Hello Papercrafters,
I have a fun and easy to create treat bag topper to share for your special Valentine, I am including pictorial instructions so you can create your own. These would be great gift for co-workers, kids class parties, and for all the special people in your life. In my sample I had to use chocolate chips for the treat, it was all I had on hand, but with the cello bags you can put in any kind of treat you prefer.
They look like a cool little Valentine target, I used sizzix dies for all the shapes the hearts and arrow pieces were from sets I got at SU the others from Joann's....Here's what you need to get started...........
I used 1 scallop circle, ( I used 3 up from the smallest) 2 scallop hearts, 2 banner pieces, 1 arrow piece and a sentiment for the front and the back.
Attach 1 scallop heart to the center of the circle, then angle the banner pieces and the arrow then attach to the back side of the circle....
After you piece together the front, add the sentiment, then add sticky strip and attach to your treat bag, then add sticky strip to the other heart with the back sentiment and attach to the treat bag covering the ends of the arrow and banner pieces.
Here is sample of them using various dsp and sentiments. Have fun creating your own!
Happy Valentines Day!
Beginning soon, papercraftsbytamara, that's me, will be offering kits for making cards, favors and treat toppers....check back for more details and a link to my site!
Have a wonderful day,
Tamara
Hello Papercrafters,
I see that it has been several months since I have made a post, I apologize but I have completely changed the direction of my creativity.......after much soul searching I decided to go back to painting, the art medium that I love the most. I had painted only occasionally for several years while my girls were young, , then started painting all the time back in April after my last post, I have several completed canvases. I'm starting another blog for my paintings soon.
I am taking a mixed media class to learn some new techniques and to learn how to use new materials, this week happens to be somewhat papercraft related so I thought I would post it and share.
This was created on a heavy watercolor paper, I used acrylic paints thinned down to paint the background of sky and mountains and the light green and stone path in the foreground. The fence posts are embossed with a wood grain folder, then popped up, the flowers were stamped then I carefully cut them out then hand painted each one, some were popped up. The trees in the mid ground were stamped with acrylic paint, I penciled in the quote, then painted the letters, the word 'believe' was stamped with stazon.
I finished by accenting the edges using acrylic paint, stencils and my fingers, it creates a frame around the work.
My plan is to frame this and give it for a Christmas gift.
The size is 11" x 15".
I hope this inspires you to create a journal page, the materials can be swapped with whatever you have on hand, give it a try and have fun!
Here's a painting I did and submitted at Talenthouse to try and get a cover for the musical group The Pierces, they are from the UK, but alas I did not win, I do have this awesome work of art though.
They had a video of one of their songs to use for the inspiration of the work, this is my interpretation. It was done with acrylic paints on stretched canvas.
Thank you for stopping by, I will be adding paper crafted works occasionally in the future and I will have a separate site for my paintings, I will share more details soon.
Have a wonderful day!
Tamara
Hello Papercrafters,
Happy Wednesday! I'm sorry I've been rather absent lately but I have been drowning in paperwork, lol, getting my mil paperwork ready for the accountant.........I used to not mind doing it but now it has been become something I dread, I don't like crunching numbers I like making cards, lol. Anyway over the weekend I did take a bit of time to use some of my new goodies to create a card.....finally got the photos' edited and ready for the post.
I used the new 'on film' framelits dies and the new retro fresh dsp.....don't you love all the arrows.....here's the front...
I also used the stamp set 'peachy keen' and one of my 'free' sab stamps from the 'see ya later' set......4 great stamps in this set....hope you were able to get one of your own :)..............
I added a little accent to the inside so it wouldn't be so plain....
Well actually just some dsp for the sentiment to sit on, looked much better than just the sentiment on the inside.
I love the colors in this dsp set......I've gotten a thing for orange and shades of orange here lately, not sure what's up with that, lol, orange is not usually a color I go for.....sometimes change is good.
Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Tamara
Hello Papercrafters,
Happy Tuesday! Things have been so busy lately with spring and school sports, all 3 of my daughters are involved- 2 are playing softball and the other is on the track team, I have turned into the taxi service......I don't mind so much although it can be hard to get anything accomplished.......however I do like watching them play it's enjoyable and relaxing, plus I get out of the house for awhile. Going to watch an evening game tomorrow, I like those, except it's still a bit chilly, will probably need to take a blanket to cover up with.
Today I have another card using the 'so very grateful' set, I sort of did some casing of a tag in the occasions catalog but then decided to add the tag to a card front....I really love the way it turned out....the flowers in this set are so pretty, love it! ...........here's the front...
I had to do a little extra stamping and fussy cutting to add the extra flowers and leaves, to shade the flowers I used my blender pen and SU ink and markers.
On the inside I simply stamped a sentiment, then stamped, cut, and painted a flower to add to the corner.
For my supplies I used:
strawberry slush cs
fresh prints dsp stack
So very grateful stamp set
1/8" rose regal ribbon
blender pens, markers and ink
Many thanks for stopping by, I hope my card inspired you to create one of your own!
Have a great day!
Tamara
Hello Papercrafters,
Happy Wednesday! I hope you are all having a good week so far, I'm sorry I'm a day late with this post but as I was working on editing my photos for this post yesterday my daughter sent me a text and said there softball game was starting about 30 minutes earlier than we had thought and she wanted me to bring her a drink and some sunflower seeds, lol, got to have those for the game......so I had to drop everything and head out the door. When I got home of course it was time for fixing dinner, and getting everything ready for today, so I did not get back to my post until this morning.
Today's greeting is for mothers day, I combined the two set's 'so very grateful' and 'my mother' from the occasions catalog............I love the flowers in this set, it's such a beautiful design and it looks fabulous when painted. I used a blender pen and SU ink to color in the flowers, then I added a little sparkle with some rhinestones.
My cs base is strawberry blush........
And with such a lovely front I decided the inside needed to be just as lovely, especially since it is a mothers day card.
I really adore this set and I can see I will be getting a lot of use out of it.
Well I really must be on my way, busy day ahead and I want to get all the un-fun chores done so I can spend some time in my craft studio.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
Tamara
Hello Papercrafters,
Happy Monday! Today our weather took a turn, well last night really, yesterday was so warm and sunny that I was in shorts, t-shirt and barefoot, but last night a high wind came in and it's still blowing, it's sunny and nice but chilly.
Over the weekend I created a couple of cards to post this week, today's card is using the new 'oh snap' , and 'Cool kid' stamp sets from the Occasions and the 'See ya later' set from the SAB....you to can get the 'See ya later' set for FREE! with a $50. purchase! Don't delay SAB ends March 31st! Anyway I also used the 'sweet sorbet' dsp (from SAB) and some of those cool sequins you see everyone using to dazzle up their creations.
I used the 'gorgeous grunge' set and gold heat embossing to create a background for the cat. Here's the inside....
Tomorrow I will be back with a greeting made with the 'So very Grateful' set from the Occasions catalog, it's one of my favorites, can't wait to share.
Have a wonderful day!
Tamara
Hello Papercrafters,
Happy Saturday all!, as I promised I am back with a quick post and another card using the petal parade stamp set, I really love the flowers in this set.....I can see that it is going to get much use. I had a die cut piece from the 'on film' framelits that I had used part of on another card sitting on my desk, so I decided to incorporate it into another card.
I started by adding a piece of vellum to the back of the frame, then I layered some dsp on the front and topped it with the frame so the flowers would peek through, I added the 'sweet sorbet' embellishments....cork flowers.....and some of the twine. It needed some sparkle so I added some of the sequins, I separated them from the string and attached them separately.
Here is a side view...
I added a little dress-up to the inside but left room to personalize.
I really must be off for now, the girls and I are getting ready to go out to lunch then bridesmaid dress shopping for my nieces wedding....I love playing dressup, hoping I can find a nice dress to wear to the wedding while I'm there too.
So I hope you all have a great weekend, I will be back on Monday with something new to share!
Tamara
