Rich & Beautiful for a Sunday :)

Today we have a really fun colour combination for you at Sunday Stamps. Hayley has put together this rich palette... so go ahead, have fun with it!

Here's my take on the colours

This is a CASE of another card I did awhile back for a class. I just love the Up, Up & Away stamp set, but I always forget about it! I thought Hayley's colours this week would look great floating through the sky.

After I inked up the balloon with Midnight Muse, I dabbed a bit off in the top-right section (very lightly) with a sponge to give it a little bit of depth. I find that with the other two, the stripes curve to help it feel 3D, but with the polka dot one it needs a little something extra. 

Here's the challenge:

We'd love to see you playing along with us at Sunday Stamps this week!

-Tara

xox

Friday Mashup time!

Hello, and happy Friday :)

It's time for another Friday Mashup! Today's mashup is brought to us by Kasey - and it's her 'goodbye' mashup as she will be leaving the design team. I remember the very first time I played along with The Friday Mashup my first comment was from Kasey. She was always so encouraging and although I've just joined the team and haven't had much time to work with her, it is always sad to say goodbye!

I hope you will play along this week and say goodbye to Kasey - she has a wonderful mashup for us this week :) Here's my take on it:

This set (Up, Up & Away) will never get old for me - I absolutely love it. Both the images and the sentiments!

Here is the mashup:

 Make a project " with a Decorative Edge! "

1. Or Make a project with " Ribbon and or a Bow. "
2. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project " with a Decorative Edge & Ribbon ".

Hope to see you playing along this week :)

The Sky's the Limit

Up, Up & Away is one of my favourite stamp sets. It's fun, versatile, and just so darn cute! It's my go-to in times of uncertainty ;)

It's been way too long since I played with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge... and I couldn't let another challenge pass without participating! So, here's my card:

The Sky's the Limit

(FMS21)

This was the sketch I was working with. Love it. It's yet another one of the Freshly Made Sketches that I've saved for use another time. It's in my "rainy day cardmaking" inspiration folder ;)

Materials used for this card:

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White

Stamps: Up, Up & Away!

Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Soft Suede

Embellishments: Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, Circle punch

Hope you enjoy your Sunday!

Until next time - Happy Stamping :)

-Tara

It's your day!

I intentionally waited for the last minute to post this. My brother's birthday is tomorrow, and this was made for him, so I wanted to leave as little time as possible for him to stumble upon it by accident.

The gift card holder was made awhile back, back when the Friday Mashup team posted this challenge! The challenge asks for you to either use the sketch provided, use something new in your stash, or mashup it up and use something new whilst using the sketch!

Oddly, one of the newest things in my stash right now is the Curly Label punch... and I've had it for a little while now. Regardless, it's the "new" item I chose for this project :) I also wanted to use it a little different... so I used the tutorial by Mary Fish using the Decorative Label punch trick and applied it to the Curly Label.

It's your day - Opened

Materials used in this card:

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Paper: Just Add Cake DSP

Stamps: Up, Up & Away, Outline Occasions (SAB)

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze

Embellishments: White baker's twine

Tools: Curly Label punch, Labels framelits, Scallop Circle punch (for the cloud details)

Now, for some awesomeness! Stampin' Up! is offering free 30-day trials of My Digital Studio Express! Yes, this is very, very exciting. If you have ever thought about digital scrapbooking or cardmaking, now is your chance to grab the proverbial bull by the horns and download this fantastic program! I've only had it a few short hours and am head-over-heals in love. 

This is my first project using the product that came with the MDS Express, as well as some other freebies that I've been collecting over the months knowing that some day I would have this program in my hot little hands.

Until next time - happy stamping! :)

-Tara

Short & Sweet

My post today, much like the card I'm going to show you is, is simple and to the point ;)

Up in the air over you!

This card was made for the Play Date Cafe challenge to use the following colours:

Materials used in this card:
Cardstock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Up, Up & Away
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Tools:  Postage stamp punch, Fashionable Hearts embosslits die

Do you guys have something silly that makes you laugh every time you see it? Want to share it?! :)

Here's mine! 

You're welcome ;)

Until next time - Happy Stamping :)

-Tara

Merry Christmas!

Well, this is it... the last 'workday' before Christmas. I gotta say, up until last night, it wasn't feeling 'Christmas-y'. Then my mom arrived from across the country, and BAM, the magic began :D

Today at the Friday Mashup, the design team has this wicked sketch challenge for you. And if you dare, you can mash it up and use the sketch with some watercolouring.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".
2. Or Make a project using "Watercoloring".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project using the "Sketch & Watercoloring" .

Hello

I have to admit, I'm not the best at watercolour. I did try, but I'm not sure that I even did enough to claim that I watercoloured ;) Around the tree, bird and clouds there is a tiny bit of colouring, that may be hard to see. I also flipped the sketch on it's side!

I hope everyone has a very safe and happy holiday! And hopefully we'll see you back before next Friday! I can't believe I didn't update all week.

My mom, sister-in-law and I are planning a card afternoon, where we just get together and make some things, so I'll be back before too long with all the excitement of that :)

Until next time - Happy stamping! :)

-Tara