Card in a Box... finally!

I have been seeing these 'Card in a box' projects all over the place lately and have been just dying to try one out.  This one was made for a very special friend and I wanted it to be very romantic and have a very vintage/Victorian feel.

To make the box, I followed the tutorial over at Split Coast Stampers (and used the altered dimensions so that it would fit in a standard card).

The base is Baked Brown Sugar and I have (finally!) used more of the Etcetera DSP! I just love this paper and spent a long time decided exactly which piece to use for this project :)

I've layered the DSP pieces with Pistachio Pudding CS and popped each panel onto the flaps. Most of the elements (the flowers) are from the Simply Sketched set, with the exception of the little flower from Petite Petals. I coloured the flowers in with Blushing Bride, and then stamped the smaller flowers in Calypso Coral. I love, love, love the Simply Sketched set, and have used it more times than I can remember!

What is your favourite set? The one you go to when no other set will do? 

Check out the challenge this week at Colour Me...!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Simply Sketched, Petite Petals

Inks: Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Pistachio Pudding

Paper: Etcetera DSP, Baked Brown Sugar CS, Pistachio Pudding CS, Very Vanilla CS

Tools: Petite Petals punch, Scalloped Oval punch, Large Oval punch

A new technique and some fun colours!

This week I'm super excited to be hosting over at The Friday Mashup. I'm a big fan of paper-piecing, and I came across this fabulous project by Mariska a little while back that got me inspired!

I used the flower from Simply Sketched and stamped it three times on Coaster Board. If you haven't tried coaster board, give it a shot! What a great product and worked so well for this technique. Because the board is so thick, it gave the flower dimension without needed to use any special adhesive. It's also subtle enough that it gives great depth without making the card too bulky.

I coloured the flower with Cherry Cobbler and Primrose Petals.

I wanted to keep the card background very simply. I started with a Soft Sky cardbase and sponged Marina Mist pulling in from the edge of the cards. It gave it a very soft, natural effect. For the fraemlit, after I ran the Coaster board through the Big Shot, I left the framelit die in place and sponged lightly around it - this gave a little hint of white around the edges where the framelit protected the cardstock from the sponging. 

For the frame around the window framelit, I wanted something a little thinner than the next size framelit would have produced, so I cut a square out of Cherry Cobbler that was only 1/4" bigger than the window framelit. Then I punched out two 1-3/4" circles and cut them in half. They fit perfectly behind the window framelit, mimicking the shape and allowing for a thinner border.

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project with "Cherry Cobbler, Primrose Petals, Soft Sky & Marina Mist"
2. Create a project using "3D Paper Piecing"
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "3D Paper Piecing Project with the above Colors"

I can't wait to see what you create! Please come join us this week :)

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Simply Sketched

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Primrose Petals, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Pistachio Pudding

Paper: Coaster Board, Soft Sky CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Subtles DSP pack

Embellishments: Pearls

Tools: Window Framelits, Sponge, Big Shot

Match-y, Match-y!

This weekend we had fun celebrating my brother's birthday with him. I wanted to make him a really special cake, so I decided to go with this Petal cake design. Nice white cake and a delicious buttercream icing.

Once the cake was done, I just had to make a card to match (naturally!). I used the 1/2" Circle Punch to punch out Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Very Vanilla. I made a border for the Chalk Talk framelit with another of the same - a quick snip in the middle and extended it out the ends slightly.

I stamped the cake image from Sketched Birthday and coloured with Blender Pens. Afterwards, I cut out a scrap cake and masked the original so that I could sponge around it with Daffodil Delight. The Happy Birthday banner is from the same set. I finished it off with a few rhinestones to mimic the bigger and smaller circles from the Freshly Made Sketches sketch I used for this card. 

Check out the sketch I used from Freshly Made Sketches:

Thanks for stopping by (again) today :)

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Sketched Birthday

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate

Paper: Bermuda Bay CS, Coastal Cabana CS, Very Vanilla CS

Embellishments: Rhinestones

Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch, Chalk Talk framelits, Blender Pens

Sympathy for the Friday Mashup

Good Friday morning, friends!

This week at The Friday Mashup we have a very special challenge for you. I will let you pop on over and read it for yourself, and I highly encourage you to do so. Thank you Heidi, for a very meaningful and touching challenge this week.

I have made a set of 6 sympathy cards using the Simply Sketched set. They are very simple, but that was the intention. I have done two each of Soft Sky, Pink Pirouette and So Saffron, with Gold embossing.

I tried to find a local infant loss community group in my area to donate this set to, but came up empty-handed. As an alternative, I will be donating these cards to the Richmond Legion (Branch 625), as I have many family connections with this branch and they are very committed to community. I know for a fact that these will get used. The entire Legion community has been there for my family over and over again in the past few years, most recently for support after my grandpa passed away (in 2010) and then my grandmother this May. Both my grandparents were members and were very involved. Now, I still have cousins and aunts/uncles who are involved.

Here is the challenge for you this week:

1. Create a "Thinking of you or condolence card."
2. Create a card/cards and "Donate it to a Charity or Organization of your choice."
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Thinking of you/Condolence Card and donate it to H.A.N.D.S via Heidi."

I hope that you can participate in the Mashup this week.

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Feeling pretty at Dynamic Duos

Happy weekend, friends!

I'm still riding the high of a very fun and intimate BOGO event last night with some superb ladies. I'm just so excited about the new catty - can't wait to get my hands on new goodies.

Over at the Dynamic Duos, we've got a very pretty colour combination for you!

Happy Birthday Wishes - Tara (Murphy) Bourgoin

I went with Crumb Cake as my neutral for this card, which I generally don't do. I typically stick to white or vanilla, but sometimes you just have to get a little wild and crazy.

The stamp is from one of the new hostess sets, and I'm absolutely addicted to it already. After I stamped the image in Raspberry Ripple, I shaded underneath the foliage with Crumb Cake and a Blender Pen. I then added some highlighting with White craft ink. I have a Blender Pen reserved for this purpose alone. I like to use the white gel pen, but I find that I have more control over how strong the colour is going to be when I use the blender pen - It works great!

To make the 'chubby' scalloped border, I punched out one of the Fancy Flowers from Wisteria Wonder and cut it up into three pieces (two heart-shaped pieces with 2 petals each, and a single petal). It fits perfectly on a 4" panel. 

The Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon was pulled and ruffled. 

Check out the challenge for this week:

I am really looking forward to seeing all the lovely cards with this colour combination!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox