Hello there! Glad you could be here today. I had my 9 year old daughter in the craft room today and she loves creating! I thought it would be fun for her to try out one of my Turnabout stamps from Concord & 9th, and she did wonderfully with it!
Turnabout stamps from Concord & 9th are fun to stamp, and incredibly versatile. Each set comes with a collection of stamps, the main stamp being one that is repeatedly stamped, turning 90 degrees after each impression, until a completed image is created. Variations on number of stamped impressions and color combinations is huge! To make things even better, as in my craft room today, they are easy to work with!
To start, my daughter decided to create with To The Point Turnabout set. She elected for a four color pattern, and lucky enough, the colors she picked I had in both ink and cardstock! She chose Gina K Applemint, Lovely Lavender, Sea Glass and Innocent Pink.
My daughter used Neenah 80lb Solar White cardstock as her panel, eventually trimmed to 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”. Using E-Z Dots Repositionable adhesive, she adhered the panel to Concord & 9th Turnabout Jig. She placed the jig on the stamp platform, then placed the alignment aid on top. She carefully aligned the stamp on top of that, then closed the stamp platform, transferring the stamp to the lid. For full instructions on how to use Turnabout stamps, visit concordand9th.com. For a direct link, click here.
Time to stamp! Using one color, she inked and stamped the entire image. She then cleaned the stamp, turned the jig, inked a new color and repeated the process. As the overall image took shape, her awe was quite entertaining! She loved doing the work herself, and was truly delighted as the image took shape.
With the inked panel complete, we moved onto adding some die cuts. She selected a few coordinating dies and cardstock. Using available scraps, she laid out the dies and ran them through the Big Shot die cutting machine. Using Gina K Connect Glue, she adhered the smaller dies onto the box die, then popped up the sentiment onto the card using Scotch Foam Tape.
For the sentiment, she elected to put it inside the card with an additional cactus. Using various colors, she stamped the three images separately; cactus, pot and sentiment. And with that, her card was complete!
This card ended up so adorable! It was fun for her to create, especially as she only needed mild guidance from me to accomplish a fantastic looking card. Bringing kids into the craft room gives them a new outlet for their abundance of imagination, along with building a stronger parent/child relationship. It’s also a nice change of pace for the adult as well, helping one to gain a new perspective on the crafting process and remembering the simple joys of creating. I encourage you to bring kids along on your crafting journey from time to time. Their insight can be both refreshing and humorous as well! Enjoy crafting!
