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)

By the Tide for Colour Me...!

It's monochromatic week over at Colour Me...! and I have made a scattered little birthday card

I always have fun with monochromatic week - when you're playing with only 1 colour, you tend to go crazy on the rest of the elements ;)

Check out the challenge this week, and be sure to stop by and see the fab creations by the rest of the Design Team (and meet our Featured Designer for October!)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

White on White (on a bit of Sahara Sand)

Sara is our hostess this week at The Friday Mashup and she has a lovely challenge for us.

Our challenge was to create a project with trees and embossing (heat or dry). I chose to do a whole bunch of dry embossing! I saw these really funky trees at a store not too long ago, on some super awesome pillows... Unfortunately, the pillows didn't match my decor, so they didn't come home with me ;)

I embossed panels of Whisper White with various embossing folders and then cut them out freehand in different tree-like shapes. The pillow had patterned 'trees' and then solid circles in them, so I mimicked that with some un-embossed white circles.

The tree trunks were cut from a piece of Whisper White that I had stamped with the Hardwood background stamp. A little anniversary greeting was stamped at the top in Sahara sand. 

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project with "Trees"
2. Create a project with "Heat or Dry Embossing"
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project with "Embossing and Trees"

We would love to see what you create this week.

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Hardwood, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White CS, Sahara Sand CS

Ink: Sahara Sand

Tools: Argyle EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Argyle EF, Decorative Dots EF, Arrows EF, 1" Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch

CMCC#3 - A 3 colour week :)

Good morning!

This week at Colour Me...! we have 3 colours to work with! It's a 3-colour, subtle week and I have created this little gift card pocket. I don't have a pick of the gift card there, but it would stick to the little tag that pulls out.

I started by embossing some Smoky Slate Core'dinations paper with the Chevron Embossing Folder. I layered two pieces so that the chevrons were going in opposite directions. A quick faux-stitching border, some Candy Dots with the coordinating bases, and the pocket is complete!

I added it to my card base, which is layered cardstock and some Pink Pirouette DSP from the paper stacks.

The tag was mage by punching the corners out with the 1/2" circle punch and adding a layer of So Saffron cardstock to reinforce the hole.

The colours this week are So Saffron, Smoky Slate and PInk Pirouette! We hope you have fun with them!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

April showers...

...Bring umbrellas to The Friday Mashup!

This week Lisa has a great challenge for us with a fancy fold card and the use of an umbrella. I didn't mash it up this week (I know, for shame), but I did manage to get an umbrella in there!

I CASEd this card from my super talented mom. We were shopping one time and saw something similar in a store and she duplicated it perfectly! I had to give it a shot too :)



Check out this week's challenge:

1. Create a project using an "Umbrella Image".
2. Create a "Double Z Fold Card".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Double Z Fold Card with an Umbrella Image".

Come take a look at the fabulous samples from the design team and link up your creation!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara
xox

Fun with patterns at The Friday Mashup!

Good morning, friends!

This morning we have a really fun Friday Mashup challenge from Amy. She's got us using fab colours and patterns!

Part of the mashup was to choose three or more of the suggested colours. I stuck with just the three... No surprise here, but I chose Sahara Sand (my all-time favourite neutral), Summer Starfruit (a colour I've been forcing myself to love, and now do!) and Tangerine Tango.

I can't get enough of the new SAB DSP so I used it to create a fun little flag banner. And the Soda Pop tops?! Ok, so maybe it's not going to be easy to mail, but who cares when it's that cute? I used the new paper-piercing pack as well to give something extra to the blossom punch.

As always, a list of supplies is at the end of this post.


Here's the mashup:



1. Make a project using "Different Patterns".
2. Or Make a project with the three or more colors from "Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo, Early Espresso and Sahara Sand".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Patterned Project with the Challenge Colors".

Head on over to The Friday Mashup to see what the rest of the design team has come up with - All beautiful!!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara

xox

List of Supplies:

Stamps: Oh, Hello, Collage Curious

Papers: Sycamore Street DSP (SAB), Sahara Sand CS, Tangerine Tango CS, Whisper White

Embellishments: Soda Pop top, White Baker's Twine, Summer Starfruit Stitch Satin Ribbon,

Tools: Blossom punch, 1" Circle Punch, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack, Stampin' Sponge

Back from under the Holiday dust!

Good morning, Friends!

The holiday dust has (somewhat) settled and I am back to blogging with a new Friday Mashup challenge. It feels like it's been forever since I've posted something... But that's all about to change :)

Starting this evening at 6:00pm EST, I will take you on a journey through the awesomeness of the Spring catalogue (with maybe a little bit of SAB in there too) in my "Spring Catty Sneak Peek Week!".

Before we get to that though, let's check out the fun challenge from Amanda this week:

I kept my card for this week's challenge fairly simple. I made the little bird a shaker frame and would normally add some embossing or something to the background panels, but fought the urge and let it go 'naked'.

I loved the saying from Winter Memories so much and hadn't used it yet this season, so it seemed like the best time.

Here's the Mashup:

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project using "Snowflakes".
2. Or Make a project with the colors "Whisper White, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, and Basic Black".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Snowflake Project with the colors Whisper White, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, and Basic Black".

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll see you later tonight for Day 1 of Spring Catty Sneak Peek Week :)

-Tara
xox

List of Supplies:

Stamps: Four Seasons, Winter Memories

Paper:  Midnight Muse CS, Pool Party CS, Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS

Embellishments: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

Tools: 1" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle punch, Shaker Frames, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch