March Blogging Friends Blog Hop!

Hey there stampers,

Can you believe it is March already?  According to our little season predictors (here in Ontario, we have Wiarton Willie) spring is almost here!  I am very done with winter, so I really hope he is right.

A new month also means a new blog hop with my blogging friends!  I love our hops!  This months hop is featuring Sale-a-bration items.  I created two cards for the hop using my top 2 favourite stamp sets in the Sale-a-bration catalogue.  Can you guess which two they are?.......

Yep.  The first is the Hey Chick stampset.  I mean common - living in farm country or not this one is super cute!  All of these images are 'da bomb' as my kids would say, but what really caught my attention was the 'hey, chick!' sentiment lol.  Makes me giggle every time.

I kept my card simple, focusing on the image, the greeting and the colouring of the chick  as the main focus. I used our new stampin'up! coloured pencils and blended the colours using my Aqua painter.

My second card features my other favourite stampset.  It is the fun lovin' ice cream/ taco/hot dog truck.  The possibilities are endless with this set!  I went with some bright, bold and fun colours.  Again, I coloured the image with the stampin'up! pencils and Aqua painter.  

Sale-a-bration ends march 31st so if you would like to add these free stamp sets to your collection, head on over to my Canadian on-line store.  

Be sure to hop on through all of the bogs to see their fabulous creations.  Up next is Rick Adkins. You can click on the picture below or follow the links on the list at the bottom of the post.  

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Crystal Komara 

Anna Conetta Masciovecchio

Libby Fens 

Mary Blocher

Danica Ferrante

Deborah Smart

Jessica Mink 

Jodi Skrip Horsley

Leanne Dillon Johnson

Michelle Clarke

Lorene Yoshimura-Tanigawa 

Mary Ann Rossiter 

Tammy Gill - you are here

Rick Adkins

Lisa Harvey Reber 

Curtain Call of Rainbows!

Hello there,

So glad you could stop by today.

I have a fun card that I made for a really fun challenge over at Curtain Call!

Their Challenge is Rainbow - perfect for spring!

Here is the card that I made....

I combined an Easter card with the Rainbow theme - I really LOVE how it turned out. 

I used one of my favourite stampsets, Work of Art!  There are just SO many uses for this stampset.  Truly..... a work of art!  :)

My greeting is from the Easter Lamb stamp and my little flowers were made using the Petite Petals Punch. 

Be sure to 'hop' on over to Curtain Call to see all of the wonderful creations.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Easter with Roger's Daytime

Hello my stampin friends,

I have some fun Easter projects to share with your today.  I recently visited my friends at Roger's TV, Daytime!  We made some really cute Easter projects. 


My first picture is of my whole display that I brought for the show.  I always like to display all of the projects that I made.  

Here is a close up of one of my Easter cards that I made using the Schoolhouse DSP pack, Festive Flower Punch, Friends and Floral Stampset as well as the greeting on the bottom of the Easter Lamb Stamp.

The other two projects in the picture below are using the Paper Pals stampset and Pyramid Pal Thinlits and coordinating Playful Pals stampset.  I made an Easter Bunny as well as a carrot!  I just LOVE how these little guys turned out.  They perfectly hold about six little chocolate eggs - perfect for co-workers, nieces, nephews and neighbours.  I will make a few of these little guys to give away this weekend.

Here is a close up of an Easter scrapbook page I made for the show.  I used the new Sunburt Thinlit, the Tree Builder Punch, Ovals Thinlits, Fringe Scissors and the Easter Lamb Stamp. 

Here is a close up of another one of the Easter cards I made for the show and will have my card class attendees make as one of their Easter cards.  It's so soft and pretty.  Again, DSP is from the Schoolhouse DSP pack.  I used my blender pens to give just a hint of colour to the grass and the ears and cheeks of this little Easter Lamb.

Oh, and my final little pyramid pal! I think he is my favourite!  A cute little frog - perfect for my boys.  An Easter frog? hmmm.....

Here is a another look at the little Easter Bunny.  (We were able to make him live on air!)

...and I couldn't resist a little honeycomb tail. 

One final look at my whole display. 

Here is a look behind the scenes.  This is what I see when it's not my turn to be live on camera and when the hosts are with another guest.

It is just so much fun!  I have a question about if we can view some of the footage.  If you are a Roger's customer, go to this link..http://www.rogerstv.com/show?lid=12&rid=23&sid=5754  you can view this show.  It originally aired on March 14th. 

Happy Stampin'

Tammy 

Paper Craft Crew Card Sketch

Hello there,

I have a card to show you today that was made with the card sketch inspiration at Paper Craft Crew Challenges #166 (PCCCS166).  Be sure to stop in there and see all of the wonderful cards that were created using this sketch!

Here is the sketch they had...

And here is my card.....

I just LOVE fall and it is back here in Ontario after a quick blast of the white fluffy stuff on the weekend.  So, to celebrate seeing the beautiful leaves again, I wanted to create a fall inspired card and the Sheltering Tree stampset was calling my name!  lol

I really love how the Sheltering Tree can be used for all four seasons, making it a good set for any collection.  

My patterned paper is from the Into The Woods DSP pack in the Holiday catalogue and I think these yellow leaves are one of my favs along with the two colours of woodgrain.

I couldn't resist adding a little acorn using the new acorn builder punch, it can also be found in the Holiday catalogue.  Very cute and polishes off the card.

This card was really fun to make.  Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Happy Easter Bunny for Freshly Made Sketches!

Hello there,

I have a card to show you that I made using the design challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches!  Be sure to pop on over and check out all of the designs - they are lovely!

I wanted to make an Easter card - it is coming up fast!  And the perfect stamp for this design was perfect for the Happy Easter Bunny Stamp that is in the Occasions Catalogue! 

I used my Oval Framelits to cut it out and make a nice border. 

I used my Subtles DSP stack for my patterned paper and some Whisteria Wonder cardstock that I used  my Scalloped Edge Border Punch to spruce it up!

Here is my card - picture isn't great.  But in real life, the card is pretty cute!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Father's Day with Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #186

Hello there my stampin' friends!

 

I have a father's day card to show you today that we made at my 'male inspired' card class this week.  We focused on Father's Day cards as well as masculine birthday cards for the men in our lives. 

 

I found some great inspiration over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  You have to stop by and have a look at the wonderful inspiration!  I just love the sketch they have this week!

 

I always struggle with making cards for men and boys, and that is just crazy because my house is all boys except for me!  You would think that I should be used to that boyish stuff by now!  Or .....maybe you could say my cards are my girly time and so that is my focus? ANY how, I have a card to show you today that I am really happy with how it turned out!

 

I chose a nautical theme (can't get any more boy than that!) and I just love the traditional red, white and blue colours together.  I used my The Open Sea stampset for the image and the Teeny Tiny Wishes for the greeting. 

 

Here is my card......

 

 

I used my Ovals framelits to frame the image and some twine to give it some softness - I just couldn't resist! 

I hope you enjoyed my card.  Now head on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy 

Easter Blessings and Stampin' Royalty SR #223

Well ,hi there, thanks for stopping by!

 

I have an Easter card for you today.  While I was over at the Stampin' Royalty blog, I noticed that they have an Easter Inspired picture challenge, so I thought I would join the fun.  Make sure you stop by to see what they have created.

 

I had the distinct pleasure of stamping with some ladies from our local church earlier this week!   They do so much for our community including fundraising to make the church more accessible for those that can't walk the stairs in the 100 year old building...So they needed a fun night just for them!  They wanted to give card making a try and asked me to teach them some card techniques!  How lucky am I?  Here is one of the cards that I designed for them to make - what do you think?

 

 

I just love the purples during this time of year - perfect for advent celebrations and anything that symbolizes Easter!

 

I started with a Very Vanilla Card base, used a layer of Wisteria Wonder dry embossed with the Framed Tulips embossing folder, I used my Ovals Framelits in Perfect Plum and Very Vanilla for framing my sentiment, which by the way, is one of last year's Easter stamps (now retired), sorry. 

 

I couldn't resist using the two butterfly punches and some of that fabulous Chevron Ribbon in Wisteria Wonder! 

 



 

I just love how this card turned out.  Not a great 'mailable' card, but really pretty.  The ladies from church loved it too!

 

Have a wonderful day!  Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy

Black and White Birthday

Hello there!  Glad you stopped by!

I have a black and white card inspired by the sketch over at Create with Connie and Mary!  Make sure you hop on over to see all of the cards they have created!

For my card I stated with a black card base and layered with some newsprint DSP.  I used my ovals framelits to create a layered oval using black and Very Vanilla. 

My sentiment is from Bring on the Cake!  I just love this set - perfect for any birthday!  I used one of the flowers from the stampset Flower Shop and stamped a little flower half on and half off in yellow.  I used the coordinating Pansy punch and punched a So Saffron flower and used my 7/8" Scalloped Circle punch to give me a center.  I wanted my flower to resemble a sunflower.  I added three little strips of black cardstock to the corner to follow the sketch - I liked how this card turned out. 

I hope you enjoyed my version of the sketch.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Watermelon Birthday!

Hello my Stampin' friends!

Thank you for stopping by today!  I can not believe it has been a week since I have posted last, I appreciate that you stopped in to have a look!

I have had a very busy week filled with lots of stamping and good friends...my favourite kind! 

I will post soon some of the things I have been working on - so stay tuned for updates!

For today's card, I wanted to share a fun summer card that we did in one of my August card classes.  It is a 'cased card' I saw somewhere on line, but I just can't seem to find where.  If this is your card, please let me know..  I will update my post if I can recall where I first found it and provide a link to the blog.

 

And without further adue......my card!

 

 

My card class friends really enjoyed making this card and I have to say, I enjoyed casing it!

All of these colours together scream summer, wouldn't you say?

 

The details are:

 

Crumb Cake Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Old Olive Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler DSP
Bring on the Cake Stamp set (retired)

Black Ribbon

Ovals Collection Framelits

Big Shot

Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen

1 1/4" Circle Punch

1 3/8" Circle Punch

1" Circle Punch

Small Heart Punch

 

I hope that this inspired you.

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy