Easter Marshmallow Bark {Trendy Twine}

Hello Friends!

I hope you are enjoying yourselves this last Saturday in March. I have a full day schedule. I feel like I live in my car more than I live in my house. 

I have a project today I am sharing on the Trendy Twine Blog using some fabulous Watermelon Taffy Twine and Small Candy Treat Sacks! I love these treat sacks because they have flat bottoms. Click here to see a project I made with them for Christmas gifts. They are perfect for a small candle. 

I made some Easter Marshmallow Bark and packaged it inside the Small Candy Treat Sacks. I used my cameo to cut a 3D Treat Bag Holder to attach the packaged Easter Marshmallow Bark to. Since I had the cutting machine going, I cut an Eater Egg with the same coordinating paper as the liner. I topped off with a few sequins and of course Watermelon Taffy Twine .

Sorry for the glare from my craft room lights. I promise you this bark is delish! So fun to make too!

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Watermelon Taffy Twine

Small Candy Treat Sacks

Only a few days left to snag this awesome Watermelon Taffy Twine at a reduced price. Think how darling it will be used on your summer projects.

Thank you for stopping by! 

~Tammy~

Easter Treats with The Kraft Journal

Hello~

It's Monday and that means I am kicking off a new challenge at The Kraft Journal for the week. Hope you will join in the fun! :-)))) This week we want to see your CAS - Easter/Passover creations. 

I created a tag to to go on some treats which I included to go in a care package. For the tag, I started with a base of Brown Kraft cardstock onto which I added some pretty spring patterned paper. I stamped a Happy Easter sentiment on a banner and added it just below the cute little rabbit which was cut using my cameo.  Butter Hand Stained Bias Tape was used to tie the tags to the treats.  

For the treats, I created the treat holder from Brown Kraft cardstock. Next I wrapped Hershey Nuggets with patterned paper and placed them in the tray that was created. Using a pretzel holder treat bag, I added the prepared tray and tied off with the Butter Hand Stained Bias Tape.  I added a double bow and button laced with Light Blue Pastel Hemp Cord. 

We hope to see your CAS - Easter/Passover creations in the gallery this week for your chance to be showcased in the "Feature me Friday" post as well as be entered to win a $15.00 gift voucher to The Kraft Outlet store.

Thank you for taking a peek.

~Tammy~

Make It Monday With The Kraft Journal Bunnies or Lambs #167

Hi There!

{This is my 2nd Project of the day, for my Graduation 

card for Paper Sweeties Sneaks click here}

Happy Almost Easter! :-)

For this week's Challenge at The Kraft Journal, We are asking you show us those adorable Bunnies and Lambs! We hope that you will join us this week! :-)))

For my project, I decided to make a little goodie bag! The Kraft Outlet sells adorable Merchandise bags.  I have started off using the Kraft Chevron Merchandise Bag as you see here. I had so much fun creating this scene.  I used a Silhouette cutting file for the bunny which was purchased in their store. The grass border is from My Creative Time.  The Egg is from Paper Sweeties Hippy Hoppity Easter Wishes.

The bag topper was created using a paper doily, a Prima flower, a DeNami Design Boutique Button laced with Pastel Hemp Cord, and die-cut leaves from Brown Kraft Cover Weight Cardstock covered in Blue and White Washi Tape.

There you have it! A fun little Easter Treat! Please be sure to head over to the The Kraft Journal to check out the projects by the other talented ladies.  We hope to see your bunnies and lambs creations in the gallery this week for your chance to be featured on our "Feature me Friday" post as well as be entered to win a $15.00 gift voucher from The Kraft Outlet store.

I am joining in at Die Cuttin Diva's - Color Challenge - Pastels,  Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Just B Creative - April Linky Party, Jo's Scrap Shack - Easter, Simon Says Stamp - Happy Easter / Sweet Treats, D.L. Art. - Easter.

Have a wonderful and fun filled week!

~Tammy~

Thanks for being an egg-cellent Teacher....

Hi!

{Honored this card was a Die Cuttin Diva Showcase Pick on 4/15/14, Design Challenge Winner at My Creative Time on 4/17/14}

I have a card for my son to give his teacher! She has been a huge positive influence for him, so I don't mind doing extra treats and cards for him to show how much he appreciates her at the holidays. She is still on emergency leave, so he can give it to her when she returns after the break.

All dies and stamps used are from My Creative Time.

Hold on to your hats, but I didn't use any patterned paper at all on this card! I used all left over pieces of cardstock from previous makes! :-))) The top aqua panel is embossed and I took white paint over it and set it to dry. 

Isn't this little die set cute?  It's a stamp and coordinating die set. The Postage frame is separate. 

I die-cut and then stamped the speckled row of eggs at the bottom. A length of yellow seam binding was wrapped around the card front and tied in a fussy bow embellishing with a button and twine. 

A sentiment perfect for an egg-cellent teacher! 

Well, I am going to wrap this up! I have a jam packed day ahead. Starting with Physical Therapy. Seems this is still going to be a normal part of my week for awhile. Baseball practice tonight, Opening Ceremonies tomorrow followed by the first little league game of the season. We've already had one travel ball game, but we will have a break from travel due to the holiday weekend. It also looks like we are catching our local farm team game Saturday night. So I take that back...it's a jammed packed weekend.  :-)

I am joining along at: Die Cutin Divas - Color Challenge Pastels, MCT-No Patterned Paper, Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Snippets, Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything Goes Linky Party, Really Reasonable Ribbon - Flowers, Buttons, or Bows, Craft-Dee Bowz - Anything Goes with Handmade Bows, Just B Crazy - April Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Simon Says Stamp - Happy Easter or Sweet Treat, Jo's Scrap Shack - Easter Challenge, My Craft Spot - Easter, D.L. Art - Easter Challenge.

Hope you have a Fantastic Friday!  Thanks for visiting me! 

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties March Release Day!

Hi There! So what do you think of all the Paper Sweeties Sneak Peeks over the last couple of days?  It sure is fun to be thinking about "spring" I've had a ball creating several Easter Treats with the new release, and I have another round of treats to share today. 

There is always someone to thank and remember. We always take a little something to the administrative staff at my son's school. Here are a few that he will be sharing. They are the backbone of the school. Oh, don't forget those crossing guards and bus drivers too. How about a neighbor?  There is always room to brighten someone's day with a little something made from the heart!

I started by cutting a paper sack using a file from the Silhouette store. I used Paper Sweeties newly released: Hippity Hoppity Easter Wishes (Sentiment) and the Wagon Add-on: bloom & grow (eggs) and sequins for the centers of the flowers.

These treats are perfect to stash a gift card or your favorite sweet treat. 

Debbie has added a new {Frequent Shopper Reward} feature at Paper Sweeties.

 You can find the details here. 

I'm happy you could visit with me today. Please join my teammates for the Paper Sweeties release blog hop! 

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Amber Kroening
Annette Allen
Annette Witherspoon
Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties
Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr
Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton 

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

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Have you checked out our new FREQUENT SHOPPER REWARDS Program — check out all the details on how you can earn free stamps when you order goodies from the Paper Sweeties boutique!

I am going to share at:  Sunday {Fun}day - March Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

Have a GREAT day!

Happy Stamping!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties March Sneak Peek Day 2

Good Morning!

It's time to show off some more of the Paper Sweeties March Release. The set that I am working with today is using a sentiment from the Wagon Add-on: bloom & grow and will be available in the Paper Sweeties Store tomorrow.

I am carrying on with making more easter treat projects to share. I decorated some mason jars to give as gifts. The contents are Bunny Brownies. The jar is filled with peeps among other ingredients to make the brownies, so I thought this sentiment was PERFECT! Too cute. 

I used some sequins from the Paper Sweeties store to dress up the label a bit.

 

Well that's all for me today! Be sure to stop by again tomorrow for some more from this new release. Before you go, check out what the other DT gals put together with stamps from this release.

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Amber Kroening
Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

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Play along with the March inspiration challenge for a chance to win a shopping spree in the Paper Sweeties shop along with a Guest Designer invitation to join us for the next challenge!  We’ve added some complimentary digital images to the site for you to try out in case you don’t own any Paper Sweeties stamps yet!

I am going to share at: Just Be Creative - March Linky Party, Sunday {Fun}day - March Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, D.L. Art - March Linky Challenge.

Have a GREAT day!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties March Sneak Peeks Day 1

Welcome to the kickoff of the March Paper Sweeties Countdown release where the design team shares peeks of brand new products set to be released on the 15th. The next few days you will be seeing more "treats" from me than cards. 

So for today's treats, I have sweet little Easter Egg Totes. 

I used the soon to be released, Hippity Hoppity Easter Wishes set along with their coordinating Sweet Cuts.  The cut file is from the Silhouette Store. I used two of the flower stamps to create a tone on tone background on the treats. 

 I used some spring papers and a cute little Easter Egg Ribbon I had on hand to dress up the treat you see above.

I used the lamb and its sweet cut, and what I can't get to show up is the white fluffy flocking I added. Just think how cute that will be on your projects. I've had my bottle forever, so it goes a long way. You can find it at Michael's and use a coupon. Mine is made by Martha Stewart.

There is an egg die in the Hippity Hoppity Sweet Cut sets that I used to create a tag for my greeting at the top of my treats. 

Hope you stop by the rest of the design team to see what they have to share with you!

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Amber Kroening

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

I am going to share at: Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes, Just Be Creative - March Linky Party, Sunday {Fun}day - March Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, D.L. Art - March Linky Challenge.
Have a GREAT day!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties Day 3 March Release - A Basket Full of Love For You!

Hello~

It's Day 3 of the Paper Sweeties March Release.  All the new stamp sets are available, but the Design Team is sharing some project ideas with the new stamps. We will be back tomorrow for one last wrap up.

I thought I would share a cute little Easter Basket perfect for a neighbor, teacher, or a special friend.  I started with a peat pot and I added some white paint for a shabby look. I took some pastel rainbow ribbon and wrapped it around the center of my pot.

The new release sentiment A Basket Full of LOVE for You was stamped off to the right of a fancy label to allow room for the sweet little bunny.  I created a recipe card to include with my basket which I stamped the basket image from Jelly Bean Time. 

Hop on over to the other design team gals to see what they came up with for March's new release.   Just click the names below to find further inspiration. 

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Andrea Ewen

Char Cundy

Jeanne Jachna

Pattie Goldman

Lori Hairston

Michelle Bala

Thank you for stopping by! I will be back tomorrow with one last card for this month's release.

~Tammy~

The Kraft Journal - Vintage Dictionary Egg Topiary Tree Tutorial

Hello!

(This is my second post...for my DeNami Designs Product Spotlight Blog Hop Post You can click here.)

It's my turn to do a tutorial for The Kraft Journal, and I thought I would share an Easter Home Decor Project I worked on. 

I was motivated by a very large bag of plastic Easter Eggs that I have moved around in the bottom of a closet for several years now. It keeps multiplying each year with every egg hunt my son attends. So I guess you can say this is an upcycle project as well! :-) I love to make Home Decor Projects and I love it even better when I can repurpose something! I am sure you may have these stuck in a closet somewhere too. 

Let's Gather Some Supplies!

The items from The Kraft Outlet

Vintage Dictionary Pages

Natural Hemp Cord

Burlap

Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock

Canvas Fringe Ribbon

Other Items

Plastic Easter Eggs

Foam Topiary Tree

Hot Glue Gun

Glue Sticks

Royal Coat / Modge Podge Decoupage Finish

Paint Brush or a Foam Brush

Embellishments for your eggs 

      (I used)

• Felt
• Buttons
• Paper Flowers
• Patterned Paper
• Lace Trim

Moss

Pot for tree

I am going to first apologize that I didn't have someone to help with pictures.

Here is a picture of some of the supplies needed to get started.

* Prior to starting, cut your Vintage Dictionary Pages into strips at various lengths tearing some of the edges.

With a brush, dab on the Decoupage Finish

Start working your Vintage Dictionary Pages into different directions smoothing down with your fingers and adding more Decoupage Finish on top as you go. Just channel your inner pre-school self! :-) This is not a project for those who don't like to get messy!!! Trust me the end result is worth it!!!

Repeat the process till you cover the amount of eggs needed!

Your Vintage Dictionary Page wrapped eggs! Waiting to be embellished! 

Now the fun begins, but I used several items to embellish my eggs.  My biggest go to item was the Natural Hemp Cord which I used to make my bows and is so easy to curl.  I created a heart border from Lunch Bag Kraft Cardstock.  I used Canvas Fringe Ribbon as trim and Burlap to die-cut hearts.  All items were adhered to the eggs using a hot glue gun.

Waiting to go onto the tree! :-)

Next, I chose to paint my stem of the topiary! 

Using your hot glue gun, apply glue to the back of the egg and add to your tree and hold in place for about a minute.

After all of your eggs have been applied, it's time to add some 

moss as filler between your eggs. I also did this by using my hot glue gun.

I chose to use different variations of moss for visual interest. 

And The finished, Up-cycled Vintage Topiary Egg Tree! 

A close-Up!

I hope you will stop by The Kraft Outlet and pick up some supplies to make your own Vintage Topiary Tree!

I am joining in at Sunday{Fun}day #6 - Linky Party

D.L. Art Thankful Thursday - Linky Party

Shabby Creek Cottage - Transformation Thursday

Let me know what you think! I sure did reduce that bag of eggs! 

~Tammy~

**Also, tomorrow is the last day to enter my Birthday Celebration Giveaway! For more chances to Win a shopping spree at Two Fabulous Companies Click here!!!