Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Day My Computer Died......................

It was a very sad day yesterday. My computer froze and when I tried to restart it, it beeped incessantly. I turned it off right away. When my dear hubby arrived home, he said that we need to take it to the store since it is still under warranty. Which is not such an easy task since we live 2.5 hours away from the closest store. I just hope that I have not lost a lot of my pictures. Although, we did back it up about 2 months ago. Anyway, I will try to post pictures of my projects from this computer that I am working on. I really hope it works. Well, I am off to create since that stops me from thinking about the hard drive. Happy Stamping, Danita

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Find Your Word

For the past few years I have chosen a word of the year. It is a concept of Ali Edward's that I love. She chose a word to keep in mind all year in order to invite change in her life. You can read about it in her recent post http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2009/12/one-little-word-2010.html
As you can see from my photo above, words I have chosen are Grow, Encourage, and Nurture. And funny enough, I didn't realize Ali had chosen Nurture last year too. I am still pondering my word but so far the word "Fruitful" comes to mind. I still have a few days to mull it over. I am hoping you too will choose a word for yourself. It's not like a resolution but a statement. Choose a word that is absolutely appealing to you right now, possible something you crave or something you admire. Then once you have your word, make a project to incorporate it into your vision. Even printing it out on some favorite printed paper through the computer, stamping it out and putting it in a frame, glue it on blocks to put on a shelf.... to be reminded through the year about your word. you will be surprised how that word works it's way into your life.
Each year I do a scrapbooking layout that I have in a wooden frame on the wall above my desk. I use my 'word' as the title with the year and add 4 creative resolutions to it. It is there to remind me of the creative goals I set. Some examples over the years are:
-read my camera manual
-hand make all greeting cards
-hand make all christmas gifts
-learn a new art skill
-read books to feed my soul and find inspiration
-write actual letters to encourage friendships
-fully organize my craft space (including painting it! some may remember my red walk in closet/scrap"room")
So challenge yourself this year. Set even 3 creative goals to feed your soul. Creative resolutions are often easier to keep because they nurture our souls and don't demand deep hardships (like committing to go to the gym regularly, lol). I find creative resolutions help restore me and refresh my person. It's easy to get lost in our busy lives and forget to fill our tanks. You may not consider your self a "crafty" person but don't ever underestimate the benefits of learning. It's the process that works the muscles and bears fruit!
Feel free to post your word and/or creative resolutions below in the comments. Happy New Year to all!!!
-tania

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

alternative papers...

So I may get some flack for cutting up a childrens book but here goes....
I was doing some wrapping and I purchased a never ending roll of paper Costso 2 years ago. It's like a living roll that grows several meters each month under my stairs throughout the year. I decided not to buy NEW wrapping paper until I finish this crazy roll. Hmm... wise decision? While wrapping this year I couldn't help looking arround the room for other things I could use. That's when the old Dr. Suess books called to me. I have a stack of old beat up childrens books I use to make cards with occasionally but by taking out a few pages and glueing them together to make a larger sheet, I found another life for them. Add some SU! ribbon and a home made tag and I think it has a whole new adorable life sitting under the tree!
So! Keep your eye out at thrift stores, garage sales, grandparents "hand me downs", used book shops, or your own home library for books that need a new cuter life! Happy preparations everyone, tania

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Teacher's Christmas Gifts

This Christmas, I made 3 teacher's gifts for my children's teachers. I used the Smore box that I made in June but decided to put something different in it. I was going to put hot chocolate, marshmallows, and candy canes in but then I found out that the teachers liked tea so it became a London Fog Box. I put vanilla syrup, Earl Grey tea bags, recipe card for London Fog and one Snickerdoodle cookie in the boxes. The teachers loved them!
What kind of gifts do you give to your children's teachers?
Happy Stamping,
~danita~

