Blog Hop for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner

Welcome to our Valentine's Blog Hop for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner!  

This lovely image was a freebie from Saturated Canary and is now available in the Saturated Canary store, here.  The image is called "Hugs and Kisses."   I used my new Spellbinder's dies as well as a Martha Stewart punch around the page.  The heart die is from Cheery Lynn Designs.

Copics:  B21, B23, C00, C0, C1, C2,   E30, E31, E33, E97, E99,
R14, R20, R22, R24, Y15,   YR20, YR23,    YR31

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To all our followers new and old.
We hope that you have a wonderful week.

This is the beginning of our great blog hop.
We will have two winners along the way.
You will need to comment on this post,
as well as each of our designer's posts listed below.

There will be two random winners of a $10.00
gift certificate for any online shop of the winners choice.
The Blog hop tour will start on 02/12/13 and run thru 02/15/13

Blog Hop Rules:

• Have fun along the hop
• You must be a follower of Tammy's Scrapin' Corner to be chosen as a winner
• Comment on each Design Team member's blog
• Spread the word with your friends along the way.

Now lets see what our wonderful DT's 
have come up with for our special week:


 Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Blog
Diane Ahlers- Designer-You are here
Desire Fourie-Senior Designer
Archana Joshi- Designer
Vicky Fortier-Senior Designer
Carol Gill-Designer
Karal Schuknecht-Designer
Pam Phelps-Designer
Marc Ortiz - Co-Founder




If you get lost along the way
please go back to the beginning of our Blog hop
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner

This post will remain  at the top of the blog
until 02/18/13 so the winners can see if they were chosen on 02/16/13.

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Get your coffee and enjoy the hop!

Remember to leave a comment as the winners will be chosen randomly from our hoppers.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion My Valentine
Crafty Bloggers Network Anything Goes
Digi Darla's Be My Valentine
Kaboodle Doodles Valentine's
Love to Create Feelin' the Love
Lexi's Creations Valentine/Love
Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes
Come and Get It Love is in the Air
Dream Valley Challenges Valentine's
Eclectic Ellapu Anything Girly
Glitter 'n Sparkle Girls are Made of
No Matter Which Challenges Ribbons and Bows
One Stitch ata a Time Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs Red and/or Pink
Stamptacular Sunday From the Heart
2 Sisters Hearts
A Gem of a Challenge Hearts/Valentine
Allsorts Valentines

Also:

My Sheri Crafts Valentines

One Stop Craft Love is in the Air

Totally Gorjuss Love

Brown Sugar Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle Love is in the Air/Valentine

Card Makin' Mamas Love

Crafty Catz Love is in the Air

Daring Cardmakers Love is in the Air

Delicious Doodles  No Designer Papers

Digi Haven Love/Valentine

Pattie's Creations Valentines Day

Simply Create Too Valentines

Totally Papercrafts Valentines or Love

In the Pink Pink Valentines

Milk Coffee Challenge Valentines

Moving Along with the Times Only Girls Allowed

Paper Crafting Journey Love

Creative Moments Buttons and Bows

Nutcrafters Love and Friendship

Do You Love Me?

Time for a Valentine's Day Challenge at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner, how fun!  I chose this adorable image from QKR Stampede, available here.  I fell in llove with him when I first saw him.  They have a wonderful assortment of valentine's images.  I should go back and get a few more!

 The digital papers are from Cartabella.  The eyelets are from Stampin' Up.  I had quite alot of fun designing this card.  Too bad my sewing machine decided to be a real pain.  I usually have np problems with it.  It appears to have something wrong with the feed.  It would not pull the card through correctly so I had to push it through which caused the stitches to end up all different lengths. 

Copics:  B21, B23, B24, C00, C0, C1, C2, E30, E31,  E33,    E34, E37, E39, E53,  E97, 

R02, R20, R22, R27. Y35, Y38

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts  Anything Goes
My Grafico Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash Valentine's
Always Something Creative Love
Digi Haven Love/Valentine
Ladybug Crafts Valentine's Day and/or Love
One Crazy Stamper Love
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow Valentine's
Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Buttons & Bows
Party Time Tuesdays Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge Gingham and/or Checks
Allsorts Let's Get Cute
Di's Digi Designs Valentines
My Sheri Crafts  Valentines
My Time to Craft Love is in the Air
One Stop Craft Challenge Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Go Red/Hearts
Dream Valley Challenges Valentine's
Glitter 'n Sparkle Valentine's
Crafting When We Can Cards for Boys
613 Avenue Create Love
The Ribbon Girl Valentine's

Birthday Buttons

Time for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #47, Buttons.  I chose this really cute Bugaboo image, Theodore's Birthday Sign, available here.  This was such a simple, fun card to do.  It's good to get back to basics once in a while. The papers and buttons are from my stash.  I colored the image with Copics.

Copics:  B12, B13, C0, C7, E30, E31, E33, G05, R11, R20, R24, R27, Y15, Y17, YR68

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Send A Smile 4 Kids Anything Goes
Bloggers Challenge Birthday
Crafty Catz Cute as a Button
Jellypark Challenges Button Up
4 Crafty Chicks Buttons
Forever Friends Birthdays
Penny's Paper-Crafty Teddy Bears
Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time  Use a Digi
Here Come the Boys Bingo
The Crazy Challenge Party Time

Country Girl Valentine

 This card was made for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #46-Red and/or Hearts.  I used both on this card.  The image is from Kenny K and is available here.  I have had her for a while and was excited to finally have an opportunity to use her. 



The paper is from my stash.  I have had it forever.  The ribbon is from Taylored Expressions and is one of my very favorite.  The beautiful die is from Cherry Lynn Designs.  She is colored with Copics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Copics:  B21, B23, C0, C00, C1, 100, E00, E11, E43, E44, E49, G14, R01, R21, R22, R24, YR20, YR21, YR24    

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 

Paper Creator's Crafts Love is All Around

Challenges for Everybody Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time Love
Pile it On  Have a Heart
Avadares Valentine's Day
Guy Lou's Inimitability I See Dots
Charisma Cardz Punch It
Craft Us Crazy Celebrate Love
Crafty Ribbons Love
Freshly Brewed Anything Goes
Eureka  Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs  Sweethearts
Whoopsi Daisy  Use a Digi
Stamp and Create Love
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Flowers and Ribbon

    

Sympathy Card

I just love this basket of flowers digi and sentiment from Eureka.  This is my third week as guest designer for Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog..  I am totally enoying this opportunity to use their wonderful images.  I am sure I will get alot of use from this image.  I have many different ideas for cards using it.  I think it would be perfect for Mother's Day.

I colored this image with Copics   I used a Martha Stewart punch around the page to add a delicate edge.

Copics:  B12, B14, B16, C00, C0, C1, E34, E35, G20, G21, G24, R20,  R22, Y13, Y17, Y35, Y38

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Allsorts Flower Power

Glitter 'n Sparkle Sentiment
Stamping Sensations Friendship
Card Crafter's Circle Layers
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge Punch It
Simply Create Too Anything Goes
CCEE Stampers Sympathy Card
Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes
Divas by Design Girly
Nutcrafters Lots of Flowers

Let It Snow!

This is my second card as Guest Designer for Eureka Stamps Challenge Blog..  This week's challenge is Layer Up and Let It Snow.  The adorable image is available here.  The digital papers are from Echo Park.  The snowflake dies are from Stampin' Up.

I colored this image with the following copic markers:  BG000, BG11, BG13, CO, E01, E11, E31,   E34, R20, R32, R35, R37, YG95, YR24, YR30, YR31

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

QKR Stampede Snowman or Snow
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes
Gingerloft Let It Snow
Glitter 'n Sparkle Use a Digi
That Craft Place Snowy Christmas
Card Makin' Mamas Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations Fun in the Snow
Simply Create Too  Let It Snow
Pixie Dust Studio Winter
Sassy Studio Designs Let It Snow
Creative Belli Winter/Snowman
Penny's Paper-Crafty Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters Baby It's Cold Outside

Teddy Valentine

This is my first Valentine's card for this year.  I'm sure there will be quite a few more.  This card is for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #45,  Punch Card.  The lovely image is Teddy Bear with Bunny from SK Digis.  The digital papers are from Cartabella.  The flowers and gold corner piece are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the heart dies are from Cheery Lynn Designs.

I colored this image with the following Copics markers:  C1, E30, E31, E33, E34, E35, R20, R22

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes
Dream Valley Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time Anything Goes
Opus Gluei Pink
The Squirrel and the Fox Anything Goes
Allsorts Dies and Punches
Paper Creator's Crafts Love is All Around
Stampin' for the Weekend  Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges Add Hearts
Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Challenge Flower Extra Vaganza
Nutcrafters Flowers

Birthday Dragon

Exciting news!  I'm a guest designer this month for Eureka Stamps.  I was recently introduced to their stamps and I can honestly say I love what they have available.  This cute image is a digi called "Birthday Dragon,"  and it's available here  The papers are from my stash.  I colored the image with Copics.  I have not been very good about saving the color numbers lately.  It needed some embellishment so I freehand cut some balloons from the papers and outlined them with black marker and connected them together with wire.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle Anything Goes
The Squirrel and the Fox Party Time!
Craftymess Show Some Sparkle/Bling
QKR Stampede  Anything Goes

Going Fishing

This weekend has been quite a challenge for me.  I injured my knee two weeks ago and it's been gradually healing, that is until Friday.  Somehow I injured it again and I'm in serious pain.  I think I tore a muscle or tendon below the kneecap.  This time I'm going to go to a specialist.  Hopefully, I can get this thing healed, finally.  Walking is extremely difficult and I have to go back to work tomorrow.  That should be interesting.  I just plan on locking myself up in my office for the day.  I'll have to lug along the cane, knee brace, Advil and ice pad.  Should make for a nice day.

