Any day is a cupcake day!

This week at Colour Me...! we are playing with some fun subtles.

I have been seeing these sweet little cupcake stand cards all over the internet for years and I finally got around to making one! I absolutely adore the new cupcake set, Cupcake Party. It has some fun little sentiments, and the smilin' cherry is just too cute for words.

The bottom panel is embossed with the woodgrain embossing folder. I used some of the fabulous new thick baker's twine in Strawberry Slush and finished it off with the heart from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch pack.

Check out the challenge this week, we would love to see you playing along with us!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Cupcake Party

Paper: Strawberry Slush CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Pool Party CS, Whisper White CS, Pool Party DSP

Ink: Strawberry Slush, Pink Pirouette

Embellishments: Rhinestones, Thick baker's twine

Tools: Word Window punch, Cupcake Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Heart, Woodgrain EF, Corner punch

It's Mario!

I'm just so excited to share my card for The Friday Mashup this week. I've finally made a card with the Mario set I carved using the Undefined set.

I've been waiting for the 'perfect' opportunity, and this week's challenge at FM from Holly IS perfect!

Mario, the star and the goomba are stamps I carved and then coloured. I fussy cut them and popped them up on some dimensionals. The pipe is just a few rectangles and some shading. The ground is done using the Adorning Accents edgelits and the clouds using the top of the cupcake punch!

I threw in some Daffodil Delight (for the star) and some Pacific Point (for Mario's suit)... They aren't part of the challenge, but they were absolutely necessary and they are shades of the challenge colours, so I thought I could slip them in under the radar ;)

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project using the colors "Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi and a Neutral of your choice"
2. Create a project for "a Child"
3. Or Made is Up and create a project with the "Above Colors for a Child"

We'd love to see you playing along this week! :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Mario (Undefined, carved by me)

Ink: Real Red, Pacific Point, Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin PIe, Smoky Slate, Wild Wasabi, Black Stazon, White Gel pen

Paper: Chocolate Chip CS, Whisper White CS, Real Red CS, Tempting Turquoise CS, Wild Wasabi CS, Daffodil Delight CS

Tools: Adorning Accents edgelit, Cupcake punch

Monochromatic Easter for Colour Me...!

We have a fun monochromatic colour combo for you today at Colour Me...! 

Easter is a great time to make cute little treats and special packaging. I like to try and do something new for the kiddos each year. This year, I went with one of these super sweet treat tubes and a doodled 3x3 note card.

The carrots were doodled onto a piece of Whisper White and the concept came about as I was on a call at work not too long ago. I was drawing tornadoes, and then realized that they looked a lot like carrots... I've been just waiting for the perfect opportunity to try them out :)

The top of the carrot treat tube is Burlap Ribbon that has been separated out strand by strand and tied together with a piece of Linen Thread. Another piece of Burlap Ribbon was adhered around the top. 

The treat tube itself was made with Pumpkin Pie Core'dinations paper and embossed with the Elegant Lines embossing folder for something a little more exciting.

Check out the challenge this week:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar

Paper: Pumpkin Pie Core'dinations, Whisper White CS, Crumb Cake CS, SIlver Glimmer Paper

Embellishments: Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread

Tools: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Small Oval, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Cupcake Builder Punch

You are my Sunshine!

Good Friday morning, friends!

This week at The Friday Mashup Amanda has a great challenge to help us welcome the sunshine into our lives :)

I just love this single stamp, and the Starburst technique seemed absolutely perfect for this challenge. I used the Polka Dot parade DSP in Daffodil Delight and instead of sponging around the edges which I typically do with this technique, I kept it clean and playful with some faux-stitching in white. The sun at the bottom is made with the new 7/8" scallop circle and some freehand squigglies :)

Check out this week's challenge:

1. Create a project showcasing "Sunshine".
2. Create an "Easel card" project.
3. Or Mash it Up and create an "Easel Card project with some Sunshine".