Friday, December 18, 2009

Rustic Cookie Bag

I am a strong advocate for the 3R's, reduce, reuse and recycle. I have been recycling now for close to 15 years. More recently, I have been working towards reducing and reusing which brings me to my next project. Last night was my 4 year old son's Christmas concert. They handed out goodies in paper lunch bags. I would usually put these bags in my recycling bins but I needed a container to put cookies in for a gift. I cut the paper bag down to 6 inches and scalloped the edges. Then I finished decorating the bag. The cookies are for my 7 year old's school bus driver. I wanted to show her my appreciation for getting my daughter to and from school every day safely. I will also be giving a similar gift to my garbage man. Garbage day is Tuesday so I will post what his gift looks like as well. I got the idea for the bag from Lolly at lollychops.com. Her post about her stinky dog is quite funny as well if you are looking for a little giggle. Happy Stamping, ~danita~

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Another Gift Card Holder

Yes, another gift card holder but this one is the easiest one so far. I made one for each of my brother inlaws who are both doing home renovations so why not a Home Depot gift card! I know that I am safe showing their gifts here since either one of them are stampers :). I went into my scraps bin and pulled out two pieces of 4 x11 Chocolate Chip paper and a few pieces of retired Designer Series Paper. I used chocolate chip satin ribbon for the belly band. Yes, that is what you call the piece that goes around the card to keep it together. I wish there was a different name for it because I always think of maternity pants when I hear the word, "belly band."

Well, that is all for my post today. I have a few projects that I am finishing up today which I will show you in the next couple of days.

Happy Stamping,

~danita~

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Guy gifts...challenging?

I was pondering what to do for today's post and started snooping through this little stack of papers from an old paper swap. I wanted to do something with current product to be a bit more helpful to those who are SU! girls. THIS paper I never thought I'd do anything with. It didn't inspire me at all upon arrival in the bundle. Yet, here it turned out to be a great little idea for those of you with card sharks on your list! Throw in a small stash of loonies and twoonies and a bag of chocolate poker chips and you are golden! Maybe even a scratch &win. The pictures loaded backwards so hang in there with me. This is the poker chip tag made for the recipient's name. Just snipped some scrap red and glued it down. Trim and add the 1"circle.
I ended up coloring over the words "CRAZY EIGHTS" with my white gel pen before attaching the ribbon because you could see the words through the curry ribbon. And really, how manly is the game crazy eights?
To make the box, take 2 (6x6) squares. Trim the paper you wish to use for the bottom of the box by 1/16" on TWO SIDES ONLY. This allows the top to slide on perfectly. Score each side at 1" all the way around on both squares. Clip in 2 ends on one and 2 sides on the other to help keep the flaps on opposite walls. This also helps achieve an easy fit. Fold in tabs and glue or tape. This formula of the base 1/16" smaller than the top can be used for any size custom box you want to make as long as you score all your wall sides evenly!
I hope you are enjoying the process of creating for the holiday season. If it's stressfull, make a note in your new calendar now: Start making gifts earlier! Set a start date to brain storm your list. Set a startdate to start making gifts. I begin very early so I can take my time. And even more helpful is setting a date to be wrapped by! Mine is in November so that I can really enjoy the holiday season and all it's events. Sounds crazy but it is SO nice in December!
-tania

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tardy Tuesday er... Wednesday by tania

Here is my 'Small World Inspired' card. It's a 3x3 so I am going to use it for my Mother's gifttag. Having SU!'s little 3x3 love note size cards on hand is always good for a quick little fix. Winter white embossed greeting from a Sale-a-bration set I got last year. Speaking of Sale-a-bration...it's coming!!!! I love Sale-a-bration, and really, who doesn't like free stamps. Honestly. Oh, yes, sorry, faux stitching done with my gel pen. Snowflakes cut out with my Big Shot! Have a happy saturday! I can tell it's the Christmas season shen I eat shortbread for breakfast, sigh. I am weak against the power of cookies lol. -tania
I have been away to Disneyland and hoped I would have gotten online there, but no. We were cocoa drinking, churro eating, coaster riding, Goofy hugging fiends last week! It was SO fun. I was riding though 'It's A Small World' and saw this tree that made me think it would make good inspiration for a card or project! I hope you will show Danita what you have come up with if you take the Small World Callenge. I will edit this post with what I come up with later. You can always email her a picture of what you did, or leave a link to your picture in your comment. So any December Daily people out there could use this challenge! Happy stamping! -tania

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Tag Time

I need to get all my gift tags completed in the next week so I can mail out my gifts. Here is what I have come up with so far. The top note tag uses non traditional colours of pale plum and rich razzleberry. My 7 year old daughter absolutely loves this colour combo. The other two tags were inspired by Angie Kennedy Juda at Chic n Scratch. I really like being able to use up my scraps for the smaller tags. Just a short post today as I need to get back to the Elf Sweatshop. Happy Stamping, Danita

Monday, November 30, 2009

Gift Card Holders

It is now down to crunch time to finish all my gifts. Personally, I really enjoy giving and receiving gift cards. Family lives far away so it saves us a lot on shipping but I also make a few gifts as well to personalize the gift giving. I like receiving gift cards as well because you can get exactly what you want (size and colour).
The first two gift holders are made using the big shot and two different dies (scallop square and top note). The third one is made using cardstock measuring 4.25 x 11. It is quite easy after doing it a few times.
Well, I am off to my stamp room to finish up making a few tag samples for tomorrow. Tania is away on holdiays so she won't be posting tomorrow.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Friday, November 27, 2009

Where Have I Been?

Where have I been? Well....I have been busy making Christmas gifts and I promise that I will share them with you soon. One of the gifts that I am working on are Cowgirl Cookies in a jar. I will be decorating the jar before I pack it up but I wanted to show you the cookies before and after cooking. I must say that these are the yummiest cookies that I have eaten so far. I usually take pictures during the day since they look better but I had take this before the cookies were eaten up. If you are interested in making your very own Cowgirl Cookies, you can find the recipe at http://www.bakerella.com/mix-things-up/. That is all for today as I need to get back to my stamp room to decorate this jar and the other jarred gifts that I have made.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tag Time

I'm dreaming of a GREEN Christmas...sort of. I have been working on handmade gifts for sometime now. I have made it a goal to use as much of my materials on hand as possible. Fabric, papers, wooden items, glass, yarns.... I have a crafting problem. There were very few things I needed to purchase to complete my project list. So when Danita came up in the summer and did a workshop for me I picked those things up. That's where the 'sort of' came from. I knew I wanted to do tags this week as I am in the wrapping stage. It seemed a good challenge to 'use my stash' and make tags this week! I appologise if you are expecting all SU! products. I have a few patterned papers and embellishments that are other sources. It's about using what I had (and making it cute lol). The candy canes are make from a cookie cutter set my sweet husband had put in my stocking last year. Gotta love the multi-platform for the Big Shot! I used the Woodgrain Background stamp to make my striped cardstock. The lace trim edge I dragged in Whisper White craft ink and heat set. The jingle bells are cut from the same cookie cutter set in felt (LOVE doing that, yeah Big Shot again). I masked the wording stamp into that label stamp.
Danita may laugh at my use of the pom-pom trim she gave me. I like how these tags turned out. The old Cold Play set is still one of my favorites. The carrot nose is made from stickles. I plan on using a small alphabet set to stamp the recipients name on the snowman's belly in Basic Grey.
These tags are patterned paper glued to Garden Green cardstock and run through with the Top Note die. I masked the image in the label stamp as well. I am using chipboard letters to monogram these ones. I had added stickles to the 'B' to bling it up a bit. You can do the same with Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds!
Happy holiday preparing to you! I hope you will try to use what you can this Christmas to be a little greener. This generally means you get new treats if you are addicted to creating like me! Danita can help you order current comparable supplies if you want to recreate these tags and don't have the things you need in your stash. Handmade items may not be FULLY appreciated by all who recieve them but we crafters enjoy the process and can always MAKE giftcard holders for those we need to!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Gift Drawer

Where have I been? Well.....our family was quite sick with a cold. In fact, my four year old son had a middle ear infection with his ear leaking fluid like a leaky tap. Then, my seven year old daughter had such a sore throat and bad cough that her ear was hurting. She has ruptured her ear drum before so I took her to the doctor so it would not happen again. After that, it was my turn to get a cold and I felt completely exhausted so I was not creating. Now, we are all healthy and it is time to kick it in high gear to start making our Christmas gifts. We have try to have a handmade Christmas as much as possible so I am hoping to post some of my projects in the next few weeks.
Today, I am going to share with you a project that I might give as a teacher's gift. I am having a packaging class this Saturday and one of the projects is this cute gift drawer. You could fill it up with the person's favourite goodies. It could be give to a teacher as a Christmas gift that sits on the teacher's desk. Have you started on your teacher gifts yet?
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

why cards?

I often make cards for birthdays and usually try to make our Christmas cards. I have made cards for Easter, Thankgiving, Valentines and even the occasional St. Patrick's Day. I was thinking tonight about what I wanted to make to post. I had this card design I made a few weeks ago and I really liked it but it needed tweaking. So I started to play with a new version. The original one had the greeting 'PEACE' on it and an acetate layer to enhance the snow. But this version unfolded with texture in the back ground and even more importantly, purpose.
I have a friend who has had a whopper of a 2009 and I am giving this to her to let her know that, i care. When everything seems pointless, or repetitive, or like it's actually moving towards something good...i care. Sometimes when we go through something that takes MUCH longer than we'd like it to, we can stop letting people in because WE are sick to the teeth of talking about it. But dear friends still care about our stuggles. They may not know what to say anymore either.
Sometimes very few words can fill an empty space. Sometimes a simple paper gesture is how you communicate a hug. Handmade often begins in the heart and moves outward to someone else. I challenge you to make a card for a friend who may need to hear that you care. That someone still cares. -tania

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Pleated Ribbon Card

I know. I know that I said that I would post this card tomorrow but I could not wait to show you. My challenge to use ribbon all month has begun and if I have to use ribbon on every project that I complete then I have to figure different ways to use it. The ribbon on this card is pleated and I really like the way it looks. The picture does not show it but the flowers are coloured with bashful blue and pacific point. It looks like I need to work on my lighting when taking pictures.
The set that I used to stamp the sentiment was once a wheel that I cut apart and made 13 stamps from. The wheel is called Friendly Words. I have also cut the wheel, "Neighbourhood" apart as well and now I am eyeing the wheel "Bright Blessings" to cut apart as well. It would make a great new Thanksgiving and Christmas set. Hmmmm......the possibilities.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Stenciled Christmas Card

Hello everyone. Wow....two consecutive days of posting. I am on a roll and plan to continue rolling out projects for all of you to see. Today I am busy working on a couple of stamping club projects but I thought that I would share another Christmas card with you. Stampin' Up sells stencils so I bought one for myself but it has not arrived yet so I improvised. I punched out the ornament punch which is found in the Holiday Mini Catty and used it as a template.
Well, I am off to play with ribbon to create a layout and a card to share with you tomorrow.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Joy Christmas Card

Sorry for my long absence. I was crazy busy with a local fundraiser, classes, birthday parties and club nights. I was exhausted and had lost my stamping mojo. Well, I am back with a card that I did for my stamp-a-stack that I had this past weekend. It is an Andrea Walford inspired card. I used patterned paper under a clear button for the "0" instead of stamping it. You could also use a white grommet with the patterned paper as well. See you soon.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Please Vote for Tania

My friend, Tania, whose projects you see every Tuesday needs your help. She lives in a real life 900 square foot cottage and creates these lovely projects in her storage/laundry room under the stairs. Tania (aka CEDARGIRL) has entered a contest on Splitcoaststampers to win an amazing Scrapbox! This would really help with her space issue. You should read her entry and posts. It is amazing the amount of work and effort that she has put into this contest. Her entry can be found here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=460622. Vote for Tania at this link http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=463494. You have only until Friday, October 16, at noon to vote so get out and do it! Good luck, Tania. Danita

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Tuesday With Tania

Today is Tuesday with Tania so I am posting in her words. Danita
I recently celebrated World Card Making Day at Splitcoaststampers and it was a blast! One of the challenges put out was to make a christmas ornament. I all ready knew I wanted to to something with my Big Shot Pillow Die so I made these little scalloped pillows. Real Red & Old Olive CS, Deer Friends set on Confetti Cream CS, and the new twill ribbon from this year's mini! Danita demoed them at the recent Van Isle meeting and I heard that the ideas of using photos and such started to flow! That's awesome! Happy creating! -tania

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Tuesdays With Tania

Every Tuesday, I will post something my dear friend Tania as created. This week, I am sharing a Thanksgiving card and a place setting card. In Canada, Thanksgiving is this weekend so I need to get a few table decorations completed as well. I will try to show you what I come up this week for other Thanksgiving decorations. So what is your opinion on these two projects?
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Friday, October 2, 2009

Pillow Box Cup

Isn't it cute! I used the tutorial on Splitcoaststampers and watched the video at the bottom of the page done by Beate Johns to create this Hot Chocolate Cup(http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pillowboxbucket/). Hmmmm....I am thinking that this would make a great teacher's gift. What do you think? I changed the dimensions of the handle by making it wider to 1 inch instead of 3/4 inches. I also pushed the handle into the slotted holes until it looked just right. You cannot see it but I also texturized the handle using the petals-a-plenty embosssing folder from the Holiday Mini Catty. On another note, I am rearranging my stamp room again so that it is completely functional. Once that is done, I will post pictures. Have a great weekend. Danita

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Christms Elf Tag

Well, I have to admit that I have been working on Christmas projects for a little while now. I made this cute little guy for a stamping workshop. I do workshops, birthday parties, stamping clubs and participate in fundraisers. Back to the elf. He was really easy to make. I used the Scallop Circle Die and many different punches to make the elf.
I have another Christmas project to share tomorrow. Have a great day. Danita

Friday, September 25, 2009

Teacher's Gifts

At the beginning of every school year, I like to give my children's teachers a little gift to start off the year. It is my way of saying that I appreciate them and what they do. Teachers have a very important and difficult job. I am a very practical person so I give consumable gifts. Here are the two teacher gifts that I made.
I put thumb tacks, magnets, paperclips and chocolate in the different boxes. A mini sharpie was placed on the outside since it would not fit inside.
Happy Stamping, Danita

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Bad Blogger

I must apologize for being a bad blogger. It has been one thing after another and now it is time that I start blogging again. Thanks to my dear friend for reminding me that I have a blog. You know who you are. So what have I been up to? I went to visit with a friend who lives in the most beautiful place in the Cariboo. Loved it. I participated in a card swap in which I made 62 cards. Wow! That sure was a lot of cards. I will be posting some of those in the next few days. What else? I officially opened my stamp room in my house. I must say that it is absolutely wonderful. I am still organizing and I will show pics of that as well. Then, school started back for my childern and I am finally in the groove. Also, there was our local fall fair that I participated in. I am now busy with my stamping clubs, workshops and birthday parties.
I met with my stamping club ladies during the first week of September and gave each of them a little gift. I think I still have one here waiting. I made 10 of these matchboxes and tried to put each of their favourite candies in them. I liked how they turned out. Have a great day and happy stamping.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Second Swap Card

Sorry for being away for a little bit. I have been working on my swap cards and I finally came up with another card. The swap that I am participating in involves using the new Stampin' Up in colors as the prominent colour (Canadian spelling). I selected Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede for the swap. Do you ever have a sketch in your head but cannot seem to execute the way you see it in your head? Well, that is what was happening with me until a friend came over today to stamp with me. It always helps to get a second opinion. So what do you think of my Thanksgiving (Soft Suede) card?
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Swap Card

Welcome to the weekend! I should be sorting through my stuff in the basement right now but I also need to get a few swap cards. When I mean a few, I mean 62 in total using 2 designs. This is my first template using the new in colour, Rich Razzleberry. I was inspired by Beate Johns (http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/category/stamped-artwork/artwork/) Dashing Dasher. What do you think? Is it a keeper? Well, back to more stamping to create another card for my swap. The next template that I am off to create uses the new in colour, Soft Suede. I will be back soon.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Baby Gift

Last night, I attended a baby shower for a friend of mine whose son was born July 1. He will always have a party for his birthday since he was born on Canada Day. Oh yes, back to the gift. The new mom requested recycled, handmade or organic as gifts. The main outfit was recycled and I had made the card awhile ago but I wanted to try stamping on a onsie and then embroidered over the image. I really enjoyed doing this and I am going to try it again soon.
Below the plane, it says, " Welcome Baby." It looks much better in real life.
Well, I need to get this post done as the power is to be shut off. There is a wildfire near the power lines so the power might be shut off so they can fight the fire better.
Until next time.....
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Monday, August 3, 2009

