It's Thursday and you know what that means…time for another Pals Paper Art Challenge! Here is the challenge this week…it is a sketch challenge from Pal, Margaret Moody….her talent is endless!!!

Well, before I get started…I have a confession!

This is the 1st time I have "played" with the new stamp sets from the SUPER great Occasions Catalog that is coming out with the New Year….BUT…I knew I needed to make a birthday card for my dear friend Kathleen…(she's one of the Iguana's) so….I thought the Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper was PERECT!

Well…it would have been perfect BUT – I used the wrong color….BUT the GREAT NEWS was….I instantly thought…Kathleen loves the Ravens Football Team so I will make it work!

Let's get to it!

1st – this stamp set is WONDERFUL…it is a new stamp set that will be in the Occasions Catalog and I am super happy to give you a "sneak peak"!!! "It "stamps beautifully for a big stamp" and it was fun using the colors of the Ravens to make it this fun card for her special day!

The card itself is a 5" X 7" card…(I know over sized and an extra postage card) but it's worth it….as Kathleen is one special person!

The stamped image is Rich Razzleberry on a piece of Whisper White  – 5 1/8" X 3 3/8" and then I matted it with a piece of Basic Black….just an 1/8" larger!

For the focal "stripe part" I started with a piece of white card stock at 5 3/4" X 4" and then the "stripes" at 1 1/2" wide! Easy-peasy!!!

The "cup cake" stamp is PERFECT for Kathleen as her and her husband own a bakery and their specialty is "cupcakes"….

The punches I used were the 1" circle punch and the 1 1/4" scallop circle punch! Quick..Easy…DONE!

Making an envelope is SUPER easy no matter what size your card it…just pull out the Envelope Punch Boar…look at the super awesome chart right on the board…find the appropriate size of the card your making…BAM….they will tell you exact

For this 5 X 7 card…I needed a piece of card stock measuring 9 1/2" X 9 1/2"…then follow the score number – BAM = a perfect envelope! I like to cut off the "point" part of the piece that you fold up. I simply take a ruler and lightly draw a line…to the trimmer it goes….slide and done!

How did I make the custom liner for this "odd size" of envelope? Again, easy-peasy…watch this video from my wonderful and talented upline, Mary Fish and it will make perfect sense to you! For those that like written directions here you go in a nut shell!

• After you follow the paper size and the scoring size… – easy to make the liner – take a ruler and measure from the end point of the envelope to the "valley" of the side of the envelope…find that number…make a square and PUNCH – WHAM you are good to go!!!! (For this – I used a 5 3/8" square)

• The liner is from the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper and it is an instant "smile" paper!

This is  a fun sketch and I would encourage you to look at the sketches that are on the Pals Paper Art Website and look through them and see what you think that you will use over and over again!

I hope that you will HOP on and take a try at this challenge….it is fun and this card will be perfect for my friends special day! These challenges are open to ANYONE and that means YOU!!!! If you need help uploading a pictures of a card that you created…I will be happy to help you!

You can email me and I wil be happy to walk you through it!

Until tomorrow!