Paws-a-tively Cute

I was asked last week if I would make a birthday card for my friend’s grand-daughter’s first birthday. I hemmed and hawed. As the mother of a soon-to-be-twenty-year-old son, I am not in the habit of making cards suitable for a one-year-old baby girl. But I relented and said, “Sure!” This would be as great of a challenge as any challenge I could enter, placing me squarely outside of my comfort zone. As I colored and snipped the image, I started to have fun creating this sweet little card and working with this wonderful paper!

The Stampin’ Schach Tips:

• Pop it up! After snipping out the image, pop it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals for extra depth! For smaller images, like the party hat, Mini Glue Dots will do the job fabulously!
• When selecting patterns to layer, florals and geometrics pair just fine without competing against each other. Coordinating colors make the task even easier!
• Never be afraid of the unexpected! Old Olive would probably not be a first choice on anyone’s color wheel for a baby’s birthday card. However, it works perfectly on this card by balancing the pastels, and making the Old Olive in the pattern paper stand out.
• Tint the texture! After passing the central circle through the Big Shot with the Stampin’ Up! Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, it was tinted with Blender Pens and Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, and So Saffron inks. The tinted embossed flowers are “pawsitively” perfect with the floral paper.
• Even baby’s love bling! The centers of the embossed flowers were “dazzled with diamonds” simply by adding a dot of Tombow Adhesive and covering with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Three blue Circle Ice Brads complete the look!
• It’s all in the details! The Eyelet Border, punched in Very Vanilla is layered onto Whisper White. Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon hides the interface. The Very Vanilla is perfect with the So Saffron checked paper, while the Whisper White pulls in the embossed circle and the floral paper. The little party hat draws the eye to the sentiment, and is the perfect finishing touch!

I certainly hope that my friend likes this card. It was a delight to create! And speaking of creating, don’t forget to enter your creation into the Pals Paper Arts “Christmas Cheer” challenge this week. Plus, it’s Blog Candy week at the PPA, but you can’t win if you don’t enter! For more details, please visit the PPA! I hope that you enjoyed your visit at The Stampin’ Schach today, and I hope that in some way my card and tips have served as an inspiration to you! If you ever have any questions about any of the projects that I create or the techniques that I use, please do not hesitate to email me. Until next time…

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Stamp Sets: Beary Best Friends (118052), Beary Nice Wishes (118050); Inks: Basic Black (101179), Pretty in Pink (101301), So Saffron (105213), Old Olive (102277); Designer Series Paper: Pawsitively Prints (118060); Card Stock: Old Olive (100702), Pretty in Pink (100459), Very Vanilla (101650), Bashful Blue (105120), Whisper White (100730); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Stampin’ Up! Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder (115964), Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Glass Mat (112531), Blender Pens (102845), Eyelet Border Punch (113692), Corner Rounder (109047), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive (110755); Embellishments: Circle Ice Brads (109111), Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon (109066), Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)