Creating Somewhere Under The Sun

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Cupid Chickie...

Hey there!

This is just a sneak peek as it's my turn to share on the DeNami blog today.

Hope you have a Terrific Thursday!

~Tammy~

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

DeNami Sponsors The Curtain Call Challenge Love Letters

Hi There!

{This is my second post of the day, for Paper Sweeties Release Day click here}

DeNami Design is sponsoring The Curtain Call Challenge and the theme is Love Letters! I am sharing what I made for this occasion and I hope you will participate for your chance to win an awesome prize pack from DeNami Designs. For the details click here.

DeNami Supplies Used:

Fleur Di Lis Embossing Folder

Love Flourish sentiment

Teeny Heart Background

Rosevine Corner

Solid Rose Accents

Elegant Oval Frame

White Boutique Buttons

Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink

As you can see from the list above, I used quite a bit of DeNami goodness today!

I started by embossing a piece of red Coordinations cardstock with the Fleur Di Lis Embossing Folder onto a Kraft card base. I then stamped the Elegant Oval Frame in Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink which I cut in half after I fussy cut around it. In the middle, of the frame I used the Solid Rose Accents set by stamping off the ink to give it a lighter vintage look.

I used the Teeny Heart Background to stamp a border on the mini scalloped envelope. On the mini-card, I used the same stamp off technique for the Rosevine Corner adding the Love Flourish sentiment in Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink.

Now it's time to put all the pieces together. I added the frame to the top center of the card. I added a doily as a frilly backdrop for my envelope and sentiment card which I have added to the center adding a fussy seam binding bow embellished with a White Boutique Button and two pearl stick pins. I added a mini wooden clothes pin to the envelope. Final embellishing consisted of adding a white crochet trim to the bottom of the card adding a few red dew drops to the centers.

Here is the inspiration photo!

I hope you will join in the fun for your chance to receive

some DeNami goodness of your own.

Be sure to head over to the DeNami blog to see what the rest of the talented ladies at DeNami created using the photo prompt from The Curtain Call Challenge.

I am also sharing at: Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, The Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays, and Chicken Soup.

Have a Beautiful day!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties January Release Day!

Hi Friends!

I have a clean and simple card to share with you for the January Paper Sweeties release. I am featuring the new stamp set from this release called Cupcakes & Sprinkles. All sets are in the shop ready to purchase.

I actually did not intend to have this card so CAS. I had added a banner at the top and flowers to the side, and I actually cleared it all, and just added the crochet trim to the top. I decided that this beautiful frame needed to be the very first thing to draw your eye on. Debbie did a great job with a lot of detail, and it's so cute. This set comes with a main image, 5 sentiments, and 2 smaller images.

I added this darling tiny heart print paper to the front of pink cardstock. I then added a banner down the left side, crochet trim across the top and stamped my focal image in a die-cut frame. I wish it had been that simple in the beginning. I had cut banners, pulled flowers....and in the end less is more! You won't hear that out of me often when it comes to cardmaking. :-))))

Don't forget about our January Inspirational Challenge. You have until January 31st to link up to the gallery! You could win a $20.00 shopping spree to the Paper Sweeties Shoppe! The winner also will be invited to be next month's guest designer.

Blog Hop List:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties

Product Links:

Cupcakes & Sprinkles Sweet Cuts

Sending Sweet Thoughts

Sweetie Pie

Fresh Baked

Check out the Paper Sweeties Splitcoast Stampers Company Gallery! Visit the Paper Sweeties Flicker Gallery and upload your creations there! Sign up to receive the Paper Sweeties Newsletter to receive subscriber only discounts!

Paper Sweeties also has a freebie page of digital images, so you can give us a try for free. Check it out here.

Have a wonderful day!

~Tammy~

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Paper Sweeties Day 2 of January Sneak Peeks

It's Day 2 of the Paper Sweeties January release, and I am back sharing a little cupcake box. I can't resist cupcakes, so I loved making a sweet little decorated box with the soon to be released Paper Sweeties Sending Sweet Thoughts and Sending Sweet Thoughts Sweet Cuts.

Everyone knows just how much I love cupcakes, but not as much as those dear to me. I just love this sentiment and felt it was perfect to tie up my cupcake box.

I used the colors in the cupcake ribbon as my inspiration and built the front based on those colors. I cut the cupcake from pale pink cardstock and stamped in brown ink. I die-cut the liner electing not to use the stamp liner stamp that coordinates with it to show different ways/looks of this stamp and coordinating die set. I die-cut the frosting in white adding pink dew drops and glitter. Yummy. Baker's twine only seemed fitting to go with this project, so I finished off with a Baker's Twine bow and used it as well to tie my tag to the top.

I hope you enjoyed my share today! Be sure to check out the projects from the ladies below to see how they are using the January Release.

Blog Hop List:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties

Tammy Hobbs {That's Me}

I am joining in at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, The Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays, and Chicken Soup!

I will be back tomorrow with a clean and simple card for release day! Thursday will be our "rewind" project to wrap things up.

~Tammy~

Monday, January 13, 2014

The Kraft Journal #154 Color Challenge - A little Dash of Winter Cheer

Hello~

{This is my second post of the day, for Paper Sweeties January Release Day 1 click here}

It's Monday and that means it's time for another challenge at The Kraft Journal. This week we bring you a color challenge. I started with a card base of Medium Kraft Cardstock which I followed by adding my patterned papers from my scrap pile. :-)))

I then added a paper doily to the center followed by a banner I cut and stamped/embossed using snowflakes from Paper Sweeties Snow Friends set. I added a sentiment at the top of my card from Paper Sweeties Warm Winter Wishes.

Here is where I took a more literal approach to the inspiration picture: Using a silhouette machine, I cut a snowflake from Medium Kraft Cardstock and covered it with Frosted Lace Stickles to give the appearance of an iced cookie. I then layered it to it's coordinating shadow which I cut from pink cardstock I had in my scrap pile. In the center, I added a crochet flower which has been embellished with Yellow Baker's Twine bow and a soft yellow button threaded using Natural Hemp Cord.

Here is the color challenge graphic to provide you with some wonderful inspiration!

I hope you will join in the fun with the color challenge at The Kraft Journal this week. All those that participate in our challenges for the month will be entered to win a $15.00 gift certificate from The Kraft Outlet. This also may get you considered for the Feature Me Friday artist post on The Kraft Journal blog.

I am joining in at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Craftin' Desert Divas - Winter.

I hope you have a fabulous and warm Monday!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties January 2014 Day 1 Sneak Peeks!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Paper Sweeties January Release Sneak Peek Preview! From January 13 through January 15th the Design Team will be sharing sneaks of the new stamps that will be available January 15th.

Let's get started with my card I have to share with you today.

I started by using the new Sending Sweet Thoughts stamp set and Sending Sweet Thoughts Sweet Cuts. I started by stamping the cupcake base in brown ink onto Kraft cardstock and use the coordinating die to cute it out. I then stamped die-cut the "frosting" adding a few dewdrops and glitter for a sugary look. The petite flowers are from the same set stamped along the banner.

Isn't this cupcake cute! It has several accessories in the set. Just precious.

I hope you enjoy this little sample. We will be giving you peeks all week, but you are not going to want to miss what these talented ladies have created for you. So hop on over...

Blog Hop List:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties

I am going to share at The Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthdays, and Chicken Soup!

Thank You for dropping in today for the kick-off of the Paper Sweeties January release. See you tomorrow for day two.

~Tammy~

Sunday, January 12, 2014

DeNami January Blog Hop - Valentine

Hello and Welcome! If you are here for the DeNami Blog Hop, you should have arrived from Greta's Blog, and I know she had something fabulous to share! If you are just wondering in or get lost along the way, no worries you can start at the beginning by heading over to the DeNami Design Blog. If you are new to the blog hops, this month the theme is Valentine and you will be inspired by the design team and fans of DeNami making projects around the theme.

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

So let's get started with my card:

DeNami Products Use:

Rosevine Heart

Hugs & Kisses

Boutique Buttons

Fleur di Lis Embossing Folder

As you can see, I have pieced together some Valentine papers to an embossed piece of red cardstock and cover my card base. Using white pigment ink, I stamped the Rosevine Heart onto kraft cardstock and heat set my white embossing powder. I then cut out using a scalloped heart die.

In the center of the heart, I added a delicate set of satin pink angel wings and a boutique button. Next I created a fussy seam binding bow adding another boutique button laced with twine just above the heart further embellishing with stick pins. A length of pink ric-rac trim was added where the two pieces of papers meet. I added a paper doily trim to the top of the card. Lastly, I added Hugs & Kisses sentiment which has been stamped in a rose red ink inside a hand-cut banner.

I hope I have provided you a little Valentine inspiration today. Now it's time to head over to Donna's blog to provide you with further inspiration. Don't forget to comment before you go...remember you have until January 13th, 2014 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 sharing at The Ribbon Carousel - Love, Birthday's and Chicken Soup, Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

Blessings,

~Tammy~

Friday, January 10, 2014

Giddy Bugs

Hey y'all!

It's Finally Friday, it's been when of those weird weeks in my neck of the woods. You know the 1 step forward and 5 steps back. I have not found my New Year Rhythm yet for sure. Most have been things beyond my control, but I would like to get back to some sort of routine. Anyway, you didn't come here to listen to all that!

I have a fun little card to share with you.

I am longing for the day right now when I see those cute little lightning bugs again! Oh yes, the days of summer! This girl is not a fan of the cold or winter, so I needed to create something to make me smile and look forward to what's to come. I had fun mixing and piecing together the papers. Most of them are pieces from My Mind's Eye Everyday Flair.

I used Paper Smooches Giddy Bugs and sentiment from Good Gab. I added a length of black satin ribbon around the card front and tied in a knot finishing the ends with pinking sheers for a decorative edge. Not a lot of embellishments today, but lots of paper layers! :-) I just had a little time to play. :-)

I think I will share at Paper Smooches Sparks this week since it's Anything Goes!

I love these gals, so I am also sharing at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes!

I hope you like my fun little/quick make today!

Have a FABulous FrIdAy!

