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Scribbly Snowflakes card with Sizzix dies

This is card featuring Sizzix Scribbly snowflake dies and Tim Holtz Festive Words dies.  I figured it was appropriate as Canada gets yet another dump of snow – what perfect time to stay inside and create!  This is a throw back from our Christmas in July because Tara is dealing with her move – I hope you enjoy it!

Perhaps you remember  I had a bit of an oops with a bottle of White Dina Wakley Media Gloss Spray several weeks ago.  You can see the card & read about it here.  Since I had a puddle of white on my desk, I started grabbing papers & tags and assorted other things and dipped them in the puddle.  I suspected that since it has a glossy finish it would be fun for a resist technique, and I was right!  This card front was plain white Cardstock, which I dipped & dripped and splattered and left to dry.

Scribbly Snowflakes card with Tim Holtz Sizzix dies

I die cut the Let if Snow from Tim Holtz Festive Words from Glitter Cardstock . Then added some colour blending to the solid layer behind it.  I found a couple of Scribbly Snowflakes left over from last year’s holiday crafting. While I don’t recall what colours I used, I took inspiration from them for the palette on this card- keeping the background softer to let them stand out.

I went to my old faithful, Distress Inks to do some colour blending over the card a subtle mix of Stormy Sky, Salvaged Patina & Chipped Sapphire.  Once it was blended, I spritzed with some water and wiped off the card to really make those glossy bits pop!

Scribbly Snowflakes card with Tim Holtz Sizzix dies

I finished everything off with a few sequins and mounted it on a light blue card base.

Scribbly Snowflakes card with Tim Holtz Sizzix Let is snow dies

Remember it’s never too early to start on Christmas cards.

See you soon!

Inky hugs,

Tara

Tuesday with Tara {take 381} Viva Magenta

2023… the adventure begins!

Several years ago I started making my first card of the new year inspired by the Pantone Color of the Year.  Though I have very little time to create these days I knew that I could not overlook the release of Lumberjack Plaid Distress at the end of 2022, around the same time that Viva Magenta was introduced as the 2023 color!

I aimed to create a CAS card, and struggled with it… but my primary pop of ‘magenta’ is on the bird silhouette. 

I planned to add the sentiment and the strip of book print… the rest just ganged up on me so I could no longer call this CAS!  Hope it makes you smile as you join me in facing the adventure we are calling 2023.

Inky hugs,

Tara

Tuesday with Tara {take 380} Beautiful Moments

Happy Tuesday!  It’s hard to believe Christmas has come & gone and we’re already in our final week of 2022!  I wanted to take one of my new Christmas stamp sets I got (Tim Holtz’s Festive Collage) and make a wintery, non-Christmas card.  My goal was to make it kinda masculine, but perfect for winter birthdays or perhaps a New Year card… I selected one of the smaller images in the set, and though I had a bit of trial and error with my inking techniques, I’m pretty pleased with the end result.  Hope you like it too!

In the end, the image was stamped with Distress Inks.  I added some ink splotches, a metallic sticker, twine and some 3D stars (from the Christmas 2021 vault die set).  I love the mix of shades of greens & browns with bits of shimmer & sparkle mixed in.  It’s really very simple layers, but all the elements form a fun, rustic collage.

Here’s hoping the final days of 2022 are filled with time spent with activities & people you love!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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