Going Green for the Paper Players

When I sat down to make my card for this week’s Paper Players Green-and-White Color Challenge, I missed my opportunity to make a St. Patrick’s Day card.  I immediately knew which paper and stamp set I wanted to use, so I didn’t even think about the upcoming holiday.   ***Taking all of that back***  Today I’m excited to share a card that was created as a “thank you” for the St. Patrick’s Day gifts I’ll surely receive tomorrow:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Scenic Sayings.  Scenic Sayings is one of the first stamp sets I ordered from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog.  I love the big, bold sentiments and reach for them often.  While I’vust what I wanted – bold words with open spaceds I could color in.e pulled Scenic Sayings from my stamp shelf several times over the past year, I was surprised to find that today is the first time I’ve actually inked it up.  The “Thank You So Much” sentiment gave me just wanted – a bold sentiment with an open space I could color in.  PLUS – it looks so great for my “St. Patrick’s Day Thank You” project.
  

  Scenic Sayings, Stampin’ Up!

• A Little Coloring.  I stamped this fun sentiment right on the page of Mint Macaron and Whisper White Flowers with my Archival Basic Gray ink pad.  Once that ink dried, I colored in the “thank” and the “you” with a Mint Macaron.  The additional ink looks great against the background of the Blooms & Bliss Designer Series paper page.
• Simple Color Combination.  I used Basic Gray to accent the Mint Macaron and white in this card.  Such a simple color combination – the dusty Mint Macaron (please don’t go, Mint Macaron!) looks crisp against white and dustier against gray.  If you like this combination, too, please save this:

Stamp Sets:  Scenic Sayings  Papers:  Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper, Mint Macaron, Basic Gray  Inks:  Archival Basic Gray, Stampin’ Write Marker (Mint Macaron)  Accessories:  White Perfect Accents, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Scenic Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 141602

Price: $19.00

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper – 141654

Price: $11.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad – 140932

Price: $7.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 138337

Price: $8.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121044

Price: $8.00

White Perfect Accents – 138416

Price: $5.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper is just one of the packs of Designer Series Paper featured in my Spring 2017 Product Shares. The colors and patterns are perfect for Spring projects. To learn more about my Spring 2017 Product Shares, please click here.