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

International Blog Highlight

Well hello there,

So happy you stopped by today!  It is a very special day.  I decided to join other Stampin'UP! demonstrators to participate in Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin'UP! Blog Highlights.

What is a blog highlight you ask?  This is where Stampin'UP Demonstrators showcase projects and YOU get to vote on your favourites. The top ten winners will get to be part of an international blog hop so please vote for my project. You can do that here - October Highlights - VOTE FOR ME

Our theme for this highlight is Change of Life Circumstances.
Retiring, new baby, new home, New job, leaving a job, Wedding.... any change in life event.

I am choosing to showcase a very special wedding card I created for my sister.  We (all but my oldest son) travelled to New Brunswick to see her get married last month and I have yet to share the card I made.  I thought this was the perfect opportunity to share it.  I just love the way it turned out.  Here is my card...

I kept the colours very simple - Whisper White cardstock and Basic Grey Ink.  I started with a Whipser White cardbase and then cut a layer 4 x 5 1/4.  I cut a circle out for the greeting to show through.  I wanted lots of texture, so then I dry embossed using the Softly Falling Embossing folder.

Before I added the layer to the card base, I placed the layer on top of the cardbase and then stamped my greeting through the cut out .  then, I die cut both flower flourishes from the Florish Thinlits to help frame the greeting.  I added some basic pearls to parts of the flourish and a Basic Grey bow to the stem of the flourish.  I popped this layer up using dimensionals.

Finally, if I may, share a picture of my beautiful sister on her wedding day with my 2 younger boys.  I just LOVE this picture!  They look so handsome all dressed up.

I hope you enjoyed my card and decide to come back and visit.  If you live in Canada you can shop with me, I would love to help!
Thanks for visiting my blog today make sure you head over to Kylie's blog - HERE to vote for my project. I would love to be chosen to do an international blog hop.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

When Pigs Fly!!

Hey there Stampers,

Hope you are having a good week.  Finally, we have had a few days of nice summer weather.  It has been one rainy summer here in Ontario.

I joined in a group swap this week with my upline and group of sideline demonstrators.  There were three different cards we were to create each using different criteria.  Today, I am going share with you the card I created with a new stampset from the annual catalogue.

Case this Sketch has the sketch that I used to create this first card....

 

Here is the card I made...

I turned the sketch up side down and used my favourite whimsical set from the Annual Catalgoue.  I wanted some contrasting colours, so started with a basic black card base and layered it with Pretty in Pink embossed cardstock.  

 

I stamped the image on watercolour paper and then coloured my little piggy using the aqua-painter and the pretty in pink and basic grey inkpads.  Then I cut it out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits.  

 I then layered a basic black square, tied a ribbon around it and put it all up on dimensionals.  I added a strip of dsp to add another layer to the card.  

I really loved how it turned out.  

Be sure to stop in and see all of the inspirational cards created using this sketch over at CASE this Sketch.

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy

Christmas Card with TGIF Challenges

Welcome back,

I have another Christmas card for you today .  This card I made using some fun Christmas tools from the Holiday catalogue and that I created for the challenge over at TGIF challenges, tgifc34 - Holly Jolly.

The inspiration picture is fun and whimsical with lots of green, red and white.  Here is the picture...

 

And here is my card....

I knew right away I wanted to use my Perfect Pines framelits with the coordinating Peaceful Pines stampset.  I LOVE that these perfect little pines come in 3 different sizes!  I stamped on the largest one, made the middle size a darker green and then popped the smallest up on dimensionals. 

My card base and my greeting are in Real Red - a very Christmasy red.  I created some texture with my Softly falling Embossing folder on a Whisper White layer.  And finally, I added one of those beautiful wooden snowflakes right beside my greeting. 

I sent this card to my sister in New Brunswick, Canada.  I hope she likes it.

Be sure to check out all of the great cards over at TGIF Challenges.

Happy Stampin'

Tammy