Hey y’all – it’s Sunday, which means I’ve got another fun challenge for you from the Paper Players – it’s a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Joanne this week and it’ll for sure jump-start your creative mojo! I hope you’ll come and play along. 🙂
If you were able to join me last night for my Facebook Live video, I appreciate you spending some of your weekend with me! If not, but you’d like to see the replay on YouTube…here ’tis!
I pulled out some more of the pretty Ornate Garden Specialty DSP – coming soon on 1 April (and available in a limited-time special bundle from me!) and then added a little Witty-Cisms and….Thoughtful Blooms flowers, punched with the Small Bloom Punch. These are both free Sale-A-Bration goodies – available thru 31 Mar. Take a look-see:
And here’s this week’s Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe challenge! These are my very favorite challenges!! Go across – down – diagonal….join the fun and show us your projects! I can’t wait to see what you create! 🙂
And I used the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge for the layout – I just flipped it a bit!
I started with some flower-dy paper (oh – I went down the far right column on the challenge!) for my card front.
On a piece of Whisper White, I stamped the sweet little chinchilla from Witty-Cisms. I used the Stamparatus and the Marker-to-Rubber technique to stamp JUST the chinchilla in Early Espresso. I colored him with my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack, then cut him out with the next-to-largest circle Stitched Shapes die.
I went back to the Stamparatus and used the Marker-To-Rubber technique again to color and stamp the sentiment in Mossy Meadow and Terracotta Tile. Then I fussy cut each word and edged the resulting pieces with my Petal Pink Stampin’ Write Marker.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the die cut chinchilla to the Ornate Garden panel with a little hanging over the left edge – then I trimmed the excess with my Paper Trimmer.
Then I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Petal Pink mat.
I popped each fussy cut word on with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
I used Old Olive to stamp some Thoughtful Blooms branches and leaves above the chinchilla. Using the Leaf Punch, I cut a couple of Mint Macaron leaves and one in Old Olive. These I attached to the card front with Liquid Glue.
To make the Thoughtful Blooms flowers, I used Terracotta Tile and Petal Pink to stamp a variety on Whisper White. The outline images are Terracotta Tile and the fills are Petal Pink! Then I punched them all with the Small Bloom Punch.
Note: both these items are available right now as FREE Sale-A-Bration goodies – the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set with a $50 purchase and the Small Bloom Punch with a $100 purchase!
I adhered two of the flowers with Liquid Glue and then popped the middle flower up with a Dimensional. A Champagne Rhinestone in the middle of each flower and two on the art circle finished off the card front!
On the inside, I stamped Happy Birthday (from the Witty-cisms stamp set) in Mossy Meadow on a Whisper White panel. Around it, I stamped some dots from Thoughtful Blooms in Petal Pink. In the corner, I added more flowers, branches and leaves from Thoughtful Blooms in Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Terracotta Tile and Petal Pink.
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Petal Pink mat and into my Mint Macaron card base, popped the card front on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the card was done!
My Whisper White Medium Envelope got more Thoughtful Blooms florals on the front…
…and a little more Ornate Garden Specialty DSP on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! Gotta love the punny little sentiments and cute images in the Witty-cisms stamp set (and the Stamparatus makes multiple-color-coloring easy peasy!!). And I have to say that the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set AND that awesome Small Bloom Punch – are two of my very favorite things from the Sale-A-Bration offerings! I assume you’ve got them both already – but if not…hurry and get them before Sale-A-Bration leaves us on 31 March!! I hope you like!
If you want to recreate this card – all the Stampin’ Up! products you need are listed down below along with the card cuts!
Now – before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:
The Paper Players Design Team
- Jaydee
- LeAnne Pugliese
- Claire Broadwater
- Joanne James
- Laurie Schmidt
- Anne Marie Hile
- Ann Schach – Sitting out this week on Puppy Duty! 🙂
- Allisa Steinlicht
- Stef Perry
- Mary Deatherage – you’re here right now!
TTFN
M
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Limited Time Ornate Garden Special Bundle Sale!
The Ornate Garden Early Release will be available soon for customers – like…next week!
As has become my habit, I’ve put together an Ornate Garden Special Bundle for you – which, if you bought all the pieces and parts separately would cost you about $155 when you factor in Shipping and Tax (depending on how much Uncle Sam takes where you live!).
That’s about a 20% Savings!! 😳
But – this is a LIMITED TIME OFFER that will go away on 15 April!
