Ka-Washi for the PP {PP192}

I am excited today to be this week's hostess over at The Paper Players where we have a fun Clean-and-Simple challenge:

I have several different sets of SU washi tape and decided to work with Gingham Garden because it hadn't seen the light of day yet!  As soon as I saw this great sketch on the Cardabilities blog:, a card design popped into my mind's eye.

The images and patterns of Gingham Garden are small and delicate so I wanted to keep the other design elements and images in keeping with that theme.  The light and airy scrolling flourish from Creative Elements makes a pretty background pattern especially when stamped in Pear Pizzazz to coordinate with the color in the Washi Tape.  

I've been so enamored with flowers lately, that my butterfly stamps and punches were starting to feel lonely.  I inked up Papillion Potpourri in Melon Mambo and layered an elegant and bitty butterfly.  Island Indigo is also one of the colors in the Washi Tape and I just happened to have some matching Baker's Twine to wrap up the butterfly.  A couple tiny butterflies cut and embossed from Vellum cardstock with the Beautiful Wings embosslit add a little dimension without adding more color.

Very easy to pull all these elements to the inside of the card as well....I had so much fun with this one that I decided to make a second, more gender neutral, card with the same sketch but different Washi Tape:

Here, I had fun playing with the colors from the Retro Fresh Washi Tape as well as elements from several stamp sets including Just Sayin', Peachy Keen, Starburst Sayings and Gorgeous Grunge. I mean because once you start...

you just can't stop....now go Washi something!  I have to tell you that the name Washi Tape makes me giggle.  DD has camped locally with the Girl Scouts at Camp Kateri where we learned at orientation that they don't call their bathrooms restrooms or toilets.  They call them....wait for it....Ka-washis!  So, now I want to call it, Kawashi Tape!!  :-)  Be sure to check out all the Ka-washi-tas-tic Kreations from my friends on the Design Team:

The Paper Players Design Team
Ann Schach
Anne Marie Hile
Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese
Nance Leedy
Sandy Mathis

Card #1: Click image for details and ordering info:

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Card #2:  Click image for details and ordering info:

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Check back for my Paper Players card!

To my friends who celebrate, Happy Easter!  I'll be back a little later today with my card for The Paper Players.  In the meantime, please check out my fabulous friends on The Paper Players Design Team:

Petite Petals Tropicale {PP191}

Happy Sunday, everyone!  The always-amazing-Ann has a beautiful tropical color challenge for us this week at The Paper Players:

Aren't they pretty together?  Coastal Cabana and Calypso Coral are both very bright colors so I knew that I would use a lot of white for balance.  I also wanted to play more with the Hexagon Hive die and try using only a section of it....

I like how using only a portion of the die shape and stamping underneath gives the illusion of flowers growing through a garden fence.  Two different flowers from Petite Petals stamped in Coastal Cabana and Calypso Coral and some Gorgeous Grunge splatters in Always Artichoke created the background. 

You can see that I just snipped away sections of the Hexagon Hive die to reveal more of the flowers underneath.  Cutting away a corner section left the perfect spot for a sentiment.  Adding texture with the Woodgrain embossing folder helps create depth to the tone-on-tone look of white on white.  A sprinkling of tiny basic rhinestones adds just a little sparkle and shine.

On the inside, it was very easy just to replicate the spray of flowers on the front, leaving enough space for a birthday sentiment.  I had fun making this card and I hope you've had fun touring it with me!  Be sure to check out the rest of the Paper Players Design Team for even more inspiration.  Our challenge is open until Friday, April 18th at Noon (PST)--we would love to see what you do with these colors!  Thanks for stopping by!

The Paper Players Design Team
Ann Schach
Anne Marie Hile
Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese
Nance Leedy
Sandy Mathis

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

Three By the Tide {PP190}

Hiya friends!  Today LeAnne has a fun challenge over at The Paper Players.  LeAnne always rocks the "element of 3"on her cards and today she is challenging us to do the same!

I had an idea in mind and did a little blog surfing for some color inspiration.  I can always count on the DT at colourQ for a fabulous color combination and this week's colors were perfect for what I needed:

This week I was among the chaperons on a field trip to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo and the Florida Aquarium with our daughter's class.  I think it was a success for the kids when after nearly 12 hours they said it was "the best field trip EVER"!  For me, the best part was watching our daughter's genuine interest in learning about animals, their habitats and appreciating the beauty of the natural world. I made this card to thank her for such a fantastic day:

Onto the River Rock cardstock, I stamped some Gorgeous Grunge splotches in the coordinating ink.  The small Whisper White rectangles are 1.75" x 1.5" and stamped randomly with images from By the Sea stamp set in all four challenge colors.  

Do you like how the center image features a mama and daughter seahorse?!  :-)

I think the inside of the card says it all.....

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team over at The Paper Players.  I hope you'll join in the fun before the challenge closes on Friday, April 11th at Noon (PST).  Have a great day!

Supplies used on today's card; click each for more info:

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