http://tamilynndesigns.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:26:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "A new baby is like the beginning of all things - Wonder, Hope, a dream of possibilities." - Edna J. Le Shan http://tamilynndesigns.com/2010/01/a-new-baby/ (posted just a tad bit late, oops!) The beauty of autumn seems to take me by surprise each year, even though it was just as beautiful the year before. Nothing says autumn to me like going to the pumpkin patch, acorn squash fresh baked in the oven with brown sugar & ... http://tamilynndesigns.com/2010/01/autumn-leaves/ One of my best friends sisters got married this summer at St. Paul's Church in beautiful Port Gamble, and I had the honor of assisting with the wedding coordinating. One of my special projects was making the place cards for the reception. We originally planned to simply stamp on pre-made place ... http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/09/katies-place-cards/ A friend gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers for my birthday last week that contained some amazing vibrant dahlias. Inspired by my birthday bouquet, I have created some new dahlia cards. http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/08/dahlia-cards/ 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 ... http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/07/the-simpleness-of-life/ 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. http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/07/eat-cake/ 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! http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/07/red-white-blue-birdie-card/ 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 ... http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/07/butterflybirdtagcards/ One of my favorite paper crafting collections is by K&Company - Brenda Walton's Mira Collection. I just can not get enough of these asian lantern embellishments. K&Company always includes wonderful details and textures on their products. http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/06/asian-lantern-cards/ I have a new friend who lives on my dining room screen. Luckily, he knows to stay outside. Mr. June Bug is surprisingly pretty, and is the largest beetle I have ever seen (just over an inch long, and half inch wide). I can't help but wonder if I am ... http://tamilynndesigns.com/2009/06/my-june-bug/