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Tuesday with Tara {take 56}

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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 51}

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Happy Tuesday!  I realize that the Father’s Day holiday got ahead of me and I didn’t share a masculine card with you in time to help ya out with some inspiration… but I am a firm believer in ‘better late than never’ so here is a simple Father’s Day card idea for you- it’s a versatile one because it shows a simple gift card holder concept that you can use with any edge/border die on a card front!FathersDay

I used a double sided patterned paper (one side was solid black) as the base layer on my card, but you could use cardstock and stamp a design on one side of it to get a similar look.  Select your edge/border die (I used a Tim Holtz On the Edge die) and cut it from a piece that has already been trimmed to the width you want (I tend to leave a 1/4″ edge around my layer, so would trim it 1/2″ narrower than my card is). If you have a sentiment you want to include below the edge, be sure to leave space enough before scoring a fold in your paper.  When you fold this piece forward, you can seal it on both edges to create a pocket.  I used Tim’s Tiny Attatcher here.  Trim your pocket panel to size if needed, and adhere to a card base.  Add a simple stamped image and embellishments to complete the design.  You can see the pocket in action, holding a gift card, in the next photo!

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The stamped images are a combo by Tim Holtz & Stampendous.  Hope you can take some inspiration from this card 🙂  Have a creative week!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 50}

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Happy Tuesday!  It’s that time of year again… graduation time!  I’m a proud step-mom who got to see her beautiful step-daughter graduate from high school last week, and this is the fun card I made just for her 🙂  I had a chance to play with a few things I don’t personally own (yet!) when I was back in BC last month, and this card features Dylusions Paints (love the thick, creamy texture and bold colors) in the background and Cat Crazy stamps & accessories for the main image.  I knew those two parts would go together, but the rest didn’t fall into place until I had time to create in my own home studio space.

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I used a giant (size 12?) tag as my card base- these turn out right around 5″ square when you fold them in half.  I used a few shades of orange & pink Dylusions Paints brushed together.  The cat was colored with a mix of colored pencils and gelatos.  Pretty simple coloring, but I added glossy accents on it’s eyes and Stickles glitter glue on the hat 🙂

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Though it’s a feminine card, there’s lots of Tim Holtz details on this card- more than I was aware of as I was making it 🙂  The flower die, arrow stencil (I used yellow texture paste and yellow stickles!) and dimensional letters, as well as the ‘dare to dream’ sentiment stamp are all Tim Holtz products!  The other sentiments are from a new one by Avery Elle I picked up in the shop- couldn’t resist that font <3 The ‘firefly’ stencils (at least that’s what I’m calling them for this card!) are by The Crafter’s Workshop.  Love them in yellow!  Lightning Bugs are one of my favourite things about living in the south 🙂

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Hope you like my whimsical grad card… it’s an exciting time and the future looks bright, and I think this cat looks like it’s ready to chase after it’s dreams 🙂

Leave me a comment this week and you could win this freakin’ cute stamp set by Lawn Fawn… seriously I may have squealed a little when I saw this (and clued in to how it worked. LOL) in the shop.  It’ll be perfect for graduates and other smart cookies you know (how cute would it on a little lunch box note on the first day of school!?)

Inky hugs,

Tara

 

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