Ink It Up! Kids

Love Bots make Easy Valentines!

118080  Love Bots - Girls $9.95 for 30

 

Love Bots are just the thing for Valentine’s Day—sign the outside, fill with conversation hearts or other tasty treats, and deliver. To make it even quicker, use the Love Bots personalized name stamp to sign them. Your child can use the stamp later to stamp their personal belongings. But you don’t need to limit them to valentines—they’re equally good for party favors and thank-you gifts.

■ Folded box: 3" x 3" x 5/8"
■ 30 boxes per kit: 15 sheets per kit, 5 each of 3 designs
■ 1 sheet per kit of clear stickers (for sealing boxes)
■ Coordinates with Love Bots personalized name stamp

118081 Love Bots - Boy $9.95 for 30

To order a set of Love Bots, please visit my Online Store, click the Shop Now button and enter the item code for Girl or Boy into the Search the Store box.

Build-A-Bear Birthday Card

The girls have been so busy with school and other activities that we haven't had much time to craft lately.  We did all go to the Craft & Chat at our church this past weekend and made a few things.  Here's the birthday card that I made...

Stamps: Beary Best Friends and Beary Nice Wishes stamp sets

Ink: Basic Black Classic Pad; Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Real Red, Old Olive, So Saffron and Brocade Blue Stampin' Write markers

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, and Brocade Blue card stock

Accessories: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Texturz Impressions Pad and Texturz Silicone Rubber

If you're looking for a gift that you can enjoy with your kids, Stampin' Up!'s Build-A-Bear Workshop line has stamp sets and Sizzix dies that will have you creating fun projects together all year!  See what's available by viewing the Build-A-Bear flyer and then visit my Online Store and click the 'Shop Now' button to place your order.

Rachel's Thankful Book

To celebrate the first day of November, we had family craft time on Sunday and made thankful books.  Here is Rachel's...

and here is what she is thankful for...

 

Supplies used to make this Thankful Book...

Stamps: Very Thankful stamp set

Ink: Basic Black Classic Pad, Pink Passion and Elegant Eggplant markers

Paper: Confetti White and Basic Black card stock

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Square bigz die, Serif Essentials Alphabet die, Crop-a-Dile

If you would like to order any of the supplies to make a Thankful book, or have questions about how this book was assembled, please contact me .
 

Get the Halloween Party Started with Boo Bags!

A couple of years ago our doorbell rang... when we opened the door there was a bag full of goodies and a note that said we had been boo'd.  The bag also included a picture to hang in our window that said we had already been boo'd and instructions to "boo" someone else.

And so the tradition continues, but this year we are going to be the first to boo!  Here are the goody bags that we made up...

Just do a google search for 'boo bags' and you'll find instructions and pictures to pass along.  Have fun!

Kids Birthday Party Activities

The girls and I attended a fun birthday party for a 6 year old yesterday.  The mom split the kids up into two groups.  One group stayed downstairs to stamp some Halloween cards...

 
while the other group went upstairs to decorate pumpkins.  Then they switched.

The activities kept the kids busy and avoided the chaos of sixteen kiddos running around wild.

Tips for decorating pumpkins:

• Carving and gutting is just too much for young kids.  Keep the pumpkins intact. 
• If you're daring, give them fine-tip permanent markers to draw with.  If you're not (I'm not!) give them dry erase markers.  It will wipe off, but they can decorate the same pumpkin over and over!  
• Halloween stickers - regular, sparkly and foam were all popular!
• Need more sparkle?  Add some glitter glue.

What's your favorite Halloween craft?  Leave a comment!

Thank You Card

Stamps: Very Thankful stamp set

Ink:Basic Black ink pad; YoYo Yellow, Real Red and Brilliant Blue markers 

Paper:Whisper White, YoYo Yellow, Real Red and Brilliant Blue

Accessories:Big Shot, Movers & Shapers die, Magnetic Movers & Shapers Punch Windows, Full Heart punch, Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot grosgrain ribbon

Make a difference!  Purchase the Very Thankful stamp set and Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to Ronald McDonald House Charities.  Contact me to order or shop now and order online.

Recycled Pencil Holder

I used sticky strip to adhere some Holiday Lounge designer series paper around a plastic frozen juice container to make a pencil holder for Rachel's desk.

What items have you recycled into usable things?  Leave a comment and let us know!

Scrapbook Titles

Rachel whips out scrapbooking pages in minutes.  It always amazes me! 

Creating titles for her scrapbook pages is a great way to practice her letters.  Her teacher is trying to get her to write with the correct mix of upper and lower case letters and this is a great way to practice.

How do you get your children to practice writing?  Post a comment and give us your tips!

Another Build-A-Bear Pop-Up

Stamps: Beary Best Friends and Beary Nice Wishes stamp sets

Ink: Basic Black, Brilliant Blue and Real Red Classic Pads; Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Yoyo Yellow and Brilliant Blue markers

Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue and Real Red card stock

Accessories: Paper Snips, Paper cutter with Scoring Blade, Word Window punch, dimensionals, sticky strip

How to make the Pop-Up:

1. Score the 4-1/4"x11" piece of Real Red card stock along the 11" side at 1", 2-3/4", 3-3/4", 5-1/2", 7-1/4", 8-1/4" and 10".
2. Fold the Real Red card stock in half on the 5-1/2" score line.  Line up the edge of the card stock  so that you will be punching HALF of the Word Window off.  Repeat so that the card stock is punched about 1/2" from each edge.
3. Stamped Bear pop-up is on a 5-1/4"x 2-3/4" piece of Whisper White card stock. (Make sure the image is AT LEAST 1-1/4" from the bottom.)  
4. The Brilliant Blue card stock is 3"x 5-1/2".
5. Fold up the TWO 1" flaps of Real Red card stock so that they are INSIDE the card.  Slide the bear piece through the Word Window punched slit and use Sticky Strip to adhere it between the TWO 1" flaps of the Real Red card.  

Don't forget to check out the Holiday Mini Catalog for all the great new Build-A-Bear Workshop products!

Keep it Simple or Step It Up!

This adorable "Happy Bearthday" card shows that when making cards you can keep it simple

Or you can step it up with a few accessories

Stamps: Beary Best Friends and Beary Nice Wishes stamp sets

Paper: Kraft card stock, Pawsitvely Prints Designer Series paper, Watercolor paper

Ink: Jet Black StazOn ink pad

Accessories: Watercolor Pencils, Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Silver brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Blender pens, Paper-piercing tool, 3/16" Corner Rounder punch

Need birthday cards?   Attend my Birthday Card Class on Saturday, October 3 and make up to 16 cards.  Click here for details and to register.