Cherry Dijon Bliss PP313

Hi friends!  It's another week at The Paper Players and the lovely Laurie is our hostess with a fun Clean-and-Simple Challenge:

It doesn't feel like fall outside here but we're loving all the fall foods...especialy pumpkin spice!  Having just made a pumpkin card recently, I wanted to feature apples this go 'round.

 This is a retired SU set called Perfectly Preserved that I still love.  With matching dies, it makes quick work of the apples and the stem!  I went very clean-and-simple here with a simple row of the apples and a dotted line from the Mixed Borders set.

I wanted you to see a close-up of these colors as they are so pretty together!  Cherry Cobbler, Delightful Dijon and [retired] Blackberry Bliss.  The stems and background paper are Old Olive and the sentiment and dots are Soft Suede.  It was a fun little card to make!

I know that the rest of the design team have some yummy inspiration for you so go check them out over at The Paper Players!  We'd love to have you play along with us before the challenge closes on Friday, September 23rd at noon.  Thanks for stopping by, friends!

The Paper Players Design Team

Claire Broadwater

Jaydee

Joanne James

Laurie Schmidt

LeAnne Pugliese

Nance Leedy

Sandy Mathis

Linda Callahan

Hannelie Bester

Colleen Begley

A Harvest of Thanks {PP107}

Happy Sunday, friends!  Delighted you could join me for another week with The Paper Players where I am pleased to host a theme challenge:

I couldn't wait to use the sweet little apples in the Perfectly Preserved stamp set, from the Holiday Mini catalog.

Selecting the colors is so easy when the designer paper--Orchard Harvest used here--leads the way!  Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Raspberry Ripple are the perfect combination of country rustic and fresh modern.  I used three different patterns of dsp for the banners--consciously selecting smaller patterns that feature one or all of the main colors.   

Love the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and it's coordinating Cannery Framelits.  I couldn't resist making not one, not two but three Raspberry Ripple apples!

Early Espresso Core'dinations Cardstock makes it easy to create the weathered wood look of the background.  After embossing with the Woodgrain embossing folder, a light rub from a sanding block reveals the light colored inner core of the paper.  And that cute jar lid?  Yep, that's a Framelit too!  Stamped in Island Indigo, wrapped in Linen Thread and finished with some Island Indigo ruffled ribbon and secured with a Vintage Trinket safety pin.

So, what do you think?  Inspired to join us?  Maybe some fabulous projects from the rest of the Design Team will get you thinking Back to School!

 The Paper Players Design Team

Jen Arkfeld
Lesley Croghan (on break)
Dawn Easton
Helen Heil
Jaydee
Nance Leedy

Anne Marie Hile (resting with feet up!)

LeAnne Pugliese

Ann Schach

Amy White

I hope you will join us at The Paper Players--before the challenge ends on Friday, August 10th at Noon (PST).  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

Stamps: Perfectly Preserved, Petite Pairs 

Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Early Espresso 

Paper: Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake CS; Orchard Harvest DSP; Early Espresso Core'Dinations CS

Xtras: Island Indigo ruffled ribbon; Vintage Trinkets; Cannery Framelits; Window Frames Collection Framelits; Festive Paper Piercing Pack; Sanding Block; Linen Thread