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08/30/2011

Tuesday Tutorial: Easy Ribbon Roses

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This tutorial is now on my new website.  You can find it at: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/08/tuesday-tutorial-easy-ribbon-roses/.

Thanks!

Tammy

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08/28/2011

Sunday Stamping: Forget Me Not

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This post is now on my new website: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/08/sunday-stamping-forget-me-not/.

Thanks!

Tammy

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08/27/2011

Saturday Snapshots: Letterpress Wall

Saturday Snapshots is just a quick and easy post for me to share a bit of photographic randomness.  I am thinking it may be just a happy moment from my week, a sweet smile from Emma G., or maybe something I saw that I found some visual inspiration in.  Pure photographic randomness.  I hope you won't mind! ;)

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I just think this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.  It is so clever and simple at the same time.  It is a wall tiled out of vintage letterpress plates.  It is at The City Museum in St. Louis.  The whole place is packed full of assemblage art from found materials.  Every nook and cranny is filled with art from the unexpected.  I think I could have stood and looked at the wall for hours.

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08/26/2011

Friday Flea Market: Veno's Lightning Cough Cure


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I really love this vintage papergood.  It is a bifold paper ad for a cough cure.    The top image is what the piece looks like closed with half of the boy image on the cover and half on the inside, the middle image is the back of the closed piece, and the last one is the piece opened showing a different half to the boy.  The image of the boy inside is so great!

These images have been added to the Vintage Text: Advertising gallery on the Vintage Papergoods page.  Click on the image above to see the high resolution version.  Right click and save to download the image to your computer for use.  (If you download be sure you have read the Terms of Use.)

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08/23/2011

Tuesday Tutorial: Distress Stain on Metal

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This tutorial has been moved to my new website.  You can now find the tutorial here: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/08/tuesday-tutorial-distress-stain-on-metal/.

Thanks!

Tammy

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08/22/2011

Fiskars: Shaped Punched Flowers

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I have a new project posted on the Fiskars site today.  Learn how to make shaped flowers from punched cardstock flowers.  You can find it here: http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Crafting/Project-Gallery/Sewing-and-Quilting/Shaped-Punched-Flowers .

While you are there, I hope you will take some time to look at the other great project articles and tutorials.  I am blown away every month at the ideas from the other team members.  There is a wealth of information an inspiration there, all for free for so many different types of crafts.  You can find the Project Gallery here: http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Crafting/Project-Gallery and the Articles here: http://www2.fiskars.com/Activities/Crafting/Articles.

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08/21/2011

Sunday Stamping: Let Your Life Shine

I thought it would be fun to add another weekly feature called Sunday Stamping.  I intend to share projects, mostly tags and cards that feature stamping as the focus.  The first one today is one that I am super pleased with.  I started out with just a couple of stamps on my table that I knew I wanted to use but with no real direction.  I just decided to experiment and make it up as I went.

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I created the background by inking different sections of a large background stamp with different colors of Ranger's Archival Ink.  After stamping the image, I used an ink blending tool and the same inks to blend and soften the image.

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To tone the color down and soften it, I applied Picket Fence Distress Stain in long streaks from the top of my tag to the bottom.  I used my heat gun to dry the tag.  I added Vintage Photo Distress Ink to the edges of the tag.  To stamp the background text, I made random swipes on the large text stamp with Walnut Stain Distress Stain.  I love the way it stamped with the text fading in and out.  I added my phrase with my favorite letter stamps.

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I embellished the tag with some of my all time favorite Prima flowers and leaves from my crafty stash.  These leaves are hands down my most favorite leaves ever.  I believe they are discontinued from Prima which is a shame because they are gorgeous.  Sadly, I believe the flowers are also discontinued.

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I really love the way adding the different colors on the stamp created a blended look on my tag.

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I added a few spritzes of Perfect Pearls Mist along the upper left and lower right corner.

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I love wire stems that I can bend and twist.  The leaves that I used have a nice long brown stem.  I thought it would look cool to make look like it was curling around the tag hole.  I think adding stems like this really help anchor a flower and leaf cluster and add a bit realism. 

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08/19/2011

Scrapbook Workshop: Now in stock at Amazon!

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I was so thrilled when May Flaum invited me to be a part of her latest book Scrapbook Workshop: The Best Techniques from Your Favorite Scrapbook Bloggers.  I think the concept is so fun.  I think blogs are a huge part of inspiration in our craft and industry and seeing so many great craft bloggers pulled together in one place sharing tons of ideas and techniques is fabulous.

I think the line up of designers is simply wonderful.  I am so honored to be included among so many of my favorites that I look to for inspiration.  The line up of featured bloggers includes:

I can't wait to get my copy of the book and check out all of the contributions of the amazing designers.  If you are interested in seeing some sneak peeks, Amazon has the book in stock with some sneak peek pages.  I really think this book is a must have for your crafty library and hope you will check it out!

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08/18/2011

A Kiss on the Chic Bellagio Retreat

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I am so very thrilled to share with you that I have been invited to teach at  the absolutely amazing A Kiss on the Chic's Bellagio Retreat next year in Lake Como, Italy.  As I look at photos I am just utterly and completely speechless at the beauty of the area and event hotel.  I would consider this an absolute dream destination.  Add in scrapbooking classes by four teachers and it becomes an absolutely fabulous girlfriend's retreat!  I can't believe that I get to be a part of it!

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The teachers for this event are Debby Schuh, Lisa Pace, Laura McCollough, and ME {gasp!}.  I really adore Debby, Lisa, and Laura and am so thrilled to be sharing this amazing adventure with them.

You can find out more details about the event and area on the official event website: http://akissonthechic.blogspot.com/ .  

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08/16/2011

Tuesday Tutorial: Embossed Foil Tiles and Pendants

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This tutorial is now available on my new website.  Please follow the link to check it out: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/08/tuesday-tutorial-embossed-foil-tiles/.

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