Birthday Greetings

Good Friday Morning,
This week has flown by, it's the first day of fall, and the holidays are just around the corner! The last quarter of the year is by far my favorite, with Halloween, delicious Thanksgiving celebrations and of course Christmas!, lot's of crafting fun goes on this time of year :D

Our next Glitter Queens Blog Hop will be here soon.....the hop will be on Oct, 10th, 11th & 12th, so be sure to hop on by and see what yummy papercrafts we have to share! I've been busy working on my blog hop projects, I had so much fun last time, can't wait for this time!

Today I have a Birthday Greeting to share with you, I created this card for my mil's birthday, I wanted something really pretty that she could keep out on her dresser and enjoy looking at, she doesn't get around like she used to and is bedridden much of the time, so I wanted a card that would brighten her day everyday.

I used the tulip frame embossing folder, the scallop corner punch, pearls and ribbon and Cheerful Treat DSP. I used SU watercolor pencils to color the flower. My mil is so sweet, she loved the card and wanted to hear all the details about how I created it.
I hope you enjoyed today's card, I will be back on Monday with a new project, until then I hope you all have a fabulous weekend!!!

Personalized Birthday Greeting

Good Wednesday Morning,
Here we are half way through the week, I'm so glad, last weekend was really busy and I don't feel like I got enough chill-axin done. :D We have nothing scheduled for the upcoming weekend, yeaaa, I'm so looking forward to just hanging with my girls.


For today's project I'm going to share the card I made for the other Birthday girl this past weekend. I really love the way this bright happy card turned out. I decided to use the Pennant Parade set again with a different twist, since Rylee's name only had 5 letters I thought how cute would it be to personalize the card with her name on the front.
So I stamped the pennants, then I stamped the letters of her name and used my mini circle punch to punch them out, then attached them to the pennants. For the base of my card I used Regal Rose CS and layered it with Cheerful Treat DSP-(hostess only) I used the Bring on the Cake set to stamp the sentiment on the front. To accent and finish the card front I used flat backed pink brads and a silk flower with a white brad center. On the inside I stamped a sentiment.
The Birthday girl was thrilled with her card :D, which thrilled me!

Thank you for stopping by,
Have a wonderful day!
Tamara

Wish Big Greeting Card

Good Monday morning!,
I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend, we had a great but busy weekend. Saturday I took my girls shopping for Birthday gifts.......my daughter Maia was invited to a party for her friend and her sister, both have Sept. b-days so they always do one big party for both. Plus my mil celebrated her birthday yesterday, she's a young 81 :)

So for this weeks posts I thought I would share the Birthday cards I created.
This is the card I made for Joleen, I love the new Pennant parade stamp set so I started with that to get my creative juices flowing. I had a die cut cake that my daughter wanted me to use in the card, which was the inspiration for my color
scheme.

I used Regal Rose CS for the base then I layered the front with the DSP Cheerful Treat-this CS is one of the fabulous items available if you host a workshop with sales of $150. or more! I love this DSP so pretty and so springy! I stamped the pennants on the rose cs then I layered them on some concord crush. I added a ribbon swag that I hung the pennants on, I left the swag a little loose so they hang out from the card a bit, although it still fit nicely in an envelope. On the inside I stamped a simple Happy Birthday Sentiment.

Here is my supply list:
Regal Rose CS #105130
Concord Crush CS#119792
Cheerful Treat DSP #122381 Hostess Only
Pennant Parade Stamp Set #122742
Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Set #122617 Hostess Only
Melon Mambo Ink #115656
Concord Crush Ink # 119785

I hope you enjoyed my card today, check back on Wednesday to see the card I created for Rylee...I also used the Pennant Parade Set, but this card is personalized :D
Have a great day!
Tamara

Simply Christmas Greeting

Happy Friday!
I always look forward to friday and the beginning of the weekend! With 3 young girls the weekdays are so busy that it's nice to have some leisure time. But we have a bit of a busy weekend with 2 birthday parties oh my....I really do need to create some birthday cards!

For today's share I have a simple Christmas Greeting. I created it using a real red cs base then added a layer of embossed vanilla cs. Then I used the Decorative label punch to create the Dec 25 tag. I also used the scallop punch on the edges of the DSP layer.

I made the ribbon accent on the corner and added an antique brad to the center. On the inside I stamped the sentiment on a tag and then added a stamped and colored decorative holly and berries.


Next week I will have some new projects to share with you, plus I will have the details to be entered to win my October Blog Candy!
We will also be having another Glitter Queens Blog Hop mid October, I will post details when I have more information, we are still in the planning stages.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Tamara

Snow much fun

Good morning,
I'm running late on this post but I had a meeting first thing this morning with the speech teacher at my daughters school. It was all good, she graduated from the program!!! Yea Priscilla :D

Today I have a Christmas Card that I created using the stamp set 'Snow much Fun' and SU's new DSP 'Letters to Santa' I really love the snow men in this set, it's alot of fun to work with and there's so many options crafting with them. I used a base of real red cs then layered on the dsp, I used green on one side and the red on the other, but I added a scalloped edge to the red. I colored in the snowman using SU watercolor pencils then added some chunky glitter for 'snow'. I finished the front by adding ribbon, a bow and the snowbuddy tag. On the inside I made a tag that I stamped with Happy Holidays then I trimmed with a dauber and more chunky glitter.



(To view the photo close-up just click on it, then just close the window to return to my blog)




I hope you enjoyed my card, check back on Friday I will have a new project to share!
And just to let you know I will have a Blog Candy event happening in the months of Oct, Nov, and Dec! So be sure to come by for a visit and see what goodies I have to giveaway!

Plus.....The Glitter Queens will be having another hop coming up soon, stay tuned for more details!
Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!
Tamara

And the winner is........

Hello everyone,
First of all I would like to tell you all how much I appreciate your wonderful comments, they make me so happy and inspired to create more and to share those creations, so many thanks to everyone, I had a wonderful time with this hop and look forward to many more in the future. I have some holiday Blog Candy givaways planned for Oct, Nov, & Dec. so be sure to come back and visit!

The method I used to pick the winner was very simple, but democratic. I numbered all the comments from the first one on day 1 to the last one on day 5, so every comment you made received a number, then I put all the numbers on separate pieces of paper, put them in a large bowl, swished and mixed them all around, then my

daughter picked a number out of the bowl.....................

and the winner is Bridgett!!!

she said "Cute card! I like the ruffled ribbon you created at the bottom. So fun!"

Congratulations Bridgett!!!! Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, I love the ribbon too! You have won 6 Green Apple Caramel Spooky covered Lollipops and 6 Decorated Cello Bags filled with runts! I emailed you but if for some reason it didn't go through then please just send your full name and address so I can mail
your Candy! :)
My email address is: papercraftingstamper@gmail.com

I have a Christmas card to share with you today, it's simple but elegant. I used vanilla CS for the base then added a layer of the DSP Letters to Santa, then on a separate piece of vanilla I embossed the stamped ornaments in gold, merry christmas is also gold heat embossed. To accent I used the crochet lace ribbon and antique brad. It's a different take on christmas cards but I really love the gold, vanilla and brown together.
Here's my materials list:
Vanilla CS #101650
Letters to Santa DSP #122349
Tree Trimmings Stamp Set #116722
Antique Brads #117273
Crochet Trim Victorian# 118481



I will have another Christmas Card to share with you on Wednesday, until then, be happy!

Day 5 Glitter Queens First Blog Hop!

I hope everyone has enjoyed our First Glitter Queens Blog Hop! I had an awesome time hopping around all the blogs, and I am in awe at all the wonderful comments and the number of visitors! There were so many beautiful creative projects that showcased the versatility of Stampin'Up!'s fabulous products, I know my wish list grew much larger than it already is, lol.....

I have been featuring the Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp Set all week and used them in a variety of projects, they are extremely versatile and fun to use! For today I thought I would use the set for what it was made for.... Spooky Bingo! Who says Bingo can't be fun and CUTE! I began by stamping the bingo card onto vanilla cardstock, then I layered it on the Frightful Sight DSP, then I used ribbon, brads, buttons, bling and stamped spooky bits popped up on dimensionals. I can't wait to play bingo with this set, cute fun!







