Brenna's Birthday Card

Hello, and welcome to Paula's Place. I'm so glad you stopped by to take a look at what I have for you today. 

I found this adorable frog on Debbie Henderson's blog and had to give it a try. My grand niece turned eleven years old so I made her this card. She loves frogs and bugs and outdoor things and this fit her perfectly. Notice the thought bubble, it's new from Stampin' Up. It says Hoppy Birthday. So cute. 

The frog was made with  a number of punches and the lily pad from an oval die which was then run through the Big Shot inside the perfect polka dot embossing folder. One of my favorite techniques. It gives card stock instant texture and depth and only takes about 10 seconds to do. I also ran the Bashful blue mat piece through the Big Shot using the swirls embossing folder from Cuttlebug which gives the impression of water. Perfect for the background. The flower was stamped in Stazon Black and colored with a blender pen and ink. Pumpkin pie and Pretty in Pink and punched out with the Boho Blossom punch. The Punches I used for the frog are as follows. 

Wide Oval punch-head  Then I used the black marker to draw a smile and nose. 

Large oval-Legs

1 3/4" circle punch- body

1 3/8" circle punch-body

Boho blossom punch-feet

Eyes-Green-1/2" circle punch, white-punch pack circle, black 1/4" circle punch also a white gel pen was used to give those highlights. 

Frog is made with Certainly Celery card stock and then sponged with the same color ink

Lily pad is made with Wild Wasabi card stock and sponged with the same color ink. 

I would love to hear from you. Tell me you stopped by and how you like Mr. Froggie. 

I almost forgot to mention the conversation bubble. It's from Designer Type Photopolymer Stamp Set. The first Photopolymer Stamp Set Stampin' Up has put out. I'm confident that there will be more sets in the new catalog coming out at the end of May. 

Just for Fun Boho Backgrounds

 

I know Boho Backgrounds has been retired for a long time, but if you are  like me there are some sets that I really like. I CASED this card from Bits & Pieces which is a great blog. I added the black doily behind the circle punch out, used the Hello from Elementary Elegance and dug way back to the stamp set hand painted petites for the flourish after the hello. I love the simplicity of this card but the great look of my own designer paper gives me a thrill. I think the black and white with just a pop of color is a great look also. 

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place. 

Supplies
Stamps: Boho Backgrounds, Elementary Elegance, Hand Painted Petites
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Certainly Celery
Ink: Basic Black
Tools: 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Paper Doily Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig (a necessity)

Birthday Valentine

Hey there, glad you stopped by and here is another card/box I did for my grand niece. I know that Valentine's day is already past but if you like this you can get a real early start on next year or use this style for another occasion. Anniversary maybe. This was made with the Love you bunch stamp set and retired dsp, but you may have some of that paper hanging around too just like I did. I used the heart to heart punch also. Very vanilla card stock. Let me know if you have any questions.

Oh, BTW, she loved the card and the box especially when she opened the box and there was a little monetary treat in there. Always appropriate

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Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge 229

I am really gearing up my Christmas Card making now. Every challenge is going to be Christmas. I can hardly believe next week is Thanksgiving so times a tickin'. This is the season for the paper crafter. We live for the holidays because we send so many cards at this time of year. I used to make one design of card but now I have a tendency to make a variety of them. It's fun and there are so many possibilities.

This card features Mrs. Claus. She is very easy to make and I dressed her up with her red pearl earrings, sending a cheery sentiment from the stamp set Seasonal Sentiments. If you are interested in how to Mrs. Claus see below.  

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Supplies:

Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Early Espresso markers

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper white, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Jolly Holiday dsp

Tools: 1 3/4", 1 3/8", 3/4" circle punches, scallop circle punch, Scallop border punch, ticket corner punch, basic pearls

Update on Mrs. Claus. Here is the link to the youtube video on how to make her from create with De. Thanks to De for such good instructions

Rich Razz Birthday

If you have ever tried to photograph a white card you will understand why I have a green piece of dsp behind this card. My photo box( where I put the cards to take their pictures) is totally white and the white base of the card just disappears into that background so adding the color makes the card pop.

This card was inspired by Mary Fish and her Stampin' Pretty blog.

Supplies:

Stamps: Fabulous Phrases, Day of Gratitude

Ink: Basic Black, Versamark

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8" circle punch, Black buttons, clear embossing powder

I used very slim cuts of card stock to thread through the holes in the buttons to look like thread.

That's it, this card went together fairly quickly. I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.
This is an update since I posted this I got my new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog and yay! Day of Gratitude is in the new catalog. I am thrilled about that. It was one of my most favorite sets to work with. As soon as I saw it in the Holiday Mini Catalog (fall 2010) I was drawn to that set. I even had a class one month where we made 4 projects all using Day of Gratitude. So check it out, it's a great set.

Night Bird Zindorf Style

I love this card. I totally cased it from Michelle Zindorf but when I am able to make something that turns out like this I am so happy. I got the chance to go to one of her workshops in October and have been so thrilled that I did that. I learned a lot that day and came home with three  beautiful cards and the ability to make as many as I want. She has a unique way of using the brayer.

• Mask off the moon by punching a circle and then moving the punch to get the crescent moon shape on a post it note and applying it to the whisper white card stock before the brayering is done. Remove it and you have a nice bright moon.
• The two step bird punch is turned into a cardinal by adding that little piece of black card stock by her eye. Then sponge black on the bottom of the bird and the wing and highlight the top with the white gel pen.

Any questions let me know. thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place

Supplies:

Stamps: Confetti

Paper: Whisper white, Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Real Red, basic black, daffodail delight

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy, basic black, daffodil delight, versamark, black marker

Accesories: White gel pen, two step bird punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, curly label punch, brads, and mat pack, scallop border punch

If you would like to go to Michelle's blog she has fantastic tutorials there.