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

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

Gift Box Punch Board for Colour Me...!

So, I've been completed addicted to the Gift Box Punch Board. I'll admit it, I was skeptical at first... But now that I've got my hands on it, I can't put it down!

This little box is ~ 1-3/4" x 3-1/4" and is just too cute for words! I created a little band to go around, that I stamped with the adorable Little Buddy Birthday set. 

The sweet dino was coloured with Blender Pens and punched out with the 2" circle punch. See those little yellow pearls? Those were coloured with Daffodil Delight Blendabilities! Yes, you can colour those pearls and make them shine in any colour :)

Check out the challenge this week:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Little Buddy Birthday

Inks: Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Pool Party, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Sahara Sand CS, Pool Party CS, So Saffron CS, Whisper White CS

Embellishments: Blushing Bride 1/4" Cotton Ribbon, Linen Thread

Tools: Gift Box Punch Board, Dotted Scallop Border Punch, 2" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8" Handheld Punch

Emboss Resist for The Friday Mashup!

This week at The Friday Mashup, Sara is challenging us to use the emboss resist technique. I haven't used this technique in ages so I was really looking forward to it.

 

I started with a piece of Whisper White CS and stamped The Newborn King and embossed it in white embossing powder. Then I sponged/shadded the trees with Pear Pizzazz, the sky with Lost Lagoon, the ground with Crumb Cake and behind manger with Hello Honey. I was a bit concerned about how this was going to look, but in the end I was pretty happy with it.

The two strips of DSP on the left side are from the All is Calm Specialty DSP pack, which I love. The sentiment was punched out with the 2" circle punch (btw, if you think you don't need any more circle punches and you're going to pass on the new 2" circle punch... think long and hard!! I find it indispensable.)

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project using the "Sketch"
2. Create a project with "Emboss Resist"
3. or Mash it Up! and create an "Emboss Resist project with the above Sketch"

Thanks fot stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: The Newborn King

Paper: Lost Lagoon CS, Whisper White CS, All is Calm DSP, Silver Foil Sheets

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Hello Honey

Embellishments: Rhinestones

Tools: 2" Circle Punch, Heat Tool, Sponges

Monochromatic week at Colour Me...!

This week at Colour Me...! we are going monochromatic and using Pistachio Pudding (love it!)

This card had a lot of little details, but I had such a fun time making it. I wanted to try and mimic the DSP in the background, so I stamped the fun starburst stamp from Kinda Eclectic on Gold Foil paper and then embossed with White embossing powder. I didn't want to the burst to be dead-on, so I punched it out using the new 2" circle punch a little to the left of the centre. I layered this on another 2" circle punched out in Whisper White, similar to the layers of circles in the paper. 

The chevrons down the left are punched from Gold Foil paper with the Chevron punch. A few scattering of sequins and loops of thick baker's twine and we were good to go!

Check out the challenge this week: 

Thanks for stopping by today (and I'm all caught up now, so I'll stop bombarding you with posts :))

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Kinda Eclectic, Celebrate Baby, Hello Darling

Paper: Pistachio Pudding CS, Whisper White CS, Gold Foil CS,  Gold Soiree Specialty DSP

Ink: Versamark, Pistachio Pudding

Embellishments: Sequin Trim, Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine

Tools: White Embossing powder, 2" circle punch, Heat tool