[Paperplay Challenges] Week No. 19 - Chipboard

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Hello there! I'm ready for this week to finish. I hope the weekend is good, because I am planning to go into New York. I have a much needed date planned with my hunny. We've been wanting to watch a musical of some sorts for a long while. Any suggestions? My bucket list has Wicked, Avenue Q, Billy Elliott, and Book of Mormons. But we're here to introduce a new challenge...

At PaperPlay Challenge we are inspiring you to whip out Chipboard. I have stashes of certain collections, so I was set for this challenge. About a year and a half I probably wouldn't even try entering this kind of challenge, if I didn't. But try to think outside the box and create your own. A little bit of pattern paper and some cardboard is just the start... the sky's your limit :)


Stamps: none
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Sweet Blush) Papertrey Ink; (Emma's Shoppe Collection) Crate Paper
Ink: none
Embellishments:  (Emma's Shoppe Collection - Chipboard) Crate Paper; (Thickers - Muse) Amy Tangerine

I saw this cute frame when I pulled out my Emma's Shoppe and knew I wanted to use it. The idea was to frame the word "Mum" since Mother's Day is just around the corner ;) I created a little backing with some pattern paper, because the letters need something to make 'em pop.



Everything came together pretty quickly. Some Baker's Twine and some more pattern paper... 



Have you made your mother's day cards yet? I think I need to make one for the boy to give to his mum... Are you also crafting for his side of the family?

Anyways, hop on over to the other PPC girls and see what they have created for this week's challenge. They have always lovely creations and bring great ideas to the table!

Our sponsor this week:

• Crafty Cutting

[DYSU] Challenge #71 - Use a Flower

Good morning, everyone! If you're looking for our next DYSU challenge, please come on in :) If you're here to find a new source of inspiration, please come look around, too. We are doing things at DYSU a little differently. The team talked it over and mentioned that they weren't able to give the last entries on DYSU the same full consideration and time as the ones entered throughout the week. Wendesday's closing time and us dispersed around all kinds of time zones can't all vote in a Top Three before the Winner's post goes up. So we're trying something different by closing the challenge a day early. So get your cards in by Tuesday, 2pm DYSU time.

This week's theme at DYSU: Use a Flower (or more). I hope you have your flower stash in sight: bring on your pattern paper, your flower embellishments, your stamps... anything pretty much fits here.

For this week I got to play with an awesome image from one our sponsors The Greeting Farm. A really great company if you personally ask me ;) This digi is a cutie called Chibi Japan. 


Stamps: (Chibi Japan) The Greeting Farm; (Out on a Limb - Revised) Papertrey Ink; (Asian Garden) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 11 - Brown Sugar, No. 1 - Chewing Gum) Ranger; (Memento - Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Embellishments: (Mistery Huey - Clover, Lunch Tray) Studio Calico; (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor

I decided to mist the background together. I created a mask for the little grass hills, and cut out one little hill out, which all got some Clover misting treatment. The background sky is Lunch Tray. Chibi Japan is colored up in some Prisma color pencils. The tree is suppose to be a a cherry blossom tree, where I popped some of the flowers off the base card stock. Here is a close-up of the cute little digi...



That's all I have for you today; please check out the amazing creations by the talented DT and welcome our guest designers. And I look forward to seeing your entries!

Our sponsors this week:

Inspired Stamps - $15 Gift Certificate


Digi Darla - Winner's Choice of 5 Digis

 

The Greeting Farm - Winner's Choice of 1 Clear Stamp Set

[DYSU] Challenge #70 - Circles

Good morning, everyone! This work week has been super long with our event taking place. But we have heard some good feedback thus far. I should be long in bed by now, but I need to write this little post up ;) Shall we make this short & sweet?


This week's them at DYSU: Circles. I think last week's CASE the DT was pretty tough on you guys, but I enjoyed seeing each entry! It was really quite amazing!

This is a CAS card to bring across the "circles." Let me know what you think!


