Archive for Kids
Happy Dirtday!
Posted: Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 | Comments
I have to say that I am loving this cute “I Dig You” Stamp set! It is perfect for any little (0r big) boy on your list. I wanted to prepare something for next year when my little guy turns 6. He has been going around insisting to everyone that he is 6, when the reality is that he is only 5. So obviously this will be a highly anticipated birthday, and I willl be all ready when the moment is here.
I wanted to create some movement with my digger, and I wanted to covey the idea of un-covering a new year. I think it turned out perfect! Both fun and easy to do. The video will be found in the library later this week.
Supplies:
- Stamps: I Dig You
- Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, More Mustard, Island Indigo, Chocolate Chip Classic ink/ Stampin’Write marker
- Paper: Crumb Cake CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Whisper White CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Just Add Cake DP
- Other: Stampin’ Dimensionals, Multi-purpose glue, White gel pen, Scallop Circle punch, Stampin’ Sponges, Paper Snips, 1/16″ hole punch, gold brads, Glitter Glue, Stamp-a-ma-jig
11th Birthday Card & a Video Featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Celebrations Collection
Posted: Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 | Comments
Today I wanted to share with you all a fun and easy birthday card I created for my son’s 11th birthday. I used Stampin’ Up!’s Celebrations collection – the Celebrations Designer Paper, the Celebrations Quick Accents and the Bday Party Rub-ons. These are some of my favourite products in the current catalog because the colors and designs are so bright and vibrant – they are perfect for kids, but even better – can be used for both boys and girls.
As part of my card design I decided to incorporate some fun metal accents, which I created by die cutting and punching a lightweight copper foil (copper on one side and silver on the other).
I decided to film a video for you all, to show you how I made the card.
Paper: Real Red CS, Whisper White CS;, Celebrations DP (Stampin’ Up!)
Accessories: Stars #2 Originals die, Cogs punch, Stampin’ Up! Timeless Type Alphabet Junior, Bday Party Rub-ons, Celebrations Quick Accents (Stampin’ Up!); Matte Accents (Ranger); Copper Premium Craft Foil (Spellbinder’s)
“Wish Big” card with the Word Play stamp set & Celebrations DP
Posted: Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | Comments
Well, our “vacation” is over. All in all we had a fantastic time, but now that we’re home, “crunch” time is all of a sudden hitting full force. There are just SO many things to do, and not enough time. Isn’t that always the way it is though?
Today’s card is a fast and easy card which focuses on this fun number pattern from the Celebrations DP collection. When I first saw it, I immediately fell in love with it and thought it would be just perfect for a birthday card. Here’s how I made today’s card:
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Take a 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of textured Real Red CS and fold it in half with a bone folder.
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Center and stick a 4″ x 4″ piece of DP to a 4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″ piece of Certainly Celery DP.
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Center and stick the matted DP to the card front.
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Cut a 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Whisper White CS and round the top and bottom corners on the left side with a 1/2″ corner punch.
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Stamp the greeting from the Wish Big stamp set in Basic Black Classic ink onto the Whisper White CS piece.
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Stick three large red rhinestones, one above the other, along the right hand side of the Whisper White CS greeting piece.
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Stick the Whisper White greeting piece towards the bottom right of the DP using Stampin’ Dimensionals – about 1/2″ up from the bottom edge of the Certainly Celery CS piece and about 1/8″ away from the right hand edge of the card. You’re done!
P.S. We haven’t had time to create the post with the Class & Workshop Planner and the Give-Away yet – that will come out either tonight or tomorrow.
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Stamps: Word Play
Ink: Basic Black Classic ink
Paper: textured Real Red CS, textured Certainly Celery CS, Whisper White CS, Celebrations DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, Stampin’ Dimenisonals, peel & stick rhinestones (dollar store)
Extreme Skateboard Birthday Card
Posted: Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 | Comments
Today’s card is perfect for a pre-teen or teen boy’s birthday. In fact, I think I may give this one to my son who will be turning 12, instead of the one I made a few months ago. That’s the beauty of making cards in advance – I have lots of time to change my mind 
Here’s how I made the card:
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Cut a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Pacific Point CS and fold it in half using your bone folder. Round the top two corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
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Cut a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Crumb Cake CS (formerly called Kraft CS) and round the top two corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
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Ink up the Sanded background stamp with Crumb Cake Classic ink and stamp it onto the 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Crumb Cake CS. Set it aside for a moment.
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Cut a 2″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DP from the Celebrations DP collection and stick it to the Crumb Cake CS piece, about 1/4″ up from the bottom edge of the CS.
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Lay a 7″ piece of 1/4″ Real Red Grosgrain ribbon across the Crumb Cake CS so that it covers the seam of the DP. Bring the ends of the ribbon around to the back of the CS and stick them down with SNAIL adhesive.
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Center and stick the Crumb Cake CS piece to the Pacific Point card front with SNAIL adhesive.
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Cut a 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White CS and round the top two corners with a 1/2″ corner rounder punch.
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Stamp the Extreme Skateboarder image towards the top of the Whisper White CS piece in Pacific Point Classic ink.
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Stamp the greeting from the On Your Birthday stamp set in Basic Black Classic ink, just beneath the image.
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Sponge the edges of the Whisper White CS piece with a sponge dauber and Pacific Point Classic ink.
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Stick the Whisper White CS piece to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Position it so that it is about 3/4″ away from the right edge of the Crumb Cake CS.
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Stick two buttons to the left of the image and one button to the right of the image using mini glue dots.
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Take a 4″ piece of Real Red Grosgrain ribbon and tie it in a single knot. Stick it to the existing piece of Real Red Grosgrain ribbo with a mini glue dot. You’re done!
Hope you enjoyed today’s card!
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Stamps: Extreme Skateboard, On Your Birthday, Sanded background stamp
Ink: Pacific Point Classic ink, Basic Black Classic ink, Crumb Cake Classic ink
Paper: Pacific Point CS, Crumb Cake CS, Whisper White CS, Celebrations DP
Accessories: SNAIL adhesive, mini glue dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals, sponge dauber, Brights Designer Buttons, Playground Designer Buttons (retired)
Thursday Trend Watch: In the Clouds
Posted: Thursday, June 10th, 2010 | Comments
I’d have to say that one of my favorite current trends is that of featuring clouds. Although you’ve probably seen Soph incorporate a sponged cloud background into many of her projects, this was actually my first time trying it out. If you’ve looked through paper crafting magazines, blogs or even some of the latest paper crafting products to hit the market, you’re sure to have seen clouds in various forms. Some more defined, others less defined.
In today’s project I decided to create a background with very defined clouds. Here’s how I made my card:
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Create some cloud templates. To do this I took a Sharpie marker and drew freehand some clouds onto a transparency sheet (also known as acetate or window sheets). I do not use my good Stampin’ Up! window sheets for this, I just use the cheap stuff you can buy from the office supply store.
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Temporarily stuck the clouds to a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White CS using Dotto adhesive.
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Sponge all around the clouds using Baja Breeze Classic ink and a wedge of Stamping Sponge. I sponged from the outside edge of the card – starting off the paper and working inwards – sponging in a circular motion.
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Carefully remove the acetate clouds and then get rid of any remaining adhesive using an adhesive eraser.
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Stamp the balloon from the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set onto some scraps of DP from the Happy B-day Simply Scrappin’ Kit, as well as from Real Red CS, using Basic Black Classic ink. Cut them out with paper snips.
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Using a stamp-a-ma-jig and Basic Black Classic ink, stamp three balloons onto the cloud background. Stick the cut out balloons over top of the stamped ballons with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
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Add some glitter to the balloons using a 2-way glue pen if desired.
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Stamp the greeting from the On Your Birthday stamp set in the bottom left corner of the cloud background piece using Basic Black Classic ink.
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Center and stick the cloud background piece onto a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Real Red CS.
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Center and stick the Real Red CS to the Baja Breeze card front (created by folding a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Baja Breeze CS in half with a bone folder). You’re done!
I hope you enjoyed today’s project. If you’re a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, be sure to hop on over to my blog on Demo to Demo for some quick tips on using this trend in your business.
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, On Your Birthay
Ink: Basic Black Classic ink, Baja Breeze Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White CS, Real Red CS, Baja Breeze CS, Happy B-day Simply Scrappin’ Kit
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dotto adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, paper snips, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, acetate, Sharpie marker
Andrea Walford 
