Tuesday, June 11, 2013

You're Swell...

Hi there!

It's that time of year when Father's Day and Birthday's sneak up on me...so having said that I had to get cranking and slowly cranking it is...I am finding it hard to sneak crafty time right now. 

Most of you know I tend to create more shabby layer upon layer cards..., but truly, I am an eclectic crafter...I craft by mood, and today I was in a fun and cute kind of mood. I did jump start my mojo with the current Paper Smooches Designer Draft Challenge, however my creativity got going with the scene, so I took some creative liberty with the sketch if you will! :-) The bones are still there!:-)
Here is what I have to share! 
The entirety of my card with created using items from my scrap pile. Sadly, I never make a dent in "said" scrap pile.  I started with a yellow card base (not even sure of the color name/brand as it was in the stash), and I added my striped patterned paper. (DCWV). I added some fun glitter ribbon to the top.  Next I created my scene on a piece of white cardstock.
I used Paper Smooches Surf and Turf...I had to use the Pelican because it reminds me of my home state of Florida. I miss home tons. Besides the obvious of missing my family, I am a coastal gal at heart! :-) I then added Mr. Crab holding the fun sentiment "You're Swell!
I die-cut the clouds and added a touch of white paint to them. Being a girl who loves buttons, I added a row at the bottom...all of which have been laced with twine. 

I hope you enjoyed my fun little share. I am joining in at: Paper Smooches Sparks. I added my pelican and cloud to the left side verses the right, and well, I needed another cloud and my sweet crab in there. :-)
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes, Simon Says Stamp - Masculine/Father's Day, 3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes With Ribbon,  DL. Art Thankful Thursday - June Linky Party. Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!
~Tammy~

29 comments:

Mary Pat Siehl said...

that little crabby is so cute!!! love it

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Omygosh!!! This is adorable!! LOVING that beach scene and the buttons!!

Nancy said...

Super fun card, Tammy! Wonderful scene!...Nancy :o)

Connie Mercer said...

how adorable!! Love the row of buttons at the bottom. Beautiful work tammy!!

~ Jo ~ said...

Very cute card! Love that pelican! I miss home too which is NJ for me. I'm in Texas now. I am also a coastal girl so I feel ya hun!!

Hugs,
Jo
Jo's Scrap Shack

Sherrie K. said...

What a F*U*N beach scene card! I love all the buttons and the fun crabby and pelican! Great job Tammy!
Have a great day!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

This is seriously adorable I LOVE it!!!

Kara Lynne said...

Cute and playful! I love the buttons and the clouds!

Lisa Elton said...

Very cute scene Tammy I like the polka dot clouds!!

Jennifer said...

Tammy, this is so super-cute! Love the scene you created and your coloring on that pelican is perfect!!! :)

Lisa said...

This is absolutely adorable!! I love the image - the crab it too cute!! The buttons are fabulous!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

jessica said...

This is so super adorable!!! LOVE the "scene" you created!!!

Mary Ann said...

SOOOOOOOO VERY CUTE!Love your crab,he's awesome!!!

MaryH said...

This is so adorable. Also so Florida! We were So. FL residents for over 42 yrs. It was lovely for a long time, but we don't miss it now. (Miss our dtr who still lives on the other coast though). Loved all your buttons & just all the detail you put in this cheery card. You should enter it in the Snippets challenge here:
http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2013/06/pixies-crafty-snippets-playground-week_9.html
Lots of fun people to meet. TFS & visiting my blog! Hugs

Maria said...

What a CUTE beach scene! Love that pelican and little crab! Great addition with all the buttons, too!

Kristi said...

So cute, Tammy! Love that little pelican and crab,they made me smile!

Karen Letchworth said...

This is darling, Tammy! I love the Paper Smooches images and the adorable buttons and bright colors. Thanks for stopping by to share with us. It's always a blessing.
Karen
Word Art Wednesday

scrappymo! said...

Ooooohhhhh...this is so darned cute. Great snippets card.

DIANA L. said...

This is so fun Tammy. I love the scene you created the pelican against the bright blue sky and the puffy embossed clouds, all the testures and colors are perfect the buttons at the bottom are so pretty-TFS
I love it, love it , love it!!
Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes June Linky Party.

Ps I just became a follower -I thought I already was, officially my avitar is there now.
DIANA L.
dianamlarson.blogspot.com

Sue Lelli said...

I seethe bones! LOVE this scene right down to the turquoise glitter tape sticking out! What a super FUN card!

Stephanie said...

What an adorable card!! I really like all the details you included in your scene. The pelican and crab are so cute! I'm a Florida-born girl myself. I've been away a long time but still miss it sometimes. Thanks for joining us at Word Art Wednesday.

Jessi Fogan said...

It seems to not matter how long I'm away from 'home', it is still home to me! We traded one coast for the other, so at least we're still near the ocean :)
I adore this card - so utterly cute & clever! and you know I'm digging the buttons! (get it? Digging, sand...lol!)

Di said...

Hi Tammy - welcome back to the Snippets Playground. It seems ages since you came to play!

Such a fun card here, LOVE it, especially the buttons as a finishing touch.

Hope to see you again soon!

Hugs, Di xx

Amanda said...

Such a cute card, love Florida too but don't get to visit as often as I would like. Hugs,Amanda x

maryrose said...

What a fun beachy scene!

VanessaB said...

adorable images :) cute cute card!

MS said...

so fun! I love the different textures and how you colored the bird! and kudos on pulling off all those buttons perfectly!

217 Creations said...

Cute! Thanks for joining in at 3 Girl JAM!

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

I looooooooooove this-- love the glittered ribbon! LOVE that little crab holding the sentiment! FUN! THANKS so much for joining in the fun over at the Paper Smooches SPARKS Designer Drafts challenge-- hope you play along with our photo inspiration challenge this week <3

ps... I know I'm a bit late in leaving my comment! Time flies:)