Celebrating with Circles!

Happy Wednesday!

This week at Colour Me...! we are going playful and using Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight (it doesn't get much more playful than that, I tell ya!)

I had a lot of fun making this card (I even had fun punching out all the little circles for the shakers with the 1/8" Handheld punch). I'm a big fan of circles, and have seen variations on this type of shaker card around the blog world, so thought I'd give it a shot.

Stampin' Up!s foam shaker circles make it a breeze :)

Check out the challenge this week:

Be sure to swing by the blog, check out all the inspiration from the Design Team, and link up your fabulously playful creation.

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: "Cupcake Party" (SU)

Ink: Melon Mambo (SU)

Paper: Whisper White CS, Tempting Turquoise CS, Tangelo Twist CS, Daffodil Delight CS, Melon Mambo CS.

Tools: Shaker Frames (SU), Circle punches (SU); 2", 1-3/4", 1-1/4", 1-1/2", 1", 3/4", Handheld 1/8"

Embellishments: Melon Mambo button (SU), Frosted Sequins (SU), Baker's Twine (SU)

Ready for the snow at The Friday Mashup

This week at The Friday Mashup, Heidi has us embracing the winter season, without thinking about the holidays. Basically, we are celebrating winter!

I kind of worked this card a bit backwards. Typically I start with the focal point and work my way to the card base. This time, I started with the card base and added layers upwards to the house.

For the house, I started by roughing up a piece of Smoky Slate Core'dinations cardstock. I didn't want to colour the house with markers, as I wanted it to be light and textured. I like the effect of the sanded Core'dinations! I wiped it down to make sure all the loose bits were removed and then I stamped the house from Holiday Home.

The windows, door and roof were fussy cut and glued on to the Smoky Slate. I coloured the roof and door with Night of Navy Blendabilities by Stampin' Up! I added a little yellow glow to the windows as well.

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project with a "Winter theme"
2. Create a project with "Snowflakes"
3. or Mash it Up! and create a "Winter project with Snowflakes"

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

An InLinkz Link-up

Secret's Out! - Canadian Conference Project #1

I've been so excited to share this news, and I'm finally able to do so!

I was contacted by Stampin' Up! Canada to design the Make & Take projects for some of the conferences that are happening around Canada from Sep-Nov. Three other fab Canadian designers were contacted to do the same, for other cities (I've linked to their blogs below).

First up was the Kitchener conference, which happened October 3rd/4th. These are the projects I designed for those two days.

Shaker Card and Gift Box

Notecard Set and Holder

It was so much fun to design projects for my fellow Canadian demos to do, and I'm so honoured to have been asked to participate! It was a great experience!

Stay tuned though, later this month I will share the projects I designed for the Regina conference as well.

Check out the three other super-talented ladies who made projects for these conferences as well:

Cathy Caines

Anne Granger

Julie Olivier

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

For an Awesome kid

It's Friday, which means my boy gets a little something extra in his lunch. I like to throw in something fun (non-food) to brighten up his day, cause you know... it's Friday! It's Friday!!

I think I've used the Mario set I carved for Hunter maybe once or twice since finishing it. Truth be told, I kind of forgot it even existed! Thought I'd whip it out for Avery's fun challenge over at The Friday Mashup this week.

Check out the challenge! This is my first time trying the ink blowing technique. I made a huge mess.

1. Create a project with "Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry & Basic Black"
2. Create a project with the "Ink Blowing Technique"
3. or Mash it Up! and create a project with "the colours above & the Ink Blowing Technique"

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Cool Kid, Undefined Mario

Ink: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay

Paper: Basic Black CS, Bermuda Bay CS, Crushed Curry CS, Whisper White CS, Project Life DSP

Tools: Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, 2" Circle

Monochromatic Easter for Colour Me...!

We have a fun monochromatic colour combo for you today at Colour Me...! 

Easter is a great time to make cute little treats and special packaging. I like to try and do something new for the kiddos each year. This year, I went with one of these super sweet treat tubes and a doodled 3x3 note card.

The carrots were doodled onto a piece of Whisper White and the concept came about as I was on a call at work not too long ago. I was drawing tornadoes, and then realized that they looked a lot like carrots... I've been just waiting for the perfect opportunity to try them out :)

The top of the carrot treat tube is Burlap Ribbon that has been separated out strand by strand and tied together with a piece of Linen Thread. Another piece of Burlap Ribbon was adhered around the top. 

The treat tube itself was made with Pumpkin Pie Core'dinations paper and embossed with the Elegant Lines embossing folder for something a little more exciting.

Check out the challenge this week:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar

Paper: Pumpkin Pie Core'dinations, Whisper White CS, Crumb Cake CS, SIlver Glimmer Paper

Embellishments: Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread

Tools: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Small Oval, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Cupcake Builder Punch

Hey there, girly!

Erica's hosting the Friday Mashup this week and she has a girly challenge for us - which is perfect for this dreary Friday.

I kept mine really simple, and played with some new toys :)

The hexagons were cut out by hand after running some Whisper White through the honeycomb embossing folder. I popped them up on dimensionals and then went around the edge and drew a dashed border in with marker.

The stamp set is Chalk Talk, which has a fabulous matching set of framelits! I used Tangering Tango, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pink Pirouette.

Check out the challenge this week:

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using "Hexagons".
2. Create a "Girly project".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Girly project using Hexagons".

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara

xox

White on White at The Friday Mashup!

Happy Friday!

This week at The Friday Mashup Erica has a fun sketch for us!

 

I wanted to stay (very!) neutral on this one, so opted with Vanilla on White ;) I added a bit of shimmer paint to the Crumb Cake butterfly and the edges of the strips of DSP. The background was embossed with the Argyle embossing folder, which I love, and then spritz witht he Colour Spritzer.

Check out this week's challenge:

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".
2. Or Make a project with some "Bling".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "project with the Sketch showing some Bling".

Look forward to seeing you play along with us this week!

-Tara

xox

List of Supplies:

Stamps: Friendly Phrases, Papillon Potpourri

Paper: Neutrals DSP, Very Vanilla CS, Whisper White CS

Embellishments: Stitched Grosgrain ribbon, Pearls

Tools: Elegant Butterfly, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, Argyle EF, Colour Spritzer

Baby fun at The Friday Mashup!

Wow, I can't believe it's been almost a week since I posted last! Excuse me for my absence... even though I've been back to work over a month now, I'm still getting back into the rhythm of working.

This week at The Friday Mashup Amy has a very sweet challenge for us! Who doesn't like making baby cards? ;)

*see list of materials at the bottom of this post*

And here's the challenge:

1. Make a project with "Pleating".
2. Or Make a "Baby Theme" project .
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with "Pleating and a Baby Theme".

If you want to try the paper-pleating technique, be sure to cheque out Amy's awesome tutorial on the "Mashup Tutorials!" page of The Friday Mashup blog.

Look forward to seeing your creations this week :)

-Tara
xox


List of Materials:
Stamps: Friendly Phrases, Happy You
Paper: Pink Pirouette CS, Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Fan Fair DSP

Embellishments: Vintage Trinkets, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Pink Pirouette Tafetta
Tools: Jewelry Tag punch, 1-3/4" & 1-3/8" Circle punch