Playing in Paradise Challenge 26: Tags, Twine and Buttons!

Welcome to this week's Playing in Paradise Challenge over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog!

This also happens to be my last challenge with them as a Design Team member... Things are much too busy in my life right now to continue into another term. I'm sure I'll play along with future challenges, though, as I've had so much fun with them!

This week, we have a Power of Three challenge from Carla:

I made a sort of interactive or dual-purpose card to go with this:

I got the idea for the dual-cardstock tag from none other than THE "Aimes" Wanford here. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the stamp on the kraft with the stamp on the rustic cream cardstock as demonstrated by Maile Belles here (one of my fav examples of this technique is here).

The tag just tucks into the buttons that I sewed onto the cardstock so that it can be removed and used as a bookmark or something.

There are so many wonderful projects on the web with removable pieces... Dawn McVey has a little rocket that can be removed and played with here and Aimes (again) has this beautiful removable hair clip here.

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally 
Carla

Nancy

Angie 

Merlie

Tracy

This week's prize is Stamp, Die Cuts and Sticker Stackers from Imaginisce's Happy Fall line!

How to Play:

1. You have until noon on Thursday, August 4th to link your entries for this challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog.

2. Please link directly to your entry photo or your specific blog post featuring your project, not a general link. We reserve the right to remove invalid links. If you're uploading to a public forum, please use the keyword PPC26 so we can find you!

3. Please fill in your name (not the name of your card or the name of the challenge) as the caption/label within the linky tool.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Rustic Cream, Kraft (all Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Botanical Silhouettes (Papertrey Ink), Special Thoughts (Inkadinkadoo)
• Ink: Versamagic Jumbo Java and Versamark (Tsukineko), Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
• Dies: Tag Sale #3 (Papertrey Ink)
• Buttons: Berry Sorbet, Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink), gingham flower button (Maya Road)
• Other Tools: Big Bite/eyelet (We R Memory Keepers), white embroidery thread colored with W3 Copic marker, Jute and Cream twine (Papertrey Ink), In Stitch'z needles (Bazzill Basics), paper piercing tool (Tonic), piercing mat (Bazzill Basics)

Playing in Paradise Challenge 25: Quilt Inspiration

Hello all and welcome to another Playing in Paradise challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog!

This week we have an inspiration photo to base our papercrafting project on:

Find anything in the photo that inspires you! The colors, the stitching, the shapes...

I went with the square pattern inherent to quilts and a whole lot of stitching!!

Why, you might ask, do I have a card that looks strikingly similar to the American flag when I'm proudly Canadian? I have family and friends who live in the United States, of course! And I miss them all! ;)  I lived in Idaho for 3 years and definitely miss certain things about the US... Reasonable food prices, plenty of variety and a government system I understand! ;)  Alternatively, I could have made this a 4th of July card...

I started by embossing a grid pattern onto dark blue cardstock. I stitched over the lines and stamped the stars. I die-cut the sentiment panel and stamped the sentiment in blue ink. I was tempted to add buttons or something to each side of the sentiment but decided that shipping costs were more important. ;)

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Nancy

Angie 

Merlie

Tracy

This week's prize is a stamp, die cuts and chipboard stickers from Imaginisce's Happy Fall line!

How to Play:

1. You have until noon on Thursday, July 28th to link your entries for this challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog.

2. Please link directly to your entry photo or your specific blog post featuring your project, not a general link. We reserve the right to remove invalid links. If you're uploading to a public forum, please use the keyword PPC25 so we can find you!

3. Please fill in your name (not the name of your card or the name of the challenge) as the caption/label within the linky tool.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy (all Papertrey Ink), card base (Recollections)
• Stamps: star - Around & About Sentiments, sentiment - Fillable Frames #2, flourish - Mat Stack 2 Collection (all Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Fresh Snow and Enchanted Evening (both Papertrey Ink)
• Dies: Mat Stack 2, Double-Ended Banner (both Papertrey Ink)
• Other Tools: Guidelines impression plate (Papertrey Ink), sewing machine/thread

Playing in Paradise Challenge 24: Coloring!

Another Playing in Paradise challenge is live over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog! This one's mine!

I completely thought I was going to do a project based on Copics but ended up trying something that I've been intrigued with for some time... Painting with Glimmer Mist!

I first heard of this through Maile Belles's post here (scroll down a bit). Such a gorgeous project!! I made my project so much simpler by using a negative background stamp... No worries about coloring outside the lines!!

(Since photographing this card, I moved the scalloped rectangle upwards to even out the layout a bit.)

After die-cutting a rectangle and scalloped rectangle, I stamped my negative background image with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with black powder. I sprayed some Viva Pink Glimmer Mist on my craft mat and used a paint brush to apply it to the flowers. I did the same thing for the stems in green Glimmer Mist. Any imperfections in the embossed background were then covered up using careful application of my Copic Multiliner pen.

I adhered the rectangle to the scalloped rectangle using my Xyron for perfect adhesive coverage. I wanted this to look like one piece rather than two.

Using a stapler, I attached the Glitz tulle to my card front, cut it and tied a knot. I attached a little paper rose and some twine to a button and hid the knot. A small stamped tag and some pins finished off my project.

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Nancy

And introducing...

Angie 

Merlie

Tracy

Welcome, ladies!!

This week's prize is a pkg of supplies from the Imaginisce Happy Camper line!  Two snag em stamps, die cuts, sticker stackers and chipboard stickers (an approx value of $23)!!

How to Play:

1. You have until noon on Thursday, July 21st to link your entries for this challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog.

2. Please link directly to your entry photo or your specific blog post featuring your project, not a general link. We reserve the right to remove invalid links. If you're uploading to a public forum, please use the keyword PPC24 so we can find you!

3. Please fill in your name (not the name of your card or the name of the challenge) as the caption/label within the linky tool.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: True Black, Stamper's Select White (both Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Wild Flowers (Hampton Art), Tiny Tags (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Versamark, Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid (both Tsukineko)
• Glimmer Mist: Viva Pink, Meadow Green (Tattered Angels)
• Dies: Rectangles, Scalloped Rectangles (Spellbinders), Tiny Tags (Papertrey Ink)
• Other Tools: tulle (Glitz), paper rose (Recollections), rustic cream button twine (Papertrey Ink), pins (dollar store), black embossing powder (Stampendous), Copic Multiliner pen

Playing in Paradise 23: Sketch

Welcome to another Playing in Paradise challenge! This week, Allison has created an original sketch for us to work with.

 

 Here is how mine turned out:

I think this would make a better home decor piece than a card but I kind of made it up as I went along.

I started with wanting to use my new Stampendous ribbon stamps. I bought them because I thought they'd be perfect for cards that require less bulk for shipping. They're also terrific because I don't have to worry about tying the perfect knot or bow... Already done! And then, of course, there are the endless possibilities of cardstock and ink combinations to match your "ribbon" with your project! I stamped it with Versamagic Night Sky ink on some light blue cardstock.

The panels in the background were created with Spellbinders Large Labels. I left the die in place to do a bit of inking (Night Sky again).

The semi-oval was die-cut using Spellbinders Lacey Ovals. Again, I left the die in place for more inking.

The sentiment is a stamp from Inkadinkado.

The cluster of embellishments started with a bit of twine from Jillibean Soup. I tied it in a bow, cut the loops and frayed all the ends. 

The rolled flowers were created with a My Favorite Things die and my quilling tool. These are my first attempt but I'm certain to get the hang of it. I used Lemon Yellow Liquid Pearls for the centers. I'll probably add a few more dabs around the sentiment for more visual interest/coordination. I finished things off with a couple of tiny paper roses.

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Nancy

This week's prize is a pkg of supplies from the Happy Fall line of Imaginisce!

How to Play:

1. You have until noon on Thursday, July 14th to link your entries for this challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog.

2. Please link directly to your entry photo or your specific blog post featuring your project, not a general link. We reserve the right to remove invalid links. If you're uploading to a public forum, please use the keyword PPC23 so we can find you!

3. Please fill in your name (not the name of your card or the name of the challenge) as the caption/label within the linky tool.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain (both Papertrey Ink)
• Patterned Paper: Bitty Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Ribbon Bow Border (Stampendous), Friends (Inkadinkado)
• Ink: Versamagic Night Sky (Tsukineko), Spring Rain (Papertrey Ink)
• Dies: Large Labels, Lacey Ovals (both Spellbinders), Rolled Flower (My Favorite Things)
• Other Tools: ink blending foam (Ranger), paper roses

Playing in Paradise Challenge 21: Christmas in June!

This week's Playing in Paradise challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog is Christmas in June!

I used a wintery patterned paper to create mine:

A sewn border and lots of bling! I especially love the Bo Bunny brad I added to the snowman's hat. My Martha Stewart snowflake punch made the snowflakes a cinch!! I used my Sakura Stardust gel pen over the stamped sentiment and snowman's eyes to add sparkle.

Be sure to check out the DT member projects as well!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

This week's prize is a pkg of rub-ons and layered chipboard from the Bo Bunny Time Piece Collection!

**How To Play**

1.  You have until noon on Thursday, June 30th to link your entries for this challenge.

2.  Please link directly to your entry photo or your specific blog post featuring your project, not a general link.  We reserve the right to remove invalid links.  If you're uploading to a public forum, please use the keyword PPC21 so we can find you!

3.  Please fill in your name (not the name of your card or the name of the challenge) as the caption/label within the linky tool.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: white A7 card base (Recollections)
• Patterned Paper: Wintertime by Bella Road: Snowman (Echo Park)
• Stamps: Signature Christmas (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
• Other Tools: iRock/crystals (Imaginisce), sewing machine/thread, Stardust gel pen (Sakura)

Playing in Paradise Challenge 20

Sorry this is up a bit late... Blogger issues!!

It's time for another challenge over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog!

This week, Carla has limited our supplies to 3 items:

Easy-peasy!!

(Sorry about the quality of this photo... I had to use a compressed version due to Blogger issues!)
 

I had planned on selling this Martha Stewart punch even though this is one of the few I keep using... Guess it's here to stay!

After punching the border of the rustic cream cardstock, I inked the edges with Antique Linen and Old Paper Tim Holtz Distress Ink and ink blending foam (Distress Inks are on sale at Scrapbooker's Paradise from June 16-30!). The panel above is just plain cream cardstock that I stamped with flourish-y leaves in Memento New Sprout ink. I stamped my sentiment using Versamagic Jumbo Java ink and used a double-inking technique for the stamped flowers.

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

The deadline to enter your project is noon on Thursday, June 23rd. This week's prize is Bo Bunny Timepiece 6x6 paper pad, clear stamp, dimensional sticker.

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies--all Papertrey Ink unless noted}

• Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Rustic Cream, Vintage Cream (all Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Turning a New Leaf, Beautiful Blooms II, Make a Wish (all Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Memento New Sprout and Versamagic Jumbo Java (both Tsukineko), Antique Linen and Old Paper Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Ranger), Ocean Tides and Aqua Mist (both Papertrey Ink)
• Die: Beautiful Blooms II #3
• Other Tools: Doily Lace Edge punch (Martha Stewart), ink blending foam

Playing in Paradise 19: Purse Inspiration

Welcome to another challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog!

Allison has created the most fabulous inspiration for us!

I had a hard time deciding which purse to base my creation on! Perhaps I will come back and use this again. ;)

I loved the simplicity of the orange purse and recreated it here.

 
After impressing the front of my card base with a linen texture, I used an edger die to create a flap. I die cut a Spellbinders Butterflies Two die out of kraft and then impressed the woodgrain. I used my Versamagic Jumbo Java dewdrop to lightly ink the ridges. I pierced the butterfly to add a cross-stitch to the center. I just keep white embroidery floss on hand and color it with a co-ordinating Copic marker, in this case YR15. After adhering the butterfly with some dimensional adhesive, I rounded the corners at the bottom of the card base with my Corner Chomper and stamped my sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa.

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Orange Zest, Kraft (both Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Make a Wish (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamagic Jumbo Jave (both Tsukineko)
• Dies: Butterflies Two (Spellbinders), Edgers #1 (Papertrey Ink)
• Other Tools: Linen & Canvas and Woodgrain impression plates (Papertrey Ink), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), embroidery floss and YR15 Copic, Tim Holtz paper piercing tool (Tonic), piercing mat/craft needles (Bazzill Basics)

Playing in Paradise Challenge 18: Paper Piecing

I'm hosting this week's Playing in Paradise challenge over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog. I chose one of my favorite stamping techniques: paper piecing!

With Father's Day right around the corner, here is what I came up with:

Full details coming soon...

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Fine Linen (both Papertrey Ink)
• Patterned Paper: Argyle Socks (Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: On My Couch, On My Couch Additions, Chair-ished, My Father, My Hero and Grunge Me (all Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Versamark and Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
• Die: Deckled Ovals (Spellbinders)
• Copics: coming soon...
• Other Tools: Versamark pen (Tsukineko), clear embossing powder (Filigree)

Playing in Paradise Challenge 17: Sketch

Welcome to another Playing in Paradise challenge over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog! This week, Allison has created another lovely sketch for us to work with.

I think this is my favorite so far! I even considered an actual scrapbook page but had to get another project out of the way so used this sketch for my tags.

Have you ever heard of (Amish) friendship bread? It's a bag of batter that you mush for several days, add more ingredients and mush for another few days. On "baking day," you add more ingredients and make more batter bags. The leftover batter gets mixed with still more ingredients and makes the most delicious, most fabulous cake bread EVER!

I had four starter bags left from my last batch of friendship bread. With "bake day" looming, I really wanted to get rid of a few of them. I thought of my son's Kindergarten teachers (he has one regular teacher, but they often combine with the two other classes for activities such as music and gym). So as a sort of Thank You treat, I packaged off three friendship bread starter bags...

I didn't have a lot of time to decorate the bags but felt the elaborate tags would make up for it. ;)

Here's how I made up the tags:

I cut the kraft tags out with my Cricut, Gypsy and Birthday Bash cartridge. I stamped them with Versamark ink and the Hero Arts Old World Lettering stamp.

I die cut and embossed three Blossom 4 Spellbinders. Leaving the die on, I stamped the swirl image with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear powder. I then stamped the solid flower image over top with Versamagic Oasis Green ink.

After stamping the sentiment onto the tag with Versamagic Jumbo Java ink, I adhered the stamped die cuts.

Using 1/8" Scor-tape, I adhered some trims from Webster's Pages and Tim Holtz's Lavish Trimmings. Fabulous stuff!!

Lastly, I taped the kraft bags shut with Martha Stewart decorative tape and tied the tags on with some raffia. I added tiny tags with the word "Thanks" on them using cream twine.

Be sure to check out the other DT projects!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

The deadline to enter your project is noon on Thursday, June 2nd. This week's prize is Fancy Pants Beach Babe - Flowers and Trim Journal Pieces, an approx retail value of $16!

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Kraft and Rustic Cream (Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Old World Lettering (Hero Arts), Spiral Bouquet and Tiny Tags (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Versamark, Versamagic Oasis Green and Jumbo Java (all Tsukineko)
• Die: Blossom 4 (Spellbinders)
• Other Tools: Cricut/Gypsy/Birthday Bash cartridge, clear embossing powder/Marvy heat tool, various trims (Webster's Pages and Tim Holtz), decorative tape (Martha Stewart), rustic cream button twine (Papertrey Ink), kraft bags (dollar store), raffia (unknown)

Playing in Paradise Challenge 16: Black & White

I am so excited about today's challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog... Julie invited us to create an all black and white creation...

and the Design Team created some beauties! I definitely invite you to check them all out!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

For my project, I wanted to try out Gina K's lattice technique, as well as some white heat embossing.

I really like how the inking makes it look a little distressed.

I used a Grand Square Nestability to cut emboss and keep a white border and scored the "lattice" lines with my Martha Stewart scoreboard. Then I used my Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad to ink it up.

The rose and leaves were stamped in Versamark ink on black cardstock and then heat embossed using white embossing powder and my Marvy heat tool. I cut them out and popped them up off of the lattice background. I tried adding dimension by painting the rose with bleach but it didn't have any effect.

The sentiment was done by die-cutting Spellbinders Labels 4 and stamping the border and sentiment.

I went back after taking the previous photo and added some Glossy Accents dew drops and random black rhinestones. I think I overdid it... ;)

Would actually appreciate tips on fixing this, please!!

Enter your project link by noon on Thursday, May 26 to be in the running for this week's prize: Fancy Pants - It's The little Things collection, assorted flowers and ribbon journal embellishments (approximate retail value of $16)! And, as always, the winner may participate in the next challenge as our Paradise Player!

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: True Black and Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Year of Flowers: Rose and Mega Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink), Vintage Labels 4 (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark (Tsukineko)
• Dies: Grand Squares Nestabilities and Labels 4 (Spellbinders)
• Other Tools: white embossing powder (Filigree) and heat tool (Marvy), Glossy Accents (Ranger), black rhinestones (dollar store)

Playing in Paradise Challenge 15

Whew!! That Blogger issue sure had me panicked! I've definitely been taking its marvelous services for granted!!

This week's Playing in Paradise challenge asks us to pull out 3 old things from our stash of scrapbooking supplies.

I pulled out my Martha Stewart decorative tape (this stuff is actually quite fabulous), some felt embellishments by Queen & Co and some brads that haven't seen the light of day in years!

I'll be the first to admit that this is a very eclectic project. The brad flowers are mod, the decorative tape is traditional (?) and the sun is rather bright. The colors are somewhat tied together, however, by the patterned brads... Right? (Definitely a rhetorical question!)  ;)

Check out the other DT projects here!

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

Nancy

This week's prize is from Pink Paislee - Soiree - Twine Card, Wood Shapes Tissue Paper, an approximate retail value of $15! And every winner has the opportunity to play along on the next challenge as our Paradise Player!

Entries are due by Thursday, May 19 @ noon MDT. I hope you have fun fishing through long-forgotten items!!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold and Orange Zest (all Papertrey Ink)
• Stamps: Women of Life (Papertrey Ink)
• Ink: Memento Pear Tart (Tsukineko)
• Dies: Inverted Scalloped Circles and Circles (both Spellbinders)
• Other Tools: Decorative Tape - Pegboard Floral Tile (Martha Stewart), brads (dollar store), Felt Frenzy - Bug Out (Queen & Co), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), paper piercer (Tim Holtz Tonic Studios)/ piercing mat (Bazzill Basics)

Playing in Paradise 14: Color Inspiration

Welcome to this week's Playing in Paradise challenge at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog! Ally created a lovely color palette to inspire us!

Since more colors = more difficult for me, I kept my card simple:

I stamped Hero Arts Old Letter Writing stamp (a Christmas gift from my Mom!) with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink on a Kraft card base. I cut out some flowers from SEI Vivacious paper (I used this for a project here as well) and popped them up off of the card with dimensional adhesive.  Some Mint Green Liquid Pearls added the final color to my project. Lastly, I rounded the bottom two corners with my Corner Chomper. By leaving this card sentiment free, I can use it for almost any occasion!

The prize this week is from the Pebbles Happy Go Lucky line: Fabric Brads, Jewel Flower Brads, Red Candy Dots, Green Candy Dots and Paper Flowers, an approximate retail value of $21!

Your blog post link or gallery link must be loaded by noon on Thursday, May 12th.

Be sure to check out the other design team projects:

Allison

Ally

Carla

Julie

As well as Nancy, our newest member! Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Kraft
• Patterned Paper: Vivacious (SEI)
• Stamps: Old Letter Writing (Hero Arts)
• Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves (Tsukineko)
• Other Tools: Mint Green Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)