Tami Lynn Designs

Our out-of-the-ordinary Seattle heat wave that we are in the midst of is a good reminder to take time to enjoy and really appreciate some of the simpler things in life. Such as: ice cubes, running through a sprinkler, air conditioning (which is not a common thing to have in the Northwest), ice cream trucks, or a neighborhood lemonade stand.

I made this simple cherry blossom card in lieu of these simple times. No rhinestones or glitter. No layers or cut-outs. Just simple asian-inspired beauty.

I have fallen in love with this happy little cake stamp. Combined with my fancy square punch, it is my new favorite birthday card embellishment.

I created this blue bird card on this years 4th of July with my new fancy square punch by McGill. I thought it was only appropriate to use America’s colors. Happy Independence Day!

For our Independence Day Holiday, I treated myself with a visit to Impress rubber stamp shop. Amongst the many aisles of fabulous stamps, embellishments, punches and dye pads, I found these beautiful butterfly and bird tags.

I mounted the butterfly tag on orange velvet embossed hand-made paper.

I also picked up a few new stamps while I was there. The polka dots have become one of my new favorites.