Claire Creates Cards

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Life's a Beach The Paper Players Challenge PP749 Sunday Stamps Challenge SSC366

August 3, 2025

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps. I can not believe it is already August. It is hot in Atlanta and I will admit I am ready for cooler days.

The sensational Stef is the hostess this week at The Paper Players. Her theme challenge is "By the Water." Such a perfect theme for this hot weather. Sunday Stamps has this gorgeous, bright color challenge to work with this week. I combined these two challenges to make my card this week. Have fun and we can't wait to see what you create.

I do love the beach and if I could choose water to be beside, that is where I would be. This fun set CZ Designs Beachy Keen was perfect for my card. I stamped the umbrellas on three of the colors from the challenge. I fussy cut them and adhered them on the front. I squished distress ink on a piece of water color paper and created this aqua color for the waves. I used a die to cut the waves and layered them at the bottom of my card. I stamped the sentiment on yellow and add it to the front of the panel.

The Paper Players Guidelines

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.

3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.

4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.

Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification!

5. All stamping products are welcome.

6. Have fun!

Challenge Guidelines SUNDAY STAMPS

Feel free to use any brand of product you have.
Please Link up a new project created for this challenge (no back links).
Feel free to combine our challenge with up to FOUR other challenges.
We reserve the right to delete any links that do not adhere to challenge rules.
Please provide a link to us or use the graphic above in your post.
Have Fun!!!

The challenge will end on Friday Aug.15th @ 6pm EST.

The Paper Players

Sunday Stamps Design Team

Amy Koenders

Annette Elliott

Claire Broadwater (me)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Please leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!

Hugs!

Claire

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Happy Birthday The Paper Players Challenge PP748

July 27, 2025

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps.

The amazing Jan is our hostess this week and she has a fabulous sketch challenge for all of us. I love this sketch because you can make any type of card you want or need in your stash. Have fun and get creative!

My card was created for my grandson Robert. He is 11 and loves Legos. I played around and figured out how to make the Lego blocks. I used a 1" square punch and then I used a circle punch to make the circles. I started with a blue background and added a black base embossed with circles. I added the Lego blocks all around the card. The rectangle was added and the sentiments to follow the sketch. I used a white gel pen to add some highlights. He loved it!

The Paper Players

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.

2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.

3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.

4. Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.

Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification!

5. All stamping products are welcome.

6. Have fun!

Stop by all the DT's fabulous blogs for inspiration!

The Paper Players

Thanks so much for stopping by. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!

Love,

Claire

Sunday, July 20, 2025

July 20, 2025

It's Sunday and time for new challenges at The Paper Players and Sunday Stamps.

The amazing LeAnne is the hostess this week at The Paper Players. She has a fun Clean and Simple Challenge for all of us. The theme is "Things With Wheels." I combined it with the sketch by Heidi from Sunday Stamps . It is a CAS sketch, so it worked perfectly to showcase my little cars.

I found a summer paper pad in my stash and pulled these four pieces from the pack to create my card. I covered the card base with the turquoise wood grained paper and the next layer was a neutral wood grain. I cut the triangles in two sizes. The little VW's with the surfboards made me smile. Perfect for "things with wheels." The sentiment is from MFT Pure Innocence stamp set. They are no longer in business and it makes me so sad. I will miss them so much. To keep it CAS I did not add any embellishments.