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Sunday, 3 August 2025

Notes & Totes for Paper Players 749

Welcome to a new week at The Paper Players! I had a great time last week, checking out the gallery to see what everyone made of my sketch challenge. I loved the entries and choosing a Headliner was tricky. Thank you for making the sketch shine!

Stef is our hostess this week and she has a theme challenge: By the Water. It's a great theme as you can be by the water in so many different ways.

My favourite 'by the water' is the beach, so the Notes & Totes bundle was a natural starting point. Some of my favourite parts of this bundle are the dies for the seashell and the starfish. I cut them from Crumb Cake, Lemon Lolly and Coastal Cabana before creating them a little beach to rest on.

I put down a piece of masking paper and sponged some Coastal Cabana ink about it, using a blending brush. After removing the paper, I stamped in some dots in Crumb Cake to suggest the sand, then added my shell and starfish. I gave the starfish a coating of Wink of Stella so they could twinkle a little. 😀

I cut the panel using the largest of the Textured Notes dies and added the sentiment in Crumb Cake. The finishing touch was to add three Holographic Dots. I liked them for the job as they suggested water drops to me, and who doesn't like a bit of splash?!

What's your favourite 'by the water' place or activity? You can see what the rest of the team have done and link up your entry on The Paper Players page.

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!

Don't forget to check out the great inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Anne Marie Hile (on leave)

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier - You are here

Stef Perry

Eliz Stewart

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Thursday, 11 April 2024

Faux Torn Paper Masking for Stampin' Fancy Friday

This month, the theme at Stampin' Fancy Friday is 'A Favourite Technique'.

We don't blog hop as such but the team at Stampin' Fancy Friday do a daily inspiration post on Instagram. The team at Stampin' Fancy Friday are all current or past members of Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Design Team, so it really is a great place to pick up ideas or recharge your creative mojo. Follow @stampinfancyfriday if you don't already. 😀

A favourite technique of mine is Faux Torn Paper masking. It's very easy to do and gives an interesting look. Simply tear a piece of photo copy paper or grid paper to use as a mask, blend over your chosen ink colours, stamp, remove the mask then carry on with whatever embellishments you like.

I used the Season of Chic bundle because I love the marine images and dies - and that wonderful net die makes everything look good! Season of Chic is retiring at the end of April, so look out for it in the Last Chance Sale.

The colours I've used are Pool Party, Coastal Cabana and Azure Afternoon.

If you're unsure of the technique, you can see a video of another card I made using the same technique here.

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Thursday, 29 June 2023

Botanical Layers for FMS592

I had some more time this afternoon, so took on this quite challenging sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Although I'd intended to spend the afternoon trying out new products, an idea came to mind using Botanical Layers - not new, just under-utilised!

I cut a 1 1/2 inch circle from masking paper then created a sunset sky around it using Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and a cloud shape to add some definition.

After peeling off the circle mask, it was a matter of adding in two foliage stamps from Botanical Layers.

I couldn't resist adding in some Brushed Brass Butterflies - one of my favourite embellishments.

Update: Delighted to be A Perfect Princess at Freshly Made Sketches!

The sentiment is from the new Timeless Arrangements stamp set. Lovely, isn't it?

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Botanical Layers Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158912]

$49.00

Timeless Arrangements Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[161521]

$53.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$19.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$13.75

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$19.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$19.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

$19.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$28.00

Stampin' Up! Masking Paper

[155480]

$14.75

Brushed Brass Butterflies

[158136]

$21.00

1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch

[138299]

$34.00

Friday, 11 February 2022

Artfully Layered for AYSI 268

This time around, the challenge at As You See It is to fill in the blank.

Tricky, right? I have so many favourite techniques! But the thing I always come back to is playing around with masks and blending brushes. A technique I've used a lot in the last year or so is faux torn paper.

Using a piece of torn photocopy paper as a mask, I've blended together Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green.

Useful tip: use the base of your Stamparatus and the magnets to hold the mask in place while you blend.

Before removing the mask, I stamped using Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz.

After removing the masks, I added in some die cuts: tiny leaves in Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight, and a bold swoosh of foliage also in Granny Apple Green.

The embellishments are Faux Sea Glass shapes from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalogue.

You can see what the rest of the Design Team have done with this colour combo and link up your own entry at the As You See It Challenge site.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or on any of the products below.

Product List

Artfully Layered Bundle (English)

[157761]

$112.50

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

$18.50

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$18.50

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$18.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$20.50

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$15.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$15.75

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$15.75

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$25.25

Faux Sea Glass Shapes

[158139]

$16.75

Friday, 3 July 2020

Friend Like You for AYSI

It's theme week this week at As You See It Challenge. When we set this task way back, we didn't quite realise what a challenge a vacation would be in this new world, so we'd love to see how you see it. Maybe it's a stay-cation?

I went for a bit of wishful thinking. It's deep winter here in New Zealand, so most winters at this time we go on holiday somewhere warm and relaxing. Last year, it was an idyllic week in Samoa. Previously, it's been Tahiti, Hawaii, Fiji, Rarotonga and even parts of Australia. The thing about these island holidays - apart from the warmth and sunshine - is the chance to really relax and enjoy the little things. This year, lockdown has given us all plenty of time to slow down and enjoy the little things too.

So the Friend Like You set and the matching Friendly Silhouettes dies seemed the perfect place to start.

The card is quite straightforward. The island is cut using one of the dies, although I've snipped off the tree trunks and just left the land. I punched a circle mask from a post-it note and used it to create the setting sun while I sponged over Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Pumpkin Pie.

I used the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out the island scene and adhered it to a Pumpkin Pie mat.

I used the new Dainty Diamonds embossing folder for the card base. I don't like embossing the actual card, so I've embossed a panel that is almost the same size as the front and attached it.

I wanted the sentiment to look as though it was on a suitcase label, so slightly skewed two die-cut stitched shapes and punched a hole through them to put some braided linen trim and linen thread.

We'd love to see how this vacation theme inspires you. Visit the As You See It site to see what the rest of the team have done and to enter your project: maybe this is the time to do a spot of scrapbooking of your last vacation?

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