Love is...

This was emailed to me by the lovely Joan Manna and though it was worth sharing...

WHAT LOVE MEANS TO AGE 4 TO 8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN


Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouths of babes. ;
What does 'Love' mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:



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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her
toenails anymore.

So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got
arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8

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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4

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'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne
and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5

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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French
fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6

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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4

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'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip
before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7

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'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing,
you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8

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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening
presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who
you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
everyday.'
Noelle - age 7

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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still
friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6

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'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at
all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8

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'My mommy loves me more than anybody

You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6

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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7

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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone
all day'
Mary Ann - age 4

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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4

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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars
come out of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's
gross.'
Mark - age 6

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'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you
mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8

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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about
a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an
elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's
yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy
said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' 

Mini cards inspiration

Hello, I hope you had a great weekend!

Here's some cards made using the new mini sets...


This uses the 'Mini Greetings' set with a cuttlebug divine swirls backdround. It is half the size of an a5 card


This uses the 'Little Bear' and 'Mini Greetings' set and a bazzill just the edge border.


'Sweet Baby' set and 'Dotty' were used for this card, along with some kaiser pearls, bazzill border and lacy ribbon.


This is another small card using the cuttlebug embossing folders, 'Mini Greetings' and 'Hello Friend'

You still have time to enter the competition on the post below. If your comment hasn't shown up there (some people have been having problems) please email me with you comment and I'll add it for you. papercraftstudio@hotmail.com

I'll be back with more inspiration later this week
Happy art
Sarah

Mini Madness Give away

Hello!

I've just got the stamps listed up in the Clear Stamp page.

Cheek them out and leave a comment here about your favorite one to win that mini set. let all your friends know too- everybody loves a giveaway!

here's a couple of the new sets to whet your appetite...



All of the mini sets retail for $10 each. They are all approximately 5cm x 6.5cm. A great size for cardmakers and adding embellishments to your scrapbooking layouts.

I also have added some new large sets to bring us to a total of 101 stamp sets. Some great background stamps, collage elements and goddess stamps. I've even made a large tree following customer requests.

I hope you enjoy the new designs and don't forget to leave a comment!
Good Luck
Keep stamping
Sarah

Hello

Hello my lovlies,
sorry it's been so long. I've been busy busy busy again! I've designed 6 more sets and in very exciting news... 20 new mini sets!!! these new mini sets are only $10 each bargain! I'll endeavor to have them all up on the clear stamp page tonight, just thought I'd drop you a quick note to let you know I'm still here and been creating more beauties for you.

Once I've got all the new ones up I'll have another give away too. I like sharing the Joy!

I'll be back soon- I promise with lots of goodies and samples and photos for your inspiration.

Keep crafting
Sarah

We have a winner!

Sorry it has taken a while to get back here- we've had illness in the house- not fun but we're all on the mend- thank goodness!

I went to the Convention on the weekend and had a blast!

I did Ngarie's class, and had fab fun!

I also did Loretta's class I love her style. It was heaps of fun too.

I also did some shopping!

I've been hanging out for this flocking can't wait to try it with my stamps.


I have found the most fantastic watercolour crayons sooo beautiful! I've been wanting these for a couple of years and now that I'm teaching classes using this technique and back into creating my art i can finally justify them to myself! I cant wait to have a big play with them! I got them from The Stamp Trap.

I will add more samples to the gallery over the next few days. my camera was playing up but it's all back on track now.

Now, thank you for all your comments! the winner is... Teresa! She loved the Free as a Bird set. email me Teresa with your address and I'll pop them in the post for you.

Here's a canvas I did before the sickies struck our house. It says 'To Love and be Loved is the greatest thing there is in this life' This is a quote from my my a very wise woman indeed!
Keep crafting!
Sarah

New Designs & a GIVE AWAY!

Hi Hello, Welcome!

We have NEW stamps yahoo! We are also giving away a free stamp set! I've added all of the new stamp designs to the Clear Stamps- Gold Series page. Go and have a look and choose your favorite design, leave a comment here saying which one is your favorite before midnight on the 9th of June and you'll go in the draw to win your favorite set! Good Luck!

This new release has 24 new stamp sets in it. Including unique Australian designs.
I can't wait to see what you love!
Sarah

new designs soon...

Here's a few pics of my latest adventures...

I found these most beautiful elephants at the Urban Country Music Festival that happened this past weekend...

They are so adorable!

Here's a view of all the girls who jumped out of my head the other night and are waiting for their canvases...

Here's a sneak peek of a new stamp design. My son loved it and stole the test print for himself.
There is also some AUSTRALIAN themed stamp sets, invitations and elephants! Keep watching for the new stamp release and a give away.

Thank you Frogett for your lovely comments. You can buy these stamps by sending me an email at papercraftstudio@hotmail.com and either I can send you a paypal invoice or direct deposit details. You can also ask your local Scrapbooking or stamping store and ask them to get my range of stamps in (I wholesale also).

Mr DS is off to WA for a visit with Bec. Keep an eye on her blog to see what she comes up with.

Have a crafty week!
Sarah