Rich & Beautiful for a Sunday :)

Today we have a really fun colour combination for you at Sunday Stamps. Hayley has put together this rich palette... so go ahead, have fun with it!

Here's my take on the colours

This is a CASE of another card I did awhile back for a class. I just love the Up, Up & Away stamp set, but I always forget about it! I thought Hayley's colours this week would look great floating through the sky.

After I inked up the balloon with Midnight Muse, I dabbed a bit off in the top-right section (very lightly) with a sponge to give it a little bit of depth. I find that with the other two, the stripes curve to help it feel 3D, but with the polka dot one it needs a little something extra. 

Here's the challenge:

We'd love to see you playing along with us at Sunday Stamps this week!

-Tara

xox

Thinking of you

Well, here we are in December! Our tree is up, our stockings hung... and today is the day we all love - Christmas card writing :)

I needed to take a little breather from making Christmas cards, so I put some ink to "Lovely as a Tree", which I have only used a handful of times.

This week's sketch at Sunday Stamps is by the oh-so-lovely Monica, and it was a great sketch to work with!

Let's see what you create this week :)

-Tara
xox

List of Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Best Dad Ever
Papers: Soft Suede CS, Crumb Cake CS, Comfort Cafe DSP, Very Vanilla CS
Embellishments: Cotton Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Oval punch

Best. Dad. Ever.

A very simple Father's Day card for my husband from his little boys this year - but it says it all. Who knew that the For the Birds set could be so versatile? :) I used the "thanks for your support" stacked birds as the focal image for this card because it just seemed so appropriate... Daddy on the bottom, (little) boy on the his back, and (baby) boy hanging out on the top :)

Best Dad Ever

 Stamps: For the Birds, Best Dad Ever

Colours: Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze, Raspberry Ripple

Embellishments: Baker's Twine

The colours are from Play Date Cafe this week - and I haven't played with them in so long! I was just dying to get back into it.

I could spend hours talking about how amazing Derek is, as a father and as a husband, but I'll spare you all. It all sums up like this: he's an outstanding father, a supportive and nurturing husband, and a kind friend to all (Love you, Derek).

Derek and Hunter (last summer)

"cheeeeese"

Derek and Jack (last week)

- Tara
xox

Edit to add: So excited that Derek's Father's Day card got a "Fab4" nod from The Play Date Cafe! :)