Paper Sweeties February Day 1 Sneak Peek and update

Hi!

I wanted to edit in a personal note to update my bloggy friends what has been going on with me. I have been recovering from a shoulder separation as a result from an injury I received on the 31st of January. I have been immobile, so that is why I have not been around to visit and I have missed some postings. Luckily I had several projects completed ahead of time. It's been quite painful and was a scary experience as I hit head first and an ER visit with a slow recovery. I am grateful because the outcome could have been a lot worse. I am breaking free from my split to type this long paragraph before we get to the reason why you might be here today.

So Welcome to the kickoff of the February Paper Sweeties Countdown release where the design team shares peeks of brand new products set to be released on the 15th. All this winter cold and weather we are having has me really longing for spring, so I worked with a set called Welcome Spring.

I've started the card by pulling together papers that reminded me of spring. I stamped the focal image in green ink and colored the leaves in with copics. I am showing off two of the sentiments that come in the set. 

Hope you stop by the rest of the design team to see what they have to share with you!

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Amber Kroening

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

Have a GREAT day!

~Tammy~

DeNami Flower Trio Sneak Peek

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 Tuesday!

~Tammy~

DeNami Product Spotlight - Solid Rose Accents Set

Hi There!

The DeNami design Team is featuring the Solid Rose Accents stamp set today, and I just adore it. It's a set that can be used for several occasions from Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Spring and Summer...the possibilities are just endless. You can add this fabulous stamp set to your shopping cart and receive a 10% savings for one week only. 

This is pretty clean and simple (for me)! I didn't use one ounce of patterned paper {gasp} on this card today! I started by rounding the corners of white cardstock and randomly stamping the Solid Rose Accents images in the upper right corner. 

Using a handy dandy heart punch, I stamped the rose and leaf images onto the heart adding a sentiment from the Love Sentiments stamp set. I added a Lucky Green Boutique Button with a tag containing a sentiment also from the Love Sentiments stamp set. I then punched a heart from textured burgundy cardstock and tucked it under the stamped heart.  All that is left is to add foam mounting squares to the pack of my stamped panel and add to the card base.

Go check out what the other ladies created with this stamp set.!

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Lisa Petrella
Deb Wabbe
Wendy Elliot
Emily Keaton
Lisa Elton
Pattie Goldman
Dana Seymour

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I hope you have a GREAT day!

~Tammy~

TKJ #157 - Here's My Heart

Hi and Good Monday Morning to you!

For this week's "Here's My Heart" challenge at The Kraft Journal, I created some fun valentine treats.

I started by cutting tube boxes using my Cameo out of Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock. After I stamped and assembled them I moved on to embellishing. I made two paper rosettes adding embossed hearts on each. A red button was added to one which has been threaded with white Hang Tag String.  I decorated the back panels with different heart dies and punches in my collection till I found what worked best.

I stamped a sentiment from Close To My Heart Whooo's Your Valentine set and created a banner to wrap around the tube. I finished embellishing this treat tube with Red Baker's Twine.

This treat tube was embellished with Valentine ribbon from my stash, adding a white button to the center threaded with Red Baker's Twine.

So what do you think?  Fun and Festive little Valentine Treats.

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 Here's My Heart 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 wonderful day!

~Tammy~

PSIC16 - LOVE YOU MUCH

Happy 1st of February!

Love is in the air, so I thought I would share a lovey card created for the new Paper Sweeties Inspirational Challenge. Remember you can play anyway you like as long as you were inspired by the inspiration photo. You do not have to incorporate all the colors.

I used lots of images from various sets today! You can find the list below the picture.

Fancy Monograms

Fun Shapes

Homespun Holidays

Have a Holly Jolly Holiday

Love

So Sweet Of You

Here is the darling inspiration photo!

I hope you have some time, and you will hop along to see what the rest of the talented Paper Sweeties Design Team has created today!

