Jazzy Paper Designs Inspirational Challenge #15-Blue Note Jazz

 I am back with one of my favorite challenges!

It's Jazzy Paper Designs and it's a fun one!

This weeks challenge is pretty awesome.

The inspiration is the Blue Note Jazz webpage.

How cool is that?

It was a pretty easy pick for me since I love 

PINK and it compliments so well with black.

Here is the inspiration album I chose

from the Blue Note Jazz Web Page

So, what do you say, are you

gonna play? Go to

Jazzy Paper Designs to get the 411

and link up your project!!!

Hurry before the Ghost and Goblins get ya!

~Tammy~

Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #31 Batty about You!

Batty about You!

It's another fun week over at 

Off The Wall Craftiness!

I have worked on my Halloween Cards for weeks,

and as I have stated in previous post I have also 

challenged myself to work from my scrap

pile and to bring to life some of my

stamp sets I have not used in awhile.

 My sentiment is from

The Angel Company and my cute bat is 

from Stampin' UP! Bitty Boots. It is retired, but

you can still find this set on Ebay.

I let my son join in the fun and tell me where to 

stamp my bat for the background (with VersaMark). He would point and I would 

stamp. He would giggle because he couldn't really see it. I told

him it would be magic he would have to trust me. Once

I heat embossed it he was amazed. I wish I could 

keep him this little forever!!!

Here is our beautiful 

inspirational photo.

The colors to play with this week are Orange, White and Black

This week's sponsor is Your Next Stamp. Go to

 Off The Wall Craftiness for 

more information and be sure to check out the rest of the 

Design Team's creations.

Are you going to play with these fun colors?

I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy Halloween!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  The Angel Company: Halloween Circles, Stampin' UP! Bitty Boots

Paper: Stampin'  UP!: Cardstock

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black and Stampin' UP!, Only Orange,VersaMark

Other: Button:  DeNami,Ribbon:Offray, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Big Shot, Die: PTI,Rhinestone: Hero Arts,Thread,Embossing Powder,Circle Punches

DeNami Design Theme Challenge #4

Mele Kalikimaka Everyone!

I am posting a seasonally

festive submission

for the DeNami Design Theme Challenge!

I stamped the Solid Decorative Crest in

my Glue Pad and stamped in the

middle of my doily and sprinkled

on my red glitter. I stamped

my mat stack die in 

the Small Solid Circle.

I then laced it with ribbon and tied a 

bow and added a button for a finishing touch.

I used extra thick foam mounting tape

to make it pop off the polka dotted

mat stack die.

A few cards back I got a 

lot of compliments on my ribbon panel

so I made one and added some

green rhinestones and pearls. 

The patterned paper is from

Design Cuts with a View Christmas Collection!

I hope you enjoyed this festive little number!

Now I am off to make a Halloween treat for

my son's Therapist! Tis the Season!

Warm aloha!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  DeNami: Small Solid Circle, Solid Decorative Crest

Paper: Stampin'  UP!: Glorious Green & Whisper White, DCWV: DP Christmas Stack

Ink: Stampin' UP!: Glorius Green

Other: Buttons: PTI, Rhinestones and Pearls: Hero Arts, Ribbon: Offray, Doily, Glue Pad

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC52 Birthday Wishes

The Play Date Cafe Challenge Blog is celebrating

their one year anniversary with 

another great color combination

orange  pink   and yellow

I love the Love is In the Air set By Unity Stamp Company

Glitter was added to the dots of the hot

air balloon although you aren't 

able to see it very well. It's a 

cloudy day here, so my lighting

is not very good sorry! :-(

It looks much better in 

real life!

Thanks for stopping by today!

I always love hearing your feedback! 

Warm aloha

~Tammy~

Off The Wall Craftiness Challenge #30

It's Thursday.... so are 

you ready for your next color inspiration 

story board from Off The Wall Craftiness?

I was in need for some more "man cards"

so this was the perfect color combo

for me to do that.

So I've been told "they" like it clean and simple

so that is name of this game this week.

The colors are Grass Green, Brown & White!

 I hope you play along this week! 

Our Sponsor this week is The Twinery!

Go to Off The Wall Craftiness for 

more information and be sure to 

check out the rest of the Design Team's creations.

Warm aloha!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Schlosser designs: Hey Cupcake

Paper: Stampin'  UP!: Chocolate Chip & Whisper White, DCWV: Green II

Ink: Momento: Rich Cocoa and Stampin' UP! Old Olive 

Other: Buttons: PTI,Watercolor Crayons, Stampin' UP! Dimensionals  

Just Us Girls Color Challenge #55 Happy Birthday

Hello There~

I am participating in a new challenge

(for me),  over at Just Us Girls 

but when I saw this elegant

color combo I wanted to participate.

It's black, cream, and kraft.

How can you go wrong with such

elegance I ask?

I have been hoarding this paper for months, but

I decided to finally use it! I just LURVE it!

It's by Jillibean Soup called Black Macaroni. 

I now wish I would have bought more!

We are so limited in Hawaii with supplies.

I thought an elegant card called for 

an elegant stamp, so I used my

DeNami Solid Decorative Crest.

I added some black Rhinestones to the Crest.

I created a ruffled ribbon at the bottom

of course adding rhinestones for 

a nice finishing touch!

I stamped a running Happy Birthday border across my

card panel and popped my crest up with foam mounting tape.

Thanks for taking a peek today!

Warm aloha!

~Tammy~

Edited Note: Many have asked how to make

this ruffled ribbon. I learned this technique a

long time ago using sticy strip and "scrunch" style

but I am going to share a link with you that

Paulina, at DeNami Designs, shared with me

that is much easier. Please check it out here!

Nami makes it look so easy.

{Recipe}

Stamps:   DeNami: Solid Decorative Crest, PTI: Happy Birthday Basics

Paper: Stampin'  UP!: Cardstock, DP:Jillibean Soup: Black Macorini

Ink: Pallette: Noir Black

Other: Spellbinders,Rhinestones: Hero Arts, Ribbon: Offray, foam mounting

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC51

This weeks colors at 

The Play Date Cafe

are much softer and cooler!

So, I was drawn to make

another Christmas card

since it was cooler tones.

I built a snowman as my focal point from the 

fabulous Snowy Wishes set by Wilson Designs.

I added some rhinestones to make

his "buttons" pop! I paper pieced

his hat for some extra color!

I hope you have a fabulous week!

Warm aloha!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Wilson Designs, PTI: Polka Dot Basics II

Paper: Stampin'  UP!, The Paper Company, DP: DCWV

Ink: Momento and Stampin' UP!, VersaColor

Other: Spellbinders, Punches: EK Success,Dazzling Diamonds Glitter,Rhinestones: EK Success, Copics

Color Cue {9} Challenge by Wplus 9 Celebrate

~Hello~

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month

I am dedicating this post and card to my

sister who is a breast cancer survivor!

Early detection is the key and saves lives!

I am so thankful everyday she caught it early!

I love you sis!

It's been awhile since I have played in 

The Color Cue Challenge, but 

I just love these colors and

it's a perfect way to celebrate

my sister being a breast cancer

survivor!

I used Woodgrain and Woodgrain Silhouettes

The Sentiment is from Mehndi Medallions

All Wplus9.

Thanks for taking a peek! 

Warm Aloha

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:  Wplus 9: Woodgrain and Woodgrain Silhouettes, Mehndi Medallions

Paper: Stampin'  UP!: Cardstock, DP: Making Memories

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black and Stampin' UP!: Pink Pirouette, Pallette: Charcoal

Other: Rhinestones: EK Success

EBTKS Challenge #25

Do you ever just love it when things sort of fall in place
you weren't planning on?

Who doesn't?
I am able to play in the EBTKS Challenge because of it! 

Normally when I work on holiday cards I usually

stamp one layout and then do assembly style and

my friends and family pretty much get the same card.

This year I am all over the place with my cardmaking.
I have been working on cards when I can

and mixing it up. I am also challenging myself to try and work out of

my scrap pile to get that knocked down a bit, so my cards
are going to vary this year. Which has been really fun!

Having said all that, this is one of the cards I came up with 

using my scraps and it so turns out it pretty closely matches the EBTKS 

challenge. It sort of freaked me out

when I saw some of the postings

in my google reader this morning. Not a perfect 

match, but I march to the 

beat of my own drum anyway! What can I say, 

I love it when things fall in place!

Love the fun that embossing and bling offers!

Again, love working with scraps....fun, easy and

a quick card!

Have a wonderful Saturday!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps:   DeNami: Solid Decorative Crest, Halloween Petit Four Stamps

Paper: Stampin'  UP!: Cardstock, DP: Making Memories

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black and Stampin' UP!, Only Orange

Other: Marvey Scallop Circle Punches, Rhinestones: Hero Arts