Thank you for Sunday Stamps

Hey there,

 

Happy Monday.  I hope your weekend was wonderful and relaxing.  We had only a few things scheduled this weekend, with three busy boys, that is a relaxing weekend.  lol

 

I did carve out some time to create a little using the sketch challenge SSC172 over at Sunday Stamps.  I loved this sketch that they have for us.

 

 

 

I found some super cute DSP that gave me the colour inspiration and set the tone the rest of items on my card.  Here it is...

 

 

 The DSP is perfect to pair up with this little bee from the Dragonfly Dreams Stampset.  I stamped it on Very Vanilla and then cut it out using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits.

I popped him up on on dimensionals and onto a stitched Shapes Circle.  My greeting is from Thoughtful Banners and stamped on a little scrap of Very Vanilla.  What do you do with all of those tiny 1/2 inch strips left over?  I like to use them for my greetings.  

 

I almost always add a bow to my card, but this time I let this cute little bee, be the star.

 

Be sure to stop on over to Sunday Stamps to see all of the cards created with this sketch as inspiration.

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Tammy 

Blogging Friends Blog Hop September

Hey there stampers,

It's September 1st and ya know what that means......Yep time for another Bog Hop with my Blogging Friends!  

Today, we are celebrating our 1 year Blog-aversary! Can you believe it? One whole year has passed since we began this wonderful journey. And, because that is really something to celebrate - we have some awesome surprises for you - like a VERY special guest Blogging Friend and some of our veteran Blogging Friends have some candy to give away.  So, be sure to stop by all the blogs so you don't miss a thing!

 First, let me show you the projects I made to share with you today.... 

My first project is a celebration card.  Of course!  I thought I would capture 2 celebrations at one time.  My middle son's baseball team finished 2nd at seasons end!  This was his first year playing baseball and he absolutely LOVED it!  All the success they had this season was a direct result of their coach.  So, a card was in order.  :)

 I used my Stars Framelits and the Star Confetti Punch.  I also used the new Thoughtful Banner stampset with coordinating Duet Banner Punch.  The DSP is from the Floral Boutique pack and looks just like the stripes on their uniform!

My next set of projects are thank you gifts I made for some co-workers from my day job and I just LOVE how they turned out!

I used the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits to create these treat holders (a full sized chocolate bar fits very nicely inside). I used some of my favourite retired DSP from my stash to make these special thank you gifts.

Thank you for stopping by and sharing in our Blog-aversary! 

Be sure to hop on through the blogs by clicking on the names listed below.  If you are working your way down our list of blogs, your next stop is Rick Adkins - he is SO talented!  I can't wait to see what he made for us this time! Notice our **celebrity Blogging Friend ;)

Crystal Komara 
**Shelli Gardner - Cofounder of Stampin'UP!

Anna Conetta Masciovecchio 

Libby Fens 

Anne Power 

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 
Jenny Lane 

 Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Stampin Celebration Challenge August Inspiration Challenge

Hey there!  Glad you stopped by!

We have a great Inspiration challenge this week over at Stampin' Celebration Challenge!

 
What did you see first?  I noticed that big beautiful cake made to look like birch bark.  Second, I noticed the flowers and then the colours .  So with that in mind, I got to work! And here is the card I made... 

The colours I used are Sahara Sand, Early Espresso and Whisper White.  I added some Old Olive for my leaves.

Can you see the flowers on my card?  They are made with tissue paper!  I folded some white tissue paper into layers and punch each one 3 times from those layers.  I lined them up again and then used my Stampin' up mini stapler to hold them together.  The final step is to fluff them up!  I thought this technique helped them to look a lot like the ones in the picture.

The leaves were created using the Festive Flower Builder Punch.  I used the Thoughtful Banner stampset for my greeting and used the coordinating punch for the banner.  I finished things off with a multi layer Baker's Twine bow.

Be sure to join us at Stampin' Celebration Challenge and show us the creations you make using these pictures as inspiration!  This is a 3 week challenge and we are still looking for guest designers!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Blogging Friends Blog Hop August

Hey there stampers!  

Welcome to the “Blogging Friends Blog Hop!”

Who are the ‘Blogging Friends’? We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators located all across the U.S. and Canada who had never met before. Well, actually, we still haven’t met yet (in person). . .

But, through our common bond of Stampin’Up! and a shared love of paper crafting we have created a fun blog hop. Please join us on the 1st of every month to see what wonderful things we have created!

Ready for a wonderful blog hop?  This month's theme is tropical!  Perfect for the type of weather we are having here in Canada - we have been having heat waver after heat wave - I love it!

So tropical is our theme - well the first thing I thought of was my kids will need some thank you cards for their swimming instructors.  So, I went back into my retired stampsets and chose one that I kept for just such an occasion.

I used my two favourite images in this set - perfect for swimming instructors don't ya think?  The images are perfect for colouring. Have you jumped into that trend - everytime I colour I forget how much I love it and how much it is so good to relive some stress!  I used my blender pens and inkpads to add the colour to these little cuties.  Some flip-flps...

....and some little ones having some splashing fun!

The main colours are Marina Mist and Whisper White.  I chose more colours from the Brights family to add to the images.

My little Thank you sentiment is from the new set Thoughtful Banners.  

Now, be sure to hop on through all of the stops in our hop.  The list of participants are listed below.  You can click on each one and it will take you to their blog or simply click on the icon below and make the next stop.  I can't wait to see what everyone has created!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy



 1. Crystal Komara
2. Anna Masciovecchio
3. Danica Ferrante
4. Jodi Horsley 
5. Michelle Clark 
6. Mary Ann Rossiter
7. Tammy Gill - You are here!
8. Rick Adkins 
9. Lorene Yoshimura-Tanigawa
10. Jessica Mink 

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

Roger's Daytime

Hey there my stampin' friends,

Whew - this week went fast! Before I knew it, it was Friday.  Sometimes that is a good thing, but this week I could have used an extra day or so.  :)

I promised to show you the pictures from my latest adventure with Daytime TV on Roger's.  I always like to take pictures of my display on all my projects that I made.

The first picture is of my display.  The theme for this show is graduation.  I personally don't have anyone graduating this year, but next year, well, that is another story. 

I thought about what colours are in most school colour scheme's and what colours can be used for both boys and girls.  SO, the DSP I chose to showcase is the Floral Boutique DSP.  I LOVE blue and white together.  I also added some gold foil sheets and some Melon Mambo to help pump up the wow factor. 

I wanted to focus on giving gift cards.  I decided to use the Mini Treat Bag thinlits to create some fabulous and fun gift card holders.  They are the perfect size.  Here is one that I made using DSP to create the mini treat bag and then I added a belly band with Melon Mambo and some white ribbon.  Finally, I added some layered stars and my greeting.
 

I have seen so many ideas using mason jars on pinterest, I just had to create on graduation style!  I used some candy sticks I purchased at a bulk food store and I added the numbers of the graduation year.  I also cut some different size stars and attached them to some sticks as well.  Finally, I added a layered belly band with some layered stars and finally a banner using the new Duet Banner Punch and Thoughtful Banner stampset.   These would be really cute as table center pieces.  

Another couple of styles of the gift card holder, Mini Treat Bag

I also made a picture frame with the year inside.  I really liked how this turned out!  I can picture this beside the cake. 

Finally, I made a card.  See how in the frame I used the letters cut out?  Well on the card, I used the negative cut out of the letters!  This card was such a hit with my card class attendees.   I ended up finding a home of each of them! 

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Stampin' Celebration Challenge!

Hey everyone,

I have another project to share with you today!  For this project, I took my inspiration from Stampin' Celebration Challenge!  We have a fab sketch for you to play along with - I just LOVE sketches!

Here it is ...

So.... I took the opportunity to work ahead (as a Designer for the team, I get the see the challenges weeks ahead - stay tuned, we will soon be looking for more guest designers! ) AND I used the sketch to help prepare one of my projects for my Graduation Segment on Roger's Daytime TV.  

I wanted to make some thing extra special, something that was different than a card.  I chose to make a table decoration to sit beside the cake at a graduation party.  Here is my project....

I used lots of great tools for this project!  My Big Shot of course, the Banner Framelits as well as the Large Numbers Framelits and Balloon Bouquet punch.  

 

I also used 2 new products on the this project....the Thoughtful Banners Stampset and coordinating Duet Banner Punch!  I just LOVE these two together!  This stampset has SO many occasions that can be celebrated, the possibilities are endless!

Make sure you join us for our challenge this week over at Stampin' Celebration Challenge!

Be sure to stop by my blog later this week to see the other projects I made for the Graduation segment at Roger's Daytime!

Happy Stampin'

Tammy

Happy Father's Day with Mojo Monday

Well hi there,

Are you all ready for Father's Day?  I am half way there.  I have mailed my card to my dad in New Brunswick and have started quizzing my kids about what they want to get for my husband. The boys in my house really aren't that great at planning ahead!  ;)

To celebrate Father's Day I wanted to create a card of course!  So I hoped on over to Mojo Monday and their challenge this week ( MOJO452) as a really great sketch to follow!

Don't you just love the detail in this sketch?  So much fun! 


So I thought I would use up some of my retired DSP and particularly the Go Wild stack from the previous Annual Catalogue.


Here is my card....

 
I wanted to be sure to use one of my newest favs from the new catalogue as well - can you see it?  It's the Thoughtful Banners stampset with coordinating punch (Duet Banner Punch)!  Can you say millions of possibilities?  Squeal!


The other stampset I used on this card is Watercolour Words!  Not sure why it took my so long to get this set, but oh so happy it made it back to the new annual catalogue.


Be sure to stop on over to Mojo Monday to get some more inspiration!


Happy Stampin'


Tammy

Blogging Friends Blog Hop

Hello my hopping friends.

It's June 1st and so you know what that means.....Blog Hop time with my Blogging Friends Blog Hop!  The theme this month is the new Catalogue!

I am SO excited to see what all of my blogging friends have to share with us.  Be sure to hop around to everyone and see the new product they decided to feature.

I decided to feature the brand new Duet Banner Punch and coordinating Thoughtful Banners stampset - you can bundle them to save %10 - what a bonous! 

I chose this set to help show how versatile it is...it can be used on ANY card or scrapbook page.  I also wanted to showcase some new DSP - Floral Bouquet.  It is so pretty in Night of Navy and Whisper White.
  
Here is the card I made for our hop this month...

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. Mary Blocher
5. Danica Ferrante
6. Deborah Smart
7. Jodi Horsley
8. Leanne Johnson
9. Michelle Clark
10. Lorene Yoshimura-Tanigawa
11. Mary Ann Rossiter
12. Tammy Gill - You are here!
13. Rick Adkins