Thinking Stamping: Blow out the Candles

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Sunday, 18 November 2018

The Paper Players 419 - Design Team Card

It's Clean and Simple week at The Paper Players this week which means there's not only a theme but a crafting style to think about. LeAnne's got us thinking of a sweet treat as our theme. Then think about using lots of white space, minimal layers and embellishments... aim for an uncluttered, clean look.

Cake is definitely a sweet treat! I've coloured the cake and stand, popped them on a funky striped background and added a strip of coordinating paper along the side. Simple and clean. I made this card last week before going to On Stage but if I'd just waited a little bit, I could have had a whole new cake set to play with....

I particularly like the Iridescent Ice icing on this cake.

Visit the rest of the Paper Players team to see what they've done , then join in with us!

Here's a quick reminder of our few rules.

Create a new paper project.
Upload your project to your blog with a link back to The Paper Players.
Provide a direct link to your blog post for your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than FOUR challenges (including ours).
Enjoy!

Please take not as entries that do not comply will be deleted from the gallery.

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below.

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking any of the products pictured below or the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or you can message me.

Product List

NB: Iridescent Ice embossing powder is retired.

Blow Out The Candles Photopolymer Bundle

[148322]

$72.00

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141920]

$34.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

In Color 2018–2020 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146963]

$23.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$19.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144040]

$19.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

$19.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

$19.00

Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder

[101930]

$10.75

Friday, 27 July 2018

As You See It 181 - Design Team Card

This week at As You See It Challenge, we have a theme for you.

My initial response was that I am obsessed with cardmaking but I feel something more specific was needed. My obsessions move rapidly from week to week. Last week, it was playing with A Big Thank You. This week, I've played around with using layers: layers of stamping, layers of paper and embellishments.

So here's what happened when I tried it out with the Blow Out the Candles bundle.

Pop over the As You See It page and see what the rest of the team have been obsessed with this week.

You can join us until Wednesday 8 August.

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or clicking on any of the products listed below.

Product List

Blow Out The Candles Photopolymer Bundle

[148322]

$72.00

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141920]

$34.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

$17.75

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

$17.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

$19.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

[147144]

$15.75

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

$15.75

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[147143]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Pearlized Doilies

[146936]

$9.50

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$7.25

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$69.00

Sunday, 1 July 2018

The Paper Players: Birthday Celebration

This week at The Paper Players, it's celebration time. We are celebrating our 400th challenge! That's right - 400! Help us celebrate by joining in this special theme challenge.

Create a card for any celebration you see on your horizon such as Fourth of July or a birthday. You can show us whatever you want to celebrate.

So what are our rules for this party?

PP400 will run for two weeks. All winners will be announced on July 18th.
Create a new paper project.
Upload your project to your blog with a link back to The Paper Players.
Provide a direct link to your blog post for your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than FOUR challenges (including ours).
You can enter this challenge up to TWO times.
Truly enjoy our celebration and this challenge. We have appreciated your participation over the last 399 challenges!

As part of the celebration, there will be prizes. Lots of prizes. We have had 40 generous sponsors come to the party. Prizes will be drawn by random.org from all entries. To whet your appetite, here's a list of the sponsors and prizes (in alphabetical order)

Altenew- $30 gift card
Altenew Academy - $20 gift card - compliments of Jaydee
Avery Elle- $20 store credit
Butterfly Reflections- Breathe Rainbows Stamp Set (US winner only)
CAS-ual Fridays- $25 store credit
Cheery Lynn- $20 gift card
Cheery Lynn- $20 gift card
Concord & 9th- $25 gift card
Craftin Desert Divas- $10 store credit
Dies R Us- $15 gift card
Ellen Hutson- $20 gift card
Ellen Hutson- $20 gift card
Happy Little Stampers- $20 store credit
Heffy Doodle- Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
Heffy Doodle- Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
Heffy Doodle- Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
Heffy Doodle- Sticky Friends Stamp Set (exclusive - not available for purchase)
Lawn Fawn- $25 gift card
My Favorite Things- $25 store credit
Neat & Tangled- $15 store credit
Newton's Nook- $20 store credit
Pink & Main- $20 store credit
Power Poppy- $10 store credit
Stampendous- $20 reward cards (US winner only)
Stampendous- $20 reward card (US winner only)
Stampendous- $20 reward card (US winner only)
STAMPlorations- $20 gift certificate
Stampin' Up!- $20 gift certificate (US winner only)
Stampin' Up!- $20 gift certificate (US winner only)
Stampin' Up!- $20 gift certificate (US winner only)
Stampin' Up!- $20 gift certificate (UK winner only)
Stampin' Up!- $20 gift certificate (NZ winner only)
Technique Tuesday- $20 gift card
The Foiled Fox- $25 store credit
Trinity Stamps- Let it Grow and Lady Liberty Stamp Sets
Tutti Designs- $15 gift card
Uniko- any in-stock stamp set of the winner's choice
Verve Stamps- stamp & accessory bundle (US winner only)
Verve Stamps- stamp & accessory bundle (US winner only)
Waffle Flower- $15 gift card

Pop over to The Paper Players is to see the inspiration not only from the current design team but also emeritus designers, Anne Marie Hile and Ann Schach.

So, how did I celebrate this challenge? Well, I used with the new Blow Out the Candles bundle from the Stampin' Up 2018 catalogue and combined it with an idea I'd been wanting to try. It was a semi-circle pop-up card made by Julie Davison. Her tutorial is here.

The picture shows the card from the outside and what it looks like when it's open.

The curved star confetti die is a great way to add a party feel really easily. I also like that the cake and balloons also have dies so you can easily build dimension into the design. The way the cake floats in the air adds some wow, I think.

We would love to have you join our party, so visit The Paper Players site to get your inspiration going. Remember you have two weeks to join in this time, so entries close on 13 July.

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or clicking on any of the products listed below.

Product List

Blow Out The Candles Photopolymer Bundle

[148322]

$72.00