Saturday, November 13, 2010

some cards from my kids

Today, my kids participated in a kids challenge over on SCS.  The challenge was to create a card with 9 elements.  They had so much fun!  Here are the cards they created:



My 4 yr old daughter created this card. She loves pink! :) She picked everything for her card and looked at some of my cards to decided how she wanted to put everything together. I helped her with the stamping, tying ribbon, and cutting pieces. Her 9 elements are:
light pink patterned paper
dark pink patterned paper
image from Wild Rose Studio
pink flowers
pink rhinestones
pink ribbon
pink buttons
sentiment
pink glitter on the flower on the kitty's head


My 7 year old son made this card. He picked everything for his card. I helped him with the stamping and cutting pieces. He came up with the idea to layer the buttons and put them on the ribbon. I think I'm going to have to use that idea some time! His 9 elements are:
card base
green patterned paper
burgundy patterned paper
image from Wild Rose Studio
glittery snow
ribbon
buttons
white embellishments on buttons
sentiment

Thanks so much for any comments you leave for their cards!  I know they are going to love reading them!  Have a great night!

Niki

44 comments:

Linda said...

Wow! They are both so talented! :)

Becky K. said...

It looks like they are both artists! What wonderful cards they've created! I especially like those pink gemmed flowers on your daughter's card and the buttons and glittery snow that your son used. :)

Carol R said...

How adorably cute each card is! I love the pink card with the cute kitty. Great coloring and pretty flowers with the sparkle in the centers!
And a great holiday card! I too love the placement of those buttons. Cute little bear with all his holiday packages. Nice coloring and love the extra touch of glitter for the snow!

Katherine said...

Wow, what adorable cards!
Great job guys.

Rene' Sharp said...

Wow, so talented, just like their Mum!! Great job kids, hope you had fun. Sending you smiles all the way from South Africa :)

karen q said...

What talent your children have. Your son's button idea is great. What a beautiful pink kitty your daughter made. She did an amazing job of grouping her flowers.

Jen Carter said...

Oh my! These cards are PRECIOUS!! Kids, you did a terrific job! I love the elements you chose for your cards and your sweet coloring! Pink is one of my favorite colors too so a totally pink card is awesome!! And, I love the layout of the card of the bear pulling that sleigh! What a fun way to use buttons!! Great job guys, thanks for sharing!

Ted said...

Wow, these cards are just awesome! I love all that pink in your little girl's card... just perfect! And your son's coloring job is just incredible. I think I have some competition in the "guy crafter" arena with this little dude. Very nice... both artists!

June said...

Your children's cards are awesome. They must get their creativity from mom. Looks like you may have future crafters there.

Marie L said...

Oh how sweet. What beautiful cards. You can see how different boy and girl cards are. Your son can teach us how to make the boy cards.
Excellent job you two, your making your Mommy proud.

Dana said...

How adorable! What a terrific challenge idea!!

Michelle Mabry said...

please tell them that they did a wonderful job!

Mary K said...

Hi from San Diego! I love kids being encouraged to make cards by hand, and bonus... your kids have great design sense. My 14 and 16 year old boys still make all their cards too, so keep up the good work!

Ayana Posadas said...

Oh, these are so cute!
I can see that creativity runs in the family, for sure! Haha... So Adorable! :)
Please tell your kids that they did a fantastic job!

Gail said...

Those cards are excellent!
I would love to receive such a lovely card!

Lynn said...

Those are really neat cards. You children are very talented :). Card making obviously runs in the family!!!

Claudia7 said...

What a cute cards are these! They must have their creativity from their mum! ;)

Sherrie T said...

What a talented duo you have there. Great to see bright lights coming up in the next generation of creative artists. Thank you for sharing their masterpieces.

Robbie said...

The kids' cards are real cute! I've taught my grandchildren how to stamp when they were 4 and up. To this day, when they come over they want to go back to my stamp room and "play" with me. They are now 13 and 14, boy and girl respectively! It will be something they will never forget. Please tell them they did a fantastic job and I look forward to seeing more of their cards soon.

Gabby said...

Super cute cards! Good job picking the papers and all the embellishments that go on them ... just like Mommy! Hope to see more of your cards sometime soon! :)

Kathy Menzies said...

How very sweet! I wish my kids would make cards with me....Both cards are just darling, two up and coming card designers coming up!

Gen said...

they have to know that their work are treasures to be kept The recipients are very lucky Gives me the idea to have fun with my kids Keep having fun

Bev J. said...

Cute cards-like the pink kitty and the bear pulling the sled. Great papers and colors they picked!

Wahinelei said...

The kids did a fabulous job on their cards! So cute! You must be one proud mama!

Tracey said...

These are fantastic cards!! How adorable and I just love their coloured images!!

Noelle said...

What beautiful cards! I will have to try your son's button idea too!!

Tanya Phillips said...

These are darling! They both did a fantastic job, you must be so proud!

Diane Jaquay said...

Awww, Niki, how sweet! I can see that your kiddos get artistic talent from their mama :)

Jodi said...

Talent runs in the family! These are SO awesome!!!

Chris L. said...

Please tell both of your children that I love their cards! I love pink too, and I think the button idea looks really cool. Great job! :)

Nancy L. said...

super cute cards!!

jen shears said...

They did a FAB job!!! So fun!

Leann said...

These are fab - well done both!
Leann x

Shannon Erskine said...

Awwwhh! they both made adorable cards!!

Kathy Martin said...

Truly sweet cards! :)

Jessie McLaughlin said...

Great job to both of your kids! What great talent each has! Thank you for sharing them with us!

Gabriela (Gabi With An Eye) said...

Niki, your son and daughter are budding artists! Wow! That pink kitty card is so Purr-fect! The pink rhinestones for the pink flowers are very fancy. The Christmas Teddy is amazing. Are you sure you didn't color it for him? Is he a professional artist? I am very impressed. The layered buttons are pure genius! But that glittery snow is the best! Great job on both cards. I'm so glad you shared them on your blog.

Ida said...

Wow they did a wonderful job. Both cards are very cute and well thought out.

Kelly Schelske said...

These are both fabulous Niki! Budding little artists that take after their Momma!!

Leigh Ann said...

I would LOVE to get a card like these! I especially like pink, and cats so that one would make me smile. And the teddy bear card -- so cute! I really like how those buttons are arranged. Can I borrow your idea? Nice job!! :)
p.s. question for mom - Nikki for your lovely mum card (Nicole's blog post) did you make a mat in black or did you color around the edges?? I love that look but can't figure out what you did. Care to share?

Julie L Masse said...

Such cute cards!! Great job guys!! Have them come over and play the challenges on our Children's Challenge Corner blog Niki! We'd love to have more players! :)

Kimberly Gajewski said...

These are so SWEET! What FANTASTIC artists you have there Niki! Talent definitely runs in the family! Wonderfully done guys! :D

Alice W. said...

awwww... these are just precious! fabulous cards by your kids!!

Colleen said...

These are wonderful! Talent runs in the family. I love the idea of the buttons on the ribbon. Adorable both of them.