Fly Away - Day 5

I have two more cards to share with you today.  What a fun week this has been!  I am even more in love with this little set than I was before.  Thanks for joining me today.

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Stamps: Faux Stitches (The Paper Studio); Fly Away, Up Up and Away

Paper: Dark Chocolate, Plum Pudding, Kraft, Stampers Select White, Plum Pudding Dotty Biscotti

Ink: Fresh Snow, Plum Pudding, Dark Chocolate

Other: Woodgrain Impression Plate, Limitless Lables Dies

My next project was such a fun one.  I wanted to make this one pop.  Literally!  :)  I have wanted to make a pop out card for a while and thought this was the perfect opportunity.  

From the outside, this looks like a beautiful, normal thank you card.  But, once you open it . . . 

pop!!!  How fun is this!  I cannot wait to give this to my friend.  She hosted us at dinner last night and I am going to pop this in the mail today.  I was having a wonky day and spending time with her and her family really made a bad day seem ok.  Don't you love friends like that!!??

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Stamps: Fly Away, Up Up and Away, Distressed Stripes

Paper: Aqua Mist, Stampers Select White

Ink: Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Pure Poppy

Other: Oval Die (Nestabilities), Cloud Dies, Sunshine Impression Plate, Ocean Tides Satin Ribbon, Ocean Tides Felt

Well, that brings this edition of "One Week With . . ." to a close.  Thank you so, so, SO much for joining me this week.  It has been a pleasure creating with such great things.  Check back December 27, 2010 for the next week long share of some of my favorite things!

Fly Away - Day 4

Only two days left for this edition of "One Week With. . . ".  I must say that I have enjoyed this week so much.  It is so fun to ink up such a fun stamp set.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I bought this stamp set with the intention of using it for masculine as well as kid cards.  So today I have a card that would be great for a little boy and one for a girl.  :)  It was perfect as I needed some happy, fun, encouraging cards that I needed to mail to a 6 year old boy and a 4 year old girl.   

The Boy Version

This was a fun card full of cute polka dots.  I love finding and using non-conventional images for conventional things.  I hope he loves this.

The Girl Version

What little girl doesn't love pink and rainbows?  (ok, I am sure that they exist)  I loved this plane in pink. I wouldn't think little girl when I saw this stamp set, but it sure looks good in pink.  Wait, doesn't everything?  :)  I hope this card brought a smile to a 4 year old girls face.  

Thanks for joining me today as I shared some kid cards.  These two were super fun to make.  I am so glad that they would work for boys as well as girls.  It helps the stamp set get a little bit more mileage.  I will be back tomorrow for the last day of the week.  Until then . . . 

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Smiles Across the Miles

Stamps: Fly Away, Dot Spot, Up Up and Away

Paper: Stampers Select White

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunrise, Spring Rain, True Black

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger), 1.75 inch round punch (EK Success)

Wishing You Rainbows and Sunshine

Stamps: Fly Away, Up Up and Away

Paper: Hibiscus Burst, Stampers Select

Ink: True Black, Spring Rain, Fresh Snow

Other: Vintage Cream Felt, Clouds Die, Stickles in various colors (Ranger), Copics

Fly Away - Day 3

Today is the middle day of One Week With . . . Fly Away.  I have a really fun project to share today.  It was a labor of much love . . . trust me.  My son and his class have a reading goal that they are each to read for 68 hours.  My son is over half way there.  He gets so excited about reading and finding new books.  He is constantly asking for bookmarks, new books to read (as you can imagine that we read a lot), and book related things.  So, I had this idea to buy all the kids in his class a book for Christmas and outfit them with some small goodies.  We are both pleased with the outcome. 

I talked my son into going with the "Fly away with me" theme.  He loved it because when you read a book you can go on so many different journeys.  You can see that we made two versions or colors of the book mark and bookplate.  I liked the variety.  I then went on to stamp all the little brown bags that these are going into.  My son and I meticulously went through several Scholastic book orders (you gotta love Scholastic when it comes to economical books) and hand picked books to go with each student in his class.  This is a sampling of the books - tons of boys getting "Flat Stanley" books.  Each child will receive  a book, book mark, and book plate all inside the cute stamped brown bag tied with green ribbon.  My son was upset that we aren't going to make tags to go on the bags.  :)  I have to draw the line somewhere!

Here is a closer view of the bags, book mark, and bookplate.  

Here is a closer look at the two colors - one in rustic white and one in kraft.  I should also note that we are going to adhere the book plates inside the books prior to sacking.  I thought that would help them actually get used, and we have a chance to write on them.  I am big on writing in books that I gift.  

I hope they like them.  It really was a labor of love.  My son gets a kick out of all the silly things I will put on his bookmarks.  I also know that bookmarks have a short life when it comes to 1st and 2nd graders.  That is why my emphasis was simple but cute.

Wow, only two days left in One Week With . . . Fly Away.  It goes so fast!  Tomorrow I will have some more "kid" things to share.  Until then . . . 

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:

Stamps: Fly Away, Up Up and Away, All Booked Up, Borders (The Paper Studio)

Paper: Rustic White, Kraft

Ink: Ripe Avocado, Tea Dye Duo, Smokey Shadow, Vintage Cream

Other: Mat Stack 3 Die, Bookmark Die, Chocolate Bakers Twine, Ripe Avocado Ribbon

Fly Away - Day 2

I hope that you are enjoying Fly Away as much as I am.  I was somewhat skeptical when I first chose this set, but now that I have a few projects under my belt I know that it was the right choice.  For today, I have a fun little card and accompanying treat.

When I was a little girl, I saw an airplane similar to this at an Air Show in my home town.  Seriously, I should have known then that I was going to be a lifelong crafter.  I still remember how they went together years later (honestly it was like 22 years ago!)  I haven't ever made any and thought there was no better time.

I modified my candy plane from the original design.  The plane I saw as a girl was made from smarties, a single stick of gum, lifesaver wheels, and a rubber band.  I wanted an upgrade.  :)  So, I used a roll of lifesavers (covered in paper so it was "prettier"), a small pack of gum, and some round buttons.  I wanted to give these out in my son's class.  The original design called for lifesaver wheels.  However, that required me unwrapping the Life Savers.  :)  How times have changed!  Sure daughter go ahead and eat that Life Saver that has been touched by many hands and unwrapped for days; no big deal.  :)  I chose the sanitary road.  I also wrapped mine in twine instead of a rubber band.  Again, can you imagine a class of 31 first and second graders all armed with a rubber band.  :)  I can hear all the teachers thanking me.

For the focal point of my small square notecard, I layered some dies with a cut out airplane.  I used a little doodling on the white scalloped die cut.  It was intimidating at first, but now I am addicted to getting out my markers and adding a little doodle.  :)  I used a 1.75 inch punched circle as a template for the circle and then freehanded the dots.  Such fun!

Thanks for joining me for day 2.  I hope you are enjoying all the fun things that can be done with these small planes.  Tomorrow I have a similar, non-card project to share.

Supplies - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:
Reach for the Sky
Stamps:  Fly Away, Up Up and Away, Round and Round
Paper: Rustic White, Blueberry Sky
Ink: Spring Rain, Fresh Snow, Smokey Shadow, Noir (Pallette)
Other: Mat Stack 1 Die, Limitless Labels Die, Copics, Blue Jay ZIG Writer
Candy Airplane
Rustic White Cardstock, Life Savers Roll, Blue circle buttons (My Minds Eye), Small pack of stick gum, Rustic Twine

Welcome to One Week with . . . Fly Away

I have to admit something.  Although I am absolutely in love with the adorable stamp set, Fly Away, I didn't ink it until starting projects for this week.  It is a super cute little set.  You can get it at Papertrey Ink for only $5!  I have a really hard time coming up with boy or masculine cards, so this was the biggest motivation for buying it.  Couple that with my insane infatuation of Up, Up, and Away (also by Papertrey Ink), and it was a must have.

For the next week, I am going to go into my little craft space and see what comes out.  So, without further ado . . . Fly Away . . .

This is by far my FAVORITE cards that I have made.  I don't know what it is - the colors, the pattern - but I love it.  I used the solid airplane stamp to create a patterned paper.  I was so happy with the outcome.  Do you like the little green around the Mat Stack 1?  I just doodled that on with a marker.  Easy peasy and only took about a minute to complete!  I just love small details like that on cards and am super shocked with how easy this came together.

I have another card to share that uses a similar technique.  I used the outline airplane this time to create a patterned paper for the background.  Oh, I just love this little set of stamps!

I cannot wait to give this card!   Like I said, I have a really hard time with masculine cards.  I thought this made a great male card with the colors, print, and sentiment.  I love it when things come together easily and without a fuss.  Do you know what I mean?  This card was super easy and could be done in different colors for different occasions.

Thanks for joining me on this very first day of One Week With . . . Fly Away.  I cannot wait to show you some of the other things that I have come up with and a few that have yet to be made.  *wink* I have already gotten my $5 worth just from these two cards.  I am so glad that I chose this set to showcase.  It really has grown into a favorite little set of mine.

Supplies Used - All Papertrey Ink unless noted:
Happy Birthday
Stamps: Happy Birthday (SillyLeAnn Designs 2.0),  Fly Away
Paper: Rustic White, Enchanted Evening
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Lemon Tart, Simply Chartreuse, and Hawaiian Shores
Other: Mat Stack 4 Die, Enchanted Evening Bitty Dots Ribbon, Spring Green ZIG Writer
World's Best Grandpa
Stamps: World's Best (Verve Stamps); Fillable Frames #4, Fly Away
Paper: Kraft
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Scarlett Jewel
Other: Scarlet Jewel Buttons, Fillable Frames #4 Die, Rustic Twine