It's Tara today, interrupting Colouring Week as I swapped days with Julia so I could bring you a little something special for World Card Making Day! Julia will be back to finish off colouring week in style tomorrow with a great video for you too. This is going to be a long post - so grab a cuppa and make sure your read all the way to the end or you might miss a chance for a prize!
Firstly - I've been having a play with the gorgeous new stamps and dies from Paper Smooches which arrived in store yesterday and made a couple of cards with inking backgrounds as my theme.
For my first card I used the super cute Reindeer from A Holy Holiday which is FULL of useful and cute Christmas sentiments too. I used distress inks to blend the background and went old-school with a toothbrush and my finger to make the snow. I created a hill with the Lawn Fawn border set which is currently out of stock but will be back soon I promise and then stamped the Reindeer over the top of both layers in black. His nose is just a big blob of stickles and then I tied the colours together by stamping the sentiment in two colours and going over the merry with a red glitter pen.
For my second card I did another blended background, spritz with water with gold mica in it but this time my silhouette came in the form of Bethlehem using the new Cityscape 1 Die with yellow card behind the windows. The sentiment is from A Holy Holiday again and the star is from A Blessed Christmas which is again packed full of useful little stamps.
So that's my playtime over - hope you like them!
NEWS FROM THE STORE THIS WEEK:
Firstly - I've been having a play with the gorgeous new stamps and dies from Paper Smooches which arrived in store yesterday and made a couple of cards with inking backgrounds as my theme.
For my first card I used the super cute Reindeer from A Holy Holiday which is FULL of useful and cute Christmas sentiments too. I used distress inks to blend the background and went old-school with a toothbrush and my finger to make the snow. I created a hill with the Lawn Fawn border set which is currently out of stock but will be back soon I promise and then stamped the Reindeer over the top of both layers in black. His nose is just a big blob of stickles and then I tied the colours together by stamping the sentiment in two colours and going over the merry with a red glitter pen.
For my second card I did another blended background, spritz with water with gold mica in it but this time my silhouette came in the form of Bethlehem using the new Cityscape 1 Die with yellow card behind the windows. The sentiment is from A Holy Holiday again and the star is from A Blessed Christmas which is again packed full of useful little stamps.
So that's my playtime over - hope you like them!
NEWS FROM THE STORE THIS WEEK:
- Paper Smooches Christmas stamps have arrived.
- Altenew restocks have arrived so the very popular flower stamps are now back and waiting.
- We've had restocks on all the Hero Arts inks along with their Christmas stamps and stencils
- We've had lots of lovely new paper pads, sequins and washi tape.
- The latest releases from Wplus9 which are just being sneaked are on their way.
- The latest (and still secret) release from Mama Elephant is on its way too - all I can say is you're going to LOVE it! We will also be stocking their ink pads now too!
See you next week!
41 comments:
Amazing prize! I love how you blended the background, they look beautiful!
Happy World Card making Day :)
Wow I love the backgrounds you have created, they are truly stunning!
And thanks for the chance to win this awesome prize... Woot!
What a wonderful competition. Lovely cards. How exciting.
Tara - these cards are absolutely stunning! I do like the Bethlehem die cut - just fab!
And that's a super competition too! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
What a super prize! Thanks for the opportunity to win it :)
Love those cards especially the backgrounds! Need to work on mine!
Emma xx
Happy world card making day 😄😄😄
Fabulous cards and a wonderful competition
What a super prize!
Wow what a great prize! id love to win :)
I love your cards! I must have a go at the toothbrush technique - much cheaper than using sprays! I also am excited to hear that you are stocking Mama Elephant ink pads - yay!! Gorgeous, gorgeous prize. Thank you so much for the chance to win and Happy World Cardmaking Day to everyone at MTDS!
Loving your cards, especially the backgrounds. The reindeer is so sweet and the greetings are lovely too. Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize.
Karen x
secret Mama Elephant say whaaa??? love your cards, beautiful backgrounds ... & what an amazing give-away! have just got myself the lush Wplus9 goodies so will leave the give-away for some lucky ducky who needs it still x
Gotta go and have a look what's just arrived in the store!!
xxx
Happy WCMD to you and all! Great cards with beautiful bg. TFS!
Your cards are just......WAUW......lovely bsckgrounds.
And what a wonderfull idea to celebrate WCMDay 2014
Love the cards!!! Happy WCMD!!!
Great Giveaway, Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Lucy
What a great prize - thank you so much for a chance to win!!
Love those distress inked backgrounds - that reindeer card is adorable! Happy world card making day :)
Some lovely ideas for World cardmaking day!Great to hear about the new stocks and and now intrigued about the new Mama Elephants goodies-can't wait!
OMG what a prize!
Aww I don't tweet but my hubby says I do twitter on alot! Thanks for the chance to win,
Big hugs
Hazel xxx
What a great prize. Thanks for the chance to win.
Lorraine
What a great prize, love Paper Smooches!. Anna :-)
Was für tolle Karten ;)) und eine schöne Einstimmung auf die Weihnachtszeit !
Ganz liebe Grüsse Elisabeth
Love the reindeer card... I'll have to dig out an old toothbrush tomorrow!
Such gorgeous backgrounds, Tara ... they positively glow! Thanks for such a generous giveaway! Anita :)
Love how you created the snowy background on both cards, just fabulous Tara. The giveaway is really generous, thank you so much for a chance to win.
Happy cardmaking day! Hope you all celebrated. Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!
Hugs
Ela
I love your cards. I've never heard of using a toothbrush to create that effect, but it works well. Thanks for the chance of winning.
I adore Paper Smooches! Your cards are wonderful.
What a treat! A gorgeous card, fabulous give away and a super new blog for inspiration. Thank you :)
Stunning cards - your backgrounds are amazing.
What a fabulous prize. Who wouldn't love those stamps sets?
Thanks for the chance to win.
Caroline xxx
I love the backgrounds, such lovely cards you have made! Looking forward to all the new goodies. I have shared your post on FB to all my friends :)
Amazing cards and the stamps u bring across from the usa are awesome. Great giveaway!
Love the blended ink and great toothbrush tip! Thanks for sharing :) x
What super cards. I especially like the second one, & it doesn't look too time-consuming to make several of these. Thanks for the inspiration & for the opportunity to to win that great prize. Gill
Beautiful cards and both seem very "doable". Love PS stamps!
Thanks for a chance to win awesome products,!
beautiful backgrounds! these are gorgeous! thanks so much for joining us this week at Paper Smooches SPARKS!
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