Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
It seems like this winter we've had more snow...and it keeps on snowing. It's so beautiful to watch the flakes falling from the sky. The trees twinkle from the snowflakes and ice. Children sledding, building snowmen, and making snow angels. These images need to be captured.
Spend your snow day capturing these memories. Pull out your Tote-ally cool tote and scrapbook album and have fun. Pull out some glitter or embossing powder to mimic the twinkle of the snow. Cut out shapes using your Sizzix die cutter or the Cricut Expressions. Add your own photos or draw pictures. Snow days are great fun.
Call all your friends. Tell them to hop into their SUV's, snowmobiles, horses, whatever it takes to get together for hot cocoa and have fun making cards, calenders, jewelry...whatever your heart desires.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Making Valentine cards
VALENTINE'S CARDS
My preschool daughter will be handing out her first Valentine's Day cards to her classmates. She obviously has Mommy's crafty gene. After I announced that her class is having a Valentine's Day party and everyone will be handing out Valentine cards, she asked, "can we make them"? I smiled, then my wheels started turning. I had to slow my thoughts down. My little one is four. I cannot come up with wild intricate ideas. We need to come up with ideas that "she" can do (with a little help).
Pink and Red papers. Tape runners. Stamps. Glitter. "Good start", I thought. She wanted princesses for the girls and footballs for the boys. "I like it". Now my dilemma. Should we use the Sizzix Big Shot or the Cricut Expressions.
We used the Cricut Expressions machine to cut out Princesses for the girls. I let her use my Sakura pens for added pizzaz. Then she embellished the Princesses even more with glitter. With the Sizzix Big Shot we punched out footballs. I helped her use the Crop-A-Dile to punch out holes for the laces. She used pretty ribbons from my ribbon box to thread the laces. (This is a great dexterity exercise for children). With heart stamps she stamped the inside of the card and signed her name. We had so much fun and giggled the whole time.
Every day she asks, "can I give out the cards Mommy"? "Not yet dear", I answer.
My preschool daughter will be handing out her first Valentine's Day cards to her classmates. She obviously has Mommy's crafty gene. After I announced that her class is having a Valentine's Day party and everyone will be handing out Valentine cards, she asked, "can we make them"? I smiled, then my wheels started turning. I had to slow my thoughts down. My little one is four. I cannot come up with wild intricate ideas. We need to come up with ideas that "she" can do (with a little help).
Pink and Red papers. Tape runners. Stamps. Glitter. "Good start", I thought. She wanted princesses for the girls and footballs for the boys. "I like it". Now my dilemma. Should we use the Sizzix Big Shot or the Cricut Expressions.
We used the Cricut Expressions machine to cut out Princesses for the girls. I let her use my Sakura pens for added pizzaz. Then she embellished the Princesses even more with glitter. With the Sizzix Big Shot we punched out footballs. I helped her use the Crop-A-Dile to punch out holes for the laces. She used pretty ribbons from my ribbon box to thread the laces. (This is a great dexterity exercise for children). With heart stamps she stamped the inside of the card and signed her name. We had so much fun and giggled the whole time.
Every day she asks, "can I give out the cards Mommy"? "Not yet dear", I answer.
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