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

Merry Christmas!

That's right - I'm thinking about Christmas again :) Thanks to the Merry Monday challenge, we can think about Christmas all year long...!

This week's challenge was to have a bird theme. I just love this little skating birdie. Can't believe I haven't used him yet!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

List of supplies:

Stamps:  For the Birds

Paper: Festival of Prints, Naturals Ivory CS, Lucky Limeade CS, Cherry Cobbler CS

Embellishments:  7/8" Natural Trim Ribbon

Merry Monday and Freshly Made Sketches

When I saw the Happy Hour stamp set in the new catalogue, I fell in love! I was open to all the possibilities, but I knew the first time I used it would be for a Christmas Card.

Christmas Cheer

Previously, I had only owned one Christmas set and I didn't want to keep making the same card, so I didn't participate with the Merry Monday challenge created by Lesley. Alas, now that the new catty is out (and I've had a sneak peek at the Holiday catalogue coming out in August) I know that I will have a surplus of holiday cheer to choose from :)

Here's this week's Merry Monday sketch.

I also played along with Freshly Made Sketches to make this pretty little birthday card for my sister-in-law who turns 30 today. I LOVE the Stippled Blossoms set SO much. I knew it was pretty... but I didn't know how pretty it was until I actually used it. For this one, I used Primrose Petals on the bottom layer of the flower and Raspberry Ripple on the top. For the leaves I used Lucky Limeade on the bottom and Gumball Green on the top.

Birthday Wishes

Here's the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

I have some cute Father's Day cards to share as well, but I'll wait for tomorrow for those :) 

Edit to add: So excited that my SIL's birthday card got a "Perfect Princess" nod at the Freshly Made Sketches - Thank you! :)

A Merry Monday Challenge!

Christmas was long enough ago now that I can start thinking about it again ;) And so, I took part in the Merry Monday challenge today and started my Christmas card stash. Wow, it feels amazing!

I love this non-traditional colour combination for Christmas cards. The tree was inked up in Pool Party, and before I stamped it, I went over the "dots"/swirls with Island Indigo marker. Turns out I missed a few, so don't look too hard!

The snowflakes were stamped on Vellum cardstock, and then punched out using various punches; the big snowflake was punched with the scallop circle, the medium snowflake was done using the first setting on the Triple Layer Doily punch, and the smallest snowflake was punched with the 1/2" circle punch. They may not coordinate perfectly, but I think they're pretty close!

The DSP is from the Sweet Shop suite from the Occasions Mini. Never thought I'd be using that paper for a Christmas card :)

Really looking forward to playing with this challenge more often! Here's this week's fun sketch from Lesley:

Hope you all have a wonderful day :)

-Tara
xox

Edit to add: So excited to have received an honorable mention for this card :) Thank you!