Stampin' Anne

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Sunshine & Rainbow Skies for PP684

Happy Sunday and Happy April, crafty friends!

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

This week, it’s my pleasure to be hosting our Theme Challenge.

My theme is “Sunshine & Rainbows which I think is so fitting for the season. Here are a couple of ideas for this theme to get your creative mojo working:

Sunshine & Rainbows -

Use a sun, rainbow or "rainy day" theme (umbrellas, rain boots, etc)

on your card

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 list of measurements along with a supply list of products used to create this card at the end of this post.

When I came up with the theme for the challenge, I already knew that I would be using the Bright Skies stamp set and coordinating dies from the Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalog. Sunshine and clouds? Check. Now on to that rainbow. I thought it would be fun to do a little “scrappy strip” rainbow on my card front because you can never have too many bright and happy colors on one card.

I searched and searched for some patterned paper that I liked and I finally settled on the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper. This paper was avaialable to earn for FREE during Sale-a-Bration in January and February of this year. I happened to earn a LOT of it, so instead of letting it take up space in my craft room unused, I really wanted to use it for this card. You could even stamp some clouds from the set in the background to create a similar look if you didn’t have the paper. Or add some embossing for texture.

I also added a little smily face to the sunshine using the Taco Fiesta stamp set, which was designed by my dear friend Erica Cerwin. Adding a little smiley face is a little detail that really adds so much, don’t you think? This is such a happy card, sure to bring a smile to the recipient’s face. To finish things off I added some Iridescent Foil Gems because you always have to have a little “pop” (wink, wink) of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Card Measurements:

Daffodil Delight Card Base: 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, scored at 4-1/4”
Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 5-1/4” x 4”
Sunny Days Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration, no longer available): 5-1/8” x 3-7/8”
Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party, Azure Afternoon & Gorgeous Grape Cardstock: 1/4” x 4-1/4” each
Basic White Cardstock: scrap for stamping/die-cutting sun and (3) cloud die-cuts
Shaded Spruce Cardstock: 5-1/8” x 3/4”, stamp & heat emboss sentiment, then banner punch each end with Banner’s Pick a Punch
Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 5-1/4” x 4”
Sunny Days DSP (card interior): 5-1/4” x 3/4”

Finally a peek inside the card! I added another strip of that Sunny Days DSP, this time in the rainbow pattern. I also stamped another smiling sunshine to “keep the party going from the front of the card”. I made a bunch of these to have on hand to cheer up a friend when they need a little “happy mail” to brighten their day!

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for this fun ”Sunshine & Rainbows” Theme Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 12th, 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

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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 white embossing powder and the Sunny Days Designer Series Paper which was available during Stampin’ Up!® Sale-A-Bration in January & February 2024.

Product List

Bright Skies Bundle (English) [162794]	Bright Skies Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162787]	Bright Skies Dies [162793]	Banners Pick A Punch [153608]	Taco Fiesta Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [160732]
Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161718]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [115320]	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793]	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683]
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924]	Azure Afternoon 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161719]	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]	Iridescent Foil Gems [162842]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]
Paper Trimmer [152392]

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Latte Love for PP683

Happy Sunday and Happy Easter, crafty friends!

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

This week, my sweet friend Ann is hosting our Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

Rows Selected:

Designer Paper - Die-Cut - Ribbon

Designer Paper - Fun Fold - Thank You

Sparkle - Fun Fold - Embossing (heat)

Ribbon - Embossing - Pastels

Tic-Tac-Toe week is so much fun! I love all of the options to really get the creative mojo working. There are so many possibilities! In the end, I ended up using elements from FOUR rows on the board. Hooray! 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 a full supply list of products (and a link to a video with measurements) used to create this card at the end of this post.

This is an easy and practical gift card holder “fun fold”. I let the Tic-Tac-Toe board inspire me and I landed on the Latte Love stamps and dies because I give a "whole latte” gift cards to places like Starbucks, Dunkin’ and even Panera.

Are you a coffee fan? Or is tea…or even cocoa more of a favorite? I tend to like hot beverages in the cool months, which are few and far between here in south Texas. However, I’m a cold brew coffee fan ALL the way…with Oat or Coconut milk. Yum!!!

The Latte Love Bundle is available as an Online Exclusive right now. This Bundle also coordinates with the A Little Latte Designer Series Paper which is pretty much my favorite paper pack of the moment. Plaid, coffee beans and cups…oh my!

There is also a Natural Polka Dot Trim in the Suite along with some cool embellishments (which will be back in stock soon!). I opted for the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems instead though for this card because you can never go wrong with sparkle and I liked that there were two sizes to choose from.

Color Combo:

If you’d like measurements and a tutorial

showing how this card came together,

please check out the video link below.

In the video, I originally added a bow tied from Gold Simply Elegant Trim. I then decided, I liked Linen Thread just a little it better on the card, so switched it outdoor my final project.

You can see a close-up of the gift card holder on the interior of the fun fold below. I stamped a couple of coffee “splats” in Crumb Cake ink to keep the caffeinated party going from the front to the inside of the card. I also die-cut a trio of little espresso beans from the DSP, brushed with Wink of Stella for added sparkle.

I was determined to use that Natural Polka-Dot Trim somewhere on the card. It’s kind of “ribbon”, right? So I added a little strip behind the sentiment. it adds great texture and not a lot of extra bulk. i think it added some extra interest to the interior sentiment, don’t you? There is also lots of room to write a little note inside, too.

I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for this fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 5th, 2024.