Tamara's Paper Trail

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Layers of Beauty Inky Fun! Tues, Aug 6, 2024

Welcome to my latest offering of "Let me show you how". Since Monday was a write off (with internet problems) AND it was a holiday here in Canada, I skipped my weekly "Mystery Card Monday" and swapped it for a "Let me show you how" ... also referred to as "Check It Out Tuesday" (CIOT).

Upon request, I played with the Layers of Beauty Bundle. It is a stamp set, dies and masks. Full disclosure. I only just got this bundle recently, with some free spending I had earned. I still have my "Enduring Beauty" Bundle (it's still current) and it's similar hence my delay in getting it. As usual, once I started playing with it I thought "Why did I wait so long to get it ... and then wait so long to USE it?!" It's SOOO easy! ... and makes such beautiful cards! The colour combination possibilities are endless! .., ands the card on the right was made with just three ink colours. You don't need to have every toy in the toy box - just a few colours and the will to try. These are the same layout but just look how different they "feel" just from using different colours. LOVE it. I WILL be making more!

This one used Soft Sea Foam and Black papers, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Soft Sea Foam and Garden Green inks. The sentiment is from Comforting Thoughts.

THIS one used Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight and Basic Beige papers, and just Lost Lagoon and Misty Moonlight inks! Oh ... I did use Night of Navy for the flower image outline. EASY!

Check out the replay of my live for all the details .. and a few tips along the way.

That's it for this week. If you would like to join me LIVE for my MCM (Mystery Card Monday) sessions, you can catch me on my FaceBook Page here at 7:00 pm Mountain Time every Monday ... or on my YouTube Channel here at the same time (I stream live to both). Like and Follow my FB Page and/or Subscribe to my YouTube Channel. I'd love to have you - the live community is AMAZING and so much fun!

If you live in Canada and would like to purchase any of the items I used for my cards, just click any of the pictures below and you will be taken to my online store. Thank you! I appreciate your support!

Stay amazing!

Tamara

Product List

Layers Of Beauty Bundle (English)

[163519]

$78.25

Comforting Thoughts Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163691]

$28.00

Country Lace 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163415]

$17.00

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$15.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$15.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$18.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$15.75

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$15.75

Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[164511]

$15.75

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$12.25

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

$12.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$11.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$12.25

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$12.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$12.25

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$12.25

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$12.25

Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder

[161600]

$15.00

Eyelet 3 D Embossing Folder

[163414]

$13.75

Brushed Brass Butterflies

[158136]

$13.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$11.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$21.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$16.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$39.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$177.00

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

MCM Layout - Jul 29, 2024 - Quick Easy Christmas Card!

Happy Wednesday! I hope you're having a fun day!

Today I'm sharing what we made in my MCM two days ago. I absolutely LOVE this layout, as it is ridiculously quick and easy, yet so lovely! I have 200 Christmas cards to make and send this year so I needed simple. This one fits the bill - check out what we made ...

As I said in my Live, I'm really leaning into "clean" cards lately - more white space, fewer pieces, embellishments and/or no embossed layers. Of course you CAN "step it up" but you really don't need to.

This first card uses some paper that is not yet available to customers, but it will be out Sept 6, 2024. It is a Suite of product, actually - the "Nests of Winter Suite Collection" - paper, stamp, dies, embossing folder, twine and embellishments. The bundle is called Winterly Tree Tops. The paper is called "Nests of Winter". The twine is a 3 pack of "Natural Tones Linen Thread" and the gems are "Earth Tones Shimmer Gems". The embossing folder is "Birch Wood 3-D".

For the sentiment on this one I used the Greetings of the Season stamp set, stamped in Shaded Spruce,

This card was made using the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Paper and Iconic Imagery stamp set, stamped in Night of Navy. I used the Natural Tones Linen Thread again, and Opal Rounds Assortment for the dots.

This one uses Wildly Flowering paper and the sentiment from Winterly Tree Tops, stamped in Crumb Cake. The embellishments are our Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins, coloured with Pebbled Path Blends. I used The Pebbled Path Jute Trim. I separated the strands and made the bow out of just two of the strands.

I LOOOOOOVE this one! I used the Season of Green & Gold 12x12 DSP, the Iconic Imagery stamps and Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins to embellish. If you look closely, you can see thee one on the right has the back layer embossed with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. I wanted to show you the "stepped up" version along side the "Clean, Quick" version. Each are lovely. Which one do you prefer?