Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Fall Feather Tag {Market Street Stamps}

Hello there and happy fall to you!

Today I'd like to share a little tutorial for creating a Fall Feather Tag using some stamps from Market Street Stamps and a canvas tag

First, let's gather our supplies from the Marketplace:
And from our craft stash:
  • Mists
  • Dye Inks
We'll start by stamping the Funky Herringbone Background Stamp on the tag in a light fall color. 
These canvas tags work wonderfully with the large background stamps from Market Street Stamps. I chose to only stamp it once (so it covers the large base area of the tag and leaves an empty space at the top). If you don't like that look, you can stamp it twice for full coverage (or use one of the mini canvas shapes for full coverage in one impression).
When stamping on canvas you should realize that there are most likely going to be imperfections in the stamping. I think this adds character - but if you can't handle imperfections in your stamping then you can just give this a whirl on a paper tag. ;o)
Next we will give the tag an ombré effect with various mists. For this project I suggest choosing light colored mists in a similar color family/palette. I've chosen three fall-friendly mists that will blend well into each other.
Tip: Always mist on a protected surface. You will have overspray...so unless you want that counter or table misted, cover it up with something like scrap cardboard. 
Stamp the beautiful feather from the new Wild Market Mini with a dark ink. (I'm using a permanent black ink.) 
Stamp it several times varying the positioning. I've grouped it into two clusters, but I also think this would look great randomly stamped all over the entire tag. 
When stamping off the edge of the tag, be sure you are protecting your stamping surface...although I can't deny that a feather stamped desk might just be beautiful. :o)
Finish off your tag with some twine, ribbon, or other embellishments.

This tag would be great to tie onto a big fall gift basket and I also think it would be lovely to create two of these and use them for mini album covers.

What would you use this tag for?

Supplies:
Canvas:
 Canvas Corp. (Canvas Tag);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Funky Herringbone Background StampWild Market Mini);  Ink: Memento (Cantaloupe); Ranger (Jet Black Archival); 
Mists: Ranger (Sunflower Sparkle, Perfect Copper, Interference Red);
Twine: The Twinery (Buttercream, Cantalou
pe, Flax);
Tools: We R Memory Keepers (Crop-A-Dile); 


Monday, October 22, 2012

WINNERS!

Thanks to all who entered my recent giveaways...and a very special thanks to each of you who are followers of this blog.


I've got TWO winners today...Winner of the my personal giveaway:
Tammy B who said: already a follower :)

Winner of the Unity Stamp Company giveaway for my week of Growing In Unity:
Jessica S who said: Love the misting technique. Did you use the "negative space" of the cuts to mist and start with a white base?
Gotta try this!
:O)
Jessica S

Congratulations to you both!

Winners: please send me an e-mail with your US mailing address so I can get your prize package out to you.
{You can find my e-mail address in my blog header or on my Blogger profile.}

{Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}


Friday, October 19, 2012

Thanks {Growing In Unity}

***It's the last day to enter my GIVEAWAY! Find it HERE.***

Welcome to the final day of my week as the Growing In Unity gal!

Thank you for joining me each day this week as I've shown you something I've created using stamps from Unity Stamp Company...and (if you haven't already) be sure to go back and comment on each of my Growing In Unity posts this week because Unity Stamp Company is allowing me to give away some free stamps!

If you are new here or aren't already a follower: I'd love to have you follow my blog!
If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you!

It's been a fabulous week this week and I just wanted to end it with a simple "thanks"...I truly appreciate each one of you who took the time to come by this week and leave a comment.

This card is created with the Quatrefoil Background I designed. (That design was a customer request, by the way - if you'd love to see something in particular from Unity Stamp Company let me know in your comment and I will see what I can do!) I love that this beautiful pattern can stand on its own and make a beautifully simple card when paired with a sentiment stamped in black.

Thanks for stopping by today - and don't forget to leave a comment!

And, of course, I'd love it if you sign up to be a follower!

From all the comments I've received throughout the week I will randomly choose someone to win the Tail Feather kit (shown below) AND any two Itty Bittys (winner's choice!) from Unity Stamp Company - to be sent to a domestic address only, please.

The winner will be announced Monday, October 22nd here on my blog.
{Please remember to check back to see if you've won.}


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Brilliant White 130#); 
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Quatrefoil Background, Sentiments O'Simple); 
Ink: Ranger (Jet Black); Memento (Tangelo);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Love Has No Boundaries {Growing In Unity}

***Looking for my GIVEAWAY? Look HERE.***

Welcome to day 4 of my week as the Growing In Unity gal!

Stay tuned each day this week as I show you something I've created using stamps from Unity Stamp Company...and be sure to comment on each of my Growing In Unity posts this week because Unity Stamp Company is allowing me to give away some free stamps!

If you are new here or aren't already a follower: I'd love to have you follow my blog!
If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you!

I am back again today with a simple card - just cardstock, ink, and stamps. (I made a few of these using different colors to create a quick and easy card set.)
The houndstooth arrows/chevron is an image I created for the cre-ate - SMAK (July 2012) kit and I topped it off with a sentiment from Sentiments O'Simple.
I think this design can work with a variety of sentiments, but I loved the way this particular sentiment tied in with the "open boundaries" created by the arrows.

Thanks for stopping by today - and don't forget to leave a comment so you can win some stamps!

And, of course, I'd love it if you sign up to be a follower!

At the end of the week I will randomly choose someone to win the Tail Feather kit (shown below) AND any two Itty Bittys (winner's choice!) from Unity Stamp Company - to be sent to a domestic address only, please.


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Brilliant White 130#); 
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (cre-ate - SMAK July 2012, Sentiments O'Simple); 
Ink: Ranger (Jet Black); Memento (Pear Tart, Rose Bud);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Precious Life {Growing In Unity}

***Looking for my GIVEAWAY? Look HERE.***

Welcome to day 3 of my week as the Growing In Unity gal!

Stay tuned each day this week as I show you something I've created using stamps from Unity Stamp Company...and be sure to comment on each of my Growing In Unity posts this week because Unity Stamp Company is allowing me to give away some free stamps!

If you are new here or aren't already a follower: I'd love to have you follow my blog!
If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you!

This card uses the same basic idea and misting technique as yesterday's card...I just changed up the sentiment (this one is from the All Worth It stamp set) and added a bit of burlap string to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today - and don't forget to leave a comment!

And, of course, I'd love it if you sign up to be a follower!

At the end of the week I will randomly choose someone to win the Tail Feather kit (shown below) AND any two Itty Bittys (winner's choice!) from Unity Stamp Company - to be sent to a domestic address only, please.


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Papertey Ink (Rustic White);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (All Worth It); 
Ink: Ranger (Jet Black); 
Mists: Studio Calico (Bluegrass, Clay, Custard, Estate Green);
Accent: May Arts (Burlap String);
Dies: Spellbinders (Wonderful Wings);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Love Life {Growing In Unity}

***Looking for my GIVEAWAY? Look HERE.***

Welcome to day 2 of my week as the Growing In Unity gal!

Stay tuned each day this week as I show you something I've created using stamps from Unity Stamp Company...and be sure to comment on each of my Growing In Unity posts this week because Unity Stamp Company is allowing me to give away some free stamps!

If you are new here or aren't already a follower: I'd love to have you follow my blog!
If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you!

Today's card is again using basic supplies - cardstock, ink, and stamps...and I've added in a bit of misting as well.
To get this effect I die cut some cardstock with various butterfly shapes, laid those over my card base and misted with a few different colors.
I love this big sentiment from the Love Life stamp set. It is fabulously sized to make a BIG impression on a card...and I think it would also be great for those of you who scrapbook.

Thanks for stopping by today - and don't forget to leave a comment so you can win some stamps!

And, of course, I'd love it if you sign up to be a follower!

At the end of the week I will randomly choose someone to win the Tail Feather kit (shown below) AND any two Itty Bittys (winner's choice!) from Unity Stamp Company - to be sent to a domestic address only, please.


