Snowflakes...

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today over at Try it on Tuesday and this time we want to see Snowflakes on your project!

I made a gift tag and card using Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes stamp set. They are colored with Copics and I added a little detailing with a white Posca Pen. The backgrounds were created by using a smooshing technique with acetate, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio DO inks. 

Once dry I mixed a very small about of Mermaid Lagoon ink & modeling paste and applied it through Newton's Nook Snowfall stencil. I really like how light in color the snowflakes turned out and below you can see the texture a little bit better :)   

I used a Newton's Nook die for the trees, a MFT die for the 'joy' sentiment, a Memory Box die for the landscape and TH dies for the snowflakes & tag and that's about it!

Now head on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of my teammates beautiful creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the comments you leave!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Place To Start- Anything Goes + option: A Blue Christmas 

Allsorts- Use a Die

Dream Valley- Christmas

Peace on Earth- Anything Christmas Goes

Sparkles Forum Christmas- Non-traditional Colors
Stamping Sensations- Choose a Theme and Stamp it/Christmas theme

Sweet Stampin'- Anything Christmas

Mini Christmas Tags

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly and the theme is...

Make it Small. 

So we want to see: Inchies, ATCs, Bookmarks, Gift Card Holders, Gift Tags and so on... as long as it is SMALL :)

I made some cute little gift tags and I used mostly Tim Holtz products: Christmas Minis dies, tag die, Christmas/Noel paper pad and classic kraft cardstock. The snowman paper is from The Paper Studio and I used a Spellbinders die for the scalloped circle. To finish them up I added twine and a small strip of matching paper inside of each tag and that's about it! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week! 

Tammy x

 Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts- Christmas

Country View Crafts'- Christmas Gifting

Dare 2 Be Artzy - Tags/Bookmarks

Dream Valley- Anything Goes

Let's Craft & Create- Anything Goes + option: Use Twine

Moving along with the Times- Anything But A Card

Peace on Earth- Anything Christmas Goes

Eat-Drink BE Merry

Good morning everyone... Happy New Year!

Wishing you all the very best for a safe and healthy 2021! 

Today is the start of a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and this month the theme is... Christmas/Holiday Treats.

I made a little gift bag & card and they feature some very cute ephemera pieces and papers from Pebbles- the Merry Merry collection. I used Lawn Fawn dies for the bag and Zig Zag rectangle, Spellbinder and Sizzix dies for circles and the sentiment on the card is a very old stamp from Stampabilities.

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 I needed a few more bags for gift cards so here's a picture of them... they are made with the same paper collection and were so easy to make because everything coordinates so well even the tiny tags! :)  

 Well, that's it for today- thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of the teams beautiful cards. 

Hugs, Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:

Christmas Crafts All Year Round- stars with the letter A and/or B (B for Bags)

Christmas With the Cuties- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner- Tis the Season

Cute Card Thursday- Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland- Christmas Sweet Treats 

Gifts of Love...

 Good morning everyone! 

It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and this month the theme is...

Non-traditional Christmas Colors! 

I decided to make a couple of tags and I used an old stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. These cute little cats were colored with Copics, fussy cut out and then I added some detailing with a white Posca pen. I used a Tim Holtz die for the tags and the papers, ribbon and twine are all from stash.

   I hope you can join us and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of the teams beautiful creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the comments you leave!

Take care, Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

Artistic Stampers- Christmas

Christmas with the Cuties- Feature a Creature

My Time to Craft- Christmas Animals

 Show Us Your Pussies- Meowy Christmas/Any furrything Goes 

Sweet Stampers- Christmas

Tag Tuesday- Christmas or Anything Goes

Inkspirational- Photo Inspiration

home for the holidays

Good morning everyone!

Today is the start of a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and this month we want to see Anything But a Card.

I decided to make a couple tags- AND they were so quick and easy to make because the papers and puffy stickers are from an old Simon Says Stamp Card kit! I'm not a puffy sticker kind of gal but these were perfect for tags! I used a Tim Holtz die for the tags, the little trees were cut with a Cuttlebug die and the twine & seam binding are from my stash.

  Now head on over to the main challenge blog and check out the beautiful creations by the other team members!

I'm currently visiting my parents in Arizona :) so I will catch up with you all soon!

Thanks so much for stopping by- Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:
12 Months of Christmas- Anything Goes with Opt. twist: Ice, Ice, Baby
Dies R Us- Tag, You're It
Jingle Belles- Stuck on You

Kaleidoscope Shrink Plastic Earrings...

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at Back to Basics and Beyond and this time we would like you to create a card or project with Shrink Plastic. 

I've only used shrink plastic one other time so I wasn't sure what I was going to do but after looking online I decided to make a pair of fun earrings! I cut a couple of circles out of the plastic, punched a small hole in each for the jump ring and then stamped them with the awesome Kaleidoscope background stamp from Simon Says Stamp. 

