The Feel Better Bag


This week is "Anything Goes but a Card" at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner.  I used this really cute pre-colored digi from Meljen.  I bought the uncolored digi and colored it, but when I scanned it the color was way off.  Fortunately, it was available pre-colored.  My photography was just awful this week.  I had a really difficult time getting the photo to look right.  The bag is much cuter in person.  I made this for my grandson, Lucas.  He's too young for it right now.  It will be a while before I get to use it.  I plan on filling it with coloring books, crayons, DVDs, story books, a teddy bear and anything else that might be comforting to a sick child. 

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

613 Avenue Create Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody Anything Goes
Glitter 'n Sparkle  Animals
One Stitch at a Time  Use a Digi
Opus Gluei Go Where You Haven't Gone Before
Southern Girls Challenge  The Kids are Alright
Vicky's Place  Teddy Time Challenge
Crafting for All Seasons Anything but a Card
Creative Moments Animals
Penny's Paper Crafty Gingham/Checks




Easter Blessings


I finally got a card done!  As some of you know, my husband had been very ill.  He's getting back to normal now, although, he is still on a feeding tube.  We hope that it is removed soon.  Fortunately, his body is healing so he was able to avoid surgery.  Thanks so much for all the support I received during this ordeal.


This card was designed for Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Challenge #54, Easter.  The beautiful image is from Eureka and is available here.  I just loved this image and couldn't wait to use it.

Funny story, I was babysitting my grandson during the process of making this card.  He was on the family room floor playing during dinner time.  The table that I work at is also in the family room.  I decided to sit and eat at that table so I could keep a better eye on him.  I sat at the opposite corner from where I had been working on this card.  We were having ribs for dinner.  I looked over at my card during dinner and there was a spot of barbecue sauce on it.  Of course, I had already finished coloring it!  I had been sitting several feet away.  I don't know how I managed that one.  Anyways, that is how the pearls ended up on the card.  They were definitely not planned, but barbecue sauce does not come off.  I ended up liking the pearls anyways.




The paper is from Stampin' Up, the pearls are from Zva,  The gorgeous silk ribbon is from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store and the flowers are from Micheal's, I believe.  I used a Martha Stewart corner die for the shell corners.  The image is colored with Copics.

Copics: 

B16, B91, BG0000, BG000, BG10, BV0000, BV000, BV00, C0, C1, C2, C3, E11, E53, E55, G20, G21, G24, R01, R20, R21, R22, R35, R37, R39, Y000, Y38, YG61, YG63, YR24






I am entering this card in the following challenges:

DL.ART Easter
Forever Friends & Co  Lots of Flowers
Moving Along with the Times Spring is in the Air
Crafting for All Seasons Spring Into Spring
Ribbon Carousel Spring is in the Air
Avadares Easter
Bloggers Challenge Think Spring
Digi Haven  Easter
QKR Stampede  Dreaming of Spring 
2 Sisters Flowers for Spring
A Gem of a Challenge Easter/Spring
CMC Challenge  Spring Colors
Di's Digi Design Easter/Spring
My Sheri Crafts Easter
Paper Creator Crafts Spring has Sprung
Sweet Stampin' Easter
Creatalicious Challenge Easter
Glitter 'n Sparkle Easter
Lacy Sunshine Layer it Up
Opus Gluei Spring has Sprung

Thank You Manzanita Family


My wonderful coworkers took up a collection for my husband and I during his illness and this is the ThankYou card that I made for them.  I found the image at Stitchy Bear.. The papers are from my stash.


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

One Stop Craft  Anything goes
Speedy Fox and Friends Green
Word Play Saturday Springtime
Card Makin' Mamas Spring Colors
Just Add Ink Just Add Green
Wags 'n Whiskers Go Green
Milk Coffee Challenge Go Green


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.

Feel Free To Share this with all your friends.


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
Brown Sugar Anything Goes
Card Crafter's Circle Love is in the Air/Valentine
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
Moving Along with the Times Only Girls Allowed
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

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.

Eureka

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.

SKdigis

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:

2 Sisters Anything Goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Animal House
Crafty Catz Anything Goes
Fairy Tale Animals and Pets

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
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,  


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!

Irish Eyes

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