Happy Halloween

I received this card from my friend Cynthia.

Arn't the little hedgehogs just too cute!

I loved the background designer paper used. And where oh where did you find the orange ribbon with black spots. How perfect.

Hope you enjoy the card.

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Stamping, Paula.

Not So Scary Halloween

A not so scary Halloween Card is what I was trying for.

I had some left over black and white designer paper and had Halloween on my mind so....I could not do a scary card because of who I was sending this to. Jessica is a home bound special needs 10 year old. She lives in a foster home with two other special needs children. One is just six months old and the other is four. The foster mother has taken care of medical special needs children for over 16 years. I met this family through a quilting program we have through the community. I can't show you the card for the 4 year old as I already sealed the envelope. The kids love receiving anything that comes in the mail so I thought this would be a little treat. Thanks for stopping by.

Card Holding Purse

Want to make one of these Purses that hold cards?

You can find the tutorial here.

One request. Please share yours with all of us in blogland.

Thanks and Happy stamping.

My Digital Studio

This is my first try at a Birthday Card Digitally.

I am just learning how to do this so be nice.

Now if I can just get a new ink cartridge so my printer will print.

I did not know I was out and half my card printed and the other half did not. Oh Well.

I just wanted to see what you all thought.

Thanks for dropping by. Happy Stamping, Paula

RAKS

I thought it would be fun to share with you two RAK's I have received recently.

In case you are wondering, a RAK is Random Act of Kindness or Kardness.

The first card from my stamping friend Jerri. Love the brightness of the sunflower. And those itty bitty brads. I want some of those itty bitty brads.

This next card is from an On Line stamping friend Cheryl. We have never met but we share a stamping group on line. Thanks Cheryl. I love the way the little bird it looking up waiting for its dinner. Thanks for sharing ladies.

Happy Stamping, Paula

Birthday Wishes

Today's card is one I had to help my Granddaughter with. She is 12. She picked out all the paper and the stamps.

Actually this paper was still sitting out from the other day and she liked it so have to find more for her to use.

She did a good job stamping and coloring. She did have a little bit of a hard time sponging around the card. She really does not stamp often. She is my Bi/Polar ADD child and usually you can't get her to set still long enough because she gets very frustrated. She made it all the way through this card. It only took her about 45 minutes. I let her do it all on her own once I got the supplies out for her. Her design! The cutting is a little crooked but I am not about to tell her that.

Anyhow, thought I would share.

Thanks for dropping by today. Happy Stamping, Paula

OCC Challenge

Occ - Our Creative Corner has another sketch challenge. I had some time so decided to play.

I made a pocket card and the little tab at the top pulls out the insert.

It really is pretty easy to do. My card stock measured 5" wide by 10" long and I folded it in half so it is 5" x 5". I used some left over Bo Bunny paper from another project I made yesterday. The base card stock is Raspberry Fizz from PTI (Paper Trey

Ink). The flowers are all made with left over card stock or designer paper.
If you go down a few days, you can get to the tutorial that shows you how to make these cute little flowers. The Ribbon is from (PTI) and is Spring Moss in color. The brads for the centers of the flowers are from Stampin'Up! The pull tab was made made using the Round Label punch from SU. I stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on the left front of the card that says "just for you" which is from the stamp set Oval All by SU. If you pull the little tab, you will find where I stamped the inside of the card using the stamp set Petal Pizzazz and the Birthday Wishes is from the stamp set Elegant Cheer by SU.

One thing that can easily be added to this card would be a Gift Card with Lots of money on it so the recipient can go have a field day shopping. One can only wish.....

Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to visit my blog. Happy Stamping, Paula

Poinsettia Flower etc.

Want to learn how to make this little flower?

You can learn how right here!

Now only can you make this a Christmas Card, but it can so easily be turned into a birthday card or even a baby card.

I used left over card stock and designer paper from another project I was working on.

On both of these two cards I have used Bermuda Bay and Whisper White card stock. I used Old Olive card stock on the one with three flowers. Both I used white brads, and Bermuda Bay polka dot grosgrain ribbon.

So.....if you want to learn how to do these fast and easy flowers, go to the link above and click. It will take you to my Stampin'Up! blog and the directions are there.

Thanks for stopping by today. Happy Stamping, Paula

Up Up and Away

Up Up and Away! I love hot air balloons. When I saw this set from Verve Stamps I just knew I wanted to own it.

Can't you just picture being up so high and away from everything floating above and being one with nature and seeing that birds eye view? To me hot air balloons always bring a smile to my face.

Base Card is 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" folded in half. The first layer is Whisper White that I ran through the Big Shot using the Diamonds in the rough embossing folder.

I did not have the ribbon I needed so I used the white organza ribbon (Stampin'Up!) and colored it with markers to match the card stock. I then had a piece of Whisper White card stock that I used the edge punch on (can never remember its name). I punched out a large scallop oval (Marvy)in Tempting Turquoise to layer onto the Whisper White. I then stamped my balloon in Basic Black ink, colored it in with Copic markers, punched it out with the regular oval punch (Marvy) sponged the edges and mounted it onto the scallop. I then punched out a small scallop (Stampin'Up!)in Tempting Turquoise and a large oval (Stampin'Up!) and stamped birthday wishes in Tempting Turquoise.

Thanks for dropping by today. Happy Stamping, Paula

Three Minute Card

Some days when you don't feel much like stamping, a quick and easy card usually puts me back into a stamping mode.

This is one of those quick and easy cards.

Base card is Soft Suede cut at 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 and folded in half. The second layer is Whisper White cut at 4" x 5-1/4". The third layer is Old Olive cut at 3-3/4" x 5".

The fourth Layers is Whisper White cut at 4-3/4" x 3-1/2" I stamped the tree in Old Olive then went over the trunk with a Soft Suede marker stamped a second tree and cut it out to pop up onto the first tree. The checkered strip of cardstock is 3/4" x 3-1/2" and is stamped with the checkered stamp (Gina K designs) in old olive. I used three Olive brads (Stampin'Up!) I used the brown ribbon (Stampin'Up! and tied that around the striped piece of cardstock. I then punched out the Large Oval (Stampin'Up!) and stamped Happy Birthday. Super easy and really fast. Just another plain and simple card.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy Stamping, Paula