New Sept. Classes at Anchor Paper!!

Beautiful Vintage Cards
Make five beautiful vintage all occasion cards with new and popular Graphic 45 papers. Envelopes and embellishments included. Bring your basic stamping kit to class.
Plymouth
Thursday, Sept. 10
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
$25

Copic Basics
Learn all about Copic markers and Spica glitter pens in this hands-on class. Technique brochure and color chart included. Bring any of your favorite Copic markers. Tami is a Copic certified instructor.
Plymouth
Saturday, Sept. 12
10:00 am - 12 pm
$22


Copic Basics
Learn all about Copic markers and Spica glitter pens in this hands-on class. Technique brochure and color chart included. Bring any of your favorite Copic markers. Tami is a Copic certified instructor.
University
Tuesday, Sept. 15
5:30-7:30 pm
$22

Autumn Cards with Copics
Make four fabulous fall cards celebrating the colorful autumn palette. Learn details to enhance your cards. Bring your basic stamping kit to class and your Copics if you own any.
University
Tuesday, Sept. 22
5:30-7:45 pm
$25

Beautiful Vintage Cards
Make five beautiful vintage all occasion cards with new and popular Graphic 45 papers. Envelopes and embellishments included. Bring your basic stamping kit to class.
University
Thursday, Sept. 24
1-3:30 pm
$25

Autumn Cards with Copics
Make four fabulous fall cards celebrating the colorful autumn palette. Learn details to enhance your cards. Bring your basic stamping kit to class and your Copics if you own any.
Plymouth
Tuesday, Sept. 29
5:30-7:45 pm
$25

Thank you my lovelies!!

Here's a card from a Graphic 45 class I've been saving. I wanted to extend a big shout out to all my awesome friends/students both old and new for your friendship and support with my classes. I also appreciate the stamp sales very much. You know who you are and I THANK YOU ever so much girlfriends. You are simply the BEST. I appreciate each and every one of you including my newest online friends!! You make me smile even if I'm sad. : ) As most of you probably know by now I absolutely love Graphic 45, Cosmo Cricket, and Memory Box. I am also very fond of The Greeting Farm stamps and I love my Copics and Spica glitter pens just to name a few companies!! Let's no forget Prismacolor markers either. I can not wait to actually see and purchase some of the newest Graphic 45 papers and tags. I also want more Memory Box stamps. There's just no rest for the wicked and they don't call me Miss Wicked for nothing!! "Don't mess with the best cuz the best don't mess. Don't fool with the cool cuz the cool don't fool." Sorry I just couldn't resist saying this!! I am slap happy right about now and wide awake. Must have been the Starbucks iced coffe again!! Darn!! And the laptop? We won't go there right now. Back to square one again.

Anyway, I hope to mail this card to my middle sister next week. I've been saving it for awhile now. I especially love the button and I wish I had more of them. I plan to computer generate the sentiment for the inside liner and it will probably say something like "no Pitter, the belt does not make your butt look big. Actually the suit is quite slimming on you Pits." Sorry just a little inside joke about belts and what not. She's Pitter and I'm Patter!! Need I say more? We are extremely close and I miss her dearly. I am the oldest of three girls. We are Tami, Sami, and Cami just in case you did not know that interesting fact about me and my sisters. Hee hee!! OK too much information at this late hour!! My dial up Internet connection has been so slow tonight, "wicked slow" as they say in MA and NH. I just want to hang it up and go to bed but NO, I have work to get finished before I hit the hay. Sometimes I feel like hooking up my old PC but that would just be wrong with its external modem and big 'ole monitor!! Desperate times may just call for desperate measures next week. Lot's going on next week and I need my laptop to stay up and alive!! I can't believe it's already Labor Day weekend in one week. Geez where did the summer go? Do you have any special plans for the long weekend? I do and I can't wait until next Friday. Thursday was the first day of the MN State Fair and what a beautiful day it was indeed but a little humid. I'm not sure if I am going to the fair this year as its so expensive but I'd like to. I say that every year. I'd rather have art supplies!! : )

I've been in the vintage mode lately. I sorted through my Graphic 45 papers this week in an attempt to prepare for my upcoming fall classes. If you are local, I'd love for you to register for my Vintage Card class offered next month at both Anchor Papers. You will make five vintage cards using a wonderful assortment of Graphic 45 papers, beautiful trims and ribbons, buttons, and other *vintagy* embellishments. If you can't make it, I do offer all my classes to go. If you are interested just shoot me an email. I can also mail out the class kits. Have a great day friends. Thanks for stopping by and I do enjoy and appreciate your comments. I still have more stamps and other *treasures* to pull and price for a stamp and scrapbook sale this coming weekend at The Scrapbook Shop in Lexington. Tami

Happy Birthday to my sweet nephew!!

This is the card I mailed off to my nephew today. He loves to swim and summer is almost over so I thought it may work for a soon to be 17 year old. My parents have a beautiful built in pool and Gino likes to have friends over so hopefully its not too feminine for him!! I'd hate to embarrass him. What matters most is the check inside right?? I intended to get him three different gift cards but I ran out of time because I waited until the end to write out his card. You know the 'ole procrastination excuse!! I did send my little sister and my niece each a card so I have to give myself a BIG pat on the back. One of the cards was not hand-made. I know shame on me. Right as I was leaving for the PO today the UPS man pulled up and delievered my long awaited laptop part. I got so excited thinking my laptop would finally be fixed when I got home from my errands. I pulled out the old and threw it in the trash. Well can you believe my new AC power adaptor cord will NOT fit in the hole. I give up. Now I need to return two cords and hopefully get two charge credits on the 'ole Visa. Needless to say I am NOT a happy camper right now. I could just scream but there is no time as I have work to do. I better close for now. Thanks to all my online friends and students that have been buying stamps from me. Every little bit helps. Happy Friday. Remember to check out my Friday blog on the Memory Box website. Thanks for stopping by. I will try and blog tomorrow after I get home. Happy day! Tami :D

Feeling Groovy!!

Here's a pretty groovy card I made in Erin's class last week at Smudges with Copics and Basic Grey paper. Man oh man do I love the card and I'm so glad I own The Greeting Farm stamp. I had to dash out after her class and buy more Copics!! One can never have too many. I'm mailing this card off to my niece this week as she is attending her second year of college in NH. What would be even groovier is if I include a little gift card for her!! Its also my nephew's (her younger brother) birthday at the end of August so I will be sharing his card sometime soon just as soon as I get it figured out. Lots going on here in my world and hopefully (fingers crossed) the correct laptop part arrives on Friday. If not, I am going to throw my laptop out the window, scream really loud, and pull my hair out. Its my second time writing this post tonight as my computer continues to constantly crash. I am trying to gather up stamps (lots of A Muse) to sell at a sale I'm participating in this coming weekend beginning on Friday and continuing through part of next week. More on that later. If anyone is interested I'm still planning on having a Memory Box class at Lund's this coming Sunday. I need more people to sign up please!!! Make five cards including one fall, 2 holiday, and two other all occasion cards with envelopes. Please email me if you'd like to attend. Thanks for stopping by. Tami PS. I was really naughty last week and I have to stop the madness (retail therapy, etc.) I had a blast at Archiver's on Sunday and met Mona the Education Director from Creative Imiginations. She is such a sweetie pie and will be teaching classes at Scrapfest-Mall of America in September. September is going to be a really busy month for me and an expensive one too!!

Day 174 Just Peachy 365 Days Card Challenge

When I read today's challenge on the 365 Cards blog I knew I wanted to participate. I quick assembled this card and I'm also going to teach this same card in the two Vintage Card Classes I'm teaching at both Anchor Papers (Plymouth and St. Paul) in September. The card is made on Stardreams pale peach paper from Anchor Paper and the designer paper is from Graphic 45. The pearls are from Memory Box and my friend Jan gave me the peach vintage button I glued onto the distressed paper flower. The birds and the stripes are all peach. Peach was surely my color theme on the card. I love soft pastels colors and hope you will enjoy it too. Most people that see my cards always say they look so much better in real life. Inside sentiment: happy birthday in a pinky peachy distress ink (Tim Holtz). Have a great day my friends and for those of you that don't know I'm a Friday guest blogger on the Memory Box blog. Click on the upper right icon on my blog if you want to see my card I posted today. It is pouring in MN. I think I will go out for coffee now at Caribou or Starbucks or Dunn Brothers or should I go to McDonalds or to one of many gas stations? If I was smart I'd stay home and brew my own Starbucks or Green Mountain. Hmmmm...What's a girl to do. I can't sleep so I might as well get some coffee and continue stamping. I want to go shopping today really bad. Thanks for stopping by and I'm sorry my card did not scan too well. I think its time for a new printer/scanner. Have a terrific day. TGIF!! Tami =)

Hey cupcakes!!

Here's a card I recently taught at Smudges. The scan is horrible but its the best I can do. I am going to blame it on the lumpy ribbons. The card is nice if you could only see it in person. Anyway, I still have problems. Its the story of my life. Laptop and car. Blah blah blah. Someone told me I should just buy a new car. Well heck yah of course I'd love a new car (who wouldn't?) but its just not possible at this time. Its raining really hard right now and I can't sleep. I have been trying to locate my Copic Marker book but I've misplaced it. I feel like buying some more markers today at Blicks as they are on sale for 20% off but you must have a coupon. I may go? You know a little retail therapy works wonders plus I have a gift card to spend there that I got for my birthday. Anyway please remember to check out the Memory Box blog and see my Friday card. I really think its a crying shame that more people can't comment. It takes a lot of time to design a card and then write up the documentation. Do what you want but I think its nice to show *a little appreciation* to the little guy. I'd like to thank the wonderful ladies that do take the time to comment. It is very much appreciated. Most people only comment if there is blog candy and that kind of bugs me. I know, I know sometimes I'm a little fiesty but its so true. Have a nice day and happy make and take weekend for those of you that hop around town. Peace and be kind. Tami :)

Hello sunshine!!

