Stampin Celebration Challenge time!

Hey there stampers,


Hope you are having a great Monday!  We have an awesome sketch for you today at Stampin' Celebration Challenge!  Are you a subscriber to our e-mail's?  You SHOULD!  It's a great way to get the reminder every two weeks for our latest challenge.  You can do that on the right side of the screen under subscribe!




We have a fantastic sketch for you this week. 









Isn't it great?  I loved the starting point for creating my latest card. 


I decided that I would use a different shape than the diamond shape.  And I have had some inspiration from our latest heat wave here in Ontario, Canada.  So, I chose to make some summertime fruit on the front my card.  Here it is...

Can you see the resemblance?  One big shape in the center, three layers and my greeting below and to the left of my shape.  I was really in the mood for a fresh, clean and fun summertime card.

I used my Circle thinlits to create the watermelon, my tiny heart punch for the seeds and I used the brand new Thoughtful Banners and coordinating Duet Banner Punch - awesome choice for your collection because it can be used for SO many occasions!  :)

I embossed the Whisper Whte paper using the Large Poka Dot Embossing Folder.  And finally I tied a bow using some White Linen Thread.

Hope you enjoyed my card.  Be sure to play along with us at Stampin' Celebration Challenge - we are looking for some guest designers and you could be chosen!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Happy 95th take 2!

Well, hi there!

Happy Monday.  I hope you enjoyed the weekend.  

I have the second of two specialty birthday cards for you - if you remember my previous post - this card was created specifically for someone who is turning 95!  Now, that is really something to celebrate.  lol

So, I took the opportunity to use my Balloon Framelits again - they are perfect for a birthday celebration, don't ya think?

I cranked out 3 balloons, 2 in DSP and one in a solid colour, Calyosol Coral.  To the solid ballon, I added an Early Espresso '95', front and center.

This card is similar to the one I created for the latest Stampin' Celebration Challenge.  By the way, if you haven't uploaded your card to the challenge yet, you still have a few more days!  Be sure to check it out.

Anyway, I wanted to show you how different a card can look with simply changing up the colours.  Not much stamping here just the happy birthday message. 

I hope you enjoyed my card.  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

It's Stampin' Celebration Challenge time!

Hello my stampin' friends,


Well, today is the last day of summer vacation and tomorrow is the first day of school for my troops!  I can't believe summer is basically over - they are not at all happy about it! lol

On a happier note, it's time to play along with another Stampin' Celebration Challenge!  Did you join us last time?  We had an awesome sketch.  This time we have a fabulous picture for inspiration!  Be sure to join us, won't you?

Here is our challenge....

 

Beautiful colours was my first thought, then I focused on the circles and poka dots and then I thought of a baby celebration (see the top of the cake).

So here is my card using this challenge....

How did I do?  I just LOVE this colour combo!  The light blues (Pool Party), dark browns (Early Espresso) and the Crumb Cakes, uh, I mean, tans.  lol  Perfect for a new baby or for a birthday celebration.


I used my large Pokadot Embossing folder to give some texture to my background, perfect for the dots in the inspiration. 
I stamped one solid balloon in Pool Party using the Celebrate today stampset and then stamped the dot detail stamp, also in Pool Party. I used the coordinating framelits and my BigShot to cut out the balloons and then I cut a third balloon out of Pool Party DSP. 
My greeting is from the set Teeny Tiny Wishes!  My all time favourite greeting set - it has a stamp for every occasion - even Halloween!  I punched it out using my Word Window punch and then framed it using the Modern Label Punch.

Be sure to submit your creations over at Stampin' Celebration Challenge!  We can't wait to see what you create!!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy