Tammy Tutterow

Papillon UTEE Pendant

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Tammy

Eye Totally Love You

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Tammy

Winners!

Just a quick post to announce the winners of the two Big Picture Classes class give aways.

Congrats to Loretta who is the winner of the Get Great Photos With Any Camera class!

 

And congrats to Pam who is the winner of the Cooking Up Cards class!

I hope you both enjoy the classes!  

Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment!

Sunday Stamping: Papillon Tag

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Tammy

Big Picture Classes Giveaways!

I love having fun give aways and am thrilled to have another to share with you!

This giveaway is courtesy of the generous (and super sweet) gals over at Big Picture Classes.  They have generously given me two classes, Cooking Up Cards and Great Photos with Any Camera to give to away to two of my readers.  All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and tell me which class you would love to take.  You have until midnight Sunday December 18th (CST) to leave a comment.  I will pick a random winner for each class on Monday!

(Please note, you must leave your comment in the comment section of this blog post.  If you subscribe by email or through Facebook, you need to visit the blog post and leave a comment on the blog.  Comments sent by email and left on Facebook will not be counted.)

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Number One:

Cooking Up Cards 

• self-paced class 
• http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/cookingupcards.php
• Taught by Kim Kesti, Allison Landy, Betsy Veldman, and Teri Anderson
• Class is available for Instant Download

Class Description:
Interested in card making, but don’t know where to begin? What if four experts in the field gave you their very own "recipes for success?" Our card chefs are ready to provide the dash of inspiration you’ve been waiting for, and we’re betting you already have all of the ingredients you need: some paper, a few embellishments and a pinch of glue.

In Cooking Up Cards! you will not only get a great introduction to card making, you’ll also meet expert chefs Allison Landy, Betsy Veldman, Kim Kesti and Teri Anderson. Each chef brings something different to the table, and will share with you their own unique Signature Dish, including step-by-step instructions. Then, watch the magic happen as they "swap recipes" and each creates three new cards. That’s a total of twelve additional cards to fill your plate with inspiration.

• read rest of description here http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/cookingupcards.php
• New to Big Picture Classes? Learn more here http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/howitworks.php

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And number two- 

Get Great Photos with any Camera, 

• An entry-level guide to composition, lighting and general photography workshop
• http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/greatphotos.php
• taught by Elisha Snow
• Workshop starts 1/5/12

Class Description:
In this four-week class, you'll learn the basics of photography and composition, and discover some fun and amazing photo tips that Elisha has amassed throughout her own learning adventures. You'll have the opportunity to see Elisha in action during her photo shoots, and learn some tricks for getting stellar photos.

This class is for anyone, no matter what kind of camera you own. It is good information for point-and-shoot camera-owners, or digital SLR owners. We will discuss the basics of lighting and composition, as well as discuss many tips and tricks that the pros use! Basically it's packed full of information that can be applied to any sort of general photography. 

• read rest of description here http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/greatphotos.php
• New to Big Picture Classes? Learn more here http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/howitworks.php

Remember, all you need to do is comment HERE by midnight Sunday 12/18/11 (CST).  Good luck!

Tuesday Tutorial: Stencil Transfers with The Crafter's Workshop

This tutorial in now available on my new website.  Please follow the link to view the tutorial: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/12/tuesday-tutorial-stencil-transfers-with-the-crafters-workshop/.

This Christmas, be Flabbergasted!

Today I am so honored to be a guest in the 12 Days of Home for the Holidays Christmas feature at D's Paper Studio.  The posts have been so wonderful to read and are all about special memories and family traditions for the holiday.  For my post, I shared a story about how we were reminded that there aren't any rules about the magic of Christmas time thanks to a little green skeleton and our sweet little girl Emma.  Be sure to visit Debbie's blog to read the full story.  On my blog here, I thought I would share a bit more about the project featured with the story there.

For a project, I shared a re-make of this project. . .

You might remember this project from the summer.  I made it for a sample for CHA for Tim Holtz.  (You can find the original post and details HERE.)  At the time when I made this project, I knew I would eventually give it a slight make over.  The skeleton reminded me of the skeleton in our family's flabbergasted story.  I really wanted to create a Christmas themed box but since the box was a show sample, I kept it Halloween.  I didn't think many people would get or appreciate a Christmas Skeleton box!

So finally, when Christmas decorations hit the stores, I went shopping for supplies for the Christmas re-do.

I found a fun little LED light up tree that was just the right size for the box.  I found a fun mini snowflakes, a bead garland, and fun mini sting lights for the tree.  I added pre-made mini packages around the tree.  (The tree, snowflakes and garland are from Michaels, the string lights and packages are Jolee's Boutique.)

For the skeleton, I used green Copic markers (YG03 and YG11) to color over the embossing powder finish originally applied to him.  I found a fun Santa outfit that I was able to adjust a bit to fit him.  I draped the bead garland off of the tree and wired it into his hand so that it would look as if he is dressing the tree. 

A glittered Grungepaper die cut spider adorns the corner to keep the box still on the spooky side.

Along the bottom, I die cut a Tattered Banner from manila cardstock.  After coloring it with ink, I stamped out our family's traditional traditional phrase, "Be merry, Be bright, Be flabbergasted".

This Santa Skeleton and his tree make me smile.  It is just a perfectly fun little reminder of such a special story in our family.  I think when the holidays are over, this piece will stay out in my studio and not be packed away with the holiday decor.  I think that the meaning behind it is one that we could use a reminder of year round.

Sunday Stamping: Be Curious

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Tammy

A peek inside my crafty space-

I love looking a pictures of people's studios.  I love organization so it is fun to see ideas and daydream about what the perfect studio would be.  I have had people ask before if I would post photos of my space.  I have always resisted because it isn't fancy and it isn't finished.  I recently added a couple of new tables to my space and finally got a rug and thought, wow, it is finished. . .  until I looked up and thought about the ceiling and the lights, oh and then the walls, and not to forget about the electric outlets.  I guess I realized that as a space, just like me and what I create there, it will never be perfect and never be "finished".  The bottom line is that as a whole, it is a place that makes me super happy and since people have asked, I should share.

My studio space is in our basement.  Our house is a bungalow built in 1923.  It has an abnormally deep basement, deeper than most basements for houses this age and even houses built now.  The house sits up off the ground a bit so we have windows on 3 of the four sides.  The front of the house has a full porch, so there are no windows on that side.  A couple of years ago when we had a fire and had to move out for 6 months, we had a basement system installed so all of the walls in my studio are the white plastic wallboard that is a part of the system.  The only exception is one wall that is part of a room we built for my son in the basement.  We finished the outside walls to the room so I have one wall that is plaster that I could paint and hang things on.  Otherwise all white plastic.  Also, the contractor had to seal all of the wood in the basement so everything was sprayed with a white sealer.  Add in the white wall boards, and there is a whole lot of white going on in there.  Why I chose mostly white furniture in addition to that still confuses me. . .

The center of my room is where my work table is.  My table is actually made up of four separate counter height tables that I have put together to create one large work surface.  I like to work standing up so I love that the height of these tables let me stand.  If I get tired I can pull up a stool and sit.  I have four work areas.  I have my computer, my main crafty space, my sewing space, and an open space.  Emma calls the open space hers.  She does her homework there and crafts there too.

I keep my computer monitor on a fabric place mat which makes it easy to slide forward and back.  If I need a little extra space for sewing, I can either move the monitor or move to the open space.  I love that it is set up to be super flexible.

The tables all had a cross beam on them so my hubby made wood shelves that would connect two tables together and use the cross beams as a shelf support.  I love having these shelves.  I can keep things I want to keep handy close by without having to have them take up space on top of my table.  When I am sitting, they make a great foot rest.  At my sewing station, if I am sitting, my foot petal sets on the shelf.

On the long wall, I have two tall bookshelves and two sections of cubes.  I am a collector so they give me a lot of space to keep supplies and display things I love.  The section on top of the cubes is dedicated to my vintage papergoods collection.  The poster is a vintage movie poster for the movie Tammy and the Doctor.

The spinner is the one thing that I get a ton of comments on anytime I shared studio photos.  This unit used to be a store display for die cuts.  Remember back years ago when Making Memories sold die cuts in all kins of shapes, sizes, and colors?  This was one of the displays that the stores had to sell them.  Every little notch you see held a clear plastic drawer.  One side has tilt bins in the top half, one size has wide drawers, and the rest of the sections have (hundreds) of slots for drawers.  The thing is crazy, CRAZY heavy.  I think my husband thought I was nuts when I sent him to go pick it up.  No matter how many times I rearrange and redecorate, it stays where it is.  He refuses to help me move it.

On the opposite wall, I have a whole wall of cubes and bins.  They are full of supplies by categories, like flowers, stickers, rub-ons, stamps, etc.  Above them on my one real wall, I have shelves for collectibles.  They are a mix of things of mine from when I was a kid and vintage toys that I have bought.  

This section of cubes divides my space from our family room.  I can sit at my computer or from my workspace and look to my left and see the tv.  If the rest of the family is watching tv, I can be working and still feel like I am part of what is happening.  I love that.  The cubes here are in kind of state of transition.  They hold all of my stash of clearance aisle finds and alterable things.  I am working on dwindling that stash down and am going to eventually put all of my dies there for a whole die cutting center.  Ideally, I would have liked to have had bins for these cubes, but they were discontinued before I got enough.  I was slowly adding to my cubes and bins a few at a time as my budget allowed.  By the time I added all of the cubes I could fit in the room, the bins were gone.  sigh.

I can't tell you enough how much store fixtures rock.  I got these from my local store.  They had discontinued a line of pens and weren't using them.  I was able to snatch them up for a steal!  I don't have a huge collection of pens, but enough that I needed a good storage solution.  What could be better than a bin made for selling them?  Most stores end up with excess fixtures and have sales on them periodically.

Finally, my favorite storage piece, my ink spinner.  I found this cute two tiered wire rack at Hobby Lobby on clearance for $3.00.  I found a plastic lazy susan in the kitchen section at Target that fit the base of it perfectly.  Combined, they hold all of my Distress Ink pads and stains.  I want and need these on my desk at all times so this is a perfect solution that takes minimal space while keeping my most used products within arms reach.

This is a little glass of happiness.  It is always right on my work table and always makes me smile.  All of those Idea-ology Washers, a whole case of them, were a gift from a very sweet pair of friends who sent them because they knew they would make me smile.  And it continues to every time I look at it because it reminds me of the many, many things and people that this hobby has brought to my life and the ways it has blessed me.  What a lucky girl I am to have this great happy place full of happy little things to inspire me to make happy little projects.  So very blessed indeed.

Curiosities Charm Necklace featuring UTEE Shrink Charms

A while back I shared a pendant I made using shrink plastic and UTEE.  Today I am sharing another shrink art and UTEE piece that I like to think of as the mother of all charm necklaces!  I made this piece for CHA-Summer for the Ranger booth and just got the ok to blog and share it.  It has been killing me to not share it!

When I was working on samples for CHA, I had an assignement to work with Shrink Art Film.  I hadn't used it since I was a kid playing with Shrinky Dinks in the kitchen.  The second I stamped, colored, cut, and shrunk my first shape I was hooked all over again.  There is just something that feels like magic while watching Shirk Film do its thing.

Not only was I shrinking, I was also dipping.  Dipping?  Oh yeah, dipping my little shrink charms in UTEE.  I had been talking with Tim Holtz about Shrink Film when he shared a tip with me about dipping charms in melted UTEE.  He told me I would love the result.  Love was an understatement!  I was wow'd and amazed and totally addicted.  Doesn't it remind you of art glass?

When I say I stamped every single stamp I own on shrink film, it would not be an exageration.  I made charms for days.  I simply could not stop.  After I made a charm out of every stamp, I looked at what I had done, and while they made me super happy, I wondered what to do with them all.  I am pretty sure every single sample I sent to the show had a UTEE shrink charm on it.  Still I had a huge pile of them so I decided and hodge podge junk charm necklace would do the trick.  So there it is, a necklace chock full of total randomness.  It is quite a curious thing!

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Bitty Grunge CMS089 and Curiosities CMS104

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Mini Classics CMS062

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous The Girls CMS020 and Hero Arts Printers Type Lower Case.

Stamp Set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Purely Random CMS088

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Bitty Grunge CMS089

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Oddities CMS083 (I think this is my favorite one!)

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Mini Classics CMS062

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Visual Artistry Stamps: Life's Possibilities

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Curiosities CMS104 and Hero Arts Printers Type Lower Case

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Oddities CMS083 and Curiosities CMS104

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Mini Classics CMS062

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Curiosities CMS104

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Mini Classics CMS062

Stamp Set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Purely Random CMS088

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Bitty Grunge CMS089

Stamp Set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Purely Random CMS088

Stamp set: Tim Holtz Stamper's Anonymous Tim Holtz Visual Artistry Stamps: Lost and Found

Intrigued? My plan is to do a tutorial for Tuesday to share how I made these.  I might even bust out the video camera and do it as a video!  So if you love this look and want to know more, Tuesday is the day to be here!

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