June 25, 2008

Jordan's Inchies!

My daughter Jordan loves to create stuff as much as I do. She agreed to let me photograph her process of making some Inchies. Inchies are simply 1" x 1" square pieces of artwork. You can learn all about Inchie Art Squares at Ellen's blog and can find all the supplies at Ellen's store HERE.

Okay, here we go! This is my little red headed cutie Jordan! She sits cross legged like this ALL the time.....when crafting, playing her guitar, reading. She's such an artsy girl! Here she is digging through my stash of Lockhart stamps to find just the right ones for Inchies.
She made her own Inchie finder by punching a 1" square out of a scrap piece of cardstock. She loves pink just like me! An Inchie finder is helpful to frame out that 1" square so you can get a better idea of what the finished image will look like.
Here's Jordan stamping all of her Inchies with Palette Black Noir ink. She's very precise, just like me. That's her little finger pointing to her stamped Inchies. She chose a food theme for all of her Inchies. I thought the girl was never gonna stop picking out stamps from Karen's collection!
Here she is coloring an Itty Bitty Radish. She remembered that radishes from Grandma's garden were colored red and faded to white. Such an eye for detail! Where does she get this???And for Jordan, it's all about the bling! Here she is showing you all the wonderful options you can choose from to embellish your Inchies. She's particularly fond of AMuse twinkle stickers. BLING BLING!! I love her little Vanna White hand motions! And TADAAAAA! Her'es Jordan's finished Inchie Art Squares. I helped her with a few ideas but she completed all of these herself. She's nine! didn't she do a great job? I hope that you're able to zoom in on this photo so you can see them close up. (don't know why Blogger will not let us zoom in sometimes!)


Jordan keeps all of her Inchies in a decorated band aid tin. She'll keep a few displayed on the front with magnets and she'll switch them out from time to time. I think she's going to make a few for her locker at school too. And sometimes we just make ONE Inchies instead of NINE at one sitting! Such a fun project for the kiddos! Hope you enjoy!

54 comments:

Alicia Weiman said...

Very cute! I can't wait until my kids are "ready" to stamp! They are 2 and almost 4 and they think they are "ready" now! Your daughter does beautiful work just like you! Thanks for sharing!

Tina said...

So cute.

Jennifer E. said...

Too cute! I love her gorgeous red hair. What a pretty daughter you have--and she's great at stamping & has good ideas as well. I love the "Peas and Thank you" sentiment on the peas inchie she made!

Anonymous said...

She's great with the Copics!!Nice job!

Karen said...

Jorday is as talented as her mother. The inchies are great, she has a good eye for decorating. I also have a redhead, she is 25. Patiently waiting for a grandbaby. Please thank Jordan for sharing her fabulous art with us.

Rachelle said...

Jordan, these are soo cute! I love them. And I really love the idea of a bandaid tin that you can stick magnets to. I would love to see your decorated tin. :)

Anonymous said...

Jordan does a GREAT job of stamping & coloring! You are very blessed to have such a creative daughter to take after you! :o)

Anonymous said...

awwww very sweet! I have a 5 and a 8 year old and they both LOVE stamping with me... but my space is really only made for 1. You just inspired me to look into a little re-aranging of the room to accomodate another desk for them. They would SO LOVE it and we wouldn't be in each other's way which always makes it less fun! Thanks SO MUCH from me and my girls!!!!

Dottie K. said...

Jordan you have beautiful hair and are such a cutie. Wow we know where you get your talent from! You did an amazing job on your inchies and thanks for sharing them with us. :)

Dana said...

They are AWESOME! Great job!!! I hope you'll share more of your creations Joradan!

Regan said...

this is so nice to see!! I hope my daughter enjoys stamping like I do...she's only 2 now and she can't get past the embellishments!!

Anita said...

Wow, Jordan did a great job! I guess if a 9 year old can make inchies, I guess I can make inchies!!! Thanks for sharing!

http://stampinwithanita.com/

Pegg S said...

So fun you have a stamping buddy!! She has your talent!! :)

Linda Carson said...

Jordan, your artwork ROCKS! I think a girl can never have enough bling!

blah said...

You are a nicer mommy than me! I do not let my 9 yo touch my Copics. Those are mommy's marker :-)

I love your daughter's work. Very cute and thanks for sharing.

Lee said...

What a cutie patootie you have there!! And very creative too......just like her mama!!! She's also a lot braver than I am....I've never tried inchies yet and here she is creating fantastic ones!!!

Anonymous said...

Jordan did a great job on her inchies -- Love that you keep some stamps in a Longaberger basket!

Anonymous said...

really, you don't know where she gets her artistic talent and eye for details from??? snort

great job jordan!!! those inchies are sooo stinnkin' cute!!! i love the idea of storing them in a band-aid tin too! great job, sweetie!!

chelle

Cris A said...

I know I commented earlier, but I've spent hours on your blog looking at all the older posts...and I just have to tell you, your amazing!!! And how much do you want for copies of your sketch book??!!

Anonymous said...

Sweet Jordan - your Inchies are FABULOUS!!! Thank you for sharing your creativity with all of us out here in the blogosphere!

Unknown said...

Great project and lovely output :-)
Jordan looks so happy :-)

Stefanie Staniak said...

The acorn sure doesn't fall far from the tree !! :) Nine years old and she is already doing great work and she can ham it up just like Mom !!
Great Work Jordan - Love your Inchies! :)

Michelle Tech said...

Great inchies Jordan! You've inspired me to go downstairs and make some right now!

Nessie said...

Your daughter did a fantastic job!

Nessie

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing! What a great job Jordan did and how great that she was willing to let you post the steps for the rest of us.

Anonymous said...

Jordan, your inchies are sooo cute!! Thanks for all the pictures!

Tina W. (TeaDub) said...

Jordan, you are a chip off the old block! Thanks so much for sharing your ultra cute inchies with us and I love all the bling you added to them. Both you and your Mom are so creative and talented! :o)

Maureen said...

What talent!! She sure does take after her mom!!

About the inability to click on the pix for bigger shot - if you move the entire code for the picture in HTML mode, it will keep the link. If you just drag and drop the picture in Compose mode, you'll lose the link. I had this same problem! Hope this makes sense!

Tami McBeain said...

Thanks for sharing your "creative process" with us Jordan! Your inchies are perfectly created,and I love the bling you added...(I love bling too!)

Amy said...

So cute! That's your girl! She is Mish Jr. in training! Great job Jordan!!

Mimi Hornberger said...

These are fabulous. Quite the budding artist. TFS! XO, Mimi

Amanda Angert said...

Jordan's inchies look great!! Thanks for all the great pics!

Lori said...

Jordan is so talented and for sure has a nack for this stampin thing! I would love to see more of her work! She should consider doing some blog candy with her inchies!!! Just a thought! I would proudly display!!!

Lori

Anonymous said...

I love Jordan's beautiful red hair! She has got some serious talent going on and you wonder where she gets it from....me too! Hee Hee Her Inchies are adorable and I love the bling too!

Anonymous said...

What fun! She's darling, and she did a fabulous job! Great job, Jordan!

Beth said...

Hey Jordan!!!!

Great job!

Love the blingiffied inchies -

LeAnne said...

OMGoodness! This little one has definitely inherited your crafting gene! Awesome inchies!
LeAnne

Kathleen said...

WOW---great work Jordan! Mom is so proud, I'm sure---here's the thing I'm most impressed with....Mom lets you use her Copic markers! BIG WOW! THAT is true love! :)

Marie said...

I've got three little red heads myself (that's even the title of our private famil blog) and yours is SUPER talented!!! Tell her way to go at stamping all those inchies and making them super cute with all of the coloring and embellishments!!!

Anonymous said...

Hello Jordan, Great job!! Love your inchies!!!Made wanna have some!!...gina

Colleen said...

Please tell Jordan I love, love, LOVE her inchies and she ROCKS with talent. Definitely a budding artist . . . I can't wait to see what she does next =D
Hugs,
Colleen

Bevie Pearl said...

The apple does not fall far from the tree on your Jordan. It is so fun to see her having fun this summer. She is very creative!!

DeeDee said...

Oh Mish, Jordan is such a doll....love that red hair....my Mama and brother have red hair...mine is plain old brown...LOL!!! I love all of Jordan's inchies....it would not let me zoom in...but I squinted and stared good enought ot see them and I really love all her details she added.....so CUTE!!!! The apple didn't fall far from the tree!!! HUGS!!

Janet said...

All I can say is WOW!

CreativeMish said...

Its fun to share interests with our kids. You will enjoy this forever! she did a great job

Anonymous said...

Jordan is amazing and way talented! I love her inchies!! Kheila

Lisa said...

so cute! I love your blog. very cute stuff.

Anonymous said...

OMGoodness- she's so talented (like her mom) honestly, if I didn't know and just saw the finished project I would have thought you made them- she's a cutie and so are her inchies. Brandie N

Charmaine said...

Wow! Great job...I don't color that well :)

Charmaine

Anonymous said...

Mish,

She is just adorable! How great that she likes to sit and craft with you. My boys are just a little too rambunksious (spelling??) for anything more than stickers at the moment. Loved her work, always love yours! TFS!
Cheryl

Eveline said...

Hi Michelle, arrived at your blog through JustRite stampers. Have a wonderful week. The inchies your daughter made look great. The reason you can not make the pictures bigger on your blog is because you probably moved the picture while writing a new message. If you do that you can not zoom in. If you move the text instead, you will be allright.
Eveline.

Anonymous said...

Hello...Wow Jordan is creative!!! Could you please tell me what brand of stamps the hot dog, hamburger, radish, ice cream cone, etc.. is? Thanks
Heidi Abel
stampvamp@sbcglobal.net

Unknown said...

Great job Jordan!!!!
Little Artist!

Sarah/WAstamper said...

These are fantastic! Great job! She's obviously inherited your talent.:)

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