Love & Sympathy

It's time for another new challenge at Dynamic Duos and this week, you get to pick one of the colours. We've gone ahead and pick one colour for you - Perfect Plum - but go nuts with #2 ;)

For my second colour, I've selected Soft Sky. I recently got the seam binding ribbon in an order and just couldn't wait to try it. 

I used the Framed Tulips for my border and brayered over them with Soft Sky. I LOVE the look of brayered embossed images! The flowers are from Fabulous Florets, stamped in Soft Sky and Perfect Plum. I cut them out and popped them up on dimensionals.

Some pearls for a little extra touch, et voila.

Check out the challenge this week:

We would love it if you stopped by and checked out what the rest of the DT has done, and play along with us!

This weekend, we are going through the huge step of moving our two boys into a room together and making an 'office' out of Jack's old room. And by 'office', I kind of mean 'craft room'... :) I currently craft in the basement, and there are have been one too many run-ins with spiders (and a cricket!) for my liking. I'll take pictures along the way to share!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Musings for MDS Monday!

Good Monday morning, friends!

This week at MDS Monday Beth has us framing our pictures with a fabulous new sketch.

I used the frames to highlight a conversation I have with my 4 year old. Some of the things he comes up with just slay me! This isn't the first page I've done with Hunter quotes ;) My frames are from the Nobody's Business kit - full of fresh and fun colours and shapes. Love it!

Check out the challenge this week:

Be sure to stop by MDS Monday and take a peek at all the wonderful samples by the design team!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Birthday By the Tide

Hello and happy Saturday!

This week we have a super awesome colour combination for you at Dynamic Duos. It's time to get your "pretty" on!

I used the fabulous new embossing folder from the Holiday Catalogue, Stylish Stripes. Fun, eh? Then I used the oh-so-fabulous By the Tide set for the image panel. I popped the shell up on some dimensionals and added some Calypso Coral and Smoky Slake banners and finished it off with an Antique Brad.

Check out the challenge colours this week:

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara
xox


List of Supplies:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, By the Tide
Papers: Calypso Coral DSP, Smoke Slate DSP, Crisp Cantaloupe CS, Smoky Slate CS
Embellishments: Antique Brads
Tools: Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Back to school!

Hello!

This week, Lili's got us going back to school at The Friday Mashup!

School is starting for my little boy on September 3rd, so I still have a bit of time to prepare. Although, for kindergarden, there's not much to "get ready" ;)

Last year I made Hunter this little note for his lunchbox on his first day, so I wanted to continue the tradition this year as well.

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project with the "sketch Liliana created"
2. Create a project with a "school theme (books, pencils, rules, numbers, etc)"
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "School themed project using Liliana's Sketch".

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

A very special post for Freshly Made Sketches

I am SO excited about this post and card today, as it was created to help Freshly Made Sketches celebrate their 100th challenge!

I was very fortunate to be a guest designer at Freshly Made Sketches back in May 2012, and was super thrilled to be invited to participate in their anniversary celebrations :)

To celebrate, the ladies over at FMS have gone retro and are resurrecting their very first sketch - How fun is that? Especially when you see how awesome and versatile it is:

Please stop by Freshly Made Sketches for a list of all the fabulous designers participating in the celebration, and to check out the fun prizes that can be won for participating in this challenge!

What a wonderful milestone - Congratulations, Freshly Made Sketches! Here's to 100 more weeks of inspiration, creativity and awe-inspiring projects!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

List of Supplies:
Stamps: Timeless Talk, Off the Grid
Paper: Soho Subway DSP, Crisp Cantaloupe CS, Whisper White CS
Embellishments: Island Indigo Chevron Ribbon, Island Indigo Designer Button, Island Indigo Candy Dots

TGIT! Downloads for August 20

There are some great new downloads this week for My Digital Studio! A lot of them are getting you in the mood for Fall and Thanksgiving (my favourite holiday!) Check 'em out!

Harvest of Thanks Stamp Brush Set #134930- $4.50

Magnificent Maple Stamp Brush Set #134929 - $3.50

Outdoor Exploration #134982 - $10.95

Perfectly You Stamp Brush Set #134928 - $4.50

Wanderlust Stamp Brush Set #134939 - $6.50

If you haven't tried MDS yet, you can download a free 30-day trial! It's a fabulous digital creating software! Go here to download your free trial today!

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to come back tomorrow for a very special post!!

-Tara
xox

Christmas fun for MDS Monday

Good morning!

It's time for a new card sketch at MDS Monday and I have the immense pleasure of being your host for this week's challenge. In addition to the sketch, I'm adding in another little challenge of making an "embellishment cluster".

I'm continuing to make Christmas cards in hopes that I'll have enough designs ready by October to print and send them out. I'd like to have about 8-10 designs ready! (wish me luck).

Check out the challenge this week:

Be sure to stop by the challenge blog and check out all the lovely projects from the Design Team. We would love to see you playing along!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox