Canopy Crafts

Sunday, July 20, 2014

A Handcarved Mustache {PP205}

Hey there, friends! As you read this, I am headed back from Salt Lake City and SU's Annual North American Convention. Of course, I am writing it early and scheduling my post so it seems a little odd to say but....I HAD A GREAT TIME! (I am certain that I did!). Sandy is our fabulous hostess at The Paper Players this week where she has a fun Clean-and-Simple Challenge:

Oh this card was so much fun to make....

I guess I might have subconsciously taken inspiration for the layout from the challenge badge but most of all I wanted to feature the Handcarved background stamp! I thought it would be fun to cut it out like a piece of fabric. I just followed the lines of the stamp to make the zig-zag edges and cut between rows to make it more narrow. The image itself isn't straight--it's supposed to look "handcarved" so my cut lines aren't straight either. I think that gives it a casual and whimsical look that coordinates with my trio of 'staches!

The think Baker's Twine is so easy to unravel and after tying a knot, I unravel the ends fluffing them out a bit--they almost look a little like a mustache, don't they?

I am certain that the rest of the Design Team has some wonderful inspiration for you--do go check out all the creativity on display at The Paper Players. We hope you'll play along with us before the challenge closes on Friday, July 25th at Noon (PST).

The Paper Players Design Team

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Happy Hooray for PP204

Hi there, friends! Things have been crazy around here as I finish swaps and other details before traveling to Salt Lake City on Wednesday for SU Convention! I've been a demo for five years but this will be my first convention and I am so excited to be sharing it with some of my best stamping buddies! But before that fun can begin, the lovely LeAnne has a beautiful color challenge for us this week at The Paper Players:

Not really being a purple girl, I wasn't sure how to combine two shades of purple onto one card so I got the idea to make my own DSP incorporating two of the four colors:

This card was one of those where I started with one idea and ended with something else entirely! I used the feather image from A Happy Hooray to stamp a pattern in Blackberry Bliss ink onto Wisteria Wonder cardstock. The fun hexagon sentiment is also from this set and is actually bigger than I thought. It does not fit into the Hexagon punch--it's bigger than that--but the straight sides are easy enough to hand cut. The fringe scissors--have I mentioned how I love those?--made a sort of grassy border for a big beautiful bloom from Flower Patch.

By now you probably know that these flowers have coordinating Framelits--how great is that?!--even the leaves have a framelit! The stamps are photopolymer which is great to work with and perfectly clear. The leaves were stamped off once with Mossy Meadow ink and then stamped with the vines full strength. Normally, with red rubber stamps, I stamp off onto scrap paper and then my cardstock. When I tried that with the photopolymer stamp, I either got an uneven look or it tok off too much ink. I found that stamping off on a Kleenex took off the right amount of ink and did so evenly. A little trick for you!

There's no tricks about the Design Team's eye candy this week--it's all just beautiful creations. Be sure to check out the rest of the team and then pop over to The Paper Players and join us before the challenge ends on Friday, July 18th at Noon (PST).

The Paper Players Design Team

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Wetlands by the Beach {PP203}

Hiya friends! Thanks for joining me this week for another challenge at The Paper Players where I am hosting a fun theme challenge this week:

I knew right away which stamp set I would use...love these wading birds:

The second largest banner from the Banner Framelits makes a perfect stamping surface for my abstract beach scene. The abstract washes of color--Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon and So Saffron--are provided by the fabulous Work of Art stamp set.

The background panel was embossed with the Woodgrain folder and rubbed with some Whisper White craft ink to mimic the look and feel of driftwood. The Early Espresso Baker's Twine (retired) adds just the right touch of casual embellishment. Linen Thread would also make a good design companion to replace the retired EE baker's twine. Aren't those sequins cool? Those are the In Color Sequin Assortment and the Baked Brown Sugar coordinates well with my beach-y color scheme.

I hope you will join us over at The Paper Players this week. Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team inspiration especially this week as we welcome aboard SIX new Guest Designers! So happy to be stamping with them!

The Paper Players Design Team

Jaydee