A Little Geek Love {Avery Elle}

Hello friends and Happy Friday!

I am on the Avery Elle blog with a card I made featuring the Geek Love stamp set. 

I stamped and colored the little girl borrowing the mortar cap and diploma from the Swim Team stamp set.  I created the chalk board with the Double Pierced Rectangle Dies and the Happy Collection Patterned Paper Pad.  I embossed the sentiment from Geek Love with white embossing powder.  I also rolled up some scraps of paper to look like chalk. 

That's it for me today, but be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for even more inspiration from the Design Team! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Teacher Appreciation Album {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

I am on the Avery Elle blog today sharing a Teacher Appreciation Album I made using the Little Minds stamp set, coordinating dies, and Jewel Collection paper pad. 

As the end of the school year approached, our First Grade Room Mom sent a note to all the parents soliciting ideas for something by with our teacher would remember her very first 1st grade class. 

I volunteered to make a small instagram-sized album. I personalized the spine with the pencil and thank you sentiment from the Little Minds stamp set. With help from my daughter, I sent home with each child a piece of white card stock with a question for the students to answer about their teacher. 

Some of the questions included:

What do you think (your teacher) will do over the summer?

What is your favorite memory of (your teacher's) class? 

What is (your teacher's) favorite saying?

What color reminds you of (your teacher)?

What animal reminds you of (your teacher)? 

Why do you think (your teacher) became a teacher?  

What do you think is the easiest part of (your teacher's) job?

What do you think is the hardest part of (your teacher's) job?

Where would you send (your teacher) on vacation? 

I went into the class to take photos of the students under of guise of a craft project for the end of the school year party.  I paired up a photo of each child with his or her response.  I also sent home extra card stock for the parents or students to write thank you notes or draw pictures which I also included in the album. 

I used Little Minds stamps and dies along with the Jewel Collection paper pad to decorate pages within the album.  The children's responses and parent's notes were so sweet that I believe the album was very well received and will be cherished for a long while.  

Well, that's all for me today! Be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog today and every day for even more inspiration from Jamie and the Design Team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Classroom Treat Bags {Halloween Week}

Hello friends!

It's Halloween week at Stamping Lightly, and I am sharing easy ideas for adding a special touch to your Halloween tricks and treats.  Today- it's all about the class parties and at our elementary school, they are always looking to a generous parent or two to bring in goody bags or take home treats for the kids to enjoy after the party.  Treat bags x 20+ kids can add up pretty quickly, but by dressing up simple and small paper bags, your treats can be the hit of the party without breaking the bank.

Level one- add some stamping or drawing to a small white paper bag.  This couldn't be easier- just stamp or draw a skeleton face or even a ghost with black ink.  Fill the bag with some candy and you are good to go!

Level two- stamping and a few accents.  While you could stamp or draw a pumpkin face on any orange bag, I decided to add a few accents in the form of a stem and leaf.  While a few more steps are involved, it's still simple and easy to mass produce.  

Here are the bags together- aren't they cute?  

Supplies: 

• Stamps: Halloween Sweets and Treats (Papertrey Ink); Modern Leaves (Avery Elle)
• Bags: Micheals (orange); Canvas Corp (white)
• Other: Black and green ink, brown and green card stock

Well, that's all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow for a super spooky edition of Take 2 Thursday!

Until then, 

Katie

Take 2 Thursday (Studio Calico Sandlot)

Hello friends,

Lindsay and I are back today for another Take 2 Thursday with cards we made from the Studio Calico Sandlot card kit.

One of the main images included in the kit stamp set is a darling image of a bubblegum machine- seriously- it's sooo cute and imagine filling it with enamel dots or sequins.  But I decided to focus on some of the smaller sentiments/images in the set and let some of the other kit elements help me out.

First up, a card with a definite back to school vibe.  I made a card base from white card stock and covered it with a panel made from the black and white triangle gem patterned paper.  I trimmed the lined patterned paper and stamped the sentiment towards the bottom of the panel.  I colored the inside of the letters with yellow marker to give it that chic highlighter look.

For the sequins, I feel like I don't always do random very well, so I used a Heidi Swapp stencil (the one with the stars, hearts and circles) to assist with placement.   I attached a circle clip and adhered it to the card. I am still not sure that I love the sequins, but that ship sailed when I pulled out that tube of Tombow glue.  I am sure one of the girls will appreciate it tucked in their lunch sacks nonetheless. 

Next up was a card soooo easy, I feel like I am cheating by sharing it with you.  I really loved the kaleidoscope looking patterned paper included in the kit paper pack.  I trimmed it so that the focal intersection would fall in the card's "sweet spot" and adhered it to a pink card base.  I toyed with stamping the sentiment on a shape and adhering it to the card, but in the end, I decided to stamp "thanks" directly along one of the color lines.

I added a few enamel dots and a strip of black and white polka dot washi tape to further anchor the design. 

Here's a look at the Sandlot kit: 

See that kitty wood veneer- I've got big plans for that baby...but that's a project for another day. ;)

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog today for her take on this kit.  I KNOW she came up with something amazing!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Kate

Great Job! {Paper Smooches SPARKS}

Hello friends,

It's time for another Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge! This week is Anything Goes. It's Back to School time at our house and that was the inspiration for my card!

I stamped the images from the Smarty Pants set onto a kraft card base with kraft ink to make a fun background.  Next, I trimmed a wide strip of white cardstock at an angle and stamped the lines from the Notebook Paper set in blue ink.  

I die cut several pencils using the School Icons dies and adhered it to the bottom of the notebook paper panel.  I stamped the sentiment from Good Gab and matted the panel with black cardstock and adhered it to the card base. Finally, I die cut a few stars using the Stars dies and adhered them to the card. 

Well, the school supply shopping is finished and now I have a cute card to tuck into someone's lunch on the first day!

Ready to play?  You know the routine!   You have until 11:59 PT on Saturday, August 16 to link up your take on this week's challenge to the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches store. Woot woot!  

Be sure to check out the amazing inspiration from the other members of the SPARKS design team playing along with this week's challenge: 

Larissa Heskett
Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Savannah O'Gwynn

I can't wait to see what you create!
Thanks for stopping by!
Katie