Monster Birthday Wishes

Hey there!

{I am super honored that this cutie was selected as the winner at The City Crafter Challenge on 3/3/15}

I have a cute little birthday card for you. I needed to add some kid birthday cards in the stash, so I took advantage of the snow day yesterday and got inky! It also gave me the opportunity to use up more scraps! It was not a good photography day since it was gloomy and snowy! 

 I started with a Tempting Turquoise card base. I added an embossed white layer which I cut using Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies from My Creative Time. I added my paper layers gathered from my scraps!:-) I stamped and paper pieced my cute little Monster from TAWS: Monster Mash adding him to the right side of the card. I did give him a fun goggly eye! :-)

Using more scraps, I die-cut some Stitched Balloons from My Creative Time adding baker's twine for strings.  Lastly I added the cute sentiment from TAWS: Monster Mash.

Inspiration was found at:

Colour Me Playful:

Deconstructed Sketch 190:

The Alley Way Stamps February Linky Party:

City Crafter Challenge - Use it Up:

Thank you for popping by! I hope you have a Fantastic Friday!

~Tammy~

Thanks Coach - You're a Slam Dunk!

Tuesday Greetings to you!

I don't know about you, but we have been having some brutal cold weather! Last week we were in the single digits with windchills in the negative numbers! Our temps are highs in the 30's today, and after last week that feels like a heatwave! Bring on spring! However it was 7 degrees when I woke up this morning! 

Well, I had a card I needed to work on for my short stack to give to his Coach at the end of the basketball season.  My little guy lucked out with a great coach. His team didn't have a coach, and this awesome guy stepped up and volunteered and he is amazing! He doesn't have a child on the team, so he is doing it purely for the love of the sport and mentoring kids. He is such a positive influence, and he NEVER gets upset with them. He always has something good and encouraging to say! 

I used a Deconstructed Sketch for inspiration of my layout.

The Star and Basketball were created by using my Cameo.  All the papers are bits from my stash.  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom: Go Team, Washi Tape: The Kraft Outlet.

Here is the sketch:

I am also joining in at City Crafter's Challenge: Use It Up!

and at Simon Says Stamp: No Rules

Thanks for popping by for a look!

Have a fantastic Tuesday! 

~Tammy~

Happy Birthday - Deconstructed Sketch 87

Hey there!

I have made it no secret on the ol blog that I don't care to make masculine cards and it always gets me in trouble because when I need one I don't have one and then I am forced to make one under the wire and yadda yadda yadda!!! So guess what I have for you today???? A dreaded man card! 

So with a little help from the Deconstructed Sketch - My Dreaded Man Card! 

I made this in like 20 minutes which is a miracle in itself unless I am trying to challenge myself and make a card for the 10 minute Craft Dash. 

I am going to seriously keep this post short and sweet! I have to race out the door to get my son to an appointment, but had to have the card ready to prepare a box for mailing tonight. 

The Stamps are from Stamping Scrapping and they Coordinate with Spellbinders Dies. Love that! 

So I totally had to add a button and bow and yep pearls. Sorry! Just had to, but it's a hemp twine bow! That works right??? Hey, at least I didn't add a fussy seam binding bow and a doily right?!?!?!

As mentioned, inspiration found at Deconstructed Sketch 87. 

Tossing my hat in at Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes! 

Thanks for peeking! Have a terrific Tuesday!

~Tammy~

Have a great day!

Good Afternoon!

**This is my 2nd post of the day, for my Wilson Designs Stamps Day 2 Release card scroll down or click here**

I have a little card to share.   It was one of those days where I grabbed a little of this and a little of that. It was also one of those days where it didn't turn out anything like I visioned it, but I am ok with that.

I started this card using Kraft card stock and added a layer of textured cream patterned paper to frame my card.  I then added a strip of aqua patterned paper to the right side of my card front.

A doily was added to the main panel followed by some rickrack and scalloped trimmings topped with a strip of patterned paper.   Some twine was wrapped multiple times around the center and tied in a bow.

I die cut the image from a vintage book. I intended to only use this as a background paper, but I actually liked the image to use alone as a focal point. I had some black lace trim in my stash and added to the bottom of the vintage book print image.  

I punched a heart in Kraft card stock which was run through my crimper to give a corrugated cardboard effect. Some paint was added to the heart for a shabby look finished off with a button.  To dress up the card a bit, a fussy seam binding bow with stick pin and paper rose was added above the vintage book print image. I completed the card with a sentiment cut into a waving banner.  Two tiny caramel pearls were added to each end of the sentiment banner. 

Inspiration for this card came from:

The Deconstructed Sketch 42

The Pink Elephant: Get Krafty: Use Kraft on your project

The Kraft Journal:Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: PTI

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: DCWV, PTI

Ink: Jenny Bowlin, 
Other: Dies: Spellbinders, PTI, Buttons: Hobby Lobby, Twine: Joanne's, Seam Binding: Etsy, Ricrac/scallopped trimming: American Crafts, Doily: Michael's