Scrappy Mom's Guest Designer for December!

I'm so honored to be Scrappy Mom's Stamps...

I love their stamps, their designs, and that they are made in the good ol' USA! Let me just tell you, you are going to {love} this release!!! The first set is called Dancing in Circles...Imagine all the possibilities with this set!

I decided to use the Gingerbread cartridge and make a sweet little garland. It came together soooo quick with this stamp set! The little men were cut at 4.50".  Next,  I used a 1.5" circle punch and a scallop circle punch for the sentiment. Then I used a slot punch in the middle of the circles and on each hand of the gingerbread men, this way I was able to thread the ribbon through and tie a loose knot!

 Here are some pictures of the garland hanging on my palm tree, Christmas tree!

 I think that this would also make an adorable little banner!

 

I can't wait to create some more fun projects with this stamp set, the ideas are already flowing in my mind! ;) Scrappy Mom's Stamps is having a giveaway!!!! Everyone that purchases the Dancing in Circles set from 12/9-12/18 will be entered into a drawing for the Fiskars 1.5" circle squeeze punch and the coordinating Fiskars scalloped circle squeeze punch!!!! What a perfect giveaway for this stamp set!

And look how perfect the second set in the release is...

It's perfect for all things birthday!!!!

So, hop on over to Scrappy Mom's Stamps to see what they have created, and to check out their other fabulous stamp sets!

I can't wait to show you what I've created with this stamp set in the release! Thanks for stopping by today and thanks Scrappy Mom's Stamps for having me! ♥Kristy

A little something for my classroom...

So, I have a few students that are struggling with even and odd numbers. I decided to use my trusty Cricut, Gypsy, and my brand new Gingerbread cartridge (Thanks again Penny at Light Whimsy!) to make these adorable "even" and "odd" houses:

 

I used Recollections paper for all of the cuts. The houses and layers were cut at 11 1/2". (I cut off the window and the doors so that I would have more room for the numbers) The numbers are from Opposites Attract and were cut at 4 1/2". The arrows are from Don Juan. I "unlinked" the width and height so that they were skinnier and longer. They were cut at 0.77" w by 2.40" h. The words "even" and "odd houses" are from Cherry Limeade. They were welded together and cut at 3.10" h.

Then I used my white Gelly Roll pen to trace over the letters. They were laminated, and then I put magnet tape on the back of both houses so that they will stick right onto my wipe off board in the front of the classroom.

Each number stands for a number in the "ones" place. The arrows show...If you were to put a number (let's say 2) in front of each number you would have: 21, 23, 25, 27, and 29. These will all still be "odd" numbers. Same thing if you put a 3 in front of each number 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, and so on. When a student has a question about even/odd numbers all I have to say is, "Is it in the even house or the odd house?" When I taught kindergarten my little ones grasped this concept so quickly because of the houses that we made together. Now, I am using this as a review for my 2nd graders. I have found that this REALLY helps my students remember the difference between even and odd numbers. 

I hope this quick idea will be able to help your students, children, grandchildren, or friends! Happy crafting to you all!

<3 Kristy