We hope to see your creations in the gallery for your chance to win some

Paper Sweeties Goodness! 

Please include the entire Blog Hop List in your post:

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Amber Kroening

Andrea Ewen

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

Char Cundy

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties

Jeanne Jachna

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

 February Guest Designer: Donna Baes

Have a great day!

~Tammy~

Holiday Hugs

Hi There!

In an effort to knock out some Christmas cards towards my 2014 stash, I thought I would play along again at Merry Monday!  The theme this week is Ornaments. So I pulled out my Waltzingmouse Stamps again and got to work. 

I used lots of different Waltzingmouse Christmas sets to create the card. Mostly taking flourishes and snowflakes to create the backing paper behind the ornament. The sets I used:

Vintage Ornaments (Ornament)

Seasons of Love Tags (Snowflakes, flourish)

Candy Jar Christmas Filler (bow, sentiment)

Sewing Box Christmas (snowflakes)

I used a scrap of patterned paper I had at the bottom and scraps of ribbon at the top to make the banners. I never throw anything away even tiny ribbon pieces because they usually come in handy in the design process at some point! :-)))

As mentioned, I found inspiration at Merry Monday - Ornament Challenge

I am going to share at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, 3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes With Ribbon, Pixie's Crafty Snippet Challenge.

I hope you are staying warm wherever you are. Even the south has been hit with snow and cold. 

Have a Terrific Thursday!

~Tammy~

Love Cupid Chickie

Hi!

Two weeks ago I shared a sweet little Valentine Card on the DeNami blog. Now I can share here in it's entirety incase you missed it.  This one features Cupid Chickie. Who says chickies have to be yellow? I made my fuzzy little guy pink for Valentine's Day!

I started with a red card base onto which I added pink cardstock which has been stamped with the Teeny Heart Background in red ink. Next I added a section of sheet music from my stash to the center. I then wrapped a length of ribbon around the card front and tied in a bow to the left side of the card.

To build my focal piece of the card, I die-cut a spellbinders label from red cardstock and embossed it using the Chevron Embossing Folder. A paper rosette was added to the center adding a punched label in the coordinating red cardstock.  I stamped the Love Circle in red ink adding Cupid Chickie to the center. I punched the circle out using a 1 3/8 punch.

A die-cut heart border in white was added to the upper portion of the card and punched pink heart and dew drop were added to the right of the focal images for a final finishing touch.

I am going to share at Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, 3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes With Ribbon, Really Reasonable Ribbon - Valentine/Love.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this cute little Valentine! I hope you have a terrific Thursday! Valentine's Day will be here before you know it.

~Tammy~

The Kraft Journal #156 Sketch Challenge - LOVE

Hey y'all!

For this week's "Sketch Challenge at The Kraft Journal, I decided to case myself using a previous card I have made you can find here, but following sketch from The Kraft Journal. They are very similar, and I just changed a few things up a bit. 

I started with a card base of Blackboard Stock Paper followed by adding layers of pattern papers (My Mind's Eye) with distressed edges. Following the sketch, I added a banner horizontally on the card front. 

I then added a decorative envelope adding patterned paper to the bottom. I tucked a snippet of a doily at the top of the envelope adding a strip of Black and White Washi Tape across.  I used Tiny Wooden Clothespins to clip the darling hearts (Paper Smooches) to the envelope. After adding the Love sentiment from Paper Smooches Bee Mine, I wrapped around the card front a length of Metallic Hemp Cord for a finishing touch.

Here is the sketch for you to follow this week:

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 sketch card 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 sharing at Just B Creative - January Linky Party.  Little Scrap Pieces - Friday Linky Party.

Have a GREAT week!

~Tammy~

From Valentine's to Christmas...

Hey there!

{I am delighted that this card was chosen at a Merry Monday Honorable Mention on 1/27/14}

I have been sharing Valentine projects the last few days, but I am moving backwards, (or way forward) with Christmas. I have good intentions to try and work on Christmas early, but I don't usually get a lot of extra crafty time these days.  I saw some inspiration both at Festive Friday and Merry Monday that jumped started my mojo. I love the inspiration at Festive Friday. For me, it gave a homespun feeling which is the direction I went with today. 

I started with a red card base onto which I added my layers of Kraft cardstock and red gingham check patterned paper. Taking a cue from the inspiration photo at Merry Monday, I grabbed a piece of vintage book print and added to the card front. I added some ric-rac velvet trim and tucked a snippet of a doily at the bottom.

From Waltzingmouse 2011 Holiday Ornaments, I stamped the reindeer ornament in cream pigment ink which has been heat embossed then cut with the coordinating die. A red seam binding bow was added to the top of the ornament embellished with a white poinsettia flower and a tag using a sentiment from Waltzingmouse Stamps Seasons of Love - Tags set.

As mentioned, inspiration for this card was found at Festive Friday

and Merry Monday Christmas Challenge.

I am also sharing at: Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Just B Creative - January Linky Party. Saying hi again at: Pixie's Crafty Snippet Playground! 

I hope you have a warm and fabulous Friday!

~Tammy~

Batty In Love

Hello~

I have a fun little Valentine for you. When I think of Bats, I don't think of Valentine's Day, but decided to take the pun that comes with the Paper Smooches Falling For You set and run with it in my usual lots of layers/trims style. 

I joined two pieces of Valentine patterned paper from my srcaps which have been joined by a heart border punch and red ric-rac then adhered to my card front. I thought it would be fun to have them hanging on red hemp twine from two paper rosettes. Hey, it's paper crafting...the sky is the limit! :-)))

A lovey dovey heart was added to the center. Next I add two banners at the top right. {A great way to use up more scraps laying on the desk.} Lastly, I stamped my sentiment in the lower right. Keeping it short as I have the short stack home with me today.

I am going to join in at: Paper Smooches Sparks - Anything Goes, 

Simon Says Stamp - Let's Have A Laugh, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, Just B Creative - January Linky Party. It's also been far too long, but I am also sharing at Pixie's Crafty Snippet Playground! 

Hope all is staying warm. (Those of you in Hawaii...you are lucky and I miss the warmth)

~Tammy~

DeNami Design Product Spotlight Love Circle {3 D Project}

Hello!

Welcome to the first Product Spotlight for DeNami Design 2014! It's a product blog hop, and that means that the stamp we are spotlighting today will be given away to one lucky commenter. The winner will be picked at random among one of the DeNami Design Team blogs. We are all sharing the Love Circle Stamp. It's one of my favorites and I use it a lot this time of year. In fact, I used it on my card I created for the DeNami blog last week. There is also a 10% savings for one week only if you purchase this stamp. If you should be a winner of the stamp, DeNami will refund you the purchase price. So it's a win win!

I have a 3 D treat to share with you today. In addition to the Love Circle Stamp, I used a few other DeNami stamps to dress up this project!

I cut the octagon mug using my Silhouette Cameo. I stamped, colored, and fussy cut the Little Fawn and added it to a scallop oval die-cut that has been stamped using the Solid Rose Accent Stamp. 

I made a tag for the handle using the spotlighted Love Circle Stamp adding a Solid Rose to the center.  I punched it out using a 1 3/8" circle punch and used a die-cut scallop to back it on.  I created a multi-loop bow using red and white twine from the Classic Twine Pack.

I created a goodie bag to add inside the mug full of chocolate and candy sugared hearts. I tied the treats with a fussy bow, adding a felt flower from my stash, and tag using a sentiment from the Love Sentiment Stamp Set. I added a few more roses from the Solid Rose Accent Stamp to the tag.

Thanks for stopping by!

Be sure to check out the rest of the DeNami Design Team for your chance to win

the Love Circle Stamp

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• DeNami Design Blog
• Lisa P.
• Deb
• Wendy
• Emily
• Lisa E.
• Pattie
• Dana
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• I am joining in at  Just B Creative - January Linky Party, Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes, 3 Girl Jam- Anything Goes With Ribbon, Two Creative Chicks: Anything Goes.
• Have a GREAT day!
• ~Tammy~

The Kraft Journal 155 - Winter Greetings

Hi!

It's Monday and that means it's time for another challenge at The Kraft Journal!  For this week's "Winter Blues" challenge, I got started on my focal image first using the emboss resist technique. I used a wreath image from Papertrey Ink, Wreath for all seasons. I used Tim Holtz distress inks to create my blue background. I stamped PTI Background Basic Hearts onto a piece of white cardstock with coordinating distress ink and punched two hearts and layered them in the center of the wreath.  I matted it onto a coordinating mat stack die from Papertrey Ink. 

To build the card, I started with a card base of Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock onto which I pieced together patterned papers from my stash.  I cut two banners one of which is embossed with a snowflake embossing folder and layered them on the right side of the card front. 

The sentiment was made from Seasonal Chit Chat Word Stickers. A length of crochet trim was added to the top of the card. Next I then moved to the bottom of the card, and took pinking shears and trimmed a piece of white cardstock to give another decorative touch. I wrapped the card front vertically with a length of White Twill Tape and tied off in a bow where I then created an additional multi-loop bow from Metallic Twist Hemp Cord embellished with a Custom Fastener. 

I hope you enjoyed this winter greeting and will join in the fun with the winter blues 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, Little Scrap Pieces - Friday Linky Party.

Thank you for stopping by and have a Magnificent Monday!

~Tammy~

Smitten!

Hello!

I have a fun little post to share just because....

I started with a white card base onto which I layered patterned papers from Authentique Paper Collection Blissful. I die-cut a Scallop Tag from Paper Smooches which I dressed up a bit and stamped a sentiment on it from Paper Smooches Good Gab.  The sweet bees are from Paper Smooches Bee Mine. After I created my tag, I placed a partial doily to the card front before I put my tag in place. 

I added a fussy bow at the top of the tag and embellished with a smoky gray rhinestone gem. Three yellow enamel dots were added to the upper left corner of the gray patterned paper.  A die-cut heart border from Paper Smooches was added for an additional decorative touch. Lastly I took a length of Yellow Baker's Twine and wrapped it around the card front and tied in a bow. 

That's it for me today! Inspiration for this card was found at Paper Smooches Sparks Picture Perfect Challenge. 

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

Have a GREAT day!

~Tammy~

Paper Sweeties January Release Rewind - Have a Sweet Day

Hi!  I hope you have been enjoying the January Paper Sweeties release.  The new sets have all been released today and the Design Team is sharing our rewind post using the new mixed with some previous released sets. My card today features just released Sweetie Pie and Stand-Add On 6 along with clouds from Rainbows and Roses and I created a xoxo border from You Make Me Smile. 

I started by stamping Abigail inside a Polaroid Frame I created. I paper-pieced her outfit from Sweetie Pie. I gave her a cake to hold from Stand Add-On 6. Clouds were stamped inside the frame and a sentiment panel was added just below the frame.

Lastly a banner was draped across the top embellished with buttons and twine adding sweet images from Stand Add-On 6.

I hope you will visit the rest of the design team to see what they have created for you.

 Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties

Amber Kroening

Annette Allen

Annette Witherspoon

Kerin Sylvester

Kristi Schurr

Lesley Croghan

Lisa Elton

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir

Tammy Hobbs

Product Links:

What's New

Cupcakes & Sprinkles

Cupcakes & Sprinkles Sweet Cuts

Sending Sweet Thoughts

Sweetie Pie

Stand Add-On 6

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

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I hope you have a fabulous day! Thanks for visiting with me today!

~Tammy~