Posted on February 9, 2010 by iheartart
1st Magazine Publications
The February 2010 issue of CARDS Magazine has been live for a month now! I was so stoked to see my work in print! I emailed my family and attached screen shots. Most of them went out and bought the issue! Being published was definitely on my bucket list and I hope to continue to see my work in print from here on out 
To subscribe to CARDS Magazine, GO HERE!
Speaking of CARDS Magazine, there is a submission call due tomorrow!
July 2010 Call
Cards is an exciting publication that brings you the latest trends in card-making. Get ready to be inspired! If you’d like to be a part of Cards, send us a picture or scan of your best original, hand-made cards today. We are currently looking for cards that fit the following topics:
- Wedding cards
- Bridal Shower invites
- Wedding Announcements
- BBQ invites
- Chipboard
- Fast & Fabulous
- Home Sweet Home
- Jewels
- Money Holders
- Style Challenge (colors: Baby Blue, Red, Black, Element: Polka Dots)
Deadline: 11:59pm (Mountain Time) on Wednesday February 10th, 2010.
Please send CARDS submissions to cards@northridgemedia.net
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Posted on February 7, 2010 by iheartart
Coffee, Stat: "Life gets better after my third cup."
Cath, over at Moxie Fab World, challenged us to channel our inner “Taintor-tudes” to create our masterpieces! Anne Taintor is known for her pairing of sarcastic biting quotations with vintage pictures. Look at the blog header for her website:
Click to go to store!
For my card, I scoured through all my old copies of National Geographic for an image I could relate to. Finally, I stumbled upon this ad for Liberia Air in the May 1965 issue! If you all know me, I cannot function without my morning coffee
Materials:
- Advertisement from Vol. 127, No.5, National Geographic, May 1965
- October Afternoon Farm Fresh Paper
- Bazzill kraft cardstock
- CTMH Bee Mine incentive stamps
- Sassafrass Lass in a stitch blossoms, earth tones
- Red DMC Floss and needle
- Dymo label maker and red tape
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Posted on February 7, 2010 by iheartart
I <3 Dandy
Today marks one of the first Superbowls where my hubby isn’t emotionally involved, LOL! When the Giants beat the Patriots a couple years ago, he swore off football forever, cried, and punched our bed (grown man’s hissy fit)! Other years haven’t been as bad, but they haven’t been glorious either!
This year, my hubby likes both teams equally as much, so maybe this Superbowl Sunday we’ll go to bed happy! Happy like the card I made!
Materials:
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Posted on February 6, 2010 by iheartart
Ruffled Heart
Here’s another photo taken with my DIY Lightbox! I created this card using some new American Crafts Letterbox trim and paper paired with new Coredinations Jillibean Soup cardstock. I used some Glue Arts ribbon adhesive to hold down the ruffled trim! The hearts were cut by my Cricut.
Materials:
- American Crafts Letterbox Paper and Trim
- Core’dinations, Jillibean Soup Cardstock
- PTI cardstock
- Maya Road heart pin
- Martha Stewart Glitter
- SU heat & stick powder
- Cricut w/George Cartridge
Click to go to sketch!
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Posted on February 6, 2010 by iheartart
Kite Flying Congrats
Here’s a picture I took with my new DIY Light Box that my hubby helped me make! This is also my 2nd installment of Practicing Creativity’s new stamp set, You’re Dandy, which is available for purchase now! Do read more details about my DIY lightbox, please scroll down!
Materials:
DIY Lightbox
I used Studiolighting.net ’s Tutorial (Homemade Light Box for Product Photography)!
Materials:
- 5 pieces of foam core project board (30″x20″), $1.98/ea. at Target
- White Masking Tape, .99/ea. at The 99 Cent Store
- 4 Small Work Lamps, 6.98/ea at Lowe’s
- 4, 100 watt natural light lightbulbs, 3.98/pack of 2 at Lowe’s
- Exacto Knife
- Ruler
- I spent less than $50, the lighting is what you’re paying the most for!
My Advice:
- This light box works GREAT for what I need it for. I have a dinky Canon Powershot A480 and it works just fine.
- Do get familiar with your camera settings and find the function to adjust your white balance. I customized mine to adjust to the lighting in the light box.
- Do utilize photo editing software to adjust the white balance even more!
- This light box would ROCK if you have a camera with an external flash. Just bounce the flash off the top of the box and onto your subject, the picture will be seamless!
- If anyone has an old DSLR Camera that they don’t want anymore just send it my way
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Posted on February 5, 2010 by iheartart
Click to purchase Stamp Set!
Courtney Baker has done it again!!!! Her new stamp set is SO precious! Be sure to check it out! I love how versatile this set is!
Price: $12.99
Shipping and Handling: $3 continental US (same for multiple sets)
Available at midnight on the 6th.
Stamps are made in the US with high-quality photopolymer.
Stamps can be purchased from www.practicingcreativitydesigns.com
Materials:
- Practicing Creativity Designs, You’re Dandy Stamp Set
- CTMH honey and buttercup ink
- PTI white and yellow cardstock
- American Crafts Letterpress Flair
- Yellow Kaisercraft pearls
- PTI white twine
- Basic Grey white button
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Posted on February 4, 2010 by iheartart
Posted on February 3, 2010 by iheartart
It’s come to my attention that some of your readers aren’t updating!
I recently switched my URL to http://tiffguam.com/ so I don’t know if that’s contributing to the problem…
But, I do know that you can subscribe to my blog by pressing the RSS feed icon in my blog header!
I hope this helps!!! I will do more research and get back to you later!
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Posted on February 3, 2010 by iheartart
For Your Guy
Last week, my mom commissioned me to make for her 4 Valentine’s Day Cards- one for her man and 3 for her lifetime BFFs! I love making guy cards!!! The Waltzingmouse “Sweethearts” Stamp Set and the Practicing Creativity “Key To My Heart” Stamp Set work wonderfully together as they have the same themes and almost the same fonts!
For Your Guy:
- Practicing Creativity Stamps, Key To My Heart (Argyle background builder, heart shaped lock)
- Waltzingmouse Stamps, Sweethearts (sentiment)
- PTI Rustic White and Kraft cardstock
- Perfect Match Ink
- PTI Ribbon
- CTMH brad
- Stamp n Stuff white detail embossing powder
- DMC Floss
The Three BFFs
For my mom’s BFF’s cards, I chose to layer 3 hearts to represent each friend!
The Three BFF’s:
- Waltzingmouse Stamps, Sweethearts (3 hearts, sentiment)
- PTI Stamps, (Text background)
- Basic Grey Sugar Rush designer paper
- PTI Vintage Cream and pink cardstock
- Michaels Ribbon
- Spellbinders Labels 1 Nestabilities
- Foam Tape
Card Insides
I love how versatile stamps are! I made matching insides with a little ink and creativity
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Posted on February 2, 2010 by iheartart
Today is Groundhog Day and I was SO looking forward to an early Spring! Although, I really shouldn’t complain… 65 Degree weather in the desert in winter isn’t bad But, I DO miss green grass and leaves on the trees! Here’s my ode to spring, a card I made with some goodies (Dear Lizzy) I scored from American Crafts at CHA Anaheim:
First Signs of Spring
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