Sketches!{By Tamara} ~ 'Vintage Cherish' ~ Blast From The Past.

This week on Sketches!{By Tamara} it's the last 'Blast From The Past' Week.

As you can see I've had a play with my Distress Inks and Hero Arts Stamps this week.

I've used my little Silhouette Flower again and added a Heart, Flower & Pearl.

Recipe List:

My Silhouette Die Cuts ~ Hearts, Flowers & Cherish Wording

Hero Arts ~ K5153 Heart Flourish

Hero Arts ~ S1832 Italian Poetry Background

Distress Inks ~ Walnut Stain, Tea Dye and a hint of Tattered Rose

Quickutz Goosebumps Flourish Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirl Embossing Folder & Flower Die

White Embossing Powder

Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch

Embroidery Thread & Pearl from my Stash

Why don't you pop over to Sketches!{By Tamara} and join in the fun.

Thanks for looking

Sketches!{By Tamara} ~ 'Blast From The Past' ~ 'Oriental Delight'

Well it's Thursday again and time for Sketches!{By Tamara}.

It's another 'Blast From The Past Week' so I hope you enjoy this weeks sketch.

I had fun this week messing about with my Distress Inks and my Silhouette and off course, not forgetting a little stitching lol!.............I hope you like the result.

Recipe List:Frame & Matting Layer ~ Created by me with the Silhouette.

Hero Arts ~ Lp126 Three Japanese Dolls ~ Delight from LL987 Special Words

Funstamps ~ F-C72 Oriental Fan ~ F-A87 Oriental Flower

Stampendous ~ AA085 Petite Dragonfly

Heidi Grace ~ Flourish Stamp

Distress Inks ~ Worn Lipstick ~ Fired Brick ~ Walnut Stain

Adirondack ~ Butterscotch

Versafine ~ Black

Clear Embossing Powder, Foam Pads, Ribbon & Embroidery from my Stash

Be sure to pop over to Sketches!{By Tamara} to see what the other DT Members have created.

Thanks for looking.

'Blast From The Past!' ~ Sketches!{By Tamara} ~ 'Country Cottage Chintz & Lace!'

Silhouette, Silhouette Everywhere!.....................This is my version of Tamara's Sketch #91 this week and I went a little Silhouette mad lol!

All elements are created with the Silhouette apart from the Wizard Butterfly, Punched Leaves and the embellishments on the Flower.

I had a Vintage Chintzy Country Cottage idea in my head so I hope this has come across!

Just a little angle Pic to show you the dimension.

Close up of my Gorgeous Flower......................even if I say so myself lol!

Recipe List:
My Quickutz Silhouette Die Cut Creations...............Card, Matting Layers, Flower Layers, Dream Wording & Shadow.
Spellbinder Wizard ~ Butterfly
Woodware ~ Leaf Punch
Rubber Stampede ~ 3255R Signiture Background
Heidi Grace ~ Urban Acres Blvd Rubber Stamps Flourish
Versamagic Ink Pads ~ Pixie Dust & Niagara Mist
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad ~ Soft Blossom
Embroidery Thread, Brad & Mulberry Flower from my Stash

Why not come over and join us at Sketches!{By Tamara} this week..................We would love to see what you create!

Thanks for looking.

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Many, many, many thanks for looking!

Please, let me know your Opinions............Good or Bad!

'Happy Easter Everyone!'

Just want to wish everyone who visits or Follows me a very 'Happy Easter!' with lots of Easter Eggs and hope you all have a lovely day!

Sketches!{By Tamara} ~ 'Blast From The Past Cont' ~ Sketch #90 ~ 'Oriental Cutie!'

The 'Blast From The Past' theme continues over at Sketches!{By Tamara} with Sketch #90!

It's a great Sketch and gave me the opportunity to use one of my new Cutie Japanese Doll Stamps from Hero Arts (I saw them used by Steph and new I just had to have a set lol!).

I was Inspired by the Colour Scheme/Theme by Kath who created a Fabulous Card that gave me the Inspiration to create this Card using Tamara's Fab Sketch...................Why don't you pop over to Kath's Blog and have a browse through her wonderful creations.................I'm sure you will be Inspired too!




Just a couple of close ups so you can see the detail and dimension!