Here's a card from a recent class at Smudges. I will be teaching a Graphic 45 class in Sept. at both Anchors and Smudges. I can hardly wait to see the new Graphic 45 papers and tags. Still no working laptop. Waited one week for the part to arrive and was sent the incorrect AC power adaptor last Friday. Its all so frustrating!! I want a refund and I want it now. This is the exact reason I hate to order anything through the mail or Internet. And to think they assured me it was the correct part. I even provided them with my laptop information prior to my order.

I hope you are having a great week. We are having perfect weather in MN. ATC night is Wed. at Blick Art Supply and its time to design another Memory Box card. My how the days just fly by. I have to visit libraries all around town just to go online. At least its nice and peaceful there (well not always) and cool.

I am listing the Copics I used on this card specifically for the women that ordered my class to go. Thank you all so much!! If you don't have Copics you can use Tombow or Marvy markers, or colored pencils. I used white Popset paper (off white) from Anchor on the main image, white strip with the border punch on front, and inside as a liner. I love the paper as it has some sparkle and works well with Copics. Thanks for stopping by. Tami =D

Copics used and a plastic palette for blending:
Y02 flower center
YG13 leaves
YG17 leaves
O Colorless Blender
Y11 flower background
Y13 frame
Y19 frame
E33 & E35 browns for flower pot
Spica glitter pens clear and buttermilk.

Fly me to the Moon!!

Here's a card I made long ago in my BFF Wendy's class at Create A Card Studio in Brainerd. I am doing a test on my laptop as everything on my hard drive has been lost. I can no longer crop anything so sorry for the lousy scan. Not sure what Thursday will bring but first up is taking my car back into the shop for additional repairs. I hope my third AC power adapter cord arrives tomorrow. I had to perform a complete restore on my HP notebook to the original factory defaults (from 3.5 years ago). I know I'm boring you to death but I tell you its always something. Anyway this really is a great Rubber Moon card. I really do wish I could fly some place right now. I was just able to download my printer drivers however my Lexmark won't print anything even with two new expensive ink cartridges. I tell you I'm not a happy camper this week. And the heat? Can you say 90 with yucky high humidity. Dog days of August are here this week for sure. Sorry to sound so down but hopefully this too shall pass. Tami

A new Full Moon discovery!!

Hey peeps. Its the middle of the night and I can't sleep. Watching a little CNN because I'm such a news junkie. I decided to post this picture because I'm thinking I'm pretty COOL. Yah about as cool as a cucumber like my Poppy (grandfather) use to say to me. Anyway, what do you get when you combine Martha's punch A with punch B? Then sprinkle in a third Martha Stewart punch and presto!! If you want to find out then hop on over to the Memory Box blog and view my weekly Friday blog. I don't know if this has been done before but I'm claiming it baby. LOL!!! Happy Friday. Its going to be HOT and HUMID this weekend. Great, just what I hate (humidity). If you want to have a little fun on Sunday with some other great ladies then please come to my Memory Box stamping class at Lunds. The class will be held upstairs in their beautiful air conditioned Community Room. It has lots of windows and the lighting is really terrific. We always have fun and lots of laughs. I'm still accepting signups and the class is available "to go" if you can't make it. We are making five really nice Memory Box cards (envies included). Need I say more? Remember its all in the details!! :D Happy Friday my friends. Tami PS. My HP laptop continues to crash everyday and it gets HOT just like its owner! LOL!! It took me three tries on this post as well as on the Memory Box blog. I wish I could get a new one but this baby ain't that old!! I hope you have a great day. Thanks for stopping by. And gosh darn it please leave me a little blog love. You know I need it!! xoxox

Smudges Make and Take....Sat. 12-3 pm

Here's the card or a version of it that you'll be making on Sat. if you come to the Make and Take at Smudges Rubber Stamp Shop in Chanhassen. Stop by and cool off. I'd love to see you. Tami

Hello Friends!!

Please forgive me for not updating my blog. I can't believe I was even able to get my computer to boot up tonight. I need to purchase another AC adaptor power cord and those little buggers are expensive. I will probably get it online to save money. This is a card from a recent class at Smudges. Speaking of Smudges, I will be doing a free make and take this coming Sat. from 12-3. I will be teaching a Memory Box Class at Lunds in Plymouth on Sunday at 11:30. If you want to attend my class please email me. I have to go to the library a lot to use their computers. Its always something I tell you. I hope you are having a good week. Weather is great and its going to get HOT on the weekend. Its hard to believe we did not have one 90degree day in July. I better run now and get back to stamping. Thanks for hanging in there with me and for visiting my blog. Please leave me a comment so I know I have some readers still!! Tami. I had a great day on Sunday with my friend Nancy. We went to Como Zoo and I loved it. I can't wait to go back soon. The butterfly exhibit was totally awesome. I was like a little kid there but man it was so crowded. TTYL!!

New Blog Alert for Sketch Challenges and prizes!!

Hop on over and check out this new sketch challenge blog Get Sketchy

Go to the blog now for a chance or two or three to win a new 6x6" pack of Cosmo Cricket paper. I want this paper so bad. Thanks for stopping by. Tami