Stampin' Anne

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Kiddin’ Around for PP687

Happy Sunday, crafty friends!

Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players!

This week, the lovely and talented Joanne is hosting our Sketch Challenge.

Sketch Challenge week is always my favorite! I love all of the layered elements on this one. It’s always fun to start with a “layout and see where your imagination goes with your craft supplies. So many possibilities.

I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!

*I’ve shared the measurements and a supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.

Color Combo:

As I was looking through my stamp sets to see which one spoke to me for this layout, stopped on the adorable Just Kiddin’ stamp set and coordinating dies. This bundle is currently in the Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog but good news, it will be carrying over into the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, too. The new Annual catalog officially goes Live on 5/1/24.However, if you want the bundle pricing for 10% off, you won’t want to wait…because that will go away after 4/30/24.

One of my favorite things about this set is the coordinating Just Kidddin’ Designer Series Paper. This paper will be retiring on 4/30, so grab it while you can. :-)

I cut my little magician right from the paper with the coordinating die which is easy-peasy with no additional coloring required. The cheery colors and fun patterns totally worked with this sketch, too. This is just a fun card of encouragement and I love how it came together.

Card Measurements and Details:

Azure Afternoon card base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
Berry Burst Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4”
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper: 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”
Daffodil Delight Cardstock: 4-1/2” x 3-1/4”, emboss with Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper: (4 pieces) 1-1/4” x 1-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock: scrap to die cut 2nd largest circle from Stylish Shapes Dies
Azure Afternoon Cardstock: scrap to heat emboss sentiment and die0cut with banner from Stylish Shapes Dies
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper: die-cut little magician from paper
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 5-1/4” x 4”, stamp sentiment in Azure Afternoon ink and stars in Daffodil Delight ink
Just Kiddin’ Designer Series Paper (card interior): 7/8” x 4”
Daffodil Delight Cardstock (card interior): 1/4” x 4”

Finally a peek inside the card! I added another strip of the DSP along with a little strip of Daffodil Delight Cardstock, then stamped a coordinating sentiment and some stars to keep the party going from the front of the card.

This could easily be a birthday card, or just a card to let someone know that you think they are special. I think this would just be an uplifting card to find in your mailbox, don’t you?

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for this fun Sketch Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday May 3rd, 2024.

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:

Anne Marie Hile (that’s me!)

Ann Schach

Cynthia Stevenson

Jolanda Johnstone

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Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs,
Anne Marie

Product List

Kiddin' Around Bundle (English) [162839]	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]	Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder [150646]	Just Kiddin' 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162828]	Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719]
Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Tinsel Gems Three Pack [161624]	Starry Sky 1/8'' (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159198]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Basics Embossing Powders [155554]	Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Bone Folder [102300]	Take Your Pick [144107]

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Simply Zinnia for PP686

Happy Sunday, crafty friends!

Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players!

This week, the lovely Jaydee is hosting our Clean and Simple (CAS) Challenge.

When The Paper Players use the term “clean and simple”, we mean cards that:

Have minimal layers and embellishments
Have plenty of open space
Are simple and uncluttered

I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!

*I’ve shared la supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.

I decided to use the Simply Zinnia stamp set and coordinating dies from Stampin’ Up!® to create my card. This bundle is an Online Exclusive available right now in my online store. There is even coordinating paper in this suite. but In the name of keeping things Clean and Simple, I decided to leave the paper in it’s little cubby in my stamp studio and instead add some texture to the background wit hthe coordinating Zinnia 3D Embossing Folder.

I love that you can piece together beautiful blooms with the Simply Zinnia Dies. The only stamping on this card is the sentiment and the interior. Those beautiful flowers layer together nicely and the added detail in the images sure is lovely.

It’s no secret that I’m a little smitten with the new Stampin’ Up!® In Colors that will be launching 5/1/24.

Up until this point, I haven’t used Shy Shamrock or Peach Pie a whole lot, so I decided that the time had come with this card. Haha! I paired the two new colors with Pumpkin Pie (the more pies, the merrier) along with a simple black and white. Adding in a little Peach Pie Glimmer Paper to accent the flowers gave a nice pop of sparkle without being too over-the-top.

I also stamped the sentiment on label from another new die set: Unbounded Love. You’ll be seeing more with this set from me really soon, so stay tuned!

I created a second version of this card using a different color combo for my Facebook Live video yesterday. The color combo is: Petunia Pop - Fresh Freesia - Shy Shamrock - Basic Black and Basic White.

I really like how both cards came out! What do you think? Do you prefer one color combo to the other?

If you’d like to see how this card came together, I’d like to invite you to watch the replay of the video over on my You Tube channel.

Click HERE or click the image above to watch. Don’t forget to subscribe while you are there! :-)

Finally a peek inside the card! I simply stamped a zinnia in Peach Pie ink and a set of leaves in Shy Shamrock ink to “keep the party going from the front of the card”. There is plenty of room to pen a lovely handwritten thank you note.

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for this fun ”Spring Flowers” Clean-and-Simple (CAS) Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 26th, 2024.