Tarheel Stamper - Gold Leaves and Acorns

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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 - Baby Monkey Card



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 I wanted to make a baby card and didn't really have a specific stamp set to make one.  I remembered I have Sock Monkey and Sock Monkey Accessories.  I was tickled to see that the Accessories had a rattle and a flag.  I used Teeny Tiny Wishes for the Hello and Baby on the flags.  I used a post it note to cover the part I didn't want inked and stamped the other word with Black Stazon Ink.  I knew I wanted to watercolor after the words were on the flag so chose Black Stazon.  I used reinkers on a plastic lid picked up with the Aqua Brush to watercolor on SU watercolor paper. I think he turned out cute and maybe this card could be for twins! 

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Supplies:

Stamps - Sock Monkey, Sock Monkey Accessories, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock - Certainly Celery, Whisper White, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, SU watercolor paper 
Inks - Certainly Celery, Basic Grey, So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Accessories -Scallop Trim Border Punch Certainly Celery 1/8" Taffeta ribbon


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Hope you have a great day,

Tammy aka Tarheel Stamper

Happy Father's Day Card

2010 Father's Day card.  I used Bermuda Bay card stock and Thoroughly Modern designer series paper.  I ran the card through the Big Shot with a Texturz plate.  See the video tutorial I used for how to make this tie and card here.  I have no idea who to credit for creating this type of card.  I wish I knew, but I have seen them lots of places on the web.  Excuse the crooked knot.  I had to make this one in a hurry so my sweet husband and father of my three sons would not see it.  LOL

Used a 1/4 inch hole punch and Whisper White card stock for the buttons.  I pierced holes to mimic a button. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  That stamp set is fantastic!  Happy Father's Day to all the daddies out there in cyberland!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Graduation!

With God all things are possible 

 Matthew 19:26

We are so proud of our son, Bobby.  He is graduating today, May 7 2010, from Ambassador Baptist College.  He will graduate with a bachelor's degree of 2nd Man Christian Education.  He took classes for pastors and teachers, studied Greek and Hebrew, and many other areas of study.  Bobby did not like reading in school, but now reads profusely.  I am so happy he has discovered the joy of reading.  He likes to study Biblical doctrines and commands and see what the Bible says, not just what man says.  Not to say that the pastors and professors haven't taught the correct things, but he loves to study and make sure that God's word is preached. He has a love for the Jewish people and it has rubbed off on me to want to study more about their festivals, customs. and feasts. The New Testament becomes more interesting with a knowledge of the Jewish traditions.  Can't wait to see what God has for Bobby in the future!  Congratulations son!  We are so proud of your accomplishments.

Now here is the card I made him.  This is not my original idea.  I saw a card on the fantastically talented Jackie Topa's blog!  She has a tutorial to make a suit with tie and showed a photo of the commencement gown. I wished I would have had some of Stampin' Up!'s gorgeous blue satin ribbon for the tie, but the Basic Grey works.  I made the tassel with crochet thread.  I did not have a black brad so I used the Bashful Blue ones I had.  I think it looks good with that color brad.  I added a verse inside from a retired Stampin' Up! set named Say it with Scriptures.  The verse is Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. Proverbs 3:5.

Supplies used:

Stamp Sets - Say it with Scriptures, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories - brads, Matchbox XL Sizzix die, Basic Grey ribbon

Ink - Bashful Blue

Card stock - Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Basic Black