Sep 11 2008
Stamp Simply #52 — Cuddle up with Tammy!
Hi everyone!!! Today marks 1 full year for the Stamp Simply Challenges! Thank you all so much for playing each week — we couldn’t have a challenge without players. Much Appreciated!!! Our week + long celebration continues, and today you have a chance to win a spot as a Stamp Simply Guest Designer for the month of November. Make sure to read about this at the end of this post.
Keyword ssnotime52 -There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload yourproject at Splitcoastand/or your Blog, anytime at all! You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!)can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.
Todays challenge is Cuddle up With Tammy! Today it’s all about a warm and cozy homespun feel! Tammy has many styles to her work, but the style that just called my name was her warm, cozy, cuddly work, including what I wouldthink of as elementsof a sewn project. Tammy’s work often includes a small printed pattern paired with a solidpaper for a warm and cozy background, accented with what I would call a homespun quality — and by this I mean she makes her cards feel warm and cozy like a quilt — often incorporating the use of either machine stitching, lace, rick rack or a pretty patterned ribbon. And Tammy often uses the Cuttlebug as well to obtain texture, so that’s all good for today! I often feel like I’m looking at the makings for a cuddly quilt, or maybe even an adorable baby outfit, when I view Tammy’s work, and that’s what we’re after today, a card that has a cozy and warm feel — like a quilt or a baby outfit. Tammy has several samples for you to see here, but please treat yourself and take the time tocruise herblog, Stamp Happy,tocheck out some of her other work in cleaner,fresherstyles as well. It’s well worth the trip!
The above are suggestions, not all requirements — the only requirement is that you try to achieve a warm and cozy feel — a card you would want to cuddle up to!!! HOW you achieve it, is up to you! We can’t wait to see what you do!!!
Check out Julie Koerberssample here.
Check out Dee Jacksons samplehere.
Check out Jennifer Bucks sample here.
Check out Janine Orchards sample here.
Check out Tammy Hershbergers card here.
Check out Becky Oehlers card here.
You can see all Gallery Submissions here.
Arent these girls justFABULOUS!!! Thank you girls!!! Much appreciated!!!
Heres my card for todays challenge:
This was such fun card to make and it involves absolutely NO stamping at all! I used designer paper and chipboard stickers by K & Co. from Michaels. And I used a layout with the 2 triangular pieces just as Tammy so often does. Now, using triangular pieces is not something I normally do — but this was so fun and quick and easy I WILL be doing this again. My card is 5.5″ square, and my DP was cut to 5.25″ square. I layered the 2 pieces together and cut them (as one) on the diagonal on my paper cutter. It was so quick and easy, just aligned opposing points on the guide and they were a perfect match!!! I then just put a smallbit of adhesive on the center of each triangle to hold it in place on the base layer, then I went to the sewing machine and zig zag stitched around the perimeter and up the center diagonal. In fact, this was so quick, once I was cutting and sewing, I made4 panels, so I have some set to go for a few more cards. Here they are:
These are just the panel before they are attached to the card base. And I have one flipped over so you can see how I pull the thread to the back, then secure them down with tape. Loose strings really drive me nuts — LOL — just a *thing* with me!!! This is the 2-sided carpet tape I often use to adhere heavy pieces, so when it’s time to adhere this base to the card, I’ll just pull up the protective top on the tape. People often ask me about the tape I use — you can read about it here. (The post is about Christmas tags, just scroll way to the bottom to read the discussion on the tape.)
- Paper: PTI White, SU Sage Shadow, K. & CO. Margo, the other 2 unmade samples are K. & Co. K-ology Addison from last year
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Accessories: Margo Chipboard Stickers by K. & Co., Sewing Machine, Thread, Vintage Button, Dressmakers Rick-Rack, SU Grosgrain, SU Brad, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots Folder, Piercer and Mat Pack, Petite Circle Nestabilities and Tag 5 by Spellbinders
FUN AND GAMES Anyone playing this challenge and linking into the comments section below (and loading into either SCS or Blog is OK), will be put in a random drawing. The winner will have the opportunity to be a Stamp Simply Guest Designer for the month of November. If the winner declines, another name will be selected. Participants can play this challenge and link as many times as they wish, no limit, just make sure you leave a separate comment/link for each upload. Uploads will be counted until 6:00 p.m. EST Thursday, Sept. 18. The winner will be announced on Friday morning, the 19th. (I will separate regular comments from comments with links before I choose the winner.)
The winner from last’s week’s Stamp Simply Guest Designer drawing will be announced on Friday morning. More Blog Candy will be announced as well!!!
Thanks so much for stopping in and playing along with us this week — it’s been fun, and we have a few more days to go!!! Hope you can stick with us!!!