Stamping Bliss

Kid's Stamp Camp

A few weeks ago I had a Kid Stamp Camp.  We had so much fun!  I love stamping with kids.  They are so spontaneous and creative.  =)  With fall upon us we made a variety of fall crafts.  Here is one of them.

 

These are fall photo albums.  I just used chipboard I had around the house, cut them down to size and then we covered them with paper.

Here is an up close picture of my sample.  I used the Autumn Meadows DSP that is in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  The stamp set is retired but the bold images are great for fall.

Here is what the album looks like opened.  We could of covered the inside but I thought the kids would have more fun stamping random leaves all over.  To make the inside photo pages I just used our clear envelopes.  You take the adhesive off the envelope flap.  Stack the sticky flaps together and attach to the book with brads and a Crop-a-Dile.  Very easy!

Build-A-Bear Workshop Exclusive Dies

Did you like playing with paper dolls as a kid?  I did.  I don't think I have ever outgrown that either.  I play with paper dolls with my oldest daughter.  Now I can play with paper bears and so can you.  Stampin' Up! is now selling a variety of Build-A-Bear Workshop Sizzix Dies, Embosslets  and Sizzlets.  These images are exclusive to Stampin' Up!

They are so cute.  I know that my kids and I will be having lots of fun with these adorable bears in the future.  Here is a card that my mom, Lyn, a fellow demonstrator made for one of our recent swaps.

Isn't she adorable?  It did take a little work to layer all the pieces onto the card but the end result is so much fun!

RECIPE:  Stamps-Season of Friendship & Beary Best Wishes; Ink-Pretty in Pink & Close to Cocoa; DSP-Pawsitively Prints; CS-Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel & Black; Dies-Stampin' Up! Bear Bigz, Stampin' Up! Beary Essentials Bigz, Stampin' Up! Beary Boy Sizzlet & Stampin' Up! Beary Girl Sizzlet.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Is HERE!!

After weeks of waiting...You can finally purchase Stampin' Up!'s exclusive Build-A-Bear Workshop stamps and Sizzix dies starting today!!  The Holiday Mini Catalog is online and open for customers!!  The best thing about the Build-A-Bear Line of products is that it will be available even after the Holiday Mini is no more.  Isn't that great news?

So here are a few adorable samples for you to drool over =)

Isn't this adorable?  This card was my first using the BABW stamp set: Beary Best Friends.  I immediately fell in love with this set and couldn't wait to get it.  The Designer Series Paper used on the card is the Pawsitively Prints that is featured in the Mini Catalog.  Isn't it adorable?  Perfect for soft touches and for bear clothes.

RECIPE:  Stamps-Beary Nice Wishes & Beary Best Friends; Ink-Black Staz-On; DSP-Pawsitively Prints; CS-Kraft & Watercolour paper; Ribbon-Pink Taffeta; and Tools-Watercolor Pencils & Blender Pens.

Here is another card featuring the same stamp set just to give you another idea...

This card is 5-1/4" x 5-1/4" square which is stepping out of the box for me.  It fits perfectly in our %-1/2" x 5-1/2" square envelopes even with the pocket and crayons.  I thought the idea of allowing the birthday boy or girl to color their own card was so much fun.  

I saw this card in my Stampin' Success magazine which is an exclusive magazine for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.  I love getting this magazine it is full of ideas and tips.  So if you want to get this fabulous publication than ask me how you can sign up and join my team!!

Here is how I made the card:

1.  Using a 12" x 12" piece of cardstock, cut it at 12" x 5-1/4".  You can get two cards out of each piece of 12" x 12" cardstock.  Set aside the 1-1/2" strip you will use it later.

2.  Score your cardstock piece at 5-1/4", 10-1/2" & 10-7/8".  Fold using a bone folder.  This will make the pocket of your card.

3.  Take the 1-1/2" x 12" strip and cut two pieces at 5-1/4" in length.  Fold in half.  Attach with sticky strip to the top of your "pocket".  This will help make your pocket taller to hold the crayons better.

4.  Adhere the sides of the pocket to your card using sticky strip.  SNAIL is not strong enough to hold--you have to use sticky strip.

5.  Decorate your card how you want.  Simple.  If you have any questions e-mail me.

RECIPE:  Stamps-Beary Best Friends, Seal of Pawthenticity, & Beary Nice Wishes; Ink-Black Staz-On & Ballet Blue; CS-Whisper White, Certainly Celery & Ballet Blue; Ribbon-1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain & Punch-Scallop Edge.

Kids Back-to-School Stamp Camp

Today we are going to take a break from Scrapbooking Essentials because I want to share with you what we made at today's Kid Stamp Camp.  Who says going back to school can't be fun?  Especially when you have the coolest school supplies in your class.  The kids at today's class were amazingly creative.  They took what I designed and made it their own.  I love crafting with kids, especially stamping, they can be so inspiring.

Aren't these adorable?  Girly and a little bit of Shabby Chic.  When designing a class, workshop or event I try to stick to the same colors or theme.  Today was no exception.  We used the Razzleberry Lemonade and three of the new In Colors-Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry.  Of course I had to throw some Big Shot dies in there as well.  =)

This notebook is just your standard composition notebook.  Nothing fancy.  We glued white cardstock on the cover and the back (the back is decorated too I just forgot to take a picture).  This was our base.  Than we just decorated to our heart's content.

This is just a $0.50 pencil box that I bought at Wal-Mart.  It was so plain that I knew it would be perfect to dress up.  We just made a belly band around the box and attached it with sticky strip.  Super cute and easy.

The last project we did was this bag badge.  This is just a fun little tag the kids can tie to their backpacks!  We glued the paper onto both sides of the chipboard.  Waited for it to dry completely than ran all of it through the Big Shot using the Scallop Circle Die.

My next Kid Class will be my Build-A-Bear Open House on September 13 from 2-4pm.  

RECIPE:  Stamps-Razzle Dazzle & Jumble Alphabet; Ink--Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry & Rich Razzleberry; DSP-Razzleberry Lemonade; CS-Crushed Curry, White, Rich Razzleberry & Melon Mambo; Ribbon-Polka Dot Grosgrain in Rich Razzleberry & Melon Mambo; Dies-Beautiful Butterflies, Scallop Circle & Serif Alphabet.