Halloween Shaker cards!

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today at Sparkles Monthly and this time we want to see your Shaker Cards!

As mentioned in a previous post... I'm back with my last two cards featuring the fabulous 'Boo Crew' Halloween kit from Simple Stories! Again, I used several papers, stickers, tags and chipboard pieces. I used a SSS stamp die for the stitched rectangle and to create the shaker I used MFT Peek-a-Boo die and a rectangle shaker pouch.   

Here's a close up so you can see the shaker/tag portion a little better :) Inside the shaker pouch I used black, orange & star sequins and added twine to the tags. 

I hope you can join us and don't forget to pop on over to the main challenge blog for

more inspiration.

I have a very busy week ahead and my computer time will be limited, so I will catch up with you all soon :) Take care and thanks so much for stopping by! 

Tammy x 

Challenges I would like to enter:

C.R.A.F.T.- Halloween/Autumn/Thanksgiving

Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween Colors

Creative Craft Cottage- Autumn/Halloween

Daisy Chain- Autumn and/or Halloween

Ike's World-  Anything Goes/option of Trick or Treat

Show us Your Pussies- Furrything Goes/ Meowloween (1st card)

Unicorn- Autumn and/or Halloween

Another Card Kit! :)

Good morning everyone!

I'm at it again... playing with my newest paper collection! :) This time it's the 'Boo Crew' Halloween kit from Simple Stories!

This kit was so fun to work with and it included: papers, stickers, tags, chipboard pieces and so much more. I used a number of stitched dies to cut everything out and on the two cards above I added some googly eyes.

I made several cards out of this collection to add to my donation box so I'll be back later this month with a few more cards :) Then, I promise that's it from this kit- well, this year anyway! LOL! I still have so much paper left over! 

Enjoy your week and thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Calendar- Halloween

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations- Autumn and or/Halloween

Die Cut Divas- Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles- Autumn and/or Halloween

Simply Create Too- All things Spooky

Two Old Bats Halloween - Anything Halloween

Fall Chipboard Cards...

Good morning everyone! 

I wanted to pop in real quick today and show you some of the Autumn/Fall cards I've been working on... 

They feature some really cute chipboard accents/stickers from Echo Park. The sentiments and most of the papers are also from Echo Park. I used a Pink & Main die for the stitched rounded rectangles, MFT dies for the fishtail flags & circles and all of the edges were distressed. 

These were so fun and easy to put together and I know I've said this before... when making several cards at a time for donation- I LOVE using coordinating papers, images & embellishments! 

Well, that's it for now- Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

A Place To Start- Patterned Paper, Please

Country View- The Leaves Begin to Fall (1st card)

Crafty Gals Corner- Fall

Everybody-Art-Challenge- Autumn

Four Seasons- Fall

Inkspirational- Autumn Leaves (1st card)

 My Time to Craft- Travel/Transport

The Male Room- Nature’s Bounty

Word Art Wednesday- Anything Goes 

Simple Sunflowers...

Good morning everyone!

A new challenge starts today over at Try it on Tuesday and the theme is...

Keep it Simple! 

I wanted to make some quick cards to add to my donation box so this challenge theme was perfect for that! I used a sunflower stencil from Crafters Workshop and several colors of Distress Oxide Inks. I use a Avery Elle die for the stitched rectangle and both sentiments are from Simon Says Stamp. I love how easy these cards came together, I even bought another large flower stencils so I could make some more! :) 

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!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Clever Dexter- use a Stencil

Happy Little Stampers- CAS + Off the Edge

Be brave... Be awesome

 Good morning everyone! 

I've been working on some cute and encouraging cards to add to my donation box so I thought I would pop in today and share one of them with you :)

It features a really sweet lion image out of the 'Be a Warrior' stamp set from Tracey Hey... it's stamped in Ranger Archival Ink and colored with a combination of Zig and MozArt Brush pens. The sentiment was heat embossed with white powder and attached using TH tiny attacher. I used a CrafTreat stencil and Mermaid Lagoon DI for the heart background.

