Happy Easter!

Good morning, and a very happy Easter to those of you who celebrate it!

I've got a very non-traditional Easter card to show today for Sunday Stamps. But something about it still reminded me of Easter. This week, I took the sketch, shrunk it down and used it as a panel on my card. I grabbed some DSP from the Tea for Two DSP pack that was perfect for the sketch and went to town.

I embellished with my very last scraps of Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, some Linen Thread and a Builder Brad. I punched out a flower from another piece of the DSP and layered that under the little epoxy top that the Builder Brads come with. I just LOVE these brads. 

Check out the great sketch this week from the super-lovely Hayley! We'd love to see you playing along with us.

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara

xox

Tax Time?!

Seriously? Tax time? Heidi's got us thinking about taxes! But before you run off with your calculator, take some time to mash it up!

"A" is for Art

"B" is for Boat

and "C" is apparently for... "Gry"

Yup, that's right, I used the G instead of the C. And it was very appropriate because I was almost C is for Crying after I made the mistake. 

I wasn't about to start over again, so instead I just used the G for Duck as well and hoped that no one would notice. That was a fail! Both my hubby and my little man called me out on it.

But, aside from the very blatant error (hey, it's a tax theme, isn't it? What are taxes without some errors?), I find these little tags to be adorable. 

A is for Art:

A little strip of scrap Canvas Creations with a frayed edge tucked in behind and some faux stitching

B is for Boat:

Stitched Satin Ribbon peaking out and some torn cardstock as a corner accent.

C is for Gry:

A spelling error and some Natural Trim ribbon tied up with some Linen Thread

D is for Dugk:

Fun little banners and a sweet bow to top it off.

The lined paper I used is from the Storytime DSP. I distressed the edges with the new distressing tool, sponging, colour spritzing, crumpling and corner-turning-up (again, tax time, you're allowed to make stuff up... right?). Also, the little rectangles with the the writing on them is from this pack as well, I simply just cut them out and popped them up!

Check out what Heidi's got us working on this week:

1. Create a project using "Lined paper (Notebook, Graph, Spreadsheet etc.)".
2. Create a project that has a "Distressed appearance".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project with "Lined paper that's Distressed looking".

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara

xox

Blog Candy Winner!!

And the winner of the March subscription to Craft Project Central is...

Comment #9

VALERIE!

Congratulations, Valerie!

Please contact me at tarabourgoin@yahoo.ca so that we can get you set up on Craft Project Central :)

TGIT - March 26

Good Tuesday morning!

I have the immense pleasure of writing this post to you from the train! I'm heading to Montreal for a business meeting, and am watching the sun come up while rolling along. I juve love early morning train rides.

So, ready to see what Stampin' Up! has to offer for new digital downloads this week? Don't miss out on the free April Calendar download!

April Showers Kit #133472 - $9.95

April Showers Wallpaper #133473 - FREE

This and That Epic Day #133465 - $11.95

Embark Graduate #133467 - $12.95

You Made it Grad Greeting Card Template #133527 - $2.95

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

MDS Monday Challenge #10!

It's time for challenge #10 at MDS Monday, and we're celebrating big time! We've added two lovely and talented ladies to our design team; Beth and Rochelle. Please swing by and give them a huge 'hello'. 

Also, we're celebrating challenge #10 with a double page spread and some blog candy! Link up for a chance to win a free digital download valued up to $9.95.

Here's my pages, documenting some of the fun we had when we went to Prince Edward Island.

And here are the pages separately:

Check out the sketch. Feel free to use one page or the other, if you're not up for doing the double page spread :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Spring has sprung...

Yes, it's officially spring, and over at Sunday Stamps Joan has a great spring-inspired colour combination for us. It's still cold and there's still a snow here - so I had a hard time thinking "spring"... I went under water instead :)

I just love this stamp set! It's so fun and easy to use.

Check out the challenge this week, and stop by to see what the rest of the design team has come up with these fabulous colours!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara
xox

2 out of 3 ain't bad!

It's time for another Friday Mashup, and Holly' got a triple challenge for you this week - The sketch, butterflies and your brayer! 

Unfortunately, I don't own a brayer, so I focused on the sketch and the butterflies. I wanted to add something a little extra to this card since I couldn't do that brayer part.

I layered a piece of Fan Fair DSP on another piece of vellum, which I had (tried to) distress. Just as an FYI , distressing vellum is a lot harder than you might think! Once these pieces were on my card base, I cut out an oval with the new Oval Framelits and then layered a Window Sheet behind it. On the inside of the card, I layered another piece of Vellum and heat embossed the oh-so-awesome flowers from Elements of Style in Pool Party. 

The sentiment is from Apothecary Art, and is Pool Party heat embossing on Vullem. The butterflies are punched out using the Elegant Butterfly punch and then embossed with the Polka Dot embossing folder. They are layered on another sheet of the Fan Fair DSP. 

Check out this week's challenge:

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".

2. Or Make a project using "Butterflies & Your Brayer".

3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with "your Brayer using the Sketch and add some Butterflies".

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox