Sunday, November 27, 2011

PWCO's ABAC Sunday


Zoie the Red Nosed Zebra,
Had a very shiny bell.
And if you ever heard it,
You would even say "That's Swell"

Good Morning,

This is my last ABAC creation for the month of November, and for the year!  WOW 2012 is just around the corner.

The flu and cold season has returned (yes I know, bite my tongue) so I decided to create a  Hand Sanitizer holder. I was gifted one of these from a wonderful gal name Elisabeth, and found a fab tutorial HERE on how to re-create it. I had to play around with the measurements though so don't be too upset if your first one does not work out, take some scrap paper first and play around with it. 

While coloring  PWCO's Zoie The Zebra  I had Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer in my head (hence the poem above).  Zoie is one of the adorable Safari Friends Collection stamps. Who knew one little Zebra could be so versatile, and I love the fact that Zoie is not traditional, but totally acceptable for the Christmas/Holiday Season.

Happy Krafing,
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
2 Sisters: Holidays
Top Tip Tuesday: More than 1 fold
Fussy and Fancy: Anything But A Card

Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial






















Good Morning,

Want to know how I made the above Gift Card Holder? Be sure to head over to The Pixie Cottage Blog  for step by step instructions which includes a diagram to get you started.

Happy Saturday,
Hugs
Tanya

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Being Odd



Good Morning,

I always like to take a look to see what the DT is creating over at SOG. What talent! I decided to try and give the recipe challenge a go.

I love the bright Sassafras paper, it awakens the little girl in me. This card is all about the tiny sentiment. Happy Place. Today my happy place was getting hugs from my two girls. My little one has the habit of snuggling into my neck and inhaling. I remember doing this with my Mom when I was younger. When she wasn't home and I needed comfort, I would sneak into her room and smell her pillow.

Where or what is your happy place?

Hugs,
Tanya

Sunday, November 20, 2011

PWCO's ABAC Sunday








Materials Used
Y35, G05, G09, R17, R29, B00, E41

Good Morning,

Here with my ABAC Sunday Creation for PaperWorks Co.  It is crunch time, trying to figure out who wants what for Christmas and the holiday Season.  So I thought about making my family wish lists.  They can fill these out, keep the pretty envelope and send back the wish list.  Then off I go to the mall!
 
This project was easy, I took out an envelope, sealed it and snipped off the top, using a circle punch to take a nick out of the front.  I then went about decorating the outside.  This PWCO- Oh Christmas Tree stamp is just darling! I then made a tag for the inside.

Enjoy your Sunday.  Happy Krafting, and just out of curiosity, leave me a comment about how you are preparing for your family Holidays?

Hugs,
Tanya
 
Challenges this qualifies for are:

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Stop and Scrap's Countdown Until Christmas!

Stop and Scrap is having a Christmas Countdown Giveaway EVERY day until  Christmas!  Every day they will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to their store.  Stop and Scrap has oodles and oodles of papers and great deals!  I will be giving away a $25 gift certificate on Saturday December 10th, 2011. 

Be sure to sign up for their newsletter, as you get reminders of sales, pre-orders, and sales.  They truly have the best selection of papers, it is where I first got my collection of Sassafras Lass paper started.

Have a good day, and be sure to check out their blog.  They will tell you each day, whose blog to visit in order to win your very own $25 gift certificate.  And who couldn't use a "guilt free" shopping spree right before Christmas!

Hugs,
Tanya

Sunday, November 13, 2011

PWCO's ABAC Sunday

Materials Used
E50, E51, E53, RV21
Good Morning,

My PaperWorks Co. Sunday ABAC is a Sweet Treat holder.  Perfect for a birthday party I think.  Becky the Bunny  is just one cute Forest Critter and her matching sentiment would surely bring a smile to a party goers face.

I was totally inspired by Audrey Pettit's creation that I just had to try it out for myself.  I totally CASEd  her project (Copied and Shared Everything) out of pure admiration! Audrey's work is just beautiful.  I may have used different papers, and stamps, but the layout and ideas were totally hers.

Enjoy your Sunday ladies, I hope you have been inspired to go into your craft rooms and create.  Have I passed along some of Audrey's crafty inspiration?  I certainly hope so.

Hugs,
Tanya


Challenges this qualifies for are:
365 Cards: 3 B's  Bunny Brad Beige
The Friday Mashup: Let's Hear it For the Girls (it's all about the pink!)
2 Sisters: Anything Goes

Sunday, November 6, 2011

PWCO's ABAC Sunday



Materials Used
Y35, Y38, YR68, YG13, E25, B41 R37

Good Morning,

Here is my PaperWorks Co ABAC creation. I used a mini milk carton treat box and turned it into a bird house. An idea I found HERE. 

I stamped out PWCO's Tweetheart stamp and punched out the birds with my circle punch.  I then took an acrylic butterfly and traced it onto the remainder of the Tweetheart image to make the butterfly.  I am so used to using an image as is, that it was a really neat experience to transform 1 image into 2 very separate things.  I like the way it turned out.  So do my girls,  I have to make another one as each of them want this one.

Happy Sunday, I hope I have left you inspired.
Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Freshly Brewed: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Card Making Mamas: Cut it Out
All Sorts: Anything But Square

Friday, November 4, 2011

PWCO meets Viva Las Vegas


Good Morning,

Here we have the UBER adorable PaperWorkds Co. Alfy the robot rubber stamp paired up with Viva Las Vegas' SteamPunk Background stamp.

Alfy comes with this sentiment as well, and it came in perfect for my husbands birthday.  I stamped all of the images using brown Staz On ink, then stamped over the background with VersaMark and rubbed gold PearlEx pigment powders over top.  Adding some dimension with popped up cogs. My colring was done using prisma pencils and blending with gamsol, back to my roots so to speak.

This card was fun to make, and received with joy.

Have a great weekend ladies, see you Sunday with my PWCO ABAC creation.

Hugs,
Tanya

Challenges this qualifies for are:
Crafty Catz: Anything goes
Papertake Weekly: Anything goes (with a bit of bling)