Posies and Papillons for The Paper Players

Okay, I'm reaching the point where I need to do a big order of new products from the new 2015/16 Annual Catalogue! I know that I am really lucky to be able to order a few products from the Sneak Peek pre-order, but I've kind of exhausted them now and I've psychologically detached myself from most of the retiring products, so it's time for something new! Especially, DSP! I felt bereft of inspiration when it came time to create something for The Paper Players' Challenge this week, but I got out a combination that I previously really liked with the In Colour Envelope Paper and Tip Top Taupe, I used a stamp from I Think You're Great to stamp a Watermelon Wonder Posie and good old Papillon Potpourri to add some butterflies, and Boom! I had a card!  Here's The Paper Players' Challenge #246:

It's a great sketch from Anne Marie Hile! This is my take on it:

• I had butterflies on the brain with this one. Papillon Potpourri is a stamp set I haven't used in forever, but the bitty butterflies were perfect for the three small elements on the left in the sketch and they looked so much better with a stamped image than just punched out of cardstock with the Bitty Butterfly punch. The same with the larger butterfly punched out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch. All the butterfly images are stamped in Tip Taupe Top on coloured cardstock.
• The sentiment is from Butterfly Basics stamp set.  I just love the scripts used in its sentiments. It turns out that it shows up well stamped right onto the Mint Macaron striped Envelope Paper with Tip Top Taupe ink.
• The flower is from one of the images in I Think You're Great. I stamped it on Whisper White with Watermelon Wonder ink and trimmed the sides off so that it would look even in a square. I matted it with a larger rectangle of Tip Top Taupe cardstock and a narrow border of Watermelon Wonder cardstock.

We are in the midst of a redecorating project at my house. It was decorated with dark, warm colours in a Tuscan villa kind of look for years. We've decided to go with a beachy decor with light cool colours, except we don't want to change furniture because our leather couch and chair are in next-to-new condition, so we'll see how they fit in. I'm excited to finally get the time for this project. I'll have some before and after photos when we're done.

Thanks for your visit! Come back soon!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card today!

Sneak Peek Products from the new 2015/16 Annual Catalogue, available June 2, 2015:

I Think You're Great Stamp Set, 2015 - 17 In Colour Envelope Paper, Tip Top Taupe Cardstock, Mint Macaron Cardstock, Watermelon Wonder Cardstock, Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad, Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

Product List

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set [138816]	Butterfly Basics Wood Stamp Set [138813]	Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Stamp Set [137154]	Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set [123759]	Papillon Potpourri Wood Stamp Set [132058]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]	Bitty Butterfly Punch [129406]	Elegant Butterfly Punch [127526]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]

Quick and Cute Birthday Card with a Cherry On Top

Just a quick post today with a quick and cute birthday card that would be great for a child. It features two of the new In Colours and a new Designer Series Paper Stack called Cherry On Top. It's also a gate fold card with some fancy die cutting happening using the Balloon Framelits.

I had an idyllic stamping day yesterday! Picture this if you will:  A cloudless sky, temperatures in the mid 20s (Celsius), a large, shady front deck overlooking a beautiful vineyard, countless hummingbirds visiting a myriad of feeders around the deck and a lively, fun-loving group of ladies all crafting together! Does that sound like heaven to you? Well, it was! It was my regular monthly card class in a little town about 40 minutes south of where I live and I always look forward to meeting with this group. That we could be outside in a vineyard today was just the "Cherry on Top!" Why, oh why didn't I take some pictures that I could share with you???

Back to the card of the day:

• I used the new Watermelon Wonder cardstock for the card base! It's such a happy colour! And so is Cucumber Crush which forms the banner at the bottom and the same colour ink is used for the sentiments, "I Think You're Great" from new stamp set of the same name, and Happy Birthday from Celebrate Today stamp set.
• The DSP on the front of the card is from the Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack, a new stack that I got with my pre-order from the new 2015-16 Annual Catalogue from Stampin' Up! With it's primary colours, it has many cheerful designs perfect for children's cards.
• I used the Balloon Framelit to cut the balloon shape, half on each side of the gate fold fronts. I made a mark on both the top and bottom of the die, halfway across so I would know where to position the second one to form a perfectly round die cut. The trick was to line up the die exactly in the same place vertically. I used a pencil mark added using a ruler to make sure the negative space lined up on both sides. The pencil mark was cut out with the die cut so it doesn't show at all. I glued on the DSP pieces before doing the die cut.
• The green banner was notched using the new Triple Banner Punch. If it's any indication of the future, I have used that punch everyday this week already! I think it's going to be one of my most well-used tools.

Thanks for dropping by today. I'll be back tomorrow with a design for As You See It Challenges! Hope to see you then!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card today!

Sneak Peek Products from the new 2015/16 Annual Catalogue, available June 2, 2015:

I Think You're Great Stamp Set, Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack, Watermelon Wonder cardstock, Cucumber Crush cardstock, Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad, Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad, Triple Banner Punch



Product List

Celebrate Today Photopolymer Stamp Set [137138]	Celebrate Today Photopolymer Bundle [138869]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Balloon Framelits Dies [137362]	2" Circle Punch [133782]
Big Shot [113439]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]