Card for Grandma

My grandma send cards for everything - all the time. So, I made this one to send to her for Easter. I don't typically send Easter cards, but I thought it would be nice for her to get one, considering all that she sends! With 14 grandchildren and 10 (or is it 11 now?!) great-grandkids, I don't know how she keeps it all sorted out!

Happy Easter

The lovely sketch came courtesy, once again, of Freshly Made Sketches :)

Materials used in this card:
Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Paper: Flirtatious DSP
Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Delightful Dozen
Inks: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral
Embellishments: White baker's twine
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Jewelry Tag punch, Decorative Label punch


-Tara
xox

Friday Mashup Fan Favourite Challenge

There's something really exciting going on at the Friday Mashup! They are currently having a "Fan Favourite" challenge, where we get to put forth a mashup that we would like to see as a challenge. I was very excited about this, but I must admit, it took my quite some time to come up with something! I have a new-found respect for what these ladies do each week!

My Mashup Challenge would be:
1. Create a "birthday card" project.
2. Create a "custom gift bag",
3. Or, "Mash it up!" and create a "birthday card with matching gift bag"!

The birthday card opens like one of those old-school file folders, where the string rolls around two little circles (in this case, brads). When it's undone, it folds down and the inside holds the birthday greeting. We made a version of this card at a meeting I had gone to, and I loved it so much I had to make it my own. (Edit to add: I was told that the original idea came from Becky Roberts)

I hope you like the idea for a mashup. If you want to make a birthday card and matching gift bag, you can vote for my challenge idea here on the side panel! I'm #8 :)

Until next time - Happy Stamping!

-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

It's here!!

That's right, Sale-a-Bration is finally here! It's such an awesome time of year!

Don't know what Sale-a-Bration is all about?

• As a customer, choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration product for every $60 (before shipping and taxes) that you spend! . This year's offerings include exclusive stamp sets and accessories, as well as a selection of catalogue stamp sets, digital content CDs, designer fabric, buttons and even embossing folders! View the Sale-A-Bration brochure!

• As a hostess, you will earn the same great product with a $60 order, but you get an added bonus! With a qualifying workshop (sales of $200), you receive a FREE Stampin' Up! tote bag! If your workshop sales reach $525, you earn a FREE hostess bundle that includes a stamp set, designer series paper and a ribbon & brad pack!

If you've ever thought about becoming an independent demonstrator, now is the time! Join the family for $150 (valued at more than $400), and receive everything you need to get started, as well as a FREE pack of designer series paper or digital download EVERY month! Maybe you just want the fantastic starter kit at a great price, maybe you want the discount on your own orders, or maybe you're interested in making Stampin' Up! your full-time job. :) If you have any questions about becoming a demonstrator, please contact me.

So, with all that excitement, are you ready to see one of the fantastic Sale-A-Bration stamps sets in action? This scrapbook page features the Fresh Vintage stamp set, as well as a lot of paper-piercing ;)

This is very unlike me - I've waited until the last minute to play along with the Friday Mashup! I've been thinking about it every day, wondering what I wanted to do. Finally, it dawned on me. Literally, one of those lightbulb moments.

Here's the challenge:

1. Make a project using "Paper Piercing".  
2. Or Make a project using the colors "Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red & Early Espresso".  
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with the "Color Combo & Paper Piercing".

I used to be into embroidery a little... and by "into" I mean that I bought a few books, some floss and have a couple half-finished projects laying around. It's too bad, because it's an incredibly soothing hobby. Only problem is, you really don't want to leave something like that laying around with two kiddos in the house :P

When I saw the paper-piercing portion of the Friday Mashup challenge, it brought me back to my embroidery days, and one of my favourite stitches - the French Knot :) I decided to use the Fresh Vintage stamp set for my paper-piercing portion (as it already has a lot of 'dots' to follow!), and add some French Knots for a little bit of fancy.

How awesome are these girls?!

(FM42)

Materials used on this page:
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Paper: Twitterpated
Stamps: Fresh Vintage (Sale-A-Bration), Kindness Matters
Inks: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, Blushing Bride (ink pad & marker)
Embellishments: Riding Hood Red pleated ribbon
Tools: Top Note die, Big Shot, Spiral border punch (retired), 1/2" circle punch, paper piercer, marker



Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy browsing through the Sale-A-Bration brochure! :)

Until next time - Happy Scrapping!

-Tara