PAPER PLAYERS #391--Tic Tac Toe

This is the birthday card I came up with for my sister.  I enjoyed making it for this challenge!

The stamp and dsp is from Stampin'Up.  The main flower, made from scraps,  is popped up with dimensionals.   The greeting is not as faded in real life.

Two stamp themes that I have a lot of are Bible verses and humorous sayings.  They certainly get a lot of use, or should I say "a lot of ink!"


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THREE OF A KIND--Locked Card

These cards are so much fun, I 

couldn't resist making a bunch at once!

The purple and another (not shown) are

Mothers Day cards I will be sending to my

daughter and favorite daughter-in-law with a note

about what wonderful grandchildren they've been raising.

The blue and yellow birthday card will go to a 

friend I've had since junior high.  She actually has

a pair of earrings that match!

(The dsp used on all the cards are from the current StampinUp

catalog that will retire at the end of May.)

 

GROWN UP DINOSAUR CARD

After seeing this punch line last week, I just HAD to order it from My Favorite Things to use it for some Silver Stamper cards!

I first stamped and colored the dinosaur.  I then made a slit in its mouth and inserted a fern in it.  To give him a jungle setting, I took a piece of SU dsp and cut around the leaves at the top so that I'd have room for the greeting.

Finally, I continued the theme inside by stamping over a fern image.

PAPER PLAYERS #390--Sketch Challenge

It's finally getting to feel like Spring here!

It's been cold, showery and windy for this whole week,

but it's sunny and in the 60's today.

I don't remember it ever being so cold for so long in April.

This was an easy sketch to work with, and I

enjoyed making this card.

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PAPER PLAYERS #388--LeAnne's Colors

IS IT SPRING YET???

The Calendar says "Yes" but the weather says "No!"

At least we can finally see a few crocuses,

except for the ones eaten by hungry chipmonks.

Well, it's already Spring in the stamping world; and the colors

chosen by LeAnne say it best.  Check out the other 

cards HERE!

ANOTHER STAMP AND DIE SET

This squirrel is from another Hero Arts set, 

(CM201 Color Layering Squirrel)

 with 3-step stamping and matching dies.

The sentiment is from the Hero Arts kit

featured in my previous post.

It was a long winter with tons of snow,

bleak afternoons brightened with stamping

and lots squirrel watching.

I made this for my grandson's birthday this weekend.

I can't believe he's 20 already!

 

 

PAPER PLAYERS #387--Musical

Somehow I can't read the words to this hymn

without the melody coming to mind

for the rest of the day!  Can you?

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WINTER DOLDRUMS TO BLAME FOR PURCHASES

With so much snow and so little sun,

I just HAD to order some new stamps and dies.

This sentiment makes for a great encouragement card.

It's part of a stamp and die set from Hero Arts

which has 11 birds, 15 sentiments and

6 tiny stamps, including one with music notes.

These are part of a kit which also includes 3 ink spots,

two twig nests, 22 dies, and several sheets of cardstock,

2 with woodgrain embossing (I used the brown one here.)

I don't remember what the kit sold for, but it

was very reasonable.

For more ideas on how this set can be used,

check it out on Pinterest or YouTube.