Headed for the Open Sea with PP248

Hello, Stampers! It’s time for another Papers Players challenge!! But, didn’t I tell you that you would love the tic-tac-toe challenge last week? Wow!! Your cards were fantastic!! Now it’s time to avoid the ribbons and floral accents.  The very talented JoAnne is our host this week and she has chosen a masculine challenge for us. They certainly can be a challenge but I do enjoy making them for my family. Here is my “card”:

This card is a Double Pocket Treat Holder. My husband’s birthday is coming up soon, so I thought this would be the perfect card for him, and can hold a gift card, which will be to his favorite restaurant! I have also seen them hold small candies and tea bags. If you would like to make one, there are many videos on the internet to choose from.

Now, you will see that I started on this project before the new catalog went live so there isn’t a lot of new product here to show you. And I am reluctant to put ALL of my retired supplies away. I am still in the early stages of mourning (probably because I waited to start actually separating the retiring products till just a couple of weeks ago!), so just give me a little time. Of course, I never have any qualms about using retired products if I need them. That’s the fun of accumulating all of the wonderful Stampin’ Up! products in the first place! Feel free to use old or new products for your pocket treat holder! There are some products from the new catalog here! The tags were made with the Lots of Labels Framelits (#138281). I really love the shape of them because they will be very versatile! I have some ideas floating in my head that I will just have to work on soon! Also, the Expressions Natural Elements are wonderful! I am so glad that we can buy those separately!! The rest of the card is made with either older current or retired products and are listed below.

I hope you’ll stop by and check out the rest of the Design Team inspiration over at The Paper Players and take time to visit the new Guest Designers’ blogs and welcome them to the team! I know you will love their wonderful projects in the months to come. We would love for you to join the challenge before it closes on Friday, June 12th at Noon (PDT).

The Paper Players Design Team

• Ann Schach
• Anne Marie Hile
• Claire Broadwater
• Jaydee
• Joanne James
• Laurie Schmidt
• LeAnne Pugliese
• Nance Leedy
• Sandy Mathis
• Debbie Mageed (you are here)
• Karren Johnson
• Shannon Jaramillo
• Amy Koenders
• Jodi McKinney
• Lisa Elton

Challenge Rules:

1. Create a NEW paper, or digital, project.
2. Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
3. Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
4. Please link your card to no more than three challenges, TOTAL. Entries linked to more than 3 challenges, including ours, will be deleted without notification.
5. Have fun!

So, I hope you liked my card today! If you did, please take a minute and leave me a comment! I love hearing from you! And while you are at it, please sign up for email notifications (usually no  more than 2-3 per week) and also “like” my Facebook page (I don’t flood your Newsfeed either). If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at Debbie@SecretStamper.com any time. Thanks for coming to my blog today! Until next time,