I also made a card with the same background stamp... the painted 'thanks' die is from Simon Says Stamp and the Fishtail banner is from My Favorite Things. 

Here's a close up of the earrings... I haven't  made any jewelry in such a long time and felt a bit rusty especially with the wire wrapping but I think overall they turned out pretty cute! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of the teams beautiful creations!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Altered Eclectics- Anything Goes (just my earrings)

Crafty Catz- Anything goes with opitional twist: Female

Love to Craft- Anything Goes
Moving along with the Times- Black and White Only

Penny Black and More- Feminine with Anything Goes option (2nd entry)

Polkadoodles- (C10) Anything Goes 

Reindeer Games...

Good morning everyone!

I wanted to pop in today and share my last Christmas card of the year... I made several cards similar to this one for all of my dog-loving family members and friends! :)

It features a sweet puppy image from Bugaboo Stamps and the papers are from Carta Bella. I used My Favorite Things dies for the rounded stitch rectangle, pierced fishtail flags and pierced rectangle. The floral background panel was cut with an Avery Elle stitched die and to finish it up I added some red sequins.

And since I won't post again until after Christmas I wanted to show you the little gift card holders/bags that I made for my nieces!

I cut the bags out of kraft cardstock using a Lawn Fawn die... the papers, ephemera and mini tags are from Pebbles- the Merry Merry collection. The 'joy' die cut is from MFT, the confetti/sequins and twine are from my stash and there you have it... three quick and easy gift bags!

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter (my card & deer gift box)

Die Cuttin' Divas- Happy Holidays

Dragonfly Journeys- Handmade Holiday Magic

Everybody-Art-Challenge- Christmas

Little Red Wagon- All things Christmas
Merry Little Christmas- Anything Goes
Mod Squad- Christmas/Winter + use a die
Moving along with the Times- Anything But A Card (gift boxes)

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Stitch it Up (my card)

Use Your Stuff- Christmas/Holidays

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the comments you leave!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

Hugs, Tammy

Candy Cane Lip Balm Tags

Good morning everyone!

I wanted to pop in one last time before Christmas and share a couple of lip balm gifts that I made for my nieces! :) 

I used the Lip Balm window & frame die from MFT, along with the coordinating Lip Balm pouches to create these cute little gifts. I used a TH die for the tag, the papers are from Pebbles- the Merry Merry collection and the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Well, that's all for now... thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hugs, Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Friends- Family and Friends
Die Cuttin' Divas- Holiday

Fussy and Fancy- (C10) Christmas

Happy Little Stampers- Always Anything Goes with Dies

Inkspirational- Word Prompt: Gift
Little Red Wagon- Thats a Wrap/Gift, Ribbon or Bow

Paper Minutes- Anything Goes + theme: Presents
Pause Dream Enjoy- Simple Gifts or Anything Goes 3D

Sisterhood of Crafters- All About Christmas

Bugaboo gift bags...

Good morning everyone!

I wanted to pop in today and share a couple of CAS gift card holders/bags with you...  

I used a Lawn Fawn die to create the bags and the images are from Bugaboo Stamp... I colored them with Copics and the papers are from Doodlebug Design. I added some ric-rac trim to the green one and twine & tiny heart to the blue one and there you have it... two quick and fun gift bags!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tammy :)
 
Challenges I would like to enter:
Catch the Bug- Holiday Chaos Day 3- Make a gift/gift holder

AuroraWings- Anything But a Card 

Brown Sugar- Anything But A Card
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas- ATG- optional theme: quick and easy

Connie Can Crop- 3D Project or Fancy Folds

C.R.A.F.T- Christmas Present

Mix It Up- Anything Goes + option: Fancy Fold

Quick and Easy Gift Bags

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday!

I wanted to pop in today and share a couple of gift bags that I made for my nieces! I used the adorable 'Merry and Bright' stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and Doodlebug Design 'Here Comes Santa Claus' papers... all from the December Card Kit! 

I used a Sizzix Bigz die for the gift bags and a Lawn Fawn die for the stitched circle tags. I stamped a little present on the tags, stamped and paper pieced the Christmas tree and stamped the 'Christmas Wishes' Sentiment. For the bag on the right- I used a sentiment and small image from the Doodlebug papers, punched out a few snowflakes and then added blue gems to both of them and there you have it... two quick and fun gift bags! :)  

 I'm not sure if I will post again before Christmas... so I wanted to wish you all a

VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of your wonderful comments! :o)

Big Hugs, Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:
A Gem of a Challenge- Anything Christmas Goes

C.R.A.F.T.- Christmas

Crafty Calendar- Christmas Time
Melonheadz Friends- Time for Christmas

Pile It On- Any Holiday/Celebration

Simon Says Stamp- Gift It
SSS Work it Wednesday- Use Dies

Sweet Stampin'- Christmas Tree

Snow Happy

Good morning everyone!

I'm back with a couple more Christmas projects :)

My tag features a sweet little penguin from Taylored Expressions, the Stitched Circle tag die is from Lawn Fawn, the snowflakes were cut with a Cuttlebug die and the striped paper is from Carta Bella. On my card I used an adorable image from Bugaboo Stamps, the scalloped frame die is from Taylored Expressions and the sentiment was cut with a Little B die... the ribbon, ric-rac, scrappers floss and sequins are from my stash.  

Thanks so much for stopping by... your comments always make my day!
Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps- Christmas + a Stamp
Cardz 4 Guyz- Christmas Animals (tag)

Catch the Bug- Holiday Chaos Day 3- Gift tag with red & white stripes

Catch the Bug- Holiday Chaos Day 4- Clean as snow- NO designer paper
Chouxchoux Paper Art- Visions of Sugar Plums 

Christmas Cards All Year Round- December - Anything Christmas/Holiday

Crafty Cardmakers- (C15) Anything but a card (my tag)

Everybody-Art-Challenge- Tag

Holly Jolly Christmas- Create a Christmas Card or an ABaC
Scrapy Land- Anything Goes + Scrappy Land Die: I used Taylored Expressions Frame In Frame die

Bee mine... Post-it Note Holders

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday!

It's Alphabet Challenge time and today's letter is... X for Xtra Fold!

For my DT project I decided to make a couple of Post-it Note Holders!

They feature a cute little bee image from Stampendous... they are stamped with Memento black ink and colored with Copics. I used a Lawn Fawn sentiment, the papers are from Dooodlebug Design and the enamel dots are from my stash.
...here's a side view- they have a magnetic closure :)

I've never made any of these before and didn't realize how fun and easy they were to make... I can't wait to make a few more!! 

Now head on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of the DT

fabulous Xtra Fold creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Challenges I would like to enter:
Aud Sentiments- Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude- Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends- Anything Goes

Creative Fingers- Anything Goes

Fairy Tale- New technique, but no cards (making my 1st post-it note holders)
Little Miss Muffet- Anything Goes

Not Just Cards- Always Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Create With Critters
Whimsy Inspiration- With Love

Gifts of LOVE

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday!

I wanted to pop in one last time before Christmas and share these cute little gift card holders/bags that I made for my nieces!! 

I made them using several items out of the Simon Says Stamp December card kit!! Oh what a fun kit... it included an adorable stamp set, beautiful papers, self adhesive sequins and so much more! :)

I cut the gift bags out of Kraft CS using a Sizzix Bigz die and then I stamped snowflakes all over them with VersaMark ink and a Inkadinkado stamp. The images were stamped with Memento Black ink, colored with Copics and fussy cut out, the tags were cut with a Cuttlebug die.

For this gift bag I just used some of the Pinkfresh Studio Puffs Stickers and papers that were included in the kit... it can't get any easier than that! 

Well, that's all for today... thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the wonderful comments you leave... they truly make my day! :)

I hope you have a very
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Hugs, Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:

Artistic Stampers- Christmas

Craft-Dee BowZ- Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Crafter's Cafe- Tags

Crafting for all Seasons- Christmas - Anything But A Card
Just Add Ink- Gift Card Holders

My Time to Craft- Last minute Christmas makes

Penny Black and More- Anything Christmas (2nd entry)

Simon Says Stamp- Die Crazy
Simon Says Stamp Monday- Winter Wonderland

Stamping Sensations- Anything Goes with a stamp & ribbon

Spring has Sprung!

Happy Monday everyone!

Today I'm sharing my last post as the Guest Designer over at Sweet Stamps. I've had such a wonderful time designing with their stamps! Thanks again for having me on board this month!

The challenge this week is... Anything But a Card

I decided to make a garden/spring gift bag- it's filled with seed packets, gardening gloves and pruning shears and it featuring the adorable Spring Sprung Buggie set! It's stamped with Memento Black ink and colored with Copics, the papers are from Recollections & American Crafts. The gift bag was created with the WRMK gift bag punch board and I used Spellbinders Carnation nesties for the flower. A MFT die was used for the fishtail flag and I covered a mini clothespin with one of the papers... added several sequins and the gingham ribbon and Voila- it's done!

 Now hop on over to Sweet Stamps and enter your ABaC creations! 

Have a wonderful day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Catch The Bug- Garden/Flower Photo inspiration

Come and Get It- Spring is in the Air

C.R.A.F.T.- Make Your Own Embellishment

Craft Your Passion- Always Anything Goes

Die Cut Divas- In the Garden

Frosted Designs Friday- Spring

Kreativeinkauf- Spring in the Garden
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- (C10) Anything Goes
Not Just Cards- Always Anything Goes

One Sweet- Spring Has Sprung

My first Door Hanger

Happy Friday everyone! 

It's Alphabet Challenge time and today's letter is... X for X-periment! We would like you to try a new technique or use materials you've never used before. Well, I've never altered a door hanger before or have I ever used card making materials on wood so I thought I would give it a try :)

I started with a couple coats of cream acrylic paint, after that dried I added a thin layer of One Step Crackle glaze. I applied some texture paste through the Tim Holtz Burlap stencil, after that dried, I sponged the entire hanger with Vintage Photo DI. I wanted a little shine and sparkle so I sprayed it with Krylon Clear gloss and while that was still wet, I added a touch of glamour dust.    

Here's a closer look at the crackle effect, texture paste and some of the sparkle. 

I stamped one of my favorite poems/verses "Footprints In The Sand" (stamp is from Inkadinkado) with Memento Rich Cocoa and attached it to a Romantic Rectangle nestie. I used the Rose Creations nesties for the flowers, added a coat of Krylon clear gloss and glamour dust to them also. The butterflies were cut with my new Tim Holtz dies and embossed with Shabby White Frantage. The gems, wooden house & hand dyed seam binding are all from my stash... and there you have it- my first altered door hanger!

Now head on over to the main challenge blog to check out the rest of the DT
fabulous Xperiments!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Challenges I would like to enter:
All Crafts- (Dec/Jan) Anything but a Card
C.R.A.F.T.- Not A Card
Crafty Ribbons- Let's Get Sentimental

Fashionable Stamping- Turn Up the Heat

Ooh La La Creations- Words to Inspire

Penny Black and More– Stencils, Masks & Embossing Folders (I used a Tim Holtz Stencil)

Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Altered Art / Mixed Media only
Scrapy Land- Anything goes + dies in store (Rose Creations & Romantic Rectangle)
Simon Say Stamp- Something New (new technique & new dies)
 Simon Says Stamp Monday- Old and New (combination of old & new dies/new technique)

CAS Gift Card Holders

Good morning everyone! 

I wanted to pop in today and share a couple of CAS gift card holders that I made 

for my nieces!

To create the gift card holder part I used my Mini Folder Die from Lifestyle Crafts. The adorable little bear & bunny are from LOTV and the holly in the corner is from Stampabilities. I used Copics for the coloring and MFT Stitched circles dies to cut everything out. The backgrounds were embossed with the CB Snowflake folder and I used a Recollections punch for the snowflakes and finished them off with a small white pearl. 

Here's a picture of the very simple inside:
The notebook page die is included in the set- perfect for a short Christmas message and the Heart Stings die is from Penny Black.

These were so fun and easy to make and I love how they turned out... I'm sure my nieces will love them too! :)

Well, that's all for now... thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Challenges I would like to enter:
ABC Christmas- Y is for Your Family
Crafting for all Seasons- Anything Christmas but a card
Crafty Little Fairies- Holly and/or Ivy
Cuttin and Stamping- Christmas
Fantasy Stampers– CAS Christmas 

Holly Jolly Christmas- Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon- So Flaky! 

PDE Linky Party- Pick a theme: I chose a 3D project & Fun folds

Penny Black and More- Special Occasions
Try It On Tuesday- Winter Whites
Tuesday Throwdown- Family Christmas 

Hot Cocoa Just for You...

Good morning everyone!

It's time for a new challenge at Creatalicious and this month the theme is...

Chocolate Flavor! 

So, it can be anything Chocolate related or you can just use Chocolate colors!

 

I decided to make a Hot Chocolate Holder using a template from the Cutting Cafe... and the sentiments were included!! I printed the template onto green cardstock, cut it out and then stamped snowflakes all over with VersaMark ink. The adorable little "Cocoa" image is from Paper Pretties and it's colored with Copics.

Here's a picture of the inside: 

Other supplies: paper-Recollections, corner punch-EK Success, Snowflakes-CB die, $1 heart punch, ribbon, twine & sequins are all from my stash.

Our wonderful sponsor this month is Scrappiness Designs so make sure you stop by the challenge blog for the prize details and to see the gorgeous creations by the other team members!

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Challenges I would like to enter:
Aud Sentiments- Put the sentiment on the tag
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long- Anything Goes
Clear It Out- Anything Goes/Stash: Use 3 of The Same Thing (3 sequins)
C.R.A.F.T.- Christmas
Crafting Musketeers- Anything But a Card
Crafts 4 Eternity- Bright Colors

Crafty Little Fairies- Not a Square

Inky Impressions- Animals
Nutcrafters- Anything but a card

Paper Shelter- Snowflakes

Papertake Weekly- 2 or 4 legs

Try It On Tuesday- Hand Made (gifts, decorations)