Saturday, May 25, 2013

Paper Smooches Sparks - Celebrate

Hey there!

(Thank You Paper Smooches Sparks DT for the shout out! I am honored, Thank you to the My Craft Spot DT for Top 3 selection)

It's Memorial Day Weekend in the States, and it's time for us to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed for freedom not only for the USA, but others. 

I have a little card to share. I was completely inspired by the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge this go around and this is what I came up with. 
I started with a Lunch Bag Kraft card base onto which I layered my white cardstock and patterned papers. I took a length of white seam binding and tied off in a fussy bow embellished with a button and twine. 

At this point, I started building the center focal image of layers! 

I paper-pieced the ice cream from Paper Smooches Sugar Rush adding to my oval die-cuts and embellished with some glittery stickles and a button. I added some ribbon snippets which I banner cut the ends and placed between my star and focal image finally layering on the red die-cut. 

Lastly, I stamped Celebrate onto a half decorative oval and placed at the top of my card. 

As mentioned, I found inspiration at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge
I am also joining in at Sunday {Fun}day Linky Party, DL Art Thankful Thursday Anything Goes Linky Party, 3 Girl Jam - Anything goes with ribbon, Little Scrap Pieces - Red, White, and Blue. My Craft Spot - Ribbon and Twine

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I will be back tomorrow night for the new challenge at The Ribbon Reel!
~Tammy~

35 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Adorable!! LOVING the colors, the ice cream and love love love the pennants!!!

Jennifer said...

Tammy, this is a perfect Memorial Day card! Love all your layering and that cute bow!!! Have a terrific Memorial Day! :)

The Paper Parade said...

This is awesome! I just love all the layering, the bold bright colors, and the sparkles lining the ice cream cone :) Great take on the challenge colors!

sandi said...

Oh how nice! So lively!

MS said...

This makes me want to BBQ so bad! Love the 4th festive party you've created!

Migdalia said...

WOW!! Simply ADORABLE!!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia
♥ Crafting With Creative M ♥
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jessica said...

This is awesome Tammy!!!! I LOVE the colors, the GREAT stamps and your card LO is FAB!!! Might have to case this LO :)
Thanks for sharing and for linking this up over at the 3GJ Challenge blog!!!
Have a GREAT holiday weekend!!

Lisa said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Tammy!! The design is just fabulous!! I love the pretty ribbon and the banners!! So beautiful my friend!! You should also link this up at Little Scrap Pieces for our Red, White and Blue Challenge (http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/) Happy Memorial Day weekend :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Great card! Love the color combo! Thanks for joining us over at 3 Girl Jam Challenges! DT Member Carri~Abusybee

Cheri said...

What a great card! All the layers, different ribbons and colors come together to form a beautiful and fun card. Thanks for joining in the 3 Girl JAM "Anything Goes with Ribbon" challenge.

Cheri - 3GJ Design Team
www.djssundries.blogspot.com

Lisa Elton said...

What a great holiday card Tammy! So full of festive sweetness! I like the fun ribbon tails. Hope you enjoy your weekend ;)

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Hi Tammy this is just tooooo cute! Love the different ribbons too! Susan x

Pauline said...

What a fabulous card Tammy!

Unknown said...

Great card! All the different elements fit together perfectly. TFS and playing along at Little Scrap Pieces!

Kara Lynne said...

Ultra cute cupcake with that button and bling! Your whole card is a celebration!

Maria said...

Absolutely adorable card, Tammy! The sweet cone for the focal point is too CUTE! And, the banner, star, dp, and ribbon is perfect! What a FAB card...love it!!!

Jill Norwood said...

Tammy this is such a fun and colorful card for Memorial Day! Love the bow and button and all the sweet layers! Have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

This is fabulous! I love the layering you do..and this lil cupcake is the cayoootest! The flags are genius too :)

Kate said...

Great card Tammy :) And thank you for stopping by my blog.
Kate xx

Elise said...

OoOh this is YUMMMY!!! Love the bold colors too!

Big Hugs,
Elise

Katie Ann Brooks said...

Yum, this looks so tasty and I love your design! A perfect card for Memorial Day weekend!

Sherrie K. said...

Lovely card Tammy! The colors are so F*U*N! I love the layering you did to..looks amazing my friend!
I hope you have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day!

Thanks for joining us at My Craft Spot~
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Sue Lelli said...

LOVE LOVE LOVE the ice cream! THIS card just says, "Let's Celebrate!" LOVE all the ribbons bunches, Tammy!

Jessi Fogan said...

Happy Memorial Day, Tammy! This card is simply stunningly perfect for the occasion - love all those fabulous layers!!

Audrey Pettit said...

So, so adorable and just the most happy burst of patriotic beauty!

DIANA L. said...

This is so cute I just love it!!. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
Thank you for joining us at Little Scrap pieces.
LSP--DT member
DIANA L.
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

Julie Odil said...

Wow, Tammy, this is awesome! Thanks for joining the 3 Girl JAM ribbon anything goes challenge. 3JG DT member, Julie O
http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Kate said...

This is so bright and fun, Tammy! I love the way you've used ribbon under the image. That's so clever and looks so sharp!

Thanks so much for playing along with us at My Craft Spot!

Kate
Small Bits of Paper

Gwen said...

This is amazing! I love all the layers and all the ribbon you added is awesome!! Thanks for joining us at My Craft Spot this week!

Gwen

http://thisandthatbygwen.blogspot.com

abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

Cute card! Great design! Thanks for joining us over at Little Scrap Pieces! DT Member Carri~Abusybee

Donna K said...

What a fun card... love that darling little cuppy cake too!!

Jinny Newlin said...

What a darling tribute! Totally lovin' that glittery cupcake with all it's trims!

Benzi said...

Wow! Talk about a fun, colorful, and stunning creation. I LOVE it!!! So much fun to visit your blog.

VanessaB said...

love it. so awesome.

Karen said...

love, love, love it! that ice cream is so darn cute. thanks so much for joining the lsp challenge this week. Karen