Teacher Card - Grateful For You

Good Morning!

Jumping on the first time this year to share a card I made quickly last night for one of my son's teacher. She went the extra mile to help him. He has been struggling and and she worked with him one on one during his lunch to make sure he got his grade up before the end of the quarter. I got her a little thank you gift and made her this card. 

Teacher cards have always been some of my favorite to create.

 I used a combination of supplies from various companies. Since I have been out of the design world for sometime, some of these items may be retired and unable to purchase.

If you still happen to wonder by and peek. Thank you! I appreciate it so. I still enjoy popping some of my creations on here just to look back at my own creations over the years. I do miss being able to have time to design like I use to, but it always feels wonderful when I get that opportunity. 

I will share over at Cardz TV - Anything Goes and Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

~Tammy~

Trendy Twine - Thanks Bunches

Hello and Happy Friday Crafty Peeps!

 I'm back again with a post as the Guest Designer for Trendy Twine!! 

Today I'm sharing a card featuring our spotlight products this month. 

My card incorporates using the Kraft Mini Seed Packets that can be found here.  I added it to the card front as interactive way to add a special message that can also be used as a mini bookmark or tag if you so choose.

 Such a cute and fun way to add an extra surprise to your handmade creations!

 

Makes a darling bookmark. This comes as part of the set of the Kraft Mini Seed Packets.  The possibilities are endless! You could tuck a gift card or even a bunch of seeds for a gift.

My card front was very easy to put together, so it's up to your style and taste on how involved you want to get.  I started with a typical A2 card size and utilized a piece of pattern paper I had already cut from a previous make. I then took a length of
Totally Kraft Trendy Twine and wrapped the card front multiple times and tied off in a bow embellishing with a button and dew drop dot. Next I added my decorated Kraft Mini Seed Packet to the front of the card. Lastly I added a sentiment on a banner to the top left side of the card.

                           Products from Annie's Paper Boutique

Kraft Mini Seed Packets

 

Totally Kraft Trendy Twine

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Have an awesome crafty day!

~Tammy~

You Make All the Difference

Hi!

I am sharing a quick thank you card for someone who as the sentiment states has made a difference with positive influence. Since this card is for a man I am already challenged....ha. I don't have many papers that have a masculine feel. I would say that this didn't photograph well on many forms. These papers are a lot richer than shown. But hey I play with paper not a photographer.:))))

I followed the sketch from Sunday Stamps for inspiration. I always need direction when it comes to "Dreaded Man Cards" Ha! The sentiment is from Waltzingmouse Stamps and is a sentiment builder. I believe the set was called Say it Loud. I added a few sequins for finishing touches.

 As mentioned earlier, layout inspiration from: Sunday Stamps

I am also joining over at D.L. Art - June Linky, and  Four Crazy Chicks - Crazy Egg/ATG

Thanks for popping in!

~Tammy~

Thanks Coach Card 2

Hey y'all!

{Edit to Note...I am honored that this was selected as Top 3 at My Time To Craft on June 2, 2018.}

As promised from yesterday's post, I am back with another thank you card and I did manage to use those same papers and just came up with a different design.

I used Gray cardstock as my base adhering the felt stripped paper down the center leaving a border of card stock just on the left and right side. From there I just staked and stamped and added my baseball theme goodies. Just like yesterday, I stuck with the school colors of Navy and Gray.

I am joining in at: Hiding in my Craft Room - Masculine/Father's Day. CardzTV - Anything Goes, Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Masculine or Father's Day, D.L. Art - May Linky, International Art and Soul - All About Boys or Men, 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with a Twist mainly blue, Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes, Pile It On - Sports/Hobbies, My Time To Craft - Circles (More than one)

I thought I would leave you with a picture of him making a pitching debut in a middle school game. 

 Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a Fantastic Friday and a Fabulous Weekend!

~Tammy~

Thanks coach

Hello! I'm popping in to share a card I created for my son's Middle School Coach! The school year is wrapping up and the sports season is wrapping up as well. My son is on three baseball teams this season. Middle School ball, Travel ball, and Little League.  He has two coaches for Middle School, so I will be sharing another card make in the next day or so.

My crafting time is so limited these days, so I always have a plan in my head to "just do simple", but then I start pulling out all my supplies and it keeps layering and layering. Ha! 

I started this card by making an A2 base from gray cardstock. I don't have a lot of masculine papers in my collection, so I always reach for this velour strip paper I have had for years. I actually used it to make my son's thank you notes from his 6th birthday and he is now 12 1/2. (Not sure how that happened, but I blinked is all) It has made the perfect paper to use in many of the baseball cards I've made over the years. The school colors are Navy and Gray.  I'm sure I will be using it in the card for the other coach, so don't be surprised if you see it again.

I adhered the patterned paper to the card base. I used some layered mat stack die cuts from PTI to hold my focal image. I stamped a baseball and thought it would be cute to make it into a ribbon.  I had a scrap of Navy ribbon, so I attached to a piece of gray cardstock and embellished with white enamel dots.  I stamped the sentiment and tucked it up under the ribbon panel. 

One down and another to go. 

I am joining in at: A Gem of a Challenge - It's a Man's World, Hiding in my Craft Room - Masculine/Father's Day. CardzTV - Anything Goes, Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Masculine or Father's Day, D.L. Art - May Linky, International Art and Soul - All About Boys or Men, 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with a Twist mainly blue, Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes.

I thought I would share some pictures of my son and one I captured of them standing on the fence cheering and chanting during their at bat. 

 Anybody who has followed me long enough or follows me on facebook knows I refer to my son as the short stack. This picture says it all. He is the little guy among all those big guys. This team is 6-8 graders, but to his left #22 is in 6th. He is actually on the tall side for his age where mine is the opposite end of the height spectrum.

Thank you for stopping in! Have a terrific Thursday!

~Tammy~

Thanks Coach

Hello! I'm popping in to share a card I created for my son's Little League Coach! They went all the way to the championship, but were defeated by the number 1 seed. It was a great year and fun to dip back into Little League again. My son has played travel ball only the last few years..this year he has done both, so we have been busy.

To create my card, I started by adhering my textured velvet stripped patterned paper to my kraft card base. I stamped a wood grain pattern onto kraft cardstock and rounded the corners. I stamped the Thanks sentiment (Reverse Confetti In a big way) in the upper right corner of the wood grain panel and die cut the word coach out from red cardstock and adhered to the wood grain piece. I stamped a baseball and bat (PTI 7th Inning Stretch) and added them for finishing touches.

Inspiration was found from this great sketch at Sunday Stamps:

I will also share over at: Crafty Hazelnut - Patterned Paper Challenge.

Here is a picture of the crew!

Have a great one!
~Tammy~

Thank You for a Teacher!

Hello again~

I am back and was happy I found the chance to make the second card I needed for my son's other teacher!

I am going to miss making these cards! Especially with the supplies sitting available in my crafting room. I am hoping maybe I can still make these cards in the future:)))

I used inspiration from a sketch! It's always fun to have a jumping point!
Sweet Sunday Sketch - I rotated the image.

I am also joining in the fun at Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle, D. L. Art - May Linky.

Using stamp and tag die from My Creative Time, papers from my scrap pile, and my Cricut Preserves cartridge. The Gold Star I've had, and I used an ABC embossing folder on the yellow background cardstock for the apple to tie the school theme together.  

I hope you have a Fantastic Friday and a wonderful weekend ahead!

~Tammy~

Teacher Appreciation Thank You!

Hello~

Well, this will probably be the last year of making teacher cards as it's our final journey in elementary school.

Unfortunately, it has not been the best school year for my son. He has had a great experience for the most part at the elementary level. This year has not been one of the better ones.  It makes me sad for him.

Anyway, here is my share!

No new paper or card stock was harmed in the making of this card...ha! Every single piece on here was pulled from scraps!

I used the current Die Cuttin' Divas sketch for inspiration. I took a little creative liberty with it. :))) I am also joining at Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle and Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes. All dies and stamps are from Reverse Confetti.

Here is the sketch!

Well that's it for me!

I hope you have a Terrific Thursday!
~Tammy~

Trendy Twine - Thanks

Good Sunday Morning to you!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

I am over on the Trendy Twine Blog today. It's a little bare under the tree, and it's time to think about thank you notes to show appreciation for those thoughtful gifts. I have one to share today featuring Candy Cane Trendy Twine.

I started with a red card base and then pieced together two patterned papers from my stash.  I took a length of Candy Candy Trendy Twine where the papers met.

Next, I die-cut a tree from patterned paper and trimmed it with some more Candy Candy Trendy Twine adding to the left side of the card front by adhering with foam adhesive. I stamped my sentiment adding a Candy Candy Trendy Twine triple bow to the top.

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All other products used were a combination of Sizzix and Reverse Confetti. 

I hope you have a GREAT day!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Basketball - Thanks

Hello friends,

I am sure most of you are starting to get busy with your Thanksgiving preparations. 

Today, I have a quick CAS card to share with you. Yes, this girl made a CAS card that took me under 15 minutes to make (and part of that was travel time to the basement where my Cameo is housed).

My son recently had a birthday, and on his actual birthday he and a buddy went to a Washington Wizards basketball game. These two played basketball together last year, so naturally, he wanted me to make his friend a basketball card to thank him for going with him and for the gift he received.

I started with a Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock base which is not visually seen from the front. I covered the Kraft base with patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket that I have had FOREVER! Digging into my leftover scraps, I found a piece of solid green cardstock (pulling the green from the patterned paper) and added to the center. I die-cut the word thanks in black from a My Creative Time set. 

Next, my trip to the basement to cut the basketball out using my Cameo. I have a very thin left over piece of Orange Cardstock and I added that to give a border on the green cardstock (want not waste not). I added the basketball to the center adding the sentiment just below to complete this very simple card.

Hopefully his friend will like it and remember their special time to their first NBA game.  Here is a picture of the boys and their basketball coach watching the game intently.  

 

I am sharing at Amusing Challenge - Thanks.

A little humor before I sign off.

I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday! 
~Tammy~

Trendy Twine - Sending a Latte...

Happy Sunday!

I am back again with a post for the awesome Trendy Twine Blog!  I am featuring Cherry Latte Trendy Twine.  My inspiration started by this build a sentiment set that I have in my collection called Sending a Latte...(The Angel Company - no longer in business)

I started this card by piecing together my patterned papers and layering them to my card base. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out a Coffee Cup.  I added some Cherry Latte Trendy Twine to the cup for a decorative touch. I mounted it to the front of the card using foam adhesive to give it some added dimension. I ran a length of Cherry Latte Trendy Twine across the front where the bottom layers of the patterned paper pieces met.

I created a fussy bow which I embellished further with a double bow created from Cherry Latte Trendy Twine, and a button laced with the twine as well. Lastly, I just stamped and added my sentiment to the card front to complete my project.

You can find this fabulous Twine on sale at Annie's Paper Boutique.

Cherry Latte Trendy Twine

I am joining in the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog hop!

 

I appreciate you stopping by!

Have an fantastic day!

~Tammy~

So Tweet of You - {The Kraft Journal}

Hello There!

This week at The Kraft Journal the new challenge is Birds.  I started with a card base of Brown Kraft Cover Weight Cardstock which I layered pieced patterned papers together leaving the bottom of the A2 size card exposed to a thin space of Kraft.  In black ink, I stamped "So Tweet of you" (Wilson Designs) to the lower right corner. Next I took a Brown Kraft Tag and stamped small butterfly images (DeNami Design) in Versa Mark Ink to create a subtle background.

Once the stamping was done, I added Natural Twill Tape to the top of the tag next adding the prepped tag to the card front horizontally in the center. Next I took a Vintage Black Journaling Card that has a bird on it to the left of the card front.  I die-cut a decorative circle in gray cardstock adding a punched scallop circle from Vintage Dictionary Pages to the center. I used my Cricut machine to cut out the bird using the Wall Decor and More cartridge by cutting it out three times with Brown Kraft Cover Weight Cardstock and gluing them on top of the other to form a replica of chipboard. Next I cut the bird one more time from gray patterned paper and glued it to the top of the prepped chipboard piece adding it to the right of the decorative circle. In the center I added a multi-loop bow created from Earthy Hemp Cord adding a resin pink flower to the center to complete the card.

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 Bird 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.

 

Have a great week!

~Tammy~

Trendy Twine - Sweet of You

Good Day to you!

I am so glad you stopped by to visit with me today. I have a card to share with you that I am also sharing on the Trendy Twine Blog as well using some fabulous Nautical Trendy Twine...a few more days to still get this awesome twine on sale.

I started this card by using a Kraft Brown card base onto which I layered designer paper. To soften things, I added a paper doily. I took a length of seam binding ribbon and wrapped it around the center of the card face and tied in a bow. I embellished further with a button and a double bow of Nautical Trendy Twine.

I then took a length of Nautical Trendy Twine and wrapped it around the card front several times for added visual interest. Lastly, I stamped a mason jar which I shaded with copic markers. I stamped and added a label for the greeting adding a set of cute blueberries which I added a touch of glitter to.

This sums it up for me today. I hope you have a fabulous weekend.
~Tammy~

CAS Ribbon or Twine {The Kraft Journal}

Hey there! 

We have a fresh new challenge at The Kraft Journal this week and that is to use Ribbon or Twine on a CAS project.  

I started with a card base of Brown Kraft cardstock. I then found a piece of plain blue scrapbook paper from my stash and placed it over the card front leaving a strip of kraft peeking below. I stamped a sentiment from Paper Smooches in the lower right corner in black ink. 

I took a length of Red Baker's Twine and wrapped it around and tied in a bow! Three baseballs were cut and stamped placed at an angle. Lastly, a few sequins were added to give an extra bit of sparkle. 

Please be sure to head over to The Kraft Journal blog to see the projects created by the other talented ladies.  We hope to see your CAS - Ribbon or Twine 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 stopping by! I hope you have a GREAT start to your week! 

~Tammy~

Thanks Bunches

Hey there!

Are you staying warm? I think our high is suppose to be 39 today. However, it's the warmest we will reach the rest of the week. So, I thought I would share a card that has me thinking about warmer weather. Summer, and garden fresh vegetables. I think this Vegtastic set by Paper Smooches is so cute, and I have had it in my stash for too long and I am just now inking it up! 

 I started this card by adding some adorable vegi designer paper to the card base.  I cut and embossed a piece of green cardstock and added to the center.  The circle and scallop circle were already cut and laying on my desk, so I layered those together adding my fun vegtastic images!

I stamped a sentiment on a banner from the same set and added to the lower right portion of the card front. Enamel dots were added as a final decorative touch.

Inspiration was found at the current Paper Smooches Designer Sparks Challenge.

Thanks for dropping in! Hope you will stop by tomorrow as I will have another card to post. 

~Tammy~

Thanks Coach - You're a Slam Dunk!

Tuesday Greetings to you!

I don't know about you, but we have been having some brutal cold weather! Last week we were in the single digits with windchills in the negative numbers! Our temps are highs in the 30's today, and after last week that feels like a heatwave! Bring on spring! However it was 7 degrees when I woke up this morning! 

Well, I had a card I needed to work on for my short stack to give to his Coach at the end of the basketball season.  My little guy lucked out with a great coach. His team didn't have a coach, and this awesome guy stepped up and volunteered and he is amazing! He doesn't have a child on the team, so he is doing it purely for the love of the sport and mentoring kids. He is such a positive influence, and he NEVER gets upset with them. He always has something good and encouraging to say! 

I used a Deconstructed Sketch for inspiration of my layout.

The Star and Basketball were created by using my Cameo.  All the papers are bits from my stash.  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom: Go Team, Washi Tape: The Kraft Outlet.

Here is the sketch:

I am also joining in at City Crafter's Challenge: Use It Up!

and at Simon Says Stamp: No Rules

Thanks for popping by for a look!

Have a fantastic Tuesday! 

~Tammy~