~Tammy~

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

DeNami Design Sneak Peek: Happy Monsters

Hello~

Welcome to Day 3 of the DeNami Designs 2014 Spring Release Sneak Peeks! Teammate, Emily Keaton, and I will be giving you a little sneaky peeky sampling of some of the new Happy Monster Stamps to be released January 10th.

So let's get started with the peeks! My first project features the new Happy Monsters In Car. How cute are they? Totally adorbs! The sentiment Make Way! It's your day! is the perfect compliment for this darling image.

My next card features the new Happy Monster with Balloon. Is he not adorable also? I stamped him inside a stitched circle die which I layered inside a circle using Medium Birthday Circle and Small Dot Circle. I added the Happy Birthday sentiment below the focal images.

My final card features another birthday card featuring the New Happy Monster Party stamp. They were stamped on a white panel and colored with copics. I added a half circle that has been stamped using the Teeny Star Background in Neon Pink ink. I stamped the Small Happy Birthday sentiment inside a half circle using Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink and placed in the lower right of the card front. Lastly three banners were created and stamped using the Medium Polka Dot background stamp.

I hope you have enjoyed my little sampling of sneak peeks for the new Happy Monster line. You will want to see the crafty goodness Emily has for you.

But no sneak peek is complete without a giveaway right??? For your chance to win some Brand New DeNami goodies of your own be sure to:

Leave a comment on this post!
Visit Emily's Blog and leave a comment there and when DONE go to.....
DeNami Designs Blo g and leave a comment where you find ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON MORE CHANCES TO WIN!

I am joining in at Just B Creative -January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

Thanks for visiting me today! Good Luck!

~Tammy~

Monday, January 6, 2014

The Kraft Journal 143 - Lace It Up!

{If you're looking for The Ribbon Reel Gold and Silver New Year Card click here}

How are you on this first Monday of the New Year?

For today's "Lace It Up" challenge at The Kraft Journal, I started with a card base of Medium Kraft Cover weight cardstock onto which I added various patterned papers using scraps from my stash.

I added a row of buttons at the bottom which I threaded with Natural Hemp Cord. Natural Burlap Ribbon was wrapped around the card front and tied into a bow embellished with a red button and Metallic Hemp Twine.

I added three different lace trims from my collection and finished the card with a stamped framed sentiment using stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps.

I hope you will play along with our Lace It Up 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!

I am joining in at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Brown Sugar Challenge - Ribbon or Twine

I created this card for my Mom to give to a friend. I hope she likes it.

I hope you have a blessed week!

~Tammy~

Sunday, January 5, 2014

The Ribbon Reel #67 - Happy New Year!

So, it's time for our next monthly challenge at The Ribbon Reel: Michelle is our host and she ask that you use the inspiration photo to "Ring In the New Year" plus gold, silver, and ribbon.

Here is what I have created for the new challenge.

The Ribbon Reel Supplies:

Gold Leaf Pins

Natural Button Twine

I started by piecing together my patterned paper to my silver glitter cardstock onto which I adhered to a base of Buff Ivory Cardstock. I added a border of tinsel glitter to the Buff Ivory Cardstock rectangle to create a frame. A Vintage Angel image was printed and fussy cut from cardstock and placed in the center of my glitter framed with foam mounting tape for dimension. Happy New Year was stamped (DeNami Design) in black ink below the Angel. A fussy bow of gold and silver May Arts ribbon was added to the upper left corner embellished with bells, and Gold Leaf Pins. Further embellishing consisted of German Glass Glitter Stars, buttons, and ribbon trimmings.

Here is the inspiration photo Michelle is sharing with us for inspiration.

Please head over to The Ribbon Reel Challenge Blog for additional information and to see what the other talented ladies have created for you. We hope you join us in the gallery over the next two weeks for your chance to win some Ribbon Reel goodness.

I am joining in at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Brown Sugar Challenge - Ribbon or Twine, Little Scrap Pieces- Friday Linky Party.

~Tammy~

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Paper Sweeties PSIC15 - Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

It's hard to believe a new year is upon us! I've been with Paper Sweeties one year today! Woohoo! It seems like it was just yesterday that I was writing my first Paper Sweeties Inspirational Challenge Post. Well, it's the first of the month and a new Inspirational Challenge at Paper Sweeties.

Here is my card for the new challenge.

I started by piecing together my patterned papers adding a strip of black and white damask ribbon to the center. I was inspired by the darling snowmen outfit the cutie has on in the inspirational photograph. I went with the snowman from Snow Friends. I gave him a little snow sparkle with some dazzling diamonds glitter and then I placed Mr. Frosty on a snowflake cut from felt.

I masked the sentiment from Occasions Stamp Set to fit my stitched label.

Please be sure to visit the other Paper Sweeties Inspiration Design Team Gals to see what fabulous creations they have created for your viewing pleasure. We have some new additions to the Paper Sweeties Family.

Blog Hop List:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties

Char Cundy

Jeanne Jachna

Jinny Newlin

Tammy Hobbs **That's Me**

That's it for me! We will be starting the Paper Sweeties January Sneak Peeks on the 13th.

I am sharing at: Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes.

I hope you have a Happy New Year!

~Tammy~