I dig you, baby!

Just stopping in quickly today with a little card I made for the ColourQ and RetroSketches challenges. Kind of fitting that the colours from the challenge are so retro :)

I enjoy the 70s. As much as someone born in the 80s can, at least! Great music, great colours, great art... So I had a bit of fun with this card.

I dig you

 The sentiment on this card is actually from the "I Dig You" set, which is heavy machinery. But I thought it rather appropriate for this groovy card. I took a cue from the inspirational photo and hung some circles (the circle is from the new "Bright Blossoms" set which is available in the upcoming catalogue, AND for the month of April!!). The mushrooms are from "Funky Four" - I cut them apart when I first got them, assuming I would get more use out of them as individual mushrooms.

The sketch came courtesy of RetroSketches:

and the colours are from ColourQ this week:

I'm getting ready for a private stamping party tonight - it's bound to be a fun evening! :)

Hope you all have a splendid day!

-Tara

In Colours on Parade

I wanted to try out this new challenge for a long time - I keep sneaking over to their blog and checking it out, but never jumped in... Today's the day!

CASE Study challenge provides you with a card from a muse, which is to inspire you to create something from the elements, mood, design of that beautiful card.

Thinking of you

Here is the inspiration card (how awesome is this?!)

Materials used in this card:

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Whisper White

Stamps: Funky Four, Curly Cute

Inks: Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo

Embellishments: Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, Wisteria Wonder baker's twine

I know the Idea Book & Catalogue has been out for quite some time now, and we've all been loving the new In Colours since then, but I just felt like I needed to use ALL of them!! This card is something of a "2011-2013 In Colour Showcase" card ;)

Every time I use one of these colours, I think "yup, this one is my favourite". I just can't pick, I really love them all. Right now, I think it might be Calypso Coral, but that might have something to do with tall the Everyday Enchantment DSP that's been going around these days from SAB ;)

Speaking of Sale-A-Bration, we only have 11 more days! If you've been eying something from the SAB brochure, be sure to place an order of $60 or more so that you can get it for free before the sale ends!

 -Tara

xox

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