Archive for February, 2010
February 12th, 2010 -- Posted in blinkies & other cuteness |
A new year = a new set of blinkies for an up-coming holiday (sometimes)! 
This year’s batch of Vday blinkies were done in the rounded-corners style that I’m fond of working with these days…
To see the whole set (of 12), visit this page: Free Valentine’s Day rounded Big Blinkies
On the other hand, if these rounded blinkies are not your cup of tea, try some of the blinkies created in previous years for Valentine’s Day: either VDay Big Blinkies or VDay Blinkies (150×20).
If you’re looking for year-round love, you might like my heart-decorated Love my family blinkies, Sexy/Tattoed Mommy blinkie icons (100×100), or these hidden-away “I love you” clear blinkies!
Happy Vday to all my fave cool mommies! 
February 10th, 2010 -- Posted in family, scrappy / stampy |
This year I wanted to do something special for my son’s new friends in his kindergarten class. With the collection of scrapbooking and stamping supplies I’ve amassed over the years, it wasn’t hard to come up with a new type of “Valentine” that he could give out…
With a few trims and stamps, I was able to come up with a little folder-style Valentine that would hold a couple of treats inside. I used two colours of cardstock; you can pick any colours or patterns that are Valentine-themed but make sure your base cardstock is thick enough to hold itself up.
Here are the instructions for where to cut and score:
- Cut your cardstock to 2.5″ wide by 7.5″ high
- Score the cardstock along the width at 1″, then again at 3.5″, then at 4.5″
- You should now have 4 sections: a 1″ lip, a 2.5″ square, a 1″ base, and another 2.5″ square
- Scallop-punch the 1″ wide lip on the far end (optional)
I decorated the folder with stamped images and did a bit of layering with circle-punched pieces of cardstock in different colours. From there, I made three hole punches on either side at the top – lining up the top flap with the top of each 2.5″ square. You could also skip this step and plan to staple the top (either with or without a ribbon). Have your child sign the Valentine before the final assembly…
To finish up: adhere two candies on the 1″ base of the folder (you can use a gluedot, sticky strip or photo split); fold up the folder and be sure the top lip is folded on the outside; slip the ribbon through the holes on either side and tie a knot; trim the edges of the ribbon on an angle (optional).
the finished Valentines, ready to go!
My son has had fun this week decorating and signing his Valentines (with 22 little buddies in the class we spread it out a bit!), so I hope his friends have fun opening them up and enjoying the candies when they get home.
And I also hope readers have enjoyed this tutorial! Please feel free to share it with others by linking back to it at: www.krismom.com/2010/02/diy-cute-valentines-for-kids/ (permanent link). Stay tuned for another blog post in the next couple days when I’ll share some more Vday creations…
February 8th, 2010 -- Posted in hill to haven, pics, scrappy / stampy |
I created this album to tell the story (through pictures and a little bit of journaling) of the construction of our new house. After we bought this home in summer 2008, we stopped by at least once a month to check on the progress as it was built from the ground up. It was very exciting to see all the pieces come together – the foundation, the walls, the roof, the inside wiring and plumbing, the counter-tops, the flooring, and all the decorative fixtures and features we’d picked out.
Part 1 of the album has been uploaded to my Scrappy & Stampy Gallery…
Click on the picture to see the gallery album with pictures of each layout. Unlike the other albums in the gallery, these pics have been placed in ascending order. Try a slideshow; it’ll be almost like flipping through the pages for real.
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Here are a few favourite layouts from the first half of this album…
Most of the cardstock and other materials used to create the album were Stampin’ Up items, but I also dipped into my stash and pulled some papers and things from my CM supplies as well as papers from Michaels and Costco. I used almost all of the paper I had left in the Washington Apple paper pack that I’d used to create our change-of-address cards back in the summer.
Throughout the album, there are also lots of silver rub-on flowers and flourishes. Other embellishments include buttons, brads, punched cork, ribbons, hemp thread, gemstones, staples, velum, and felt flowers. The journaling in printed in a dark brown on white cardstock. For techniques, I did a lot of paper-piercing, inked edges, punched shapes and stamping.
Part 2 of the album is currently in the works (albeit slowly, especially the journaling component) so stay tuned for when I upload pics of those pages!
Happy Scrappin’!
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