Blogging Friends Blog Hop - Favourite Stampset!

Hello my hopping friends.

We have another fantastic hop for you this month!  We are hopping around to see everyone's all time favourite stampset - it can be current and from the annual catalogue or occasions catalogue or even retired! So many choices - think you could choose?

For my share today, I decided to show you my favourite from the current annual catalogue.  When this year's annual catalogue first came out, this stampset was the very first stampset that I wanted! The card in the catalogue completely sold me on this set!  SO much so that I totally cased it.  You can see that post here.

Which stampset is it you ask?  It is Garden in Bloom!  

I LOVE the watercolour look that this stamset creates.  I love that you can create two different kinds of flowers, a cute little butterfly and the most precious little bumble bee!  Oh and that sentiment "Friends are kind to each other's hopes & cherrish each other's dreams"  I have three besties that are the exact definition of that statement - how lucky am I?!

Here is my card I made for this hop using the Garden in Bloom stamspet....

I unfortunately needed a sympathy card for a lady at work who recently lost her mother. I immediately thought the large flower was a great focal point.  My greeting is from the stampset Thoughts and Prayers.  It has the most perfect sentiments and greetings for someone who is grieving.  

Thanks for hopping by!  Be sure to hop on through to all the stops.  There are some really great projects to be seen! 

Next up is Rick Adkins.  You can click the icon below OR click on his name in the list at the bottom of the post.

Happy hopping!

Tammy

1. Crystal Komara
2. Anna Masciovecchio
3. Libby Fens
4. Anne Power
5. Mary Blocher
6. Danica Ferrante
7. Deborah Smart
8. Jessica Mink
9. Jodi Horsley
10. Leanne Johnson
11. Michelle Clark
12. Lorene Yoshimura-Tanigawa
13. Mary Ann Rossiter
14. Tammy Gill - You are here!
15. Rick Adkins 
16. Lisa Reber 

Sunday Stamps Challenge

Hi there,

Thanks for stopping by!  My card today was created using the sketch over at Sunday Stamps Challenge.  It is an awesome sketch!


For my card, I knew I wanted to use one of my 'new to me stamps' but has been in the Occasions Catalgoue that was released in January!  I have been using it like crazy lately and it is great value for the money - you get lots of stamps for the price.... and go a bit further and bundle it with the Butterfly framelits and save 15% off the total!  Who hoo!

The stampset I am talking about is Butterfly Basics.  This flower stamp, is so pretty.  I used my Hardwood background stamp for the wood background.  Curmb Cake ink on Crumb Cake cardstock gives a nice subtle woodgrain, letting the flower be the focus. To get the picket fence look, I just used my paper snips to cut small 'v's' into the top where the heavy lines are.  

  

I am so happy with this greeting in the Butterfly Basics stampset - did you notice?  It just says 'sending wishes your way'.  They can be any kind of wishes....get well, wedding or even birthday -  LOVE it.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Teeny Tiny Get Well Wishes

Hello my stampin' friends,

I have a quick post for you today for a very simple card!  

This card that I have for you was created using an old challenge, but I loved the layout it gave and I wanted to put a cute little spin on it.  

I used some fresh colours for this spring like weather we are finally experiencing here!  I used 4 different punches on this card.....Blossom Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Scallop Oval Punch and Large Oval Punch.  My greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes - perfect for SO many occasions!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Happy Birthday with SCIC #74!!

Hello there my Stampin' friends!

I have a birthday card to show you today.  It is a layout I promised one of my card class friends, who just loved the snowflakes and because there is still SO much snow here in southern Ontario, I couldn't resist!  Who says snowflakes are just for Christmas cards, right?

 I decided to participate in the Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge SCIC #74. It was a perfect match for the blue, white and glitter of this card and the Birthday theme was exactly what I needed - my birthday card stash was seriously low!
 

Well, what do you think?

Here are the supplies I used......

Whisper White Cardstock

Night of Navy Cardstock

Night of Navy Ink

Glitter paper

Big Shot

Festive Flurries Stamp Set

Festive Flurries Framelits

Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

Bring on the Cake Stamp Set

Basic Rhinestones

Large Oval Punch

Make sure that you stop on over to Stampin' Celebration to see all of the creative projects from the Design team and those that have participated.

Until next time!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy