossom Punch. Bird Punch, Dimensionals

I hope you get the chance to join us this week at Dynamic Duos. Enjoy your long weekend, we are hoping to get some fishing in! I will let you know if we catch any fish! I am so excited for a break! Be sure to stop by the wonderful design team...they have come up with some amazing samples this week!

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

Merry Monday Reminder

Well I have decided to take the weekend off from my computer, it will be tempting to check in from time to time with my tablet, but I am going to TRY to unplug! LOL! If you have the chance to craft this weekend, don't forget the Merry Monday Challenge is open until Sunday at Noon (PST). Sure hope you will join us!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Cardabilities #55 {Hello}

May 15th is here and that means a brand new sketch over at Cardabilities!  I loved the sketch and decided to take a clean approach to it!  I used my new but retiring "Triple Treat Flower" stamp. Love using it, wish I had bought it at the beginning of the last catalogue! What was I waiting for?

For my colours I went with Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive, using some Summer Smooches Designer Paper. The leaves are created using my Bird Punch and the sentiment comes from the Sale-A-Bration set called "Elementary Elegance". I completed the look with the embossed, dots background.  

I hope you get the chance to join us over at Cardabilities , the challenge is on for the next two weeks!

Merry Monday Winners

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last week's sketch!!! The Merry Makers have chosen their favourites for this week. Be sure to grab your badge and display it proudly on your blog!

Wendy's Choice: Bonnie
Stamping with Klass

I loved Bonnie's card this week because she took this beautiful rose and turned it into a holiday card! Not a set you'd normally use for a Christmas card but she made this work beautifully!! I love the Scallop Trim Border Punch and the embossed pieces. She needed nothing else to make this pretty rose stand out on it's own! Nice job! Congratulations Bonnie for being my Top Pick this week! :)

LeAnne's Choice: Lisa
Snowy Moose Creations

I am a pushover for silhouettes, and this fun scene of Santa and his reindeer made me giggle with delight!  I love that the image is stamped in blue, and the background paper and embossed panels really add fun texture to an already-cool layout!  Love it!  Congrats, Lisa, on being my Top Pick this week!

Nina’s Choice: Danielle
D's Crafting Connection

So many fantastic cards this week, my eye was caught though with Danielle’s window card. The Christmas trees are so cute and coloured so nicely, I love the bright colors in the design paper with the little bit of sparkle. The two little sentiment tags are a great finish. Congrats on being my Top Pick this week, Danielle!

Colleen's Choice: Patti Corriere 

what are you inking?

Patti's Christmas tree is so clever, using a pennant punch as her base and adorning it with wavy 'garlands' of pearls. The color scheme of pale aqua and fresh green makes for a unique approach to a Christmas card. I also like the creative use of the Lattice Bigz die as the horizontal panel. Congrats on being my Top Pick of the week, Patti!

This week's winner is:

Lesley's Choice: Madeline of The Stamping Studio

 

I just adored Madeline's sweet card! The funky fold, her white gel pen colouring and the colour combo all made this card a stand out for me! Congratulations Madeline! Please be sure to email me by clicking the envelope icon in my blog banner, we would love to have you as our Guest Designer next week!  

To play along with this week's Merry Monday Sketch, please CLICK HERE.

Merry Monday #20 {You're "Snow"buddy Til Somebuddy Loves You}

Welcome to another week at Merry Monday!  The idea behind this challenge is to get a head start on your Christmas cards!  Each week, I choose a Merry Monday Winner who will then be a Guest Designer for a future challenge!  So get out your Christmas supplies and let's get to work!  This week I have decided to ink up my Snow Buddies set, I was going to create an elegant card but went for a more whimsical look!  I used some Just Add Cake Designer Paper, love it, and used Soft Suede as my base. I coloured the snowman and the birdies with my Copics.

Lesley Croghan

The amazing and absolutely wonderful design team have created a wonderful array of cards for your viewing pleasure! Welcome to our TWO Guest Designers this week, Kathy Tanner and Judy May.

LeAnne Pugliese

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst

Colleen Dietrich (Featured Designer)

Kathy Tanner (Guest Designer)

Judy May (Guest Designer)

Paper Players #95 {Happy Birthday}

Happy Mother's Day! What a crazy week and a quick one too! The days are getting longer with daylight but somehow shorter on time? Am I crazy or does anyone else feel this way? Anyway, onto my post! Ann is our hostess for the Paper Players Challenge this week and it is a Colour Challenge and I am in LOVE with the fresh, bright colours! YUM! They match my blog!!!

I needed to ink up my Creative Elements stamp set which has not seen any ink for SUCH a long time. I love that floral image from it and the vines...oh so pretty! I stamped the butterfly in So Saffron (I actually do not own Daffodil Delight yet-GASP!) and fussy cut it! Then popped it up on a glue dot. Again I added the ribbon in the form of pennants at the bottom and used my favourite new sentiment stamp Perfectly Penned.

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan (You are here)

Nance Leedy
Jenn Picard
Heidi Boos
Narelle Farrugia (GD)

Dynamic Duos #2 {Happiest Birthday}

Saturday is here and that means a brand new challenge over at Dynamic Duos!  As this is the second week of the month, we are starting with a Subtle and Soft colour choice! Yes, we are using Pool Party again...I love that colour!  The "Dynamo" design team has created some wonderful projects to inspire you! make sure you visit their blogs to see their amazing projects.

I inked up my Apothecary Art set....and got to colouring! The background is embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. I added some So Saffron ribbon in a flag style off to the side. On a personal note, I found out yesterday that I am keeping my classroom at the same school! Hooray! My job was dependent upon enrollment so I breathed a huge sigh of relief that I get to stay for another year!!! Needless to say, I am thrilled!!

Be sure to check out this talented and lovely team!! I hope you get the chance to join in on the fun!

Allisa Chilton

Anne Marie Hile

Anika Lerche

Bronwyn Eastley

Kim Singdahlsen

Lesley Croghan (You are here)

Lisa Elton

Melissa Chipperfield

Paige Grabau

Sue Joyce

Merry Monday Reminder...still time to play!

There is still time to join in on the Merry Monday Challenge, the challenge ends at Noon (PST) on Sunday. To play along, please click HERE.