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Tuesday with Tara {take 432} Wildflowers

You belong among the wildflowers.

Happy Tuesday!  Last week I got inky on my Crafty Live with the new Scorched Timber Distress, and I was determined to make something with one of my backgrounds for this week!   I kept things pretty simple and die cut one of the backgrounds (I believe this one features the two sprays together- Distress Spray Stain and Distress Oxide Spray) with my new Stitched Oblong STAX dies by MFT.  I love how the mix of the two sprays gives almost a dirty chalkboard effect.

I embossed a wildflowers sentiment (this is from an older Gina K set that it still in stock!) in white, then scattered a few mini brushstrokes flowers along one edge.  I’d pre-cut a variety of flowers in yellows & blue from some backgrounds so these were ready to go!

I added some subtle detail to the background with an Altenew stencil called “Leaf Bed” and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink, then decided to add it to a coordinating envelope as well!  I added a few sequins as a finishing touch…

I hope this brings a bit of sunshine to your day, especially if you’re experiencing the endless days of winter wherever you are…

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 431} Cardinals in love

Happy Tuesday!

It feels like the new year just started, but here we are with Valentine’s Day right around the corner already!  I’ve got one more card to share with you that can be used for the occasion, though I left a sentiment off it so it could also be used for an anniversary or just a thinking of you card for a bird lover.

I created a gate fold A2 card, scoring it at 2.125 from each end so they meet in the center.  On the left panel, I added a strip of patterned paper with a text print from my current favorite 6×6 pad.

I really wanted to use this Cardinal Pair stamp by Penny Black at Christmas, but never got around to it… so I was pleased that die cutting it in a heart shape allowed me to cut out or hide the ornaments.  I simply stamped it in black ink and then inked the edges with Saltwater Taffy Distress Ink.  I had pre-made some mini Brushstroke Flowers in shades of coral, so I decided to use them along with some crinkle ribbon I had dyed to match.

Because I had the flowers pre-made, this card went together fairly quickly!  Here’s one more photo with my ribbon untied so you can see the gatefold.

This card would be really pretty with red flowers as well, especially if you colored the cardinals in their shades of red & brown!

I hope you enjoy it!  Have a wonderful week and Valentine’s Day, however you celebrate it (or Wednesday if you don’t).

Inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 416} Golden Anniversary

Happy Tuesday (or Wednesday in this case, since I decided to wait until after Halloween to share this card) friends!  October was a busy month, with a lot of things to celebrate.  At the top of the list in our family was my parent’s Golden Anniversary, celebrating 50 years of marriage!

I had a special card in mind for them, which I wanted to represent them in some way in addition to having some touches of GOLD.

I made a black on white collage with a variety of dies from an assortment of Tim Holtz Sizzix sets (I’ll list them all below).  I started with the dies themselves and arranged them in a heart shape.  Once I had the rough shape, I took a picture and traced a heart around them on some scrap paper.  I started with the larger dies, which I tried to do in pairs (like the birds & the coffee cups, and then a leaf & feather) and added in numbers, flowers & hearts.  I cut everything out of black card stock and then trimmed a piece of patterned paper (this is from the Classic Pooh paper pad!) and began assembling my pieces, starting with the birds and then forming the heart shape from there.

The small hearts and bling were the finishing touches to form the final heart shape.  I misted the entire collage with Mica spray for some shimmer on the black pieces.  Once dry, I mounted this on a 5×7 Kraft card base, with a layer of gold paper between the layers.  Since the text print was only 6″ tall, I left room at the bottom for a sticker that says “Let’s Celebrate” in gold on black.

Before layering onto the gold, I die cut the birds & the ’50’ from it to use on the inside of the card.  I adhered these to a tag and added a handwritten sentiment and a few more hearts.

This is a fun way to create a personalized card and use a variety of dies in a new way!  It also gets you looking at the individual pieces in your die sets differently… maybe you’ll discover something new!  Here’s a list of the dies I’ve used:

I hope you enjoyed the card and it inspires you to try something new with your collection of dies… or maybe stamps!

Inky hugs,

Tara

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