Love is in the air

 Hello everyone! 

Today I'm sharing a 'love' card that features a cute image from Whipper Snapper...It's colored with Copics, cut out with a CottageCutz die and I added a few highlights with a white Posca Pen. I used a Paper Smooches die for the large 'Love' sentiment, SSS dies for the hearts and the background was created awhile ago using the 'nail polish' technique. I really like how this card turned out because I used some of my favorite colors and it was very easy to put together because the background panel was already done- just waiting to be used! :)

Well- that's all for now... thanks so much for stopping by!

Take care, Tammy

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Sisters On The Blog- Birds

Allsorts- Love Is...

Crafty Friends- Animals / Birds

Day of the Month Card Club- Valentine's Day (non-traditional Valentine)

International Art & Soul- Hearts

My Time to Craft- Love

Sweet Stampin- Love

Try It On Tuesday- Falling In Love

We Love Chocolate Baroque- Flowers, Butterflies or Birds

i love you...

Good morning everyone! 

I wanted to share another Love/Valentine's Day card with you that I didn't get a chance to post last week :)

It features one of the images out of my new 'so loved' stamp set from Penny Black... Isn't that cat adorable?! It's Colored with Copics and I used a piece of Washi tape for the sentiment. The papers are from Echo Park, I used My Favorite Things dies for the small stitched rectangle & hearts and a Pink & Main die for the large stitched rectangle.

That's it for now- Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Cutie Pie- Cute and Cuddly Animals

Dream Valley- (C10) Hand-Colored Image

Get Creative- Use Hearts 

Little Red Wagon- Have a Heart

Make My Monday- Critters

Penny Black and More- Animals, birds and butterflies

Penny Black Saturday- Anything Goes w/the option 'Love is in the Air'

Stamping Sensations- Feminine

Give Me Some Sugar...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a couple of Love/Valentine's Day cards to share with you and they feature the adorable 'Give Me Some Sugar' digi stamp set from Vera Lane Studio! The images were colored with Copics and I added some detailing with a white Posca pen. 

Supplies for my first card: Lawn Fawn- Spring Fling papers, Simon Says Stamp sentiment die, Pink & Main stitched rounded rectangle die, My Favorite Things stitched circle die, Glitter Dust Spray & Wink of Stella pen.  

Supplies for my second card: Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink, Bubble Gum Pink Mica Spray, My Favorite Things sentiment stamp, Carabelle Studio hearts stamp, Simon Says Stamp heart dies and a Lawn Fawn grass die. 

Well, that's it for now- short and sweet... enjoy your day and thanks so much for stopping by! 
Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Allsorts- Add a Heart
Crafty Cardmakers- Love is all you need
Cutie Pie- Cute and Cuddly Animals (2nd card w/dog)

Dragonfly Dreams- (February) Love
Dream Valley- (C10) Love

Love to Scrap- Red and/or Pink equals Love (2nd card)

My Time to Craft- Love Me Do

Sweet Stampin- All You Need Is Love
Try It On Tuesday- Share the Love

Whoo Loves Ya...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have another Art Journal/Calendar page to share with you! 

I created the owl with a Sizzix Bigz die and all patterned papers are from Echo Park- Blowing Kisses collection. The '14' was cut with a Tim Holtz die, I used My Favorite Things dies for the hearts and a Little Yellow Bicycle die for the love sentiment.

For the background I used these supplies:
Ink: Antique Linen DI, & DOI, Picked Raspberry DOI & black archival ink
Stamps: calendar, stitching, owl sentiment, script & script hearts
Other: mixed media paper, heart stencil, washi tape
 plain tissue wrap & matte gel medium

I'm really enjoying making Art Journal pages and this one was so fun to put together... I can't wait to make another one! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!
Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter
Art Journal Journey- Hearts
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Dies R Us- XOXO (Hearts, Love, Valentine's)
Shopping Our Stash- My Heart is on Fire
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday- With Love
The House That Stamps Built- Hearts
Try It On Tuesday- Share the Love

A couple of mixed media cards...

Hello everyone, happy Monday- I hope you had a nice weekend!

Today I'm sharing a couple of mixed media cards that feature adorable images from Vera Lane Studio! These were really easy to put together because the background panels were already done... I always make several at a time for future cards :)

The cat image is from this set and the llama and flowers are from this set... all images were colored with Copics, fussy cut out and then I added a little detailing with a white Posa Pen. The label sentiments are from Mama Elephant and the stamped sentiment is from Inky Antics.

