Stamps Ahead

I have been asked to make some birthday cards for children aged 1 - 4 for a local group called Mainly Music.  Here are a some I have created so far.   Ahoy - the pirate card uses product from Close to my Heart including stamps from Pirate Birthday and papers, which I is now I believe no longer current.   I have stamped and coloured with my Stampin'Up! markers. The butterfly, from Kaisercraft, has been heat embossed with white embossing powder and then sponged with a pink stamp ink. Thank you for looking, keep cool in the heat.   Margaret

Firstly, an update on my digital camera - it is in hospital!!! Expected to make a full recovery and be home in about 2 weeks.  These photos taken with my mobile/cell phone. I spent today with a friend, Jane, making 40 notebooks - 20 pirate for boys and 20 stars and ribbons for girls. Here are the boys notebooks that Jane made - 'Write like a pirate.......aaarrgh" We also covered some pencils and I made some eye patches. Some of the 20 notebooks I made for the girls - the saying "If you dream it, you can do it" is a quote from Tinkerbell. I also made some wands with this beautiful pink glitter paper. A close up of one of the wands that I made.   I love them.  I added a small bell to each one and as they are waved around you hear the magical twinkle of the bell. These are all heading to Southern Cross Kids Camps.  There request was for Pirates (tick) and Tinkerbell for the girls.   Now, you have no idea how hard it was to locate Tin...