Skating By!

 So good to be back stamping again!  When I received the new SU Catalog, I looked for new stamp sets that I would use for my grandsons as well as for my classes.  This card was put on ,y list as soon as I saw it.  I did not think twice about getting it.  "SKATING BY" is such a cute set for a little boy as well as a tween.  There are numerous accessories for the young boy to hold as well as the skateboard.  That is one of the reasons I thought it was such a  good set for a male.

 The background is the " BRICK WALL" Embossing Folder.  I love it!  To make it more brick like, I sponged Chocolate Chip and Whisper White Craft Ink to make the bricks appear more distressed.  To color the boy, I used Blender pens and  Stamp Pads in the colors I wanted.

This is one of the cards that I will be offering at my Kid/Baby Card Buffet.  That information will available in a future post.

The supplies that I used for this project:

STAMP SET:  Skating By
PAPER:  Tip Top Taupe, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Smokey Slate
INK:  Blushing Bride, Whisper White Craft Ink, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Black Stazon
ACCESSORIES:  Banners Framelits, Brick Wall Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scissors, Blender Pens, Sponges

It has been a while since I have stamped but life just got in the way.  My plan is to post at least 2 times a week.  Hopefully life this time will cooperate.  I am off and running again.  So you Enjoy the Day!

Hey, Valentine - Part 2

What is a Valentine Party at schools or daycares without some treats?  Every year when I make the Valentine Cards for my grandsons' daycare Valentine events, I always add a little treat.  Using the "Hey, Valentine" stamp set, I was able to create little toppers for a small snack.  You could easily just stamp the topper with one color as shown in the Occasions catalog.  But I chose to stamp the topper with Memento Ink and color in the image using one of my favorite products, "BLENDABILITIES"!

The supplies that I used to create this cute treat holder were:

STAMP SET:  Hey, Valentine!
PAPER:  Whisper White
INK:  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
ACCESSORIES:  Jelly Beans (non SU), 1" x 8" Cello Bag, Gift Bag Framelits, Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities


These are so  cute!  I used Jelly Beans to fill them but you could use M&M's.  I would use the special ones that you find around Valentine's Day.  They are usually white, pink, and red.  So those would be perfect!  Any kid would love to get one of these.  I was thinking of doing these, but not sure for which Grandson's class or maybe for the teachers in their daycare.  Quick and easy gift and it makes a statement.  The hardest part for me was stuffing it with the jelly beans.

Another day of no talking, taking meds and staying in bed, trying to kick this illness.  I guess this is what happens when you take care of everyone else first.  The last person always ends up getting it the worst.  Enjoy your day!

A New Year and a Pirate

My New Year's Resolution is to be more consistent with my blog.  So today I am starting with a renewed energy and commitment.  So here is a cute Kids card made with the stamp set "HEY VALENTINE" from the Occasions catalog. Isn't he cute!  Eli said he thought the little boy looked like him.  He was so excited to see this card and asked me to make his classroom valentines using this stamp set.  He also gave me orders to make one for him.

From the first time I saw this image, I knew I had to include a map with it.  I guess I thought I needed a map because the boys are really into "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" on TV. On that show they are always looking at maps, so I thought I really need to put that in.

The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SET:  Hey, Valentine
PAPER:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
INK:  Smokey Slate, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
ACCESSORIES:  Dimensionals, Circle Framelits, 1-1/4" Cheery Cobbler Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Smokey Slate, Skin Tone, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, and Wild Wasabi Blendabilities

I think it is a great set to use for kids valentine cards.  If you don't ink the sentiment, you can use this image for a kids card for any occasion.  

When I checked my blog today, I did not realize that I had not posted for so long.  The last month has been crazy with the holidays and the viruses, ink eyes, and ear infections that have been floating throughout the whole family.  I am hopefully ending this horrible streak of sickness with Bronchitis.  Still recovering from that one.  Today I felt good enough to try to stick to my New Years resolution.  I am going to be more consistent with my blog and try some new things.  

Well, I am off for another day of rest and meds.  I am hoping by the end of the week I will be ok.  Thank goodness that I do not have to watch any boys for a few days. I can rest and get better. Enjoy your day!

Eli's Turning 4

The last 2 days I have been working hard on Eli's invitations for his 4th birthday party.  I can not believe he is turning 4!  But being the good Grandma that I am, I just love making birthday invites for ALL my grandsons.  

This year was very hard because he insisted that he wanted the PAW PATROL characters on the card.  So I used the card stock, Star Framelits, and sentiment from SU.  The sentiment came from the stamp set, "A Dozen Thoughts".  I had to go rouge and use non SU products to get the images of the characters and the paw DSP.  

All in all I think it came out well.  But the best part of this card is that Eli loved it!!  And isn't that the most important thing.

Short post today because I need to go to the dentist.  So go out and Enjoy the day!

I Dig You, Carter!

Carter's second birthday is approaching fast.  And of course Grandma offered to make the Birthday invites again.  I try to do all the Birthday invites for my grandsons and so far I have except for once.  And I still feel bad that so much was going on at the time, I could not do it.  

Sometimes the cards are easy to come with and other times it is more difficult.  This card was not difficult to make.  The hardest part was finding the right stamp set.  Carter loves trucks (what little boy doesn't )!  So I had to dust this retired stamp set out and come up with something.  I loved this set for little boys and was so sad when SU retired it.  The stamp set is called "I Dig You".  

I did a lot of sponging on the card.  I stamped the sky and clouds using Soft Sky and a scallop circle punched shape to create clouds in the sky.  I also tore a piece of card stock and sponged against the torn edge to create the ground.  I used the Brads that hold the Candy Dots in them for the hubcaps. The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS:  A Dozen Thoughts, I Dig You (retired)
PAPER:  Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party, Basic Gray,  Neutrals DSP Paper Stack
INK:  Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Sky, Basic Black
ACCESSORIES: Candy Dot Brad Bases, Sponges, Dimensionals, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black Markers

I used dimensionals to make the truck bed and the banner seems raised.  I just thought it needed a little dimension.  I hope his mother likes them when she picks him up and the invites up today after her work.  Enjoy your day!

Love You to the Moon

I am putting the finishing touches on my Valentine Buffet Event.  My customers are always looking for a kids card.  When I saw the sentiment in the stamp set, "LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK",  my mind went immediately to the stamp set "BLAST OFF".  And this is what I came up with for that event.

It is a little labor intensive because there are a few more steps than I usually do for a  group event.  But I could not help myself once I started working on this card.  Kids love shiny and glitzy things and I made sure that there was plenty of shine and glitz on this card.  I kind of went a little overboard on this but I think kids will like it.

The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS:  Blast Off, Love You to the Moon and Back, Glorious Grunge
PAPER:  Basic Gray, Basic Black, Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper
INK:  Night go Navy, Versamark
ACCESSORIES:  Silver Embossing Powder, Melon Mambo, Heating Tool, Small Heart Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

My customers liked it last night when my Technique Class saw it.  All of them are coming to the event and ALL are making this card.  So I must have done something right with this card.  

The Valentine Buffet event will be held on January 25.  If interested in attending, contact me.  Today I have no babies to watch, so I will be working on card for my February Stamp A Stack.  Enjoy the day!

Mac is finally back! (my computer that is)...

Mac is back!  I have missed my computer so much!  Supposedly he is finally fixed.  We will see.  The last few days were rough and I was really beginning to lose patience.  But the nice man at Apple today was so kind when he gave him back to me and said he was fixed.  So here is hoping I can again post and get back to showing you some of the great projects and cards that can be made.


The card I am going to show you today is the birthday invitation that I made for him for his 3rd birthday.  It does not seem possible that he is going to be that old already.  I know I used a retired set for this card but he wants a construction theme for his birthday.  But I did use 2 stamp sets that were new this year which were "Glorious Grunge" and "Regarding Dahlias".

I stuck with the gray, orange, and yellow color scheme for this card because those were the colors that most of his trucks were.  You were probably surprised when I said I used "Regarding Dahlias" stamp set because this card doesn't scream floral.  Look up the right hand corner and you will see the sentiment.  That sentiment came from that stamp set.  The supplies that I used for this card:

STAMP SETS: Glorious Grunge, Regarding Dahlias, I Dig You (retired)
PAPER:  Smokey Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade DSP
INK:  Smokey Slate, Basic Black
ACCESSORIES:  2-1/2" Circle Punch, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight Markers.

I love the blobs and stripes that came from the Glorious Grunge set.  They really made this card look like the card was stained at a garage which gives it that perfect construction look.  I showed Eli last night what I had made for him and he was so excited.  He loved them!  I don't care if anyone else likes them because Eli loves them and that is what really matters.  Grandkids are the best!

Carter's First Birthday Invite

Carter is the youngest of our three Grandsons. His first birthday is next month and his mother asked me if I could make the invitations for his first birthday party.  Of course I said yes!  I love making projects for my grandchildren.  This guy was a little more difficult to come up with a card for because he loves Mickey Mouse.  Fortunately, my daughter did not want the character on the card but rather the colors.  I had seen a number of cards/projects last year on various blogs, sites, and at convention last year and saved them in my files. Because the SU incentive trip had been to Disney World that year, there just happened to be more out there last year.  This is the one my daughter saw and asked me to make that one.  

The supplies that I used for this card were:

PAPER:  12 x 12 Basic Black, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
ACCESSORIES:  Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Scorer/Cutter, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Ribbon (non SU)

This was a total case and unfortunately I do not know who to give credit to.  I just found  a picture of  Mickey projects and then looked at the pic and guessed what materials and dimensions were used.  It was very easy to make.  It was exactly what she wanted.  The decorations will be in red, yellow and black.  She is also having a candy buffet which will ale have red, black, and yellow candy.  I think it will really be a very nice event.  

I have no babies today to watch and I plan to use that time to get ahead on preparing for my future events.  It is supposed to rain today, so it will be a perfect day to do that.  Enjoy the day!

Crayon Thank You

A few years ago Debbie Henderson had this card on her blog.  I thought it was so cute and just had to make one.  This is a perfect card to use for a teacher, a child or for someone who works in the field of art.  Or if you are like me, had someone in the family who worked at Crayola.  

This was one of the cards that we made at my Kids Cards Stamp A Stack.  It is very easy to make and does not use a lot of supplies.  The only stamping that is on this card is the sentiment.  If you are artistic, it is very easy to draw the shape of a crayon.  The supplies used for this project are:

STAMP SET:  Petite Pairs
PAPER:  Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black
INK:  Basic Black
ACCESSORIES:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot

Since I am a retired art teacher, it was not hard for me to draw out the shape of the crayon.  You can make this crayon an color you wish.  Just choose your color of card stock and create the crayon shape.  The labels are usually a lighter shade of the color of the crayon. I used this Crayon Card in the past for a thank you card for Eli's teachers.  This year, I am planning to change the sentiment on the card and use it as a retirement card for all my former colleagues who are retiring this year.  I think that they will smile when they receive this card.  Enjoy the day!

Emmett's First Birthday Invite

My second Grandson will be turning 1 next month.  I can't believe that time has gone by so fast.  Of course my daughter asked me to make the invitation for his birthday party.  She decided she wanted a Cowboy theme and has some really cute ideas for it.  But I found it difficult to come up with a card for him.  So after many ideas, I decided to use the cowboy boot from "BOOTIFUL OCCASIONS".  On this card , I used some current SU product, some Retired SU product, some "NEW" SU product and (please forgive me) some non SU product. The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SET:  Bootiful Occasions
PAPER:  Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar (NEW SU), DSP (non SU), Red Glimmer Paper, Brushed Gold
INK: Versamark
ACCESSORIES: Stars Sizzix Die (retired SU), Alphabet Sizzlets (retired SU), Big Shot, Linen Thread, Mini Silver Brads, Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Heating Tool, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

Making the number 1 was a disaster.  For some reason I first cut out the numbers and used retired Red Glitter on all the ones that were soooo messy.  I went to bed that night and was so frustrated how it was turning out when I remembered  RED GLIMMER PAPER!  Duh!  Where was my mind?  But at least I remembered before it was too late.  And I replaced all the numbers I had previously put on the stars.

All in all, I am happy with it.  My daughter and her husband are happy with it.  And Emmett is pretty happy about everything right now.  My next mission is to make something for Teacher Appreciation for Eli's Daycare Teachers.  So I have another busy day ahead of me.  Enjoy the day!

February Technique Class- Card 3

This is the last of the three cards that we made for my February Technique Classes.  This card took me the longest to come up with.  It took a couple of days because I kept changing colors, position of shapes, and choice of Embossing Folders.  This technique is called "Embossed Embossing".  

This card uses a number of products which are FREE from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  Just a reminder that this is the promotion where you can choose a free item from the brochure for every $50 worth of products that you spend.  The Embossing Folder and the Stamp Set on this card are just 2 of the items that you can choose for FREE.  

I really like the way this finally came out.  I like the color combination.  This is my favorite color combination...Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, and Calypso Coral.  I really will miss these colors when they retire this year.  These 4 colors are from the 2011-13 In Color collection.  So I guess I will be using the combination a lot until they go away.  Got to get some organizing done today so I will be busy.  Enjoy the day!

Eli's Valentines

Where Eli attends daycare, every Valentine's Day they have the kids exchange valentines.  Of course being Grandma and a crafty person, I feel that I should make them for him to give to his classmates.  They are supposed to be simple.  So I decided to use the Hearts Collection Framelits to make the base of the card.  When Eli saw this elephant, he got so excited so I knew that I just had to use that for his cards.  So this is what I came up with.  Very simple but oh does Eli like this card!  The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SET:  Henry Says
PAPER:  Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Gray DSP, Red Glimmer Paper
INK:  Real Red, Basic Black 
ACCESSORIES:  Hearts Collection Framelits, Big Shot, Small Heart Punch

I will say that the small Red Glimmer Paper heart was not in my original design.  But I  made a smudge there.  So I punched out the small and placed it there.  It looked good there so I decided to keep it there.  That little bit of glitz finished the card off.  Sometimes accidents are good things.  The card is so simple there is not much else that I can say.  But one thing I know is that Eli is happy Grandma made his valentine's this year!  Enjoy your day!

Another Baptism

Well there will soon be another Baptism in our family.  So I was busy over the weekend trying to get the invitations made so they could go out today.  It was a last minute decision and was not made until Thursday.  I guess you wonder why we are planning this event so fast.  Lori's husband is from Arizona and his parents were waiting until the baby was born to come in for a visit.  Well they were finally able to make there plans and are coming in right after I get back from Convention. They were here for Eli's Baptism and Lori and her husband decided that it would be nice if his parents could also be here for the new little guy.  So as soon as there plans were made, the kids started to make plans for this Baptism.  Needless to say, I had to quickly come up with an invite.  Any other time it would not be too much to do but right now I am trying to get my swaps done for convention.  But now the invitations are done so all it all worked out.  The supplies that I used for this card were:


STAMP SETS:  My Special Day
PAPER:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White
INK:  Versamark
ACCESSORIES:  Silver Embossing Powder, Apothecary Labels Framelits,  Adorning Accents Edgelits, Designer Frames Embossing Folder, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Pearl Jewels, 1/4" Stitched White Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals


I do not think it is too bad for a last minute project.  My room is a mess with 150 Convention swaps, Baby Shower projects (shhh they are still a secret), and now the Baptism invitations!  Well at least no one can say that I am not doing anything.  I am going back in now to try to finish my swaps.  Wish me luck.  Enjoy the day!

Teacher Appreciation Card

This is a card that I made for my daughter to give to Eli's teachers at daycare.  Since this is Teacher Appreciation Week, she thought it would be nice to give them a card and a little something.  So she asked mom to come up with a card to give them.  I had seen this card on Debbbie Henderson's blog where you are able to get a tutorial.  With Eli and 2 more grandchildren coming soon I decided I need to create more cards for kids.  


This was such a quick and easy card to make.  the supplies that I used for this card were:


STAMP SET: Bold Blossoms (retired SU) 
PAPER:  Garden Green, Pear Pizazz
INK:  Basic Black
ACCESSORIES: Scallop Circle Punch, Oval Punch, Tasteful Trim Die, Big Shot


The Pear Pizazz paper will be retiring this year. I used the retired sentiment because I thought it was a perfect sentiment for this card.  My daughter will be picking up the cards this morning to give them when she drops him off at daycare today.  I hope the women there will like them.  The ladies that work there are so nice and do such nice things with the kids.  They deserve to get a BIG thank you this week.  Enjoy the day!