I used several Distress Oxide inks to create the backgrounds along with stencils, stamps, dies and glitter paste. I also used the 'stamping with embossing folders' technique on both cards with the Kaisercraft's Waffle folder... but this time I just pressed the pattern onto the panel instead of running them through my Cuttlebug machine.

I love how fun and colorful these cards turned out because I'm going to add them to my donation box... I'm sure they will put a smile on someone's face! 

Well, that's all for now... thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
A Gem of a Challenge- Anything Goes
Country View Crafts'- January- Love (my first card)

More Mixed Media- Anything Goes/Optional Blue
Simon Says Stamp Monday- All Loved Up (my first card)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday- Besotted With Our Pets (the cat on my first card)
 Try It On Tuesday- White Space or Colorful Grunge

you make my heart smile

Good morning everyone!

I wanted to pop in today and share the card that I gave my husband yesterday for Valentine's Day! :) I used the adorable 'Big Bear' stamp set from Reverse Confetti again and this time the bear is holding the dog's leash... so cute! To create the background I used Hero Arts Soft Granite Shadow ink and My Favorite Things Make Your Mark background stamp. The sentiment on the front of the card is from My Favorite Things along with the heart dies. 

Here's a peek of the inside... I stamped the bear in the same Hero Arts ink, the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and I used a Avery Elle die for the stitched rectangles. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for stopping by...

your comments always make my day!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Aud Sentiments- Love Or Valentine Sentiment 

Crafty Gals Corner- Add a Heart

Cutie Pie- One for the Boys

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- Dies/Punches or Hearts

Southern Girls- (C10)Animal Antics 

The Male Room- Love Your Men

Through the Purple Haze- Puppy Love

a2z Scrapbooking- Mood Board

Mimi's Love

Good morning everyone!

I'm popping in today to share a couple of Valentine's Day cards and they feature adorable images from the 'Mimi's Love' stamp set from Penny Black! They are stamped with Black licorice ink, colored with Copics and I added a little shading with Prisma pencils. 

On my first card I used a Sizzix die for the dotted rectangle, a Tim Holtz die for the stitched rectangle and a Simon Says Stamp die for the sentiment. The paper is from Echo Park and all of the edges were distressed.

On my second card I used a Spellbinders Stamp for the line border, a My Craft Spot stamp for the sentiment and finished it up with sequins. I made several cards similar to this one so I kept the design very CAS... perfect for mailing out to my family members! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by... I'll see you soon!

Challenges I would like to enter:
Always Fun- Love/Valentines

Artistic Stampers- Heart it + rubber stamp

Crafty Cardmakers- Love, Love, Love

Creatalicious- Anything Goes + Option: Love/Hearts

Cute N Crafty- Valentine's Day /Love
 Dream Valley- (C10) Love and Kisses

Penny Black and More- Anything Goes with the option of tags

Penny Black Saturday- Anything Goes with the option of flowers

Pile It On- Pretty in Pink (my 1st card)
Use Your Stuff- Hearts Pink and/or Red

you're beary special to me

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at Back to Basics and Beyond and the theme this time is Paper Piecing! 

I decided to make a masculine 'love' card with my new Big Bear stamp and die set from Reverse Confetti... what a fun stamp set to play with and I love how the bear hands are cut so he can hold items! :) 

The images are colored with Copics and I paper pieced the scarfs, letter and two hearts. The background was created with Cracked Pistachio Oxide ink and Simon Says Stamp Grid stencil. I used My Favorite Things dies for the pierced fishtail flags & stitched circle, Simon Says Stamp dies for the hearts and a Avery Elle die for the stitched rectangle.

 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 paper pieced creations!

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Critter

Artistic Stampers- Heart it + rubber stamp

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps- Valentines/Love/Someone Special

Creatalicious- Anything Goes + Option: Love / Hearts
Little Red Wagon- Hello, Sweetie! (sweet image)

Papercraft- Something New (stamp set)
Unicorn- Include a Heart

Punny Valentines

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and this time we would like to see Red, Pink or White Hearts on your cards.

I want to donate several Valentine's Day cards this year so when I saw the cute 'Hello Sweetheart' collection from Echo Park I thought it was perfect! 

