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Sunday, August 30, 2026

Tic-Tac-Toe Halloween for The Paper Players

Mornin' y'all! It's Sunday which means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge. I hope you enjoyed Ann's anniversary sketch last week, I do love to see all the different interpretations of a good sketch! Since today is the fifth Sunday of the month, Jaydee has a fun tic-tac-toe board for us:

After thinking about it for a spell, I decided to go across the top with Patterned Paper - Things That Fly - Layers. And you know what flies?

BATS!!! It's the end of Augtober, y'all, and Pre-October starts on Tuesday which I am very excited about if only the weather would cooperate and start cooling down. Bring on the -BER months! Really I'm surprised that I haven't made more Halloween cards yet but they're coming, believe me ; ) Anyway, before now I'd mostly used the cute little kitty spooks from this DSP instead of using the Oh My Fright stamp set for more than greetings, but today I stamped bats on the DSP and one big happy bat to adorn my greeting. Isn't his little face so cute?? I managed to get six layers on here not counting embellishments and I had fun playing with some different patterns.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Oh My Fright
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Frightfully Fun DSP
Accessories: Oh My Fright dies, Nested Essentials dies, Old Olive twine, Bats Ghosts & Dots, Dimensionals

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Sketch Milestone for The Paper Players

Mornin' y'all and happy Sunday! I hope you had fun with Claire's fall challenge last week, and it's time for a new challenge today. The amazing Ann is hosting our sketch challenge this month, and it's a milestone number--800! So we are bringing back our very first sketch:

Isn't that fun? I couldn't resist playing with the Painted Pumpkins suite again (hurry up fall!) and here's what I made:

I really love that dark pattern with the pumpkins so that's where I started and built the card around that. I chose two other patterns to complement the first one, and then I had to add some thin mats around the layers, and I stamped my greeting directly on the stripey pattern as a little variation on the sketch. This time I stamped just one of the pumpkins with Secret Sea ink and used Golden Glow Blends to color it in, just for something different than what I've done with it before, and I added a couple of leaves and vines behind it and then some Painted Patch Dots to finish it off.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Painted Pumpkins
Ink: Secret Sea, Stampin' Blends in Golden Glow & Pool Party
Paper: Calypso Coral, Golden Glow, Whisper White, Painted Patch DSP
Accessories: Painted Pumpkins dies, Dimensionals, Painted Patch Dots

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Falling Twice as Hard With The Paper Players

Mornin' ya'll and happy Sunday! It's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players...hope you enjoyed last week's color combo from Stef, and get ready for a great CAS challenge from Claire! Here it is:

HECK YEAH I am looking forward to fall! And I just got a new SU! order with several different packs of fall patterned paper, so here's what I made:

Say hello to the Autumn Opulence DSP, which comes with two sheets of cut-outs and that's where I got the images for my cards. Yep, I made two; the first one came together so fast I figured why not! The cut-outs have a wide white border around them, so I trimmed that down a bit, added a simple strip of torn DSP and embossed the greeting with copper embossing powder.

This one's on Early Espresso...

And this one's on Blackberry Bliss. I love when fall papers include a blue or a purple to ground all the browns, oranges, and reds. I think this one is a bit less CAS just because the image is so large so it's a good thing I made the pumpkin card, which is definitely clean and simple : )

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Proud Colors for The Paper Players

Mornin' y'all and happy Sunday! We had a small but mighty gallery for last week's Paper Players challenge from Jan, and I hope to see lots of players in this week's color challenge from Stef:

I went with Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, and Real Red for my colors, which immediately made me think of the old retired favorite Fresh Prints (...of Bel Air, I can't help it) DSP stack which has the latter three colors in it so that put me three quarters of the way to the color combination. And you know what I've had on the brain lately?

Yep, I did it, another peacock! I went through the DSP stack first and I really liked that floral print with three of the colors in it, and the peacock from World Treasures seemed to match the style of artwork so I stamped him in Bermuda Bay to round out the challenge colors. I did accent some of his feathers with some Coastal Cabana ink, but I kept the card very simple since the pattern is busy and the peacock's tail of course is also a lot visually. I used a simple strip of Crumb Cake cardstock to ground the peacock and that gave me a place for a simple stamped greeting. Almost everything I used on this card is retired, but that doesn't mean I can't still use those supplies to play with : )

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Paper Players: A Card for Ryan

Happy Sunday, y'all, and that means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge! This week the jubilant Jan has a fun theme challenge for us to kick off August:

Jan wants to see cards for babies or kids, and as it happens I live with a not-quite-so-little-anymore kiddo who will be starting fourth grade this week, so this is a perfect time to make a card to slip into his backpack on that first day. Here's what I made:

Ryan has been fixated on ducks for yeeeeeaarrrrs but after we went to Yellowstone and then to a nearby wolf sanctuary this summer, he is now also fixated on wolves. He's read several books about the wolves of Yellowstone and I am all for anything that gets him to enjoy reading. Anyway, this was also a fabulous opportunity for me to finally ink up my Wild Wolves stamp set from Lawn Fawn that I got last year. I kinda took inspiration from a shirt that Ryan and I both have:

We took this selfie at Yellowstone this past May : )

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!

Supplies:
Stamps: Wild Wolves from Lawn Fawn
Ink: Night of Navy, Stampin' Blends in So Saffron, Smoky Slate, Copper Clay
Paper: Night of Navy, Basic White, Everyday Skies DSP Stack, Simply Marbleous DSP Stack
Accessories: Wild Wolves dies

Monday, July 27, 2026

Paper Players Sketch Trio

Mornin' y'all! I said in yesterday's post that I'd had decision paralysis with my sketch for The Paper Players and ended up making five cards...as promised, I am back today with the three cards I didn't post yesterday. So here they are:

I started with the Homemade Sweetness DSP and at first I was going to do several fruits for the popped up element, but then I ended up with just the cherries and why didn't I do the stamped cherries from Summer Happiness? Ah well, I think this is reasonably cute but it's not my favorite.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Words of Beauty
Ink: Misty Moonlight
Paper: Strawberry Slush, Granny Apple Green, Basic White, Homemade Sweetness DSP
Accessories: Words of Beauty dies, 1" square punch, Dimensionals, Strawberry Slush Gems

Next up, how about another Summerween card:

This time I cut some ghosties out of the DSP instead of the kitties, and added some die cut letters to the three squares. I really like this one, I think it's cute.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Oh My Fright
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Frightfully Fun DSP
Accessories: 1 1/4" square punch, Mini Alphabet dies, Dimensionals

And for my final card, a super-CAS sunny creation:

I used the colors from the AAA Cards Challenge:

I used Melon Mambo, Polished Pink, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight. The sun is from Summer Happiness, but then I had to search through all my stamps for a teeny-tiny sunshiney greeting and pulled another set out of the To Sell? boxes. I swan, I'm never going to actually sell anything, ha!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Summer Happiness, Special Moments
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Polished Pink
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Polished Pink, Basic White
Accessories: Summer Happiness dies, 1" square punch, Dimensionals

And just in case this post isn't long enough, I present my kiddos:

Sometimes Ryan likes to wear Peking as a hat.

And Daphne has recently taken to snoozing under my craft table while I'm working. At least she's not right behind my chair, which was Sadie's favorite place to snooze; Daph is better about staying where she won't get rolled over by the chair. Have a good day, y'all.

Sunday, July 26, 2026

A Paper Players Sketch by Yours Truly

Mornin' y'all! Sunday means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge, and I am the hostess for this week's sketch:

I based this sketch off a card I made for a Nancy Drew challenge a while back because I liked how that card turned out and I thought this sketch would give "scope for the imagination" as Anne Shirley would say. Then I had decision paralysis about what to make with the sketch and I made five cards over the course of last week. Ryan voted this one his favorite:

Stef made a card with a seagull on it for last week's challenge and that made me want to get out Friendly Seagulls for a fun card. I love his little wink! The hubs picked this card:

Still using that Lovely Blossoms DSP and Words of Beauty stamp set that Joanne convinced me to buy! I will share the other three cards tomorrow.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!

Supplies, seagull card:
Stamps: Friendly Seagulls
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Darling Duckling, Stampin' Blends in Seaside Spray & Misty Moonlight
Paper: Seaside Spray, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Sand & Sea DSP
Accessories: 1" square punch, Dimensionals, In Color Enamel Dots

Supplies, flower card:
Stamps: Words of Beauty
Ink: Secret Sea
Paper: Cloud Cover, Secret Sea, Lovely Blossoms DSP
Accessories: 1 1/4" square punch, Dimensionals, Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Beach, Please with The Paper Players

Happy Sunday, y'all! It's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players, and the lovely LeAnne has a fun theme for us!

My hubs and kiddo are both total water babies, so I do tend to buy stamps that have to do with the ocean, pools, the beach, etc. So here's what I made:

My card base is Barely Blush, though it's a little hard to tell from the photo since it's such a pale color. I haven't had good luck with the ink color but I do like the cardstock for this color. I am 100% CASEing Jan's Paper Players card from a couple challenges back for my card today! I turned my card vertical rather than horizontal and used a watery stamp from Rolling Waves for my horizontal element instead of the die, and then I layered on a net from the long-retired Sea of Textures and a pretty shell from By the Tide. One antique pearl (because this is a CAS card) and done. I actually made this card first:

Well, actually, I made it fourth but we'll get to that in a minute. I thought this card ended up being a little too similar to Jan's new card for this week so I made the vertical one instead, but this one took some experimentation to find the right blue for my wave. I ended up with Baja Breeze, but not before I tried three other colors:

Sorry for the shadow, but that's the best I could do in my house. That's Hydrangea Hue, Balmy Blue (my ink pad is extra juicy right now so it turned out so dark), and Pool Party (also extra juicy). Even though the Barely Blush card base is super pale, it still altered the ink colors of the blue enough that it did take some experimentation to find the right blue for the look I wanted. But now I have some beachy cards to send out next week and that's no bad thing.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

Sunday, July 12, 2026

A Fizzy Color Combo for The Paper Players

Mornin' y'all! Sunday means it's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players, and this week the fantastic Jaydee has a sweet summery color combination for us, check it out:

For my SU! shades, I used Calypso Coral, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, and Daffodil Delight. I must confess that in general I don't care for pink and coral together, so my thought process started with how I could separate those two colors on my card. Happily, a long-retired pack of patterned paper came to my rescue, and here's what I made:

I started off by ink blending a diagonal of Daffodil Delight on a white card front, then did Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral in opposing corners, and that's when I recalled that the Bubbles & Fizz DSP has three of my colors in it and wouldn't you know, some of the lighter Calypso Coral bits actually match Flirty Flamingo pretty well. Huzzah! I cut the bottles and bottle caps from patterns in the pack and then that greeting from Terrific Toadstools just popped into my head (hee) and I ended up with a card I like, even with pink and coral sharing screen space. And that is what challenges are for, is to stretch your creativity.

Fun fact: while I was pregnant with Ryan, the hubs and I kept his name a secret from everyone until he was born and his code name was Baby Sodapop. I used the Bubbles & Fizz DSP on a layout in his baby book, and I wish I had gotten the coordinating stamps and dies but I didn't. (Somebody keep me away from eBay...) At least I have two packs of the paper to play with. Question: what do you call carbonated drinks? Where I grew up, we called everything a Coke regardless of brand. I don't ever call it pop (except on today's card, ha!), but now I do occasionally say soda.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Summer Love with The Paper Players

Mornin' y'all and happy Sunday! It's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players and this time the amazing Ann has a fun theme for us:

Does anyone else's brain automatically start singing "Summer lovin', had me a blast" from Grease? Just me? Okay. Anyway, I kept zoning in on the sunset scene on the top right of the challenge graphic, and I happen to have all these beautiful sunset papers in the Scenic Coast DSP that I have yet to cut into, so I made this:

If my card layout looks familiar, that's because it's Joanne's sketch from last week. I said then that it was a great sketch to showcase some patterned paper, and after staring at the dies in the Sunset Coast bundle for a long time I decided that I just needed to show the paper off. So I chose a sunset, and then stamped a bouquet of flowers that I think look like the kind you'd find near the coast, something about the way they're drawn makes me think of sand dunes but maybe my brain is just weird. Anyway, I'm at a time in my life where most of my friends have been married for quite a long time but we're not quite to the point where friends' kids are getting married (and Ryan is 9, I think I have some time before I have to worry about him bringing home girlfriends, much less getting married), so I elected to go with an anniversary sentiment. I added some Peaceful Pine Dots to bring a little more green to the card.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Sunset Coast, Fern & Flora
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blueberry Bushel, Stampin' Blends in Daffodil Delight & Peaceful Pine
Paper: Blueberry Bushel, Thick Basic White, Scenic Coast DSP
Accessories: Fern & Flora dies, Mini Dimensionals, In Color Dots

Sunday, June 28, 2026

The Berry Best Sketch for The Paper Players

Hey hey hey, how's your weekend going? Sunday means it's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players! This week, the fabulous Joanne has an equally fabulous sketch for us:

My first thought was this is perfect to showcase some pretty patterned paper, and that's exactly what I did:

I had berries on the brain thanks to the Retro Rubber Challenge:

I had recently used the Berry Delightful DSP for another card, and since I bought a spare pack of it I was able to convince my dragon brain that it would be better to USE the paper than just stare at it in my hoard (the first pack, at least, that second pack is still sealed in plastic). I stamped a blackberry, leaves, and the greeting with Berry Blessings, which is five years old. Retro in stamp years.

As it happened, I had pulled out the DSP and picked out what I wanted to play with before I got out the stamps, and I found some leftover stamped images from when I made this scrapbook layout so I made two more cards for a triple berry card pie:

I did have to argue with myself a bit about the card on the right, it was hard to cut into that sheet of paper with the blue plaid pattern...it's so pretty I want to hoard it! These two cards came together super quickly since I already knew the measurements I had used for the first card. All the berry and leaf images were already stamped and sitting in the stamp case, so these two cards count for the Inkspiratinoal challenge:

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

And then upload your card at the Paper Players blog! Keep in mind a few simple rules:
1. Create a new paper project
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission
3. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL
4. Have fun!

Supplies, all SU! (all 3 cards together)
Stamps: Berry Blessings, Sweet Strawberry
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, Blueberry Bushel
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Poppy Parade, Blueberry Bushel, Thick Basic White, Berry Delightful DSP
Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Dimensionals, Artistry Blooms Sequins, Dear Dots

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Weather Channel with The Paper Players

Mornin' y'all! Sunday means it's time for a new challenge from The Paper Players...I think the colors I picked last week scared some people away, so I hope lots of stampers join in Jan's new Clean and Simple challenge!

Y'all know my brain is a bit wily, and as soon as I saw this challenge my wily brain immediately said...

TORNADO FROM WIZARD OF OZ!!! And yes, I do have Wizard of Oz stamps. Actually, I have Wizard of Oz stamps from multiple companies; the two I used today were part of a sheet (or possibly two?) of unmounted rubber stamps that I acquired years ago and I have no idea who the manufacturer is. I've used some other stamps from this set on a scrapbook layout before and I have lots more images that I haven't inked up at all yet, plus the stamps from other manufacturers too. (And as much as I love the original Wizard of Oz, I am Not A Fan of Wicked...I read it when the book came out and I just hated it!!) Anyway, I had to go with a sepia tone to match the beginning of the movie, and just a teensy bit of blue gingham to call Dorothy's dress to mind.

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Sunny Days with The Paper Players

Good mornin' y'all! And it's Sunday, which means it's time for a new Paper Players challenge! I am hosting this month's color challenge and it's right here:

I chose some bright, summery colors and I hope you enjoy them. You can pick three or use all four, which is what I did:

In addition to all those Halloween goodies I got last week, I also got the upcoming Summer Happiness bundle and how CUTE are those sunglasses! The greeting is from Sunset Coast, which I've had for a little bit but hadn't inked up until this card, I just liked that greeting with the sunglasses and you know you're going to be seeing them a lot this summer. And lookit me using more of that ribbon I just got! Don't know why all of a sudden I want to use ribbon when I've only rarely used it for the last several years.

Hope you enjoy these bright colors as much as I did!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Summer Happiness, Sunset Coast
Ink: Gorgeous Grape, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Strawberry Slush Blends
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, Thick Basic White, Gorgeous Grape DSP
Accessories: Summer Happiness dies, Nested Essentials dies, Strawberry Slush ribbon & gems, Dimensionals

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford

Monday, June 8, 2026

Tool Time

Afternoon, y'all! Usually I get my post written in the morning, but today I took Ryan to camp and then had a bunch of errands to run so I didn't get back home until almost noon. Had to get blood drawn, and then I got some 4th of July decorations and a couple of new pairs of shoes, so I accomplished some things. But here I am now, ready to start the week off with a MAN card!

When I went in my craft room yesterday, it took me a while to get stuck in and make something, so instead I got mostly caught up on doing my index sheets for my personal stamp library and washed all my blocks, and they needed that. Then I was finally able to focus and make this for several challenges. Let's start with TGIF:

I like to tease my husband about how 95% of his wardrobe is in what I call The Man Rainbow (gray, black, navy blue, and khaki) and the remaining 5% is usually like a medium blue or a dark red, but I thought the tiny bit of Granny Apple Green I used on my card still keeps it to the 95% Man Rainbow rule, haha. Next up is Festive Friday:

I have masculine colors, splatters, tools, and a Father's Day sentiment; this will be for my hubs because he really is Mr. Fix-It. See last week when he insisted on fixing the dishwasher after spending hours in the ER that day for his back. Next up is the sketch from As You See It:

I had fun with this sketch, I'd like to make another card or two with it. Finally, don't forget the theme challenge at The Paper Players:

He called this morning while I was getting ready to take Ryan to camp and asked if we wanted to go to the rodeo again this year (the answer is yes). We had a good time last year and I think all of us are looking forward to going again.

Anyway, I'd better hurry up and take Daphne for her tour of the neighborhood since she didn't go this morning. On the other paw, she didn't eat her breakfast and it's still sitting in her bowl, so...hmm. She's giving me puppy dog eyes but I'm not giving her any treats until she eats her regular food. That's it for now, peeps!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Totally Tool, He's All That, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Stampin' Blends in Smoky Slate & Granny Apple Green
Paper: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Basic White
Accessories: Circles Collection Framelits, Dimensionals, Shades of Green Hexagons

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Paper Players: For the Guys

Hey y'all, happy Sunday! Looks like Joanne's Tic-Tac-Toe challenge for the Paper Players last week was a big hit, judging from the size of the gallery : ) Today we're back and Stef has a great theme for us:

Need a card for Father's Day? Know some guys with summer birthdays? Now's your chance to make a card for them : ) So I'm still thinking Yellowstone (see here and here), but I thought I'd make a card featuring the animal we were most excited to see during our trip:

A grizzly bear! (If you want to see lots of black bears, rent a cabin near Smoky Mountains National Park, we saw lots of black bears there!) The bear and the trees are stamped directly on a pattern from the Nature Walk DSP (been a while since I had used it), and the big, bold greeting from Weekend Adventures is stamped on Basic Beige and popped up on Dimensionals. I think Weekend Adventures was marketed as a scrapbooking stamp set (like I've ever had a problem using any and all stamps on my scrapbook pages) because it has a lot of large and in charge word stamps, but I've used it on a couple of cards instead. I added a few Natural Matte Dots to finish it off.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Wildlife Wonder, Weekend Adventures, Outdoor Adventure
Ink: Pecan Pie, Mossy Meadow, Secret Sea
Paper: Mossy Meadow, Basic Beige, Nature Walk DSP
Accessories: Dimensionals, Natural Matte Dots

Check out the other design team creations on the Paper Players blog, and you can hop through their individual blogs to leave some comments too:

The Paper Players Design Team

you are here --> Christy Stanford