Trendy Twine - Nauti-Cool

Hi!!

I've got a card to share with you here and on the Trendy Twine Blog featuring the spotlighted twine for July - Nautical Trendy Twine.

I started by making back and forth rows behind an anchor die-cut (My Creative Time) to fill in the negative space with Nautical Trendy Twine.

 

I then started by stamping a stripe background (My Creative Time) onto a piece of Kraft cardstock. I then took a scrap of Royal Blue cardstock and stamped some nautical images using Versa-Mark Ink from the Nauti-Cool stamp set by Wilson Designs I pieced together the two layers and added to the white mat layer. Next I took a length of Nautical Trendy Twine and wrapped it around the card front where the pieces met and tied in a double bow.

Lastly, I added a few sequins randomly for a touch of glam.

Head on over to Annie's Paper Boutique to pick up this gorgeous Nautical twine, for your summer fun projects.  It's on sale too!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have an awesome day!
~Tammy~

Happy Father's Day : You're Classic

Hi!

Well, it's time to start thinking about Father's Day Cards...and if you have popped by my blog long enough you have heard me talk about the "Dreaded Man Card". Give me, pinks, aquas, ribbon, and bling any day!!! With those pretties, I have no problems whipping up a card, but there in lies the problems "pretties"! I can't very well do that for a guy can I???  

Well, here is what I have for you today!

I started this card with a Vanilla card base, and added a strip of textured patterned paper at the bottom.  I then added a row of tickets which I distressed to give a vintage touch. 

I die-cut a standard circle nestie and stamped the Classic Car from Wilson Designs' American Classics adding the Happy Father's Day sentiment from Wilson Designs' Nauti-Cool. Next I hand-cut a sentiment banner stamping You're Classic to add below the focal image.

Before placing the focal image in the center, I hand-cut a mailing tag out of cork adding my brown grosgrain ribbon on the end. The fun part begins with embellishing with some brown and cream buttons. A star that was cut from an old vintage book print embellished with a brown button in the center. For a finishing touch, another ticket to the upper right side of the buttons was added. 

Thank you for some much needed inspiration at The City Crafter Challenge - Ticket To Ride.  You had to have a mode of transportation and at least one ticket on your card.

Little Red Wagon - Father's Day

Before I go, I thought I would share a few pictures with you from our visit to Arlington National Cemetery yesterday. We arrived while the President was laying his wreaths, but we did not go to the ceremony as they had a stop movement by the Secret Service. 

 A Presidential Wreath

Thank you for letting me share, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Wilson Designs, American Classic's, Nauti-Cool

Paper: Stampin'  UP!, DP: DCWV, Vintage Book Print

Ink: Versafine: Vintage Sepia, Distress Inks

Other:  Buttons:  Hobby Lobby, Ribbon: Stash, Cork, Dies: Spellbinders, twine

You're Sun-Sational

Hi!

Who could use a bit of summery bliss right now?  I could...I am not complaining too much because I believe by all accounts it's been mild this winter. I may just have jinxed us and Mother Nature may come bearing down.

Well, I have a fun little beachy card for you today! I made this for a friend who has worked hard on taking care of herself and has got back in shape and has a whole new body physique. She looks "Sun-Sational" and I wanted to let her know.

The colors I chose were inspired by the patterned paper I found in my stash.  The card base I am not sure of because it was also in my stash, but my guess is retired Stampin' UP! Green Galore. I used sand paper for the dune. All stamped images except the sun are from Wilson Designs: Teeny Bikini and the sun is from Wilson Designs Nauti-Cool. I just love what a fun little card this is.

I am joining in the fun at The Craft Place challenge - Oh I love to be beside the seaside and Lily Pad Cards - Patterned Paper challenge, Cupcake Craftroom - New Beginnings, and another swing this week with Di at Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge. :-)

Some Happy News: I am staying on another term with Wilson Designs as a Senior Design Team Member! So exciting! 

Thanks for stopping in today!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Wilson Designs Stamps:  Teeny Bikini, Nauti-Cool

Paper: Card Stock: Stampin' UP! and PP: Scraps 

Ink: Versafine: Sepia, Distress Inks: Chipped Sapphire 
Other: Sandpaper, corner rounder, foam mounting tape

OTWC 58, Fascinating Fridays and Birthday Sundaes

Howdy!

It's that time again! Time to get your ink and paper on with another Off The Wall Craftiness challenge!

Our sponsor this week is Wilson Design Stamps! One lucky winner will receive Scoot Away with Me!

Cute and Fun right?  

I used Wilson Designs Scoot Away With Me, Ride Away with Me and Nauti-cool!

I cut the fun little scooter out of pattern paper and popped it onto it's little road!  I stamped the polka dot background from Scoot Away with Me to create my own pattern paper and then stamped the clouds from Ride Away Me cut them out to create my balloon clouds! The sun is from Nauti-cool!  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Scoot Away with Me.

We sure would love to have you play along with us! Things will be different as you will have one month to play along with us. You may enter up to three times and please post the inspiration photo in your blog post! Easy Peasy!

Here is another beautiful inspiration photo! The colors to use are Navy and Peach!

Here is the fabulous prize from our sponsor Wilson Designs!

If you need inspiration to get your mojo going, please visit the other OTWC Design Team!  

Amy
Tenia 

Jaclyn

For more information on the challenge please visit Off The Wall Craftiness.  I look forward to seeing your creations!

I am also going to play along with a couple of other places such as Clear it Out Tuesday: Anything Goes, Jules Crafty Snipped Challenge. (Everything here is from my scrap box) and  Birthday Sundaes challenge.

I have another fabulous and talented card maker for you to check out! If you have a moment today, please head over to Noor's Fascinating Fridays post to check out Ms. Tenia' Nelson's interview of Jazzy Paper Designs.  After learning more about her, please head over to her blog and look around! She is also a  proud new Mommy! Go to this post to check out her adorable little man! 

Have a fabulous Friday!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Wilson Designs Stamps: Scoot Away With Me, Ride Away with Me,Nauti-cool.  

Paper: Stampin'  UP! (From the scrap pile)

Ink:  Stampin' UP! and Memento.

Other: Ribbon: offray, 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!

Off The Wall Craftiness 52 Nauti-Cool

It's time for another Off the Wall Craftiness Color Challenge.  This weeks sponsors is our very own Wilson Designs Stamps!  So be sure to get those ink pads juicy and play along.

This Father's Day card is using the newly released Nauti-Cool by Wilson Designs. 

Here is the color pallet and story board Kim would like us to work with. 

Are you ready to join in the challenge! There is a great prize up for grabs! Go to Off The Wall Craftiness for all the details. Remember if you use Wilson Design Stamps you get an extra entry, but you have to let Kim know in the comment section of the challenge post. Be sure to go to the other OTWC Design Team members blogs for inspiration for this weeks challenge!

Have a wonderful and fantastic Friday!

My Craft Spot Challenge 5 Baby

Hi There!

Hope this finds your week going well!

I have a very quick and very simple card for you, but using some very COOL stamps none the less which makes putting together a fast card a cinch! My Mom was invited to a baby shower, so I made her a card to take.

The sailboat I paper pieced is from Wilson Designs Nauti-Cool and that adorable Polaroid Frame is from Everything's Owl Right set also by Wilson Designs. The Baby sentiment is from DeNami Designs.  Again, this card looks way better in real life, but I thought it would be fun to share with you today and fun to link up to My Craft Spot: Bundle of Joy.

Thanks for peeking at my easy peezy baby card!

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Wilson Designs: Nauti-Cool, Everything's Owl Right, DeNami Designs: Baby

Paper: CS:Stampin'  UP!, PP: Paperbilities

Ink:  Memento: Bahama Blue, New sprout

Other: Button: Michael's

Wilson Designs: April Release Day 1!

Hey Hey Hey!!! It's Wilson Designs release time!  The Wilson Designs Design Team is teasing showcasing projects using the new stamp release for April.

Here is my first card, as you can see this is a nautical set. I have chosen the Ship's Wheel using one of my favorite techniques: repetition to create my own background paper. I use this a lot in my projects.

I wrapped some hemp cord around my kraft panel threading my punched anchor paper charm.  A scalloped border trim and sentiment completes this Nauti-Cool card.

My Second card I use a little more girly bright colors displaying this fun set. Again, I am using repetition stamping to create a focal point and displaying one of the new sentiments in the set. Being that I am a Floridian and have lived in Hawaii for 9 years I run on solar power and therefore I am a Sun Kissed girl!  J I have friends who would appreciate this card also! 

I just love the scripted font in this set.

The last card I have for you today is a mix up card.

The Pennants are too cute for words and I couldn't help but pin it up with some "bling". Shore Thing is a sentiment that comes in this release and I adore you  is from Ride Away With Me.  Kim's sets always work so well with each other.  Speaking of adore, how about that life preserver?  

If you want a chance to win this adorable new Nauti-Cool set from Wilson Designs  be sure to leave a comment on my blog as well as the other design team blogs.  We never know where the winner will be drawn from. As always, I love hearing your thoughts and I appreciate you visiting so much! Check out my very talented teammates!  I will see you back tomorrow with some more inspiration and the reveal. 

Kim (owner)

Amy 

Jaclyn

Tenia

Maile (April Guest)