You can see in the photo all the images on the scallop circles, those are what you use to play the game, I used the Milk Carton die to make a little spooky container to hold the bingo image pieces, it's decorated with stamped spider webs, spooky bits spiders, lace, and a "Have a wicked halloween" tag. I used a tiny clip for the closure.
For the Hop I was only able to get 4 cards completed, but I plan on making 4 to 6 more plus I would like to make some kind of box for the game to complete the set, I just ran short of time and couldn't get it all done, designing is very time consuming :).....I guess I will have to share that with you in a future blog post.

I want to thank everyone for taking the time to stop by and share your comments, your kind words are very much appreciated. Over the weekend I will be going through the comments and picking the winner of my Blog Candy! and I will announce the winner on Monday the 12th, so please stop by and check to see if you are the winner!
Thanks again for visiting my Blog I hope you enjoyed my projects!

Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Don't forget to leave a comment at the end of this post if you liked my project and I'll put you in the drawing for my blog candy! Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! Now on to Cely Havens Blog.

Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley
Eileen Cassisi
Anji Clements
Candice Crawford
Tamara Gadberry your here
Cely Havens
Jennifer Kay
Stephanie Lorenz
Bridget Owens
Joan Robertson
Dee Slater
Deidra Williamson
Gina Wrona

Day 4 Glitter Queens Blog Hop

Here we are on Day 4 of the Blog Hop already.....my goodness time flies by when your having fun. For today's project I decided to do something 3-D, actually I've been wanting to use the Big Shot Milk Carton die to create some little haunted houses for quite some time and I'm only now getting around to it.



I have just one for you today, I really wanted to make up 2 but I didn't have enough time. It was alot of fun to create. After putting it together I used the spider web stamp from the Wicked Cool set to add spider web bits here and there on the walls. The windows and doors were just cut out of card stock and attached, then I added the window panes and little window on the front door. To add some dazzle to the roof I layered 2 colors together and used a punch on the edges. To finish I used the Spooky Bingo Bits,ghosts, headstone, bat, and spiders. The door handle is a glitter brad. I love the way it turned out so much, I'm going to make more! With Christmas coming up I'm thinking little Christmas house ornaments, hmmmm, be sure to come back for a visit and see what I come up with.





I hope you liked my little Haunted House, let me know what you think, that yummy blog candy is oh so close. Hopefully you arrived at my blog from after visiting with Candice Crawford. Next on the hop is Cely Havens.

Be sure and visit all of the Glitter Queens on this weeks hop for more project ideas and chances to win BLOG CANDY! Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Don't forget to leave a comment at the end of this post if
you liked my project and I'll put you in the drawing for my blog candy! Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! Now on to Cely Havens Blog.

Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley
Eileen Cassisi
Anji Clements
Candice Crawford
Tamara Gadberry your here
Cely Havens
Jennifer Kay
Stephanie Lorenz
Bridget Owens
Joan Robertson
Dee Slater
Deidra Williamson
Gina Wrona

Day 3 Glitter Queen's Blog Hop!

It's already Day 3 of our Glitter Queens Blog Hop and I am so inspired by all the talented Queens!, I do hope we have all inspired you as well with the versitility of the wonderful products from Stampin'Up! You should have arrived from Candice's Blog don't you love her adorable baby shower card, too cute!

I have to admit I didn't realize when I signed up for this hop that I would be showcasing a new project each day, but I quickly found out from one of the other queen's post, silly me, anyway I've been in a bit of a frenzy to create more 'hop' worthy projects and as a result my craft room is quite the diaster, lol. Looks like I'll spend next week re-organizing.....but enough of that.....


I really love the card I have to share with you today, even though I am featuring the Spooky Bingo Bits set, I combined the Pennant Parade with it to create a cute spooky banner for the front of my card, I used the 1/8 inch taffeta ribbon to hang it from. I love it, for the moment it's my favorite, lol. Now I can't wait to play more with the Pennant Parade set, fun awaits!

For a close up view just click on the photo, then on the back button to return to my blog.


I hope you enjoyed today's visit, I'm having a wonderful time sharing my goodies with you all, and I'm loving all the wonderful comments and of course the more you comment the more you increase your chances for winning my Blog Candy! Stop by tomorrow I have a 3-D project to share.......it's my new favorite, lol, you won't want to miss it!
And now on To Cely's Blog

A link to all the Glitter Queens participating in the Blog Hop is listed below, just in case you miss someone

along the way. Until next time.....Happy Stamping!!

Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley
Eileen Cassisi
Anji Clements
Candice Crawford
Tamara Gadberry your here
Cely Havens
Jennifer Kay
Stephanie Lorenz
Bridget Owens
Joan Robertson
Dee Slater
Deidra Williamson
Gina Wrona

Day 2 Glitter Queens Blog Hop!

Many Thanks to you all for the wonderful comments! It's so inspiring when others love my projects as much as I do :)......Be sure to check back on Monday the 12th, I'll be announcing the Blog Candy Winner!

Wow, I had so much fun hopping around to everyone's blog, there are so many fabulous creations and they are so inspiring, my wish list is growing, lol, I hope you enjoyed day 1 as much as I did.....now on to day 2.....


For today's post I decided to create a Spooky Greeting Card, I'm featuring the Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp Set and the DSP Frightful Sight. I created a gate fold card and used the Spider Web embossing folder on one side, I love this embossing folder, and the DSP on the other. I trimmed it just right to get those spiders dangling down on the side. The trio of spiders and the eeek sign are from the bingo bits set. On the inside I added a layer of the DSP and have a 'spooky' sign being hung by a couple of glittery bats.

I hope you like my project for today, keep those comments coming for more chances to win my blog candy. Be sure to hop on by tomorrow, I have another greeting card to share with you! Now on to Cely Havens Blog
Happy Stamping!
Just in case you lose your way here is a list and links to of all the Glitter Queens.

Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley
Eileen Cassisi
Anji Clements
Candice Crawford
Tamara Gadberry You are here!
Cely Havens
Jennifer Kay
Stephanie Lorenz
Bridgett Owens
Joan Robertson
Dee Slater
Deidra Williamson
Gina Wrona

Glitter Queens 2011 Blog Hop!

Hello, I'm Tamara, I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit, this is my first blog hop, well that is the first blog hop that I have participated in as a designer, I'm very happy and excited to share my creations with you! I hope you've been enjoying the fabulous goodies that all the ladies have created. You should have just arrived from
Candice's blog, her lovely creations are so inspiring now I know I'm going to have to get the Printed Petals Set.....
I chose to use the Spooky Bingo Bits Stamp Set and the DSP Frightful Sight, from the New Idea Book & Catalog. I have 3 young daughters and was inspired by them to create some treat goodies, we plan on recreating enough for their Halloween Class parties. *(To see a close up just click on the photo, then hit the back button to return to this page)


First of all I created the cupcake toppers, I used the scallop trim border punch around the edge of the accordian folded piece on the smaller toppers and I used pinking shears to cut around the edge of the larger topper. I love the way this step enhances the final product. Then I created a couple 'sour cream' treat containers, there was a tutorial in Stampin Success, I couldn't resist trying it out. The results are a simple, quick, fantastic, treat container, I will be making more of these for Halloween and Christmas too!

Since I was having so much fun I decided to make some toppers for the new cellophane bags in the holiday mini, I love these bags, you have so many options for the type of treat to put inside, plus they turn out so cute, my girls and I are going to make a bunch of these!

The Spooky Bingo Bits set is so versatile, it also makes up a fun, spooky, bingo game, which would be great to play at your Halloween party or to create a set for a Best Costume Gift. I also made up some spooky lollipop covers, 6 of them along with 6 Decorated cello bags are what I have for some yummy blog candy, there all ready to give to your favorite spooky guests.


Hopefully you arrived at my blog from after visiting with Candice Crawford. Next on the hop is Cely Havens. Be sure and visit all of the Glitter Queens on this weeks hop for more project ideas and chances to win BLOG CANDY! Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Don't forget to leave a comment at the end of this post if you liked my project and I'll put you in the drawing for my blog candy! Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! Now on to Cely Havens Blog



For a close-up view just click on any of the photos.

Dawn Griffith
Tracy Bradley
Eileen Cassisi
Anji Clements
Candice Crawford
Tamara Gadberry your here
Cely Havens
Jennifer Kay
Stephanie Lorenz
Bridget Owens
Joan Robertson
Dee Slater
Deidra Williamson
Gina Wrona