Happy 21st Birthday, Kylie!!

I want to wish my oldest daughter a very happy birthday!!  I can't believe she is already 21!!  Time really does go by fast...  Here are some cute pics of my baby girl.  I've also added pictures of the card, tags and gift card envelope that I made her using some products from the upcoming new Stampin' Up! catalog.  Enjoy!

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All About You Tag created by Tammi Verbarendse
Materials (items in upcoming catalog in bold):  Really Good Greetings stamp set; Very Vanilla cardstock; Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon (retiring!), cardstock and marker; Early Espresso marker; Summer Starfruit marker; Soho Subway Designer Series Paper; Two Tags Bigz Die (retiring!); Dimensionals; Corner Rounder Punch

All About You Tag on a Gift
Created by Tammi Verbarendse

For You Tag created by Tammi Verbarendse
Materials:  Mixed Medley stamp set (retired holiday mini hostess set); Island Indigo cardstock and marker; Early Espresso cardstock; Crisp Cantaloupe cardstock and ink pad; Soho Subway Designer Series Paper; Two Tags Bigz Die (retiring!); 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" Scallop Circle, 3/4" Circle and Corner Rounder Punches;  Dimensionals

21st Birthday Gift Card Envelope created by Tammi Verbarendse
Materials:  Remembering Your Birthday and ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers stamp sets; Island Indigo cardstock and marker; Early Espresso marker; Soho Subway Designer Series Paper; Very Vanilla cardstock; Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies; Dimensionals; Simply Scored Scoring Tool & Diagonal Plate; Paper Snips

Happy 21st Birthday Card created by Tammi Verbarendse
Materials:  Blue Ribbon, Henry Says (from Occassions Mini Catalog), and ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers stamp sets; Island Indigo cardstock and marker; Very Vanilla cardstock; Early Espresso marker; Summer Starfruit marker; Crisp Cantaloupe ink pad; Soho Subway Designer Series Paper; 2 3/8" Scallop Circle and 1 3/8" Circle Punches; Pearl Basics; Dimensionals; Paper Snips

Have a fabulous week everyone, especially Kylie!!!
Tammi

Another Framelits Video

Here's another great video showing the framelits that are featured in the Occasions Mini.

Enjoy!
Tammi

Phew... Busy Spring!

Wow!  I can't believe I haven't really posted anything in like a month!  We had family visit last month and we just got back from a fabulous vacation in Arizona on Sunday.  I am leaving again if a few hours to go back to Arizona to attend the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Mesa with my mom, sister and oldest daughter, Kylie.  I can't wait to post some pictures of our fun Girls Weekend!!

In the meantime, here is a video from Stampin' Up! to help get your creative juices flowing!  Enjoy!

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Occasions Mini Projects

Check out this video showcasing items from the Occasions Mini.  Click on the Shop Now button on the right to place an order.  Only a few more days left to take advantage of Sale-a-bration!

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Another Envelope Scrapbook

Here is another mini scrapbook I created on Friday using some items from the Occasions mini.  Thanks again to my sister, Stacy McCain for showing me how to create them.

Envelope Scrapbook created by Tammi Verbarendse
using items from the Occasions mini catalog

Happy Crafting!
Tammi

Happy Valentine's Day!!

First off, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day!  I stayed up late to finish my Valentine cards for my family.  I was still working on a few of my goals from my last post.  :)  I saw a fabulous card somewhere using punches to create a cute turtle.  I played around with my 1 3/8" circle punch and 3 hearts punch to create the turtle and then mounted it on the large scallop and then circle punches.

Love Turtle Valentine Cards created by Tammi Verbarendse
The red ones are for my two favorite boys and the pink are for my two favorite girls.

Love Turtle Valentine Card by Tammi Verbarendse

Now to my second item... my goals from last week.  I guess I completed half of them...
You can see my February blog banner above (1) and I did create a February calendar for my computer background (2).

February Wallpaper created by Tammi Verbarendse using My Digital Studio

I did clean off my kitchen table finally! (5)  I decided to clean out the pantry and then cleaned and reorganized my kitchen.  Looks great!  (But took crafting time away...)  ;)

I may not have walked every day (6), but I did do some type of exercise each day, except Sunday.  (Unless you count going to Costco!)

I did finish The Book Thief (7) and I highly recommend it to everyone!  It is a fabulous book and I was bawling in the end.  I haven't done that in a long time.  I decided to just jump right in and start reading the next book on our Book Club list, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.  AND I'm almost finished!  (I guess that took some crafting time away, too.) 

For items 10 & 11, I did about half of each one.  I partially cleaned our little mudroom area, but I haven't made the tags for the hooks yet.  I did create some Valentine cards for my family and I came up with the activities for my son's Valentine's Party later today, so I guess that counts for number 11.

I am heading to Boise on Thursday with Dylan for some fun crafting time with my family and friends!  I should have plenty to post after this weekend!

Happy Valentine's Day!
Tammi

February Workshop Card

I thought I would give you a peek at one of the cards I will be making for my February workshops.  I love the new Sale-a-bration paper, so I used that on the background and punched out a flower from Mixed Bunch on the front.  I can't resist a little bling, so I added a big Pearl Basic to the middle of the flower and then three medium pearls on the bottom.  I love the Pool Party ribbon, too!

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

If you live in the Layton, Utah area and would like to book a Sale-a-bration party, just let me know!  I will be in Boise to do a workshop on February 17th.  I can book another party on Saturday night and/or Sunday in Boise that weekend, too.

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

12th Day of Christmas

Since Christmas is tomorrow, I thought it was perfect timing to show off the December calendar page today.  We went to the Festival of Trees for a fun girls only outing when we were in Boise over Thanksgiving.  Way cool!  It really helps to put you in the Christmas spirit!

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Merry Christmas!!
Tammi

6th Day of Christmas

June is Kaity's birthday month, so she is the star of this page.  I love the turtle picture at the top!  (Yes, that is a baby turtle.  They are all over the roads in Minnesota in the spring/early summer.)  These pictures really show off her personality.

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

4th Day of Christmas

We get to celebrate Easter in April again next year.  This is one of the few days I can get the kids to dress up a little!  Picture time!

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

This paper and stickers come in the new Simply Scrappin' kit that is featured in the Occasions Mini.

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

3rd Day of Christmas

I decided to focus on my husband, Bryan for the month of March, since his birthday is on the 6th.  The sayings I stamped worked perfect with these pictures!  The paper is from a Simply Scrappin' Kit that will be in the upcoming Occasions Mini. 

created by Tammi Verbarendse

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi