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Scribbly Snowflakes card with Sizzix dies

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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 387} You’ve Bean on My Mind

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My Apologies… I started typing this post for Valentine’s Day and must have been interrupted, because nearly a week later it was never published!

I’ve used some Tim Holtz dies- Cafe Colorize & Falling Hearts along with a whole lot of papers from my scrap bin in shades of red & pink.  Many of them had a bit of extra Distress Sprays & Distress Oxide Sprays added to give some fun texture!

After assembling the to-go cup, I layered it onto a tag which I inked up with Distress Ink- shades of Saltwater Taffy & Kitsch Flamingo are perfect for a muted blend, with a touch of inky splatter over it to finish things off!

In all it’s inkiness, I actually kept this card pretty much CAS, though it has a bit of grunge to it 🙂 I stamped a simple heart background (similar to this one) on the Kraft base and added a sweet sentiment (this is an older one from MFT) on the tag.

On a personal note- I’ll be taking a bit of a break from my Tuesday with Tara posts here on SNS, life is looking a bit crazy for the next while!  I’m hoping I’ll find some time to make creative things still, so watch for any tid-bits I may share on my Instagram page!   You may still see some fun throwback posts here for the next bit (I always enjoy seeing which cards Raya selects to share!) so perhaps you won’t even notice I’m away 😉

Inky hugs,

Tara

Tuesday with Tara {take 384} A Paper Hug

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Happy Tuesday!  Today I’m sharing a quick & easy mini slimline card inspired by the Paper Hug sentiment stamp by Picket Fence stamps!  I’ve paired the sentiment with this sweet snowman die cut by Penny Black, called Snowman Joy.   I die cut him out of watercolor card stock and added some subtle touches of color with watercolor pencils.

I was playing around with some watercolor paints recently, and painted this ombre panel on a scrap of watercolor card stock.  It was fun to play around with blending and ended up being a perfect background for my snowman!  I layered it simply on teal cardstock (it was literally a scrap that already had a torn edge).  Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide ink ended up being a beautiful match to my pieces, so the sentiment was stamped on white with it.  It’s simple & whimsical and I hope it brings a smile your way!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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