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Tuesday with Tara {take 333} Coffee Obsessed

Happy Tuesday! Did you check out our Inspiration Hop over the weekend? It’s not too late to check it out again- it was full of so many great projects from the team! I’m back with another card using the Coffee House stamps by Anita Jeram together with Storyteller paper pad by Vicki Boutin. I picked a totally different color combo for this card and I also am feeling a little more back into the groove with my Copic Markers again. LOL. Good to know I haven’t totally wasted that investment!

I couldn’t decide between a grey mouse or a brown mouse, so I did one of each and I then I settled on matching this pretty teal paper from the paper pad for the Bodum Coffee Maker. I rarely even use mine (mostly when we’re camping) but now I really want one in teal like this! I’ve used the Copic Markers BG13, BG15 & BG18 for this and it’s a fave color combo of mine. It makes me happy… like coffee 🙂

I finished this card off with a few Clear Drops by Studio Katia– adding a tiny bit of sparkle by using Honey Gold Nuvo Glitter Drops as my adhesive. I always like a bit of texture too, so a bit of thin twine tied in a bow to match the adorable coffee maker was a fun touch as well! You can’t really see it well, but I added subtle dimension to the sentiment banner by adding some foam adhesive only in the center so it is flat at both of the outer edges, giving a bit of softness & height to it.

I hope you like it and that your day is more blessed than stressed 🙂

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Categories: Cards, Colorado Craft Company, Copic Markers, My Favorite Things, Nuvo, Stamps, Studio Katia, Tuesday with Tara, Vicki Boutin

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Tuesday with Tara {take 331} Birthday Hugs

No Comments 28 Dec Tara

Happy Tuesday! Today’s card its designed for those January and December birthdays… the ones that are so close to Christmas that they sometimes get overlooked! They are a perfect opportunity to use the wintery stamps in your collection and let them know how special they really are. I actually purchased this ‘Snowman Joy‘ die by Penny Black specifically for birthday cards, though it would definitely work for Christmas too!

I wanted to highlight the simple white snowman on a fun ombre background of blended Distress Oxide Inks. I chose soft pastels again, blending into the bright pink of kitsch flamingo on top! I set this blend aside to dry overnight before die cutting with a stitched frame and then white embossed a birthday sentiment from MFT.

I muddied things up a little bit when I added some shading (oops… that’s what I get for having a dirty brush!) so I added a bit of glitter to help 🙂 A few scattered crystals added to the sparkle and finished off this simple card. Sometimes simple is best, especially when you have a cute die like this one to be your focal point! I think it’ll bring a smile to the recipient, don’t you?

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Gnome for the Holidays Blog Hop

27 Comments 8 Oct Tara

Happy Blog Hop Day friends! We’ve got a fun theme for you on this October evening… Gnome for the Holidays! Each of us on the Scrap ‘N Stamp Design Team will be sharing fun holiday projects with you today featuring gnomes. As always, you can leave comments at each stop along the way for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to spending the SNS Online Store! It should be a lot of fun!

My card today features the fun Gnome Child set from Crafters Companion. It includes stamps, dies and a coordinating stencil for adding details to the gnome image! I paired my gnome with a background featuring the new Scribbly Snowflakes dies by Tim Holtz. I was on the fence about getting these dies, but they really are a perfect whimsical combination with my gnome, and I’m sure I’ll find more fun things to mix them with!

I started with a pre-inked background I had made when I got the new Prize Ribbon Distress Bundle. I made up several backgrounds using the Distress Spray Stains and shared one of my cards on this post. (Side note- the next new color is being released NEXT WEEK! Any guesses on what it might be?) Anyways, I simply arranged some of the snowflake dies over my background and die cut using the detail cutting plates. I needed a little extra oomph since this background is on watercolor paper.

I had a little lightbulb moment looking at the stencil… what if I used a fun glitter texture paste through the stencil instead of just ink? I dusted off my Copic Markers to quickly color this guy (I’m REALLY out of practice with them, so I colored several until I was happy with my blends) and grabbed some sparkly paste & a palette knife. Unfortunately, my paste has dried up and turned to gel on me so I had to find another option. Since my image is pretty tiny, I decided to try some White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Drops. I squeezed a small amount under the broadest part of the hat portion and swiped up, then repeated the process going down and IT WORKED! I’m in love with the sparkly stripes on his outfit- it’s just so stinking cute!

I added about a hundred 3D foam squares behind my background layer (I’m not even joking. LOL) & finished off my card with a few fun touches… I wrapped purple twine around the card and hung a small hand cut tag with one of the sentiments from the stamp set “Jingle Gnomes” and layered one of the die cut snowflakes, glitzed up with some of the same Nuvo Glitter Drops I used on his outfit. I also added some bling to the white card base under some of my die cut snowflakes.

Are you ready for some more inspiration? Next up on the hop is Deborah, and I know she’s got something fabulous to share with you! Happy hopping and have an amazing weekend!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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