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

Fall Fun with Stampin' Royalty SR #244

Hello there,

Thank you for stopping by!

I know it has been a long time since I have posted.....oh how time flies!  I have got all 3 of my babies off to school and the hockey schedule has started for my oldest!  and what a season it is going to be!  Already a tournament (proud mom moment here) and he played really great!  Just what you aim for when you start on a new team!

Here are some pictures from my where abouts........

This is my oldest, starting grade 10 this year!

 This is my middle.  He is starting grade 6 this year!

And here is my baby....starting grade 1!  

Well, I bet you are wanting to see the card I have to show you today.  

I decided to get some inspiration from Stampin' Royalty - they had an awesome challenge looking for black and white cards with a hint of colour.  To me that meant something fall!  I just LOVE this time of year and I love to make lots to help celebrate it!

Here is the card I came up with .....

I really like the colour combination black, white and orange.  I used some patterned paper from my paper stacks I had in my stash as well as some chevron ribbon in black and white.  I cut it in half length wise to give me one to tie with and one to wrap around - it really stretches the ribbon.  I even used a tiny scrap for my pumpkin handle.

I used my largest oval punch to make my punch art pumpkin!  I really LOVE making these!  I just love to use them on scrapbooking pages as well as cards.  I was sure to sponge the edges with pumpkin pie ink to give it some extra definition.   

The stampset I used was Teeny Tiny Wishes, perfect for so many occasions.

I hope you have enjoyed my card.  Be sure to stop on by to Stampin' Royalty to see all of the great cards posted there!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

A Gift for ME!

Hello there!  Happy first day of summer break!  My now six year old woke up extra extra early today....6:15 am!  (I couldn`t wake him up at this time for school if I tried)  and he was yelling It's SUMMER from his bed!  Can you believe it!  What a way to wake up.  My baby just loves his time off from school WAY too much  lol

My post today is an awesome surprise that was given to me this week at my card class.  A beautiful present for ME! 

A wonderful lady, Laurie MacIntosh, has become a good friend because of Stampin'UP! and she made me this thank you gift.  Wait until you see it - WOW!  My pictures won`t do it justice, but I will try.

Laurie made this beautiful box with a cute belly band - I couldn't wait to get it open.

Inside, I found this  beautiful note pad and pen - perfect for all those lists that a mom needs to make.

Here is a close up.  Laurie embossed the whisper white background using perfect poka dots embossing folder and her big shot.  She used the stamp set By the Tide and fussy cut the shell and seahorse and popped them up on dimensionals.  The coral was stamped directly onto the white, before it was embossed and the greeting was a stamp from her collection and punched out with an oval punch.  Don`t forget that new Thick Baker`s Twine.  You can't see it but there is some dazzling details on there as well!  Gorgeous!

Below is the card that she made.  It had a matching envelope that she made using the envelope punch board  - an awesome tool to have!

Isn`t this card beautiful!  The dress and dress form are retired framelits.  The dress is popped up and decorated with By the Tide stampset.  Can you see the little bow made with twine.....there are tiny little sea shells on the ends! 

The thank you greeting comes from Itty Bitty Banners set and matching framelits!

Thank you Laurie for this thoughtful and oh so BEAUTIFUL gift!

Happy Stampin`,

Tammy