Tommy Birthday Card #2

The following Tommy birthday card is very similar to the one I posted yesterday in that I used the same stamps sets from the Cricut Artiste bundle. I added a candle from that stamp set this time and a sentiment from a different stamp set, Card Chatter - Birthday, to the inside of the card. I also used pattern 20, on page 42, from Make it From Your Heart, Volume 1.

 

Front of card

 

 Inside of card

 

As I mentioned in my first post of this series, Tommy came out in the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book so it is on it's second run in the current catalog. That means it will only be available while the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book is valid, until the end of January 2014. If you're interested in it, you might actually want to purchase it before January though. I know some papers which were not being sold anymore after July, like Later Sk8tr, sold out before July was even over!

 

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Tommy Birthday Card #1

It seems that I am always in need of Birthday and Thank You cards, so as part of my, "Use all of my Tommy Paper Pack," project, I set out to make some cards.

 

I used D1529, the Cricut Artiste Collection Birthday stamp set to stamp the sentiment, Oh Happy Day, and the cupcake image on White Daisy scraps shaped to match, cut out with the Cricut, of course. I used colored pencils to color in my cupcake which I had stamped in both Outdoor Denim and in Cranberry (on two different shaped pieces from the Cricut Artiste). Foam tape gives both the cupcake and the sentiment some dimension without making it too bulky.

 

Front of card

 

 

Since the front of my card was heavy with layers of paper, I added some of the scraps which were left over, after I made all of my Tommy projects, to the inside of my card just to balance out the weight and to give some interest to the inside as well (and to use up my paper, yay!).

 

Inside of card 

Stay tuned for another Tommy project tomorrow!

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Tommy Pattern Nine Scrapbook Layout

Believe it or not, I hadn't touched the Tommy papers even though I had bought them with the release of the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book all the way back in January. I love them. The colors are vivid and the designs are crisp and bold. Sometimes when I really like a paper pack, I'm afraid of cutting into it. My hoarding tendencies come out and I don't want to ruin the paper. Crazy, no? So, I thought I needed to challenge myself. I decided to try to use my whole pack of Tommy...all at once!

 

For the next several days, I will feature the different items I made using the Tommy Paper Pack. Here's what it looks like and what comes in a pack.

6 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets (2 Desert Sand, 2 Outdoor Denim, 1 Cranberry, 1 Honey)
6 – 12" × 12" B&T Duos® Papers (2 each of 3 double-sided designs)

I used Make It From Your Heart, Volume 1, pattern 9 on page 22 for the following scrapbook layout.

I also used the Tommy Assortment pictured below to add some pizazz to my layout.

7 pieces: 4 printed canvas flags, 2"; 3 adhesive-backed cork labels, 1½"; Cranberry, Outdoor Denim, Honey.

 

Here are both pages of the layout. You can click on any picture to see it a bit larger. The first photo mat should say 7" x 5" and not 5" x 7" but you know what I mean!

Here is a closer view of the left hand page...

and a closer view of the right hand page.

 

The only other item I used besides the Tommy Paper Pack, and the Tommy Assortment was a bit of yellow and white Baker's Twine from the Paradise Assortment. I am waiting for my Harvest Assortment of Baker's Twine to get here. Once it does, I may add some Outdoor Denim and Cranberry Baker's Twine to the layout too. We will see. The pattern in the book suggests adding a title to the bottom left side of the layout but I think I will probably put my title in the upper right hand side after I see how it look with pictures. While I don't have my exact pictures for the layout yet, I am intending to add some beach photos to this layout.

 

I used a little more paper than is called for in the original pattern because I added the red anchor paper in the middle of both of my background papers, just because I liked how it looked!

 

Come back tomorrow for my next project!

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Hostess Rewards: Better than Ever!

I love how Christine used the Washi Wonders stamp set (only available as a hostess reward) on the layout in this video. Check it out!

 

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Be An Alpha! Contest

Make a comment on Jeanette Lynton's Blog, Facebook, or on YouTube for a chance to win one of 20 E-sized Alphabet stamp sets. Make sure to comment before August 31st. Watch the video for more details!

 

I've just ordered the following alphabet stamps, Framework Alphabet. I can't wait until they arrive and I can start creating with them. I've seen such beautiful artwork using this set.

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Crop for a Cure 2013!

Proceeds from Tri Delta's Crop for a Cure benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a pediatric research and treatment facility where no family is ever turned away.

The first year I vendored at the Tri Delta Crop for a Cure was in 2009. My friend Maggie was finishing up with Close To My Heart and was nice enough to ask me to come along with her so that I could possibly vendor the next year too. I had never vendored before and had no idea about what to bring or how to prepare. But the cause was near and dear to my heart, so I just decided to participate and not worry about the results. I'm so glad I did! Fast forward to last weekend and to my fifth year of being a vendor at Crop for a Cure -- what a blast! It was the biggest and best crop they have had. This year's crop raised an amazing $30,300 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital!

Check out Tri Delta's Crop for a Cure page for information about registering for next year's crop!

Here are some pictures from this year's crop.

Me, at my booth

 

Heather, my wonderful friend, at her 31 Gifts booth

 

Doing a "Make and Take"

 

Lisa, donating her hair

 

 

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Just a Note Digital File

Have you seen the latest free digital file from Close To My Heart?

Go to this link: http://www.closetomyheart.com/Campaigns_and_Promotions/~/media/1693497A92064AF48F9563EE5D994B4A.ashx

Wouldn't that make a cute set of stationery?

You can download this file until August 31st!

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