Stampin Up, Following Santa around the world, Global Design Project 011

I have to admit, this card kind of reminds me of the NORAD site.  But the idea popped into my head one day while I was browsing my stamp sets for an idea for a class card.

I love that World Map background stamp, works with so many different ideas.  You can use it as a full background or just crop a part in what ever shape you like.

I hope you enjoy it and I would love to see what you do with this background stamp.

I stamped a 4x4" piece of Whisper White CS, then used my aqua painters and ink pads to add the colors to the map.  I used a slightly larger circle from the Circle framelits dies for the inside so there was room for glue all the way around.

World Map Clear-Mount Background Stamp Set - 130345

Price: $15.00

Cozy Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 139779

Price: $19.00

Aqua Painters - 103954

Price: $17.00

Silver Glimmer Paper - 135314

Price: $5.00

Confetti Stars Punch - 135861

Price: $22.00

Versatile Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set - 140392

Price: $19.00

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Stampin Up, Paper Players challenge 252

I'm playing with Paper Players this fine sunday, the day after the 4th of July.  And yes, I just used this set the last card I posted. But now that I have it, I love using it.

The Paper Players challenge this week is from Ann, it's The Great Outdoors. You don't get more outdoors then this, right? 

I used some watercolor paper today, I really want to take a class, watercoloring is so fab looking and right now, it's hot as well.  I'm not very good, and am really limited so far, but I have noticed a tip or two that I'm trying.  So, on this one, I first stamped the boat. I tried it the other way around and it just didn't work out.   Then I used a brush and brushed some water on the paper where the water would go.
I then brought over a tiny bit of color from my pad using  my brush and just brushed it on. I also used my wet brush to bring down a bit of the darker color I had used for the ship. Over all, I'm pretty pleased.
Ok, colors today were, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Night of Navy.
You'll find the products I used below, you can just click on any of them to be taken to my store.

The Open Sea Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

World Map Clear-Mount Background Stamp Set

$15.00

A Dozen Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Whisper White Baker's Twine

$3.00

Banner Punch

$13.00

Watercolor Paper

$5.00

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Stampin Up, PPA 234

Our first PPA challenge of the new year and it's a color challenge. Feel free to join in, it's fun and can help to hone your skills.  Honestly, if you want to keep getting better and learning, you have to play and play and play. The more you do the better you do.   It is honing your talent.  So, lets see what you can do!

I did a very simple card today, I used the World Map stamp and embossed in silver. Silver is very hard to take a photo of, this one isn't too bad, but it really is much nicer in person. I love this for a guy card. And it occured to me that if you do cards for Operation Write Home, this might be a really good one. And that may be exactly where this one goes. I love making cards that end up making someone's life a tiny bit better.   The military LOVE being able to send hand made cards to their friends and love ones.

Here are the colors for this week.

Hope this gives you some ideas of your own, Happy New Year!

Banners Framelits Die

$26.95

World Map Clear Stamp Set

$13.95

Perfect Pennants Clear Stamp Set

$21.95

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