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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.

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

Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c

an click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store.

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Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs,
Anne Marie

*In addition to the products listed below, I also used the following products that will be available starting 5/1/2024 in the new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog:

Peach Pie Cardstock #163799
Shy Shamrock Cardstock #163795
Peach Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad #163810
Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin’ Pad #163808
2024-2026 In color 12” x 12” Glimmer Paper #163771
Unbounded Love Dies #163383

Product List

Simply Zinnia Bundle (English) [163480]	Simply Zinnia Cling Stamp Set (English) [163472]	Simply Zinnia Dies [163479]	Zinnia 3 D Embossing Folder [163337]	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117]
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Fresh Freesia 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [155613]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Tinsel Gems Three Pack [161624]
Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Paper Trimmer [152392]	Bone Folder [102300]

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Bee My Valentine for PP674

Happy Sunday, friends!

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

This week, Jaydee is hosting my favorite challenge of every month, our Sketch Challenge.

As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew I wanted to make a slimline card. The card base is 11” x 7”, scored at 3-1/2”. I think I’ve only ever made one card in that style before and I really do enjoy them. I like that there is a lot more room to create within and this sketch certainly offers up a lot of “card real estate” if you will. Plus, the repeated elements in an odd number just make my heart happy. It’s those little things! This is a really fun sketch that I know I’ll be using again and again. I sure hope you will join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!

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

Color Combo:

As I looked through my supplies to decide what to create with, I almost immediately knew that the cutie-patootie bees from the Bee My Valentine Bundle was going to be the winner. There is something about these chunky little bees that just make me happy. I especially love that you can stamp their little expressions on their faces. You can’t have happy bees without little rosy cheeks, which was easy to add with a Sweet Sorbet Stampin’ Blends marker.

I decided to ground these flying friends on the small rectangles from the Perennial Postage Dies. I think the detail around the edges really pops. My bees ended up being “antennae-less” and I think that’s ok. I just couldn’t make them fit on the second and forth bee, so to compensate every bee got a little heart instead. Haha!

I added some Wink of Stella to the hearts and bee wings for some added detail that really stands out “in-person”. The heat embossed sentiment also adds a fun shiny accent. I opted to skip any ribbon or embellishments because I really didn’t think the card needed them. These happy bees are all the buzz on this card, for sure!

Finally, here is a peek inside the card! I fussy-cut two honey jars and a bitty bee from the Designer Series Paper and added a sentiment from the Perennial Postage stamp set. (I think I forgot to list it in the supply list below…oops!) I just think this is a fun card to send to a friend to brighten their day, don’t you?

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for our Sketch Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday February 2nd, 2024.