Stamps: (Vintage Circles, Offbeat Backgrounds) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft, White) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 11 - Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Sticky Keys - Teal & Cream) October Afternoon

The circles are lined up with a 3x4 configuration on a kraft base. Since this circle has a larger circle around it, I decided to mask it. I haven't been brave enough to cut into my acrylic circles to separate them. The circles without the alpha stickers are stamped with some Offbeat Backgrounds dots pattern. I again created a mask to make sure that I could get that effect.


Since I have recently entered the alpha addiction, I decided it was time to bust some out. I love these Sticky Keys from October Afternoon, because they have a cute little circle around them - just like those old typewriters!



That's all I have for you today; please check out the amazing creations by the talented DT and welcome our guest designers. And I look forward to seeing your creations!

Our sponsors this week:

  Crafty Sentiments - Winner's Choice of 4 Images

 

Folded Paper - Winner's Choice of 3 Digital Stamps 

[Scrap Our Stash] April Challenge - Spring Fling

Good morning, everyone. I hope you're having a fabulous Saturday. I am on my way to get some shopping done. Mother's day is coming up after all and it's time to do some serious shopping. I'm also going to go shop at my favorite grocery store: HMart. If you have never been there before, I recommend it for its fresh product, great customer service, friendliness and cleanliness. I always measure the cleanliness of a grocery store by how meaty or fishy the meat and fish sections smell. And there are always great samples to taste around the store...! The only downside is that it is further away from me and I always try to combine a bunch of errands together to make the trip worthwhile.

Anyways, on to the post... At Scrap Our Stash's April Challenge we have a theme challenge this month: Spring Fling.

I decided to focus on nature...Spring is the time for trees and flowers to start budding and blooming. This gave my Maya Road Chipboard a good dusting off.



Stamps: (Wonderfully Whimsical) Papertrey Ink
Paper: (Perfect Basics Card Stock - Smokey Shadow, Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 11 - Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Point 88) Stabilo; (Mister Huey - Clover, Dark Calico) Studio Calico; (Glossy Accents) Ranger; (Fresh Chipboard Trees) Maya Road

The chipboards were misted using two Mister Huey colors. While they were drying off, I was working on another project. 



This little bird is outlined with a Stabilo light blue pen and I decided to give him a set of glossy accents for extra sheen. Makes the card pop a little.



A quick little sentiment border and off this card went into the mail! The best part, it's one of those quickie cards!


In the meantime, check out the Scrap Our Stash's April Challenge. You have until the end of the month to get your inspirations in. What things have you been doing to enjoy this Spring?

[Paperplay Challenges] Week No. 17 - Monochromatic & Ribbon

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Hello there! Happy Thursday everyone. I am looking forward for this month to end. Work and personal life has been overdrive, but I can't complain. Rather better to stay busy than not, right? At work we have a conference-type event planned for next week so my work hours will probably start at around 7a and end around 930p or 10p. It'll be a long day, but I hope everyone will enjoy their time here and take away something related to Requirements Engineering or networking. Anways, but you're for the weekly challenge, right? ;)

At PaperPlay Challenge we are challenging you with Monochormatic & Ribbon. Here is a birthday card for a buy friend. Hope you like it...


Stamps: (Heirloom Patterns, Teeny Trees) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Kraft, Blueberry Sky) Papertrey Ink
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 9 Spice Tin) Ranger
Embellishments:  (Nestability - Standard Circles Small, Classic Scalloped Circles Small) Spellbinders; (Puffies - Birthday Boy) KI Memories; (Inksssentials - Glossy Accents) Ranger; (Ribbon) Recycled

I love these little Puffies and found them on a sale / clearance at Michaels about a month back. So I kinda grabbed one of each (and now that I'm thinking about it, should have probably grabbed all those great generic ones ;) This little party hat was my inspiration and I love the two blue tones in it.



With a little bit of background stamping and a nice frame around the window, I thought this card was good to go. Guys don't like frilly cards! But the ribbon adds a little bit of festive flair. Almost like pennants or banners, so I thought it would be a good idea to bring out the light blue tone again with this little recycled ribbon.


