Stampin’ Up! Gather Together Moose with Video Tutorial for The Paper Players

Hey y’all – it’s Sunday, which means I’ve got another fun challenge for you from the Paper Players – it’s a sketch challenge from Anne-Marie.  I know it’ll give your creative mojo a bump, so I hope you’ll come and play along with us!  🙂

If you were able to join me yesterday for my Facebook Live video, I appreciate you spending some of your weekend with me!  If you weren’t able to watch the live version, but you’d like to see the replay on YouTube…here ’tis!

Now – the stamp set, dies and PUNCH are all “new” in the Aug – Dec 2020 Mini Catalog but…these are some of your favorites from last season’s holiday catalog!  I speak, of course, of the Gather Together stamp set, with the coordinating die set – Gathered Leaves.  And – they came back as a BUNDLE! Which means you’ll still be able to get them at the 10% off savings!  WHOOO-HOOO!!!  I’ve also used the sweet little Moose Punch on this one.  Take a look-see!

 

And here’s our Paper Players sketch challenge badge!  Come play!

And – I think this could be a Thanksgiving card real easy, so I’m playing along with the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!

I saw a cool technique for masking a big ole pile of leaves and then watercoloring them at Beth’s Paper Cuts – and I loved it so much I gave it a go.  Beth used the new Loyal Leaves set – which I don’t have.

Yet! 😉

So I did it with my old friend the Gather Together oak leaf!

The video is the best way to see how to do it – but in a nutshell – I made three sticky note masks of the leaf image and then, using the masks and Stazon Saddle Brown ink, stamped the leaf all over a piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.  The goal is to make them look like they’re all piled up!

Once the ink was dry, I used the larger pointy brush in the new Water Painters to color the leaves.  I colored them in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Cherry Cobbler.

Then I cut the image with a large Stitched Rectangle Die and cut a smaller rectangle from the middle.

I cut a large Stitched Rectangle Die from a piece of Cajun Craze Regals 6″ x 6″ DSP and adhered the larger watercolored piece to it with Liquid Glue.  Then I used some Stampin’ Seal+ to adhere a length of 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon at a diagonal.

And yes – I realize (now. Again?) that this wonderful ribbon is retired.  I have GOT to take it off my shelf! 🙁  So sorry, you guys!

Next – I popped the center rectangle back in place with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I stamped the large Gather Together leaf in Stazon Saddle Brown ink on another piece of the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and colored it in Cajun Craze with the Water Painter. Then I cut it with the coordinating die in the Gathered Leaves set.

I cut several leaves from Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler card stock – spritzing the card stock with my mister first – and lightly curled them with my fingers.

Finally – I stamped the Gather Together sentiment in Early Espresso on Watercolor Paper and cut it with a Stitched Rectangle Die.

I built my collage – starting by adhering the die cut card stock leaves with Liquid Glue.  Then I added the stamped and colored leaf with a couple of Dimensionals.

The sentiment is also popped on with Dimensionals.

I added a double-loop Linen Thread bow with a Glue Dot – then popped the Early Espresso Moose Punch over that with Dimensionals.

Finally – I colored some Rhinestone Basic Jewels with my Dark Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blend to adhere here and there – and the card front was done!

On the inside, I stamped the large leaf in Early Espresso ink and colored it with my Light Cajun Craze Blend.  Tip:  Do not use Stazon when you’re coloring with Blends – they do NOT like each other one teensy bit! 😉  I added some dots around the edges of the leaves with my Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write Marker.

I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to a Cajun Craze mat and into my Early Espresso card base and to add the card front as well – and the card was done!

My Very Vanilla Medium Envelope got another couple of leaves on the front…

…and a little more of the Cajun Craze Regals 6″ x 6″ DSP on the envelope flap.

Et Voila! Ahh – this card makes me feel all cozy and fuzzy!  I love Fall!  And I LOVE Fall cards – which means that I was thrilled no end to see the return of the Gather Together Bundle!  And Mr. Moose is such a cutey – I’m pretty happy to see HIM back, too!  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 
• Allisa Steinlicht – Sitting out this week
• Stef Perry
• Mary Deatherage – you’re here right now!

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Get the Stampin’ Up! Products Used in These Projects:  

Card Cuts Used in This Project:

Early Espresso Card Stock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″); Moose Punch

Cajun Craze Card Stock: 4″ x 5 1/4″ (mat for inner liner)

Very Vanilla Card Stock:  3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ (inner liner)

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper: 3 3/8″ x 4 3/4″ Stitched Rectangle Die (larger – with a 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ Stitched Rectangle die cut from the center);  1″ x 2 3/8″ Stitched Rectangle Die (sentiment)

Regals 6″ x 6″ DSP (in Cajun Craze : 3 3/4″ x 5 1/8″ Stitched Rectangle Die (“mat” for card front); envelope flap

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Well – Spa Day happened.

And it was…okay.

Well – probably I thought it was more okay that the Finn-ster did.

He’s just not that bigga fan, you know?

I gathered up the goodies in my Thirty One Small Utility Tote.

Then decided I’d best add a little sumpin’-sumpin’ to sweeten the deal!

FYI?  The old blow dryer doesn’t blow NEARLY enough to make any sorta dent.  So – it was a wasted tool. 😉

Here’s the spa we took him to – yeah, kinda bare bones.  But no one has to wear a mask, so…there’s that! 😉

My back DID think it would have been better about a foot higher.  😉

We washed and scrubbed…and rinsed copiously!

Looks a bit like a drowned rat.  I was shocked at how much DRY FUR was still under that sopping topcoat! 😳😳😳

So we rinsed some more.

And then we sprayed with Show Sheen (like de-tangler but for horses and dogs) and then we brushed.

And…brushed.

And then?  We brushed.  I had the undercoat rake and Wayne had a slicker brush.

We brushed for WAAAAY longer than my back OR his patience was happy with!

Finally – we lifted him out of the tub – yeah, this spa doesn’t have a ramp! – and stood him in front of the big fan to help him dry.

I’ve just washed my hair and I can’t do a THING with it!

We also used the big blower – which he didn’t love – but…it’s about the only way to really rid him of the excess hair!

Back in the house – he FLOPPED in front of the A/C vent.

Wayne said he has “poodle butt” now (the curly-ish hair right in front of his tail is sticking straight up!)…so he tried to smooth it down!

Dad’s kinda weird.

This whole bath-thing is why Finn is happy he’s not a show dog.  Or even a therapy dog.  You know how many baths THEY have to have!?  Yikes!  😳

TTFN

M