2026: A Few EXTRA TapeRunner Challenge cards #TapeRunnerChallenge

Hello again, sweet friends! 

Here are a few MORE #TapeRunnerChallenge cards- I just love this adhesive! ***Be sure to enter code SAVANNAH10 at TapeRunner.com for 10% off your order:) 

This card was a set of multiple because I allllllllllllways need sympathy cards on hands! Also-- this card uses a Technique Tuesday flower image... I colored it purple like an iris flower... only to realize when I was finished that it was a LILY🤦🏼‍♀️

These cards count as TRChallenge numbers 5-8. 

This next card was created for a friend's birthday. Her dog is called Buddy, and he looks *just* like this! TOOOOOOOOOO cute! This is a mix and match type of card- I love when I can make custom cards by just pulling from everything I own!

This is TRChallenge #9! 

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by! MORE to come 💌

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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2022: Technique Tuesday Promotion Cards [cards #95-102]

Hello again, sweet friends! 

I'm super excited to be back today sharing MORE Technique Tuesday creations!! Our challenge was to create a sympathy, encouragement, or get well card. I was sent a beautiful stamp set, "Lily Wishes", that included many different sentiments that helped spark my creativity for these projects. 

I also stepped out my comfort zone this time around as I didn't really paper piece, fussy cut, or add lots of detail. I went with clean and simple for many of these cards. It was fun but also very hard for me as I tend to add, add, addddd more and more! LOL 🙃

First up, card #95, "CAS Strength". It's a simple card with a rustic and warm feel. 

Next up, card #98, "Modern CAS". I went with a more modern and busy patterned paper for the background and highlighted the flower without coloring it. I love how this card turned out.

This next card is more my style as it looks like I added tons of detail... but really it was so simple to make! I splattered paint on the card base, sloppy watercolored the flower, and added a sentiment. EASY! It's card #100 and is called "Hope for U". 

Two more cards--- sometimes I can't help but create as many as I can using the product I was sent! I had lots of fun with this challenge! 

Card #101, "Strength For Today". This card was inspired by a bathing suit-- it had black/white stripes with colored solid flowers with a few dark maroon accents. I loved the jade, blush pink, and maroon combo that I had to try to make a card from this adorable bathing suit. I wish I could copic color like some of you--- mine is basic! I used one color because the maroon accents turned into a MESS! LOL!

And finally, card #102, BW CAS + Neon Fun. I loved how this card turned out--- it's fun and whimsical and yet the sentiment and image are formal. I think this card is perfect for just about anyone❤️ 

I had so much fun creating for Technique Tuesday for the past year!!! I'm sad to say that they are closing their business doors soon. **Be on the lookout for more details on sales and what new adventures the owners will be taking. **THANK YOU, Technique Tuesday, for all your love and support and for allowing me to share my creations with you and your friends/fans! What a blessing it has been to work with you and your product❤️ 

That's it for me today.

THANKS so much for stopping by!    

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

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Stamps/dies: Technique Tuesday Lily Wishes stamp/die set

Card #95-102

Technique Tuesday: Birthday Celebration and Promo [cards #50-54,61,63]

Hello, friends! 

I'm super excited to be back today sharing MORE Technique Tuesday creations!!! 

I love being challenged to create using certain products and a theme or design style. It really helps me get into my creative flow! Sometimes I think outside the box, and sometimes I follow the theme exactly the way it was presented. Either way- I enjoy "specifics" that aid in pushing my creativity 😉 

The challenge/request: TT is celebrating BIRTHDAYS! And they have offered up a wonderful code for your purchase: 

25% off your ENTIRE purchase using code HAPPYBDAY 

Free shipping on orders over $75

Sale runs from March 20-27

Now is your chance to get so many wonderful Technique Tuesday goodies--- they have sooooooo many birthday collections HERE!! Head over to their shop NOW!!! **Wait--- finish reading my post and then head over there😉 

Thanks for continuing to read my post:) Back to the challenge of creating birthday projects--- this was a much needed challenge for me as we have 14 different birthdays and celebrations during the month of March! I was blessed to get the Happy Hummingbirds stamps and matching dies for my creations. I couldn't be happier with how each card turned out. I created a mixture of designs- watercolor is a main feature, but I also did CAS and layered. I love love love each of these designs! 

You might notice that I mix and match stamp/die sets for these creations- that's a favorite technique of mine!! I also use the Bowl Bouquet stamps and the Iris stamps/dies. 

Techniques: watercoloring, dry embossing, stamping, layering, CAS

Techniques: embossing, stamping, layering, CAS

Techniques: watercoloring, stamping, layering, mixing and matching stamps/dies

Techniques: watercoloring, embossing, stamping, layering, patterned paper, mixing and matching stamps/dies

I hope you are inspired by these TT birthday cards-- you can NEVER have too many birthday cards in your stash:) It literally is ALWAYS someone's birthday. LOL! 

Be sure to check out the BIRTHDAY collection of stamps and dies, as well as bundles, HERE on the Technique Tuesday website! And don't forget about their SALE!!! 

THANKS so much for stopping by! 

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Technique Tuesday: Watercolor Christmas cards

Hello, friends! 

I'm super excited to be back today sharing MORE Technique Tuesday creations!!! 

I love being challenged to create using certain products and a theme or design style. It really helps me get into my creative flow! Sometimes I think outside the box, and sometimes I follow the theme exactly the way it was presented. Either way- I enjoy "specifics" that aid in pushing my creativity 😉 

The challenge/request: TT requested watercolor Christmas cards. Sounds easy and the ideas started to flow quickly! That was until I realized I wasn't doing the challenge or request correctly 🤦🏼‍♀️ I had forgotten to use watercoloring! LOL Don't worry! I completed the challenge, and I really love how everything turned out:) 

The first few creations use the TT Sweater Weather die. I went really simple with this first card **NOTE: Simple doesn't always mean easy! LOL! I embossed the die multiple times on a piece of watercolored paper, and a reflective silver Washi tape, dainty thread and bow, as well as a sentiment and confetti pieces added just the right finishing touches to this card. It's simple yet packed with detail all from that die! 

This card is perfect for mass producing with different watercolored backgrounds or as holiday Thank Yous or even as a smaller version too. Honestly, this die and card design could be used for just about any occasion with a flip of the colors and sentiments! I love it! 

Techniques: watercoloring, dry embossing, stamping, layering, CAS

The next two cards are a combo. One uses the scraps from the previous design, which is another thing I love- using up scraps for all projects:)

Both cards use the TT Sweater Weather die as the main design. I paper pieced the die image after running it through a die cut machine multiple times on the card base. 

Q: Where's the watercoloring element?

A: It might be hard to see in the first card, but the little green pieces from the die were watercolored. I used the scrap from this watercolored piece of paper for my next card! 

Techniques: watercoloring, die cutting, stamping, embossing, layering

Here's the scrap! I love how this card turned out-- all that gold and green together with a maroon bow! BEAUTIFUL! This color combo and design makes me think of fancy holiday parties and gatherings! 

Techniques: watercoloring, die cutting, layering, CAS, using scraps

I went with a silhouette design next. The perfect stamp bundle for this creation is the TT Nativity Silhouettes and Christ is Born sets! Another simple card for the win! The hardest part of this design was creating the watercolored background! LOL! I just couldn't get the navy-black color I wanted. I tried multiple times. This piece probably dried three or four times before getting just the right color for the night sky. #worththewait 

You might think that masking the sentiment and nativity scene so that I could emboss with two different colors would be the hardest part- but not for me! One of my favorite techniques is masking sentiments/images:) 

Techniques: watercoloring, stamping, masking, embossing, CAS

And finally, I wanted to finish with a fun & cute design (which is really my style-- however, I went with a CAS + one layered fun & cute card.... which is NOT my style! LOL!). I used the TT Hello Winter stamp set- perfect for fun & cute! 

There are three steps for this card: stamping, embossing, and coloring. Super EASY! I did add a some fluffy elements to the boots and jacket so it wasn't sooooooo one layered:) LOL! 

As soon as I sent this photo to Trav (for his approval), he responded with "You say that all the time!" I live in Florida, and I'm honestly COLD almost ALL the time (our thermostat is set to 78* most of the year)!!! 

Techniques: watercoloring, stamping, embossing, CAS, one layer

I hope this helps you get into the holiday spirit--- Christmas will be here before you know it! 

Be sure to check out the Christmas & Winter Collection of stamps and dies, as well as bundles, HERE on the Technique Tuesday website!

THANKS so much for stopping by! 

Be blessed ❤️

Sav

Technique Tuesday: Travel Promo

Hello, friends! 

I'm back (after a long break from blogging- it's a lot of work to write a post! LOL!) and super excited to share several projects today featuring some Technique Tuesday's stamps and dies. ***BONUS: Technique Tuesday has a SALE going on this weekend-- use code SHIP30 for 30% off $30 or more!

I might have been absent from the internet and blogging... but I've been super busy in my studio creating these special projects for this promotion! I have a few projects to share today including one of Trav's FAVORITE designs. 

For my first project, I created a magnetic vacation countdown frame using the Technique Tuesday My Trip stamp set and Amazing Arrows dies. As soon as I saw this set I knew I wanted to make a fun project that everyone could see in the home or office. 

Countdowns are fun for just about any occasions (birthdays, vacations, baby's due dates, Christmas, anniversaries, etc)! My vacation countdown has many different details: masked words, layered background (for dimension- even if it is behind the frame glass), and a marquee sentiment that was stamped on transparency paper! It's so fun! 

Techniques: fussy cutting, masking, die cutting, layering, stamping, transparency paper, marquee letters

I created the bent arrow (90* angle) by using a technique, partial die cutting, that I shared in a video 4 years ago. You can check it out HERE! 

Die cut only part of the arrow by moving the top plate over. Be sure to tape down your die image! 

This look like the same photo, but it's not! Flip the arrow and die cut again but not all the way to the previous cut. 

Use a cutting knife to carefully remove the arrow from your paper! This is an EASY technique and a great way to modify your dies! 

Supplies: TT My Trip stamps and Captions and Labels dies, Amazing Arrows dies; Ranger Oxide Distress inks: Faded Jeans, Speckled Egg, Pumice Stone; Archival ink: Jet Black; American Crafts Buenos Dias! 12x12 paper; magnetic photo frame and dry erase marker

Trav wanted to photobomb my picture because this is one of his favorite projects! LOL! 

I wanted to do something super simple for my next project, and I found the perfect pre-made cardbases from Joann's! This CAS travel card set is perfect for the adventurous friend, family member, or graduate! You could even give these to someone who is starting a new job or moving. You really can't go wrong with a simple sentiment embossed in gold on a fun cardbase (and this stamp set has multiple sentiments perfect for a card set!!!)! EASY! 

Techniques: CAS, stamping, embossing

Supplies: TT Adventure Awaits; ICT VersaMark ink and gold embossing powder; Place & Time Summertime Papercrafting cards and envelopes

After some simple designs, I wanted to push myself to focus on fussy cutting the globe image in the TT Adventure Awaits stamp set. This card was easy to make, but it really pushed my creativity style. I usually work with bold colors and patterned papers. This is more vintage and sophisticated (well, at least that's what I think when I see it! LOL!). 

This design actually was a mistake at first. I messed up my masking technique because I FORGOT to mask the word "new"! I was going to have it on a tiny tag with the airplane and then stapled to the globe. When I forgot to mask while stamping, I had to redesign that area. The sentiment is off centered due to this mistake, but I really like how it turned out overall:) 

 I love that matching map paper in the globe! So fun!  

Techniques: fussy cutting, stamping, layering, embossing, masking (not really)

Supplies: TT My Trip and Adventure Awaits stamps; ICT VersaMark ink; WOW Embossing Powder Metallic Platinum Super Fine; The Stamp Market Jade and Slate ink, Jade paper; American Crafts The color of Memories papers; Bazzill Basics Paper Kraft

I went really out of my comfort zone for my final creation! I was inspired by a travel themed card and video by Stamping with Alice. I don't normally use transparency paper or stamp on the inside of cards... but her card was so cute that I had to recreate it using my TT Adventure Awaits stamps. I used the same papers as I did for the previous card (I already had them on my desk- why not!? LOL!). This card was actually SUPER easy to create! 

I love that the compass MOVES! Both the inside and the outside compass move together when you spin the circle:) 

NOTE: For some unknown reason, the next to photos are a different color ??? Either way, it shows the inside of the card. I used a very small (and very OLD- at least 10 years old) brad for the spinning compass piece. It was perfect for this idea of having both compasses spin! 

Techniques: clear view, stamping inside a card, embossing, stamping, die cutting, layering

Supplies:  TT Adventure Awaits stamps; ICT VersaMark ink; WOW Embossing Powder Metallic Platinum Super Fine; The Stamp Market Navy paper and ink; Bazzzill Basics Paper Kraft; American Crafts The Color of Memories; Inspired by Alice Tomal

I think these creations using just a few Technique Tuesday stamps and dies were fun to create and really stretched my crafting abilities! I hope you are inspired by them! And don't forget to shop their SALE HERE!! ****SALE ends Sunday night!!

THANKS so much for stopping by! 

Be blessed ❤️

Sav