 

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

 Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create- Anything Goes + option: Watercolor

Country View Crafts'- Use a Stencil

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations- For the Men/Boys

Dream Factory- A Perfect World- Masculine

Happy Little Stampers- Anything Goes Watercolor

Little Red Wagon- Bettie Davis Eyes

My Time to Craft- No Patterned Paper

Sweet Stampin'- Create Your Own Background

Scribble Flowers

Good morning everyone!

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

Floral Extravaganza.

I made a couple of cards to add my donation box and they feature a beautiful image from Scribbles Design. They are colored with Copics and I added detailing with a white Posca Pen. I used Pink & Main dies for the stitched rounded rectangles and MFT dies for the fishtail flags. The papers and enamel dots are from my stash and to finish them up I added a die cut sentiment. 

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 cards!

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

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafty Calendar- Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Happy Little Stampers- Anything Goes with Dies

Pammie's Inky Pinkies- Anything Goes

Scribbles Designs- Anything Goes

Vintage Easter Cards

Hello everyone and happy Friday! 

I wanted to pop in real quick today and share some vintage Easter cards...

They feature really sweet images and papers from Authentique- Best of Springtime collection. I used several different die cuts and all of the edges were distress with Antique Linen ink.

That's all for now- thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the Easter weekend! 

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Crafting Happiness- Bunnies or Anything Goes

Cutie Pie- Bunnies & Blooms: Easter or Spring

 MAWTT- Animals/Birds

Shopping Our Stash- Here Comes Peter Cottontail: anything Easter

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Easter/Spring

Sisterhood of Crafters- Easter/Spring

Cute Cows!

Good morning everyone!

It's time for a new Challenge at Sparkles Monthly and the theme this time is... 

On the Farm.

I made a couple of cards to add my donation box- they feature a cute cow image from Pickled Potpourri and were colored with Copics. The background on my first card was created with Abandon Coral Distress Oxide Ink, Viva Decor glitter paste and Rangers Old School Number stencil. The sentiment on the front is from Paper Smooches.

Here's a peak of the inside-  the sentiment was computer generated :) 

I think my second card is my favorite- I love the colors! The paper is from Echo Park, the 'love' die is from Simon Says Stamp and I used a Dymo label embosser. 

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! 

Take care... Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

Aud Sentiments- Anything Goes + sentiment

Cut It Up- All You Need is Love (2nd card)

Daring Cardmakers - Share the Love (2nd Card)

Dream Valley- Add Some Green

Incy Wincy Designs- Animals and/or Buttons

Moving along with the Times- Valentines/Love (2nd card)

Sweet Stampin- Cards for Teens/Kids

Lots of Halloween cards :)

Hello everyone!

I've been working on Halloween cards to add to my donation box... so today I wanted to pop in and show you what I've been up to! :) 

All papers, ephemera and sentiments are from Pebbles- the Spooky Boo Collection. 

I added a piece of vellum behind the ghost image on the card above and other finishing touches include: sequins, enamel dots, staples, googly eyes and Tim Holtz label tape. 

 These cards were so easy and fun to make and I think they turned out pretty cute. I love using paper collections/kits especially when making several cards at a time and the fact that everything coordinates so well makes putting them together a snap! :) 

Well that's it for now- thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!
Tammy x

Challenges I want to enter:

Always Fun- Pumpkins (1st card) 

Crafty Calendar- Halloween

Dragonfly Dreams - Spooky and/or Cute

Mod Squad- Hello Pumpkin (1st Card)

The Paper Funday- Anything Goes/Optional Twist: Halloween

Unicorn- Spooky and/or Cute

Smile... worry less, giggle more :)

Good morning everyone! 

I've been working on some cute and happy cards to add to my donation box so I thought I would share a few of them with you today :)

I created a couple underwater scenes with the adorable Sea Animals dies from Spellbinders and the So Jelly stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The starfish were stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white powder. 

On my first card I created the background using the 'Salt Technique' with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors and coarse sea salt. The die cut sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and I added some shimmer to the die cut elements with a Wink of Stella pen.

On my second card I created a watercolor wash background with Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers & Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink. Before it was completely dry I splattered some extra water and Peacock Feathers ink. The label sentiments are from Mama Elephant and the google eyes are from my stash.

 And here's a peek of the inside- I love this Paper Smooches sentiment... I think it will put a smile on a child's face for sure!  

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

Take care, Tammy 

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

Country View Crafts- I do like to be beside the Seaside

Incy Wincy Designs- Mermaids and/or Sea Colors

Mix It Up- Anything Goes + option: Embossing (the starfish are heat embossed)

Simon Says Stamp- Oh So Cute

The Paper Girls- Emboss like a Boss (the starfish are heat embossed w/white powder) 

Try It On Tuesday- Splash and Splatter

Bugaboo Easter Cards...

Good morning everyone!

Today I'm sharing a few of the Easter cards that I donated to my Local Ronald McDonald House... When I checked with them last week I was so happy to hear that they still wanted the cards! So with the 'social distancing' guidelines in place I was able to drop off a large box of cards! :) I hope they brighten a child's day!! 

They feature cute images from Bugaboo Stamps and are colored with Copics. I colored the first two lime green and purple but they look blue in the photo especially the one on the right :( I used Penny Black & Avery Elle dies for the stitched rectangles and My Favorite Things dies for the stitched square, fishtail flags and flowers. I finished them off with a  little detailing with a white Posca pen, enamel dots and Nuvo Crystal Drops.

We'll that's it for today- thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the Easter weekend!
Stay safe- Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

Animal Friends- Farm Animals w/4 legs

Catch the Bug- Anything Goes

Country View Crafts'- Animal Magic

Dies R Us- Anything Goes + dies

Little Red Wagon- Mix 'em Up!

Pearly Sparkles- Bunnies, Birds, and/or Bears

As You Like It- Favorite: Animal or People- I have a ton of cute animal stamps + I think it's easier to color animals, especially white rabbits :) 

You Make Me Smile...

Good morning everyone... I hope you are doing well.

I have a fun and colorful card to share with you today!

It features a cute cat image from Vera Lane Studio and it's colored with Copics, the sentiment is from MFT. I created a watercolor wash background with Lindy's Magicals- this time I used Hibiscus Rose and Mango Mania... I love working with these Magicals! Once dry- I mixed a tiny amount of the Mango Mania powder with modeling paste and applied it through TCW Mini Circle stencil. I cut the rectangle out with a Penny Black die and used MFT dies for the scallop border and hearts. 

That's all for now... thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog today :)

Take care and stay healthy.

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

Allsorts- Anything In The Animal Kingdom
Arty Divas- Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe- Animals

Dragonfly Dreams- Feminine

Pearly Sparkles- For the Ladies / Girls

Show us your Pussycats- Anything goes + cat

Easter Bunnies

Good morning everyone!

It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Monthly and this time we want to see your Easter Cards! I've been working on cards to add to my donation box so I have a couple of them to share with you today :)

They feature sweet Easter Bunnies from my new Gerda Steiner Designs stamp set! They are stamped in Black Licorice ink, colored with with Copics and the sentiment is computer generated.  

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!

That's it for now... thanks so much for stopping by- I'll see you soon.

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
All Fun- Anything Goes

Alphabet- Y is for: something for Youngsters

As You Like It- Favorite Spring or Easter (Easter- I love working with cute bunnies and gorgeous papers)
Ching-chou Kuik Digital Stamps- Easter or Floral

Inkspirational- Animals - Real or Magical

Sweet Stampers- Easter or Spring

The Sisterhood of Crafters- Easter

Gerda Steiner- March: Share your Designs

Supplies used:

Dies: My Favorite Things office supplies, fishtail flags & stitched rounded rectangles 

Simon Says Stamp- stitched rectangle & Whimsy Stamps- zig zag rectangles

Papers: Echo Park Hello Easter collection & Doodlebug Design floral

sequins & white Posca pen 

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

Colorful Halloween Cards...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a couple of colorful Halloween cards to share...

