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Tuesday with Tara

Tuesday with Tara {take 87}

Happy Tuesday!
I apologize in advance if extra bits of spring goodness are peeking through on my projects, especially if it’s feeling like you are in the middle of a never-ending winter!
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The background of this card is a bold abstract I created using Color Burst and a stencil.  If it looks familiar, it’s because I made a variety in one sitting and have been creating cards with the pieces as inspiration strikes!  Any stencil with a bold, open design would work great for the “sprinkle & spritz” technique I’ve used.

Here’s a close up of the white embossed sentiment and some of the cute little die cut birds…
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These little birds are such a fun addition to a card!  I feel like I need to invest in more birds to go with this sentiment… these are by Memory Box, and while they aren’t in stock I’m sure Raya could help you buy something similar 😉

if you love a good discount (don’t we all!?!)  check out the current specials on the online store here!  There’s a ton of new stuff arriving these days, I know my wish list is a whole lot bigger than my budget… lol, I hope you don’t suffer from the same affliction!

inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 86}

Happy Tuesday!

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I love combining stamps that have been in my collection for years with newer tools, like an old favorite negative image stamp by Hero Arts from my stash as the background (inked with a couple shades of Distress Ink) and newer wildflower dies by Tim Holtz.

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I grouped together three of the dies, simple cut from black cardstock, to create a bouquet.  I added some neutral patterned paper from a 6×6 Prima paper pad to frame my focal point, adding a bit of Distress ink and distressing with a tool for texture.  A few wraps of thin jute string are another simple embellishment that adds a lot!

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I really like layering my word dies over a white duplicate to help them stand out.  It draws your eye to them without adding bulk. For tiny elements like words and florals, matte medium is a fabulous adhesive as you will not see it when it is dry!

Thanks for visiting!  Have a creative week…

inky hugs,

Tara

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Tuesday with Tara {take 85}

Happy Tuesday & Happy Valentines Day!  I hope it’s a great day for you filled with time spent enjoying the people and things you love! ❤️

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Today I’m sharing the card I made for my Valentine, my husband, Brian. As you can see from the sentiment (by Hampton Art Stamps) I love him more than coffee (that’s a whole lot *wink*).

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I paired this fab sentiment, which I white embossed on a black die cut label, with a coffee cup die cut by Tim Holtz, which I inked up with a stencil & Distress Ink (offset in two colors to fill in the space) and finished with a corrugated sleeve & watercolor heart (a cutout left from a previous project).  Black paint splatter tied everything together for me!


IMG_9207I must confess, I wanted a fun & colorful background for my die cut pieces and was dreaming about the Distress Oxide inks that are coming out soon… have you seen how they look on kraft cardstock? Sigh. They are definitely on my wish list!  But since they are still on pre-order, I realized I had another option for a colorful background on kraft and pulled out my Distress Paints.

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After dabbing some color onto the card front, I misted it with water to blend colors and add some fun drippy details.  I alternated drying with my heat tool and adding more paint and water until I was happy with the blended background.  I set this aside to dry under some weight (sizzix bigz dies did the trick!) to make sure my card was flat before adhering my layers. Hope you like it!

Inky hugs,

Tara

 

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