When I heard about the AMuseAPalooza contest this week to use punches, I started searching for my stash of A Muse stamps . . . I hadn't seen them since moving back in September! When I found this adorable little princess, I decided to make my youngest daughter's 5th birthday card and be ahead of the game for July.
I stamped her in black StazOn on SU's shimmer white cardstock and watercolored her with Stampin' Up's Aqua Painter and dye reinkers: orange, yoyo yellow, pink passion & gray. I punched her out with the Marvy Mega Oval and then matted her with a yoyo yellow Giga Scalloped oval punch. Then I punched holes in the scallops with a paper piercing tool and outlined the holes with Signo White Gel pen. A pink MM crystal brad was added to the top of the oval for some bling (you girls love their bling at ANY age!). She is mounted with dimensionals to the pink passion card base.
Patterned paper is Making Memories Maddi Paisley (from Eclectic Paperie) and has all my daughter's favorite colors: yellow, orange & pink! I scalloped the bottom edge of the paper using a small corner rounder punch (SU) with the corner guard taken off and then punched holes in each of the scallops with the Crop-A-Dile's 1/8" circle punch. The centers of those holes were highlighted with a white gel pen dot.
TIP: When making scallops, start in the center of your length of paper and work to one end. Come back and punch from the center to the other end -- that way, your last scallops end up the same size & shape.
The A Muse sentiment was also stamped in black StazOn and cut to 3/8". Then I put just one end thru Stampin' Up's Word Window punch and rounded the right side. The left side is faux zig-zag stitched using SU's paper piercing template, pad & tool and pink passion Stampin' Write Marker.
A bit of white May Arts dotted organdy ribbon finishes off the card.
Sweet card, Sharon. Love all of the detail and thank you for the tip on punching even scallops - much easier than what I'd been doing.
Posted by: Sue | May 27, 2007 at 05:00 AM
Sweet card, Sharon. Love all of the detail and thank you for the tip on punching even scallops - much easier than what I'd been doing.
Posted by: Sue | May 27, 2007 at 05:00 AM
This card is perfect for a 5 yr. old. I know she'll love it! Thanks too, for the scallop tips.
Posted by: Peggy Maier | May 27, 2007 at 06:46 AM
Love that patterned paper with the stamp and the scalloped punch! So bright and fun and perfect for a little lady!
Posted by: Elizabeth Royalty | May 27, 2007 at 07:45 AM
This is lovely...nice job!
Posted by: Allison | May 27, 2007 at 08:28 AM
What a great card, love the colors, and the stamp is adorable
Posted by: florence | May 27, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Oh, my goodness, would you look at that pretty paper! This is perfect for your little princess. I'm sure she loves pretty things, so she'll be smitten with her card!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | May 27, 2007 at 03:52 PM
this is so pretty! good job!
Posted by: Sheri | May 27, 2007 at 05:04 PM
This is great!
Posted by: Connie | May 27, 2007 at 06:13 PM
What a gorgeous card! LOVE it! Happy Memorial day weekend!
Posted by: Beate | May 27, 2007 at 07:38 PM
Sharon, this card is perfect for such a little princess:) Could you please do a tutorial on how you extended the window word punch?? I'm a "hands-on" gal so I'm quite understanding how you did it:(
Thanks!
Dawn
Posted by: Dawn Chau | May 27, 2007 at 09:55 PM
SO cute, Sharon! I know she will love this!!!
Posted by: trudee | May 27, 2007 at 11:29 PM
very cute card.
Posted by: irene (shani's mom) | May 28, 2007 at 01:10 AM
Now why didn't I think to start my scallops in the center? DUH!
Posted by: lacyquilter | May 28, 2007 at 08:16 AM
What an adorable card, Sharon! And how perfect for your little girl's birthday! Love the bright colors and that bottom scallop border, and those punched holes with the white dot centers look like eyelets! Linda
Posted by: Linda Bullard | May 28, 2007 at 08:20 AM
adorable and sweet enough for your daughter. I am sure she'll love it as much as we do!
Posted by: Lisa | May 28, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Oh Sharon this little princess is just darling! Love the bright colors and the jewel over her!
Posted by: Jami | May 28, 2007 at 12:11 PM
Very smart scallop tip....I hadn't thought of starting in the middle!!
Posted by: Angel W | May 28, 2007 at 10:32 PM
"TIP: When making scallops, start in the center of your length of paper and work to one end. Come back and punch from the center to the other end -- that way, your last scallops end up the same size & shape."
Can I just say, "DUH!" You are one smart cookie! Adorable card!
Posted by: Lori Craig | May 28, 2007 at 11:12 PM