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Happy Birthday blimp

Time for another challenge at Sunday Stamps! This week, Steph is bringing us a fun sketch challenge, and we're keeping the linky open for an extra week because of the holidays. It's crazy to think that Christmas is less than 2 weeks away!

I've been loving the Moving Forward set these days. The images are just so fun and friendly, and the stamp set itself is for a great cause. It's a win-win for everyone, really.

I haven't used the herringbone technique in a long time, and Steph's sketch this week seemed like the perfect opportunity to use some of the *awesome* Polka Dot Parade DSP. I have to admit, this paper didn't even register on my "DSP Radar" for the longest time, and then is just struck me one day how much FUN it would be to use!

Here's the sketch for the challenge this week:

Can't wait to see you playing along.

-Tara
xox

List of Supplies:
Stamps: Moving Forward
Paper: Real Red CS, Whisper White CS, Old Olive CS, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Embellishments: Marina Mist 1/8" Tafetta Ribbon, Brights Button
Tools: Cupcake punch, Fancy Flower punch, Perfect Polka Dots EF

Beep! Beep!

Beep Beep! Watch out, Christmas coming through!

Well folks, I hope you're ready for the challenge this week at The Friday Mashup! Heidi has such a fun one that's going to make you think a bit.

I had tons of fun making this card. The snow is made from ripped cardstock that is highlighted with some Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The clouds are from the top of the cupcake from the cupcake punch (hello, versatility!), and the presents are cut from scraps of Snow Festival DSP.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a holiday project using "Non-Holiday Image(s)".
2. Or Make a project with a "Messy Technique", such as spritzing, smooching, shimmer painting, or splattering with an aquapainter.
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Holiday Project from Non-Holiday Stamps and a Messy Technique".

As if Dazzling Diamonds isn't "messy" enough, I also did some spritzing with the Colour Spritzer tool. I sprayed the snow and clouds with a little bit of Pool Party to give it some depth. Though this may be hard to see from the photo.

So, what do you think? Up for the challenge? We'd love to see you play along this week and get really creative!

-Tara
xox

List of Supplies: 
Stamps: I Dig You, More Merry Messages
Paper: Gumball Green CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Whisper White CS, Snow Festival DSP
Embellishments: White Baker's Twine, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools: Cupcake punch, Colour Spritzer

Hosting Sunday Stamps!

Hello and happy Sunday!

It's my turn this week to host at Sunday Stamps - and this week we've got a colour challenge! Let me start by saying that I love Sahara Sand. It's one of my very favourite 'colours', and definitely my favourite Neutral - though Crumb Cake runs a very close second ;)

So, that being said, here's my card for this week:

**See the end of this post for a list of supplies used to make this card**

And the challenge colours... Sahara Sand, Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade!

 

I recently discovered, through the awesomeness that is blogland, that you can use just the top of the cupcake from the cupcake punch to create virtually perfect clouds! Colour me excited. And, what are 'storm clouds' without a bit of rain? That's right... not storm clouds ;) I added 'rain' on the Wisteria Wonder panel by spritzing Wister Wonder ink with the Colour Spritzer Tool.

That fabulous DSP is actually Christmas paper from Candlelight Christmas specialty DSP - Available in the Holiday Catalogue. I thought the patterns looked like little suns, which fit the sentiment perfectly.

The boot was coloured with Blender Pens... never leave home without them.

I've used the fab sketch from Freshly Made Sketches as a jumping off point this week. I was totally having 'sketch'-block, so I headed over to my safety net of FMS. Never disappointed by their sketches!

That's it for me today. Please check out what the other fabulous ladies on the Sunday Stamps design team have come up with this week and then link up your own creation. Can't wait to see it!

-Tara
xox

List of Supplies:
Stamps: Bootiful Occasions
Paper: Sahara Sand CS, Wisteria Wonder CS, Lucky Limeade CS, Candlelight Christmas DSP
Embellishments: Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Colour Spritzer Tool, Cupcake punch, Blender Pens