PP272: A Sketch Challenge

This weeks' Paper Players sketch challenge has a tag and a banner.

Here's my take on the sketch.

It's a round shaker tag, and it looks like a Christmas ornament.

Glitter doesn't show very well in the pictures, but I think the glimmer paper is perfect for the snowy scene.

Stamp: Festival of Trees
Paper: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy, Glimmer Paper (Dazzling Diamonds), Window Sheet
Ink: Bermuda Bay 
Accessories: Die-namics Tag Builder Blueprints 4, Die-namics Let It Snow Flake, Shaker Frames, Mini Glue Dots, Dimentionals, Sequins

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PPA276: A Sketch Challenge

I wanted to make a simple holiday card this weekend using items I haven't used before.

I fell in love with this stocking image of a letterpress plate, and bought one on ebay some years ago, but I have never used it. It's a retired product, and I was not even sure how to use it, so I had to google it! I also bought the holiday washi tape a few months ago, but I haven't used it. Luckily, the pattern of the washi tape matched that of the stockings.

My card is roughly based on the Pals Paper Arts' sketch challenge.

Paper: Watercolor Paper 
Ink: Metallic Encore Pad (champagne), Uni-ball Signo Jel Pen (gold)
Accessories: Letterpress Plate Joyful Season, Winter Wonderland Designer Washi Tape

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RIC#96

The Runway Inspired Challenge #96 features a Banana Republic dress.

I was a little concerned at first that these colors may make the card look dark, but it turned out they make a great color combination.
Here's my card:

 

I used the color of the leather bracelet for the sentiment.

I added some sparkles to the card to finish it up.

Stamp: Painted Petals 
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White  
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede  
Accessories: Sequins (clear)  

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PPA275: A Color Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge includes these three colors.

Here's my card - air balloons floating against an autumn sunset.

I clear-embossed the clouds first, and then sponged over in Tangelo Twist.
The leaves are stamped in Hello Honey on cardstock of the same color, so they look darker. 

I added a few sequins and brushed Wink of Stella over the leaves to give the card some sparkles.

Stamp: Up, Up & Away, A Little Something
Paper: Whisper White, Hello Honey  
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, VersaMark

Accessories: Die-namics Stitched Snow Drifts, Embossing Powder (clear), Stamping Sponges, Sequins, Wink of Stella (clear), Mini Glue Dots, Dimentionals

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Fall Mini-Lantern

These are mini-lanterns with fall theme.
You can enjoy the colorful leaves in the daytime.

You can enjoy the shadows of the leaves at night. Tea lights are inside the lanterns. 
Aren't they romantic?

Stamp: Fabulous Phrases

Paper: Vellum, Chocolate Chip, Hello Honey, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Shapeablities Fall FoliageMini Glue Dots, Tea Light Candles

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PP270: A Color Challenge

It's Sunday, and time for enjoying a new challenge of the Paper Players!

I made a masculine gift card holder using Black + White + Silver + Green.
I used vellum with silver stripes, and layered it over the Whisper White holder base.

At first, I was going to use blue sequins, but these emerald green sequins made the holder look brighter and better.

Here's inside. I embossed the sentiment in silver.

Stamp: Gift Tag Greetings
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Foil Sheet (silver)

Ink: VersaMark

Accessories: Expressions Thinlits Dies, Die-namics Gift Card Grooves, Embossing Powder (silver), Sequins (emerald green, black), Cording Trim (silver), Mini Glue Dots

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Fall card - thankful

I tried the emboss resist technique last month, and I liked it so much that I made a blue/green version today.

 The details of the pink/oragne card are here.

Stamp: Lighthearted Leaves, Endless thanks

Paper: Whisper White, Island Indigo

Ink: VersaMark,Lost Lagoon, Pistachio Pudding, Island Indigo

Accessories: Embossing Powder (Clear, White), Stamping Sponges, Sequins, Dimentionals

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RIC#95

The Runway Inspired Challenge #95 features a Marchesa Notte dress.
What a pretty dress! Navy blue and pink is one of my favorite color combinations. 

 

Here's my card:

I'm glad the flowers turned out to look like a wood print.

Since Notte by Marchesa is popular among younger people, I decided to use white for the card base, and made the card look bright and light. I also used a fun font for the sentiment.

Stamp: Something Lacy, A Dozen Thoughts

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: VersaMark, SU Markers (Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Midnight Muse)

Accessories: Embossing Powder (Black), Squares Collection Framelits Dies, Dimentionals 

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PPA274: A Color Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts' color challenge showcases these three pretty fall colors.

 

I thought Calypso Coral would be perfect for a flower, and it would look striking against Chocolate Chip. So I made the flower and the base first. Then the sentiment had to be in Crushed Curry. ;-P

The scallop trim is in Very Vanilla (although it looks like Whisper White in the pictures), and it softens the brown.

 

I love this flower die, and I've made so many flowers before in different colors.

Stamp:Endless Thanks

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla

Ink: VersaMark

Accessories: Blossom Party Dies, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trip Corner Punch, Embossing Powder (Crushed Curry), Designer Buttons (Neutrals), Die-namics Upsy-Daisy, Mini Glue Dots

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PP269: A Theme Challenge

This week's Paper Players' theme challenge features fall thank you cards.

Here's my card:

I made an easel card for a change. I love the Sweater Weather DSP although it's retired...
I made a similar card last year, but I was not very pleased with it, so I tried again using different colors of card stock and accessories. 

Stamp: French Foliage, Lots of Thanks

Paper: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Hello Honey, DSP Sweater Weather

Ink: VersaMark

Accessories: Embossing Powder (Early Espresso), Ticket Corner Punch, Cording Trim (gold), Envelope Liners, Mini Glue Dots, Dimentionals

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