Here's a non-Tami card for a very special man. I hope you and the wife have a fabo birthday celebration. Safe travels my friends and don't do anything I wouldn't do. HA HA!! Best fishes Bret and happy happy birthday. Many more to come so have some fun in the sun. Card made by Jessica/Lona and purchased by yours truly!! Tami 
I sent this card off to a friend today and I purchased it from Jessica, another stamping instructor. I know bad me but I love Greeting Farm images and I like to support other artists when I am able. Why not spread the love? It was very humid today and I hate weather like this. I got trapped in road construction twice and it was brutal with NO air. I kept thinking about all the men laying asphalt in the wicked heat. Watching the Bachelorette now even though I'm a little old for the show. Gotta run as my friend Mary is calling. I have four classes this week so I hope I get some signups. Cheers my friends and thanks for stopping by the 'ole blog. Tami
Hi friends. How are you today? Here's a card I mailed off to my sister. Another one from a card kit which I really enjoyed making. I rescheduled my June Pine City classes and moved them to the end of the month for those of you who are interested.
I'm off to take a class in Pine City that was planned long ago. Can't wait to get crafty with my girlfriends both days this weekend!! My friends are the BEST!! Its going to be close to 90 degrees on Sunday and Monday. Yuck...hate humidity. Here's another card I made from a kit I purchased at The Pine City Scrapbooking Store. I hope you have a lovely weekend and for sure I will post the blog candy winner on Sunday evening or Monday am at the very latest. I am so sorry its taken me so long but I've been swamped with things and haven't had a chance to call my family. I did get most of my outside plants all prettied up for the deck. Flowers make me happy and I want more!! Thanks for popping by. Tami
Hi friends. I am beat from working hard on classes. I need my Mother. Anyway I am wicked excited to be teaching at Smudges today and seeing all the special ladies that frequently take my classes. They are the best and we always have fun at Smudges. I will be there all day as our ATC group meets in the evening and I still don't have my ATCs made yet not to mention last months. Yikes, I feel bad but that's life...busy busy busy. It has been really HOT lately which is unusual for MN in May but I'll take the gorgeous weather along with some much needed rest!! No rest for the wicked. HA HA. 
Hello! Happy Monday.
Isn't Sandy just dandy? The card was a bonus card from a Graphic 45 class I recently taught at Smudges. Sandy made this beautiful card with the Karen Lockhart butterfly stamp available at Smudges. Sandy was very lucky to take a class with Karen Lockhart at Smudges last year. Love how she colored the butterfly with colored pencils. Thanks Sandy for doing your homework and sharing your beautiful card with us. Happy Tuesday everyone and thanks for the visit. Tami
I made this card at a paid Make and Take on Sat. while out with my friend Ruth Ann. We had a great day and visited two stores. Our first stop was the Stamp Garden in White Bear and they had a very lovely Make and Take. What a classy store Dawn has with such beautiful card samples. They even tie their cards down with jute. I couldn't believe it. How very sad they have to do that. Guess it takes all types. Hopefully no one snips off any samples. It was great seeing lots of people I haven't seen in a very long time. 
Wow, I can't believe its the first day of May. Did anyone get a May basket on their door? We used to do this when I lived in New England. I feel I got one as my birthday celebration continued. My friend RA gave me four of the new Tim Holtz inks and some neat owl ribbon for my b-day. I love the card she made me too. I will post it this coming week with her permission. It is gorgeous and I love anything made with embossing folders. RA showed me her newest collection of embossing folders and what a pretty continer she has from Joanne's she stores them in. I have to have it. Yikes there I go again. Bad Tami. 
Everyone is crazy over this card and now Jan the birthday gal is the proud owner. "Miss Bossy" picked her own birthday card from my stash. I made it in Jessica's card class in Pine City. The Penny Black image was colored with colored pencils. I do NOT know how the yellow flower was made as it was in the kit and I forgot to ask the teacher. Have a great day friends. I am still very busy which is a good thing. More crafty goodness this week so check back. I am working on crafty things for May so stay tuned. What are your plans for the weekend? I think I will stay home. Right??!! Who am I trying to kid. Tuesday evening we had a great time at Byerly's and Smudges making Graphic 45 cards. Oh la la. I have the best friends and we got our craft on. I will share. Thanks everyone. Tami
Yup....that's all she wrote for today (it reached 77 degrees). Wow wee!! Hope you like the card I made in Jessica's class. See you tomorrow. Nightie night my bloggie friends. I apologize for the terrible scan but hopefully you get the picture (pun) hee hee. Tami
Howdy...I was so busy on Monday would you believe I forgot to post a card?? We are having spectacular weather this month (wow its almost over) and I am loving the sunshine. Not sure how much I will be blogging this week as I have so much work to get done. I've been trying to thin out my vast stamp collection again but that's not always an easy task. I sometimes hate having too much stuff all over the place. How about you? Thanks for stopping by. I made this card at Smudges long ago and have always loved it so I thought I'd post it hopefully for your enjoyment. I have since mailed it to a sweet and wicked young lady who is the Queen of dog walking and pet sitting. Have a great pre-Easter week. Tami
Coming in again just under the stroke of midnite with another card I made in Jessica's card class (Pine City). I am happy to have this on hand for some macho man?? Hee hee!! Have a great weekend. I'm working on bills at this late hour so I must get back to the ugly task at hand. I will post another card on Saturday. Thanks for the visit. Tami
Hey girls. Here's my second favorite card from Jessica's class (Pine City). Don't you just love it? I do!! She hand cut the cupcake. I love the pretty designer paper, sweet stamp, and ribbon technique. I have to make my post short today as I'm off to go pick up something I tracked down I have wanted SO bad and its on hold. Imagine that? Me? Do I really put things on hold?? As the Minnesotans say, YOU BETCHA!! As the wicked people from Massachusetts say, that's wicked freakin' awesome. I'll be right over!! I better get my ars in the car before the store closes!! LOL. I am SO naughty but I do *need* it bad for an upcoming class. Any guesses??? Promise to be back soon with my *Cuttlebugged* owl card hopefully later this evening. My NH friend Mary is calling tonight so I must hurry up and get my errands done and get my ars home where I belong and OUT of the stores. Hope your day has been suntastic. My furnace has been acting up for over a week now and I'm so tired of it blowing cold air. I suspect its the ignitor switch again. Totally bugs me. Today I finally turned the bloody thing off and said goodbye you BIG piece of you know what and see you this fall. I will just have to continue dressing in layers as its spring now. Thanks for popping by today. Tami PS...Giving you an owl break for now (Donna)!!! Ha Ha. Oh my goodness Amy and Sherry, today marks DAY 4 of me blogging. Cheers to me!! I am such a good blogger girl!! See you on Friday with bells on.
Greetings my friends. I apologize for being a bad blogger but sometimes a person wonders why bother does anyone really read my blog? I will try and make up for it this week by posting a card every day. Do you think I can do it or not? Maybe, maybe not. Today I am posting a card I recently made when I took a class in Pine City with my gal pal Jodi. We had a blast together last weekend. I love going up in the country. I loved the class and can't wait to return in April. This is my favorite card. I want the stamp set, I want the October Afternoon background paper, and I want the Martha Stewart punch. Think I want much and that's only one card. I hope you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by today Amy and Sherry!! Tami
Here's another Memory Box card from my sis. We both love the penguin stamps and Martha Stewart stickers (daisy). Sami used colored pencils on this baby and I love how she does the background free handed no less. Don't you just love getting mail when you least expect it? I sure do!! I've been so busy these past few weeks which is a good thing. I haven't had a lot of extra time to update the 'ole blog but I hope to soon with a new card. Today I am off to spend some time with my friend Sherry at Archiver's. We will use their crop room to play around. She will be scrapbooking and me stamping (hopefully not shopping). I am looking forward to having a little fun although it is suppose to rain today. I hope to keep my purchases if any under $10. Do you think its possible? I will try my darn est to be good. We shall see. I am still hoping for some more signups for the Owl class on Sunday. Any takers? The cards are going to be a HOO HOO HOOT!! Tamara (Miss Iowa) is coming to town and will be joining us at Lunds. Have a great day. This card looks much better in person trust me. The scanner sometimes distorts things. Tami
Hello friends. I know I've been a bad blogger however life has been really busy as of late which is both good and bad. I wanted to post this beautiful card I received from my sister. Don't you love it when you receive a card just because? I know I sure do. My sister is very talented and made the card with a soft pink Memory Box notecard, the stamp line is from NH, and she colored the pig skater with her new Staedtler colored pencils. Sami drew the background swirl (motion) and the stars. I must say this is my most favorite of her cards ever. We both love watching the Olympics and are huge fans of ice skating and skiing. I just happen to be watching skating right now. How about you? Do you enjoy watching the Olympics? I had two wonderful classes this week at Smudges. A big thanks to all that came. My next class is on Sunday, March 7 at Lunds (Plymouth). I'd love to have you join me. Having car troubles again and its not fun. Have a very nice weekend now and I will try and blog on Sunday evening as time permits. Thanks for stopping by and think spring friends. I am tired of winter. Tami
My sister sent me this wicked cute card. She stamped the lizard, water colored it, and cut out Mr. Cross. She placed it on a heart embossed note card. She added four kinds of Martha Stewart stickers (inside too) and some Stickles. I love how it came out. It really is an adorable card if you could only see it up close and personal. The scan and auto enhance distorted all the colors. Sami sent me three cards last week and I enjoyed each and every one of them. 
I am so ashamed to even write this but I have to as promised in a previous entry. I went out today. Bank, Starbucks, Rainbow, and Mike's. Can you believe it? And, yesterday I ordered something online. I am not proud of myself but I feel I must blog about it to try and get a handle on my bad habits (shopping). There are worse things in life but I have bills. Lots and lots of bills. I did get the *plain* coffee free (credit card perk) and I had a gift card at Michael's but still that's no excuse. I broke my promise and its only Feb. 3. Bad me!! I did need a few groceries. Oh well. There's always tomorrow. Now let's see if I can be good the rest of the week but I need a haircut before my class on Sunday. That's a must!! Time to change the subject. Here's a sweet card I received in the mail today. I just love it. Its makes me smile. The card was made with an inchie stamp from Smudges by one of my good friends. Thanks girlfriend. I am scared to press the publish post but I have to do this for me. Thanks for stopping by and reading about my bad habits. Tami (naughty bad girl)
Nothing like having a beautiful card in your stash when you need one in a pinch. I have a friend which shall remain annoymous that I have renamed Claire. Its a *little* inside joke but it is she that made this pretty card which I landed in a swap. I just hate to part with it but its going to my family out east. They had to mail me two huge boxes shortly after I returned home because all my Christmas presents would not fit in my new suitcase --a very nice "going away gift" from my sister Sami. Imagine that? My family is SO generous and I am certainly not bragging just blogging. I broke my old suitcase prior to leaving for Boston because I was rushing to zip it and I totally messed up the zipper beyond repair. My nerves were so bad that morning due to a few issues which I had no control over such as Mother Nature and my actual Mother you know "the famous Ellie". All is good now with Mama Ellie after her knee surgery. I am SO blessed and SO lucky to have such wonderful friends and family. Thanks everyone. I hope to be back soon with a Tami card. As my nephew Gino says "I'm bouncing out". Peace!!
