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A Color Challenge Card for The Paper Players

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PP262 Wplus9 Hello Die Cut

This week’s Paper Players Challenge (#262) is a color challenge rich with Fall colors – Tangelo Twist, Lost Lagoon, and So Saffron.

For my design team inspiration card this week, I stamped the three colors randomly onto an acrylic block, spritzed it was a light mist of water, and then placed my paper on top to transfer the abstract image.

Once dry, I added a simple wreath of twine,  a black die-cut ‘hello’ sentiment, and finished it off with a few coordinating sequins.

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I matted this with black onto white card stock to create my simple Fall color-inspired greeting card.

For those that remember the wedding card I posted last week, this is the other card I mentioned that would feature the twine wreath.

Hope my paper crafting friends will join us with your creativity for this week’s color challenge at The Paper Players!  We love seeing what you do with it.

Cheers and Hugs,

Jodi

Punny Father’s Day

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My Father’s Day card for hubby was inspired by The Paper Players Clean & Simple (CAS) Summer Treats Theme (PP250).

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I love this punny stamp set from WPlus9 , and I have featured it a couple of times in the past here and here.

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What better summer treat is there than fresh ripe juicy tomatoes, and what better summer celebration than to honor our Dads for Father’s Day.

I’m looking forward to sharing the day with the family.

Wishing you a day spent with those YOU love from YOUR head to YOUR toes!

Cheers & Happy Father’s Day Hugs,

Jodi

Ferny Hello

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In need of a few special thank you cards, I really enjoyed creating this ferny hello card.

For my stamping friends:

The fern is a single Hero Arts stamp and the Hello is a die cut from WPlus9.

I stamped the ferns randomly on Stampin Up (SU) Whisper White card stock using VersaMark ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I sponged some green and yellow SU inks over all, then added a brush of glitz (which just doesn’t show up in the photo) with my favorite Wink of Stella clear brush marker.  I randomly placed a sprinkle of gold and silver sequins, adhered to SU Very Vanilla card stock and then the rich SU Mossy Meadow base.

This card went in the mail today.  I just love sending handmade cards out and hoping for smiles on the other end when the recipient finds them amidst the junk mail and bills.

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

Just Some Punny Tomatoes

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Just some punny tomatoes for The PaperPlayers PP215 Sketch Challenge this week.

I just adore this punny saying and love adding googly eyes to these little tomatoes (#WPlus9 Punny Produce).  I made them in “heirloom” colors – and for some reason this card reminds me of The Brady Bunch (minus a row) 🙂

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Here is the sketch to inspire us.

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Happy Friday!

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

 

I love you from my head tomatoes

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wplus9 punny produce tomatoes

I love this punny saying, and had so much fun making this card.  I couldn’t wait to share how cute it turned out.

When I saw Challenge #85 on the MUSE Challenge site, I thought this card was a good match.

For the MUSE Challenge, participants are provided with a photo to be inspired from and are asked to explain their interpretation.

Here is the inspiration card:

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My tomatoes are placed in a similar position as the flowers in the muse challenge card.  It is also similar in its Clean and Simple (CAS) approach with plenty of white/blank space surrounding the featured image.  The flowers have leaves – the tomatoes sport stems.  Both cards have a similar font for the sentiment.

My inspiration for this card came from seeing Maureen Merritt at Mama Mo Stamp’s cute version of adding googly eyes to the tomatoes.

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As we approach the end of fresh tomato season here in Western Pennsylvania, I thought it only appropriate to share this punny produce…

and let you know I love you from my head   TO – MA – TOES!

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi

PS  #Writing101 to continue later due to work travel schedule

Gearing up… for Fall & #Writing101

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white christmas fall hello ppa219

I know – for all of you literalists out there – it’s not officially Fall until September 22 (at 10:29pm)  – (remember – we already talked about this here?!) – still 8 more days of “Summer.”

But will you indulge me to share one more Fall card – BEFORE it’s officially Fall??

I had so much fun on Saturday just “goofing around” at home.  We had no plans this weekend, and I told Marty I just wanted to “craft,” especially since the weather was so Fall-like.  🙂

I made a few cards, and I wanted to share this one that I made for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge (PPA219). 

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The challenge was to use these three colors:  Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, and Cajun Craze (Fall colors – right?!)

I used the SU White Christmas stamp for the trees and sponged a combination of only the three challenge colors to create other hues of oranges through blending.  I used the fun Flower-Soft again for the Fall leaves and a Wplus9 framelit for the “hello” greeting.

I’m really happy with how the card turned out, and its vibrant colors are helping me in my quest to embrace Fall!

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Tomorrow I begin a WordPress #Writing101 Challenge.  It will be a 30-day challenge that provides a daily topic and a twist to the topic to challenge a blogger’s creative thinking and writing.  I’m looking forward to sharing with all of you.  Not sure where this will take us, but glad to have you along for the journey!

Another new adventure at life in between.

Cheers & Hugs,

Jodi