Supplies: 
Cardstock: Papertey Ink (Rustic White); 
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Love Life); 
Ink: Ranger (Jet Black); 
Mists: Studio Calico (Bluegrass, Clay, Custard, Estate Green);
Dies: Spellbinders (Wonderful Wings);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Monday, October 15, 2012

Enjoy This Day {Growing In Unity}

***Looking for my GIVEAWAY? Look HERE.***

Welcome to day 1 of my week as the Growing In Unity gal!

Stay tuned each day this week as I show you something I've created using stamps from Unity Stamp Company...and be sure to comment on each of my Growing In Unity posts this week because Unity Stamp Company is allowing me to give away some free stamps!

If you are new here or aren't already a follower: I'd love to have you follow my blog!
If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you!

This week I am focusing on creating cards with minimal supplies - they will be simple to create, easy to produce in large quantities, and flat for easy mailing.


These cards were created using two leaf stamps I created for the COLOR of the Seasons - KOM (August 2012) - one stamped randomly in black ink and the other stamped in a single color of ink. (I created more with different colored leaves that aren't shown here.) Simply choose one of Unity Stamp Company's unique sentiments to top it all off and you can easily create a card set in a short amount of time.


Thanks for stopping by today - and don't forget to leave a comment so you can win some stampy goodness!

And, of course, I'd love it if you sign up to be a follower!

At the end of the week I will randomly choose someone to win the Tail Feather kit (shown below) AND any two Itty Bittys (winner's choice!) from Unity Stamp Company - to be sent to a domestic address only, please.

Supplies: 
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Brilliant White 130#); 
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (COLOR of the Seasons - KOM August 2012, Enjoy This Day); 
Ink: Ranger (Jet Black); Memento (Pear Tart, Rose Bud);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Saturday, October 6, 2012

World Card Marking Day Blog Tour

Happy World Card Making Day!


As a card maker, of course I am fully behind a holiday celebrating card making.
Sadly, it seems that every year I have had previous obligations to be outside my home and have been unable to actually make a card on World Card Making Day. 
This year is no different as I might actually be "homeless" on World Card Making Day - as I am typing this we are preparing to make our way across the country to our new town, but our belongings may not arrive for another few days after we arrive. Still, I wanted to join in on the fun by making this "Hello" card.

Thanks for stopping by - and be sure to check out the whole World Card Marking Day Blog Tour.


Supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink (Rustic White); Bazzill (Purple Pizzazz, Artesian Pool, Lemondrop, Blue Oasis, Pirouette);
Dies: Spellbinders (Labels Twenty); QuicKutz (Letters);

Pearls: Queen & Co. (Pearl);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Road Trippin' {The Twinery}


Want to find out how The Twinery's twine is going to spice up our road trip?
Head on over to The Twinery's blog and check it out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: 
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet, Mandarin, Peapod, Denim, Lilac, Charcoal); 


Road Trippin' {The Twinery}

As you read this I (Tifany) am probably in the middle of hearing a repeat chorus of "Are we there yet?"
Our family is moving across the country (something like 2500 miles - yikes!), and we expect for it to take 4 (or quite possibly 5) days for the entire trip.
To prepare for the trip, I knew I wanted to have something that would be new and exciting for our three kids, but something that would not wear out its fun-ness after a day or two.
In order to do this, I've decided to start each new day with a little something...topped off with The Twinery's twine.
I've chosen two colors of twine for each of our three kids (Pink Sorbet and Lilac for our 8 year old daughter, Peapod and Charcoal for our 6 year old son, and Mandarin and Denim for our 3 year old son).
I used the twine to tie a day tag on each day's surprise - inside are simple things like stickers, activity books, and new chapter books for my two readers. 
I have a feeling that these day bags are going to be a great hit on the trip...hopefully it will keep us all sane until we get there. :o)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: 
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet, Mandarin, Peapod, Denim, Lilac, Charcoal); 
Tools: Fiskars (Scissors, Scalloped Sentiment Border Punch, Upper Crest Border Punch, 1/8" Circle Hand Punch);