Candy Cane Valentine's ...

I suppose this image is to be used for Christmas but after coloring it, I'm sending it as a Valentine.  This is another stamp that my daughter gave me for my birthday.  I adore these cute guys!

I finally got a chance to play with The Paper Players this week.  They have a CAS sketch ...

 

Here is the finished card using this great layout ...

 

Stamps:  Candy Gram (HM), Everyday Flexible Phrases (SU)

Paper:  Poppy Parade, White (SU)

DSP:  Poppy Parade (SU)

Ink:  Poppy Parade (SU), Memento Black

Accessories:  colored pencils (Prismacolor), square and lacey dies,(Spellbinders), Baby's Breath embossing folder (CB), gems, decorative punch, baker's twine, dimensionals, sponge dauber (SU)

 

I embossed my piece of designer paper to add a little distressing to the card since I used so much red. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

 

Have a great day,

Pam~

 

Man's best friend ...

Here is a quick card that I threw together for my college box using The Paper Players sketch ...

I think this is a great layout for a masculine card.  I didn't accessorize too much since it will be going postal and it will be for my son.  

Stamps:  Ruff Day, dog bone (All Night Media)

Paper:  Vanilla, Cajun Craze

DSP:  Well Worn

Ink:  Memento Black

Accessories:  Copics, pop dots, Nestabilities rectangle dies

All supplies are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Have to admit that I'm not crazy about the border around my rectangles.  That is one thing that I don't like about Nestabilities ... too much border.  I do like how quick it makes for layering though.  

Have a great holiday weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pam~

Christmas in July ....

Making a Christmas card in July sure takes your mind off the heat wave that we are having.  I'm enjoying time in my craft room and getting to play along in some challenges.  This card is for The Paper Players Christmas in July challenge...

The sketch is from last weeks Pals Paper Arts challenge...

From those challenges I created this...

Stamps:  Snow Much Fun (GKD)

Paper:  White, Black, Wild Wasabi, Raspberry Ripple

DSP:  Paper Packs (H.L.)

Ink:  Memento Black, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  Nestabilities circle and scallop dies, ribbon (non SU), Prismacolor and SU markers

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

Thanks for stopping by and as always...

Have a great day,

Pam~

How Sweet Of You...

I was in need of a thank you card and had some new stamps in hand that where just waiting to be inked.  I went to The Paper Players for a little inspiration.  The fabulous LeAnne of Wee Inklings designed a sketch this...

The new stamps would work perfectly with this layout so off to creating I went.  Here is my final card ...

Stamps:  Sweet Strawberries (Gina K)

Paper:  So Saffron, Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi, Glossy White, Real Red

DSP:  Wild Wasabi

Ink:  Memento Black, So Saffron, More Mustard, Real Red

Accessories:  Cuttlebug fancy floral embossing folder, Nestabilities Big Scallop Circle, Copics, sponge dauber, modern label and designer label punches, clear embossing powder, pop dots, pearls

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

• I embossed the the strawberries first and then colored with the Copics.
• While still in the die, I sponged So Saffron around the image.  I tried to add some depth by then adding More Mustard.
• The sentiment is also embossed.  Since I was stamping on glossy paper, the ink stayed wet enough that I could still emboss it.
• I finished it off with a few pearls.

This card turned out to have a lot of texture on it.  Thanks for stopping by and as always...

Have a great day,

Pam~

It's a Paper Players Sketch

Today's card is for The Paper Players sketch challenge which was designed by the very talented LeAnne.  She came up with this layout ...

I came up with this card ...

Stamps:  Bunny Buddies, A Good Egg

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, White

DSP:  Pawsitively Paws

Ink:  Memento Black, Certainly Celery

Accessories:  SU - word window, label and corner rounder punches, sponge dauber, NON SU - Prisma Markers, Nestabilities oval and circle dies, Cuttle Bug diamond embossing folder, gems, ribbon, glitter glue

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

• Bunny Buddies is long retired from the SU family.  Believe it came out in 2000.  I had to pull it out of a bag of stamps that I want to sell.  
• I added glitter glue to the petals on the flower to give it a little glam.
• It is a rainy afternoon here, hence the dark background of my picture.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

MOJO for the Paper Players ...

A quick post tonight to upload a card for two great challenges.  I used this week's MOJO sketch and The Paper Players color combination. 

 Putting those two together, I came up with this ...

Stamps:  Dogwood and Butterfly (Gina K.)

Paper:  Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, White

DSP:  Pear Pizzazz

Ink:  Memento Black

Accessories:  Petals-a-Plenty EF, baker's twine, swirls Scribbles Sizzlites die, pearls; Non-SU--Prisma Markers, Nestabilities oval and scallop die, pop dots

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

When I was cutting out the butterfly, I accidentally cut off her antenna's ... oops.

It was rainy this afternoon so I had to use artificial lighting which does not make the best picture (in my case) ... sorry.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day/evening,

Pam~

The Paper Players Sketch

The inspiration for my card today came from The Paper Players sketch by the talented Nance!  The perfect sketch for a quick card that I needed to give tomorrow.  This was my starting point ...

and this is my ending point ...

Stamps:  Apple Blossoms

Paper:  Brocade Blue, Riding Hood Red, White

DSP:  Brocade Blue, Night of Navy

Ink:  Brocade Blue, Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke marker

Accessories:  spritzer, word window and modern label punch, Nestabilites circle and big scallop circle dies, pearls, sponge, dimensionals

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

It is a cold rainy day here so I could not get the best lighting for my picture.  On top of that, my camera battery was about to die.  I had to go with what I had because I really wanted to upload this card today.  The Paper Players challenge ends at midnight tonight.  I was determined to get it posted on time this week!  :)  

Thanks for stopping by and ...

Have a great weekend,

Pam~