Matchbox Birthday Present

Cute isn't it? Surprising just how this gift came about. At 8:15 this morning, I get a phone call from one of my daughter's friend's mother. She is inviting us to a birthday party that day at 4 pm. Today was a Civic Holiday here in Canada but stores are open but I challenged myself to make a gift with what I had on hand. I have a "little" gift box stashed away for such occasions as this. Believe me, I have had many "surprise" parties so it has become neccessary.I used the matchbox die from Stampin' Up to make three individual boxes and the sleeves that go with them. I am really loving the Big Shot these days. My four old son had an emergency during the adhesion process so it looks slightly off. Tombow was not exactly very forgiving. Included in each of the sleeves are little gifts. The first sleeve has a pair of barettes using the Fleurettes I from last year's catalogue. The second drawer holds 3 lip smackers. Every little girl loves to put these on and in the last drawer is a bag of skittles.
I am going to make another one when I am not feeling so rushed. Until next time.....
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Fifth Avenue Floral Class

Sorry for not posting regularly. I am working on a few classes and preparing my stamp room to be open to the public. Here is a class that I will be offering later this month. There are four cards and a box that go with this set. It is a great gift to give for those who like homemade cards but do not have the supplies or time to make them.
Thanks for looking.
Danita

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Big Shot Die Pack Giveaway at Stampin' Addicts!

Have you ever visited stampinaddicts.com? They have a lot of ideas using Stampin' Up products including the Stampin’ Up! Big Shot. During the month of July, Stampin' Addicts is giving away a Big Shot die pack made up of 5 new exclusive Stampin’ Up! dies. This is part of Stampin' Up's summer celebration of the new catty release. The dies included in the pack are the followng: Stampin’ Up! Thanks (Embosslits) Stampin’ Up! Final Press (Embossing Folders) Stampin’ Up! Perfect Details (Textured Plates) Stampin’ Up! Two Tags (Bigz Dies) Stampin’ Up! Fancy Favor (Bigz XL Dies) If you would like to enter the contest, please click on the link and follow the very simple rules. Danita

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Baby Girl Card

Hello again. Posting two days in a row is pretty amazing for me but I was not too excited about the last card posted so I created another one. I really like stamping on patterned paper and cutting out the shape. Here is a baby girl card that I really love how it turned out. What do you think?
Recipe:
Stamps: Bundled in Love, Sweet Little Sentiments
Paper: Whisper White, Close to Cocoa, Candy Lane, Pink Piouette
Inks: Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Scallop Oval punch, Movers & Shapers Die, Big Shot, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Edge punch
Happy Stamping, Danita

Monday, July 13, 2009

Masculine Card

Today was my hubby's birthday so I decided to experiment a little bit. What I really needed for this was Always Artichoke cardstock but I did not have any. Argh! Oh well, so I imporvised and came up with this card. I got the inspiration from a card Michelle Wooderson posted on her blog awhile ago. Each of my kids made a card for their dad as well.
Recipe:
Stamps: Trendy Trees
Paper: Parisian Breeze, Manchester, Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Always ArtichokeAccessories: Button Latte, Linen thread, Big Shot, Texturz plate, DMC thread
Now for my kids cards. The first picture is my 6 year old daughter's. Can you guess just how old my hubby is? The second card is my 4 year old (Just had his birthday) son's card. He told us that he drew a picture of a man fishing in a boat. Well that is what I think it looks like too.
I love that my kids are creative. It sure makes staying home for the summer more fun.
Happy Stamping,
Danita

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Hello Little Baby

Today, a friend called me up feeling a little stressed so I invited her over for an afternoon of stamping. Nothing like stamping to feel better. A friend of mine just had her first baby so here is the card that I came up with. I know that the colours are not your typical baby colours but lately I have been using bold colours. What do you think? Should baby cards always use subtle colours?
Recipe:
Stamps: Animal Stories, Sweet Little Sentiments
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Simmery White, Tall Tales DSP, Rose Red DSP
Inks: Brilliant Blue, Crushed Curry
Accessories: Full Heart Punch, Movers & Shapers Die, Magnetic Movers & Shapers, Big Shot, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals
Happy Stamping,
Danita