Recipe List:
Hero Arts ~ LP126 Three Japanese Dolls
Hero Arts ~ S5050 Wavy Leaf Pattern
Heidi Grace ~ Cherrywood Set
PSX ~ A-557 Butterfly
Stampendous ~ AA085 Petite Dragonfly
Wizard Oval Nesties
Cuttlebug Flower Die
Ellison Design Distress 2 Embossing Folder
Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch
Pebeo Gloss in Chocolate
Clear Embossing Powder
Distress Ink Pads ~ Walnut Stain, Shabby Shutters, Tea Dye & Weathered Wood
Versafine Black Ink Pad
Grosgrain Ribbon and Foam Pads from my Stash

Why not pop over to Sketches!{By Tamara} and join us in using the Fab Sketch this week..........we'd love to see what you come up with!

Thanks for looking

'Easter Daisy Bunny' ~ Four Challenges Combined!

It doesn't happen very often but I've managed to combine Four Challenges with this one lol!

Firstly.........by the skin of my teeth, it's the Challenge over at the Pink Elephant with Easter!

The Second is 'Happy Easter Somethings!' over at Stamp Something..................Thirdly Over at our Creative Corner its 'Easter Holidays' and finally at Penny Black Saturday ...................yes, you've guessed.........it's Easter again lol!.........(I hope I can get away with this one as I don't have any Penny black Easter Stamps but the Background Daisy Stamp is a Penny Black lol!)

Embellished with Embroidery Stitching!

Quick Recipe List:

My Own Daisy Bunny Artwork Doodle!

My Own Quickutz Silhouette Scallop Oval............My Artwork wouldn't fit the Nesties, I'd drawn it too big lol!

Penny Black ~ 2642K Daisy Pattern

Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers Embossing Folder

Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch

Wizard Ribbon Trio Die

Quickutz Flower Dies

Karisma Pencils

Grosgrain Ribbon, Embroidery Thread, Prima Flower & Pearl from my Stash

Thanks for looking

Penny Black Saturday ~ Challenge #42 ~ 'Think Spring!'

I had great fun with the Challenge over on Penny Black Saturday this week..........It's Challenge #42 ~ 'Think Spring!'

It gave me a chance to ink up one of my newish Penny Black Stamps which I haven't used yet and I've teamed it with the Hero Arts Background Floral which is Fab!

The lovely Peachy Pearlescent Card is one I've mentioned before (Stumbled across, never used QVC Kit).

I've used white pearlescent Card and coloured the Background Stamp with Distress Inks!

Just a pic to show the layers (attached with Foam Pads to make them POP!).............I decoupaged the Bear so he looked as if he was hanging over the basket lol!

Recipe List:

Penny Black ~ 3464F Basket Case

Hero Arts ~ S5129 Scattered Flowers

Spellbinder Wizard ~ Oval Nesties

Fiskars ~ Threading Water Border Punch

Scallop Scissors

Distress Ink ~ Shabby Shutters, Worn Lipstick & Dried Marigold

QVC ~ Pearlescent Peach Flower Embossed Card

White Pearlescent Card, Embroidery Thread & Pink Chiffon Ribbon from my Stash

Thank you for the kind words from my last post.....................I'm feeling a lot better now!

Thanks for looking

'Sketches!{By Tamara} ~ 'Blast From The Past' ~ Sketch #89 ~ 'Wedding Dove Swirls'

Well it's Thursday again and time for another Card Sketch by 'Sketches!{By Tamara}!

Tamara is having a few 'Blast From The Past!' Weeks where she is selecting Sketches that have previously been posted, to see what we, the new DT come up with................I hope you come see and maybe join us.............would love to see what you come up with!

I'll come clean....................I had an idea for this Sketch when I 1st saw it.................I wanted an unconventional Wedding Card without using Silver or Gold not too Twee!

Unfortunately, I haven't been myself this week................under the weather and poorly so it didn't leave me a great deal of time to get this to Tamara!
It's not quite what I had in mind but unfortunately I didn't have time to change it or redo another option..................I think it's growing on me but I'm still not too sure about it! (Sorry Tamara!)


The Die Cut Flourishes and the Background have been Stamped and then spritzed with water to soften the Stamping!


I've heat embossed some clear embossing powder on the Sentiment to make it stand out more!

Just thought I'd show you some of the detail!

Recipe List

Quickutz Silhouette ~ Card & Scallop Frame

White Pearlescent Card

Hero Arts ~ K5153 Heart Flourish

PSX ~ F-1851 Wedding Sentiment

Spellbinder Wizard Oval Nesties & Buckle

Quickutz ~ Dove & Flourish Die Cutters

Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirl Embossing Folder

Clear Embossing Powder

Crystal Sticker Pearls

Embroidery Thread & White Chiffon Ribbon from my Stash

Distress Inks ~ Shabby Shutters, Broken China & Walnut Stain

Why don't you pop over to Sketches!{By Tamara} and see what Fab creations the Team have created!

Thanks for looking