The papers are so colorful and I think the images (journaling cards) are so fun and I love how quick and easy these cards came together. I made 12 cards, all with different images and I still have a ton of paper left over for future cards! :)

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 creations!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Cute Card Thursday- Valentines

Cute N Crafty- Theme: Red (my first card)

Die Cuttin' Divas- Anything Goes

Dragonfly Journeys- I Heart You

My Time to Craft- All You Need Is Love

Scrapy Land- Always Anything Goes + Scrappy Land die (I used Avery Elle & Penny Black)

Paper Minutes- Valentine's Day

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Love is in the Air
Southern Girls- Love Is In The Air

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers- (C10) V is for Valentine

Dies used:

Simon Says Stamp- tiny heart & stitched rectangles 
My Favorite Things- fishtail flags, pierced hearts & stitched scallop rectangle
Avery Elle- wonky stitch rectangle & postage stamp die
Penny Black- heart strings & Little Yellow Bicycle- love sentiment

Love You

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/project using the Salt Technique! 

I've never used this technique before and had so much fun playing with salt so I have a couple of cards to share with you :)

For my backgrounds I used mixed media paper, watercolors and coarse sea salt. The cute little unicorn is from Bugaboo Stamps, they are colored with Copics and fussy cut out. 
The sentiment was cut with a Simon Says Stamp die, I used a Lawn Fawn die for the grass and Avery Elle dies for the stitched rectangles, the sequins are from my stash. And there you have it... two fun and bright cards that I will donate to my favorite charity!

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 gorgeous cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by... I'll see you soon!

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Watercoloring
Creations in Pink- Anything Goes in Mainly Pink (1st card)
Die Cut Divas- Something New (new technique)
Dies R Us- Anything New (new technique)
Papercraft Challenges- Bright Colors
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday- Try something New (salt technique)
The Creative Crafters- Anything Goes
We Love 2 Create- Always Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Love You...

Good morning everyone! 

Aurora Wings is celebrating their 4th Anniversary and for this challenge they want to see any of their adorable Sprites images on your cards! 

I wanted to play along so I printed out this gorgeous Bluebell Sprite! She's colored with Copics using one of my favorite color combos... teal and lime green and then I added a bit of shading with Prisma pencils. The double stitched rectangles were cut with Sizzix/Tim Holtz dies and I used a poppy Stamp die for the stitched flower. 

Well, that's all for now... thanks so much for stopping by and for all the comments you leave!

Challenges I would like to enter:

Aurora Wings- Sprite Delight V

Artistic Inspirations- Anything Goes
Daring Cardmakers- Do Something Digi (my image)
Dies R Us- Anything Goes + Dies
Digistamps 4 Joy- Anything Goes + optional Bright Colors
Incy Wincy Designs- Nature and all it's Beauty
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- Always Anything Goes

just for you...

Hello everyone! 

Before all of the February challenges end I wanted to share this 'love' card with you... 

It features a cute image from Stamping Bella... it's stamped with MFT Black Licorice ink and colored with Copics. I used a CottageCutz die for the eyelet circle, Cuttlebug dies for the flowers and the papers are from Kaisercraft & Chatterbox... to finish it up I added a few peach pearls. 

Well that's all for now, thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!
Tammy :)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Ching-chou Kuik Digital Stamps- All you need is Love

Creative Craft Cottage- Love is all Around

Happy Little Stampers- Always Anything Goes with Dies 

My Time to Craft- Monochromatic

Penny Black and More- Love/Hearts and/or Flowers

Rubber Dance- Color theme and/OR use Hearts (I have hearts) 

Stamping Sensations- Anything with Flowers

Star Stampz- Make It Girly

Love Potion

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and this time we would like to see Rubber or Acrylic Stamping on your cards... NO digis!

My card features an adorable image from C.C. Designs... it's stamped with MFT Black Licorice ink, colored with Copics and the heart paper is from The Paper Studio. I used a CottageCutz die for the eyelet circles, MFT dies for the pierced heart & rectangle and a Avery Elle Die for the large stitched rectangle. 

  

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 all of the comments you leave!

Tammy :)

Challenges I would like to enter:

Brown Sugar-  February - Valentine's Day

Crafting By Designs- Valentine

Crafty Cardmakers- (C15) Love and Romance

Crafty Gals Corner- Add a Heart

Cut it Up- Layers of Love
Cutie Pie- Valentines or Mums 

Little Red Wagon- Love

Simon Says Stamp- Die Cut
Sweet Stampers- Things with Wings

Work it Wednesday- Love

I "heart" You

Hello everyone!

I wanted to pop in today and share a card that I made and it features a sweet image from Bugaboo Stamps. I just love this image and think it's perfect for a Valentine's Day or Anniversary card! 

It's colored with Copics, the sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and the dp is from The Paper Studio. I used MFT dies to cut everything out, distressed the edges a little and to finish it up I added a few light pink sequins.

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

Tammy :)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cards in Envy- Love You So Much!
Catch the Bug- Anything Goes

Deep Ocean- Love is All Around

Moo-Mania & More- Love/Valentines

Pammie's Inky Pinkies- Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday- It Must Be Love

Stinkin' Inkers- Love Is In The Air

Try It On Tuesday- Love Is In The Air 

Work it Wednesday- Love

Sending you a smile...

Good morning everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at Cardz 4 Galz and this time we would like to see

Dragonflies on your creations! 

My card features a cute little dragonfly from SLS Lines... it's colored with Copics and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. I used MFT dies for the stitched rectangles and fishtail flag. I cut the flowers out of vellum using the Hydrangea Petals die from Simon Says Stamp and to finish them up I added glittery enamel dots to the centers.

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

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

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More- (C10) Anything Goes

Allsorts- Things with Wings

Creative Moments- Always Anything Goes

Moo-Mania & More- In The Air

Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters- Use Your Dies

Stamps & Fun = Creativity- Homemade Flowers 

Use Your Stuff- Old and New (new digi stamp/ old stitched dies and enamel dots)

i"Heart" you.

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday!

It's Alphabet Challenge time and today's letter is...

H for Hearts!

My card features the adorable 'You are on my mind' image from Tidly Inks and she is colored with Copics. The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and the red & teal plaid paper is from Lawn Fawn. I used MFT dies to cut everything out and to finish it up I added a punched corner and sequins. 

That's it for now... short and sweet :) Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog for more inspiration.

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Addicted to Stamps and More- (C10) Make Your Mark

Aud Sentiments- Bingo (3D item, digi & markers)
Making Memories Crafting- ATG/Bingo Board (die cut, image & bling)

Simon Says Stamp- Patterned Paper

Sisterhood of Crafters- Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts-  Anything Goes - Option of Die Cuts

Tiddly Inks- Make it Rectangle

Words 2 Craft By- Keep Love in your Heart

I love you

Good morning everyone and Happy Valentine's Day!

I wanted to pop in real quick today and share the Valentine's Day card that I made for my sweet hubby! :)

AND since I love this adorable image from Bugaboo Stamps I decided to color it up again using peach colors this time. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, I used a Sizzix die for the Dotted Rectangle, a Tim Holtz die for the double stitched rectangle and a MFT die for the pierced heart.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
Addicted to Stamps- Love

Aud Sentiments- Valentine Or Love Sentiment

Come and Get It- Love is in the Air

Cutie Pie- Simply Love

 Pammie's Inky Pinkies- Anything Goes

The Corrosive- Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze- Valentine/Love

Puppy Love...

Happy Monday everyone!

I'm back with a couple more Valentine's Day cards that I made for my nieces :) They feature the adorable Hearts Pup image from Bugaboo Stamps, they are colored with Copics and the sentiment is cut with a Little Yellow Bicycle die. 

For this card I used Avery Elle dies for the stitched rectangles and a MFT die for the 

pierced heart... 

and on my second card I used a Paper Smooches die for the frame and a Tim Holtz die for the double stitched rectangle.

And there you have it... two fun and quick Valentine's Day cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of the comments you leave!
Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
Bugaboo Crafty Challenge- Anything using Bugaboo Stamps
Catch The Bug- Anything Goes
Come and Get It-  Valentine's Day Cards

Die Cut Divas- February - Use Red or Pink

Dragonfly Journeys- Love is in the Air!
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- Always Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp- Color of Love (2nd entry) 

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Young at Heart 

Be My Valentine

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday!

It's Alphabet Challenge time and today's letter is... X for X Marks the Spot... so we want to see spots and dots on your projects.

My card features this adorable Bobblehead Kid from Bugaboo Stamps... she's colored with Copics and the sentiment is from Inkadinkado. The pink polka dot paper is from Simple Stories and I cut it out with my new Tim Holtz Stitched Rectangle die... I love the double stitching on these dies! :) I used a Sizzix die for the Dotted Rectangle, a MFT die for the Pierced Heart and to finish it up I added three pink enamel dots.

That's all for now- thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to pop on over to
the main challenge blog for more inspiration.
Tammy x

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers- (C15) Love, Love, Love
Creative Corner- Perfectly Pink

Cute Card Thursday- Be My Valentine
Die Cut Divas- Febuary- Use Red or Pink
In The Pink- With Love + with lots of pink

Inkspirational- Polka Dots 

Making Memories Crafting- Valentine (use red or other color associated with Valentine)
Penny's Paper-Crafty- Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp- Color of Love