In Colour Palette for The Paper Players

Once a month, I do a card class for a group of amazing crafters in a little town about 60 kilometers south of where I live. (That's about 40 miles for my American readers.)  I love doing this class even when it means getting up really early (remember, I'm a night owl)!  The ladies in the class are warm, genuine and they love to craft!  We meet in a local coffee shop and the paper and ink fly for about two and a half hours, along with laughter and great conversation.  And the coffee shop makes amazing chai lattes and clubhouse sandwiches. 

This is one of the cards I designed for the class, based on a Pinterest pin one of the members sent me. I changed the colours and some of the stamps but the layout is basically the same.  I'm hoping it's a hit.

It suits the criteria for The Paper Players' Challenge #217:

It's interesting that this challenge, hosted by Ann Schach, uses 3 of the 5 new Stampin' Up! In Colours this year:  Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow and Tangelo Twist.  Here's my take on the colour challenge:

• The card base is Mossy Meadow. It's such a rich green colour. I also used Mossy Meadow ink on the sentiment, from the And Many More stamp set.
• The background on the oval consists of two images from the World of Dreams stamp set.  The grass was stamped in Crumb Cake ink and then the flower stalks were stamped in VersaMark and Gold Stampin' Emboss powder was added and heat set.  Too bad the photo doesn't show the shiny images.
• The flower images, all from the Flower Shop stamp set were stamped in Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist and the middle one was stamped in VersaMark ink and embossed with the gold embossing powder.  They were all punched out with the .Pansy Punch  It can be hard to line up these images with the punch, but once you figure it out, mark the bottom right on the wood block or maybe on the label for your clear mount choices, so you won't have to puzzle over it the next time you use it.
• I just love the Stitched Satin Ribbons.  They add an elegant touch to the overall effect.

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Product List

World Of Dreams Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134183]	World Of Dreams Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134186]	Flower Shop Wood-mount Stamp Set [130939]	Flower Shop Clear-mount Stamp Set [130942]	And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273]
And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134276]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [120953]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad [133643]	Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [133646]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Hello Honey 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon [133671]
Ovals Collection Framelits Dies [129381]	Pansy Punch [130698]	Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die [117335]	Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack [129387]	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189]
Stampin' Pierce Mat [126199]	Heat Tool [129053]	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine [113439]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Paper Snips [103579]