Sailing by to say hi!

Good Morning bloggy friends! 

I needed a card for my son to mail out, so I thought I would pull out some of my My Creative Time products and use the new Designers Challenge as inspiration. 

For my card, I started with a light blue A2 card base and added a layer of kraft cardstock that I stamped the Stripey Background in Chipped Sapphire Ink to a piece of  Cosmo Cricket patterned paper. I distressed the edges before adhering to the card base. I took a length of ribbon and wrapped it around the card front and  tied it off at the end with twine and a Prima decorative wood button.

Using the Lost at Sea stamp set and dies, I created another porthole scene card. You may remember, I made one a few weeks ago, and it was so much fun to make. I added an anchor from Anchors & Heart.  The sentiment was stamped on one of the Vintage Stitched Label Dies.  So there you have it. Below is the challenge inspiration.

The challenge is to either use the boat or the colors or both as your inspiration.

I am also sharing at Craftin' Desert Divas - Summer Challenge, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Sugar Pea Designs - Anything Goes.

So happy you popped by today! Hope you have a Fantastic Friday!

~Tammy~

Hey There Sunshine!

Hello!

Well we survived the dentist and I was even asked to consider letting the little man be in a commercial they might be shooting soon for their new office location. Too funny! He did much better than the last visit which was at a different office. See sometimes change is good.

So happy to see the sun shining again after yesterdays monsoon! It's so beautiful and warm today!

I have a little Shabby card to share with you.

I started with a kraft card base adding a layer of various patterned papers which I have distressed and inked the edges with tea stain for a shabby look. I added a fussy seam binding bow, button with a twine bow underneath.  I added a circular die cut from a page in an old vintage book that I rescued from the trash pile at a thrift store and a stamped image from Stampin' UP!'s Balmy Breezes (I am betting retired).

A Martha Stewart butterfly was punched on cream card stock and a tea stain ink was added to the edges followed by adding a button to the center. Last is my sentiment from Paper Smooches which was stamped in vintage cream ink, embossed then distressed to pull together the finishing touches that make this one distressed shabby card!

I am joining up with The Shabby Tea Room this week. Use Navy and neutrals and a distressed element. (Got that one checked) :-)

Also joining in with Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes!

I have had a couple people tell me to link up to the current Moxie Fab Cure for the Winter Blues challenge. What better way to cure the winter blues than to receive some good ol fashion handmade mail! :-)

Hope your day is full of sunshine! 

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Paper Smooches: Sentiment Sampler, Stampin' UP!: Balmy Breezes

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: K & Company

Ink: PTI: Vintage Cream,Vintage Tea Stain duo,  Tim Holtz: Chipped Sapphire
Other: Dies: Spellbinders,  Punches: Martha Stewart, Seam Binding: Etsy, Buttons: DeNami Designs, Hobby Lobby, Twine: Joanne's

Hi!

Well, I started looking at my ever growing scrap pile and decided I needed to work from that if at all possible, so this is what I came up with.

I used a few challenges as my inspiration.   Colourq84 for color.

My theme inspiration transpired from The City Crafters 56 Challenge ~ By The Sea. Show anything sea related. 

My Craft Spot - Bling it up!

Creating a Whisper White card base, I started adding my various pattern papers I had in my scrap pile to create this nautical friendly greeting.  The pattern paper is all from Stampin' UP! The stamps used are from Wilson Designs.  I tucked the cute little greeting from Spring Silhouettes under a button and worked my way left with various buttons (sigh I just love buttons, and I have several in my stash to use up) and finished off by sort of casing myself here with the anchor charm. I know I have been using this set a lot lately, but I just love it! I have been waiting to use this Daffodil Delight Pom Pom trim from Stampin' UP! I just had to add it to this card! J 

The sailboat was paper pieced on a Martha Stewart doily. Finised embellishing touches with some paper roses and rhinestones. 

I  usually never comeback and share my happy news, but THIS card was selected as an Artist Spotlight over at the City Crafters Challenge Blog.

Thanks for stopping by to see me!