Pretty Paper the Star!

Hey there, happy Friday!  I am SO ready for the weekend.

I have a very simple card that we made at one of my recent card classes that I wanted to share with you.  It was created with the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. 



I wanted the paper to be the star of the card - I just love it!  Here is my card...

I love the muted colours in this DSP - you could use this for a masculine or feminine card and I love layering the coloured cardstock with a big bold greeting.  

I added a little banner and a heart with a tiny twine bow to polish off my card.

Be sure to stop on over to Freshly Made Sketches to see all of the wonderful creations that were made using this sketch in mind.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Tammy 

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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

Winter Themend Birthday Card

Walkin' in a winter wonderland.....

We have had SO much snow here in central Ontario in the last two days - it is crazy!  My middle one is SO excited because it means full steam ahead for his skiing but the people needing to drive anywhere, aren't exactly happy!  
So, I couldn't help but use the Snow Friends framelits to create the card I have to show you today and then I looked to some challenge blogs for some help beyond that.


I took some inspiration from the sketch over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration and the colour choices from the Colour Challenge over at The Paper Players.  Be sure to check out all of the great creations made with these 2 challenges.  

Here is the sketch from Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration....

 

....and the colour challenge at The Paper Players....
 

 

The colour challenge is quite a stretch for me for sure!  But that is what challenges are for, right? 


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

 
I am pretty happy with it.  That just proves that stretching you comfort zone is worth it! 


I had this negative scrap of the snowman left over from my Christmas cards laying around and thought it would be perfect for the sketch and our wintery weather. lol I stamped the little buttons from the coordinating stampset, Snow Place, in Tempting Turquoise.


My greeting is from Crazy for You that I stamped on two separate pieces. 


Thank you for stopping by!


Happy Stampin'


Tammy

Stampin' Celebration Challenge

Hey there.  So glad you stopped by.

All ready for Christmas yet?  I still have some work to do, but have lots of great inspiration to show you this week to help with some last minute crafts.  I will also show you the projects I made for my most recent appearance on the Roger's Daytime TV show.  It was tons of fun!

We have another great challenge for you over at Stampin' Celebration Challenge this week - it's a sketch to follow along with.  I love it when we a get a layout already decided for us. 

Here is the sketch...

I decided that I would create a 'non-Christmas' card for this challenge because it is open for 3 weeks - lots of time to get your creation into us!

Here is my card...

I wanted to make a fun, girly card so I chose two In-colours - Watermelon Wonder and Tip Top Taupe (I think they are really great together) and I chose the zebra pattern from the DSP stack Go Wild.

My greeting came from Remembering Your Birthday.  I 

stamped my greeting in Tip Top Taupe right onto the DSP.

I hope you find this inspiring and I sure hope you join us at Stampin' Celebration Challenge!  Mark your calendar - the challenge ends January 8th.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Sheltering Tree

Hi there,

Thanks for stopping by!  Today, I am sharing a card I have made with my favourite stamp set from the Occasions catalogue - Sheltering Tree!  I simply LOVE this stamp set!  There are SO many possibilities.  If you are a lover of Pinterest - you must look this one up!

I was on a spring time theme when I was creating this card.  So I used some beautiful refreshing colours - Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz and Calypso Coral.

This card is a one layer wonder! 

I used my retired Ticket punch on all four corners to give it some definition from the card base.  And finally I used my tiny heart punch to add a little bit of whimsy to my card!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Valentine's

Hello my stampin' friends!

I hope your week is going well!  Thank you for stopping by.

My cards today are inkspired ;) from some left over card class packages I had sitting on my crafting table!  I had these left over from a Christmas card class that one of my friends could make at the last minute.  Life can be busy right?

The colours happen the prefect for Valentines too!  So I thought it would be fun to come up with three different cards using the same card kits.  I used different stamps and punches to get some different Valentines looks.  I think they turned out cute - what a great way to clear some space on my table!  

For my first card, I used the new Confetti Heart Boarder Punch!  Love this one!  The stamp is from the new You Plus Me Stampset

For my second card, I used the Retired Small Heart Punch.  I love this Twitterpated stamp from the You Plus Me set - so cute!

And finally, for my last card, I used the new Sweetheart Punch - I just love how curvy it is.

I hope this inkspires you to be creative with the items on your table.

Happy stampin'

Tammy

Whale you be mine?

Hello there my Stampin' friends,

Glad you stopped by today!  I have a really quick post for you - it is a special little valentine that I actually made last year for my sons!  The stamp set is retired, sorry, but the paper and Clearlit are still available on the clearance rack!  So it can still be easily recreated!

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I LOVE this valentine's paper - it is very cute and I am still using it this year. 

Here is my card.......

Supplies I used:

Whale you be Mine Stampset (retired)

BigShot

Happy Whale Clearlits Die

Small Heart Punch

Pool Party Ink

Real Red Ink

Whisper White Cardstock

Real Red Cardstock

Pool Party Cardstock

Primrose Petals Ribbon

Happy Stampin'

Tammy