Happy Birthday with Retro Sketches

Hey there stampin' friends,

So glad you have stopped by today - I have a really fun card to share with you!  I received this sketch challenge in my e-mail from Retro Sketches and just had to create a card with it!

Fun sketch isn't it?
 Here is my card...

I wanted to use some fun colours so I took my cue from the DSP stack Pretty Petals.  I picked 2 patterns that had similar colours and alternated them for the back strips of paper.  My card base is Mint Macaroon.

The leaf image is from Crazy About You and the butterfly is from Papillon Potpourri.  I stamped in Calypso Coral onto Calypso Coral cardstock.  My greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

 Be sure to stop on by Retro Sketches to see all of the wonderful cards created using this sketch!


Happy Stampin'


Tammy

Fairwell Secret Garden

Hello my Stampin' Friends! 

Thank you for stopping by!  I can't believe SO much time has past since I have posted for you!  Very sorry about that!  It has been a really exciting time at Stampin'UP! with SO much to share with you!

First, Stampin'UP! has released their Retired Lists for this year, and if I could say, OH MY!  So many wonderful things leaving us!  You can see the retired lists here....

Retiring Stampsets

Retiring Accessories

Retired products are available only while supplies last!  If there is anything that you are wanting, don't wait, things are sell out fast! You can shop on line here.

So why does Stampin'UP! retire products?  Well, we are gearing up our new Catalogue and a new Catalogue means some exciting new stamps and toys to play with!  And as a demonstrator, I get to have sneak preview!  *squeal*

But before they arrive, let's say farewell to some favourites, shall we?  Here is one I have really enjoyed......Secret Garden!  I LOVE the flowers and it comes with a matching framelits - buy them both to save 15%.  This one is going to stay in my collection for quite some time. 

Here is a card I have made using Secret Garden and the framelits.....

Here is a close up of the greeting - you can never have to many 'thank you' cards.  And this greeting is from the set Lots of Thanks, truly a must have!  I also took this opportunity to use 2 of my favourite punches.....the Bitty Butterfly and the Elegant Butterfly punch!  A really great combo!

Well, thank you for stopping by! 

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Whisteria Wonder and Pals Paper Arts 196

Hi there my stampin' friends. 

I found this awesome sketch challenge over at Pals Paper Arts.  Make sure you stop in there to have a look at all of the great cards that were made using this sketch as inspiration. 

Here in southern Ontario, we had yet another dumping of snow on the weekend - I'm talking 'bring out the snow blower' amount of snow!  UGH!  I am so done with winter! 

So, I decided to use my card as a spring pick- me-up!  I used some Whisteria Wonder and some pretty butterflies to create a little spring feeling. 

Here is the card I created.  I like how it turned out.  What do you think?

I started with Whisteria Wonder card base, a layer of Elegant Eggplant, a layer of Whisper White and then a layer of Whisteria Wonder DSP.  I also made a Whisper White tag using the new Scallped Tag Topper Punch - it is an awesome punch to have in your collection!  Imagine the possibilities!

I made a layered butterfly using the Elegant Butterfly punch with Eggplant cardstock and using the Bitty Butterfly punch with some scraps of DSP.  My greeting is from the Perfect Pennants stampset from the Occasions Catalogue.  I finished the tag with some Chevron Ribbon in Whisteria Wonder and some white Baker's Twine.

Thank you for stopping by! 

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!

 

Mojo Monday 309 Contest!

Hello my Stampin' friends!

I have a birthday card to share with you today and I chose to participate in the Mojo Monday 309 contest!  It is SO much fun!  I just love the inspiration that these designers provide!  So if you are missing your MOJO - give Mojo Monday a try!  If nothing else, stop on over and see the great talent that is posted there!

I used some DSP (Designer Series Paper) to help with my colour choices - easy peasy right?

  I also took this as an opportunity to showcase our Butterfly punches!  Why not take advantage of the Butterfly Bundle Promotion - an extra 15 % off - whoozers! 

And so here is my card..............

The supplies I used are:

Marina Mist Cardstock

Whisper Whit Cardstock

Midnight Navy Cardstock

Daffodil Delight Cardstock

Primrose Petals Cardstock

Raspberry Ripple cardstock

Designer Series Cardstock

3/4" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Primrose Petals

Word Play Stamp Set (retired)

Elegant Butterfly Punch

Bitty Butterfly Punch

2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch

2 1/2" Circle Punch

To order any of these products click here!

Happy Stampin

Tammy

Tiny Tiny Wishes

Hello my Stampin' Friends!

 

For today's post, I have a card I created for my most recent card class and for a sketch challenge over at Paper Craft Crew!  I was SO excited to be able to participate in my first challenge....you know, I thought long and hard, I planned, I promoted it in my card class and then whammo!  I realized I was too late to participate!  Oh well, better planning next time.  Well I promised my friends from class that I would post it on my blog and so, here it is....I hope you like it.

 

 

Well, I had great fun creating this card we had great fun making it too!  Go ahead and check out Paper Craft Crew.  They are a very talented bunch with some awesome sketch challenges!

 

Here are the supplies I used:

 

Paper: Very Vanilla Cardstock, Early Espresso Cardstock, Limited Edition Designer Series Paper (retired), Marina Mist Cardstock, Marina Mist Designer Series Paper

Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Established Elegance (retired

Accessories: Big Shot, Chevron Embossing Folder, Labels Collection Framelits, Marina Mist Ribbon (retired), Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch

 

Thank you for stopping by today!

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy