Happy Mother's Day

Hi!

**Woohoo, thrilled that this card was chosen as Hand Stamped Sentiments Artist Pick**

I am actually sneaking in with another Mother's Day card that I worked on the end of the week, but never got a chance to post. As stated on Friday, It's proving to be a busy busy, but fun weekend, so I thought I would I would quickly share this card. (no inky time this weekend)

I also want to say thank you and hi to my new followers and email subscribers! It makes my heart smile you like what I share to want to come back and visit me. I appreciate every one of my comments! 

I started with a gray card base (Stampin' UP! ) and pieced together different papers and distressed their edges before adding it to my card base. A length of seam binding was added to the right side of my card and tied in a fussy bow dressed up with a button and some twine. 

A lacy circle was die-cut adding a pretty patterned paper circle to the center which was embellished with some beautiful paper roses. A labels three was die-cut distressing the edges and stamped using Inspired by Stamping Small Fancy Label 3.  The Happy Mother's Day sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping Floral Love.  As a final embellishing touch a linen and crochet bloom was added to the lower left of the sentiment panel.

I found inspiration at Hand Stamped Sentiments. Close to colors as I had.

DYSU - Circles

My Craft Spot - Happy Mother's Day

Krafty Girls - Mother's Day

The Friday Mashup - Mother's Day

Papercraft Star - Mother's Day

I am thrilled to share this card was featured as a Top Mouse at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog and this card was the winner at Stampendous Impressions Recycle Challenge. (Love to make my own painted chipboard) Thank you to everyone who liked my creations enough to give them a shout out! 

Hope you have a fantastic day!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Inspired By Stamping: Floral Love,  Small Fancy Labels 3

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

Ink: Palette 
Other: Dies: Spellbinders, Flowers: Michael's, Twine: Joannes, Button: Hobby Lobby, Seam Binding: Etsy

Mothers

Hello~

In honor of Mother's Day, I have created a card to share for the occasion. 

I started this card by piecing together some patterned paper and adhering to my kraft card base. A length of vintage pink seam binding was added and tied in a fussy bow dressed up with a button and twine.

Today I used a sentiment about mother's which was layered and mounted on several different Spellbinders dies and mounted slightly off to the right of the card front to allow room for the beautiful fussy bow.

I am personally joining in these challenges. 

Papercraft Star - Mother's Day Card

Berry71bleu - Mother's Day Quote
My Craft Spot - Mother's Day
Friday Mashup - Mother's Day
My Sheri CRAFTS - April Showers bring May flowers to Mom

Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge - More snippets!
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Mother's/feminine 

Thank you so much for visiting me! I hope you have a BEAUTIFUL weekend! We have a very busy one ahead. We are starting tomorrow with taking the short stack to the Home Depot Kids Work Shop followed by his ice skating lessons, back home for much needed home improvement and garden work. Then it's on to an afternoon invite by friends of ours from Hawaii that's hosting a Cinco de Mayo party. Sunday has us going to a minor league baseball game which my son has earned through their book club. It will be fun and exhausting, so I am not sure I will be getting crafty!

Ta Ta for now!

~Tammy~

Valentine's Day Cards

My second post of the day please scroll down for my Paper Smooches Sparks card.

Hello!

I've been working on Valentine's Day cards to send to friends and family. I used the sketch challenge from Simply Stampin' for some inspiration. I made two different cards based on the sketch, but used the sketch in two different ways.  On one of the cards, I used the colors from The Friday Mashup.  I really used some dusty and I am almost positive retired Stampin' UP! images.
Here is the first card....

I chose to to create an embossed panel of windows and have fun with stamping the images inside the blocks by not being precise and offsetting some of them. The stamps I used for this card were from the Stampin' UP! Sets: Fox & Friends, Sealed with a Kiss and I {Heart} Hearts. I created a ribbon banner down the center and finished off with some brown buttons.

Next up is card that flips the sketch and uses colors from The Friday Mashup.

The top three hearts you see were all created using background stamps. Heart one used a retired set called Checkerboard, heart two uses the center from Medallion, and heart three uses a background stamp from Love is in the Air (which I am sure is retired).   On the bottom row heart one and three are from I {Heart} Hearts and heart two comes from the Polka Dot Punches set.  I pat myself on the back since I challenged myself this year to ink up stamps I have yet to play with or ones that have been begging to get inky again. :-)

The backing paper is a light pink polka dot from Stampin' UP! from a few years back.  To complete this last Valentine I added some Stampin' UP! Riding Hood Red twill ribbon and buttons. 

Here is the sketch from Simply Stampin' which I put my creative twist on.

My color inspiration for me second card came The Friday Mashup!

"Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red & Early Espresso"

Thanks for popping by! Enjoy the rest of your day!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Card 1

Stamps:  Stampin' UP!

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, 

Ink: Stampin' UP!
Other: Punch: Stampin' UP!, Ribbon: Stampin' UP: Buttons: Hobby Lobby, Embossing Folder: Stampin' UP!

Card 2

Stamps:  Stampin' UP!

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, DP: Stampin' Up

Ink: Stampin' UP!
Other: Punch: Stampin' UP!, Ribbon: Stampin' UP!, Buttons: Hobby Lobby

Ribbons, Pearls and All Things Girls!

Hello There!

I have a sweet little vintage girly girl card for you today for The Friday Mashup!  The theme was Ribbons, Pearls and All Things Girls.  I think I covered it. What do you think?

I stamped the three silhouettes from Hero Arts in Angel Pink. I then stamped random images from Crafty Secrets French Mail in London Fog all on Whisper White Cardstock. Next I layered a piece of pattern paper from Me and My Big ideas Forever Watercolor line. I added a diecut from Kay and Company that was in my stash and I stamped the beautiful Frame and Eiffel Tower from Wilson Designs Simply Silhouettes. Topping things off with a beautiful girly flower, twine, ribbon, buttons and of course some pearls! I added some distress ink to the edges to give it that vintage feel. 

It truly is a girly girl card and I had fun creating it! 

Have a great evening friends!