Paper Players Challenge #75 {Holiday Hoopla} and BLOG Candy

There is BLOG CANDY up for grabs at the end of this post....

Happy Sunday everyone, the weekend always zooms by and this one was no different!  I made a card for our Challenge this week at the Paper Players, it is hosted by the lovely and sweet Nance.  Her fabulous theme is to use a stamp or product that is not normally used for Christmas or colours that are not used for Christmas...I love it!

I wracked my brain for days as to which stamp set, paper, etc to use but I was inspired by some other challenges and that made my final card idea come to life.  I am not going to tell you what stamp I used...that is part of the Blog Candy I am offering below...hehehe.  I was inspired to create a card with Pink Poinsettias....at least I hope they look like Poinsettias.  The flower (from the mystery set) looked like a poinsettia to me and I even quizzed my hubby...he didn't know this wasn't a Christmas stamp. The sentiment is from a brand new set made by "Joanna Munster" called Christmas Cheer.  I went clean and simple with my design...I hope you like it.

 I had so much fun creating this PINK card for a pal I know in Texas (WINK) who happens to love pink!  I was inspired to make this card by the following challenges:

Scrapbooker's Paradise-use a monochromatic colour scheme (Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose)

CAS-ual Fridays-Tic Tac Toe-Choose a row down, across or diagonal, then create a Clean And Simple project using those 3 design elements.  I choose Scallops, Polka Dots and Pink.

Freshly Made Sketches-Sketch #13-This is my sketch for the week and I thought I would challenge myself to use it again.

I even finished off the inside with more designer paper and stamped the image again...

We hope that you will join the Paper Players Challenge this week!  Please be sure to visit the other DT Members to see their wonderful creations!

The Paper Players Design Team

Ann Schach

Anne Marie Hile

Jaydee

Julie Marshall

LeAnne Pugliese

Lesley Croghan

Nance Leedy
Rita Wright

Tara Bilbao

BLOG CANDY ALERT!!!

I am offering a chance to win my "Nature Walk" Tutorial.  All you have to do to win a copy of my tutorial (worth $10) is:

1. Leave a comment

2. Become a follower

3. Tell me what stamp set I used to create the "Poinsettia" for today's card (HINT** It is from a Stampin' Up set that is retired)

My Nature Walk Tutorial:

1. has a list of supplies needed for the entire project
2. has photo of each card in it for easy reference
3. has a MDS sketch of each card with the pieces of each card numbered for easy breakdown!
4. has a measurement chart for each card
5. has directions for each card