Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Do you remember those Hink Pinks, where the answer has to be two words that rhyme? Like, what is a silly rabbit — a Funny Bunny! So here’s one for today: What do you call Sabba & Savta with their favorite grandson? A Leo Trio! And I had just the perfect picture of that for today’s ColourQ challenge:

I know that many, if not most, of my other design team members are creating Christmas cards with these colors, but I just don’t have that many Christmas photos. (No real surprise there!) But when I saw this picture, with my mom in a Regal Rose sweater, Leo in a Glorious Green striped shirt, sitting in a Real Red wagon, I knew it would be just perfect!

That fabulous patterned paper is from the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper. It is available both real and digital, and wonderful to use either way!

Happy Thanksgiving! I have so many things to be thankful for, today and everyday. I am thankful for my family, my friends, my job, and for having a hobby that not only brings me joy, but brings joy to others, too.  Yesterday I showed you the cards that the 5th Graders were making for the veterans living at Haven House, which is part of the VA here in Los Angeles. The kids made the cards assembly line style, with each of them taking part of the task.  (If the picture looks funny, it’s because I blurred out their faces.)

They worked so hard, and so well, that they completed twice as many cards as I expected! I had to cut more cardstock before the second class came! All together they made 105 holiday cards for the veterans to send out to their families and friends. And they loved making them! They each took their assigned job very seriously, and the cards they made turned out fantastic.

I feel so fortunate to work in place that not only lets me share my love of what I do with the students and see them enjoying it also, but to be able to help others in the process as well. I hope you have many blessings to count as well.

I was looking for more ideas of what to put in Stampin’ Up’s fabulous 1″x8″ cello bags. I’ve seen lots of them look super cute with M&M type candies, but that also means someone has to touch all of those M&Ms! Since I wanted to have my after-school kids class make something cute for Halloween, I was looking for wrapped candies. A little more sanitary that way.  I was at a party store looking at Halloween costumes, and I saw that they sold Pixy Sticks individually. I bought a bunch of orange ones, and this is what we made at the after-school stamping class this week.

Stamps: Batty for You
Ink: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Other: 1″x 8″ Cello Bags, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch

I let the kids choose which stamps and which colors they wanted to use. In addition to the Basic Black and Tangerine Tango, I included Old Olive for the Frankenstein’s Monster stamp. They loved this project!

Yesterday I showed you the birthday card I made for Eve’s good friend Simone. Her birthday party was at California Pizza Kitchen, and in addition to the apron’s they provided, Simone’s mom got chefs’ hats for all the girls. She wanted to make them a little more fun, so we decided to stamp all of the girls’ names on them! We had a little hat stamping party one day after school.

Here is Sofia with her hat. We used the Jayne’s Type Alphabet — it was nice and bold, but also whimsical with the swirls.

And here are all of the hats lined up along the counter at CPK. Their certificate for a free pizza was paper-clipped to the side, making it a super cute party favor!

The kids in in my after school class have been stamping with me for a few years now, and are ready to move beyond the basics. So for tomorrow’s class we are going to be focusing on Heat Embossing. (Which ties in perfectly with this week’s Pals Paper Arts challenge!) Below is one of the cards we are going to make. It uses the Baby Wipe Technique to stamp the butterflies, then the entire image is covered in VersaMark ink and then Iridescent Ice Embossing powder for the Dazzling Diamonds Technique. I think the girls will have a ton of fun with this one!

Stamps: Butterfly Patterns, Flight of the Butterfly
Ink: VersaMark, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo
Paper: Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Other: Butterfly Punch, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Scallop Square Clear Bigz Die, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Plus they get to use the Big Shot to cut out their card base, so what could be bad?

This week’s Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge is so fun, with a circle in a square!

As I was looking around for what stamps to use in the circle, I realized that I hadn’t used my Take a Spin set in a really long time. It was perfect for this sketch! I used the trick of making my card 4 1/4″ square, so that it can fit in a regular envelope. That way you don’t have to pay extra postage for a square card.

Stamps: Take a Spin
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Paper: Pacific Point, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper
Other: Game Spinner Hand, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Real Red 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon

I stamped my image twice, once on Real Red and once on Pacific Point, then cut out the Pacific Point pieces and glued them on top of the Real Red one. I bent the ends of the game spinner hand up a little so they wouldn’t catch on the edges.

I’ve been busy working on something special for tomorrow, so I have a great card  made by my friend Michelle to share with you today. She made this super cute thank you note for her son’s 4th birthday with the new I Dig You stamp set.  It almost made me get the set as soon as I saw it!

Stamps: I Dig You, Fabulous Phrases

Isn’t it just perfect? Thanks so much for letting me share it, Michelle! I hope you will come back tomorrow to see what I have up my sleeve!

This cute little 3×3 card is just perfect to tuck in a lunch box and let your child know you are thinking of her! I heat embossed the alphabet and used my Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write marker to color in the HI. It’s even cuter in real life. Today is the last day to get this Recess stamp set, and anything else out of the Summer Mini catalog. Get what you want now, before you regret it.

Stamps: Recess
Ink: VersaMark, Melon Mambo
Paper: Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Other: Black Embossing Powder, Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die, Big Shot

The Holiday Mini Catalog starts September 1st! Be sure to stop back for all the info on that!

When I saw this cute card made by Selene, I knew I had to try my own version. I just love this Recess stamp set — the images are just so cute and fun! But just like summer is ending, so is the summer mini catalog. August 31 is the last day to order from it.

Stamps: Recess
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, VersaMark
Paper: Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper
Other: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Aqua Painter, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder

I wanted another touch of Melon Mambo, in addition to the girl’s shirt, so I embossed the sentiment with Melon Mambo embossing powder as well.

I had totally forgotten about the adorable school bus in the Every Little Bit stamp set until I saw this fantastic ensemble over at Inking Idaho. It inspired me to make my own creation with the bus. I liked it so much I had to make two cards — one regular size (5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″) and the other 3″ x 3″. Wouldn’t these be so fun to tuck in a lunch box or give to the bus driver on the first day of school? Especially for a new bus rider!

Stamps: Every Little Bit, Elementary Alphabet Builder Wheel, For Teacher Builder Wheel, School Colors Builder Wheel
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Basic Gray
Paper: Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other: Poppy Parade Poly Ribbon, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1 3/8″ Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder, Big Shot

I still have a few spots left in my Ribbon Shares, so let me know if you are interested!