Graduating with Hand Stamped Sentiments

Hi,

So glad you stopped by today!  I have a great project to share with you - it's from my most recent appearance on Roger's Daytime!  Stay tuned later this week, when I will have more projects from the TV show to share.

The theme for the show was graduation.  Do you need to prepare any graduation gifts this year?  I won't this year, but next year - wowzers!  I will have one graduating from Grade 8 and one from Grade 12 and it's gonna come fast, I am sure!

The design team over at Hand Stamped Sentiments had some great colour inspiration this week with challenge #240 (HSSCC240), so I tapped into it.

Here is one of the projects I created...

I hope I am not breaking the rules, but I substituted the Pink Piroutte for Melon Mombo.  (I was all out of Pink Piroutte).  I used the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits to create a gift card holder.  I don't know about you but if I can make the gift card packaging more heartfelt, I don't feel so bad about not getting a present - even if it's what they asked for!  :) 

I made the treat bag out of the new Floral Boutique DSP from the Annual Catalogue.  If you are a fan of navy and white, you are going to love this DSP.  

I cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock to make the 'inside of the card'.  I stamped the sentiment on one side and used my glue dots to stick the gift card to the other.  

I decorated the treat bag using some Melon Mombo cardstock (I didn't have any Pink Piroute) to make a 'belly band', then added a layer of ribbon. 

I couldn't resist using my Star Thinlits to make a layered star - I am so happy that the gold and silver foil cardstock is back in the catalogue this year.  

My sentiment is from the B.Y.O.P. stampset.  This set is perfect for gift cards for ANY occasion - a must have if you find yourself giving lots of gift cards. 

I hope you enjoyed my project.  Be sure to stop on over to Hand Stamped Stentiments to see all of the wonderful creations and make sure your stop by my blog later this week and see all of the projects I made for my appearance on Roger's Daytime TV.  

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Stampin Celebration Challenge Time!

Hi there!  It's Stampin' Celebration Challenge time and I am excited to show you the card that I made with our sketch challenge this week.  

But, first I must tell you we had our first snow fall of the year!  Can you believe it?!  It isn't completely unusual to have some snow in central Ontario this time of year, but I am SO not ready for it and would rather be enjoying the beautiful fall colours we are having.


Because I created my card last week, I was totally inspired by the beautiful fall leaves that were all around and not Christmas or the snow that I saw yesterday.  That's ok, the snow is melting already. 

Before I show you may card, let me show you the sketch inspiration.....

 
and now here is the card I created....

I focused on the three triangles and thought about what I could use in 3s.  That's where my leaves came in and I loved how they turned out!

  I am not an experienced water colourer, but it was much easier than I thought.  Here is how I did it.....I brought out my water colour paper and my Aqua Painter pen.  I used the ink in the lids of my ink pads and blended Tangleo Twist, Hello Honey, Real Red, BlackBerry Bliss and Early Espresso.  I just blended and blended until I saw the colours that I wanted.  Then, I used my heat to to help my paper dry.  It is very important your paper is dry before moving onto the next step.  

Then, I took my Early Espresso Ink and stamped my leaves right over the water colouring.  If your paper isn't dry, your stamped image becomes very 'fuzzy' as the water in the paper changes the lines in your stamped image.  I know this from experience.  lol  Finally, I die cut them with the matching framelits.  

My greeting is from Acorny Thank you stampset.  I thought it was a cute match up with the 'falling' leaves.  lol  I punched out my greeting with my Decorative Label Punch - one of my all time favourites.  And to give my greeting some extra attention, I also punched out an Early Espresso label and cut it in half on the long side and glued it to the back of my label with the greeting.  This makes a little bit of a frame. 

I polished my card off with some Linen Thread and a wooden embellishment from the Into the Woods Elements pack. 

Be sure to stop on over to Stampin' Celebration Challenge blog and submit your entry.  We LOVE to see what you create!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

 

Easter with Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

Hello my stampin' friends!

I have another Easter card for you today!  Are you ready?  I know I still have some work to do with treats and cards and I will also be participating in an Easter themed show on Roger's Daytime TV!  Stay tuned for some more details on my projects for the show!

So the challenge over at Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge is based on a really cute picture involving Jelly Beans! Don't they just say Easter?

Here is the picture that has inspired our projects....

Aren't the colours great!  Here is the card I created with the challenge as inspiration....

The little sunshine patterned paper is from the Sweet Dreams DSP pack in the Occasions catalogue.  I used my new fringe scissors to make the grass and my Extra Large Oval punch to make the Jelly Beans or Easter Eggs.  The stampsets I used are Four Frames and Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I hope you like my card.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Santa Stache

Hello there,

Glad you stopped by!

I two Christmas cards to show you today using the Santa Stache stampset from the Holiday Catalogue.  Do you own this one yet?  I has to be one of my favourites from the catalogue!  The Santa and the Nutcracker are just SO darn cute!

I used my Stayz On ink to ink them up and stamped them onto my water colour paper and then used my blender pens to colour them in!  I just love how they turned out!  

I used traditional colours for my Santa, but took my colour clues from a designer series pack for my Nutcracker...you know if Stampin'UP! puts the colours together, you just know you can't go wrong!

Teeny Tiny wishes is the set I used for my greeting.  Then I added rhinestones, bakers twine and some dazzling details to spiffy them up a bit.  

 

Have a wonderful day!

Happy stampin'

Tammy

Baby Card

Hello there my Stampin' friends,

I have a card to show you that I made some time ago for my cousin who had a beautiful baby girl!  They had a 'welcome' party for her and I wanted to make her a very special card!

I knew I wanted it very pink and with lots of layers - I wanted this card as 'girly' as possible!  I used my Colour Coach to help with the colour combination and tones to choose - the Colour Coach takes the guess work out!  A tool I couldn't live without!

I used my DSP stacks for getting some great patterned paper in the colours I picked.  I used 2 retired stampsets that are perfect for a new baby!  Baby Prints and Cuddles and Kisses!

I layered it up with the pink and green cardstock and used my Ticket Corner Punch and Scallped Edge Border Punch and my favourite Decorative Label Punch for my greeting.

 

Here is my card! 

I hope that it inspires you!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Another Teacher Thank you!

Hello!  Glad you stopped by.

I have a really quick post for you today.......another Teacher Thank you card that my kids took to school with them on their last day!  I just love making these cards - they are just so fun!

I finally dusted off my Hardwood stamp and thought it would be a great background for this card.  I stamped it in Baked Brown Sugar onto Very Vanilla Cardstock.  I ran some Real Red cardstock through my BigShot using the retired Cannery framelits for the apples - I am just not done playing with this yet!

My greeting is from Lots of Thanks and I used my favourite punch for greetings - Decorative Label.  I punched an extra one in the Early Espresso to match my card base and cut it in half to make a 'frame' for my greeting so that it stands out even more. 

I did some sponging to soften the look and added some Real Red Ribbon for a finishing touch.  

I hope you enjoyed my card.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Fab Friday 41 with Graduation

Hello there my Stampin' friends!

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day!  Weather you are a mom or spent time with your mom, it always makes for a wonderful day!  I was spoiled by the wonderful boys (and their father) in my house!  I am just so lucky to be their mom!  They made some projects for me at school and breakfast in bed - thank you daddy! - and they were so proud of themselves that they made me a home made card!  They used  some Pretty in Pink Stampin'UP! cardstock and even used my 'scorer thingy' otherwise known as my paper trimmer!  lol

 

Speaking of cards, I have a graduation card to show you today and I decided to participate in the Fab Friday sketch challenge!  So much fun! 

 

A few of my regular card class ladies had requested a Graduation card and I thought this layout would be perfect! 

 

I decided to use some leftover Christmas DSP - what?  Yep, but this doesn't even look like Christmas when you don't use Christmas stamps!  The pattern is in Pool Party which I thought would be great for a boy or a girl.  I used some star punches ...one from my Christmas mini's set and a retired larger one.  I also used my Decorative Label Punch  - LOVE that one - and I punched it out twice to make a fake border buy cutting it in half and gluing it to the back of the Label with the verse on it. 

 

The verse comes from the retired stamp set Party Time.  I added some rhinestones and voila!  A graduation card! 

 

Thank you Fab Friday for some great inspiration!

 

 

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy

Mother's Day Scalloped Tag Topper Punch Card!

Hello there!

I have a mother's day card to show you today that I have entered into the Stampin' Royalty Challenge #227 - May Flowers!  If you haven't arrived here from there, make sure you stop by, the inspiration is gorgeous as usual!  

 

My card features another retiring Stamp set - Delightful Dozen!  I can't believe this one is retiring!  It has to be one of my 'go to' stamp sets.  It has, yep you guessed it, a dozen occasions that can be used for...mother's day, father's day, birthday, Easter, Valentines.....

I also decided to try this Scallped Tag Punch card I have been seeing all over the internet!  It was really fun to try! It is a total layout case from Tanya Bell. You can see her video tutorial here.  Super talented to have thought of this!  Another awesome reason to have this punch in your collection!

Go ahead and give this layout a try!  It makes such a pretty card!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Birthday and The Paper Players #189

Hello there my stampin' friends! 

 

I have a quick post for you today.  It is a card I had made a while back but thought it needed a little something before I showed it to you.  Do you ever have any of those...you have an idea in your head, you put it on paper but it still isn't quite right?  Well, here is an example of that for me!

 

 

 

 

I wanted to use the hexagon punch - it was a part of an old challenge - and well, I couldn't get it to come together.  When I added the Bitty Butterfly punch and some sponging it REALLY made a difference!  Sometimes, life just needs some sponging! 

 

 

And a luck would have it, I received a reminder e-mail from The Paper Players about this week's challenge - a tic-tac-toe.  My card fits into the match of Birthday card, punch and ribbon or twine!  Make sure you stop by to see all of the great creations people have come up with!

 

I hope my card inspires you to plow through the ones that don't turn out exactly as you had planned!

 

Happy stampin'

 

Tammy

Paper Pals Challenge #187 and Pals Paper Arts #195

Hello my stampin' friends!  Thank you for stopping by again!

I found some great inspirational challenges at The Paper Players and Pals Paper Arts.  If you haven't been there already, you should hop on over and take a look at the wonderful creations found there! 

I wanted something spring feeling and cheerful for my aunt who is not well right now and these challenges offered just the opportunity!  Here is the card I created....

I started with a Very Vanilla card base, used Wild Wasabi for an extra layer for a border and then So Safron for the top layer.  I used the new matching Pansy Punch and Flower

Shop stampset from the Annual Catalogue.  I love when there is a matching punch and I just love these little flowers!  I arranged them in a bouquet of sorts and added some green leaves from the Bird Builder Punch!  My greeting is from an oldie but a goodie, Sincere Salutations - I LOVE this set!  If you can get your hands on it, buy it!  It covers every kind of occasion.

Here is one last look.  I used the Decorative Label Punch to cut out my greeting and then punched a second one in Rose Red to make a 'border' by cutting it in half and gluing it to the ends - sort of a fooler, if you will.  I love the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder when I want to add a little something, always the perfect touch, I think!  And finally a little ribbon for the flowers.

  Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Happy Birthday with FMS 122

Hello there my Stampin' friends!

I hope you all had a great weekend!  Mine was full of Hockey!  There were 6 games played and 2 practices for my house - whew!  Well, that is playoff hockey for ya! 

Well, how about a card!  I decided to participate in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week.  I just love the sketches that they have over there!  If  you haven't stopped by to see all the wonderful creativity - you should!  You can find them here.

So, I took this opportunity to use my NEW scalloped tag punch (squeal)!  I am going to LOVE having this one in my collection - think valentines, Christmas, gift bags... I could just go on and on!

I also used some coordination's cardstock and my newest embossing folder.  Needless to say, I had a lot of fun playing with some new toys.

Here is my card, let me know what you think!

Here is a close up of the tag.  I used several punches to have my greeting pop out a bit.

The supplies I used are....

Early Espresso Cardstock

Primrose Petals Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

DSP

Scalloped Tag Punch

Decoartive Label Punch

Modern Label Punch

Big Shot

Alphabet press Embossing Folder

Artisan Label Punch

Label of Love Stampset

Primrose Petals Ribbon

Pearls

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

  

Lovely As A Tree, Christmas Style!

 

Hello there!

