Kick up yer heels for Colour Me...!

This week at Colour Me...! we are going retro subtle and using Mossy Meadow, Cajun Craze and Hello Honey. 

I used the Bootiful Occasions stamp set (oh, how I love this fun set!) and added some rustic elements. The background is Mossy Meadow ink stamped on Mossy Meadow cardstock sing the Hardwood background stamp. 

For the boot, I stamped it on Hello Honey and Cajun Craze cardstock. I fussy cut out the heel/toe and the top of the boot from the Cajun Craze and sponged it lightly. I sponged the Hello Honey boot as well to give them some dimension.

Check out the challenge this week:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Halloween @ Dynamic Duos!

**Be sure to check back tomorrow morning for the winner of the blog candy!!**

Well, it's just about that time... We've been planning our "family" costume for quite some time now. Hunter wants to be the Mad Hatter and I couldn't be more thrilled! Alice in Wonderland has always been my favourite story - I have a million copies of the book, and in high school even started illustrating my own version of it (that project is still yet to be completed! haha).

So, to set the mood a little, I made this wee little halloween luminary for the boys room for this week's Dynamic Duos challenge. Nothing too creepy, as I want them to be able to sleep still, but just to get them in the spirit.

The boot was stamped and embossed on vellum. I made a super simple box and cut a window from one side. The pumpkins were punched and drawn on, and the 'grass' is burlap ribbon.

The colours this week are Tangerine Tango and Basic Black, with a dessert option of a halloween theme.

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Sunday Stamps colour challenge!

Good Sunday morning! 

This week, Melissa has some really great colours for us at Sunday Stamps! I'll admit, I was a bit nervous at first, not knowing what to do with these... but that lightbulb moment did eventually come:

For the boot, I stamped on Whisper White and then paper pierced with Early Espresso and More Mustard. The stars are cut out from Marina Mist. 

I've used the Woodgrain embossing folder on the background of More Mustard, and sponged it lightly. I added a layer embossed in stripes and then a panel of Early Espresso Core'Dinations paper. 

I finished it off with some faux stitching on the white, and the mustard (to match the stitching in the boot). The rhinestones were added as a little tribute to Glen Campbell ;) The last addition was the Linen Thread lasso and crocheted embellishment on the left. 

Check out the colours and the wonderful projects from the rest of the design team!

Last night, my hubby and I went out on a date night. We played a game of darts, had some nachos and then played a couple games of pool. It was pretty awesome, I must say. Here's a shot of the sharp shooter:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack cards!

I've been really bad at sharing my monthly card class cards and my Christmas classes on my blog...

Here are the ones from my second Christmas card class, which was today. What a fun time. I love hanging out with these ladies! They are good people.

 

Stamp: Watercolour Winter

Paper: Always Artichoke CS, Very Vanilla CS, Snow Festival DSP

Tools: 1-3/4" Circle Punch

Stamp: Bootiful Occasions

Colours: Cherry Cobbler, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Embellishments: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

Tools: Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, Big Shot

 Stamp:  Snow Swirled

Paper: Candlelight Christmas DSP, Early Espresso CS, Lucky Limeade DSP

Embellishment: Very Vanilla 1/8" Tafetta Ribbon

Tools: Decorative Label punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch

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Visit my website to place an order today!

-Tara

xox

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