Hop on over to the other PPC girls and see what they have created for this week's challenge. They have always lovely creations and bring great ideas to the table!

Our sponsors this week:

• The Ribbon Girl

[DYSU] Challenge #69 - CASE the DT

Good morning, everyone! Time for another challenge with DYSU. We are off for a great week here, because this challenge we are asking you to draw your entires based on the inspiration by the Design Team. In other words, CASE a DYSU DT. So bust out your pattern papers, stamps, markers, pencils, embellishments...anything to pull of a fun stripy pattern!


This week I'm showcasing an image from one of my favorite companies called A Day for Daisies. I have been a big fan for a long while, so when they offered to sponsor DYSU again, I'm ecstatic. Tammy's images are truly beautiful, and it is tough just choosing one to work with. This one is actually a freebie of their website, and it's probably 


Stamps: (Two Daisies in a Bottle) A Day for Daisies; (Eat Cake) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - Terracotta) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections; (Farmhouse Collection) Crate Paper
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 5 - Chicken Feed) Ranger
Embellishments: (Point 88) Stabilo; (Soft-core Color Pencils) Prismacolor; (Vintage Button - Fall Collection) Papertrey Ink; (Border Stickers - Farmhouse Collection) Crate Paper; (Gelly Roll - White) Sakura

I was drawn to this digi probably by my dining table's center piece. These flowers are from Ikea and costs about $1 a piece (I believe). The green bottle is jus a recycled wine bottle and I really liked its hue.



My card drew inspiration from the orange flowers and decided to give play off the orange. If you haven't already heard I am heads over heels into this orange. It's just so fun! What color can't you get enough of?

I added some faux stitching with my gel pen, gave this flower image a fun sticker border and some buttons to anchor the flower's panel, which is situated on some dimensionals.



Lastly a fitting little sentiment to match the card, and I call it done. Short, sweet, simple...my kind of card :)



So that's all I have for you today; please check out the amazing creations by the talented DT and welcome our guest designers. And I look forward to seeing your creations!

Our sponsors this week:

Little Darlings - $10 Gift Certificate

A Day for Daisies - $16 gift certificate

The Paper Shelter - $20 Gift Certificate

[DYSU] Challenge #68 - Stripes

Good morning, everyone! Time for another challenge with DYSU. I'm going to get right down to business since I am a little on a time crunch. We are going Stripes this week. So bust out your pattern papers, stamps, markers, pencils, embellishments...anything to pull of a fun stripy pattern!

This week I'm working with a one of our sponsor images. It's a cute little bakery and I was having a tough time thinking how I can bring out stripes in this dear little image. So i decided to make a backgrounds of strips with pattern paper that was stripey.



Stamps: (Cupcake Bakery Digital Stamp) The Stamping Boutique; (Eat Cake) Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: (Paper Basics Card Stock - White) Papertrey Ink; (Basic Card Stock - White) Recollections; (Dots & Stripes) Echo Park
Ink: (Jenni Bowlin No. 11 - Brown Sugar) Ranger
Embellishments: (Gelly Roll - White) Sakura; (Sticklers - Diamond) Ranger; (Border Punch - Scalloped Sentiment) Fiskars

I wanted to create a fun background and repeat those colors into the bake shoppe. To make the cupcakes pop more, I decided to shade in the structure of the house in gray. To give the cupcakes a little more pizzaz I gave them a little of the Stickles treatment. These Stickles were still sitting out from last week's DYSU Glitter projects, so I decided to use them.



The whole bakery is grounded on a piece of brown sentiment strip. And since the digi has a nice scalloped border along the bakery, I thought I would mimic it using my border punch. A quick sentiment on the sentiment banner and the card is done.





So that's all I have for you today; please check out the amazing creations by the talented DT and welcome our guest designers. And I look forward to seeing your creations!

Our sponsors this week:

£10 voucher

Winner's Choice of 5 Digis

A "Toodle Club Membership" and a free Toodle Birthday Calendar.