Love the Paper Players!

Hello everyone,

My second post for today!  So happy you are here to join me for the LOVE cards to play along with the Paper Players.

I hosted my monthly card class early so we can take advantage of Stampin'UP!'s fabulous new love products in the new mini catalogue.

Don't you just love when there are so many products that work together so well that your projects just come together so easily!  That is true for the Heartfelt Bundle.  You get 2 large punches - one scalloped heart and one flat edged heart.  

I really think the DSP (Designer Series Paper) steals the show!  This patter is red foil.  Drool.  And these hearts are cut directly from the DSP!  It matches perfectly to the punch.  Voila, you have the perfect heart.

On this heart I added a one of the little stamps to fill some of that white space.  The greet is also from the stampset.  I cut it out with the 1 1/2" circle punch.

The second card is the same layout, just different hearts and patterns.  This heart is also a pattern in the DSP stack.  I think this one is my favourtie.  I cut it out with the staight edged heart and then added an red scalloped heart behind the patterned one.  

My card class attendees were not disappointed with their valentines cards this year.  

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

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Lady Bug Jar of Love

Hello my stampin' friends,

It is the final long weekend of summer here in Ontario and we are enjoying this last day before it is back to school for all three of my boys!  It is second year university for my oldest, grade 10 for my middle and grade 5 for my youngest.  They are not that excited, but I can't wait to get into a fall routine.

In the midst of getting backpacks ready and getting fruits and veggies all cut for lunches, I decided to join the fun with the challenge over at Watercooler Challenges.

It is an anything goes challenge.  Should be fun!

Here is my card to share today.  
 

I also love a black, white and red theme.  I think perfect timing for back to school. Perfect for some lady bugs in a jar and any opportunity to use my Jar of Love stampset and Everyday Jar framelites AND my Stampin' Blends - yes please!

  

Colouring these little spaces took a delicate hand, but I think they turned out cute.  I finished my card off with beautiful ribbon and a big bow.

Be sure to stop in and see all of the projects submitted to the challenge at
Watercooler Challenges.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

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Fall Blogging Friends Blog Hop!

 Happy September 1st everyone!

It's blog hop time with my blogging friends.  This month we are sharing projects made using a picture for inspiration!  It is a beautiful fall picture.
 

Beautiful, right?  It makes me want to start my fall decorating!

I was honoured in July to have added 3 new members to my Stampers Inkspired team!  I wanted to make them some thank you gifts and so I used this picture to help.

So, for my blog hop today I have two projects I created for their thank you goodie bag.  

 To start, I purchased some of the new fun fall hand soaps at Bath and Body works - I am a sucker for the pumpkin scents!  lol  So, I just had to decorate them up with some tags.  They are a very similar tag to one you would put on a wine bottle for a hostess gift, just smaller.  These measure 3" x 7" and then scored on the long side at 3".  I then used my 2" circle punch to create the hole for the nozzle to fit through.  

  
One of my all time favourite things to do is punch art and fall is the perfect time!  I just love making pumpkins with my circle and oval punches or framelits.  I cut three of the same size and then sponge each of the edges.  My small circle pumpkin is made using Pumpkin Pie cards stock and ink and my larger pumpkin is made using Very Vanilla cardstock and Sahara Sand Ink.  The stems are a scrap of Old Olive.
 

The base of the tag is made using Early Espresso cardstock and the next layer is the Wood Textures DSP.  The greeting is from the Treehouse Adventure stampset, new in the annual catalogue!  I thought this greeting was fitting for a new demonstrator - what do you think?
 

My next 3D item to share is a hand stanitizer holder that I cased from one of my favourite demonstrators - Eric Cerwin of Pink Buckaroo Designs.  She has a video that shares how she made them and you can find that here.
 

I altered mine slightly and opted out of the peekaboo hole in the front.  The jars are made with the Every Day Jar Framelits and the greeting from the is from the Jar of Love stampset.  The colours I used are Real Red and Old Olive and the 'stem' is a scrap of Early Espresso.  I finished them off with some Twine.
 

I placed some apple scented hand sanitizer inside!  I just LOVE how they turned out. 

The thank you bags were finished off with a pair of papersnips and a giant chocolate bar - can always use some chocolate.  Two of the bags have been delivered and I will be delivering one more next week!  So excited to share this adventure with them.

Now, be sure to hop on through our blog hop to see everyone's creation.  Next up is Rick - I always love to see what he creates.

Happy stampin'

Tammy

Crystal Komara 

Libby Fens 

Mary Blocher 

Jessica Mink

Michelle Clarke 

Mary Ann Kay Rossiter

Tammy Gill - You are here!

Rick Adkins 

Nikki Debbie Daigneau