The Paper Players Challenge #528: Jaydee's Color Challenge

 Hi Friends! I'm just in time to play along over at The Paper Players before it closes...whew!  It's a color challenge from Jaydee with one of my favorite color combos:

I played along with pretty simple card using Red, Black & White and a touch of silver (in the ribbon):

I white heat embossed the "Chatterbox" background stamp from Catherine Pooler on black cardstock, layered it on red cardstock, and added a piece of silver/white ribbon.  The sentiment is from MFT, as is the little popped up heart speech bubble.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Annie

Shopping Our Stash #435: What's black and white and red all over?

 Hello Friends,

Today I'm also playing along over at Shopping Our Stash where the challenge is to create a black, white, and red project. 

 It just happens to be one of my all time favorite color combinations.  I played around with a card kit from Impress using the Spellbinders "Building Snowman" die, Poppystamp frame dies, and DSP from Carta Bella and MFT.  I love the silhouette look!  The sentiment is from Penny Black's "Bright and Light" stamp set and I thought it was perfect for the scene.

Thanks for stopping by.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hugs,

Ann

The Paper Players #521: Claire's Color Challenge

 Hello Friends!  Claire over at The Paper Players has come up with a wonderful color challenge to finish off the year:

It reminds me of celebrations of any kind but was a great starting point for my Happy New Year cards:

On a white card base, I layered a black frame and inlaid a piece of Stampin' Up's Year of Cheer DSP.  The numbers were die cut (MFT) from Stampin' Up Silver Metallic cardstock and a Happy New Year sentiment strip from SSS popped up.  I added rhinestones and silver confetti sequins to finish off the card.  It's very shiny and sparkly but hard to photograph!

Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Very Happy New Year!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #516: Joanne's Colour Challenge

 Hello Friends!  Joanne has a great color challenge going on over at The Paper Players:

I'm knee deep in making my Christmas cards and although these colors do not HAVE to be for Christmas, you have to admit they are perfect and traditional. I grabbed some of my Stampin' Up holiday DSP (Heartwarming Hugs and Classic Christmas) and my Quilted Cutting Plate from Taylored Expressions and started die cutting.  I don't know if this plate is still available but I love it.  It's the closest I'll get to ever making a real quilt!

It's a bit of work to inlay all the bits, but so worth it!  The sentiment is from MFT's Cozy Greetings and was heat embossed with gold EP, layered onto a gold foil banner and over a gold bubble circle die cut from Memory Box.  The inside greeting is "Have a Cozy Christmas."

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great week!

Hugs,

Annie  

Happy Thanksgiving 2020

 Hi Friends!  Today I'm playing along over at The Paper Players for their warm and cozy color challenge and also over at Shopping Our Stash for the Happy Fall Y'All!

I thought I would use these challenges to get a head start on Thanksgiving cards.  Sadly, this year we won't be getting together for a big family Turkey Day. I still want everyone to know I'm thinking of them so I'll be sending a bunch of cards.

After taking my time to stencil all the little leaves in the challenge colors using Taylored Expressions Fall Foliage stencils, stamping and die cutting some leaves and the sentiment from Hero Arts Grateful Leaves, I put the card together.  When I went to open it up to do the inside, I had put everything together upside down on the card front!  Have you ever done that? Well, that was the second time in two days I did that to a project <big sigh>.  Anyhoo, I cut off the card front, trimmed the Cinnamon Cider cardstock and attached it to a Very Vanilla card base.  I actually think I like it better even though it took a while longer to get there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Annie 

The Paper Players #508: Color Challenge from Anne Marie

 Hello Friends!  This week over at The Paper Players, Anne Marie is hosting a Color Challenge with some great Fall colors:

Sometimes Color Challenges make my head hurt trying to think of something unique that uses the colors we are challenged with.  I only had to look out my window at the many colorful trees this time to come up with a pretty simple card:

I used Blackberry Bliss for the card base and stamped the sentiment with the same color on a piece of Very Vanilla.  The leaves on the tree were first and second generation stamping of Cajun Craze and Pretty Peacock.  I also added some Nuvo Gold Glitter to the tree and a strip of gold glitter cardstock for "jazzing" it up :)  

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a good week!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #503: Joanne's Color Challenge

 Hi Friends!  Today I'm playing along over at The Paper Players where Joanne is hosting a Color Challenge:

Joanne always picks colors that I would never think of putting together but they always work! I was up for the challenge this time:

I used Stampin' Up Melon Mambo and Night of Navy (looks black in photo 😕), Catherine Pooler's Tiara and Gina K's Ocean Mist inks to match up the colors the best I could.  Using those inks, I created a background piece with Concord & 9th's Scatter Dots Turnabout stamp.  On my Melon Mambo card base, I embossed big dots from a We R Memory Keepers 3D embossing folder.  I die cut the polka dot panel and popped it up with fun foam.  The butterfly is 3 layers, 2 of which are vellum pieces.  I added some Wink of Stella to the scrolled body (Catherine Pooler).  Finally, I finished the card off with a piece of Washi tape and the Happy Mail Day sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.  Whew!  Color challenges usually stress me out and it takes multiple tries until I'm happy but this time it came together the first go round!

Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you're having a great week.

Hugs,

Annie

Seize the Birthday: Red, White & Blue Topping

Hi Friends!  I'm posting a card today for the current Seize the Birthday Challenge.  It is always birthday themed but they include a little extra topping if you'd like to add to your project.  The current topping is, appropriately, Red, White & Blue:

On a Neenah Solar White card base, I added some fun 'Party Fans' from Catherine Pooler's latest collection.  I stamped them with Stampin' Up inks and die cut with the matching dies.  Some are popped up for dimension and of course we had to add some confetti to the birthday party.  I added a few SOL enamel dots to the fans and finished the card with the "Cheers to More Years" sentiment (MFT) on the inside.

I hope you had a safe and sane 4th and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #490: Claire's Color Challenge

Hello!  The latest challenge from The Paper Players is a colorful one!

I used Concord & 9th's Wreath Turnabout stamp set and Stampin' Up inks for this card.  I added sparkly gold embossing for a neutral to fill in the wreath and added Glossy Accents to the berries.  The wreath layer and inside layer were die cut with Mama Elephant's Creative Cuts and added to the Melon Mambo card base.  I popped up the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp to finish off the card.  Happy colors make for a happy card!

Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you're having a good week!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #486: Jaydee's Color Challenge

Hello!  Back again with another card today for the latest challenge over at The Paper Players:

Such a pretty and soft color combination!  I thought I would go with a sympathy card and I still had Stampin' Up's Beautiful Friendship stamps on my desk.  I just love the images in that set, especially the hydrangea.  My previous home had 10 Nikko Blue hydrangeas along one side that were so beautiful.  The Seaside Spray ink color captured that memory perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Annie

The Paper Players #481: Laurie's Color Challenge

Hello Friends!  Today I'm posting for the latest challenge over at The Paper Players.  It's a Color Challenge with great colors that remind me of summer!

I've been in a Gina K. wreath-building mood lately and was totally inspired by Jaydee on the DT when I saw her shells.  So why not a beachy wreath?

This is a square 5 x 5 card base. Using the Gina K. Wreath Builder stencil and a little beach ball and starfish from an older Hero Arts stamp set, I built my beachy wreath.  I actually had all three of the Stampin' Up ink pads for this which made me happy. I added some Nuvo Iridescent Drops to finish off the card...love them - they look like pearls.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Annie  

The Paper Players #477: A Color Challenge from Ann

H friends! Over at The Paper Players, Ann has come up with a Color Challenge this week:

Looks delicious, right?!  I'm done with my Valentines which are perfect for this color combo, so I decided to go with a birthday card:

I used the line art typewriter stamps and dies called 'Type Talk' from Concord & 9th.  I loosely watercolored the typewriter in red  and used a sentiment from the same set.  I used Distress 'Spun Sugar' for the loose watercolor stripes on the card base, cut a black circle stitched frame from Lawn Fawn, and popped up the typewriter adding a little happy birthday sentiment.  The Nuvo 'Strawberry' drops finished off the card.  The typewriter is very retro and I love it.  It reminds me of my Mom's turquoise one back in the day!

Thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you're having a great week!

Hugs,
Annie