Paper Crafting Fun

Yesterday I got to spend the day with my favorite 10 year old, Kelley. Since I know several 10 years olds, you might ask what makes her my favorite. Well, I have known her since before she was born. I baby sat her as an infant and toddler. She and I have a special bond that the years just seem to make stronger. AND, she loves to craft! 

Today I am showing you Kelley's  paper crafting from yesterday. She was a card making machine!!! Every time she comes to visit her skill level improves:)

Above card opened up

For this card we used the card template from Dawn Griffith at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts that my Happy Stampers made in July. I already had the base card cut out of Tempting Turquoise card stock but Kelley did all the stamping and decorating! For this project she used Summer Smooches dsp and Bold Blossoms stamp set. 

She remembered me making a wedding card last summer and wanted to try it for herself. Again the idea came from Dawn Griffith at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts (the links take you directly to her video tutorial). I think she did a great job, don't you? She was itching to use the stamp from Creative Elements that she wrote "Contrats" in! She really enjoys the stamps!

She was having a great time punching out hearts so I cut her a base for the Tri-fold Card in Perfect Plum. She used Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Pool Party and Island Indigo card stock for this card--no stamping necessary:)

I was having a hard time getting a picture of this card without the glare. It must have been the black because I was taking the picture in the exact same spot and with the same lighting as the others. Hmmm. Kelley was particularly proud of this card. She eyed the Blossom Builder Punch and started to think of the possibilities. She used 4 layers of petals with a dimensional between each level. I think this card stock was Raspberry Ripple but it could have been Rose Red--sorry I can't remember but either would work good for this card. The white dot in the middle is actually a Large Basic Pearl.

Last but not least, is this adorable Birthday Card. She used Island Indigo as her base. Her stamping was done on Whisper White using Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' Pads. The cupcakes are from the Carry On Hostess stamp set and the sentiment is from the Perfectly Penned stamp set. She put different colored brads in each corner.

So, if you have every thought you couldn't possibly make your own cards, just see what a 10 year old can do! I am really looking forward to next summer when she will be able to visit again. We usually get a few crafting days in per summer:)

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you were inspired:) Tomorrow I have a card of my own to show off! Have a great day!

Kat

Creative Elements Shutter Card

This morning I gave you the picture on the left as a tease for this post. Last month I posted a Shutter Card very much like this one HERE but made a few changes that I really liked so wanted to show them to you. In this picture you can see that I layered the flowers--the center one has three layers and the one on the right has two layers. The third flower is just a single layer. This Shutter Card and the one in July were inspired by Dawn Griffith of Dawn's Stamping Thoughts.

To make this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Paper: Midnight Muse and Very Vanilla card stock; Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper
• Stamp sets: Creative Elements, Occasions Alphabet and Messages for Mom (retired--for sentiment)
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede and Summer Starfruit
• Other: Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls

On the right hand piece where the sentiment is, I used the flower stamp with Soft Suede ink to create a watermark effect by stamping off the image before stamping it on the card stock. The next picture shows a closeup of what I'm talking about.

I am so enjoying this style of card AND the Creative Elements stamp set! I hope you don't get tired of them. 

Tomorrow I will have my new swap card ready to show! I need to get them in the mail tomorrow!!!! 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Kat

Comfort Cafe` Shutter Card

Our second project for our Happy Stampers Club meeting on Wednesday was this shutter card. It looks REALLY hard but is more labor intensive than difficult. You will see why another photo. When I finished the card I wasn't very happy with it. I thought it needed something but wasn't sure what. See what I mean? Kinda blah! So I asked a couple of my stamping ladies what I should do and this next photo is the result...

All I can say is WOW! made a huge difference. It looks even better in person! I guess this would qualify as another Step-it Up project. It doesn't take much to go from blah to WOW!


A big Thank You to Dawn Griffith for a great video tutorial for making this card at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. 


I am so struggling with getting the right lighting for my photos right now. I had a chance to purchase a photography light box with 4 backgrounds, lights and tripod for $30 (regular price was $100) and I didn't do it! I am still kicking myself. I will keep looking but if you see something let me know.


For this project I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

1. Card stock: Summer Starfruit and Very Vanilla
2. Comfort Cafe` Designer Series Paper
3. Stamp Sets: Creative Elements and Sassy Salutations
4. Classic Stampin' Pads: Cajun Craze, Soft Suede and Summer Starfruit
5. Other: Basic Rhinestones, Soft Suede 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

This is what the inside of the card looks like. I will probably add a few birthday sentiments to the card before sending it off but didn't have time to do that before Stamping Club. This project took more time than our club projects usually do but was sooo worth it!

The Stampin' Up! Convention is currently under way in Utah so all demonstrators who were not able to attend (me!) are anxiously awaiting news of fun changes to the company we love! So I will keep you posted on anything that will make your stamping experience better. Speaking of better, if you haven't tried the NEW Stampin' Up! Foam Stamp Pads, you are really missing something! It is taking me a little re-learning but I LOVE them! You just lightly tap the stamp on the pad not press and grind like the old ones! The coverage on the stamp is great and the stamped image almost looks printed. They are truly amazing!

Well, that's it for me today! I have a house to clean and some food to cook:( Guess I should be happy I have a house and food, right?!!! Anyway, join me on Sunday evening for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat and I will have our third Stamping Club project for you on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend! Kat