Playing along with a few challenges today!

I had a bit of extra time today and I wanted to play with some new goodies. I made two cards to play along with two challenges. Whoah!

The first is the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. After I cut my papers, I realized that I had to shift the sketch a bit to the left so you could still read the text around the moon. Oopsies!

I'm also linking this up to the Tiddly Inks challenge "All About the Boys!". I have recently come across Tiddly Inks and I'm SO excited! Such lovely images... I want them all.

Check out the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches:

The second card I made using the awesome colours from Color Throwdown.

I thought these colours were so darling! The background was made using Ranger distress stain in Faded Jean. Afterwards, I splashed a few drops of water on it to give it the dotted look. Reminds me of  a pair of jeans that had an accident with the bleach :)

Check out the colour challenge at Color Throwdown:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies - To the Moon & Back:
Stamp: My Batty Hero digi (Tiddly Inks). 
Paper: Smoky Slate CS (Stampin' Up!), "Story Time" (Studio Calico)
Copics:
  - Skin: E000, E02, E11
  - Hair: E31, E33, E19
  - Clothes: C1, C3, C5, C7
  - Cape: Y13, Y15,Y17

Supplies - Happy Easter:
Stamp: Somebunny Loves You digi (Tiddly Inks), Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Stazon, Faded Jean Distress Stain (Ranger), Fathered Twigs Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Sahara Sand CS, Blushing Bride CS, Whisper White CS, Watercolour Paper, Vellum
Embellishments: Enamel Dots (Recollections)
Copics:
  - Skin: E000, E02, E11, R20
  - Hair: E31, E33, E15, E37
  - Shirt: R81, R83, R85
  - Pants: B21, B24, B29
  - Bunnies/Ears: W1, W3, R81, R83, R85
  - Shoes: C1, C3, C5

Monograms for the Color Throwdown!

My (little) big boy is moving into a 'big boy' bed this weekend. He currently shares a room with his brother, so I wanted to make them each a little 'something' to have at the end of their beds. Not that there would ever be any confusion over whose bed is whose, but this is just more fun, isn't it? :)

I started with two wooden letters from Michaels. I coated them with Tombow and laid a piece of Watercolor Wonder DSP overtop. Once dried, I trimmed around the edges with a utility knife and then sanded around all edges with the Stampin' Up! sanding block to give it a blended look. The great thing about this block is that there is a big side and a smaller side, and the pieces of sandpaper can be removed - I did this to get into the crevices. Worked like a charm!

Next step was to do some 'faux stitching' around the edges with Crumb Cake Stampin' Write marker. I could have gone crazy, but I wanted to keep these simple for a couple of reasons; primarily to reduce temptation for them to pick stuff off! haha. 

The wooden pieces are some of the fun new embellishments in the 2014 Occasions catalogue, Essentials Wooden Elements. I LOVE these little pieces. The circle is covered in Calypso Coral washi tape from the This & That suite, the banner is covered with Pool Party cardstock and sanded down, and the sweet little heart is just left raw!

I drew their names on the banners and added two small Candy Dots, et voila! Super quick and easy, but the boys just love them. 

I used the colours from Color Throwdown this week, with some small substitutions since I didn't have Baja Breeze and Peach Parfait. I used: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo and Calypso Coral.

Supplies:

Paper: Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper, Pool Party cardstock

Ink: Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Marker, Island Indigo Stampin' Write Marker

Tools: Sanding System

Embellishments: This & That Washi Tape, Essentials Wooden Elements, Candy Dots

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

More Sale-A-Bration!

Hello, and happy Thursday to all!

It's been a really busy week around here, but I had to take a quick minute to post for the Color Throwdown challenge. They have some gorgeous colours to work with this week, and I'm super excited because one of them I have never (that's right, never!) worked with before... Believe it or not, despite my love of anything pink, Rose Red has not been touched up until now.

Gotta say, it might be a new favourite :P

This card is for my aunt. She moved to Bulgaria in the summer and has opened up her own studio (hair salon) in Sofia. I wanted to send her some pictures of the boys, since she didn't get the chance to meet Jackson before she left, and to let her know that we are thinking about her.

Thinking of You

  (CTD176)

These are the colours I was working with. Yum, eh?

Materials used in this card:
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Whisper White
Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), Curly Cute
Inks: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Pool Party
Embellishments:  SAB brads, Pool Party ruffled ribbon
Tools: Paper cutter... a lot!! Postage Stamp punch, corner rounder, Boho Blossoms punch

As a little bonus, this is the card I made for last week's Color Throwdown challenge that I accidentally missed the deadline for :P

Enjoy your day, and thanks for stopping by!

Until next time - Happy stamping :)

-Tara