Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Hearts Are Full

2012-01-27T10:07:00.000-05:00

I love this stamped image. So cute with hearts flying all around. This is one of three cards for a January Stamp Camp this Saturday. I love the colors. I used lots of new products from the Occasions Mini. Stamp set is Take It to Heart. I also used Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing folder. The hearts were cut out with the new Hearts Collection Framelits Dies. Those are so cool You can clearly center your stamped image in the die and get a perfect cut. This Occasion Mini has so many great products and now for every $50 you spend in Stampin' Up! products, you can pick a Sale-a-Bration item. Links to the Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration brochures are on the right sidebar.

Hope you have a wonderful day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Christmas Fun 12 x 12 Scrapbook Page

2012-01-09T13:43:00.001-05:00

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I had fun putting this page together. My Digital Studio is fun to work with. Resizing, changing colors and designer papers, adding embellishments without damaging any materials! Hope you like this and if you have any suggestions for improvement, I would be happy to hear them!

Hope you have a wonderful day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

2011-12-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

A few more Christmas cards I made with The Sounding Joy and Come to Bethlehem. Love Christmas!

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Elegant Music Christmas Cards

2011-12-21T08:00:00.000-05:00

Made these two cards for our Pastor and our Music Minister. Thought they were pretty. I used some retired Stampin' Up! Christmas Designer Series Paper. The stamp set is The Sounding Joy.

Have a wonderul holiday season,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - One Sheet Wonder Again

2011-12-20T08:00:00.000-05:00

More cards I made with the One Sheet Wonder. Have a great day! Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - More One Sheet Wonder Cards

2011-12-19T17:10:00.003-05:00

Here are some more of the One Sheet Wonder Cards I made. I wish the photos were better, but I had to make do in the condo at the beach without good lighting.

Have a wonderful day,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Fun at the Beach Scrapbook Page

2011-12-08T13:51:00.001-05:00

Made both of these pages on My Digital Studio! Love that program. This is our last day at the beach. Tomorrow we will drive home. I miss my family, dogs, and home, but this was a fun and relaxing time with my sweetheart!

Have a wonderful day,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Snowflake Trio on a Slant

2011-12-07T17:42:00.001-05:00

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I made this card from a One Sheet Wonder pattern I found on the internet. I used Sincere Snowflakes in Pool Party, Marina Mist, and Pacific Point Classic Inks on Whisper White card stock. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Love this card! This is a sketch challenge from Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

The snowflakes were punched from Whisper White which was sprayed with shimmer spray I made with alcohol and our Frost White Shimmer Paint. Please be careful if you use an alcohol spray. Make sure to use it in a well ventilated area. I will be sharing more of the cards shown below in the next week or two.

Have a great day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Ornaments Scrapbook Page

2011-12-06T08:12:00.001-05:00

Ornaments Scrapbook Page

My hubby and I are on a little getaway to the beach. We have been blessed with nice weather. Supposed to be 72 today! Yahoo! Sadly our vacation ends today, tomorrow it is back home.

I made this scrapbook page on My Digital Studio yesterday while we were chilling. I used the Christmas Jingle Designer Album kit, but added the Christmas tree in Whisper White from the Christmas Lodge brush (stamp) set.

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Hope you have a wonderful day,

Tammy

Tarheel Stamper Happy Turkey Day

2011-11-24T08:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Turkey Day!

Found instructions for this cute turkey on another blog. I realized afterwards that I had put the turkey wings on the wrong oval, but it is still cute! I used a scallop circle card stock to make the turkey stand up. The Designer Series Paper is from the Regals Patterns pack.

Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper Snowflake Trio

2011-11-23T14:41:00.001-05:00

Here are three quick and easy cards. I heat embossed the swirly image from Wedding Sweet in Whisper White. I wanted it to look like a wind swirl and had this image on hand. All of the Designer Series Paper is from the Frostwood Lodge pack available in the Holiday Mini catalog. Punched three snowflakes with the, you guessed it, Snowflake punch. A Basic Rhinestone is adhered to the center of the snowflakes. I used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border and Scallop Edge Border punches for the bottom edging. Card stock colors are Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler. Ink used are Versamark and Cherry Cobbler. These would be easy to mass produce. I saw something similar on another blog, but I cannot find the paper. Tomorrow I will be sharing a small turkey I made. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Have a great day,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Happy Veteran's Day! 11-11-11

2011-11-11T11:11:00.000-05:00

Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have and are serving and sacrificing for our country!
A big thanks to my husband for his 20 years served in the US Army, my brother-in-law for his service in the Navy, my Dad for his service in the Air Force, my nephew in the Air Force, and uncles in various branches.

Tarheel Stamper - Faux Pinwheel Square Christmas Card

2011-11-11T10:37:00.001-05:00

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Link to video http://youtu.be/yTdZaR0s3Pc

1. Glue 2 - 2 3/4" squares Early Espresso together as shown on card above.

2. Punch 8 squares of DSP with the Postage Stamp punch.

3. Apply adhesive to one side only on each square, start gluing down each square in the corners of the Early Espresso pieces while overlapping each one. On the eighth one, you will lift up the edge of the first square and slip one side under that.

4. Punch 2 - 5 Petal Flower shapes and curl tips of petals slightly. Layer and glue 2 flowers on top of each other. Punch Itty Bitty flower from Dafodil Delight. Using stylus emboss dots on the flower. Glue on top of the 5 Petal flowers. Punch 3 leaves with the Blossoms Petals Builder punch from Wild Wasabi. Glue on back of flower. Glue the completed flower over the center of the pinwheel with dimensional.

5. Punch 4 Postage Stamp shapes from the 3 1/2" square of Very Vanilla. Cut each square in half diagonally. Glue to back of pinwheel shape on each corner of the Early Espresso.

6. Run through 4 3/4" Cherry Cobbler through Big Shot in the Snowburst folder. All of it will not fit, so run it back through in the folder with the area not embossed in the folder. Only put the plate on top of the area you want to emboss so it will not press down on the cardstock already embossed.

7. Score the cardbase at 5" and fold. Glue the embossed piece on front of card. Then add pinwheel.

8. Stamp sentiment in Cherry Cobbler and pine branches in Wild Wasabi inside and add small strip of dsp on bottom.

Supplies used:

Stamp set - Clear Mount Christmas Lodge (Item# 123769)

Punches - 5 Petal Flower (Item# 119669), Itty Bitty Shapes pack (Item# 118309), Postage Stamp 1/4" x 5" strip

Ink - Cherry Cobbler (Item# 119669), Wild Wasabi (Item# 109014)

Snowburst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Item# 124096)

Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Specialty Paper - (Item# 124004) approximately 6 1/2 square for 8 punched squares,

Cardstock - Very Vanilla - 10" x 5" and 3 1/2" square for the 4 Postage stamp punched pieces for mat, scrap of Wild Wasabi for 3 leaves (petals) punched pieces

Cherry Cobbler - 4 3/4" square

Early Espresso - 2 - 2 3/4" squares

Dafodil Delight - small piece to punch Itty Bitty flower

This is a fun card to make since it is not the tradition A2 size. Fun part is picking out the designer series paper which is easier because Stampin' Up!'s is two sided. So I was able to punch from the same sheet of paper.

Have a wonderful day,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Christmas Pinwheel

2011-11-06T17:20:00.002-05:00

I cased this card from Tami White. I changed the colors, designer series paper, and used an embossing folder. This is a faux pinwheel look. The Designer Series Specialty Paper is Holly Berry Bouquet. I used the new Dazzling Details available in the Holiday Mini for the bird's eye. Love the precise applicator tip. I have used the new Impressions Folder Snowburst a lot lately. It has such a deep impression and fast and easy way to make a great background. Colors are Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, and Chocolate Chip.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Card

2011-10-30T12:36:00.000-04:00

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This is such a fun card. I saw a Rudolph made with the Stocking builder punch and it was so cute so I wanted to make one with the Sizzix Bigz Holiday Stocking die. The photo with the pieces I used does not show Rudolph's smile. To make the smile, I punched a circle out of Chocolate Chip and then positioned the circle punch over the punched out area a little off that to get the smile. I used the Snowburst embossing folder on Rudolph. The Signo white gel pen is great for adding highlights to the nose and eye. The "antlers" are from the Snowflake #2 Bigz Die. The holly leaves were cut from the Stocking Accents die. The jingle bell is available in the Holiday Mini Catalog and is tied on with Cherry Cobbler baker's twine. Colors used are Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Garden Green. Hope you enjoy seeing the card and making one too!

Have a great day!
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

2011-10-26T15:31:00.000-04:00

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Another Christmas card I mailed to my Monday Mailers partner. If you are a NC demo, this is such a great group. We share business tips, ask questions of each other, and they plan quarterlies. I have not been able to go to one, but I hear they are a blast. It is a great group of stampers and I have learned a lot through this Yahoo group!

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On to the card. I used my lonely Lattice Sizzix die on this one. Colors are Real Red, Garden Green, and Whisper White. I used the Blossoms Petal Builder punch for the poinsettia and ran it through the Big Shot inside the Northern Flurry embossing folder. The Tasteful Trim XL Garden Green piece was run through the Big Shot with the Holiday Mini's Snowburst Embossing Folder. The Merry Christmas is from Teeny Tiny Wishes punched out with the Word Window punch and layered on a Real Red piece punched out with the Modern Label punch. Rhinestones are on the ends of this. Below is a photo of the pieces I used to make the poinsettia. It is the smaller petal on the punch. I glued two layers of 7 petals on the 3/4" circle and then added the small rhinestones on the center of the flower after I ran it through the embossing folder.

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Hope you have a wonderful day,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

NC Demos Blog Hop Candy Winner

2011-10-24T21:58:00.000-04:00

And the winner of this lovely clear mount stamp set is...................................
Comment #5

Babe Thanks for all the kind comments. The projects were a lot of fun to make!

Hope you enjoy the stamp set Babe!

Have a wonderful day!
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

NC DEMOS HOLIDAY BLOG HOP

2011-10-23T11:59:00.000-04:00

Welcome to our NC Demos Holiday Blog Hop. I know that you have seen some awesome holiday projects. You probably came from Tiffany's blog Make Life Creative. I hope you enjoy your stay on my blog. Please come back and visit often. Next stop is the talented Ariel's blog Be Creative!

I am highlighting a stamp set available in Holiday Mini catalog named The Sounding Joy. You can click on the photos to get a larger view of them. A supply list is included at the bottom. I made a Fancy Favor box, a Christmas card, and a Christmas ornament.

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Blog candy is The Sounding Joy clear mount stamp set. Good luck! To enter please leave a comment and your email address in the comment. I will use random.org to select the winner. You have to live in the USA for me to have it mailed to you straight from Stampin' Up! Of course, I love comments so if you cannot or do not want to enter the contest, I would love to read your comments.

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Hope you have enjoyed the projects I have made. The were a lot of fun to make! Thanks for stopping by. Remember to enter to win the blog candy. Details above. Click on links below to continue your tour. Supplies lists at end of post.

Have a wonderful day!

http://becreativewithariel.blogspot.com/

http://makelifecreative.blogspot.com/

Supplies used:

The Sounding Joy Clear Mount Stamp Set
Elegant Eggplant, River Rock, and Very Vanilla card stock. Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper
Elegant Eggplant Classic and Craft Ink. Sahara Sand Classic Ink.
Clear Embossing Powder
3/8" Very Vanilla Velvet Stitched Ribbon
Pinking Hearts Border Punch
Stars #2 Sizzix Die
Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die

Tarheel Stamper - Gold Leaves and Acorns

2011-10-15T16:42:00.000-04:00

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Hi Stampin' Friends! The card is made with the Day of Gratitude clear mount stamp set One thing I love about the clear mount stamps is I can put three stamps on a single block and stamp at the same time. I stamped Happy Thanksgiving from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Chocolate Chip. Punched that out with the Word Window punch and matted with the Modern Label punched piece. The color is Chocolate Chip base and Very Vanilla inside. The embossed areas were stamped in Versamark ink and then heat embossed with gold powder. I cut a strip of embossed card stock and glued inside. I used Finial Press Impressions folder on the bottom area of the card. Next I used the Versamark pad on that embossed area and sprinkled with gold embossing powder. The Stampin' Up! gold embossing powder is very fine and great for detail images and melts quickly.

