Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Paper Smooches~Jesus loves you

Hey everyone!  I have been playing with Paper Smooches stamps, LOVE them!!!  If you have seen any of my Youtube video's....You know they are my latest obsession, and I want every set they make!  Today I have an Easter card to share with you.  I wanted to make a card that was cute, but still incorporate the reason for celebrating Easter....I've never mixed a cross with cute chicks before, but I think it turned out pretty cute!  I used acetate to create a window card.  I masked the stamps to create the backside of the images I used on the front of my card.  Then I used various Paper Smooches stamp sets, and Mini Monograms to stamp out "More than the birds in the sky".  I love how it turned out, and hope you all like it too!  All supplies listed at the end of my post.
















Supplies Used:

Paper: Neenah 110# CS, Stampin' Up (Crisp Cantaloupe, Brown Sugar)
Ink:  Stampin' Up (Crisp Cantaloupe), Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: Copic, Wink of Stella (clear)
Dies: Mama Elephant (Sew Fancy, Peek a Frame)
Acetate:  from Amazon


Have a Blessed Easter!

Thanks for joining me!





Friday, March 6, 2015

Valentine's for my Kiddos~Mama Elephant Stamps

Hey everyone!  I'm a little late posting, but I wanted to share some cute little cards I made for my kiddos.  We have always given our kids gifts for Valentines day.  When I was growing up, my mom would always have a little heart shaped box of chocolates waiting for us at the table.  When I was in 7th grade, I went to a friends house.  She was an only child, and her parents gave her a diamond necklace.  We had four children in my family, so no one was getting any diamonds until they got married, lol!   Now that I have y own family, I try to mix it up at our house.  One year I got my son who loves animals a guinea pig, and my daughter a talking dog she had wanted forever.  She decided she wanted a guinea pig instead.  That was fun making a home for two guinea pigs!  Some years, they would just get a little candy and a movie.  But, then I found myself getting my daughter pair of diamond earrings with a necklace.  I think I paid about $100 for both, and she loved them.  I look back, and think it was a bit much.  I think I just wanting to remember getting something really nice for Valentine's one time...Luckily for me, my kids get excited and are grateful, no matter what we spend.  This year I found the cutest little mailboxes at Target, and stuffed it with candy and a Target gift card.  Then I made them each a quick little card using Mama Elephant stamps, can't get enough of these little cute stamps!




The mailboxes were the perfect size for a gift card and some kisses!







For my 17 year old son...Getting harder to make cards for him, some I knew her would laugh when he read the inside!  



Then, I could leave my hubby out...Funny, I bought him a "real" card that played a song at Target to go with his gift.  I always feel funny giving him handmade cards.  But, a week later...I found the card I made him in his car, and the store bought card still where he opened it!




Supplies used:

Stamps:  Pandamonium, Tiny Heroes~Mama Elephant
Sentiment Stamps:  Love Quotes~Mama Elephant; Smarty Pants~Paper Smooches
Markers: Copic, Wink of Stella glitter brush (clear & black)
Paper:  Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embossing folder: Cross my Heart~Cuttlebug

Valentine's with Paper Smooches~Great Chemistry

Hello everyone!  I know I'm a little late posting, but we a great Valentine's Day around our house!  My youngest son loves science, he wants to be a scientist when he grows up.  So when it came time to make Valentines for his class, I was so happy to find the perfect stamp set already in my stash!  My son and I made them together, and had so much fun!  We used the super fun stamp set from Paper Smooches, Great Chemistry.  I taught him how to use various shades of Copic markers to shade, and he loved it! Ok...I have only been making cards and using Copics for about two years...But, I taught him what I've learned anyway!  :)   I die cut some tags to glue the pieces on.  Then we attached the tags to "test tubes" from CTMH, and my son had fun filling them with skittles.

For his Valentine's box~We took his Lego Avengers box from last year, and re-used it.  Whew~that is the worst part to me...That saved me hours!  My son did the stamping, and we each colored half of the scientist.  Then I let my ScanNcut cut all the little pieces...He wanted to make his box look like a mad scientist, with his lab exploding.  So I put adhesive on the pieces, and let him attach all of the stamped test tubes and other images where ever he liked.  We borrowed a lightbulb and connector set from one of his real science kits.   Maybe it was because it was my idea, but I think it turned out pretty awesome!  I got to help with his school party, and all the kids LOVED it.  The working lightbulb was a huge hit, and got us stopped in the hallway by teachers wanting to check it out too.  Here are some pics:













Supplies used:

Stamp set:  Great Chemistry~Paper Smooches
Markers: Copic
Paper: Poppy, Papertrey Ink
Dies: Mama Elephant
"Test Tubes" Treat tubes: Close to my Heart
Baker's twine: Lawn Fawn

Thanks for joining me!