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Lil’ Stamper…

April 23, 2007      Nichole Heady      39 Comments

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I recieved the most wonderful email from little 8 year-old Faith Montgomery a few weeks ago.  She thought that there ought to be a water droplet stamp in the Green Thumb collection so she could make the watering can "water".  I challenged her to get creative and see what she could come up with.  To my surprise, I got the most BEAUTIFUL card emailed to me today along with a very clever solution to her quandary.  She used the small leaf stamp and colored in the "vein" with a marker to change the image into a water droplet.  I was so impressed at both her talent and creativity, I promised I would display her artwork on my blog.  Way to go, Faith!  I’m so proud of you!

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  1. AmyR says

    April 23, 2007 at 3:46 PM

    Oh WOW!!!! She’s a total genius!!! And her card rocks – I love it (especially the grasshopper hiding in the grass – SO cute!)

    Reply
  2. MeShellaBella says

    April 23, 2007 at 3:52 PM

    WOW! She stamps better than most adults that I know! How AWESOME! You ROCK Faith!!

    Reply
  3. Sara in WI says

    April 23, 2007 at 4:04 PM

    Way to go Faith! What a nice card!

    Reply
  4. Lisa H. says

    April 23, 2007 at 4:10 PM

    Way to go Faith! Awesome card design. And I concurr, she does stamp better than most adults I know. Love to see young girls finding their inner artist.

    Reply
  5. AJ/willosmama says

    April 23, 2007 at 4:12 PM

    She rocks~~Can’t wait to see her stuff when she gets older!! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Teresa says

    April 23, 2007 at 4:26 PM

    Wow! Faith is one talented and creative stamper!!! This is a fabulous card! Thanks for sharing it, Nichole!!!

    Reply
  7. Louise says

    April 23, 2007 at 4:37 PM

    What a simply beautiful design.

    Reply
  8. Dottie says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:04 PM

    You go girl! Such a cute card and very creative idea. Keep up the good work Faith. Dottie

    Reply
  9. pat says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:04 PM

    Wow. She did an awesome job and she is so creative. I love it.

    Reply
  10. Alex (aka Sillybirds) says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:13 PM

    This is a truely beautiful card and for an 8 year old this is truely fantastic, way to go Faith, you rock – Nicole you need to sign her up!!!! he he

    Reply
  11. Rita says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:16 PM

    Faith – You did a beautiful job with that card; I am so impressed! And you are only 8? Wow!!

    Reply
  12. Debra says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:24 PM

    What a young talent!!!!! I am most impressed.

    Reply
  13. Julie Masse says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:49 PM

    Very creative and wow!! Great job Faith!

    Reply
  14. Eleanor Jenkins says

    April 23, 2007 at 5:59 PM

    Great card from someone so young! Does her mother stamp? She should have her own gallery.

    Reply
  15. Rose Ann says

    April 23, 2007 at 6:04 PM

    Awesome!! Thanks for sharing that…and I’m sure we’ll be seeing lots more from Faith. 😉

    Reply
  16. Terri says

    April 23, 2007 at 6:45 PM

    Wow, 8 years old and already a wonderful artist! Keep it up Faith!
    Terri

    Reply
  17. shuggy says

    April 23, 2007 at 6:46 PM

    how cute is she!!

    Reply
  18. Bethany Paull says

    April 23, 2007 at 8:26 PM

    Great idea for the water drops! And she even added that cute ribbon. What a great card.

    Reply
  19. mary says

    April 23, 2007 at 8:39 PM

    I love her card. What a great little artist!! Faith, you’re the best!

    Reply
  20. Aunite Allison says

    April 23, 2007 at 8:57 PM

    Way to go girl! That card is sooo pretty!! Im very proud of you! I love you! Love, Auntie Allison

    Reply
  21. Aunite Allison says

    April 23, 2007 at 8:58 PM

    Way to go girl! That card is sooo pretty!! Im very proud of you! I love you! Love, Auntie Allison

    Reply
  22. Kellie says

    April 23, 2007 at 10:17 PM

    Wow ladies, your comments have really blessed my little girl! I’ll be printing them for her to keep for encouragement. She picked all the colors and the layout design. I am a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, so she has been stamping for a little while. I love watching young children work with art supplies, as they see things with fresh eyes (ie: making the sun and the rays, and the water droplets!) I did teach her how to mask on this card, as she’s never done that before. She’s so excited about this post and the comments that she said that she wants to make a whole set of cards using all of Papertrey’s sets (lucky for her I own all of them 🙂
    Thank-you for all the love~ Faith’s blessed Mom, Kellie

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  23. Lisa Johnson says

    April 23, 2007 at 11:27 PM

    Fantastic Card Faith! You are a great stamper and what a smart solution! SUPER JOB!

    Reply
  24. Beth says

    April 24, 2007 at 5:47 AM

    How adorable is that? Great job Faith

    Reply
  25. Sue says

    April 24, 2007 at 6:27 AM

    Very cool.

    Reply
  26. Viv (VivLyn) says

    April 24, 2007 at 7:10 AM

    WOW! I love the little cricket in the grass and her water droplets are perfect! Great job–just imagine what she’ll create when she’s a little older!

    Reply
  27. Lisa says

    April 24, 2007 at 9:09 AM

    This was stamped by an 8 year old? Oh do I need more practice?

    Reply
  28. Alexis Ridgway (SCS aridg) says

    April 24, 2007 at 10:05 AM

    WOW!!!! I wish I had had her creativity at that age!! Great card!!

    Reply
  29. Juanita says

    April 24, 2007 at 12:02 PM

    CONGRATULATIONS, Faith!! Your thinking is soooo grown up.

    Nichole, are you sure there wasn’t a typo and she’s 18 or 28??? LOL & TFS.

    Reply
  30. MichelleY says

    April 24, 2007 at 1:06 PM

    HOLY WOWZERS! Sign this girl up! What an ADORABLE card. Nicole, I think you have a new design star coming up! 🙂

    Reply
  31. Kim Schofield says

    April 24, 2007 at 3:25 PM

    A budding artist! This is amazing from an eight year old…way to go!

    Reply
  32. kim says

    April 24, 2007 at 4:51 PM

    Dang! She’s a natural!

    Reply
  33. Annie says

    April 25, 2007 at 8:00 AM

    My goodness! She’s a better stamper than I am! And she’s only 8??? The same age as my son! GREAT job!!! I’m totally stunned!

    Reply
  34. Dotty says

    April 25, 2007 at 11:25 AM

    Not only is she a talented little stamper but a very creative one as well!! Her card is fabulous and the water droplet idea is pure genius!! This girl gets the gold star of the day and has my vote!! Would love to see what else she comes up with! Nichole, thank you for sharing this with us :).

    Reply
  35. Nana says

    April 25, 2007 at 12:19 PM

    Faith, keep up the great work and keep thinking “outside the box”. Maybe you can help me do some designing!

    Reply
  36. Melissa says

    April 25, 2007 at 2:17 PM

    8 years old…Oh My Goodness!! She is brilliant. I can only imagine how talented she’ll be as she gets older. TFS!

    Reply
  37. emilymomto3boys says

    April 27, 2007 at 7:25 AM

    wow, I see a future stamping queen in the making right there!

    Reply
  38. fran says

    August 27, 2007 at 5:25 AM

    Faith – you are so creative! What a great idea!

    Reply
  39. Julie (Joypup on SCS) says

    August 31, 2007 at 8:14 PM

    I LOVE this card! So crisp and clean. Faith — you have tons of talent!

    Reply

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