Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Froggie Pop-up Box

Hello, everyone! Before I get started, I would like to welcome my newest follower - Moira Curle - so nice to have you here! Today I am sharing a pop-up box card! No kitties today! I made this for a family member who likes frogs!  This is only the second box card I've made, and the first one was a couple of years ago. I had to search Google and watch videos to figure it out! Warning:  Lots of photos! I wanted to share each section!


I searched through my stash for all of my frog images! The cute Frog with Heart is from Gerda Steiner Designs and it was a freebie at one point (thank you!).  I coloured him with Prismacolor pencils and fussy-cut.  I added clear Wink of Stella on the heart and Glossy Accents on his eyes and heart.  I also added some freckles with a black gel pen.

The Frog Prince is from Tiddly Inks Froggie Thoughts, and this is also a freebie (thank you!), still available! I coloured him with Prismacolor pencils, fussy-cut, and added gold Wink of Stella to his crown and Glossy Accents to his eyes.


The patterned paper is from Forever in Time. I die-cut Impression Obsession Cattails and inked them with Distress Inks. I added a few Jolee's frog stickers, sparkly dragonfly from Forever in Time, and some butterfly and flower gel stickers. The grass die-cuts in the middle of the box were leftovers from another project.


The two photos above show the box when it's open and on display - I love how it turned out! Next I'll share each part individually.


Above I used a fun sentiment from Scribbles Designs called Time's Fun. I stamped a Lawn Fawn Word Bubble and cut with the coordinating die. The frog is a puffy sticker and I added three fly images from Insectox.


The Cute Vintage Frog and Vintage Dragonflies above are freebies from Graphics Fairy (thank you!). I fussy-cut and covered the frog with Glossy Accents. Two strips of green washi tape were added.


The adorable pre-coloured frog is from Cre8ive Hands and was a freebie at one point (thank you!). I fussy-cut and added Glossy Accents to his eyes.  The heart and word bubble are from Lawn Fawn.


Above is a gorgeous image from Beccy's Place called Frog and Oleander.  I used the pre-coloured image and fussy-cut.  The word bubble/sentiment die-cut was a leftover from a previous project (sentiment from Doodle Pantry Bunny Wabbit and word bubble from Lawn Fawn). The grass die-cut is also left-over from a previous project and I inked it with Mowed Lawn Distress Ink. The dragonfly is from Impression Obsession Cattails and I inked with Distress Inks.


The above frog was a freebie a few years ago from From the Pond, and I used the pre-coloured version and fussy-cut.  The sentiment and word bubble are from Lawn Fawn.


Above is a puffy frog sticker and dragonfly gem. Below shows how the box all folds up and fits inside an A2 envelope. I know the recipient is going to love this!


One last look at the pop-up elements:


I would like to join the following challenges: A Snowflake's Promise AG Spring 2/3; Bunny Zoe's Things with Wings UE; Come and Get it Monochrome 1/3; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; Crafting from the Heart AG 1/3; Crafty Girls Creations AG 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper March UE; Create and Inspire AG 2/3; Creative Ladybirds AG 1/3; Cre8ive Hands Use a Digi; Crop Stop Linky Party #13 Distress Inks available at Crop Stop here 5/5; Cut It Up Leap Year - Use a Frog (die-cuts are cattails, grass, dragonflies, and 3 different word bubbles) 1E: Die-Cut Divas Something Spring 1/4; Dies R Us Shaped Cards 1/3; Digi Designs Use 2 or More Dies 2/3; DL.ART March Linky AG UE 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Frogs and/or Use Green 2/3; Doodle Pantry AIMPDC15 Any Digi 1E; DRS Designs Hop, Skip, or Jump UE; Fairy Tale Shaped Cards UE; Gerda Steiner Share Your Design UE; Glitter n Sparkle Things with Wings 1/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Jo's Scrap Shack Recycled Scraps (as mentioned above) 1/3; Just Keep on Creating March UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 3/3; Lori Hairston St. Patrick's Day/Green UE; One Stitch at a Time AG 3-D UE; Our Creative Corner I am revisiting the Forgotten Things challenge - I have only made one of these before, two years ago, so I had to start from square one - I googled and watched YouTube videos - this was definitely a forgotten card style for me! 1/3; Pixie's Snippet Playground Snippers/leftovers as mentioned above 1E; Scrappy Moms Stamps Cute as a Bug (lots of bugs here: dragonflies, butterflies, houseflies) UE; Send a Smile 4 Kids AG 4 Kids 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Monday Take a Leap Into the Unknown (making this style of card!) 1/5; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 4/5; Scribbles Designs Friday Freebie 1/3; The Crafter's Cafe Inspired by a Song Paul McCartney's We All Stand Together (The Frog Song) 1/3; The Daily Marker 30-Day Colouring Challenge - Day 22; The Outlawz Saturday PAM AG 1E; Winter Wonderland Must Use Sentiment 3/3; Word Art Wednesday AG w. Uplifting Sentiment 5/5; Your Scrapbook Place AG 1/3

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Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!

86 comments:

KandA said...

This is a gorgous box card Kitty. Love all those fabulous froggies and super details xx

terrie said...

Kitty, this card box turned out awesome....so many embellishments on it and those frogs are so cute....My daughter would love this she is a collector of frogs....well done

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Wow Kitty, this pop up box is just amazing!!! Fun, fun, fun!!! This is a masterpiece, my friend! All these frogs are cute and make me smile! You have had care of any detail! The pop-up group of them looks really lovely! The green tones are vibrant and so pretty! Love the plants diecuts under the prince and the fun insects! The butterflies are just perfect in this scene! And you fussi-cut on all the piece has been very accurate! Great work, I pinned it!
https://it.pinterest.com/pin/534802524481776258/

Andrea W said...

Oh my gosh, this is so COOL!!! I love it!

Fikreta said...

you know that Im kitty person but I want this!
hahah so cute!
love it!
you did amazing job!
wonderful coloring and evrything is so nice!
amazing my friend!
have a nice day!
hugs

Annette Allen said...

the cutest Froggie pop box ever.. so fun and great coloring.

Kristine said...

LEAPIN LIZZARDS!!! Love it, love it, Love it!!! Sooo fun and creative Kitty - super job on this POP up Box *Ü* Going to G+ it for sure, heehee. xKris

Kristine said...

PS - this also works for our new CReative Playground Challenge at imagine That!! :)

DIANA L. said...

This is so darn stinkin cute I just love all your frogs hopping about I love it.
Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes FEBRUARY Linky Challenge. Have a blessed day
DIANA L.

DL.ART DESIGN TEAM MEMBER
DL.ART crinkle ribbon
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
http://dianamlarson.ctmh.com

Liz said...

Fabulous pop up card. Love it! So much detail. xx

Bunny said...

Wow. So much work has gone into this. This is a really great project. I love all the frogs. They are so cute. Great embellishments, also. Thanks for joining us at Come And Get It challenge. Bunny DT

Lisa said...

Oh my gosh, I absolutely love it, Kitty!! You packed so much into this!! It's spectacular!! I love the adorable frogs!! Wow!! It looks amazing!! I love, love this my friend!! Thank you so much for playing along at DL.ART!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Donna Ellis said...

Wonderful frogginess! KT! Froggies everywhere! Each one so leapingly and croakingly unique! Your colors and sentiments are perfection! Cutest ever! Hugs, de

Dr Sonia S V said...

Oooh this is so detailed, beautifully decorated and super adorable
Cheers
Dr Sonia

aussie aNNie said...

ADORABLE LOVE THIS GORGEOUS BOX CARD.XXX

Arlene said...

Just adorable. I love every frog on that box card. Fun and just a box full of charming frogs. hehehe

So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas.

ike said...

Hahaha !!! AWESOME :-) I love froggies and this pop up box card is just fantastic. You rocked it :-D xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

New Creations said...

Happy leap in Froggies! What a gorgeous fun pop box with so much details and love the decoration! You are superbly creative Kitty! Love this cute creation!

Suchi said...

Such a fun card Kitty!!! I loved your box card- it make you smile! :)
Suchi xx

StirYourCreativity said...

This is really cool one.

Michelle said...

I absolutely love your pop up box!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing your card on Cre8tive Hands Friends!!
You are a very creative and talented lady.
Have a great day.
Hugs,
Michelle

brenda said...

This is just adorable Kitty, the little froggies are such fun popping from the box.

B x

Céline said...

really cute
thanks for playing with us at di's digi
hugs
céline

Tinka's paper wonderlland said...

How cute are those pop up frogs, love how you donn it and I love pop up boxes!! Great job!!
♥Hugs Valentina♥

suzARTe said...

This project is super cute and such fun, love the bright green frogs and the other embellishments you have included, such a unique project that was worth all the effort.Thanks so much for sharing your creation at
Anything goes March link-up, Just keep on creating
Susan xx

Cut It Up Challenge Blog said...

So much fun! I love how many different kinds of frogs there are.
Box cards are always great to receive. Your family member will display this for a long time!

Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up for our Leap Year challenge!

Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com

KraftyKoolKat said...

Awesome and so cute Kitty . Love it.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

Lori Kobular said...

Super cool card! Perfect for Leap Year! Love that fun sentiment, I may just have to get that one! All your frogs look great and the pop-up box works perfectly for leaping frogs!

Di said...

This is such fun Kitty - and beautifully designed and made too. Love the sentiment, ha!

Lovely to see you in the Playground!

Hugs

Di xx

Darlene said...

OMG this is SOOOOOOO cute ... sure to bring lots of smiles! I just love these pop up box cards but haven't made one in ages ... thanks for inspiration!
Thanks so much for playing in our ‘SHAPED’ challenge at Dies R Us! Please come back again soon!

Darlene (DRU Blog Leader)
DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Carla's Cards said...

Adorable pop up card box, thanks for sharing with Creative Lady Birds!

Lillian A said...

What an industrious project, Kitty!! Absolutely a frog lover's delight. Saw your creation at SAS4Kids and had to get a closer look.

2craftykaties said...

Love the different frog! I haven't made a box card in a few years either. Thank you for inspiring me and joining us for our current Cut It Up - Must have a frog challenge!
CIU DT Katie

creationsnz said...

Such a happy card, and I am a froggy lover too. Great monochrome entry. Join us again at Come And Get It challenges, Carol DT

Fawntastic Creations said...

I love this! Frogs are my favorite too! I am currently obsessed with card boxes and now I have a new one to add to my ever growing list!

Hetty said...

Oh my goodness,kitty,this frog-box is totally adorable. Love all the different frogs and the sentiment is perfect. Such a great leap into Spring!

Eekers said...

Quite enjoy having frogs for a change - It's super! Box cards are a lot of work and I love that you've made every single bit interesting! :D
Annabel - Knitty Kitty Digis

katieo said...

WOW. I love all of the photos. So many cute frog and bug images. The grasses and reeds look great. Thank you for joining the DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes March Linky Challenge. Katie-DL.ART-DTmember

Kuni said...

This is so cute and wonderful Kitty, i love it.
Hugs
Kuni

Virginia M. said...

Love your Froggie Pop-Up Box, very creative. Green is my favorite color too. The Pop-Up Box is one of my favorite techniques.
Virginia Montagna
DT Member

Shelia said...

Oh my goodness, how cute is this?!!! Love all your frog images and that sentiment is just too cute. Thank you for playing along with DRS Designs this week!

Beth Brovold said...

Oh my goodness this is FABULOUS Kitty!!! What wonderful colouring and detail...it sure made me smile so I'm sure that the recipient had/will have a smile from ear to ear!!! Hope that you're well!
Take care,
Beth

Patti said...

OUTSTANDING KITTY!!! I have never tried one of these but ANYONE would love to receive one!! your family member is going to flip! : )

Patti

Teresa Kline said...

this is awesome! so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!

sparkle & shine, kindness *~*

Barb said...

This is fantastic Kitty. These cards always look so impressive. There's so much detail and I love all the green. Cute freckles.

Tinka's paper wonderlland said...

Hy, me again :D Thanks for your lovely coment and I look and I think that I have change the settings so now you can enlarge my photo :)
♥Hugs Valentina♥

Carol L said...

That's one really cute and fun pop-up box you've created! I love how each section is special and the theme is beyond fun! Well done!

Glenda said...

Oh my goodness! Your box is just so cute! I'm loving those cute little frogs! Thanks for joining us at Dies R Us for our 'Shaped' challenge!

Barbara said...

Fantastic card and love the spring colors! Thank you for participating in our challenge from Dies R Us!

Barbara
Dies R Us Challenge Blog DT
http://carterie-creative.blogspot.fr

marion said...

This is wonderfull and so sweet, the receiver must be thrilled when she received it, such a lovely box. Looking forward to your mail,not much news here either, same old days :), but do take your time, no rush in sending me one, Moppie and Droppie are sending some love too, hugs and cuddles to your lovely furbabys, Marion

nwilliams6 said...

Wow! This is so great! Love EVERYTHING about it and I would show a million pictures of it too if I had made it. Wonderfully done! Thanks for sharing it with us in the DRS Designs Challenge (which it is perfect for), Kitty. Hugz

Donna said...

Kitty, this is stunning, every spot is charming and unfrogettable! Hugs, Donna

jimlynn said...

Adorable with a capital A! Precious and so much fun. It's beautiful too since I love frogs! Lots of work went into this Kitty and it paid off. Outstanding.
Lynn

weim house said...

So cute! You color so beautifully! Spring! ;)
Sun is shining here now, little cool this morning!

weim house said...

So cute! You color so beautifully! Spring! ;)
Sun is shining here now, little cool this morning!

Sarn said...

Excellent pop up box card. Xxx

Ardilla said...

WOW, beautiful and fun box card!
Thanks for joining at Cre8tive Hands Friends challenge.
Ardilla

Marjeta said...

Stunning. Frgs are so cute and design...wow.

Marjeta

Pia S said...

This is without a doubt perfect for a frog lover! Wow, how many variations there are to frog designs! And the sentiment with the word play with time flies is perfect for this theme. You did great. Lots of work I'm sure, but so worth it!

Olga Fink said...

WOW WOW Kitty! Fantastic pop up box! I love all the details!
Xoxo Olga

SewPaperPaint said...

How totally cute and fun, a gift in itself!

Debby Pannell said...

This box card has so much fabulous detail. Love it. c
TTFN

Meihsia Liu said...

All your creations are super cute! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. :)

Jo Williams Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator said...

Oh Kitty this is freaking adorable!!!!! I LOVE this.... so fun and I love the interactive portion of box cards! Thank you so much for joining us this week in our Funday Friday challenge! Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Jo-owner
♥ Jo's Scrap Shack ♥

Petra Swart said...

What a wonderful, fun box card, Kitty!!!!! I love all the green and the sweet frogs (but not the flies!!!!!! LOL!!!! ....only kidding!!!) I can see that a lot of time went into this project, but it was all worth the effort!!!! Such a special gift for someone special!!!!
Have a great day!!!!
Hugz

Princess Judy Palmer said...

SQUEE! This is so cool! I love frogs! Ummm...frog stamps that is. This is so much fun and and so GREEN and so full of FROGGIES. It is wonderful!

crafty-stamper said...

Fabulous box and love all the frogs----Thank you for joining us at Crafting From The Heart
Carol DT x

Margaret said...

What an adorable box card. Thanks for playing at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge.
Margaret G.

Kath Stewart said...

your card is adorable kitty...made me smile on a dull rainy morning...thanks for joining in the fun at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge...hugs kath xxx

Lisa said...

Love all your different froggy images and how you combined them! This is such an awesome card! Can't wait for the kitty one! :)

Cindy C. said...

Wow super cute, super fun project!! Thanks for joining in the fun at Die Cut Diva's!!

Diane said...

Oh my gosh your adorable frog box is just delightful.

Hugs Diane

Barbara Godden said...

Wow not sure how i missed this, fabulous box, you did an awesome job with it, love all the different frogs even though they are different they all work together.

Debbie Adams said...

What a cute box card, these little froggies are adorable. So much to look at with all the different frogs and embellishments. :D
Thank you for joining us at One Stitch At A Time Challenge.
Deborah DT

Carla's Cards said...

Such a cute card, thanks for sharing with A Snowflakes Promise!

Eileen said...

FABULOUS PROJECT !!! This really is too cute for words. I love everything about it, really did make me chuckle :) Thanks for playing along with our 'Add a Sentiment' challenge at Winter Wonderland this week, and hope to see you joining us again
Eileen x

Sukie said...

Awesome project, so many fun details! Thanks so much for joining our Terrific Tuesday Challenge over at Scrappy Moms Stamps!

Monika Reeck said...

ooh ooh so many cute and funny Frog on your box card
Kitty I love this and I never made similar like this
should be dificult but you did it so great
are you okay sweety
I hope my package come to your home soon
I miss your visit
hope if you sick you will get well soon
biig hugs
Monika

Lori said...

LOVE all the frogs! The box card is fabulous! So glad you linked to my St. Pats/Green challenge. Have a wonderful week, Kitty!

Helen said...

Great card - thanks for joining us at Create and Inspire.

Helen x

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Saw this on the Snippets Playground - so much fun! This is one of the best pop-up box cards I have ever seen!

Patti said...

Hi Kitty,

I have been missing you and hope you are doing well.

Here is a BIG (((((Hug)))))

Patti

Helen said...

A great card - thanks for joining us at the Crafty Girls Challenge.

Helen x

Craftdee said...

What a cute froggie creation :-) Thanks for sharing your lovely card-in-a-box in Di's Digis "Two or More Dies" Challenge Hope you can join in the new challenge starting soon too Donna ☺

Barb said...

What a cute card!

Thanks for joining us at The Crafters Café Challenge Blog--TCCCB--this week. Good Luck! We hope to see you join us in future challenges too.
Barb—DT

Tara said...

So super cute! I love it!