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Tuesday with Tara {take 57}

Happy Tuesday!  I’m making the switch from last week’s Christmas in July card and bringing some summer to the blog… and what better way to celebrate summer than with happy colours and a nice icy beverage… yum!  Mine is coffee, but you’re welcome to imagine yours however you like… for me, coffee is one of the simplest ways to bring joy to my day 🙂

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My card is simple- I used a flip-flop die by Sizzix to make the card base (which is about 5×5″ folded) and layered on a piece of textured background I created with Dina Wakely paints & stencils.  My image (by Tim Holtz) was colored simply with a mix of Distress Ink & watercolor pencils.  The sleeve was stamped on a scrap of the background design and layered onto my image before I covered the entire rest of the image with Glossy Accents.  I finished everything off with some chit chat stickers and a little canvas bloom & some bling.

simple joy (3)

It’s fun to add a sentiment on the flip side of the central image, but it is a bit tricky to photograph!  I decided to keep things simple today and use my messy work space as my background… hope you still get the idea 🙂

Here’s a couple other angles of the card front to show you the fun mix of textures and shine…

simple joy (1)and here’s one last one trying to capture the shiny-ness 🙂
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Hope the days ahead hold some simple joy for you!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 56}

Happy Tuesday!  We are dealing with some intense heat where I’m at right now, the kind that makes this Canadian girl want to just hide inside where the AC is… and since it’s nearing the end of July, it’s time to try to mentally cool down and start thinking about Christmas in July!

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Today’s card is a small one- just 4×4 inches, which seemed like a perfect fit for this small oval design from a stamp set by Prickley Pear.  The frame was inked with two colors of Distress Ink and misted with water before it was stamped, then a sentiment was stamped inside with a coordinating Archival Ink.  I created a simple background on watercolor paper with a generous spritz of water and a few drops of Color Burst.  Just two colors creates such beautiful variety!  I finished off my card layering onto cardstock and stamping a coordinating snowflake stamp from the set, then added a few wooden snowflake embellishments, bling and Stickles glitter glue.

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And that’s what I came up with for a Christmas card in July… it didn’t exactly cool me down, but it was a great way to spend time on a day that was just too hot for this Canadian girl to be outside!  This set of oval designs is a nice size that will be fun for small cards, perfect for giving with a little gift.

Christmas in July is a bit foreign to a lot of people, but I know for those of us who like to send cards, it’s time to start thinking about getting creative and making cards to give to our friends and loved ones 🙂  So, I hope you’ll take some time on a hot summer day and start creating!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 55}

Happy Tuesday!  I’ve got a quick & easy card for you today- a one layer lovely, which are very rare for me, but I saw a card that inspired it and it just didn’t seem to need anything else 🙂

love you one layer

All I’ve used for this card is a sentiment and the little flower bit stamps from the Avery Elle Oh Happy Day set I’ve been loving on lately, a selection of Distress Inks and a heart stencil (this one is by Dina Wakely).  It’s all stamped on an ivory card.  I used washi tape to adhere the stencil to my card front, then I started with the largest flower stamp and moved on from there to fill in the heart shape.  The rough texture you see here is a look you may be familiar with if you are using clear stamps without ‘priming’ them, but I kinda liked the look for this card.  (You’ll get a much crisper image if you ink your stamps in Archival black ink first, before stamping with water based ink.)

It’s a very simple card that you could really play around with a variety of color and stencil shapes as well 🙂

Hope you have a creative week!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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