Ninjago Birthday Fun!

Good evening, I had planned to get this card posted earlier in the weekend but time did not allow. We had two birthdays this week and my youngest son's birthday was on Friday. He is a big Ninjago fan so I decided to create a card for him with some of his favorite characters. We have a few of the lego guys at our house and they made great models as I worked on this card. I used Real Red, Pacific Point, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Brushed Gold, and Brushed Silver Card Stock. I also used Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon. The background is the new Cloudy Day Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Now for the fun part the list of punches I used to complete the project.  Word Window Punch (for arms, legs, and sword), Merry Minis Punch Pack (tree and star for head emblem, shoulder armor and spear head), Owl Builder (for head, hands, and face area), and Bird Builder (eye brows). I used the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to draw the eyes on, the Real Red and Pacific Point Stampin' Write Markers were used to add fold lines to the heads and sponged the cloud back ground just a bit with Bashful Blue Ink. Please let me know if you have any questions about the ninjas. My son loved the card so I was thrilled. Thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Pokemon Birthday

Hello and good evening, I am staying up late tonight to get the retiring list and to see some sneak peaks from the new catalog and while I wait I thought I would post a card I made last week for my youngest son to give to a friend. The friend really like Pokemon and I found a cute Pikachu and decided to make my own. The colors are Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Basic Black and Whisper White. I used various punches to make this guy and used the Afterthoughts Hostess Set which is only available for another month. If you would like a complete list of punches let me know and I will add them. Tomorrow be sure and check back for the retiring list of stamp sets, accessories and Decor Elements. Have a great evening, Tonya

High Flying Birthday!

Good morning! I finally had some time to stamp. My 9 year old has a birthday party to attend tonight and that of course meant he needed a birthday card. He picked a card that I received for a swap and wanted the same colors and layout. The only change he wanted was to make the card full size and to add the Extreme Dirt Bike. The other supplies used were Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron and Whisper White Card Stock, Pacific Point Classic Ink Pad, Star Extra Large Punch, Small Star Punch (retired), Circle Scissor Plus, Perfect Polka Dots and Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folders and the Big Shot. I hope the Birthday boy has a great day! Today is a busy day for me as it is Teacher Appreciation Week at our school and I will be helping with the Luncheon we are serving the teachers and staff. Then it is off to three baseball games this evening and my daughter has a track meet tonight which I won't be able to attend because of the baseball games. If I have time to stamp I will post over the weekend but if not check back on Monday for something new. I am going to be posting the Strength & Hope Cards for my upcoming Class. More details can be found on my business website or leave me a comment and I will get you more info. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Extreme Birthday!

Good evening, I did manage to get a few pictures taken of some of the Birthday Cards that I am planning to have for the Birthday Card Class. The card I am sharing tonight is great for the extreme teen or tween in your life or just the young at heart. I am showing the Extreme Guitar but you can also make this card with the Extreme Dirt Biker. All the other elements would stay the same. I am working on two more cards now so I am going to keep this post short. Please let me know if you would like to attend. I have room on both days. Thanks for stopping by and check back tomorrow for more cards. Tonya

Lego Birthday Card

So today was another snow day at our house and another birthday. I think the boys have enjoyed having the time off for their birthdays but I am ready for them to go back to school which they are supposed to do tomorrow. My youngest loves Legos so I decided that Lego Birthday card was in order. The base of the card is Crumb Cake and I used Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point and Real Red. The sentiment is from the Family Phrases Stamp Set. I really like this set for Kid's Birthday Cards. I used a few other supplies like the Coroner Rounder, the small circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, and the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder. The Lego Head was made by rounding the coroners of a small square then I free handed the face with the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. The card was a success which makes me happy. I will be back tomorrow with a new card that we did for club this month. Thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Wish Big!

Good afternoon, we are getting our first snow storm of the year today and I almost wonder if my sons didn't get their birthday wish. You see yesterday and tomorrow are two of my sons birthdays and both wanted to go sledding and with this snow it looks like they will be able to do that as soon as the snow stops. Yesterday we added a new teenager to our household and since I knew he was wanting snow I made this card for his birthday. It is a hybrid card as I used My Digital Studio for the Snowboarder. The Download is Extreme Snowboard and only cost $.95. I printed it off in Basic Black and then made the rest of the card. The base is Pacific Point with Pacific Point Classic Ink used to stamp the snowflakes from Serene Snowflakes. I tore Whisper White Card Stock and sponged the edges to create the snow hills. To add the sky and snowline behind the snowboarder I printed a second image and cut it and used it to mask the first so I could sponge around him. I used both Bashful Blue and Pacific Point to make the sky. The snowboarding image was mounted on a Old Olive Mat and attached to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. The Wish Big is from the Word Play Stamp Set and was stamped with Pacific Point Classic Ink on Whisper White Card Stock then punched out with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch. Now when he received this card there was no snow so I wonder what he wished for as he blew out his candles last night. ;) I am stamping today as it is Stamp Club week and I have a Valentine's Day Class this weekend. What a wonderful way to spend a snowy day. I hope you are enjoying the snow day and don't have to venture out but if you do stay safe and drive careful. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you come back again really soon, Tonya

Quick and Easy Birthday Card

Hello, well Convention is almost here and I am almost ready to start packing. I have been super busy with swaps which I hope to share with you over the next five days. I am still going to make a few more but those will keep for the airport and maybe even the hotel after I arrive. Today's card is a quick and easy Boy Birthday card that my two youngest sons needed for this last weekend. They really wanted a dirt bike and of course we have the perfect stamp for that. I am going to list the supplies and if you have any questions please let me know. Supplies used: Crumb Cake Card Stock, Riding Hood Red Card Stock, Night of Navy Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Night of Navy Classic Stamp Pad, Riding Hood Red Classic Stamp Pad, Crumb Cake Stamp Pad, Silver Brads, Word Window Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, Extreme Dirt Bike Stamp, and Extreme Elements Stamp Set. Remember that you can text me on my cell while I am away or email me. My wonderful daughter has agreed to handle all messages at home and take care of orders that will be arriving while I am gone. She is such a great help and will make an awesome Demonstrator in just over 3 years time. Well, I am off to make dinner for my family then packing, possible design one more swap (yes, I do think it is a disease, once you swap you just can't stop) and then try and get some sleep so that I am ready for Convention and all that I am going to learn and bring back to you.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week, Tonya

Extreme Birthday!

Good afternoon, I got to stamp today. Which as busy as my week as been is a first for me. I needed a birthday card for one of my son's friends and decided to use a couple of the sets that are available for free right now with a $50 purchase until the end of this month. The card stock base is Not Quite Navy Card Stock and I used Very Vanilla Card Stock and Old Olive Card Stock. The ink colors I used are Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad and Soft Suede Stampin' Pad. To make the background I used Starring You Stamp Set and used all three colors of ink pads to stamp random stars on the Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used off stamping to make the ink a little less bright. To off stamp you simple ink up your stamp then stamp once on scrap paper then again on your project. You can stamp again on your project for a little lighter image. I then stamped the Extreme Dirt Bike Stamp Set with the Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin' Pad on a smaller piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock. . Dirt Bikers aren't usually clean but have a little dirt and mud around the edges so I used the Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad to drag the edges of the card stock and give it a more distressed feel. The Dirt Biker was mounted using Stampin' Dimensionals to the Old Olive Card Stock. I stamped the Happy Birthday Star with the Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad and then punched it out with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch to finish off the outside of the card. I hope the birthday boy enjoys the card and that the have a fun sleepover.
There are only 12 days left until Sale-a-bration ends for this year. Don't miss out on the opportunity to earn free stamp sets just for making a $50 purchase. You can order online or by contacting me. I would be happy to help you. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you come back again, Tonya

Baseball and Birthdays

Good morning, it seems as if baseball and birthdays do go hand in hand around this household. We had another baseball game last night with baseball practices and another game today. That is if the weather cooperates with us. My youngest DS is going to his first friend birthday party today and since the two boys play on the same baseball team I just had to pull out my Sporting Stamp Set (115072) and Just Baseball (115002), since I bought these two sets they have been my go to sets for all boy cards. Now I know that not all boys play baseball which is why we have Just Surfing (115012), Just Soccer (115010), Just Football (115006), Just Basketball (115004) and Just Riding (115008). I really think we have the sports covered. I started the card with a base of Pacific Point Card Stock (111350), added a mat of Basic Black Card Stock (102851) and since I still had the Good Morning Sunshine Designer Series Paper (113966) out on my workspace I decided to use it also. I stamped the sentiments and star from the Sporting Stamp Set all over the Good Morning Sunshine DSP with Versamark (102283) and poured the Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (109130) on the versamark. I used my Heat Tool (100005) to emboss the images. I decided to use a technique that we were taught at Regionals last fall. I used the Pacific Point Classic Ink Pad (111837) and Stampin Sponges (101610) and sponged ink all over the designer paper. This allows the embossed images to pop as I cover the design on the paper. The embossing resists the ink and the designer paper shows through. I didn't completely cover the paper so that some of the image does show through but rather it is more subtle. Using the Circle Scissor Plus (112530) and the Glass Mat (112531) I cut a circle out of Whisper White Card Stock (100730). I created the baseball by hand drawing the stitch lines on with the Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (100052). I then used Black Stazon (101406) and the Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049) to stamp All Star onto the baseball. The baseball bat was stamped on Close to Cocoa Card Stock (101341) with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad (100908). The hat was stamped with Green Galore Classic Ink Pad (102122) on Whisper White Card Stock. Both were cut out using Paper Snips (103579). I used Stampin' Dimensionals (104430) to mount all the images to the Good Morning Sunshine DSP . After I attached the DSP to the basic black card stock I used Mat Pack (105826) and pierced the right bottom corner were I wanted the Black Brads. They are in the Vintage Brad Collection (109109). I used three on the corner then I attached the Basic Black Card Stock to the Pacific Point Base. I put the brads on first so that they didn't show through on the inside of the card. After looking at the card I decided it needed something in the upper right corner so I added a Photo Corners Punch (109042) punched in Basic Black Card Stock and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. I am not 100% sure that I like the corner but it will stay that way.

Just a reminder I am updating the Retiring Accessories List as items sell out and I will be placing an order on Wednesday. Of course you can always order online anytime 24 hours a day at tonyaball.stampinup.net Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a great weekend, Tonya

Birthday Cards for Boys

Having three boys it always seems that I am in need of birthday cards for boys. My boys however like to wait until the day before or the day of a party to let me know that they have one. So card making time is usually limited and since I really like to make a card with a person in mind I don't tend to make blank cards in advance. Another fun thing I like to do is match the card to the wrapping paper that we are using. This takes the place of a bow and since I used a clear envelope everyone can see the card. So onto the recipe of the card. I started with a base of Pacific Point then added a Basic Black layer. I used another layer with Pacific Point Patterns Designer Series Paper. I used the new Circle Scissor Plus to cut out a Whisper White Circle which I turned into a Baseball with a Real Red Stampin' Write Marker. I pulled out my Sporting Stamp Set and Just Baseball Stamp Set and stamped the bat and the All Star which goes along with the wrapping paper. After I cut out the bat I used dimensionals to pop it up. The finishing touch was the Green Galore Star that I punched out with our Large Star Punch. The birthday boy enjoyed it from what I was told and my DS thought it was just the perfect card for his friend. As always thanks for stopping by, the kids start their Easter Break today at 12:40 but if I get a chance to stamp later today I will post again. Thanks, Tonya