More cake...

Yet another simple card for the children’s workshop. I’ve just realised I’ve forgotten to colour in the sprinkles on the cake! I was going to add glitter but never got round to it. I’m sure that’s something eight-year-old girls would never forget!

I coloured this image with Watercolour Wonder™ crayons and blender pens. I used Regal Rose to go with the Pretty in Pink cardstock and So Saffron to go with the Barely Banana cardstock. I put a little shadow around the edges using Bordering Blue but I don’t expect the children to do that!

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White

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Yummy cakes!

This is another simple card for the children’s workshop. I coloured the image using Watercolour Wonder™ crayons but the children will be using coloured pencils. I used Soft Subtles cardstock but Rich Regals crayons and found that they worked quite well if I was sparing with them. I used Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and So Saffron to go with the Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery and Barely Banana cardstock.

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Cardstock: Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Watercolour Wonder™ crayons – Rich Regals, ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White

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Bookmark card

This is a bookmark card – a very simple one because it’s part of a kit I’ve made for a group of eight-year-old girls. They’ll have everything cut and prepared and just need to stamp and assemble. 

The piece of cardstock is cut from a sheet of A4 down to 148mm wide, using the full length of the sheet (does that even make sense?). Then it’s creased into thirds, to create three 99mm wide panels. If you want it in imperial I’m afraid you’ll have to work it out for yourself, sorry!

Then you slice off the left panel at an angle, as shown and fold the card into a Z shape, with the sliced panel at the front. Tape around the edges of the sliced panel to create a pocket for the bookmark.

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Cardstock: Lavender Lace, Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum
Accessories: Blender pens, ¼” grosgrain ribbon - Whisper White, corner rounder, Crop-A-Dile™

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A birthday box

This little box is the first project I’ve made for a Birthday Party in a Box I’m putting together for the daughter of one of my hostesses. I love this stamp set – and it’s just perfect for a group of girl stampers!

I designed the box by stamping the image first and then working from there. My new grid paper made it easy – and as long as you keep the sides the same width as the base, you should have no problems putting your box together.

I shred my own tissue paper in a paper shredder - I'm far too tight to fork out for the pre-shredded stuff!

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Perfect Plum
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White, Stampin’ Writer markers

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Birthday Party in a Box!

Someone asked me recently if I would do children's birthday parties. Well, I've thought about it long and hard and decided that it's probably not for me, not least because children's parties are likely to be held when I'm spending time with my own children.

But I've come up with an even better idea: A birthday party in a box!

I would provide a box containing the following:

• A stamp set of your choice (mounted and used once by me to make the samples)
  
• Ink pad(s)
  
• Prepared and bagged up make and take projects for the children to stamp on and assemble
  
• Samples of the projects with clear instructions for making them. 

Why is it better than having me at your party? Well, apart from the fact that I would eat all the crisps and cake when you weren't looking, it means you can have your party whenever suits you, instead of trying to fit around my schedule. 

Even better: not only would you get to keep the stamps and inks, you would receive all the leftover cardstock and ribbon, too! This means that, after the party, you and your children can keep stamping more and more projects!

Rough estimates make this party work out at around £65, with enough supplies for 12 children - yes, less than £5.50 a head! Smaller groups of children would be cheaper - but only slightly - as the price still needs to cover the stamp set and ink... but you'd get more leftovers! And, of course, the price would depend on which stamp set you choose.

For a unique party, I think it sounds pretty fab! And very economical when you compare it to soft play centres etc.

Let me know what you think of this idea and, if it sounds favourable, I'll develop it further. Thanks!