Kids Craft Too!

Yesterday was my Dad's birthday and I wanted to incorporate a bit of my daughter into his card. She is almost 20 months old and has started to enjoy colouring. What better way to get her to help learn about creating for other people, or giving gifts, than to get her to colour for him. This is a bit beyond her understanding right now, but I think it's a good stepping stone.

We sat down at her new craft table she got for Christmas, and she coloured a picture for her 'Pampa'. We only got few scribbles but that's ok. I trimmed out the coloring on the yellow paper and used it on my card front. I also added on a few buttons from a bag I bought at Walmart (for only a few bucks!). Great deal.

This card is a mix match of many things - the ribbon is from a local scrapbook shop `Scrapbook Sally`, stamps are all Stampin`Up, the Designer Paper I can no longer remember - lol. It was a great card to use up a few random supplies I had kicking around. I even added my daughter`s name to the back..

I hope you all had a great Christmas and are still relaxing and enjoying your holidays!

Guest Blogger - Gail!

Gail was part of my Stampers 12 group last year. Her cards always have a great funky twist to them, and I miss her being part of our current group. Perhaps she'll come back? (wink wink, nudge nudge).


1. When did you start 'stamping'? 2007, a friend introduced me and I was hooked.


2. Which companies do you prefer/tend to stamp with and why? I have only used Stampin’ Up, I started attending a Stampin’ 10 club where Stampin’ Up was promoted so I just stuck with them.



3. What is your favorite technique? Melting wax, mixing it with peal-x and embedding your stamp, everyone else hates this technique, but I love it.



4. What is your favorite colour combination to work with? Earth tones with copper.



5. What is your favorite stamp set in your collection and why? Not sure that I have a favourite, I like them all, so much so that some days I will just sit on the floor pull out all my stamps and just look at them.



6. Is there a stamp you wished you owned? I wish I had a stamp of a mountain bike.



7. What project are you currently working on? My current project has nothing to do with stamping, it is a baby quilt that is 2 years over due. It is now becoming a twin- double size and I have mandated myself to have it done by the end of February.



8. What technique would you still like to learn more about? I would like to learn to do movable cards.



9. Is there a blog out there that inspires you to be more creative? I haven’t really looked, but I like reading about Erin’s knitting mishaps and what inspires others.



10. What other hobbies do you have outside of stamping? The short list consists of , knitting, sewing, and quilting.


Last but not least, a photo of your project please and a description of what and how you made it :)


*This is the pattern of Gail's quilt with her personal fabric selection shown below. I can't wait to see what the finished product looks like! Thanks Gail for being the Guest Blogger this week :)

Mr. Yapples

Have you met Yapples yet?

I wanted to make a 'Masculine' card for a gift box I'm creating. I think it worked. And, I think it's versatile enough it could be used for any occasion - birthday, Father's Day. Are there any other 'male' days in there I've forgotten? lol

I have started playing around with the Copic markers (not shown on the above card), and so far, I have not fallen in love. I plan to put a post up next week before Christmas, with my final thoughts. Stay tuned.

Quick & Easy Holiday Gift Tags

I like my gift tags to be nice, but simple. I spend so much time on making beautiful Christmas cards, that by the end of it, I want my tags to be easy.

First I found some double sided Designer Paper that I really love (sorry, can't remeber which company). I then picked one of my tag stamp sets. (I own two - Hero Arts LL885 Winter Whimsy (so cute!) and SU Holiday Woodcuts). In this case I chose to use the Woodcuts, simply because I think I may have used the other last year - lol.

I used the colours Night of Navy & Ruby Red. They were colored in with blender pens picking ink off the lid of the stamp. (With your SU stamp pads closed, press the lid against the ink pad. When you open it up ink residue will be left on the underside of the lid. Use your blender pen to pick up the residue and color! This is a great resource if you don't own a coordinating pen to colour with). Then I raised up the image with dimensionals, punched a heart in the corner and attached a ribbon. I wrote the names in with a Green Galore pen to add some extra colour.

And voila! Easy tags that are still nice and add a handcrafted touch to your gift. I made sixteen tags in an hour. Roughly 3 minutes per tag. Not too bad!