The cute little witch is from Bugaboo Stamps- she's colored with Copics and the 'Boo' sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. All papers are from Doodlebug design along with the images on the right. I used My Favorite Things dies for the stitched circles & fishtail flag, the large stitched rectangles are from Avery Elle and Pink & Main. To finish them up I added Apple Green Nuvo Crystal Drops and there you have it... a couple of not too spooky Halloween cards :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
Aud Sentiments- Halloween/Fall +A Sentiment

Catch the Bug- Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar- Autumn Colors/Halloween
Crafty Gals Corner- Halloween Colors

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Fab n Funky- Halloween

Fabrika Fantasy- Halloween

Pearly Sparkles- Spooky and/or Cute

Tales From The Craft Room- Halloween

Echo Park Fall Cards

Good morning everyone!

I've been busy working on fall cards to add to my donation box so I thought I would share some with you... 

I used papers from Echo Park- The Story of Fall and Celebrate Autumn collections. I love the pretty autumn colors in these collections and they coordinate beautifully with each other... perfect for making several cards at a time!

   The dies I used: stitched rounded rectangle- Pink & Main, fishtail flags- My Favorite Things and the stitch leaves- Lawn Fawn. All of the edges were distressed and to finish them up I added some twine.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment!

Tammy :)

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

Always Fun- Fall Colors
Crafty Cardmakers- Autumn Colors

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper- Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
Cardz 4 Galz- Welcome Autumn/Fall
Daisy Chain- Autumn Is Coming

Dream Valley- (C10) Autumn Colors

Let's Craft & Create- Anything Goes + option: put some extra layers on

Unicorn- Autumn

Sunrise Radiating Rays...

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a few cute and colorful cards to share... they feature several images from My Favorite Things 'Springtime Critters' stamp set. 

They were stamped with black licorice ink, colored with Copics and cut out with the coordinating dies. I used MFT Sunrise Radiating Rays and Squeezed Lemonade distress ink for the background and the sentiment is from Reverse Confetti. The grass was cut with a Lawn Fawn die and I used Avery Elle dies for the stitched rectangles. 

I've been trying to make several cards at a time with a quick and easy design in mind and I think these cards fit the bill :)

Enjoy your day and thanks so much for stopping by!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

a2z Scrapbooking- Anything Goes

Creative Sketchy Girls- Butterflies

Dies R Us- Nature
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends- Always Anything Goes

Sweet Stampers- Dies and/or Punches

Birthday Friends...

Good morning everyone! 

I've been working on birthday cards to add to my donation box so I thought I would pop in today and share a couple. I made one feminine and one masculine and they feature the cute 'Birthday Friends' stamp from Great Impressions. 

I stamped them in black licorice ink and colored them with Copics. The sentiment on the first card is from Paper Smooches and the one below is from Penny Black. 

Well, that's it for today... short and sweet :) Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies- Anything Goes with a Critter

Allsorts- Feminine (1st card)

Artistic Stampers- Anything Goes + rubber stamp

Aud Sentiments- Masculine Project & A Sentiment (2nd card)

Penny Black and More- For Boys or men (2nd card)

SheepSki Designs- Animal madness

thanks for being so Awesome

Hello everyone!

I've been working on 'thank you' cards to give to my local Ronald McDonald House so I thought I would pop in and share a few :) I kept the design pretty simple because I wanted to make several and this is what I came up with...  

The cute Doodle Bloom flowers are from My Favorite Things, I colored them with Copics and cut them out with the coordinating dies. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches and for the backgrounds I used Simon Says Stamp Grid stencil and Wilted Violet & Broken China Distress inks. Both panels were cut with Avery Elle dies and to finish them up I added sequins and a little detailing with a white Posca pen. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and for the comments you leave... I'll see you soon!

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

A2Z Scrapbooking Linky Party- May Flowers

Addicted to Stamps- Flowers

Alphabet Challenge- D is for Distressed

Brown Sugar- Flowers
Creative Craft Cottage- Use Ink

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations- Add a Flower

Dare 2B Artzy- Flowers

Die Cut Divas- Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Monday- Use Stencils
Tuesday Throwdown- Stenciling

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