This is a Monday Mailer card for my NC Demo Yahoo group so I hope she isn't looking at it since she will get it next week in the mail. LOL

Fall is not in the air here. We are in the 80's and I am loving it. I did get a few fall decorations out and have some photos of fall items in the house.

Hope you have a wonderful fall day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Sunflower in Fall

2011-09-30T10:50:00.000-04:00

This card is for you! Thank you for stopping by!

I used a card stock vellum Top Note die cut to mask the Very Vanilla Top Note die cut. I trimmed the Top Note vellum piece on the dotted border. It is an easy way to "layer" the card stock. I have two photos below to show what I did. I used a piece of sponge with a binder clip attached. The binder clip makes the sponge easier to use and keeps your fingers cleaner. The vellum looks awful with all the colors of ink used over time, but doesn't hurt anything. I just make sure that I use the same side each time. I wipe the vellum dry after using.

Run the edges of one of the Very Vanilla Top Note die cuts over a Chocolate Chip ink pad. For the inside, stamp the sentiment in Chocolate Chip and Thank You in Cajun Craze on a Very Vanilla Top Note die cut. Stamp the Thank You one more time in Cajun Craze on a scrap of Very Vanilla for the front. I used the Day of Gratitude clear mount stamp set. Ink the cap of the acorn with a Stampin' Up! Cajun Craze marker and stamp off once. Color the bottom section of the acorn using a Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker. Huff (blow on) the stamp to reactivate (moisten again) and stamp. Repeat this one more time on the inside. Using a scrap of Very Vanilla, repeat process and closely trim the acorn to use on the front side.

For the sunflower, using the Sunflower stamp from Stampin' Up!, ink bottom petals in Cajun Craze Stampin' Write marker. Color the upper petals with More Mustard Stampin' Write marker. I also colored the edges of the upper petals and the tips with a little of the Cajun Craze marker. Color the outer portion of the inside circle with Cajun Craze and the inside with Chocolate Chip marker. Place a few dots just outside the Chocolate Chip circle on top of the Cajun Craze area. Huff on stamp and stamp on the Very Vanilla Top Note piece. Sponge edges of the Cajun Craze piece. Attach Top Note to the Cajun Craze piece. Attach that to the More Mustard card base.

Punch the Cajun Craze Thank You with the Word Window punch. Using the Modern Label punch, punch out one using More Mustard card stock. Glue together and attach to front with Stampin' Dimensionals. Tie a small bow with Linen Thread and glue to cap of acorn. Attach acorn to sentiment with a small piece of Stampin' Dimensional. Cut strip of Chocolate Chip and pierce holes using Map Pack. Attach to front of card on the Cajun Craze piece.

Have a wonderful day!

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Supplies used: Item#

5 1/2" x 8 1/2" More Mustard card stock scored at 4 1/4" - 100946
5" x 4" Cajun Craze card stock - 119684
1/4" x 5" Chocolate Chip card stock - 102128
Very Vanilla card stock, 2 Top Note die cuts - 101650
Sunflower stamp - 123606
Day of Gratitude stamp set - 121148
Top Note die - 113463
Modern Label punch - 119849
Word Window - 119857
Mat Pack - 105826
Paper Piercing tool - 123606
Linen Thread - 104199
Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker - 100071
Cajun Craze Stampin' Write marker - 119678
More Mustard Stampin' Write marker - 100076

Tarheel Stamper - Delicate Doiles

2011-09-22T06:08:00.000-04:00

This is a simple layout. I needed a quick card to send to my former landlords. We were so blessed to have great landlords. They brought us goodies and produce from their garden all the time. They were more than landlords. They were friends. We miss them. The designer series paper is Flirtations. I used the Triple Layer Doily and Lace Ribbon border punches. I used So Saffron, Whisper White, and Melon Mambo card stock.

Sorry for the quality of the image. I didn't have my full spectrum lamp available when I took this photo. I had to mail the card quickly and just didn't have time to set up my photo lighting.

