Hey, Love and Animal Outing for Mom & Me Class

Well, I've had a great response to my Mom & Me Valentine's Class on Saturday. It's almost full, so if you want to attend, you'll need to register right away. I'm using January's Paper Pumpkin kit for the "Together Project" and since the class is so full, I couldn't spare any of the material to make a sample, so I had to improvise. I had a pillow box from another Paper Pumpkin kit although it's kraft rather than coloured and the great thing is that January's Paper Pumpkin kit coordinates with the Animal Expedition Suite from the Annual Catalogue, so I could use the materials from that suite to come up with some alternative, but very close facsimiles to use as ideas for class.

The project that I'm doing with the kids alone is the one from the Occasions catalogue featuring the Hey Love stamp set, making little bag toppers. I realized that I had forgotten to order the 2 x 8 inch cellophane bags and won't be able to get them in time for the class, but I happened to have some food grade valentine treat bags that we can use instead.

Here's another sample of the pillow box that I made using the chameleon image from the Paper Pumpkin kit! I had to try that one out because I just love the sentiment that goes with it: "You're one in a chameleon!"  Just right up my "Pun Alley"! lol

And if you can't make it to the class, but you do have a Paper Pumpkin subscription, or you are wondering what Paper Pumpkin is all about, check out this video:


            


Speaking of Paper Pumpkin, did you know that if you purchase a Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscription you can earn Sale-A-Bration Rewards?

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.


Product List

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146600] $29.00	Animal Outing Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146597] $39.00	Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle [148324] $61.00	Animal Outing Wood-Mount Bundle [148323] $70.00	Kraft Pillow Boxes [147018] $6.75
Hey Love Cling Stamp Set [148644] $26.00	Hey Love Toppers You Can Make It Collection (8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock) [150811] $75.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $10.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $13.25	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924] $11.50
Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $11.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $10.25	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $12.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $12.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] $12.00	Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934] $6.00	Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker [144607] $6.00	Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147942] $12.00	Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] $6.00
Lovely Lipstick 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon [146952] $8.25	Glitter Enamel Dots [146934] $9.50	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $48.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $48.00	Animal Friends Thinlits Dies [146823] $39.00
Big Shot [143263] $150.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.50	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50

Mom & Me Valentine Ideas and Card for Newsletter Tutorial

I was playing around with ideas this week for my Mom & Me Valentine class coming up on Saturday, February 10. I had several alternatives to choose from and the first was the cuteness of A Little Wild, which produces the little wild animal tags when die cut with the Little Loves Framelits. I also had my latest Paper Pumpkin kit delivered, and the cute valentines in it make a great background for a little hedgehog, from the Hedgehugs stamp set or one of the pandas from the Sale-A-Bration reward, Party Pandas. With the addition of some hearts from the Coffee Cafe stamp set and the sentiments that are part of the Party Pandas and the Hedgehugs sets, or the new Paper Pumpkin kit, I think I have enough ammo for a great Mom & Me class!

Here's a closer look:

• Those adorable tags from A Little Wild, turn easily into Valentines with the addition of either one of two tiny hearts from the Coffee Cafe set and two of the great sentiments from a Little Wild plus the To: From: stamp.  They are pretty tiny though, as you can see from the comparison to a Hershey's Kiss. 
• They were coloured using the Stampin' Blends, but as that colour bleeds through the Whisper White cardstock you have to die cut a second label shape from Whisper White to glue on the inside for the sentiment and the greeting. If I was doing this with the kids, I would stamp them on coloured cardstock instead of Whisper White and maybe just add one or two colour accents with Stampin' Right markers instead of filling them all in.
• The Paper Pumpkin kit valentines I followed directions for except I used the images and sentiments for Party Pandas and Hedgehugs instead of the stamps in the kit and added a few more images.
  

I am also working this week on my February newsletter, and, as usual, I will be including a free photo tutorial in the newsletter. It will feature the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and show you how to use the new Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers. My photo tutorials include a list of supplies and measurements as well as links to where you can purchase any supplies you need. This next one will also have a video component for the actual Stampin' Blends colouring part.

Here is the card, which you have seen before on my blog:

That background DSP is normally black and white, but I have made it colourful and the exact colours that I wanted, using the Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers. If you have been wanting to start using these but were reluctant to start because you didn't know what you were doing, it's easier than it looks, as you will find out in this tutorial. Also, if the price for the full set is daunting you, let me know here if you would be interested in being a part of a Stampin' Blends club, which will let you get a full set by paying in a set of 6 monthly installments.

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I Get Cards

Finally today, I wanted to share with you some beautiful cards that I have received from stamping friends in my area:

The card on the left is from one of my Papercraft Cats, Marion Hall, who was very clever combining the Picnic with You bundle with the Waterfront stamp set for a beautiful effect! The card on the right is from a good friend and stamping buddy, Eunice Stoneman, who is on a personal crusade to use up all her old DSP! She's doing an amazing job with it. Some of those flowers are fussy cut and added to the same images in the designer paper for a gorgeous 3D look. I love her colour choices with this one.

The card on the left is from a long time customer, Elaine Walker with a great technique, Triple Time stamping and a great classic stamp set, Betsy's Blossoms! On the right, customer & friend Teri Coady sports up "Hey, Chick", a favourite from last year's SAB, with some beautiful water colour technique. Also that little egg is 3D! How cute!

Two of my Papercraft Cats are featured here. On the left is Karen Bridden's lovely CAS take on the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set! I love the colour combo she has chosen, and those self-adhesive sequins are the best, aren't they? Another team member and good friend, Doreen Austgarden went tropical in her choice of colours and textures here. I love how the background for the sentiment looks like the ocean!

The Summer of the Minions

With the release of The Minion Movie in July, the kids around here are all about the minions! They finally got a starring role in their own story, not just as Gru's sidekicks, and are now everywhere on TV ads, toys, decor items and you name it!

But that's okay! I kinda like these little creatures and they are so much fun to create using punch art for cards! I have a Mom & Me class coming up this Saturday, and so I came up with a female version of a minion to go along with this card:

This was one I made a while back, but since I have quite a mostly girls coming to the class, I thought a more feminine version might be appreciated.

• Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight were meant for each other! Pair them with Basic Black and Whisper White and you have a striking colour combination.
• To round off the top of the minions head, I place the yellow strip of cardstock through the middle of the Circle Framelit and under one edge, then roll through the Big Shot only far enough to cut the edge and no further so that you don't get the impression of the framelit on the lower part.

                                                    

• I got the idea for using the Bow Builder Punch (which just happens to be one of the Weekly Deals this week, and the little insignia on the overalls from Pinterest on a treat bag created by Robin Anderson and displayed on Dawn Olchefski's blog although I wasn't able to find it there. Got to give credit where it is due, right?!
• I used both Circle Punches and the Circles Collection Framelits to make the various parts of the goggles and the eye, as well as the mouth, which is just another sliver punched off the 1" circle.
• The sentiment from A Dozen Thoughts, is just perfect for this card, don't you think? 

If you think your child would like to learn how to make this minion card, in their choice of pink or blue, and if you live in my area, register here  for the Mom & Me class this Saturday. Let me know the name of your child and if they would like to do the pink version or the blue version.

It's Tuesday again, and time for some new Weekly Deals:

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

A Dozen Thoughts Wood Stamp Set [131056]	A Dozen Thoughts Clear Stamp Set [131059]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320]
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683]	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131202]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948]	Neutrals Designer Buttons [130031]
Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911]	1" Circle Punch [119868]	3/4" Circle Punch [119873]	1/2" Circle Punch [119869]	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861]
Bow Builder Punch [137414]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fuse Fast Adhesive [129026]
Glue Dots [103683]