A Trio Of Festive Sneak Peeks For The Paper Players PP407

by Joanne James26. August 2018 09:00

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulously creative Jaydee to host this week and she has my favourite, a sketch challenge, for you to work with:

 

I just love this sketch and could have used it a hundred times over (thanks Jaydee!) and in fact I actually used it to make 6 cards in one sitting, two sets of three cards each, all featuring fabulous new products from the forthcoming Autumn-Winter catalogue and I'm going to share one of those sets with you today.

My cards focus on some of the fabulous products in one of my favourite new festive suites; here are the three cards I'm sharing with you today:

 

Here's the low-down on today's cards:

Joyous Noel - I decided that the sketch layers lent themselves to a showcase of both the designer series paper and co-ordinating glimmer paper in the Joyous Noel Suite. The papers feature classic festive seasonal designs with copper foil accents on one side of each sheet and take it from me, they are beautiful! I co-ordinated each of my chosen patterns with a background of glimmer paper - these papers come in Copper, Merry Merlot and Tranquil Tide as on the close up of the card below:

A Wooden Sentiment - Each of my cards feature a wooden sentiment element, from another of the suites in the catalogue - the Festive Farmhouse Suite. These wooden accents come with a light grey finish (I've coloured mine - more on that below!) and contain 3 separate sentiments, along with a collection of stars and Christmas trees. There are a total of 32 pieces for just £3.75, so they represent great value - I know I'll be using lots of these! Each of my cards features a different sentiment and detail - the second of my cards is the set features the word 'joy' and a  couple of stars:

 

Shades of Copper - As I mentioned above, the wooden elements are grey in colour straight out of the packet. Ordinarily I would have heat embossed them in copper embossing powder, but there is a new product in the seasonal catalogue that does a much better job: shimmer paint. Yes, for those of you die-hard Stampin' Up! fans that go back as far as I do, you will remember we used to stock champagne shimmer paint previously; the new catalogue includes shimmer paint in 4 colours: champagne, white, gold and the copper that I used here. Simply apply with a sponge dauber to add subtle and shine to your projects - so easy! Here's a close-up of the detail so you can appreciate just how pretty it is:

 

And here's the full final card in my set - this card really is all about the copper:

 

Don't you just love all that shimmer and sparkle? I am going to be getting through a lot of this paper during the festive season; it will also be featuring in the projects at my two day Creative Escape Luxury Weekend Craft Retreat in October. You can read all about that in yesterday's post here, along with details of a Bank Holiday offer for those who would like to join me and fill the last few remaining spots - I hope you can join me for some festive creative fun!

Oh and I almost forgot - I decorated the insides of each of my cards too! Here's a peek inside:

 

Not long now until the new seasonal catalogue launches and you can purchase these products for yourselves; meanwhile, here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's projects for you to pin for easy reference:

 

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

The Paper Players Design Team
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
 
1.  Create a new paper project
2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.
3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL.
4.  Have FUN!

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

I will share my other set of three cards that I made with today's sketch later in the week. Until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

 

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

Comments (10) -

Anne Marie Hile
Anne Marie HileUnited States
26/08/2018 16:11:36 #

Oh Joanne, I *thought* Festive Farmhouse my favorite suite but you just bumped Joyous Noel up on the list considerably with these stunning cards. I have a feeling you are going to be enabling me a lot every week with the challenges. Haha! Fabulous tip about using the shimmer paint on the wooden words. You can never have too much shimmer and shine on a card! Just gorgeous!

LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
26/08/2018 19:05:38 #

These are all stunning, I couldn't pick a favorite if I tried!  Lovely with the glimmer paper shining through, and those DSPs are just beautiful!  And what a great idea about the paint....I wonder what else I could use it on, LOL?!  It really adds a gorgeous shine to those elements!

Jan Clothier
Jan ClothierNew Zealand
26/08/2018 20:53:35 #

Great cards! I never thought of using the glimmer paper as a base but it really adds to the glamour.

Laurie
LaurieUnited States
27/08/2018 14:26:20 #

Wow love your card set!  I really like those papers, they look awesome using this sketch.Very festive!

Annie A.
Annie A.United States
28/08/2018 16:52:38 #

Well, if your beautiful, elegant card set doesn't put one in the mood for Christmas!  Love all the papers with added shimmer and shine!  Hope you're having a good week ~ Hugs, Annie

Kathy James
Kathy JamesUnited Kingdom
30/08/2018 07:27:25 #

Fabulous glitzy, glittery cards - can't wait to try them - Christmas isn't so far away, and these beauties will make a good start to my card making.

sandym
sandymUnited States
30/08/2018 17:09:22 #

What a beautiful trio of cards, Joanne! I love how several of us used patterned paper with this sketch to make Christmas cards. Glad I'm not the only one thinking about Christmas!

Barb Derksen
Barb DerksenUnited States
30/08/2018 23:48:08 #

Gorgeous, Joanne - I too did a "group" on this card because of its simplicity.  I love how each variation of papers makes each of your cards individual!  

jaydee
jaydeeUnited States
01/09/2018 15:32:37 #

Joanne, these are fabulous.  The glitter paper behind the panels takes them to such an elevated level.  Absolutely gorgeous.  I don't know which is my favorite!  
Hugs
Jaydee

Claire Broadwater
Claire BroadwaterUnited States
01/09/2018 16:57:58 #

Joanne, these cards are GORGEOUS!  All that glitter makes me smile!  Those wooden elements are so amazing for your sentiment!  Each one has it's own personality!  Just WOW!  I hope you have a fantastic weekend, My Friend!  XX

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