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VBS: Up, Up & Away We Go!
When I say life is a whirlwind during the week of Vacation Bible School at our church, it’s totally in theme this year! Our theme changes each year (check out past decorations). The theme for this week’s VBS is “Sky: Anything is possible with God’s love” and the decor is all things sky-related. Picture blue sky, clouds, balloons, giant paper airplanes and hot air balloons.
Since Erick and I were in charge of decorations again this year, I wanted to send thank you notes to all the fabulous volunteers who helped us assemble everything we’d prepared. The clouds all had to move from our garage to the church, and it all happened quickly with so many willing helpers. Of course the Up, Up & Away stamp set (see it online) was PERFECT!
I made about 15 of these cards to send out, so I wanted to share a quick tip. If you have a large project, like wedding invitations or baby shower invites, be sure to do them assembly line style to make the most of your time.
Here are some Assembly Line Stamping tips:
- lay out all your pieces at once for a single layer — stamp all the Calypso Coral parts, then all the Pool Party, then the next color and so on. Finish them all before going on to the next step.
cut all your ribbon pieces at once (when you’re sure of the size)- use the Simply Scored tool (see it online) to score all your cards in a flash
Want to see our decorations from VBS this year? We didn’t use any of the recycled Stampin’ Up! packing paper, like in past years, but I have no doubt that we’ll be able to use it for next year’s theme. In the meantime, we used lots of recycled cardboard from refrigerator boxes!
If you need the Up, Up & Away stamp set for your own VBS, be sure to check out my online store, or drop me an email. It’s possible to use a tax exempt number with your order if you contact me directly!
Happy Stamping!
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Subscribe to the comments for this postThe Many Lives of Brown Packing Paper
For the past several years I’ve been lucky enough to be in charge of decorations for our church’s Vacation Bible School Program. Each year I manage to find a way to turn miles of Stampin’ Up! brown packing paper into a decor item that fits that year’s theme.
This year our theme is PandaMania, “Where God is wild about you!”. I’m thinking that the brown paper will be perfect for vines and dirt.
Reuse and recycle are great words to live by, so in addition to the paper, each year I’ve also been reusing the main ‘ticket booth’ display piece and repainting it to fit the theme. Here are the last 2 years, plus this year’s booth, with the paint still drying.
Our Asian-inspired ticket booth holds the sign-up papers in the gathering area at church, to help get the kids excited about the upcoming VBS theme. Here are the vines, too. All I did was cut the width of the brown packing paper in half, then twist and tie a few knots. Green latex paint turns them into jungle vines.
Speaking of VBS, if you live in the Champaign-Urbana area (central Illinois), you’re welcome to send your kids or come and help us! Drop me an email and I’ll send you the link to sign up.
If you’d like to see our decorations from past VBS years (brown packing paper included), here are the displays from Crocodile Dock and High Seas Adventure.
Happy Stamping!
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