Check it out!
Ornate Garden Suite Special Bundle – $124 (with FREE SHIPPING!)
Ornate Thanks Bundle -$46.75
Ornate Style Bundle – $52
Ornate Garden Specialty DSP – $15
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder – $9
Gilded Gems – $7
BONUS – When you order the Ornate Garden Suite Bundle you’ll get the Ornate Ribbon Combo Pack for free!
When you order the bundle – if you want some “extras” of the consumables (the Ornate Garden Specialty DSP, Gilded Gems, or Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack) – you can even order one of each of those at a special price!
Got it? Okay – use this form to get signed up for your Special bundle! On 26 March, I’ll send a PayPal invoice, which you can pay with a Credit Card if you like. Then, on 1 April, I’ll get your bundle ordered and on the way quick as I can! Whoo-hooo!
Please note, per the Demonstrator rules from Stampin’ Up!, I can only ship Stampin’ Up! merchandise to addresses within the United States or to Military APOs. Thanks for your understanding.
If you’ve got questions on how to fill out the form – give me a holler!
Happy Bundling! 🙂
Ornate Garden Suite – Coming Soon!!
It doesn’t happen often – but…when it does – it’s AMAZEBALLS!
It’s a new catalog Early Release – and it’s for a wonderful Suite in the upcoming 2020-2021 Annual Catalog.
Customers will be able to start ordering from the suite on 1 April (no this is NOT a joke!!). But…Demonstrators are getting their hands on this beauty RIGHT NOW!
Take a look at the Ornate Garden Suite flyer….
Order my Special Bundle and I’ll get it on the way to you on 1 April. But! If you decide that – like me! – you need this right NOW (along with the free Mini Trimmer, DSP Sampler and Additional FREE Stamp set!) – then….let’s get you hooked up and on the team. Click here to get started. I’d love to have you!!
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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in This Project:
Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Mint Macaron Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); Leaf Punch leaves – two
Petal Pink Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mats for card front and for inner liner)
Whisper White Card Stock: Second Largest Stitched Shapes Circle (art); 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner); Witty-Cisms fussy cut sentiment
Old Olive Card Stock: Leaf Punch leaves – one
Ornate Garden Specialty DSP: 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (card front); envelope flap
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Finn Fan Fix
I’d like to say we’re done mixing dirt.
I know we’re out of Vermiculite so…we’re done for a minute! 😉
Fortunately, Finn was supervising.
Welll…for a bit.
I mean – it was HOT for a fur-dog!
He tried to get on the golf cart to rest, but his mom had left her drink right in the WAY.
Not very comfortable….
Oopsie… what bottle?!?
Ahhh – THAT’s better!!
Silly mom.
TTFN
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Such a sweet card! Fun video last night too. 🙂 Supervising is one of those tough jobs that makes a dog hot and tired…good thing that he helped you by reminding you to stay hydrated while you work. 😉
Yes – it’s a LOT harder than it looks! Thanks much, Amy! 🙂
So pretty! I love all the posies on that background!!
Thanks so much, Laurie! 🙂
Love the way you flipped the sketch! Thanks for playing along with us at FMS this week!
Thanks much, Jacquie! Appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
Love that little chinchilla. He is so cute among all the flowers. Finn is SUCH good help, he deserves a nice place to lie down. Fun video. Always enjoy them when I can join you.
Was glad to see you on, Julie!! Thanks so much. And he IS a good helper!! 🙂
Your chinchilla and punny sentiment make such a cute birthday day card, Mary, and the dsp is so bright and pretty! Finn’s a smart pup finding a cool spot to keep an eye on his workers LOL!
Yup – it’s the first rule of Supervising! Thanks, Stef! 🙂
Mary, this is so fun! Love that little chinchilla and the fun sentiment! Perfect for this time of isolation! The DSP and flowers are so pretty! Stay well, My Friend!
Thanks very much, Claire! Appreciate you! 🙂
That little guy is so cute! Delightful card! Glad you shared it at FMS!
Thanks so much, Linda – appreciate you stopping by! 🙂
Such a fun card Mary – love that chinchilla with the florals, what a fun combo!
Thanks so much, Joanne!! Appreciate you coming by! 🙂
I think this is a sentiment that we all could use over the past couple of weeks. Such a bright and happy card, Mary. I love it!
Yes indeed! Thanks, Anne Marie! 🙂