Inspiration Showcase Finishesd Canvas

Well....I know I said I would try to share some of my creations using the techniques in Jennifer McGuire's on-line class I have been taking.  I did not get any posts done...sorry....I was busy enough just getting the canvas completed  Now with that complete I can hopefully have more time to make cards using some of her wonderful ideas.
I do have my canvas completed however, and can share that with you....This was SOOO much fun to do.  Each tile is a different technique.....

Isn't it fun?   Now I can hang this in my Stamping area for instant inspiration.....LOVE IT!  This class was truly a fun thing for me to do...it has gotten my creative juices flowing and all I think about is wanting to be stamping and creating.  Never enough hours in the day to play!

Hope your weekend is a wonderful one!      God Bless......Tammie

Inspiration Showcase Day One Card Sample

Good evening fellow bloggers.....I have not posted anything for over a month I know, but I was overwhelmed with last minute wedding details for my sons wedding.  The wedding was over last weekend and was a beautiful affair.   I  now officially have the most awesome daughter-in-law!   This is especially exciting for me as I never had any daughters of my own, only sons....no sisters either!  So....Another female has been long overdue.  WELCOME Becky to our family!!  I plan to post some pics of the invites and favors we did for the wedding later this month.

With the wedding over and my design team term with Skipping Stones Design completed in August also I was looking for a new project and found it!!  A wonderful on-line class from the fabulous Jennifer Maquire.  It is a technique class and I will hopefully have time to not only get the technique projects done, but also post some of the creations I try as I go. 
The first day was 5 different resist techniques.  This is the card I created using one of the resist tips:

I first stamped the text in black ink on while CS,  then the leaf background stamp over it in versamark ink, embossing it with clear embossing powder.  I then sponged the background in with distress inks and this is the magic that happened!  Fun! 

I am going to keep playing and hopefully will share a creation from Day 2 later this week.

Have a wonderful week!

SKIPPING STONES DESIGN TUESDAY SKETCH 88

Good Morning everyone!  Hope this finds you all having a super wonderful Tuesday.  Welcome to my blog today and the newest Tuesday Skipping Stones Design Blog sketch challenge.  We are very fortunate to be able to design to the fabulously talented Teri Anderson.  This is her sketch this week.

I used an older set this week called "Friendly Fruit" for my CAS cards......

I did two cards using the sketch format:

Nothing fancy, just yummy looking!!  Please jump over to the SSD blog to check out the other Tramp creations!  Hope you also link your own take on the sketch!!

Have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!...........Tammie

SSD TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE 87

Good morning blogger buddies!   Happy Tuesday and welcome to my blog today.  Tuesday always brings another sketch over at Skipping Stones Design Blog.   We have a brand new sketch artist this month that I am really excited about.......Teri Anderson!!  I have been following her work as one of the Go To Gals for Papercrafts magazine for quite some time.  She seriously rocks, and I am very excited to have the opportunity to design to her sketches!  Lets get to the sketch for this week shall we?

LOVE IT!!  Sometimes I struggle with a sketch, but this one had me right from the start and I knew just how I wanted to tackle it.  I flipped the sketch for my take.  I also used a stamp set that we will be releasing later this month as a little sneak peak for you all......you seriously are going to love this set!!  Here is my card.

The bird, swirls, and sentiment are all 3 in the new soon to be released set....be sure to stay tuned to Skipping Stones this month as we will be having a blog hop to celebrate its release Audust 16th.   Anyway, I love kraft CS and had to use some on my card.  I also love white embossing on kraft so did the swirls in that.  I decided to stamp the bird on PTI Razzberry Fizz CS and cut her out....also enhanced her with a white gel pen to sorta tie things together.....and of course I had to throw in another of my favorite things...buttons.  I really like my little birdie..and isn't that sentiment nice too?
Hope you like!   Do not forget to hop on over to the SSD blog to see what the other Stamp Tramps have done.  Also we have some new Guest Designer this month:
Karen Baker
Kryssi Ng
Maureen Plut
Stephanie Mino
 
These girls all do such beautiful things you just gotta check them out!!  While at the blog don't forget to give a try yourself at the sketch, and upload your creation for a chance to win SSD stamps!   This is such a fun sketch....so go on...give it a try!!  You do NOT have to use SSD stamps to enter if you don't have any yet.....you may want to check out the SSD Store   if you have not purchased any of Heathers wonderful stamp creations.

Have a wonderful day, and please let me know you stopped by my blog by leaving a comment....I love hearing from you!       God Bless...........Tammie

SKIPPING STONES TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE # 86

Its Tuesday sketch day at Skipping Stones Design.  We have one last sketch from the fabulous Kim Kesti.   Here it is.........

For my take I pretty much totally flipped the swirls on the side and used a die cut approach......this is what I made for this week....

I used the new set released this month,  Victorian Summer....

Beautiful set.....I used the butterfly and thank you sentiment.   Do you ever have a day where no matter what you try to put together doesn't flow?....that was me, today, with this card.  My creativity is lacking greatly....probablly because I am loking at a barely started stack of wedding favors to stamp and put together...150 x 2 different things.  Once they are done maybe my MoJo will resurface!

Have a wonderful day, and stop over at Skipping Stones to check out what the rest of the Stamp Tramps and guest designers have done with the sketch!   Happy Stamping!      Tammie
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SSD 85 TUESDAY SKETCH CHALLENGE

Happy Tuesday all, and welcome to my blog today.  It is once again Tuesday sketch challenge time for we Stamp Tramps from Skipping Stones Design.   We have another wonderful sketch from the super talented Kim Kesti!  This is her sketch this week.







This is my take on her sketch using the new SSD release "Victorian Summer".

I love the feathers in this set, so decided to use those instead of the square shapes.  I hilighted them with a white gel pen, and embossed them also....IRL they really stand out....very pretty and fun image to play with.

Hope you enjoy this weeks CAS card......don't forget to head on over to Skipping Stones Design Blog, and see what the other Stamp Tramps created, and upload your own take on this fun sketch.

Have a wonderful week!!                                                Tammie

SSD SKETCH 84 AND BLOG HOP

Welcome to my blog today, Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge 84, and the release of Victorian Summer! If you just came from Wendy's blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog today, you can start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design blog. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.


Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers blogs. This month we are welcoming Kim Kesti, Karen Baker and Karen Christensen to our team as Guest Designers! Kim will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the fantastic sketch we're using in today's hop!

So..lets get started by looking at Kims fabby sketch!

So very fun!!  This is the set we are releasing this month called "Victorian Summer".

This is my take on the sketch and stunning new SSD set.....

I love the softness of this set. The flower stands alone beautifully! All of the images are so super versatile...definetely a must have set!

I will keep this post short so you can keep on hopping.....next head on over to Kim Kesti's blog, our super talented sketch designer this month.

Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!            Tammie