Hope you have a wonderful day,
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Not So Seriously

2011-09-20T14:02:00.001-04:00

Wow! I cannot believe how long it has been since I last posted. Life became very busy with a move and some other events. LOL So glad to be back. I hope to stamp more often, but right now I do not have a dedicated stamping space. My supplies are scattered around the house wherever they will fit.
Two of my sons birthdays were last week so I needed cards. I used the new Houndstooth Impressions Embossing Folder and the Stripes one. I love those. They make such a deep impression and add texture to your cards. The colors are In Colors for this year. I used Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade. Very pretty colors. The stamp set is Not So Seriously. We love dogs and have 2 large ones, and I am puppy sitting this week for my son and his wife. Whew....puppies are a lot of work. lol Sure is sweet though. Hope you have a great day!
Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Tarheel Stamper - Shadows and Faux Embossing Technique

2011-08-15T09:07:00.000-04:00

First card uses the faux embossing technique.

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Shadowing with clear block technique.

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I have another video up at You Tube on my TarheelStamper channel. Two cards I made with the techniques are shown below.

A quick run down of the steps to faux embossing technique are:
1. Stamp your image with Craft White Ink (pigment ink) on a piece of card stock and let dry.
2. Stamp your image on your imaging sheet using the stamp-a-ma-jig.
3. Using that stamped imaging sheet, position the image over the stamped image on the card stock so it is slightly off. I usually position mine to the right and down to make sure I get the same shadow effect every time. This is especially important for stamping several images on one piece of card stock.
5. Remove imaging sheet while holding the stamp-a-ma-jig in place.
4. Tap stamp on Classic ink pad (dye ink). The ink should be the same color as the card stock or versamark. I have never tried this with other colors.
5. Place stamp in corner of stamp-a-ma-jig and lower to paper leaving your stamped image. Now you have a faux embossed image. Continue with other images if needed.

Tarheel Stamper - NC Tax Free Weekend 2011

2011-08-04T08:09:00.001-04:00

The state of North Carolina is having a sales tax holiday for school supplies up to $100.00 per item from August 5-7. Because school supply items are included in this sales tax holiday, the below list of items will be state tax free during the holiday period. Other local taxes may apply if your area requires them. Take advantage of this limited-time benefit! You can order these items through my online business website at www.tammyhowell.stampinup.net.

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Item Number	Description	Price
100425	2-Way Glue Pen	$ 3.50
100902	Dotto Refill	$ 6.50
101879	Watercolor Pencils (24)	$ 19.95
102845	Blender Pens (3)	$ 9.95
103179	Craft & Rubber Scissors	$ 19.95
103305	Dotto	$ 12.95
103579	Paper Snips	$ 9.95
103683	Mini Glue Dots	$ 4.95
104045	Anywhere Glue Sticks (2)	$ 3.95
104294	Sticky Strip	$ 6.95
104331	SNAIL Refill	$ 4.50
104332	SNAIL Adhesive	$ 6.95
104430	Stampin' Dimensionals	$ 3.95
105021	Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen	$ 3.95
105394	Basic Black Stampin' Write Journaler	$ 3.50
108360	Craft Scissors	$ 29.95
110755	Multipurpose Liquid Glue	$ 3.95
Varies	Stampin' Write Marker	$ 3.50
119700	Subtles Collection Stampin' Write Markers (10)	$ 28.95
119701	Regals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (10)	$ 28.95
119702	Brights Collection Stampin' Write Markers (10)	$ 28.95
119703	Neutrals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (8)	$ 22.95
119801	2010-2012 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (5)	$ 14.95
119802	Subtles Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons (10)	$ 16.95
119803	Regals Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons (10)	$ 16.95
119804	Brights Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons (10)	$ 16.95
119805	Neutrals Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons (10)	$ 16.95
120962	Stampin' Pastels	$ 24.95
123002	2011-2013 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (5)	$ 14.95

Tarheel Stamper - July 4th Projects

2011-08-02T13:50:00.000-04:00

Wow I am late in posting these. We love celebrating the fourth as we are a very patriotic family. I made a banner that reads I (heart) USA. I used some retired products on this, but I thought I would show you the items I made.

Here is the banner and a close up photo. I used Itty Bitty Bits stamp set with White Stazon ink to stamp the border.

You can click on the photos to bring them up as a larger size.

Next shows a favor box I made with the Fancy Favor Box Sizzix Die.

And finally a photo of the table setting. I used the leftover strips to make the curly shapes.

Hope you have a great day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper