The Kraft Journal 136 CAS Back To School!

Happy Monday Morning to you!

{I am tickled that this card was featured at Link Up Tuesday on 9/3/13, Winner at The Pink Elephant 9/11/13}

{The blog went from not being busy the last week to extremely busy the last few days. For my Paper Sweeties Back to School card click here and for The Ribbon Reel White on White click here}

I am so happy to be back designing with The Kraft Journal again!  I have brushed off the dust and  I am back at it with a new challenge for you which in some ways might be considered a "fail". I was just so excited to be back designing using all the goodies from The Kraft Outlet that it's not as "simple" as one considers for CAS! But, It really was a simple card and took me less than 20 minutes to complete which is huge! 

So let's get started! :-))))

For today's Clean and Simple Challenge,  I started with a Brown Kraft Cover Weight Base which I added some patterned paper from my scrap box. Next I added a Library Pocket to the front dressing up a bit with a piece of coordinating patterned paper.  I wrapped a length of Black and White Baker's Twine which I tied a Round Metal Tag stamped with a delicate apple in the center from DeNami Design Stamps. A sentiment from Unity's Smarty Pants on the outside of the pocket completes the finishing touches for the Library Pocket.  

All that is left to complete the card is to add a Library Card to the pocket and dress it up with some punched apples and stamps which are a combination from Unity Smarty Pants, My Craft Lounge Bookworm, and an apple from DeNami Design Stamps!

I hope you will play along with our Clean and Simple challenge this week at The Kraft Journal.  All those that participate in our challenges for the month will have a chance to win a $15.00 gift certificate from The Kraft Outlet....and you also get a chance to be considered for The Feature Me Friday artist post on The Kraft Journal blog! How Cool is that?

I am alson linking up at: Just Because Linky Party - Anything Goes, Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes,  Link Up Tuesday - Linky Party, The Pink Elephant - Numbers, Word Art Wednesday -Curtain Call: Back to school.

Again, thanks for stopping by! It's a pleasure to be back designing again for The Kraft Journal!

~Tammy~

The Kraft Journal #120 - Just For Her

Good Morning all!

{This is my second post of the day, for my CARDS/DeNami Designs post click here.}

For Today's "Just For Her" challenge, at The Kraft Journal I created a Mother's Day Card, and I began with a Kraft Cover Weight card base which I layered a piece of turquoise textured cardstock and my hand-stamped panel using some stamps from Papertrey Ink. 

I took a length of Pink Baker's Twine and wrapped it around the middle of the card below the sentiment.  I stamped and die-cut a coordinating rose to add to the top of her sentiment.  A final finishing touch was adding a white button laced with Pink Baker's Twine.  

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 For Her 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: My Craft Spot: Mom,  The Pink Elephant - Mother's Day Theme! The Paper Players: Mother's Day theme.

Thanks for visiting me today!

~Tammy~

Some More Exciting News!!! The Kraft Journal 86 Shape It Up!

**This is my Second Post of the day...For my The Shabby Tea Room Guest Designer post click here or scroll down**

Hello Friends~

I can finally spill the beans on some news I have kept under my cap for awhile now! I am joining The Kraft Journal Design Team! Since I love all things Kraft this is a perfect match for me! I hope you will join along with me in the weekly challenges. 

So let's get started!

For today’s Shape It Up challenge, I thought I would create a "shape" card! I started this card by using an apple template with a Buff Ivory Cardstock base and pieced the apple, stem and leaf with patterned paper, adding  Lunch Bag Kraft cardstock to the upper portion of the apple. The Lunch Bag Kraft cardstock has been punched using Martha Stewart's drippy goo to resemble a Caramel Apple. I was totally inspired by a talented blog friend Martha. Click here to view!   

A distress tool for the cards edge was used and then I added some vintage ink to further complete the distress look. Next I stamped a whimsical sentiment “school days” by Unity to the upper left portion of the apple. For a finishing touch, I embellished the apple card with some red buttons and twine. 

Please be sure to visit The Kraft Journal Challenge Blog to check out all the beautiful work by my new teammates. I hope you will help me kick off my new adventure by participating in The Shape Up challenge! I can't wait to see what you create. The only requirements are to follow the challenge theme and use Kraft somewhere in your project or products from The Kraft Outlet.

I am also joining in at CAS-ual Fridays - Top of the Class. The Pink Elephant - Use Patterned Paper

Hugs,

~Tammy~

The Shabby Tea Room - Labor Of Love

Hi everyone!

This month I have the pleasure and honor of guest designing for The Shabby Tea Room.   Today we have a gorgeous inspirational photo for you called Labor of Love! For the challenge,  you will need to use the colors in the photo and include a banner.

Here is what I have created for you today!

Here is the inspiration. 

As you can see, I was totally inspired by the photograph! The best part is I shopped my scrap stash for every last piece for this number! Most of the papers I used here were pieces leftover from invites I created for my son's birthday party last fall. The blue stripped paper is by Lush and it's just that.....velour stripes! Yummy! 

The banner is made from pieces and parts as well as a page from an old vintage book. The fence was created using a cereal box headed for the recycling bin. I added some white paint and sanded it to give a worn look. 

Please be sure to stop by The Shabby Tea Room to see the beautiful inspiration they have for you!  Thank you to Debbie for having me guest design this month! 

I am joining over at Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge to play on the monkey bars! Also at The Pink Elephant - Use Patterned Paper.

Hope you have a wonderful crafty week!

~Tammy~

Dad's Day

Hi!

**I am thrilled that this card received the Comet Award from Papercraft Star on 6/19/12**

I managed to make another "dreaded man card". I took a break from some other crafty assignments and quickly put this together. (i.e. out of necessity)! :-))))

So here we go......

I started with a Kraft card base from The Kraft Outlet. The next is a mix of this and that and all from my scrap pile. I still had a library card on my desk, so I incorporated it in this card too. 

The stamps I used are all from Crafty Secrets: Car Classics. The car was paper pieced using some patterned paper also in my stash. So I got a "little" girly and gave pearls for headlights. :-)))

I am joining in The Kraft Journal - Cards for Him
DYSU - Boys/Men
My Craft Spot - King of the Grill

Papercraft Star: Father's Day
Pink Elephant - Masculine

Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge - Shopping from the scrap pile again! I guess I am making up for loss playtime! :-)

Sorry, keeping it short and sweet! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. 

~Tammy~

Inspired By Stamping - Day one of June peeks!

Hello crafty friends,

Today is the first day to the June Inspired By Stamping countdown festivities.  We are kicking off the countdown with sneaks at some of the sets being released on Friday.  

So let's get to some projects shall we!

This card uses 6 new stamps from this wonderful set called Cross Stitch which was inspired and co-designed by our lovely design team member Deb Hickman. I love the homespun feel to it! I stamped the small cross stitched hearts twice at the top portion of my card leaving the center open for the  cross stitched sentiment With Love.  The cross stitched bluebird you see in the center was fussy cut and applied with foam adhesive to give dimension. 

The focal cross stitched heart coordinates nicely with the Spellbinders standard heart dies.  I created a hand-cut sentiment banner for the Happy Birthday greeting (which are two separate stamps in this set) 

Below shows you the inside of my card stamped with a greeting from a set called Birthday Greetings.  It's a set that will be incredibly useful for stamping the inside of all those birthday cards you create!

Up next is a coordinating card and home decor frame using Elegant Flowers. This set focuses on gorgeous floral images.

I took an already beautiful frame and dressed it up a bit. I created a background paper starting with kraft cardstock stamping the rose image in red ink. I added s strip of burlap to the center. A die-cut of cream cardstock was used to serve as a mat for the rose images and sentiment (which you will see more from this set tomorrow from other Inspired By Stamping design team members)

The rose was stamped and fussy cut and mounted with foam tape for dimension. 

This card as well as the frame uses a technique I like to use a lot called repeat stamping. This allows you to create your own designer paper. I simply took the rose and rotated my stamp as I stamped my cardstock. As with the frame, a single rose was stamped and fussy cut and mounted with foam adhesive for added dimension. The Happy Anniversary sentiment is from Cross Stitch.

My final sneak I have for you today is a card using some background patterns called Background Basics

I created a banner across the top using the images from Background Basics.  The possibilities are endless with this set. 

The focal sentiment is from a previously released set called Small Fancy Label 4. The flowers can also be found in the IBS store. 

I hope you have enjoyed todays projects, and please pop over to see what the other talented Inspired By Stamping Design Team gals have created for your viewing pleasure. 

Deb Hickman

Irit Shalom

Joanna Munster

Kendra Sand

Joanna will be giving away blog candy to one lucky customer. They will receive their choice of 1 6 x8, 1 4 x 6 and the Vintage Sayings stamp sets.  Be sure to leave a comment each day to increase your chances. Also note on Friday and Saturday ONLY, Shipping is on Inspired By Stamping. Enter code: freeshipping

**I am personally entering my Wishing you the Best banner card at The Ribbon Reel - Use a die-cut, ribbon plus the colors 

(CORAL, BRIGHT/CHARTREUSE GREEN & BLUE) **

as well as the Pink Elephant - Use Vibrant Colors

**I would like to enter my frame project at Our Creative Corner - Embellished Frame

Thanks so much for sharing a bit of your day with me.

~Tammy~

You're My Star

**WooHoo This card is a Top Three Winner at Inspired By Stamping Inspirational Challenge 4/11/12 and Top Three Winner at The Kraft Journal 4/17/12**

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well and you had a wonderful Easter full of blessings!  I am popping in with a card using some pretty pastel tones today along with some beautiful flowers.

I just love these colors together.  I started this card by taking a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock and using the letterpress technique.  I inked up the lattice embossing folder using New Sprout ink and ran it through my Big Shot. As you can see, this gives the lattice impression along with the subtle green in the background.  A strip of yellow checked, gingham patterned paper was added to the bottom of the lattice paper rounding the corners of the right card front to match the rounded corner of my Kraft card base. A length of beautiful lace trim was added across the lower portion of the card front.

I added a hand dyed doily to the card front next adding a strip of floral patterned paper from My Mind's Eye Market Street collection I had left over from another make. A star was diecut and stamped from Waltzingmouse: Seasons of Love in New Sprout Ink. The sentiment was added to the center in Versafine  Vintage Sepia inking the edges with Tea Dye. Various paper roses were added to the top. A row of buttons were threaded with twine and added to the card to complete the look.

I was greatly inspired by the color challenge at Inspired by Stamping Inspiration Challenge.

Light Peach, Light Yellow and Light Green

The Kraft Journal - April Showers Bring May Flowers
The Pink Elephant - Flowers

Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge - Swinging on the roundabout with more snippets 
Before I go, here is the bunny trail of eggs the Easter Bunny leaves from the front door to the basket. Makes my little one giddy every year. I cherish this for these times are going to be far and few in the future as he grows up and is getting big.

Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific week!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Waltzingmouse: Seasons of Love

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

Ink: Momento: New Sprout, Versafine: Vintage Sepia, Tea Stain
Other: Flowers: Prima, Buttons: PTI, Twine: Joanne's, Doily, Michael's, Crochet Trim: Wrights, Embossing Folder: Stampin' UP!

Hello

Is everyone ready for the Easter Bunny to stop by? Not so sure this house is, but we'll be ready one way or the other...so much going on this weekend.

I have a card to share with you today and hold on to your hats...there's no seam binding on this one. :-)

I knew I wanted to create something different, so I started this card by stamping "stems" using Mint Motif's Beyond Borders in PTI Simply Chartreuse and "flowers" using WPlus9 Mehndi Medallions in Stampin' UP!; Peach Parfait, Momento; Angel Pink, and Momento; Dandelion onto Whisper White cardstock.  I rounded the corners using a Corner Chomper cloud punch and inked the edges with Camomile tea stain. I took a length of PTI Simply Chartreuse twill ribbon and wrapped it horizontally around my Whisper White cardstock leaving some length off at the ends which was tied off with some twine and embellished with a button.

A sentiment from Wilson Designs Everything's Owlright was stamped in Stampin' UP! Peach Parfait and mounted onto the card front.  The focal panel was then mounted onto a Kraft card base using foam mounting tape.

Color Inspiration for this card came from Colourq131.

I found my layout inspiration from the April Sketch at Create. 

The Pink Elephant  - Clean and Simple

I'm excited to share that this card was featured in CREATE's Easter CARD's Challenge Gallery. 

I always appreciate your visits and sticking with me through my shares. I hope you have a great and fantastic start to your Easter Weekend!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Wilson Designs: Everything's Owlright, Mint Motifi: Beyond Borders, WPlus 9: Mehndi Medallions 

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!  

Ink: Stampin' UP!, Momento, PTI
Other: Punches: Corner Chomper: Cloud, Stampin' UP!, Ribbon: PTI, Button: PTI, Twine: Joanne's. 

You are special

Has the weather been a yo yo in your corner of the world like it has mine?  It's cold, it's hot, it's cold, it's warm. We didn't get snow this year, and I think we truly escaped winter, but my poor little one who was born in Hawaii was a bit bummed to not see a real winter or play in the snow. To him, the "cold" we have had which was mild was cold because he's only ever worn shorts everyday of his life till now, but I think we did truly escape it where I lived. We did wake up to quite a chill considering it had been in the upper 80's a few days ago.

Well, I know you didn't come here to read about the weather in Northern Virginia!

I started by stamping a beautiful butterfly image on yellow gingham, check patterned paper and attaching a solid baby blue strip of cardstock trimmed with pinking shears to the right edge of the patterned paper then adhering it to my Kraft card base. I then added a doily to the center stamping the butterfly image one more time directly onto the doily. A length of lavender crochet trim was added vertically to the ride side of my card face. A fussy seam binding bow was added to the upper right corner embellished with a lavender button, twine and memory pin.

A blue packaging tag was added with a heartwarming vintage sentiment from Crafty Secrets. A butterfly was punched from Kraft cardstock and applied to the upper potion of the tag as well as a mini clothespin.

Next was the fun part of embellishing! A little side note: I am a recycling nut: I won't go into details, but I make sure anything that can be recycled is and if I can re-purpuse it first I do. From time to time I make my own embellishments, so I save those cereal boxes and fruit snack boxes. My friend, Laurel, taught me that cereal boxes are great for chipboard needs so she gets the credit and my praise!

Ok, back to the embellishment.  I took my cuttlebug postage die and cut it using a medium weight recycled cereal box, and ran it through my Big Shot. I painted it with some white craft paint set to dry then I distressed it using my handy dandy paper sander.  I punched a Martha Stewart butterfly from Kraft card stock and painted it using some lavender craft paint and touched it a bit with some white to give it a shabby feel.  I finished it off with some micro flakes glitter and applied the butterfly to the postage die and adhered to my card front for a finishing touch!

I was inspired to create this card by The Shabby Tea Room: Spring Has Sprung

USING LILAC, YELLOW, BLUE, KRAFT AND A BUTTERFLY!

The Pink Elephant: Butterflies

Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge: A little of this and that!
Moxie Fab: Don't Throw It Away

I am also super excited to share that this card made Top 3 at The Kraft Journal! 

The details of this card can be found here.

Thanks so much for coming by and visiting for a bit!
~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Skipping Stones: Always Here

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: scraps: 

Ink: Momento
Other: Dies:Cuttlebug, Pinking Shears, Tag: Etsy, seam binding: Etsy, Memory Pin: Tim Holtz, Button: PTI, Twine: Joanne's, mini clothes pin: Hobby Lobby, doily: Michael's, Lace trim: Hobby Lobby, Punch: Martha Stewart, craft paint, glitter: Martha Steart

Hello Sunshine

Hello there!!!

**A Yippee Moment!!! I am so excited this card was chosen as Top Three at The Kraft Journal 3/27/12 as well as Top Three at Little Scrap Pieces 3/23/12**


If things weren't more exciting this card was also chosen to make me The Featured Artist at The Kraft Journal 3/30/12

It's Friday, and I am sure I don't have to tell you that huh??? J

I was really inspired by the inspiration photograph at The Shabby Tea Room (photo below). I just started rummaging through my crafty things, and I had a ball coming up with the creation I am sharing today.

I started with a Kraft card base and rounded the corners. I am sure you could never guess this, but I {heart} Kraft! Those who visit me regulary see it in my projects a lot!

I added some red gingham check patterned paper to three quarters of my card face adding this fun circular patterned paper by My Mind's Eye to the bottom also rounding the corners. I choose this paper because it reminded me of one of the buttons in the photograph. 

I then wrapped my card front horizontally with some vintage seam binding and tied in a fussy bow adding a paper rose to the center trimming with a bit of twine. I added a heart doily to the left card face trimming the left portion off.

I stamped the bird from Unity's A Pocket Full of...KOM and fussy cut and distressed the edges around the bird and adhered him to the doily with some foam mounting tape.  A pennant banner was created and attached to some rustic twine and strung diagonally across the card front and tied off in a bow. A length of beautiful lace trim was added to the top.  All that is left is to create a sentiment which I generated on my computer! 

I was greatly inspired by The Shabby Tea Room: Pennant Party

The Kraft Journal: Anything Goes as mentioned I {heart} Kraft

The Pink Elephant: Get Krafty

Little Scrap Pieces: Happy...Well, this card makes me happy, and so does the inspiration photo!

It's also Friends with Flair over on the Unity Blog, so be sure to hop on over to see what all the blog hop participants have created for you.  Leaving some love this weekend could win you some Unity goodness!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Unity Stamp Company

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: Hobby Lobby: My Minds Eye

Ink: Momento
Other: trim: Hobby Lobby, Twine: Joanne's, Seam Binding: Etsy, Flower: Michael's, Doily, Card Shop

Wilson Designs March 2012 Release Day 3

Hi!

It's Day 3 of the Wilson Designs countdown! That means just one more day till the full reveal!

I REALLY had fun with this card.  I started with a Kraft base, embellished with some fun, bright patterned papers, then added crochet trim to the lower portion of the card.

A length of seam binding ribbon was wrapped vertically around the left half of the card, tied in a fussy bow, then adorned with a button.  I added the "Oh Snap" tag which is the starter sentiment for this card. I made a pocket for the center of the card and stamped it with one of the images that will be released in tomorrow's set. Inside the pocket, you will find an oval,  die cut doily peeking out with a vintage camera stamped in a lighter ink. "I miss your face" was stamped over the vintage camera to complete the message.  I added a bit of shimmer to my pocket with a glass glitter gold star and button.  I cut two scalloped hearts from felt and nested them together adding a pink button for a finishing touch!

That's all I have for you today, but I will be back tomorrow with my final project and the reveal. Please be sure to stop by the rest of this talented team to see what they have cooked up for you all today.

Wilson Designs Blog

Tenia

Dana

Kalyn

Natalie

Rochelle

I am also adding this to The Kraft Journal's Challenge this week: Anything Goes and The Pink Elephant: Get Krafty! Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge...All Snippets on this make! :-))))

Thanks for spending some time with me! I hope you have a Terrific Thursday!

~Tammy~

Have a great day!

Good Afternoon!

**This is my 2nd post of the day, for my Wilson Designs Stamps Day 2 Release card scroll down or click here**

I have a little card to share.   It was one of those days where I grabbed a little of this and a little of that. It was also one of those days where it didn't turn out anything like I visioned it, but I am ok with that.

I started this card using Kraft card stock and added a layer of textured cream patterned paper to frame my card.  I then added a strip of aqua patterned paper to the right side of my card front.

A doily was added to the main panel followed by some rickrack and scalloped trimmings topped with a strip of patterned paper.   Some twine was wrapped multiple times around the center and tied in a bow.

I die cut the image from a vintage book. I intended to only use this as a background paper, but I actually liked the image to use alone as a focal point. I had some black lace trim in my stash and added to the bottom of the vintage book print image.  

I punched a heart in Kraft card stock which was run through my crimper to give a corrugated cardboard effect. Some paint was added to the heart for a shabby look finished off with a button.  To dress up the card a bit, a fussy seam binding bow with stick pin and paper rose was added above the vintage book print image. I completed the card with a sentiment cut into a waving banner.  Two tiny caramel pearls were added to each end of the sentiment banner. 

Inspiration for this card came from:

The Deconstructed Sketch 42

The Pink Elephant: Get Krafty: Use Kraft on your project

The Kraft Journal:Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: PTI

Paper: CS: Stampin' UP!, PP: DCWV, PTI

Ink: Jenny Bowlin, 
Other: Dies: Spellbinders, PTI, Buttons: Hobby Lobby, Twine: Joanne's, Seam Binding: Etsy, Ricrac/scallopped trimming: American Crafts, Doily: Michael's