Another Love Card

Hey there,

I have another 'love' card to share with you today. 

I am choosing to showcase a very special wedding card I created when the Mayor of my community asked me to create a wedding card for his daughter who was about to get married.  I mean when the Mayor asks if you would create a card for him to give to his daughter, WOW talk about being honoured!  And a little bit of pressure.  

Here is my card...

I do love the white on white look for a wedding card. So pretty!  The dry embossing is the perfect added touch to separate the white from the white, so to speak.

I did hear back from them that they really liked the card.  I hope this gives you some inkspiration for your next wedding card.  It is always great to have one in your stash.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Blogging Friends Blog Hop

Hello my hopping friends.

You guessed it!  It's the first of the month and you know that what means.....Blog Hop time with my Blogging Friends Blog Hop!  AND we have a good one for you!

I bet you are wondering what we are featuring this month on our hop....it's our favourite retiring stampset.  If you love some or all of the stampsets we are featuring, you have ONLY until May 30th to get your hands on them.

Which one is my fav?  Well, its Sassy Saulutations!  I think it is a must have for any card maker - it has 6 of the top greetings every card maker would need and they are the perfect size for the front of a card!

Here is the card I made for our hop this month...

 
So, have you ordered everything you wanted from the Retired list?  No?  Me neither, but I tell ya, you want to think about doing it NOW!  I have already missed one of my must have framelits and now it's gone and gone for good! ugh. My advice is to get your order in.....only the stampsets are guaranteed to be available until May 30th. You can order through my on-line store here.

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 

Celebratin' Stampin' Celebration

Hey there, Glad you stopped by! 

We have a really fun sketch to play along with over at Stampin' Celebration Challenge.  I was so excited to see it and I am SURE you can guess exactly which edgelits I wanted to use.

Here is the sketch...

Do you see what I see?  Yeah, you guessed it - the File Tab Edgelits!  So, then my mind started working - I wanted to create a stationary theme card (teacher thank you's are coming up).

Here is my card...

Based on that theme, I chose some bright primary colours - Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White and Crumb Cake.  I knew I wanted to use my Writing Notes Background stamp for one of my layers.  I used my Stampin' Write Markers to colour the lines.  It didn't turn out perfectly, but I like how it looks. 

Then I layered a piece of Crumb Cake that I cut using the Filer Folder thinlits.  I think it looks like a part of a file folder - cute!  I then wrapped some Whisper White Baker's Twine around the 2 layers. 

I stamped my greeting from Sassy Salutations in Pacific Point onto Real Read cardstock.  I popped it up on dimensionals and added a bow.  Finally, I added some candy dots in more primary colours. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to see all of the great inspiration over at Stampin' Celebration Challenge....you can do that here!  AND, be sure to play along - we LOVE to see what you create!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Stampin Celebration Challenge time

Hello everyone,

Thanks for stopping by today!  I have another fabulous challenge to show you today from Stampin' Celebration Challenge blog!  Have you seen our blog lately?  We have a fun new look to our blog.  Check it out and be sure to join in the fun!

This week, we have some sketch inspiration for you.......

Here is the card I created....

My first thought was, what can I make four of?  Then I thought about my Petite Petals stampset with coordinating punch - perfect!  We have so much snow here, and I know some of our friends to the south and east are getting lots and lots of snow, so maybe it was time to add some flowery goodness!

I took my colour cue from the DSP and this pattern is from the English Garden pack.  Whisper White, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow, then I added some Blackberry Bliss for the flowers and greeting. 

I popped everything up on dimensionals to give it some depth and then to finish it all off, I added some of our tiniest rhinestones to the centers of the flowers!  I love that they come in different sizes.  :)

Now....head on over to Stampin' Celebration Challenge and see all of the fab creations that were made with this sketch in mind...and don't forget to join the fun!!

Happy stampin'

Tammy

Seize the Birthday with Just Add Ink

Hi there stampers,

So glad you stopped by today - thank you!  I have a really fun card to show you and I am using a 'new to me' stampset!  Garden in Bloom!  Have you tried it yet?  It is a two step stampset.  I Love it!  Here is the card I made....

I decided to participate in 2 blog challenges when I created this card.  They are Just Add Ink and Seize the Birthday.  Two fabulous challenge blogs, make sure you check both of them out if you have stopped here first.  Here are the challenges:

Just Add Ink had a great sketch challenge.....  




And Seize the Birthday had a great theme challenge....

"Anything that Flies"

Here is a closer look at my card....

I thought that these challenges lent themselves nicely to an enhanced version of the card found in the Annual Catalogue.  I started with a Hello Honey card base, then added a Soft Suede layer to frame the DSP from the English Garden pack.  Finally, I stamped directly onto Vellum cardstock using StazOn ink, the best ink to use with Vellum.  I love the way the DSP shows through it.  I finished the card off with some Hello Honey ribbon.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy


Case this Sketch!

Hello my stampin' friends!  

The card I have to show you today I created for my card class and used the Case this Sektch #123.

For this week's card class I wanted to focus on using some retired products - my favourites....and the Bloosom Punch is top of my list!  I just love this punch AND it's matching stampset and they are both retiring on June 1!

The patterned paper that I used is from the DSP stack in the Occasions catalogue.  It was tailored for Valentine's cards, but I think the black and white patterns can be used at anytime of year.  

The greeting is from the Sassy Salutations Stampset and it isn't retiring - whew!  SO glad it will be around for a while longer!

Be sure to stop by to see all of the great cards created at Case this Sketch!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Birthday with The Paper Players Challenge #239

Hi there!

So glad you stopped by today.  I have a birthday card that I made using the great theme challenge over at The Paper Players!  Be sure to stop on over to check out all of the great cards made using this challenge.  You can do that here.

Their challenge was an easy one to partake in...the challenge was to use a die cut!  Done! I just love my Big Shot - the best tool I own!

 I wanted something really pretty and so chose to use Blushing Bride cardstock, DSP and Ink.  Perfect for a girl friend's birthday.

I also wanted to use some of that yummy Chalkboard cardstock with the chalk ink from the new Occasions Catalogue - a perfect match for the Blushing Bride.  My Banner framelits are my framelit of choice for the pretty card and to meet challenge.  My greeting comes from the Sassy Salutations stampset, which I thought looked great in the chalk ink!

And, to pretty this up a little bit more, I used the matching Flower Medallion Punch and Petal Potpourri stampset.  I then took my baker's twine and added a sweet little bow to finish it off.  

I just love how this turned out!  

 

I hope you like my card and that you found a little 'Inkspiration' along the way!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy 

A Sassy Thank you!

Good morning my Stampin' friends,

I hope you are having a great weekend so far.  I thought I would share one of the cards we made at my last card class....a Sassy Thank you!

I used two of my favourites stampsets from the Annual Catalogue - Sassy Salutations and Gorgeous Grunge!  They are SO versatile! 

The Sassy Salutations are a great size for the front of a card or even a scrapbook page!  And the Gorgeous Grunge is perfect for subtly filling in those blank spaces you may not want!  Used to make mud marks on a page or card, blood spaltters at Halloween time, water marks for a great nautical theme.....the possibilities are endless!  

Here is the card I made....

My colour combo is Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.  I used my Circles Framelits and my Circle punches to make the Whisper White and Crumb Cake Circles. 

The DSP is from the retired fall pack from the most recent Holiday catalogue.  I polished it off with some Whisper White Ribbon and coloured Rhinestones.

Happy Stamin'

Tammy

Happy Birthday with Freshly Made Sketches

Hello to my Stampin' Friends.

Thank you for joining me today.  I have a birthday card that is very fast to make and I used Freshly Made Sketches challenge #158 to help inspire me!

I just love participating in these challenges - they really help with that creative block and keep you from getting into a rut with layouts!  I hope that you will stop by to see all of the wonderful creations that were made with this challenge...and if you have joined me via their website - thank you!

I used some great fall colours and the fabulous patterned paper - DSP - found in the Holiday Catalogue, Colour Me Autumn!  Although, I have a bit of a confession...I didn't even notice this pattern in the pack - but I just love it!

I used the stampsets Sassy Salutations and Gorgeous Grunge.

Here is a picture of my card...

 

The colours I used were taken directly from the patterned paper....Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze and the 'spatter dots' were done in Crumb Cake.  I couldn't resist using a little twine to finish it off.

 Happy Stampin'

Tammy

 

Traveler meets Stampin' Royalty Challenge #240

Hello there!

Thanks for stopping by again!  I have a great card to show you today that can be used for any occasion including a masculine card!  That is always a hard one for me!

I decided to participate in the challenge over at Stampin' Royalty!  The challenge was to use a background stamp!  I love it!  I knew exactly which stamps sets I was going to use.  

I dusted off my World Map stamp for my background stamping and my Traveler stampset for my main image and Sassy Salutations for my greeting.

The Deco Framelits were a perfect fit for the train image and the next size bigger as a frame to put it center stage.

I added some seambinding ribbbon in Soft Sky to add a pop of colour and a little finishing touch.  I just love all of these colours together - Very Vanillia, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Soft Sky - very soothing.

Here is my card....

 

I hope this gives you some inkspiration. ;)

 Be sure to stop by Stampin' Royalty to see some great card creations!

Happy Stampin

Tammy