Stamping 411 Challenge #230

Here's another sketch challenge from Stamping 411. I love their ideas and layouts, they are so helpful. Of course I chose to do another Christmas card. I really like this one, I hope you do too.

The ornament was sort of a mistake saved. I had used the vintage wallpaper ef on glossy card stock and then brayered wild wasabi onto the raised part of it. But the color was bad. It turned darker than I wanted it on that glossy paper. So I flipped it over and brayered the wasabi ink on the background and the white is depressed. Then I punched out the ornament shape and filled in the white with glitter and my 2 way glue.

Supplies:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Teeny Tiny wishes

Ink: Rose Red, Wild Wasabi

Paper:Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Whisper White, White Glossy

Tools: Ornament Punch, Scallop Squares Duo Die & Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper ef, silver cord, sponge, Modern Label punch, Word Window Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 way glue, Paper Piercer, Mat pack,

If you have any questions about how I did anything let me know. I do wish that the glitter and the rhinestones would show up better in the picture though. Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Animal Stories of all kinds

• Just three more days for the scrapbooking special for the month of May. This card was made with the stamp set called Animal Stories. It is on special for 30% off the regular price. Don't miss out on it.  I also used Circle Circus and Teeny Tiny Wishes. The kiss technique was used to get that pattern on the giraffe. First I inked it up with Apricot Apeal, then I inked up the bubbles stamp from Circle Circus and touched the rubber of the giraffe with it several times before stamping it onto Whisper White card stock.

Here is one made with the whale stamp from the same Animal Stories set. I added some glitter to the "water" to make it sparkle. Everything else is pretty self explanatory. I inked up the embossing folder before running the white cardstock through the Big Shot.

Here I used the owl out of the Animal Stories stamps and just repeated him 3x. Also using Circle Circus for the background.

And one last one is the elephant from the same set. Repeated in Positively Pink, Elegant Eggplant and Summer Sun

If you have any questions leave a comment or email me. Also if you want to order anything to make cards like these email me and I'll be happy to help you. Some of these supplies are retired but the current supplies that Stampin' Up has available make equally (or better) cards and scrapbooking pages.

I would love to hear from you what you think about these cards and thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Circles of Sympathy

Just a few more days left in Saleabration and then it will be gone for another year. If you want to place an order head over to my website and get a FREE item or two. Let me know if you need anything or have any questions I would love to help you.

There was a similar card sent to me by my upline, Cindy Fodor, so I'm not sure who made it but I cased it and this is what I came up with.

• I used the Circle Circus stamp set to get the main image panel. They were stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then sponged in Early Espresso ink, a grid was stamped on top in Black stazon ink .
• The Black Card and the Vanilla panel were both run through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder then sponged with Early Espresso ink. The Vanilla panel was also edge with the Eyelet Border Punch onc of my favorites
• With Sympathy from Teeny Tiny Wishes set was stamped in black and punched out with the modern label punch and another black one was also punched out and moved over to the left. A pearl from Basic Jewels was added on the end right there and also 3 pearls were added to the main image panel.

I hope you like this card. It is very striking in real life and the texture just doesn't come through on the picture the way I wish it could but I sent this to a friend of mine who lost her mother recently. I pray it brought her a little bit of comfort.

Thanks for stopping by At Paula's Place.

Update on this one.  Julie Gearinger created the original card with the Button Button set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. You can check all her work out on her blog. Thanks Julie for letting me know. Your blog is great.

Owl in a Row

I have been having a great time with the Punch Bunch stamp set. This is one of the sets you may choose for your FREE item when you order $50 worth of Stampin' Up products. But hurry it's only until the end of March.

Here is a cute card that lines up the gang to wish someone speacial a Happy Birthday. I also used the 2-step Owl Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Modern Label punch, Woodland dsp, Fabulous Phrases stamp set and a must for this one is the stamp-a-ma-jig. I'm not sure I can make a card without it.

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