By the Tide for Colour Me...!

It's monochromatic week over at Colour Me...! and I have made a scattered little birthday card

I always have fun with monochromatic week - when you're playing with only 1 colour, you tend to go crazy on the rest of the elements ;)

Check out the challenge this week, and be sure to stop by and see the fab creations by the rest of the Design Team (and meet our Featured Designer for October!)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Father's Day Fishy for Friday Mashup!

Time for a new challenge over at The Friday Mashup! This week Lisa has a fun challenge - nautical theme on a one-layer card!

Now, I've been told that this technically isn't a one-layer card because of the popped up pieces, but hey, I tried ;)

I first inked the fish stamp in Soft Sky, and before I stamped, I sponged around edges of the stamp with some Garden Green and stamped onto Whisper White. After that, I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp on the fish again in Illuminate Ink to give the fish a shimmery look. 

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project with a "Nautical Theme"
2. Create a "One Layer Card"
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "One Layer Card with a Nautical Theme"

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Supplies:

Stamps: By the Tide, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Garden Green, Soft Sky, Summer Starfruit, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Illuminate

Tools: Banner punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig

All tore up at The Friday Mashup

Good morning!

It's time for anew challenge at The Friday Mashup and this week I am your hostess!

Today, we're all about paper! First, we want you to rip some! Then we want you to cut something out. Both ends of the spectrum this week :)

I used the colours from ColourQ this week. They are just so fun and bright!

My paper ripping is done on the Pumpkin Pie Core'dinations paper, and I fussy cut out that darling little Sea Horse. I've run out completely or Whisper White cardstock, so I opted for some fun canvas today :)

Check out the challenge this week at the Friday Mashup!

1. Create a project with "Ripped paper."
2. Create a project with a "a fussy cut image." (Cut something out)
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project "with some Ripped paper & something Fussy Cut."

And here are the colours from ColourQ!

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

Touchdown!

This week at The Friday Mashup Lisa is challenging us with a clean and simple (CAS) card using the colours of our favourite sports team.

The Clean and Simple part is no problem! But the sports team? Let me be completely honest - I don't have much interest in sports. So, I just chose the colours of the hockey team in our city, since they were working towards winning the Stanley Cup while I was making this card (they have lost since then, but that's neither here nor there).

I picked the colours from the Ottawa Senators: Red, Black, White and Gold

Aside from not really being into sports, I also have a crazy dislike for Lobster. They freak me out... Seriously, I could barely make this card without the heebie jeebies! BUT, I felt I had to use it just once and I love how it turned out :) The black frame is one of the extra fun embellishments in this months Paper Pumpkin kit!!

I cut a template the same size as the frame and rotated it on my panel and then used it as a guide to add the dashed lines. The sentiment is embossed in gold.

Here is this week's challenge:

1. Create a project using "the colors of your favorite sports team"
2. Create a "Clean and Simple project".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Clean and Simple project using the colors of your favorite sports team".

Why not swing on over and check out what the rest of the Design Team has in store, and then link up your creation?

And speaking of My Paper Pumpkin, here's what I made with the rest of the kit!

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

Any"FIN" is Possible

Well, Lisa's got us really pushing the envelope this week at The Friday Mashup! I can't believe I'm going to say this... but we want you to put your stamps away! Well, not all of them, just your sentiments ;)

Lisa's got us using some bright, spring-y colours and she wants us to create our own sentiment! No stamps, rub-ons, chipboard, etc. So, here's what I got:

I used the wonderfully awesome By The Tide stamp set for the main images and added my own sentiment by using the Word Window punch negative as a 'guide'. I punched out the Word Window, laid it over my card base and freehanded the Any"FIN" is Possible sentiment inside it. For the fun of it, I added some little air bubbles from the fish too ;)

Let's check out what Lisa has in store for us this week:

1. Make a project with the colors "Raspberry Ripple, Daffodil Delight & Old Olive".
2. Or Make a project "Creating your own Sentiment (No Stamps, Stickers, Chipboard etc.).
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project "With your own Sentiment using the Colors above". 

Please check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has come up with and then play along! We can't wait to see what you do :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox