Canopy Crafts

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Hello Poppy! {PP55}

Happy Paper Players Sunday, friends! As you read this I am on a Mommy & Me camp-out with my daughter's Girl Scout troop! Lesley is our Color Challenge hostess with the mostess this week and she has selected a sophisticated and modern color palette:

I will be the first one to say that I am NOT a fan of Poppy Parade but I do LOVE it combined with these colors. Basic Gray, Cumb Cake and Baja Breeze all on one card? Be still my heart! Poppy is just perfect for a little pop of color which is what I do when I'm stumped by a color!

It's a pretty simple design and [I think] doesn't need much explanation but just a few pictures to show you the details.

I stamped Upsy Daisy directly on the Baja Breeze patterned paper and then outlined the flowers with a Baja Breeze marker for added dimension.

The bold and beautiful sentiment from My Friend was inked in Versamark, then Basic Gray ink, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set. Love that shine, beginning to love that set!

The Crumb Cake border was punched with the Scallop Trim border punch and backed with some Poppy Parade circles made with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. These pint-sized circle sure do pack a poppy punch! ;-)

And so do those sweet little Poppy butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslit--so glad that made it to the new catalog! Pop on over for some Paper Player fun and check out the rest of the Design Team inspiration:

The Paper Players Design Team

We hope you can join us this week! Because so many on our design team are headed to the SU Convention, our color challenge will stay open an extra week--until Friday, July 22nd at midnight (PST)! Hope to see you there...thanks for stopping by today!

supplies:

stamps: my friend, upsy daisy, inspired by nature

paper: basic gray, crumb cake, poppy parade CS; subtles designer pattern stack

ink: baja breeze, versamark, basic gray

xtras: scallop trim border punch; itty bitty punch pack; beautiful wings embosslit; crumb cake 3/8" taffeta ribbon; clear embossing powder

Friday, July 8, 2011

Sneak Peek & Ribbon Shares still available!

Happy Friday everyone! Sunday is just around the corner so here's an early bird sneak peek of my card for The Paper Players:

Check back on Sunday to see what we have in store for you! You won't want to miss all the design team creations--they're sure to be gorgeous!

RIBBON SHARES are filling up but there's still space available....for all the options and details check out this post, HERE. I have 5 different options of yummy new ribbon on offer--chose any combination you would like or just one. Whatever suits your needs and strikes your fancy! It's an economical way to get a variety of styles and colors.

That's it from me today folks! Hope you have a great weekend and I'll see you back here on Sunday for the full Paper Players reveal...stay tuned!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Basic Double Saffron Pie {CCMC158}

Happy Thursday everyone! Wow, it's a double challenge over at Create with Connie & Mary--CCMC158 will last for two weeks and includes a color challenge AND a sketch challenge. Choose one, choose both--more options for your creativity!

Combining both the color and sketch challenges into one card, made everything come together easy-peasy!

The sketch is a square card so I made a 5x5 card featuring some textured Basic Gray cardstock and a large scalloped Pumpkin Pie circle. My Circle Scissor Plus easily cut a nesting circle of Very Vanilla and So Saffron for the focal image. I used post-it notes to cover up the bottom third of the circle then simply sponged Pumpkin Pie ink above the line created with the post-it notes. The forest of pretty pines from Plant Hope was stamped twice in Basic Gray.

In place of the brads in the sketch, I wanted a few birds in the sky. I tried hand drawing them but they just didn't look right. So, do you know where my birds came from? Believe it or not, they are in the background of the Sail Away stamp! Yep, I inked just the birds with a Basic Gray marker and stamped them twice onto my circle.

I planned to use Very Vanilla seam binding ribbon but it looked plain on it's own, so I stamped it in Basic Gray ink with the Woodgrain stamp for a little interest. I wrapped it around the card and added an Antique Brad and some basic pearls along with a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I used a little more Very Vanilla inside along with some Pumpkin Pie designer patterned paper, just a touch of First Edition designer paper and one of my favorite sentiments from Word Play.

So, will you play along with us? Two challenges, two weeks--combine the challenges or do them separately--we just hope you'll join us! Be sure to stop by Create with Connie & Mary to see what the rest of the design team has to inspire you! Have a great day!

supplies:

stamps: plant hope, woodgrain, teeny tiny wishes, word play, sail away

paper: basic gray textured, very vanilla, pumpkin pie, so saffron CS; first edition DSP; brights patterned DSP

ink: pumpkin pie, basic gray, so saffron

xtras: antique brads; basic pearls; circle scissor plus; scallop ribbon border punch; scallop circle die; very vanilla seam binding ribbon.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

NEW Ribbon Shares!

Yes, it's time! By now I am sure that you have seen all the fabulous colors and new ribbon in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. Lovely choices abound and I'm offering you the option to buy into a "share" of ribbon. This means that instead of buying the whole roll of one color, you can buy 1 yard of ALL the colors for each type of ribbon. Variety is wonderful! I will cut, prepare and ship each share directly to you. All ribbon is wrapped around a backing to keep it smooth during delivery. Choose from the following options:

Share #1:
NEW 3/8” (In Color) Ruffled Ribbon includes 1 yard each of 5 colors for $7.00. Colors included are: Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, and Wisteria Wonder (pg. 194).

Share #2:

NEW 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon includes 1 yard each of 10 colors for $10. Colors included are:

Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Tangerine Tango. (pg. 195)

Share #3:

3/8" Taffeta Ribbon includes 1 yard each of 10 colors for $9. Colors included are: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake (yay!), Not Quite Navy, Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Soft Suede and Whisper White. (pg. 195)

Share #4

1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon includes 1 yard each of 7 colors for $6. Colors included are: Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red and Very Vanilla. (pg. 195)

Share #5

NEW Colors! 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon includes 1 yard each of 7 colors for $9. Colors included are: Basic Gray, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede and Wild Wasabi. (pg. 195)

To order, please send the following information to me via email (nleedy@cox.net):

Your name
Your mailing address
Your email address
Share choice (#1, #2, #3, etc. and quantity desired)
Any additional instructions

I will send a PayPal invoice to the email address you provide.

Shipping in the US only

$2.00 anwhere in the continental U.S. for the first share, $1.00 for each additional share.

Shipping amounts will be added to the cost of the share and will be included in your PayPal invoice.

~~$3.00 to Canada for the first share, $1.00 for each addtional share~~. Apologies to my Canadian friends, I was mistaken. I am unable to ship SU product across the border. Please use the SU Demo Finder if you don't already have a Canadian demo.

I look forward to hearing from you and please let me know if you have any questions: nleedy@cox.net.

Thank you for your support!!

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Starburst Wonder {PP54}

Happy Paper Players Sunday, everyone! I hope my US friends are enjoying our long holiday weekend and happy [belated] Canada Day to my friends north of the border! I don't have a 4th of July card to share with you because this week The Paper Players are celebrating with Jaydee's Theme Challenge..."Christmas in July"...how fun!

Since it was 98F degrees here today, I have completely forgotten what Christmas feels like so I decided to go with a non-traditional color palette. I turned to my Color Coach and was drawn to Wisteria Wonder, Cherry Cobbler and Pink Pirouette:

The first time I saw the teardrop and starburst circle image in the new My Friend stamp, it struck me as a very festive holiday look.

So, I embossed a few rows of the teardrops with Silver Stampin' Emboss powder onto Whisper White cardstock. Isn't it pretty?

Then I embossed the starburst image in Cherry Cobbler onto Pink Pirouette cardstock and punched it out with a 1 1/4" circle punch. To emboss in Cherry Cobbler, I first inked the image with Versamark, then again in Cherry Cobbler ink, stamped on my paper, sprinkled with Clear Stampin' Emboss powder and heat set. This is a great technique to emboss in any color! I popped up the circles on a Cherry Cobbler designer paper ornament and added a Baker's Twine bow and a little bit of bling. Isn't that Wisteria Wonder paper on the bottom half beautiful? It's from the Flirtatious Specialty Designer Paper which premiered in the NEW catalog on Friday.

I used another little piece on the inside along with more teardrops and the "inside" sentiment from the Christmas Greetings set--so glad that one made a comeback in the new catalog. The teardrops were colored with a Pink Pirouette Stampin' Write marker.

So, will you join us this week? It's never to early to start on holiday cards! Pop on over to The Paper Players to see what the rest of the design team has to inspire you. This month we are delighted to welcome our July Guest Designer, Tui Nathan...you're going to love her style! Hi, Tui! Alright, if you decide to join us just make sure to load your lovely creation over at The Paper Players by Friday, July 8th at midnight (PST). And here are the rest of our amazing team: