Hello, Happy New Year to you! The first Tech 4 Stampers blog hop of 2025 and we are bringing you Cards For KIds. We have all been very busy with Christmas and all that that entails, now it’s time for a fresh start and what better way than with some fun crafting. Creating cards for kids allows your imagination to run wild and go all out with bright colours and patterns. What is not to like about that?

I have chosen to use the Bright & Beautiful DSP (designer series paper) with its fun patterns and colours. This DSP has been around for a while, but I just love the mix of bold designs, from stripes and stars to circles and ombres, and fun colours.

Fun Birthday Cards For Kids

Cut a layer of Basic White cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm. Randomly stamp stars in the corners using Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst ink. I used star images from the Love This Moment and Merriest Trees stamp sets.

Chose two assorted designs of coordinating DSP (designer series paper). Trim the first design to 9.5cm x 8.5cm and the second to 7cm x 12cm. Adhere to your Basic White layer.

Using the Stylish Shapes dies, die-cut the second largest circle from Basic White cardstock. Stamp the cake image from Attention Shoppers to the centre, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Colour using Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends. For added interest, randomly stamp several stars around your image. Adhere to your layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Using Memento ink, stamp your sentiment onto Lost Lagoon cardstock. Die-cut out your sentiment using a banner from the Stylish Shapes dies. Adhere to your die-cut circle with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to your layer with a dimensional.

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, from Lost Lagoon cardstock. Adhere your layer to your card base.

Finish your card by adding several Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio in coordinating colours.

I do hope you I have given you some inspiration. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration of Cards For Kids.

Happy Crafting

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Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161449] £11.75	Attention Shoppers Dies [163643] £23.00	Merriest Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162043] £24.00	Love This Moment Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162919] £19.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] £28.00
Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio [161206] £7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £7.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] £8.50	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145] £8.50	Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161681] £10.25
Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161682] £10.25	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] £10.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] £10.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £62.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75

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Hello, I hope you are well? Thanks for hopping by, for this month’s Tech 4 Stampers blog hop we are bringing you ‘Cards For Kids’ . This is a fabulous theme, that really anything goes. Kids love all sorts of colours and images, and you really can go wild and make it fun and what’s more fun than a fun fancy fold!

I had chosen to use the Trucking Along bundle, as I had several pre-stamped and punched trucks on my desk. These are in the 2023-2025 In-colors, which are bright and fun, great for a kids card. I hadn’t decided on my final design and on Saturday we had our monthly online team meeting. During which we have a fun fancy fold mystery stamping session. We are given measurements of what to cut and that is all. It is wonderful to see how they turn out and what cardstock, DSP, etc others have chosen to use.

This month we were given the following measurements;

• Cardbase 21cm x 14.9cm, scored at 5.25 cm & 10.5cm
• Matching cardstock 12.5cm x 7.5cm and 11.5cm x 8cm
• Coordinating cardstock 12cm x 8.5cm
• Basic white cardstock 11cm x 7.5cm
• DSP 14.4cm x 10cm
• Different DSP 12cm x 7cm
• DSP 10cm x 10cm, scored at 2cm, 4cm, 6cm, 8cm.

I chose the Full Of Life DSP and paired with Blueberry Bushell and Berry Burst cardstock. Whilst putting the card together, and wanting an image for the front, I saw my pre done trucks and thought they would look good and also I could then use the card for today’s blog.

Fun Fancy Fold Kids Birthday Card

Cut and score cardbase. Fold and burnish into a Z-fold. Add largest piece of DSP onto inside of cardbase.

Layer 12×7 DSP onto 12.5×7.5 cardstock and 11.5×8 cardstock onto 12×8.5 coordinating cardstock.

Fold and burnish 10×10 DSP and glue to create an open-ended oblong. Add adhesive to two adjacent side and add inside your card, lining up central top to bottom. Adhere your 12.5x 7.5 layer to the front edge of the oblong. This will then lay flat when your card is closed and stand out when it is opened.

Stamp your design to your basic white cardstock, this is where I used my pre stamped and punched truck. You can do any design you choose. I also heat embossed my sentiment in white onto basic black cardtock and trimed to size, adhereing into place with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment I used is from the So Sincere stamp set.

Layer your basic white cardstock onto your matted cardstock layers. Close your card and adhere to the front left flap, your coordinating cardstock layer will line up with your cardstock layer already inside your card, this will appear to be an added layer to your card front panel when the card is closed.

To finish your card, add several Glossy Dots Assortments..

I do hope you I have given you some inspiration to create a fun fancy fold card. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

Happy Crafting

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Trucking Along Bundle (English) [162306] £38.50	So Sincere Cling Stamp Set (English) [162283] £23.00	Full Of Life 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163357] £11.75	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] £7.50	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £10.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00	Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock [146991] £10.75	Berry Burst A4 Cardstock [144249] £10.75	Pretty In Pink A4 Cardstock [163794] £10.75	Shy Shamrock A4 Cardstock [163796] £10.75
Summer Splash A4 Cardstock [163798] £10.75	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] £20.00	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £30.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00

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Hello and welcome to this month’s Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. For August we have a theme of Card for Kids, and I could not think of a better suite than the Happy Forest Friends.

The suite contains a stamp set, dies, ribbon and the most gorgeous DSP (Designer Series Paper). The DSP have some wonderful scenes and just screamed at me for a simple Gatefold card, letting the DSP be seen to the full.

Simple Gatefold card

Cut a piece of Smokey Slate cardstock to 21cm x 14.9cm and score at 5.25cm & 15.75cm. Fold score lines to bring flaps together. This is your Simple Gatefold card base. Trim four pieces of So Saffron cardstock to 4.8cm x 14.5cm and adhere to both sides of your flaps. Trim one 10cm x 14.5cm piece of So Saffron cardstock and adhere inside your card.

For the front flaps cut two pieces of DSP, measuring 4.6cm x 14.3cm, ensuring the pattern carries across both pieces, and adhere into place. For inside your card trim a piece of DSP to 9.8cm x 14.3cm and adhere into place.

Create a bellyband by cutting a piece of Smokey Slate cardstock, measuring 4cm x 25cm, wrap around your card and adhere the two overlapping ends together. Adhere a strip of So Saffron cardstock, measuring 3.6cm x 20cm, to your bellyband with the ends meeting near Smokey Slate join.

Stamp your sentiment onto Basic White cardstock, using Smokey Slate ink, and die cut using the third largest circle from the Stylish Shape Dies. Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, die cut the second largest circle from So Saffron cardstock and the largest circle from Smokey Slate cardstock. Layer these up and adhere to your bellyband to cover the joins.

More Inspiration

I do hope you have found some inspiration with me. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

Happy Crafting

Happy Forest Friends 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158941] £11.25	Happier Than Happy Cling Stamp Set (English) [158944] £23.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] £28.00	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] £7.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £9.75
So Saffron A4 Card Stock [108611] £8.75	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] £8.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £24.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] £117.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50

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Hello, thank you for stopping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you how I created this Farmyard Tag for the Global Design Project #GDP354. This week we have a sketch challenge.

I really have had fun creating this Farmyard Tag, tags aren’t just a place to write a To and From, they can be as spectacular as a card.

Farmyard Tag

Stamp your animals onto Basic White cardstock, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Colour your images using a selection of Stampin’ Blends. I have used Soft Suede, Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black, Bronze & Ivory, and the Natural Tones Collection. Fussy cut leaving a small white border. Using Soft Suede ink, stamp your wall image onto Crumb Cake cardstock and fussy cut.

Die cut a tag from Pool Party and Granny Apple Green cardstock, using the largest of the Tailor Made Tags Dies. Trim the bottom third from the Granny Apple Green tag and adhere onto your Pool Party tag. This will give you the impression of sky and grass.

Add your wall to your tag with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Place your cow behind the wall, allowing the hooves to overhang. Place the other two animals either side of your cow and adhere using Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Using Basic White cardstock and Waves Dies, die cut a cloud and adhere to your tag with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Trim a piece of Balmy Blue & White Double-Stitched Ribbon to 20cm and thread through your tag. Wrap a length of Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon around and tie with a bow. Add several Loose Flowers Flourishes to the bottom of your tag.

To finish your Farmyard Tag, add Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the centre of the large flowers.

I do hope I have inspired you. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] £21.00	Peekaboo Farm Photopolymer Stamp Set [155683] £16.00	Waves Dies [158840] £32.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £5.75	Loose Flower Flourishes [155808] £7.00
Parakeet Party 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon [159196] £8.50	Balmy Blue & White 3/8" Double Stitched Ribbon [159629] £6.75	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843] £8.50	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] £8.50	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] £8.50
Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154922] £8.50	Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends Collection [160940] £41.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] £7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £9.75
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £8.75	Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] £8.75	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] £59.00	Paper Snips [103579] £10.25	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00

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Hello and welcome to this months Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This month we have been given a theme of Animals, leaving us free to interpret this however we like.

Mention the word animals and I start thinking of sheep! Big, small, white, black. Any sort of sheep! I adore them, so of cause, for this theme I am using a sheep. To be precise a ram, but its still a sheep. The ‘Peekaboo Farm’ stamp set has five super cute animal stamps, that can be placed to peer over the wall image. This set was a must for me.

Blended Background for a Hello There card

Cut a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock measuring 9.5cm x 13.9cm. Create a sky, using ‘Balmy Blue’ ink with a ‘Blending Brush’. Start at one end and gently blend your ink onto your cardstock using circular motions. Always start off the cardstock to avoid blotches. Continue to blend, moving up your cardstock, until you are happy. Blend from the other end with ‘Pear Pizzazz’ ink, to create your grass. This is your Blended Background. Add a few tuffs of grass using a ‘Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Marker’.

Stamp your wall image onto ‘Crumb Cake’ cardstock, using ‘Soft Suede’ ink and fussy cut around. Adhere to your blended background using ‘Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive’. Using ‘Smoky Slate’ ink, stamp your chosen animal image onto ‘Basic White’ cardstock and colour using ‘Stampin’ Blends’. I have added ‘Wink Of Stella’ to my sheeps woolly coat. Fussy cut out your animal and adhere above your wall, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Add some clouds to your sky, using ‘Balmy Blue’ ink and ‘Basic White’ cardstock, and fussy cutting the out. Adhere to your blended background with ‘Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive’ and ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Die cut a banner, I used the ‘Tasteful Labels Dies’, or cut one and stamp your sentiment using ‘Smoky Slate’ ink. Fix onto your blended background using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Layer your blended background onto a piece of ‘Smoky Slate’ cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm, layer onto an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using ‘Thick Basic White’ cardstock. Finish your card by adding white gems from the ‘Elegant Faceted gems’.

All products used are listed below and available from my online shop.

Please continue to hop round for lots more Animal inspiration.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Peekaboo Farm Photopolymer Stamp Set

[155683]

£16.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

£29.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.50

Elegant Faceted Gems

[152464]

£7.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

£11.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

£7.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

£7.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

£7.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

£27.50

Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154886]

£8.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

£8.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

£8.50

Bronze & Ivory Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154922]

£8.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

£8.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£8.25

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

£56.00

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Hello and welcome to my latest blog post. Today I am joining the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop -Anything but a card. I would like to share with you a fun kids box frame I made for a friend, who is expecting a new baby very soon.

I love making box frames, especially when they can be bright and fun. They can add such character to a space and can be easily changed to reflect their surroundings. In the past I have made a few as samplers and for another friend, who has them for her salon, where she has given me a quote or a description of what she would like.

My Fun Kids Box Frame

For this project I have combined the ‘Hippo Happiness’ stamp set, ‘Hippo & Friends’ dies and the ‘Playing with Patterns’ suite. The colours are inspired by the ‘Playing with Patterns DSP’ (designer series paper), ‘Calypso Coral’, ‘Crushed Curry’, ‘Purple Posy’, ‘Coastal Cabana’ and ‘Night of Navy’.

Layer a piece of ‘Coastal Cabana’ DSP, measuring 15.5cm x 15.5cm, on to a piece of ‘Night of Navy’ cardstock, measuring 16cm x 16cm. Adhere to a white base inside your box frame.

Die cut your chosen words using the ‘Playful Alphabet’ dies, from ‘Calypso Coral’, ‘Crushed Curry’ and ‘Purple Posy’ card stock. Adhere to your DSP, using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

Using ‘Calypso Coral’, ‘Crushed Curry’ ink and ‘Purple Posy Write Marker’ (to colour you stamp) stamp onto a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock. Use animal images from the ‘Hippo Happiness’ stamp set. Add facial detail stamps with ‘Memento Tuxedo Back’ ink. I stamped two horses so they could play together.

Die cut using the coordinating dies and adhere to your DSP, using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

To finish, add several ‘Playing with Patterns Resin Dots’.

Coordinating Welcome Baby Card

I also created a coordinating Welcome Baby card, using the same products. and ‘Vellum’ to soften the DSP.

I hope you have found some inspiration from my creations and I am sure you will get plenty more as you continue to hop around.

All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Hippo Happiness Bundle (English)

[154080]

£45.00

Playful Alphabet Dies

[152706]

£32.00

Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152490]

£10.75

Playing With Patterns Resin Dots

[152467]

£7.50

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£8.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

£8.25

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

£8.25

Purple Posy A4 Cardstock

[150887]

£8.25

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

£7.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

£7.00

2019-2021 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[150079]

£13.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

£3.75

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

£56.00

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Friends of SUBA September Blog Hop

Children

Hello and welcome! I can not believe that we are half way through September already.  I have been extremely busy preparing for upcoming events.  This months theme is children and as I am in the middle of my Christmas makes I thought I would go with children and Christmas.  The new holiday catalogue is now live and has some wonderful suites, both for Christmas and general.  The ‘Santa’s Workshop’ suite is my favourite and is perfect for those fun makes for all ages.  It has a tradition red and green colour combination, with fun characters.

I am really enjoying playing with this suite and can not wait to send out my makes to family and friends.  I know my great nieces and nephews will really enjoy the jolly images and bright colours.  There are lots of fantastic products, that not only make wonderful cards, but make amazing gift packaging.

For my card you need an A6 ‘Whisper White’ card base and a 10cm x 14.4cm piece of diagonal flocked, ‘Santa’s Workshop Speciality Designer Series Paper’.  Wrap ‘Garden Green Baker’s Twine’ twice around the SDSP, towards the top and tie with a bow.  Adhere this to your card base.

Stamp three of the elf images, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ and colour using the ‘Poppy Parade’ and ‘Garden Green’ ‘Write Markers’.  Also add ‘Crushed Curry’ for the belt buckle and ‘Early Espresso’ for the hair.  I used the ‘Ivory Blend’ for the face and hands.  To add a bit of sparkle, colour the hat rim and pom-poms with ‘Wink-of-Stella’.  Stack these on top of each other, on the front of your card, using ‘Dimensionals’.

Stamp three of the present images and also colour with ‘Poppy Parade’ and ‘Garden Green’.  Adhere these to the front of your card.  Finish off with a few of the snowflakes from the ‘Santa’s Workshop Enamel Shapes’.  These make a great fun finishing touch.

I used the ‘Santa’s Bags’ and stamped onto them, to decorate.  Added other stamped and coloured images, making fun gift bags.  The gift boxes are made using the ‘Santa’s Workshop SDSP’, stamped and coloured images and ‘Poppy Parade 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon’.  For the gift tags I randomly stamped over an A4 piece of ‘Whisper White’ card stock, coloured and cut in half length ways and into 4.5.cm widths.  Back with ‘Poppy Parade’ card stock, use the ‘Scalloped Tag Topper’ punch and add ‘Garden Green Baker’s Twine’.

All supplies used are listed below, please tap the image to be taken to my shop.

Thank you for joining me, I hope I have given you some inspiration.  For even more please follow on to Sandra @Sandra’s stamp and craft studio, 

All other Blog Hoppers:

Carrie at The Inky Nook

Deborah at DJC Creativity

Gina at Emerald Kreations

Ginny at Celebrate the journey

Leighsa @ Leighsa’s Loft

Sandra at Sandra’s Stamp & Craft Studio

Signs Of Santa Photopolymer Bundle (£45.00)	Santa’s Workshop 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper (£13.00)	Santa’s Bags (£9.25)	Santa’s Workshop Enamel Shapes (£6.50)
Santa’s Workshop 12″ X 12″ Cardstock Pack (£11.25)	Garden Green & White Baker’s Twine (£3.75)	Poppy Parade 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon (£7.00)	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.25)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (£5.50)	Many Marvelous Markers (£112.75)	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (£7.50)

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