 

Wow has it been a while since I have posted anything!  I have been getting ready for the big day - you know shopping, decorating, wrapping and watching our favourite Christmas movies!  I hope you have been just as busy.

 

I have a CASED Christmas card to share with you today.  I saw a card very similar to this on the internet, but I can't remember where.  I remember thinking 'Gorgeous Grunge to make falling snow - Genius!'  Really, one more fabulous reason to buy the Gorgeous Grunge stampset!

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the supplies that I used....

 

Old Olive Cardstock and ink

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and Ink

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Silver Glitter paper

Gorgeous grunge Stampset

Lovely as a Tree Stampset

Christmas Messages Stampset

White Craft Ink

Decorative Label Punch

Mini Merry Punches

Old Olive Ribbon

 

I hope you like the card.  Thank you for stopping by!

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy



Gorgeous Grunge Meets Woodgrain

Hi there my Stampin' friends! 

 

Where did the last 2 weeks go?  I can't believe it has been THAT long since I have posted something!  Thank you for being dedicated and for checking in!  I have been kept busy with lots of stamping events, I will post more on that later.

 

I have a great card to share with you today - it was created with 2 challenges in mind!  And there are SO many things I like about this card!  I am participating in The Paper Players Challenge 171 and The Friday Mashup! FM135!

 

Do you have the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set yet?  Well, this is one you will need in your collection!  It is awesome for scrapbooking and card making alike. 

 

Here is my card......

 

 

 

There are a lot of things going on here!  There is bigshotting, dry embossing, stamping and sponging!

 

I have been waiting for just the right opportunity to use the Core'dinations cardstock.  One word - AWESOME!  I ran it through the bigshot with my Woodgrain Embossing Folder and  the work was done for me.  Love this! 

 

I stamped with Gorgeous Grunge on the Vey Vanilla layer as well as used the Yippie-Skippie! Stampset for the greeting.  I sponged using Early Espresso on the edges of the leaves and the greeting.

 

Here are all of the products I used...

 

Yippie-Skippie! Stampset

Gorgeous Grunge Stampset

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Early Espresso Core'dinations Cardstock

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Early Espresso Inkpad

Pumpkin Pie Inkpad

Daffodil Delight Inkpad

Bigshot

Woodgrain Embossing folder

Top Note Bigz Die

Autumn Accents Bigz Die

Decorative Label Punch

Linen Thread

Naturals Designer Buttons

Sponge

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy

Stampin' Celebration #70 at Camp!

Hello there my Stampin' friends!

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I have been bitten by the challenge bug at camp!  My two fav things combined into one!

 

 

Once a year, I join the best girlfriends a girl can ask for, at a Women's Wellness Weekend at Camp Kitchikewana on Beausoleil  Island, here in Ontario.  It has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth! 

 

Here are the views from our cabin...

 

 

 

 

It is the perfect time for women to come together to relax and try new hobbies and well, learn how to be well!  It is my favourite weekend of the year!

 

 

This year my good friend Gena and I hosted a card class at Camp!  A perfect fit, right?  I just happened to use the colour in the Stampin' Celebration Challenge.  Click here to see all of the talented folks at Stampin' Celebration! and this is the card we made....

 

  

 

 The supplies I used.....

 

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Old Olive Cardstock

Calypso Coral Cardstock

Designer Series Paper

Calypso Coral Chevron Ribbon

Honeycomb Embossing Folder

Bitty Butterfly Punch

Elegant Butterfly Punch

Decorative Label Punch

Rhinestones

 

 

 Until next year Kitchi!

 

By the Tide!

Hi there!

So glad you stopped by!  I have another great summer card to show you today, although the weather here is changing fast - leaves are starting to change colour and I even had frost on my car windows the other morning!  brrr!

Well off to warmer thoughts.....

I have used the very versatile stamp set By the Tide!  It is in this year's annual catalogue, page 77 to be exact!  It is an awesome choice for a masculine or feminine card or even a summer scrapbook page!

I also wanted to try the layered technique I have been seeing.  I have to tell you that when I first saw this technique, I thought that it would be much too complicated for me!  Boy was I wrong!  It is such a snazzy card AND easy to make too!

Here it is.....

Fun right!

The supplies I used are:

By the Tide Stamp set

Basic Grey Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Pool Party Ink

Calypso Coral Ink

Basic Grey Ink

Pool Party Ribbon

Decorative Label Punch

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Thoughts & Prayers - PPA 170!

Hi there! 

 

I was warned this might happen.......I have got the challenge bug! 

 

Last week I participated in my first challenge and this week, I am participating in two!  Yohoo!

 

I thought I would try my hand at a colour challenge - Pals Paper Arts, have a terrific one!  Beautiful fall colours......Midnight Muse, Crushed Curry and Early Expresso!  Yummie indeed!  Matching these colours all in one card took me out of my comfort zone a little bit, but boy am I happy the Pals did, after all, isn't that what a challenge is all about!

 

So about my card, one of my regular card class friends (Hi Marsha!) asked if we could make a sympathy card and I thought these colours would be a good fit.  It is always good to have some sympathy cards on hand in your stash. 

 

The Thoughts & Prayers stamp set was up for the challenge and it is such a great one to have in your collection.  I just love the verses for inside, because I never quite know what to say at a time like that.  This set is great for a get well card too.

 

And so, here is my card.........

 

 

 

The supplies I used are....

 

Early Espresso Cardstock and Ink

Very Vanilla Cardstock

Midnight Muse Cardstock

Daffodil Delight Cardstock (replacing Crushed Curry)

Designer Series Paper (can't recall the name, but I know it is retired)

Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set

Decorative Label Punch

Boho Blossoms Punch

Pearl Basic Jewels

 

I hope my card inspires you!  Go ahead a pop on over to Pals Paper Arts and see all of their wonderful talent in action!

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy

3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Midnight Muse

 

 

Sympathy Card

Hi there Stampin' friends,

I have a card to share with you today that I hate to have to give.  It's a sympathy card.  I have actually needed 2 of these in the last week!  The best part about giving these cards, is knowing that it will put a little bit of brightness in the midst of a very difficult time.

I don't like needing them, but when I do, I am always happy when I have one in my stash ready to go!

 

 

Here is my card.....

 

Remember to stamp the inside of your card and your envelope too!

 

The supplies I used are...

 

Very Vanilla Card Stock

Early Espresso Card Stock

Designer Series Paper

Thanks for Caring Stamp set (retired)

Crumb Cake Ribbon

Decorative Label Punch

Pearl Basic Jewels

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy

 

 

 

 

The Tall Ships are Coming and The Open Sea

Hi there!

Today, I wanted to share with you a special event that took place near my home this past weekend and it reminded me of a card I made for one of my card classes.

My family and I spent most of the past weekend in Collingwood Ontario, where there were festivities commemorating the bicentennial of the war of 1812 including a visit from the Tall Ships!

 

This is a picture of one of Collingwood's most famous landmarks...the Collingwood Terminals.  They are grain elevators constructed in 1929 and they can be seen for miles.  The ships were docked right behind them.

 

 

 

And here is a picture of the gorgeous landscape...Georgian Bay with Blue Mountain in the background.  The ski hills are green right now, but oh so beautiful!  I often think to myself, just how lucky am I to live so close to this!

 

 

 



There was a re-enactment of the war, some displays of old time children's toys and other memorabilia and the ships - the fabulous ships - visiting us from the United States.

 

 

 These ships are stunning and to think they came all the way from Michigan and California to visit some of the major ports here in Ontario.

 

  

 

And so you are probably saying 'so where is the card?'  Well, of course, seeing the Tall Ships reminded me of one of the Father's Day cards I made this year.  I used The Open Sea stamp set that is available from the main catalogue.  It is an awesome nautical set that is great for masculine cards and scrapbook pages alike.  I also used the very versatile word set Delightful Dozen - it covers all of the major greetings with one set!

 

Here is my card...

 

 

 

I love adding some detail to the inside of my cards and the envelope too!

 

 

 I hope my card inspires you.

The supplies I used are:

Whisper White Cardstock
Night of Navy Cardstock
Nautical Expedition - retired Designer Series Paper
The Open Sea Stamp Set
Delightful Dozen Stamp Set
Night of Navy Classic Stampin' pad
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' pad
1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler
Decorative Label Punch

Thank you for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy