Inspired by Stamping Featured Designer

Happy Mother's Day to you!

**I am thrilled to share that this card was chosen as Papercraft Stars Runner Up and given the Quasar Award**

Today over on Joanna's blog Inspired By Stamping I am the featured Design Team member. I am still truly excited to have been asked to join her Design Team along with the other talented ladies.  I am so honored!  Joanna will be featuring a new designer each Sunday and today is my turn. I have a card to share with you that I have made for today's event. 

I started by adding a fun patterned paper strip to the right side of my black and kraft polka-dot paper. A length of burgundy grosgrain ribbon was tied around the lower portion of the patterned paper panel and tied into a double bow embellishing with a beautiful flower  to the center. 

The beautiful clock is from the new release Paris and coordinates nicely with Spellbinders standard circles. I chose to go with the nestie that would give me a border, but the smaller nestie fits it perfectly. A banner was hand-cut and stamped with a sentiment from Small Fancy Label 3. I stamped the postmark in Antique Linen for a subtle appearance. Some more beautiful flowers were added and can be found in the Inspired By Stamping store. I am not only smitten with the stamps, but I am totally in love with these flowers. So perfect for embellishing a pretty card! 

I found further inspiration for my card using the Mojo Monday Sketch. 

I am also joining in Papercraft Star - Use a stamp and

Young Crafter's Unite - No coloring allowed. 

Thank you for visiting me today. I would truly be honored if you went to the Inspired By Stamping blog today!

Hope your day is special!

~Tammy~

Hello Sunshine

Hello there!!!

**A Yippee Moment!!! I am so excited this card was chosen as Top Three at The Kraft Journal 3/27/12 as well as Top Three at Little Scrap Pieces 3/23/12**


If things weren't more exciting this card was also chosen to make me The Featured Artist at The Kraft Journal 3/30/12

It's Friday, and I am sure I don't have to tell you that huh??? J

I was really inspired by the inspiration photograph at The Shabby Tea Room (photo below). I just started rummaging through my crafty things, and I had a ball coming up with the creation I am sharing today.

I started with a Kraft card base and rounded the corners. I am sure you could never guess this, but I {heart} Kraft! Those who visit me regulary see it in my projects a lot!

I added some red gingham check patterned paper to three quarters of my card face adding this fun circular patterned paper by My Mind's Eye to the bottom also rounding the corners. I choose this paper because it reminded me of one of the buttons in the photograph. 

I then wrapped my card front horizontally with some vintage seam binding and tied in a fussy bow adding a paper rose to the center trimming with a bit of twine. I added a heart doily to the left card face trimming the left portion off.

I stamped the bird from Unity's A Pocket Full of...KOM and fussy cut and distressed the edges around the bird and adhered him to the doily with some foam mounting tape.  A pennant banner was created and attached to some rustic twine and strung diagonally across the card front and tied off in a bow. A length of beautiful lace trim was added to the top.  All that is left is to create a sentiment which I generated on my computer! 

I was greatly inspired by The Shabby Tea Room: Pennant Party

The Kraft Journal: Anything Goes as mentioned I {heart} Kraft

The Pink Elephant: Get Krafty

Little Scrap Pieces: Happy...Well, this card makes me happy, and so does the inspiration photo!

It's also Friends with Flair over on the Unity Blog, so be sure to hop on over to see what all the blog hop participants have created for you.  Leaving some love this weekend could win you some Unity goodness!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: Hobby Lobby: My Minds Eye

Ink: Momento
Other: trim: Hobby Lobby, Twine: Joanne's, Seam Binding: Etsy, Flower: Michael's, Doily, Card Shop