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 

In the Forest...

Good afternoon everyone!

I wanted to pop in real quick today and share a few masculine cards with you...

Although, I think my first card could be for a male or female :)

 They feature beautiful papers from Stamperia's 8x8 'Forest' collection. I used several dies to cut everything out and all of the edges were distressed with Frayed Burlap ink. I added some copper brads to the card above and crackle paint to the eagle card.

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

Tammy x

Challenges I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Craziesr- Anything Goes with a Critter

Cardz 4 Guyz- Things with Tails

Daisy Chain- Boys/Men

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- For Boys or Men

Ike's World-  Anything Goes/option of Animals

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

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 

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

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

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

Here Comes Santa Claus...

Good morning everyone!

It's time for a new Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge AND as always it's Anything Goes as long as you create a Christmas card or project!

 I have a couple of cards to share with you today and they feature papers and ephemera from Pebbles- the Merry Merry collection. I wanted to donate several cards this year and this collection was perfect... the papers are gorgeous and the images are so cute! These are two of my favorite and no coloring or stamping was required! :) I used Avery Elle dies for the large stitched rectangles and MFT dies for the scallop borders and fishtail flag. And there you have it... a couple of quick and cute Christmas cards!

  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:
Always Fun- Santa

Christmas with the Cuties- Santa Claus is coming to Town
Crafty Cardmakers- (C15) Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas- Christmas- optional theme: A Touch of Sparkle

Creative Craft Cottage- Christmas is Coming

Dragonfly Journeys- Here Comes Santa Claus
Let's Craft & Create- Anything Christmas Goes

MAWTT- Inspiration from the poem: A Visit From St Nicholas (I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick)
Winter Wonderland- Anything Christmas Goes