It's time for challenge #45 at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner.  This week's challenge is to make a Manly Card.  Our sponsor this week is QKR Stampede.  I used this great digi called "Going Fishing," available here  I've had these metal tags for a while and never knew what to use them for.  This one "capture life's moments"  seemed ideal for this card.  The papers are from my stash and I colored the image with Copics.  ..

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges Anything Goes

2 Sisters Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie Animal House

Crafty Catz Anything Goes

Fairy Tale Animals and Pets

Stampin' for the Weekend Anything Goes

Phantom of the Opera

The challenge this week at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner is #43 to make a step center card.  Our sponsors this week are Sassy Studios and Paper Makeup Stamps.  I used Phantom of the Opera by Sassy Studios. 

  

The paper I got as a freebie online.  The tickets are by Jim Holtz.  The brad is from Stampin' Up and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I made the masks with FIMO.  I am pleased with how the phantom's mask turned out.  I do not like the ladies mask.  I tried to do the edges with Stickles and they would not go on smoothly.  they were either too thin or clumped.  Even the Liquid Pearls I used for embellishment on the mask did not adhere correctly.  Oh well.

 I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Craftymess Show Some Sparkle/Bling (on mask)

Drunken Stampers All that Glitters (on mask)

Stamp Your Life Anything Goes

Card Crafter's Circle Anything Goes

Pause, Drean, Enjoy Anything Goes

Stampin' For the Weekend Anything Goes

Wags n' Whiskers Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz  Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes

Divas by Design Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

Stamp-n-Doodle Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu Anything Goes
Opus Gluei  Free for All
Pile It On Embellishments
Hiding In My Craftroom Freestyle
Artistic Inspiration Celebration/Anything Goes
Digi Makeover Challenge Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp & Show Anything Goes

Favorite Five of 2012

There is a wonderful challenge running over at A Scrapjourney to pick your five favorite cards of 2012.  I enjoy doing this every year.  It's fun to look back at my work.  Although, I usually do see a lot more that I'm not fond of.  Some are very special to me for different reasons.

 This was my favorite card this year.  The image is from Digi Doodle Shop.  Unfortunately, it is now closed, but I was on their design team for quite a while so I have a good stock of images.  I especially loved their animal images.  It's hard to find lifelike animal images elsewhere.  Here is the link to the original post, Barnyard Rooster

This image is from Elizabeth Bell.  I love the pink, blue and yellow combo.  Here is a link to my post,  

A Stitch In Time

This image is from Kenny K.  I must admit, this card was very out of character for me to do.  I was unsure if I was going to post it or not.  I did so enjoy making it, though.  I'm really looking forward to more Kenny K cards this year.  Here is a link to my post, Layer Upon Layer

This is my favorite image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I have used it so many times so far.  This card was requested by a coworker.  Here is a link to my post, For Makela

This image is from Kenny K.  It was a birthday card for my son Tim, who is a film major.  He used to dress like this all the time.  I just love the black, white and red combo.  Here is a link to the original post, Birthday Card for Tim.

Stella - I.R.S.

Come join us for another great week for Tammy’s Scrapin Corner Challenge #42, BINGO.

This week’s challenge is sponsored by Bugaboo.  I used this humorous image called "Stella/IRS."

Boy, do I understand how she feels.  The good old IRS gets us every year.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Lucas at Almost Four Months

I am so thrilled with this little guy.  

Who would have thought?  

I thought I didn't like babies.

He proved me wrong!

Final Christmas Cards This Year

Every year I make a few, what we call, "naughty cards" for the ladies at work to give to their husbands.  I try to color them to match their hair and eye color.  These are some of this year's cards.  I realized after I colored them that the bow just blends in with her outfit.  I should have made it green.  Oh well, next time.  I already have next year's image picked out.  I should start them soon so I'm not last minute again.

Last Minute Cards

I needed a few extra cards so I whipped these up really quickly. 
I tried to keep them a little less decorated so they're easier to mail. 

Image from Mo's Digital Pencil,

Image from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Image from Whimsy Stamps.

I think I'm done with Christmas cards now!  Next year I'm doing the Splitcoast Christmas Card Challenge again.  I should have done it this year.  That will keep me from having to rush last minute to get them done.  I'll be making one a week throughout the year.