You Go Girl!

Today I'm sharing my last project for Linday's Stamp Stuff. I want to thank Lindsay and all the design team girls for being so encouraging and supportive. It's been great!

Today I am using It's a Girl Thing. So, so cute.

I am also using Mojo Monday sketch 149. So, so cute.

Be sure to visit Lindsay's blog for a link to the other design team members and this week's freebie!

Check out Expect Moore next week- a week's worth of Pocket Projects! I am doing a guest post on Thursday showing how to use a hidden pocket on a scrapbook page for pull-out journaling!

Steampunk Birthday Card

It's time for another project with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. I made this birthday card using her Steampunk Stamps.  I also used SplitcoastStampers sketch 288 for inspiration. My nesties, glimmer mist and scrap pile came together on this quick card.

Be sure to check out Lindsay's blog for links to the other design team members and today's freebie. Visit her mygrafico store for tons of digi stamps, papers and SVG files!

It's a Birthday Bash (and SALE)!!!

It's Lindsay's birthday, and we are celebrating with birthday-themed projects and

 34% off everything in her store!!

Here's a layout of my niece's first birthday using Sweet Treats 2 and On the Line. Aren't they adorable?

I also used sketch 194 from Pencil Lines to create this layout.

Supplies:

Digi images: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

DP- Cosmo Cricket, We R Memory Keepers, October Afternoon

pleated ribbon- Pink Paislee

stones- Prima

border sticker- October Afternoon

Peeled Paint distress ink

Sharpies

Nesties

alpha stickers- CM

embroidery floss

paper glaze

Join the other DT members at our birthday party. You'll find their links on Lindsay's blog, as well as this week's freebie!!

LSS- Thinking of You

I can't believe it is time for another project with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff. It's July 1st- this summer is just flying by!

Today I want to share a card I made for my grandfather, who is having surgery on his lung on July 12th. I wanted to create a card that was simple and strong, yet meaningful.  Leaf Prints and All Around Sayings (oldies but goodies) seemed to pair up nicely. I simply layered them in Microsoft Word then printed it out!

(You can really see the shine here)

Supplies:

Stamps: Leaf Prints and All Around Phrases (Lindsay's Stamp Stuff)

CS: kraft, olive

PP: Pixie Press

Ink: Staz On Black

Glitter: PK Glitz ultrafine artist glitter (awesome stuff)

ribbon: Unk

CM cutting system

Be sure to visit Lindsay's blog for a link to the other DT member's projects and this week's freebie. Check out all the awesome (instant) stamps, papers and SVG files at her mygrafico store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Summer Strawberries with LSS

Lindsay has a cute new set, perfect for summer cards and layouts!

I used this set and Mojo Monday sketch 144 to make this card.

Supplies:

digi stamp- Strawberries and Watermelon by Linday's Stamp Stuff
cardstock: kraft, black, white, red, teal
Swiss Dots embossing folder
Marvy tab punch
colored pencils
red ribbon
black Sharpie

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog for links to the other DT members and the weekly freebie.  Also check out her mygrafico store for instant downloads of awesome digi images!

Happy Father's Day with LSS!

Father's Day is this coming Sunday...have you made your cards yet?? I have, with a little help from Linday's Stamp Stuff! I thought the sentiment was perfect for those great dads out there who serve as role models for their children.

Supplies:

Uptown Houndstooth paper from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

tree stamp- Unity

Glimmer Mist

ink- SU Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi

blender pen

CM Custom Cutting System

Challenges:

Splitcoast Stampers sketch 284

Northridge Media Card Blog- Father's Day

Crafty Cardmakers- Cards for Men

A Crafty Little Place- One for the Boys

Creative Craft Challenges- For the Man in Your Life

Drunken Stampers- Father's Day

Paper Cutz- Father's Day

Pear Tree Designs- Father's Day

(notice a theme here?)

Please visit Lindsay's blog for a freebie and links to all the other DT members.

Also check out her mygrafico store- you will find images perfect for the man in your life, and you can download them instantly!

Grad album with LSS

For this week's project I created a chipboard album as a graduation gift for niece. I used the Uptown Houndstooth papers from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff to add some sophistication to the otherwise vintage feel of the album. Lots of tearing and inking going on here!

Supplies:

Uptown Houndstooth paper from LSS (cranberry and brown)

vintage dictionary and music pages

Prima paper

misc. scraps

Distress Ink

Glimmer Mist

Martha Stewart border punch

ribbon, lace and buttons

Prima stamps

Pink Paislee rub-ons

Did you see that everything in Lindsay's mygrafico shop is 40% off through Saturday? What a great deal! When you're done shopping, be sure to stop by her blog for a freebie and a link to all the other DT members. Thanks for stopping by today, and have a great week!

Literacy Night Layout

In the spring Morgan's school hosts a Literacy Night. This year they had crafts based on popular children's books, and each class had published a book that we could all look at and buy. We all had a great time!

I used School Papers and School Rules

digi stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.

Other supplies:

DP- Creative Memories

Unity alpha stamps

Tim Holtz distress inks

colored pencils

Glimmer Mist- Sweet Clover and Sunshine

Challenges:

SplitcoastStampers sketch challenge 239

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges- Anything Goes (with a digi)

Ooh La La Creations- Bright and Cheerful

I love how versatile digi stamps are! This week I made a scrapbook layout,

 and I used the same stamp sets last week to make a teacher's gift.

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog to check out the other DT member's projects,

and I bet she has a freebie, too!

Teacher Appreciation gift with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

I can't believe my daughter's last day of school is Monday! She has had a great teacher this year, so I made her a little something to say "thanks".

Supplies:

Stamps- Lindsay's Stamp Stuff School Papers and School Rules!

Ink- Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Sharpies

misc. ribbon

misc. buttons

gift bag filler colored with Glimmer Mist

foam adhesive

dowel rod

flower arrangement foam (in the bottom of the bucket)

I love challenges! This project qualifies for the following:

"Anything Goes" - Dare U 2 Digi Stamp

"Anything but a card" - One Stitch at a Time

"Use 5 buttons" -  Craft Your Passion

"Ribbons" - Digi Doodle Shop's Best

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog for a freebie and links to the other DT members' projects.

Check out her mygrafico store to see and purchase all her digi goodies!

You're invited to a tea party!

Ok, maybe you're not invited, but six little girls are! My youngest daughter is turning 5 and we are celebrating with a backyard tea party. I turned to Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Teariffic set and coordinating freebie tea pot to make the invites and Viv's card.

This is the card I made for my daughter. I did some paper piecing using some cute patterned paper from Creative Memories and Worn Lipstick distress ink.

Supplies:

Teariffic digi stamp set

nesties

crocheted lace trim

distress ink

stickles

foam adhesive

sketch challenge: Taylored Expressions #112

color challenge: Craft Your Passion (pink and green)

Here are the invitations. I used the teapot freebie and put the sentiment inside:

"You are cordially invited to afternoon tea, to celebrate my 5th birthday with me!"

Supplies:

LSS teapot digi stamp

glimmer mist

Fiskars decorative corner punch

CM micro punch

stickles

Now head over to Lindsay's blog for a freebie and links to the other Design Team member's creations. Check out Lindsay's store to see all her great images!

Thursdays with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

Here's another Mother's Day Card I made using Doodle Flowers. After coloring portions of the image with Sharpies, I covered it with Ranger's Distress Crackle Paint. After that dried I rubbed Tea Dye ink over it to enhance the cracks.

Supplies:

Doodle Flowers- LSS

sentiment- Unity

blue & cream CS

Tea Dye Distress Ink

Ranger Rock Candy Crackle Paint

ribbon

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog for links to the other design team member's projects!

Thursdays with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff: Mother's Day Card

I am beginning to work on Mother's Day cards- it's just around the corner! So I grabbed an image from my fave LSS set, Doodle Flowers.  I colored it wth various Tim Hotlz Distress Inks, cut it out, and used it as an element in Card Sketch 276 at SplitcoastStampers.  Here is the original sketch:

And here it what I did with it!

Supplies:

Doodle Flowers from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

Fired Brick distress ink

Tattered Rose distress ink

Worn Lipstick distress ink

Peeled Paint distress ink

patterned paper: DCWV

misc. eyelets

foam adhesive

Hop on over to Lindsay's blog for a link to all the other Design Team members, and be sure to look for a goodie while you're there!

Her complete line of digi stamps can be found at mygrafico.

A Winner!

Congratulations to...

Emily (stampingout on SCS) said...

This is super cute, Bekah

She wins the "Pretty Primative" digi stamp set from

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!

Thanks to all of you who visited during the LSS blog hop last week and participated in the challenges!

Be sure to visit Lindsay's store to check out all her images!

Saving for a Rainy Day!

Hi everyone! I'm Bekah from Reflections...on Living Creatively. I live in Ohio in the US with my husband and two lively daughters. When I'm not working as a parent coach to families with disabled children, I can be found playing with my kids, reading, or crafting!

I'm very excited to share my bank tutorial with you here at Mummy Crafts.

 I made a bank for my daughter using a baby formula can. I have attempted to show you step by step how I created it. While this was an easy project, there is drying time between each step, so this is not super-quick.

Step 1: Choose your container and remove the label.

Step 2: Apply a thick coat of gesso. Let dry. This covers up any seams in the can and allows the surface to accept paint.

Step 3: Paint with acrylic paint of your choice. I thinned out light blue paint with just a little water.

Step 4: While the paint is still wet, remove small areas with a baby wipe to simulate clouds. Let dry.

Step 5: Select a darker shade of paint and water it down significantly. Then flick and splatter the paint randomly on your can. I created the large "drops" by loading up my paintbrush and squeezing it against the can, then letting the paint run down. Let dry.

Step 6: Print desired images on watercolor paper and paint. Cut out and adhere to can. Here I used Puddle Fun from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.

Step 7: Adhere letter stickers.

Step 8: Fasten a label holder to the lid and cut out the center.

Step 9: Finish with a couple of coats of acrylic sealer.

I hope you enjoyed the tutorial! Please stop by and see what I have to offer... scrapbooking, book reviews, recipes, and photos!