Tammy Tutterow

I would like to thank the academy. . .

I am so flattered that the super amazing Vicki Chrisman gave me this award on her blog. I am so flattered by the sweet things she said about me. She is the sweetest gal ever and so crazy talented.

Now for the fun part, I get to share links to some amazing girls who inspire me and leave me in complete awe. . . I have so many favorites it is hard to narrow it down to a handful to share.

Katie Watson: Not only does she have crazy mad shabby crafty skills, she is just the sweetest girl ever. I swear I think we are long lost sisters who love so many of the same things. Ohh, and she looks just like a younger version of my very favorite aunt.

Nicole Harper: Have you ever looked at someone's art and gotten chills? I did once when I held and looked through a mini book of Nicole's. I love the heartfelt way she journals and so wish that I could share a piece of myself in my pages the way she does.

Wendy Vecci: When I grow up I want to be as amazing as Wendy. She is so knowledgable in techniques and shares what she knows on her blog. Her blog is the next best thing to attending Ranger U. She makes me want to learn to stamp!

Joanna Rowan Mulane: Wow. What Joanna creates with vintage photos is stunning. She brings to life the sweet little ones in the photos she uses and gives them life as the sweetest little winged creatures.

Julie Balzer: What I really love about Julie is that she does her own thing, she isn't the trend follower. She is an amazing scrapper who incorporates all types of media into her pages, an incredible art quilter, and a great digi designer and scrapper. I love how she blurs the line between what is one craft into another. For those who don't see scrapping as "art", you need to see what Julie creates with a page.

Catherine Matthews-Scanlon: Catherine is such an inspiration to me! She can sew on paper like you wouldn't believe and makes the coolest atcs and cards with vintage images. Her pages are works of art and packed with cool techniques. Oh, and did I mention, she is just the nicest person you could ever meet.

Linda Albrecht: Gosh, I just absolutely adore Linda, not only as an artist but as a person. She is so kind and genuine. An email from her is always such a sweet surprise and always filled with the kindest words. A visit to her blog is pure eye candy and feels like a cozy visit home.

 

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Some pics from Saturday night at Mom's house, taken with my cell phone.

Emma quotable

After dropping her headband on the floor I heard her say, "If the floor was taller, I wouldn't have to bend down so far."

She got that from her PaPa.

Sorry, long time no post. . .

I know it has been a while since I posted.  Life has just been so packed full of stuff and crazy busy.  I have been sneaking in a bit of creative time, but spread out among several projects.  I should finish at least one to share. . .

I do want to share a little something else.  Yesterday, I got together with my fabulous super talented friend Holly and had her take a few photos of me.  I am not too keen on having my picture taken, I pretty much hate it, but I had to have a new head shot for my Big Picture class (yes, I am *still* working on it, seriously, could I be any slower?).  Holly can make anyone look good, even me, so I tried to put aside my super self-consciousness and asked her to take my picture.  I thought I would share one here-

Thanks Holly for sharing your super talents with me and for making me look so good!  Love ya bunches!

Have to share-

This sweet photo of my little Emma that Holly took-

Emma is going to help me make a special frame for it to put on Daddy's desk at work.  It will be fun to sit and craft with her and let her make something special for Daddy.  Stay tuned, we will share when it is done!

Finished!

Well, kind of finished, I want to add a piece of crinoline to the inside of the front fold so that it is a little crisper but otherwise, done.  It feels really good to be playing with ribbon again.

And with beads-

Next up is stitching this hanky into a sweet little bonnet. Stay tuned. . .

Getting ready to bead-

Next up, adding beads. . . stay tuned.

Stitching today-

A Zarah sketch, part 2

Here is the second of Zarah's two sketches I used:

From it I created the following page featuring Pink Paislee's Vintage Moon papers.

For my upper photo, I used six small photos and mounted them onto one piece of paper to create a photo collage. The second photo is of my front yard garden. I love the accidental lighting I captured in that photo because it makes it look like such a calm and peaceful place.

I also dug into my stash and pulled out a copper tag by K&Co that I have had forever. I always loved it because it reminded me of the copper plant markers I use in my garden. It reads "Scatter seeds of kindness wherever you go". Love that.