Back to School with Trendy Twine~

{I am honored that this was picked as a Top 3 selection at Decorate to Celebrate on 8/20/14}

Hi everyone! I'm posting over at Twine It Up! With Trendy Twine today!  With the children gearing up to head Back to school, I have a little project to share that my son will be taking to one of his teachers on the first day of school featuring Cranberry Trendy Twine.

I started with a treat file I found in the Silhouette Store which I cut and assembled. I then wrapped the top of the treat box many times with Cranberry Trendy Twine and tied off in a bow embellishing with a button and a Back to School sentiment from Paper Sweeties. The apple cuts were created using the Cricut Lite Recess cartridge. 

To dress up the top of the soap bottle, I wrapped more Cranberry Trendy Twine around the neck of the soap adding a red button. Next, I made some pencil toppers to go in the treat box, and I also wrapped the tops of the pencils with twine for a finishing touch. 

New to Trendy Twine??? Check out the other places where  You can be Trendy Twine Inspired! .....

Trendy Twine Blog~ HERE

and the

Trendy Twine Facebook page~ HERE

Don't forget to visit the 

the fabulous store Annie's Paper Boutique: 

                               Home of Trendy Twine~ HERE

  

I am also sharing at DoubleClick - AKA A busy Bee - Back to School, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday. Decorate To Celebrate - Back To School, D.L. Art - Anything Goes, Whimsy Inspires - Back To School, Crafting by Design - Anything Goes, CardzTV- Back To School.

That wraps it up for me today! I hope you have a Super Sunday!

~Tammy~

Tuesday Morning Sketches - With Sympathy

Happy Friday!

What an incredible long and crazy week for me. Actually, for the past month and half, I don't think I have been home more than to lay my head down at night. My craft room has seen the start and stop of so many projects. Then my camera reader stopped working, so I have not been able to take pictures of my work and family events, but I have not been able to get them off my camera...ugh.

Unfortunately, I have had to make a sympathy card for one of my husband's co-workers. Actually within a span of a week, two co-workers lost their father's unexpectedly.  I still have another to make. So sad. 

I followed the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches this week for inspiration.  Of course in the middle of working (during the day thank goodness) we lost power. They are doing some work in the area. I could see, but we don't have the best light in this house. 

 The sentiment is from My Craft Spot: Jar Full of Flowers.

I "glittered Up" this pretty chipboard butterfly I had in my stash. Before I gave it some sparkle, I added some Glimmer Mist to it for color. I added a length of crochet trim and seam binding for finishing touches. 

As mentioned, inspiration was found at Tuesday Morning Sketches. 

I am also sharing at:

 Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Just B Crazy - May Linky Party, Little Scrap Pieces - Show It off Saturday Linky Party, Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes.

I hope you have a wonderful day and start to your weekend! Thanks for coming by!

~Tammy~

With Sympathy using Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

Hi!

I have a Sympathy card I needed for my son's teacher and family. Her father-in-law passed away this week. Pretty sad, and my son is super close to his teacher. So we wanted to make her a special card. 

On another note, I had a non-bloggy friend ask me about using Paper Smooches stamps in a non-cutsie and whimsical way, so I thought this might be a good example for her. 

In my case, I pulled an inspiration layout from the current Mojo Monday. 

I used With Sympathy from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler.  I die-cut a burlap heart from a scrap of burlap added a tulle flower, paper rose, and tucked in some white tulle from my stash to the left of the sentiment panel following the prompt of the sketch. 

I took a length of Aqua Mist seam binding and wrapped it around and tied in a bow and embellished with some Natural Hemp Cord and embellished with an Aqua Button. The papers are from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Portobello Road.

Well, that about covers the basics.

As mentioned, inspiration was found at:

Mojo Monday

Cupcake Inspiration

Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes

Little Scrap Pieces - Show it Off Saturday, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Really Reasonable Ribbon - Flowers, Buttons or Bows. Craft-Dee-BowZ- Anything Goes Handmade Bows, Craftin' Desert Divas - Anything Goes, Just B Crazy - April Linky Party, Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes.
Thanks for visiting me! I always love it when you stop by my little place of creativity! 

~Tammy~

The Kraft Journal 139 - Color Challenge

For today's color challenge at The Kraft Journal, I found that using a piece of designer paper from my stash was a perfect jumping off point and added it to a card base of Brown Kraft Cover Weight Cardstock.  Next I added a doily to the center to mat the main focal image. I die-cut a pumpkin and leaf from Wplus9 from Kraft Text Weight Paper which I stamped to coordinate.

At the top of the focal point, I tied a bow with brown and white baker's twine and embellished with an orange button. 

I stamped the sentiment in the upper right top corner. 

On the left side, two banners were cut from paper that coordinates with the main patterned paper used. I took a piece of patterned paper to cover a Chipboard Flag Piece to add to the top of the other two banner pieces. 

Lastly, I added a variety of flowers in a cluster and a fall leaf to the lower left corner embellishing further with a brown satin bow and a sunflower.

Here is this week's Color Challenge photo.

Please be sure to head over to the The Kraft Journal to check out the projects by the other gals.  We hope to see your Color Challenge 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 also joining in at Craftin' Desert Divas - Autumn/Fall, Link Up Tuesday - Linky Party, Sunday {Fun}day - Linky Party, Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Linky Party, Just B Creative - Just Because Linky Party.

Have a wonderful week!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties September Post Release After Party - Happy Halloween!

Hello again!

(For The Ribbon Reel challenge card click here.)

Have you had a chance to check out the new September release from Paper Sweeties?  The stamps hit the store yesterday! Today the Paper Sweeties Design Team is having a Post Release After Party sharing some new and previously  released stamps working together! 

Today, I am showing Emma wearing Cute as a Bug with a sentiment from Occasions. This darling new outfit that was just released works well as a Halloween "costume" giving you more ways to use this set! 

I used a Sweet Cut for Emma and colored her hair a light yellow. I then stamped and cut her darling Lady Bug Costume and dressed her up ready for trick-or-treating. 

Using some masking, I stamped the sentiment from Occasions and added to two Memory Stick Pins. I spritzed some Glimmer Mist on a white doily and added behind the Halloween text print patterned paper. Final finishing touches include a fussy seam binding bow embellished with a black twine bow, flowers and a spider clothes pin from my stash. 

I hope you will visit the rest of the Design Team to see what they have created today!

Paper Sweeties blog

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Jeanne Jachna

Maria Patrick

Pattie Goldman  

Lori Hairson

Michelle Bala

Don't forget about our sketch challenge going on! You can enter here! Be sure to check it out! It's another way to win some fabulous Paper Sweetie Goodness! 

Joining in at Sunday {Fun}day - September Linky Party, Link Up Tuesday - Linky Party, 3 Girl Jam - Celebrations, Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Linky Party, Craftin Desert Diva's - Autumn/Fall

Hope your day is filled with smiles!

~Tammy~

DeNami Design Krazy for Kraft Blog Hop

Welcome to the DeNami Design Krazy for Kraft Blog Hop!

There is no doubt that I am KRAZY for Kraft! I LOVE it! I definitely got my Kraft on for today's blog hop! Hopefully you have arrived from Katie's blog. If so, you are on the right track. If not, you will want to head over to the DeNami Design blog to start the blog hop at the beginning. 

So if you are new to the blog hops, today's hop is full of inspiration using DeNami Design Products and KRAFT! :-))) 

You will want to comment along the way for your chance to win one of the 2 shopping sprees DeNami is giving away! 

DeNami Products used:

Solid Decorative Crest

Harlequin Border

All Occasion Stamp Set

Sand Boutique Buttons

Autumn Twine Pack

As you can see, this is a mix of feminine and masculine.  I layered a Kraft panel on a Kraft card base which has been embossed with the Solid Decorative Crest  and dry embossed on the other side with a woodgrain impression folder. 

I created a flower from Kraft Text Paper adding a Sand Boutique Button to the center. Using some twine from the Autumn Twine Pack I created a triple bow to go under the flower. I added my sentiment just above the stamped Harlequin Border.

Before I send you off to Kanani's blog, remember you have

until September 9th, 2013 at 11:59 PST to comment on all the 

blog hop participants. There are some awesome DeNami

Designs Gift Certificates for the taking!  You could

be the lucky winner of one of them!

I am also joining in at Just B Creative - Anything Goes Linky Party, Little Scrap Pieces, Friday Linky Party, Link Up Tuesday - Linky Party, Sunday {Fun}day - September Linky Party.

Thanks for hopping by today!

Smiles and Blessings! 

~Tammy~

DeNami Designs August Blog Hop - Sweet and Simple

Welcome to the DeNami Design August Sweet and Simple Blog Hop! 

Did you come from Larissa's blog?

If you just wondered in, no worries, you will want to follow along

from the start at the DeNami Blog to have your chance at winning one of the TWO 

DeNami Gift Certificates up for grabs just for hopping with us today!

When I think of Sweet and Simple, I think of the many sweet little 

images DeNami has, so I went with the sweet sail boat from
the Petit Fours set Under The Sea.

I finished off by stamping my sentiment in black ink
in the lower center of the card front.

Now it's time to hop on over to see what sweet and talented Stacy has created to inspire you by!

Edit to add: I am joining in at Little Scrap Pieces - Day at the Beach (Thanks Lisa), Fun-day Friday - Water Theme

Thanks for coming by today to hop along with us! 

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties Inspirational Sketch Challenge 9

{Wahoo this was selected as Top 4 At Little Scrap Pieces on 7/7/13}

It's hard for me to believe it's the first of July already, but that means it's time for Paper Sweeties Inspirational Sketch.  You can find the sketch below. 

Here is what I have for you...

I started with a blue card base onto which I pieced together my patterned papers all from the Americana line by K & Company. I distressed the edges and added a doily to the center.  I created a banner using Paper Sweeties Fun Shapes, as well as various cut pieces adding some blue and white twine. A final embellishing touch was adding a few buttons and a Celebrate sentiment from Paper Sweeties Beautiful Stamp Set.

Here is this month's sketch.... 

I totally {heart} banners and thought this was so much fun to play along with...I hope you will too and I would love for you to join us! We love to be inspired by your creations! You could be our next guest designer and winner of a $20.00 shopping spree! Now that is just awesome!

I am also joining in at Moxie Fab World - Mixy-Matchy Style, D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Linky Party, D.L. Art Thankful Thursday Challenge 112- Patriotic, Little Scrap Pieces - Let Freedom Ring, Fun Day Friday - Let Freedom Ring, Cut It Up! - New Nations Challenge, Sunday {Fun}day 11 - Linky Party, Paper Playtime - Red, White, and Blue, An Inky Situation Linky Party - Anything Goes

Thanks for taking a peek! 

~Tammy~

Paper Smooches Sparks - Celebrate

Hey there!

(Thank You Paper Smooches Sparks DT for the shout out! I am honored, Thank you to the My Craft Spot DT for Top 3 selection)

It's Memorial Day Weekend in the States, and it's time for us to pay tribute to those who have sacrificed for freedom not only for the USA, but others. 

I have a little card to share. I was completely inspired by the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge this go around and this is what I came up with. 

I started with a Lunch Bag Kraft card base onto which I layered my white cardstock and patterned papers. I took a length of white seam binding and tied off in a fussy bow embellished with a button and twine. 

At this point, I started building the center focal image of layers! 

I paper-pieced the ice cream from Paper Smooches Sugar Rush adding to my oval die-cuts and embellished with some glittery stickles and a button. I added some ribbon snippets which I banner cut the ends and placed between my star and focal image finally layering on the red die-cut. 

Lastly, I stamped Celebrate onto a half decorative oval and placed at the top of my card. 

As mentioned, I found inspiration at Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge. 

I am also joining in at Sunday {Fun}day Linky Party, DL Art Thankful Thursday Anything Goes Linky Party, 3 Girl Jam - Anything goes with ribbon, Little Scrap Pieces - Red, White, and Blue. My Craft Spot - Ribbon and Twine

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! I will be back tomorrow night for the new challenge at The Ribbon Reel!

~Tammy~

The Ribbon Reel #52 - Celebrate Your Day

Hi!

It's another challenge at The Ribbon Reel and Keilly is our host and she would like you to use the colors in the inspiration photograph (below) plus Buttons, Ribbon and Twine.

I started with a Lunch Bag Kraft card base onto which I added my pieced pattern papers. I added a sweet little heart border to the top of my card. Next adding a doily created from Lunch Bag Kraft to the center. I added a Romantic Rectangle to the center as a focal backdrop for my little chipboard bird! 

I embellished this card further with some buttons, twine and a fussy bow created from 10mm MayArts Red and White Spot Red Organza ribbon. Last was adding my sentiment from Paper Sweeties You Make Me Smile sentiment set. 

Here is the delightful inspiration photo!  

I hope you have enjoyed and are inspired to create a project for The Ribbon Reel this week.  Please head over to The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog to check out the gorgeous projects by the other talented ladies on The Design Team.  

Thank you Lisa, I am adding this to Little Scrap Pieces - Buttons and Bows challenge. I am also adding to Sunday {Fun}day #8 - Linky Party, Sisterhood of Crafters - Free for All

Hugs,

~Tammy~

Onsie - DeNami Product Spotlight Blog Hop

Hi there!

Today DeNami Designs is spotlighting the Onesie stamp. You get a 10% savings for one week only! It's also a Design Team Blog Hop and I am your LAST STOP on the HOP! Hopefully you have hopped along the way and left a comment for your chance to win this stamp! If you are just wondering in, no problem, you can find the list below!

I started this card with a white cardstock which I stamped the Small Baby Script sentiment in the lower right corner using Vintage Sepia Ink. Next I added the pastel patterned papers. A pennant banner was created and hung in the upper left corner of the card.  I stamped the Onesie twice. Once on patterned paper to piece to the stamped image on the white cardstock. I then punched the image out using a 2 inch circle punch. I used a  2 1/2 Scallop Circle Punch to punch a scallop circle from patterned paper to nest my Onesie focal image on.

Easy peasy and sweet little card to add to any baby gift.

Now don't forget to leave a comment before you go! You could be the proud new owner of this stamp!!!

• DeNami Design Blog
• Lisa P.
• Deb
• Wendy
• Emily
• Lisa E.
• Kanani
• Dana
• Tammy {You Are Here}

Thank you Lisa, I am joining in at Little Scrap Pieces for the Bundle of Joy Challenge.

   Thanks for Stopping by!

   ~Tammy~

Good Luck - Waltzingmouse Blog Party - March

Hello~

{Edit to note that this was card given the Quasar Award at Papercraft Star on 3/19/13}

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I have a quick post for the Waltzingmouse Blog party. The theme this month is LUCK!

Here is my card!

Lots of distressing and fun with Washi! :-)  I started with a Lunch Bag Kraft card base brushing some white paint along the edges. I distressed the edges of my patterned paper and added to the card base tucking a doily behind the top layer. Another doily was added to the center adhering some bookprint washi tape. From Fancy Phrases, the sentiment and frame was stamped using Olympia Green Ink. 

A Green clover was cut, embellished with a button and sugar coated with some chunky glitter for a decorative touch and placed on a scallop circle cut out from vintage book print. 

A final finishing touch was adding some Natural hemp twine to the top of the card tying in a double bow. I hope you are inspired to play along with the WMS Blog Party!

I am also joining in over at Papercraft Star - Green. Sunday {Funday} 7 - Linky Party. Little Scrap Pieces - Luck of the Irish, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

The Irish are known for their blessings! Here is one I love and like to share!

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

The rain fall safe upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

I will see you back later for the new Ribbon Reel Challenge. 

~Tammy~

The Kraft Journal Folds or Shapes - Spring Greetings

If you are looking for The Ribbon Reel Challenge Post click here.

It's another challenge at The Kraft Journal. "Folds or Shapes" is the challenge this week.  I created a shaped flower pot card which was constructed of an "S" fold. The pot was created using the Kraft Outlet's Brown Cover Weight Cardstock. I took a length of Natural Twill Tape and tied it around the top of the pot.  This will keep the flower pot closed.

I created a sentiment panel as my insert piece for my die-cut flowers to attach to. The Spring Greetings Sentiment by DeNami Designs was stamped at the bottom of the Buff Ivory cardstock onto which I layered on Brown Cover Weight Cardstock.

Please be sure to head over to the The Kraft Journal to check out the projects by the other gals.  We hope to see your Folds or Shapes Project 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 also entering this into Fun Friday Think Spring at My Little Scrap Pieces.  Paper Playtime - Anything Goes, Sunday {Fun}day 7 - Anything Goes Linky Party, (Thank You Tara) I am also adding this to Craftin' Desert Diva's - Linky Party, Polkadoodles - Spring Flowers

I hope you have a wonderful Monday!

~Tammy~