Digital Valentine

It has been a while since I created with a digital image. I have long been a fan of the amazing work of children's illustrator, Mo Manning. Her precious image, Bella Hearts Bronte, makes the sweetest Valentine, I think!!

Digital Image: Bella Hearts Bronte by Mo Manning for Mo's Digital Pencil Too

Stamps: Small Sayings by Stampin' Up

Papers: Almost Amethyst, Whisper White, and Real Red by Stampin' Up and sugar rush by BasicGrey

Inks: Marigold Morning and Almost Amethyst by Stampin' Up

Tools: Nestabilities, Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, Versamark

Embellishments: Ribbon, Dimensionals, and Silver Embossing Powder (dog tag)

SCS Sketch Challenge 256

One of the greatest things about digital images is that you can easily shrink your image to fit the space you have to work with! When I saw today's SCS Sketch Challenge, I knew it would be perfect for these little polar bears from Angels Landing.

Stamps: Digital Images from Polar Bear Cubs by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing, Snowflakes by Stampin' Up, and Christmas Phrases by Martha Stewart

Papers: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, and Whisper White by Stampin' Up, White Glitter Paper

Inks: Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red by Stampin' Up

Tools: Copic Markers, Circle Punches, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Embellishments: Rhinestones and Primas

Christmas Gift Tags

One of my favorite things about working with digital images is the ability to change their size to fit their function. All of the Angels Landing images I used today were sized down to just under 2 inches so that I could use them to create gift tags for my Christmas gift wrapping.

All of my images were printed on white Georgia Pacific cardstock and colored with Copic markers.

Tag #1 - Digital Image from Season's Tweetings by Angels Landing. Cut out with Nestabilities Labels 3.

Tag #2 - Digital image from Ho Ho Hollydays by Angels Landing. Cut out with oval Nestabilities.


Tag #3 - Digital image from Ho Ho Hollydays by Angels Landing. Cut out with Nestabilities Labels 4

Papers used: Real Red and Glorious Green by Stampin' Up, white Georgia Pacific

Be sure to check out Judi's digi stamps blog to see the tiny treasures created by the rest of the Angels Landing design team!!

Let It Snow!

The digital penguin image and digital "Let It Snow" I am using today are a part of the Penguin Chicks set by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing. I cannot tell a lie!! This is my favorite little penguin of the bunch!! I love his sweet expression and wonderful hat and scarf so it's no surprise that I just had to have another Christmas card featuring him in my 2009 collection (which has reached the grand total of 60, for those who are counting)!

The penguin was printed on white Georgia Pacific cardstock and colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with odorless mineral spirits. The snowflake background was created by inking my Cuttlebug Snowflake folder with Bordering Blue ink from Stampin' Up using my brayer. I then added the torn paper ground and the rhinestone flowers. The sentiment and torn edge on the ground have Frosted Lace Stickles added.

The Stampin' Up cardstock used includes Riding Hood Red, Bordering Blue, Whisper White, and So Saffron.


To create the inside of the card I selected this little blue snowflake from Angels Landing's Seasonal Borders and lined it up along the top and bottom of my insert to create this fun snowflake border. I then added the same rhinestone flowers I used on the cardfront. The sentiment is from Snowflakes by Stampin' Up and is stamped in SU Bordering Blue leaving room for a personal holiday message!

Head on over to Judi's Digi-Stamps Blog to see which other designers have created cards for you today!!

Free Standing Pop-Up Christmas Pup

Today members of the Angels Landing Design Team are sharing cards of all kinds! I love this adorable little pup from Ho Ho Hollydays and thought he would look precious on a free standing pop-up card since he is sitting up so sweetly!


I created this card for a friend who loves displaying her cards on her kitchen windowsill. This design is absolutely perfect for that!!


If you have never made a free standing pop-up card, you should give it a try! It really is a simple construction, and it folds flat to fit in an envelope for mailing.


To create this card, I used the wonderful tutorial written by Mary Jo Albright and shared in the resource section of Splitcoaststampers. It's easy to follow with plenty of great step by step photos.






The pup was printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored with Copic markers. I printed him again on BasicGrey designer paper so I could paper piece his Christmas hat. To dress him up for the holidays, I added Fantasy Snow by Delta to the cuff and ball of the hat and a red rhinestone to the holly.


Digital Images: Ho Ho Hollydays by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing

Stamps: Happy Holidays by EKSuccess

Ink: Riding Hood Red by Stampin' Up

Papers: Riding Hood Red and Pretty in Pink by Stampin' Up, White Georgia Pacific, eskimo kisses by BasicGrey

Tools: Copic Markers, Stampin' Up Punches, Dimpled Corner Punch, Crop-o-dile, Utility Knife, Scor-Pal, Score Tape

Embellishments: Jumbo Eyelet, Ribbons, Rhinestone, Fantasy Snow


After allowing the Fantasy Snow to dry over night, the pop-up card easily folded flat to be inserted in an envelope for mailing!

Be sure to drop by Judi's digi-stamps blog to see the cards created by other members of the Angels Landing design team!

Happy Holidays

I am hard at work on getting my 2009 Christmas cards ready for mailing and today you get to see card #28. This precious penguin is from Angels Landing's Penguin Chicks released last week. The faux stitching is from Faux Stitched Borders.

The penguin was printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored with Prismacolor Pencils blended with GooGone. The torn snowflake sky is from the Paper Studio and was mounted on a white Papertrey Ink cardfront. The penguin was cut out and popped up with dimensionals.

For a little added bling, I applied Star Dust Stickles to the snowflakes.

I printed the faux stitching on computer paper, laid it over the edge of the card, and pierced it. After discarding the computer paper, I used a red marker to add the faux stitching.

The sentiment from Kitchen Sink Stamps was stamped in SU Real Red.

Drop by Judi's digi-stamps blog to see projects created for you today at other members of the Angels Landing design team.

Christmas Cardinal by Angels Landing

Hello, all and welcome to the October Angels Landing Blog Hop celebrating the release of Judi Maddigan's two new fabulous holiday sets of digital images. Members of the design team have created projects to share with you today from Season's Tweetings and Penguin Chicks.

This is not the first stop on the hop so if you didn't arrive here from Cindy Royal's Royal Things, you need to head back to Judi's digi-stamps blog and check out the lineup so you don't miss a single thing!



This cheerful Christmas cardinal is one of the delightful digital images which is a part of the Season's Tweeting collection. I printed him on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored him with Copic markers. I added red rhinestones for the berries and cut out the image using my Nestabilites Labels 4. The card front and mat are Handsome Hunter from Stampin' Up. The designer paper is Classic Holly by the Paper Studio. The sentiment is computer generated and punched with Stampin' Up punches.

Let's see what sweetness Jennifer Love has cooked up for us over at her Cuppy Cake! That is the next leg of the hop! Be sure to watch out for the blog candy posted at several stops along the way!!!

If you lose your way, just head back to Judi's digi-stamps blog and check the master list.

We are also going to be chatting on the Angels Landing group pages over at PCP and SNR should you care to join us!! You'll be able to meet and chat with owner and artist, Judi Maddigan as well as members of the fall design team! Hope to see you there!!

Autumn Splendor - Angels Landing

Down, down, red and brown, the leaves are falling down to the ground. This simple rhyme I used to sing with my kindergarten students comes to mind as fall begins to arrive in Texas. I love the bold colors and loud crunch of the fallen leaves of autumn. I tried to capture the essence of the season with color and texture today.

This sweet bird is a digital image from Angels Landing's Autumn Tweetings. I printed the image on Stampin' Up's Naturals Ivory card stock and colored it with Prismacolor Pencils blended with odorless mineral spirits.

For texture, I used my new Cuttlebug Victoria Embossing Folder, Prima Flowers, Ribbon, and Martha Stewart punched fern.

Images: Autumn Tweetings by Angels Landing

Papers: Naturals Ivory, Really Rust, and Garden Green by Stampin' Up, Stamped Leaves by the Paper Studio

Coloring: Prismacolor Pencils and odorless mineral spirits

Embellishments: Prima flowers, Ribbon, Flat Back Pearl, Dimensionals, Punched Fern

Tools: Victoria Embossing Folder by Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Punch

Don't forget to check Judi's blog to see which of the other Angels Landing design team members have created projects for you today!

Also remember to check back next Wednesday to see the fabulous new release sets from Angels Landing!

Ho Ho Ho! Happy Hollydays!

Today is all about cards at Angels Landing! The designers have created cards of all kinds to share with you!

I am hard at work working toward my goal of 75 one-of-a-kind holiday cards to send out to my friends and family this Christmas. There are several cat fans on my list this year, so I have created my card using this adorable Christmas kitten from the newly released Ho Ho Hollydays set from Angels Landing.

One of the wonderful things about digital images is that you can size and layer them in any way you would like.

I positioned and sized my cat and then brought the sentiments in over the top of him! These images were printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored with Copic markers. The background polka-dots were stamped with Real Red using Itty Bitty Backgrounds by Stampin' Up. I added some fun holiday ribbons and a sprig of holly. I know my "Cat" friends will love it!

Digital Images: Ho Ho Hollydays by Judi Maddigan for Angels Landing

Papers: White Georgia Pacific, Real Red and Garden Green by Stampin' Up, Happy Holidays with Glitter by Hobby Lobby

Inks: Real Red by Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Embellishments: Ribbon and Holly

Drop by Judi's blog to see the cards created by the rest of the Angels Landing design team.

4-Way Sketch - Angels Landing

A HUGE thank you to all who visited and took part in last week's blog hop! What a fun day! Your sweet comments were sincerely appreciated!!

Welcome Autumn

Since I absolutely love autumn, I am having a ball with the delightful digital images from Judi Maddigan's new release Autumn Tweetings. Today the design team members have created cards using the above sketch (turned in any direction).

Digital Images: Autumn Tweetings by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing

Papers: Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, and Pumpkin Pie by Stampin' Up, white Georgia Pacific, All Over Pumpkins by the Paper Studio

Ink: Soft Suede by Stampin' Up

Embellishment: Velvet Ribbon

Tools: Circle Punches, Leaf Punch, Scor-Tape

Check in on Judi's blog to see what the rest of the designers have created for you today!

I also had time this morning to create a Christmas card to add to my stash using Sketch Challenge 247 on Splitcoaststampers.

Digital Image: Ho-Ho-Hollydays by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing

Stamps: All Year Cheer I by Stampin' Up

Papers: Bravo Burgundy, Wild Wasabi, and Whisper White by Stampin' Up, eskimo kisses by BasicGrey

Ink: Bravo Burgundy by Stampin' Up, Copic Markers

Embellishment: Pearls and Clear Spica Pen

September Blog Hop - Angels Landing

Welcome, stampers, to the September Blog Hop celebrating the release of two new digital sets from Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing. If this is your first stop, you need to put on the brakes and make a u-turn to Judi's digi-stamps blog to start this trip at the beginning!

If you started there, then you have already had a peek at her fabulous new sets - Autumn Tweetings and Ho Ho Hollydays.





There is no season I love more than autumn!! Sometimes in Texas we have a wait a long, long time for it to arrive!! So I was thrilled to see that Judi had created these awesome autumn digital images to help me celebrate my favorite time of the year ( even if it hasn't arrived in Texas just yet)!

I created this card with Autumn Tweetings, one of the gorgeous new sets being released today by Angels Landing. I printed the image on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored it with Prismacolor Pencils blended with odorless mineral spirits.

Digital Images: Autumn Tweetings by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing

Papers: Garden Green and Riding Hood Red by Stampin' Up, Stamped Leaves by the Paper Studio, white Georgia Pacific card stock

Ink: Barely Banana by Stampin' Up

Tools: Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, SU Punches, Ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, Sponge

The next stop on this hop is Cheryl Walker's Sweet Designs by Cheryl.

There will be several blog candy opportunities along the way so don't miss a single stop! If you get lost along the way, head back to Judi's digi-stamps blog to get back on track!

Enjoy!!!

Diamonds are a Bear's Best Friend!

I'm busy working on making some refrigerator magnets for a November craft show. I made this one from a 4 x 4 chipboard coaster covered with designer paper. This precious teddy is a digital image from Mini Bears & Birds by Angels Landing. After finding this fun quote from the legendary Mae West, I just had to add lots of bling for this sweet bear!!

The bear was printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored with Prismacolor Pencils blended with odorless mineral spirits. I created the hair bow with mauve tulle and the necklace with silver cording. Crystals were added for the bow, necklace, and bracelet.



The sentiment was computer generated and cut out with a Labels 2 Nestability die cut. I sponged the edges with Regal Rose and matted it closely with Regal Rose card stock. A row of crystals was added to emphasize the quote!!

I attached a row of tatted lace across the bottom of the coaster before mounting the cut out bear on layered dimensionals.

Digital Images: Mini Bears & Birds by Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing

Paper: White Georgia Pacific card stock, 4 x 4 chipboard coaster, porcelain by BasicGrey, Regal Rose by Stampin' Up

Inks: Regal Rose by Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Crystals, Silver Cord, Tatted Lace, Tulle, Dimensionals

Tools: Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, Sponge, Nestabilities Labels 2

Other Angels Landing designers have created projects for you today with lots of sparkle and shine. Check them out on Judi's Angels Landing Blog!

Angels Landing Gratitude Journal

Today I got the opportunity to create for Angels Landing something that I have been wanting for a while but had never taken the time to make for myself. When Judi suggested a Gratitude Journal might be a good project for this week, I thought, "Yes! Now I'll finally get to have one of my own!" Thanks, Judi!!

I titled my journal Counting God's Blessings! I don't think it will take me long to fill it. I may be needing another one very soon!!

The covers of my Gratitude Journal were created using two pieces of 4.5 inch x 6.5 inch turquoise textured chipboard from DCWV . I attached a strip of designer paper by the Paper Studio and used my Kombo ibico binder to punch the holes and add the plastic comb.

The sentiment was computer generated on white Georgia Pacific card stock using the Dauphin font and cut out with my Nestabilities Labels 3. I sponged the embossed center with So Saffron and the edge with Tempting Turquoise.



The sculpted spray of flowers and leaves was created using digital images from Simply Flowers by Angels Landing printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock. They were watercolored with Stampin' Up reinkers, scored on the back, folded, and attached using layered dimensionals. Microbeads were added to the centers of the flowers, and ribbons tied through the holes in the binding.

Digital Images: Simply Flowers by Angels Landing

Papers: White Georgia Pacific, Pink Passion by Stampin' Up, Floral Designer Paper by the Paper Studio

Inks: So Saffron and Tempting Turquoise by Stampin' Up

Reinkers: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Pink Passion, Regal Rose, Green Gable, and Groovy Guava by Stampin' Up

Chipboard: Turquoise Textured Chipboard by DCWV

Embellishments: Ribbon, Microbeads, and Dimensionals

Tools: Kombo ibico binder, Nestabilities 3 die cut

You can check to see the projects design team members have prepared for you today using other digital images by Angels Landing over on Judi's Blog.

Cats Rule Bookmark

Well, we all knew it was coming, but never realized it would arrive so soon! Those lazy days of summer have gone, and it's time once again to hit the school books! So what could be more purr-fect (and fun) to add to your kids' pile of school supplies than an adorable kitty cat bookmark?

To create this bookmark I used one of the whimsical digital kitties from Cats and Kittens, the recent release from Angels Landing. She was printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock, colored with Prismacolor Pencils blended with odorless mineral spirits, and cut out.

The row of cat tracks printed on the bookmark is from Cat Paw Prints also from Angels Landing. The sentiment was computer generated. I used scraps of colored cardstock to create the Cats Rule book.

All the white edges were sponged with Perfect Plum ink from Stampin' Up. The white bookmark was double matted, first on Kiwi Kiss and then on Orchid Opulence by Stampin' Up. After gluing all the layers together, I slipped the bookmark into a plastic sleeve. To finish it off, I punched a hole with my Crop-o-dile and tied on some pretty ribbons!

Please stop by Judi's Blog to see the Angels Landing creations posted today by other members of the design team!!

Blog Hop - Angels Landing August Release

Welcome, friends, to today's Blog Hop celebrating the release of two new digital sets from Angels Landing!! This is not the first stop on the hop, so head back to Judi's Blog (if you haven't been there already) to start at the beginning!! At two stops along the way, there will be some blog candy up for grabs, and no one wants to miss out on that!!


My birthday card was created with one digital image from each of the new August release sets. The cat is from Cats and Kittens while the tag is from Cat Paw Prints and both of these delightful sets are being released today.

I decided to perch this sweet cat on a big fluffy, fringed pillow. The white tile floor was created with my Scor-Pal as were the pleated drapes.

This cat was watercolored with Watercolor Wonder Crayons by Stampin' Up. The shadowing of the cat was done with Pink Pirouette using a sponge. The tiny hearts were also stamped on the "wallpaper" using Pink Pirouette.

The tag was layered with More Mustard and attached with gold cording.

The tag, pillow, and cat are all popped up on dimensionals.

Digital Images: Cat from Cats and Kittens, Tag from Cat Paw Prints - Angels Landing

Stamps: Tiny Heart from Small Sayings by Stampin' Up

Papers: Pink Pirouette and More Mustard by Stampin' Up, White by PaperTrey Ink, Sugared by BasicGrey, White Georgia Pacific card stock (for printing digital images)

Ink: Watercolor Wonder Crayons by Stampin' Up, Pink Pirouette and Close to Cocoa by Stampin' Up

Embellishments: Satin Fringe, Gold Cord, Dimensionals

Tools: Scor-Pal

The next stop on today hop is Cheryl Rowley's Cottage Creations! Head on over to see what she has created for you today with these precious cats!!

If you get lost along the way, return to Judi's Blog to get back to where you need to be! You won't want to miss a single thing!!

Name Badge Mini Photo Album

I had so much fun creating this tiny pocket album for Angels Landing to share with you today. It was made using 4 name badge holders and a few bits of ribbon. With everyone in my family involved with music in one form or another, I naturally gravitated to this sweet digital image from Angels Landing's Marching Band 1. I plan to make these for my "girls" to share with their Band Buddy friends.

The album is quick, easy, and inexpensive! It will hold six photos and measures just 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches so it will fit easily into purses or backpacks!

I printed the bunny, musical notes, and album title on white Georgia Pacific card stock. The bunny was colored with Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits. The French horn was colored with an 18 karat gold paint pen. I masked the rabbit and horn before splattering with red ink. The ribbon was tied through the holes in name badge.

Digital Images: Marching Band 1 from Angel's Landing

Papers: White Georgia Pacific card stock, Real Red by Stampin' Up

Inks: Real Red by Stampin' Up

Tools: Prismacolor Pencils, Odorless Mineral Spirits, 18 Karat Gold Paint Pen

Materials: 4 Clear Vinyl Name Badge Holders, Ribbon

If you head over to Judi's Blog, you can see the other projects which Angels Landing designers have prepared for you today!! Amazing work!! Don't miss it!!!

Lip Gloss Party Favor

This week the Angels Landing Design Team had fun working up some P-A-R-T-Y ideas for our fans! All of the digital images from Angels Landing work so well to create cute invitations, beautiful place cards, elegant name tags, fabulous favors, table decorations, and the like!! The possibilities are endless!!

How many of you recognize this little guy?? He is actually from the newly released Marching Band 2 set. The delightful jointed animals in both Marching Band sets are SOOOOOOOOOOO versatile! For today's lip gloss party favor, I used the jointed bear but replaced his tuba arm with a plain arm. I then used some designer paper scraps and a bit of ribbon to create a birthday gift. The jointed limbs allow this sweet teddy to sit and offer up this little gift to party guests!



To create this favor, I started with a 2 inch by 8 inch strip of card stock. I then used my Scor-Pal
to score 4 fold lines which were each 5/8 of an inch apart. With my utility knife I cut two slits in the final scored line as shown above. The scored section was folded around the lip gloss and tied with ribbon which had been inserted through the slits.

The teddy bear was printed on white Georgia Pacific card stock and colored with Bic Mark It pens. Teddy's body parts were cut out and connected together with brads before attaching him with dimensionals to the favor. The gift was constructed from designer paper scraps. The sentiment is a stamped image from Never a Loss 4 Words by Kitchen Sink Stamps. A Rich Razzleberry layer and a BasicGrey Lemonade layer were added to the back.

Because of the way this favor is constructed, the lip gloss favor stands up perfectly with no added bracing needed. This would make it great to use as a place card as well!

Digital Image: Marching Band 2 by Angels Landing

Stamps: Never a Loss 4 Words

Papers: Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry by Stampin' Up, White Georgia Pacific, Lemonade by BasicGrey

Inks: Rich Razzleberry and Baja Breeze by Stampin' Up

Tools: Bic Mark It Pens, Scor-Pal, Utility Knife

Embellishments: Ribbons, Brads, Lip Gloss

If you haven't already been there, head on over to Judi's Blog to see what the other design team members have created to inspire you with their party ideas!!! You will be delighted, I promise!!!

Marching Band Music Can

Pop-top gift packaging has been around for years, but it continues to be one of my favorites because it never fails to delight young and old alike!! I have a teenager's birthday fast approaching so I created this "Cover Up" for my gift of music!

To prepare the can, I used a safety can opener to carefully remove the bottom of a fruit can. I washed it with hot, soapy water and allowed it to dry as I worked on the Cover Up.

Digital images are ideal for this type of project because you can arrange them and size them exactly like you want them! Because I am enclosing an iTunes gift card in the can, I have chosen these adorable furry musicians from Marching Band 1 and Marching Band 2 from Angels Landing. After carefully measuring my can, I resized the animals to 2.5 inches in height and added a line of musical notes to the top and bottom of the band of Georgia Pacific white cardstock. I also added the sentiment "May your birthday be filled with joyful melodies" in the center of the band. Both the notes and the sentiment are a part of the Marching Band 1 set.

Along with the musical notes, 4 animals and the sentiment were a perfect fit to completely encircle the can!



The animals were colored with Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits. If you click on the pictures to see them close up, you will see that I also added a bit of sparkle to the musical notes with my black Spica Atyou pen.



Both the paper band and the striped ribbon at the top were attached to the can with Scop-Tape. I created the organdy bow using red and blue ribbon and attached it to cover the seam in the back. I added the rhinestone brad and random red rhinestones to increase the blink.



To complete the gift, I filled the can with Skittles and inserted the iTunes gift card. I then used Crystal Effects to glue the bottom back onto the can.

Digital Images: Marching Band 1 and Marching Band 2 from Angels Landing

Paper: White Georgia Pacific Card Stock

Embellishments: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Rhinestone Brad

Tools: Safety Can Opener, Scor-Tape, Black Spica Atyou Pen, Crystal Effects

Head on over to Judi's Blog to see what other Cover Ups were created by the design team for sharing this week!

Angels Landing July Blog Hop

There is much excitement today as I welcome you to this stage of the July Angels Landing Blog Hop! If you want to join the hop at the beginning, you will find the master list on Judi's Blog.

Today Judi is introducing two new digital image sets: Marching Band 1 and Marching Band 2, both of which contain three different animals and three musical instruments. Each animal comes in two versions. One is a regular digital image ready to be colored and used. The other a jointed version with arms, legs, and bodies to be cut out and assembled so that the arms and legs are movable. One fabulous thing about the jointed animals is that the arms are interchangeable making it possible to have each animal play the instrument of your choice. The instruments include the French horn, trumpet, and clarinet in set 1 and the drum, cymbal, and tuba in set 2. Each set also contains musical notes and wonderful sentiments.

We have a new percussionist in our family who wanted all the animals on her drumstick and mallet box to be playing drums and cymbals!!






I used the cat and musical notes from Marching Band 1 and the skunk, raccoon, drum, and cymbals from Marching Band 2 to create this drum line for the drumstick box.

Card stock was measured and scored to cover the box. The strip of notes was added. The animals were colored with Bic Mark It Pen and joined together with brads. The were attached above the punched ovals with dimensional on the head and body only so that the arms and legs can still be repositioned. The "strike up the band" tag was added to both the front and the back of the box.

Digital Images: Marching Band 1 and Marching Band 2 copyright Judi Maddigan of Angels Landing

Papers: Soft Sky, Basic Grey, Whisper White and Basic Black by Stampin' Up

Ink: Bic Mark It Pens

Embellishments: Black Satin Braid, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Silver Cording, Brads

Tools: Punches, Scor-Pal, and Scor-Tape

Your next stop on the blog hop will be Jennifer Scull's Just Coffee Please...& Stamps, & Ribbon, & Paper. I'm heading over there with you to see what she has created to inspire us today!! I know it will be fabulous!!

Remember, at two stops along the way, you will have an opportunity to win some fabulous blog candy of digital images so keep your eyes peeled!!!

Pop Up Birthday Card

The pop up birthday card I have created today is an adapted version of the pop up box card featured in the July Stampin' Success from Stampin' Up. The change I made was to cut off most of the lower right panel leaving only a narrow 3/8 inch tab. I put a strip of Scor-Tape on the tab, folded the card stock on the score lines, and taped the tab to the back of the card. I used an 8 x 8 square of lightweight card stock and scored it at 4 inches in both directions.



The front of my birthday pop card was created using this sweet digital bird and sentiment from Mini Bears & Birds from Angels Landing. The bird was colored with Bic Mark It pens. The clouds and grass were sponged on after masking the little birdie! I pierced the black mat and used my white gel pen to add faux stitching. I punched a slot in the bird panel to insert the ribbon which ties around the card to keep it closed.



The pop up bear inside the card also comes from Mini Bears & Birds. The flowers are from Simple Flowers and Pierced Flowers also by Angels Landing. The bear was colored with Bic Mark It pens while the digital flowers were printed on scraps of designer paper. The bear is attached to the inside of the card with a 5/8 inch tube of paper so that he pops up and stands out away from the back of the card when the card is opened. The inside sentiment was computer generated, cut, sponged, and matted before mounting to the back panel of the card. I left the floor of the card blank a personal message and signature.



Below you can see how the card folds closed.


Digital Images: Mini Bears & Birds, Simple Flowers, and Pierced Flowers by Angels Landing

Paper: Georgia Pacific Blue and White, Stampin' Up Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Old Olive, and Apricot Appeal

Inks: Soft Sky, Garden Green, and Groovy Guava by Stampin' Up

Tools: Bic Mark It Pens, Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Slot Punch, Paper Piercer, White Gel Pen

Embellishment: Ribbon

Be sure not to miss the special birthday cards created by other members of the Angels Landing design team. Check them out on the Angels Landing Blog.