Quilling (Take 2) for Merry Monday and Fab Friday!

Oh hey there,

Coming back for another post today. Hope you're ready to think Christmas... Actually, you only have to be half ready to think Christmas - the colours aren't traditional Christmas-y, but I love messing around with stuff like that.

Each year I try and make a Christmas card using all the In Colours for that year. While I wait to be able to order from the Holiday Catalogue, I have to amuse myself any way I can.

After my first attempt, I absolutely had to try quilling again. I actually have the proper tool this time, so I'm not spinning around a toothpick and crossing my fingers I'm not going to get a splinter.

This is a very challenging (and time-consuming) hobby! I envy and admire those people who can come up with elaborate designs. I'm not there yet, but I'm enjoying learning this new craft.

I think next time (and there will be a next time), I'm going to try and copy the snowflake from the Snow Swirled set (stamped beside my snowflake in my card). Looks like the perfect design! And, I'll likely make it all white (or at the very least, light shades of blue). Perhaps Sahara Sand, White and Soft Sky! Yum...

I played along with Merry Monday and Fab Friday today.

Merry Monday sketch:

Fab Friday colours:

Thanks for stopping by (again)! :)

-Tara
xox

Sneak Peek Week - Day #2

It was supposed to be a very dreary weekend - and yesterday lived up to that pretty well.. But it looks like today is going to get nice! I've made myself a coffee and am catching up on a little blogland items I have on my to-do list.

For today's 'sneak peek', I wanted to share another one of my new favourite stamps - Perfect Blend. Not going to lie, I love my coffee. And so do most of my friends and family.

When I first saw this, I immediately thought of my brother and my hubby. It would make great birthday cards for them. But, the first time using it I went with a more feminine theme :)

I use a lot of stamp sets in this one; Perfect Blend, Clockworks, You're My Hero (another one coming up in a sneak peek post), and the stamp from My Paper Pumpkin.

Some other new goodies: Washi Tape & Candy Dots. Umm, yum.

I made this card for the current Sunday Stamps challenge. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Holly and the rest of the Design Team for such a great time with them. It was a difficult decision, but I needed to take a step back and simplify life a little. That being said, I'm going to go back and play with them as often as possible - because they rock and I'd mis them if I didn't! Go stop by!

I also used the sketch over at Fab Friday - It has been WAY too long since I played with them (wow... since challenge #2?! Well, that's embarrassing...)

Enough with the gab - see you all tomorrow with some new goodies :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Having some quiet time

There's not tons you can do when you have pneumonia... Even walking upstairs to use the bathroom is exhausting! So, I decided to plant myself in my craft room and go nuts. If I can't move, at least I'm some place happy! Next stop is the couch with some tea and Legally Blonde (that's right, Legally Blonde!)

I  made two cards today - One for one of my favourite challenges and another for a challenge that is no doubt going to be one of my favourites... ith the always-awesome RetroSketches thrown in for some flavour!

The Play Date Cafe had some fabulous colours this week - I made a baby card (which I always seem to do with this set). This is for a friend who will be having a fall baby. Don't know if it's a girl or a boy yet, so I've got plans to make another one with blue if a boy pops out.

Here are the colours for this week (I interpreted them as Melon Mambo, More Mustard and Early Espresso):

And this one is for Fab Friday - a new challenge with a stellar design team that brings endless amounts of inspiration. Also for RetroSketches - one that I seem not to get to play along with as much as I want to!

It's hard to tell with this card, but the second stamp on the Stippled Blossom is actually Illuminate ink. I was playing around with this set the other day and thought it would be cool to use a colour and illuminate rather than two colours.

Here are the colours for this week. As many of you know, Sahara Sand is my all-time favourite neutral. What a great colour combo this is!:

And here's the sketch from RetroSketches:

Wow... that was a lot for one post. I'm pooped!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox