Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello and welcome! I am so excited to be  playing along with Taheerah's Advent calendar extravaganza! I just knew the moment I heard what it was about that I had to play too. :) Doesn't it just sound like an adventure? 

 

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are over 60 special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises wait behind the door!

Now on to my card :) 

For my card today I used a mix of products from various companies. The flowers are from Ellen Hutson. They were stamped and then colored with copic markers. When I was done with the coloring I added my usual glossy accents layer to add some shine. The GA also makes the paper tougher and more malleable, therefore allowing me to curl the petals and leaves. I used both sizes of the flowers and layered them on to of each other.  The lattice background is a die from Wplus 9 that I just LOVE. It was cut from white card stock and attached to a stone grey base panel. The sentiment is from Papertrey ink and is stamped with Momento tuxido black ink. 

Now, it’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Avocado Arts so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too to double your chances! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 7am EST on Thursday 31st December to leave all your comments! 

Don’t forget the Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!

Tasha :)

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 24

Hellooooo, and welcome to MCV #30.

Today I am super excited to be joining in as a guest designer with the MCV Design team, who are all playing along with Day 24 of Tracey's "25 Days of Christmas tags" event. MCV is today's sponsor, and there will be some sweet prizes up for grabs over on Traceys blog, "In My Creative Opinion" as well as MCV. So make sure you go and check out the details!

The MCV Tag theme is red and green with a tree element as an option.  

Here's my tag:

For this tag I used a holly stamp from the PTI Tiny treats Christmas set. I randomly stamped it on to a tag die cut from Lil' inkers and then used my copics to color them in.  I outlined each one with a grey copic so it would make the images stand out more. I also used a white gel pen to accentuate the highlights a bit more.  When I was done coloring I added my go to combination, Wink of Stella and glossy accents. It doesn't really show up in this pic but I have a close up below that shows it a little better.  
The word die is also from PTI.  I cut several from red card stock and glued them together for some dimension and attached it to the front. lastly I used some red satin ribbon and some twine to finish it off.  

Here's the close up of the shine:

So, my post was supposed to end here, However I  managed to finish another tag I was working on for this occasion.  So here is my second tag for today's challenge.

All the products on this tag are from Papertrey Ink. I created the scene with the dies and stamps form Betsy Velmans Make it market kit, Tinsel and tags. The ornament was cut with red and gold cardstock.

Before I love and leave you, I would just like to say a big Thank You to Ardyth for inviting me to play along with the MCV design team, and also to Tracey for organizing the 25 days of Christmas tags event. I have seen so many wonderful tags and have been so inspired to try new techniques. I think you just might be seeing more tags from me after this. ;)

Peace and love.
Tasha :)

Hey Jude....

...don't make it bad.... Take a sad song, and make it better.....

So now that you have that song stuck in your head, you know how I feel. ;)

So my littlest persons best friend is a sweet boy named Jude. Although today is Judes Birthday.  (Happy Birthday Jude! ) He had his party on Sunday. I tried to get my little guy to make his card but he was too busy playing with his brothers to be concerned with coloring ;)  So I made his card.

For this card I used stamps from various companies.

 

I started by stamping the little trucks and bus (Papertrey ink) with black momento tuxedo ink and colored them with copic markers. I did the same with the balloons (Neat and tangled). I added some wink of stella and glossy accents to all the images and set them aside to dry.  

The box  (Neat and Tangled) was cut from kraft cardstock and stamped with a tiny star (PTI)  using luxe pigment inks in red, yellow and blue. I made a little bit of an oopsy by stamping the sentiment a bit too high, but I didn't notice it until I was attaching the box to the card, at which point I was out of time and could not re-do it. ;-/  For the card base, I stamped the star background (Hero Arts) onto  stone grey (PTI) cardstock using a light grey ink (fog, SSS) I assembled the box with all its goodies onto a stitched panel cut from white cardstock (PTI) and popped it on to the base with foam tape. Lastly, I added some silver star sequence for some extra sparkle. 

Jude, apparently loved his card, and that make me very happy. :D

 

 

Well that's it from me for today folks. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Tasha :)

 

Neat and tangled

Hello again.
Today I have a couple of cards I made using some neat and tangled products (thanks to my sweet friend Emily) :). I am part of a group of girls who get together once a month or so to get crafty. One of the upsides to this is, we get to use each others crafty supplies and therefor try things we don't have in our own stash. In the beginning we would spend so much time talking that very little crafting got done, however, we are finally getting the hang of things and even though we might not have time to finish anything, we do cut and stamp stuff that we can finish later. Both my cards that I am sharing today were started at our last gathering two weeks ago. I finished them last week but had a house full of sick people (myself included) so they never got photographed or posted. Anyway...without further ado, here you go:

For this card I stamped the solid image from the 'Paper cut flowers' set onto white cardstock using Altenew inks in various colors (sorry, I used my pal Ardyth's inks so I don't have the names, but they are AMAZING, and they will be coming home to me sometime in the near future :) )
I then added some accents and texture with copics and pencils to add some interest. I colored the background with a light grey and then sprayed the whole piece with a studio calico shimmer spray. At this point I liked the card but I wanted to kick it up a notch so I added some gel pen dots. The sentiment is from the 'Kindness matters' set and is heat embossed with silver pearl EP onto black card stock using a stitched frame die (of Tracey's) from PTI.
What I love most about this card is that, as you can see, I have used something that I borrowed from each of the girls. Sharing is caring! :)

On to my second card:

This card is a fun, simple shaker card. For this one, I stamped the 'punchinella" stamp onto white cardstock using Hero Arts ombre inks. (also from Ardyth :0 ) I created the window and frame with PTi dies and mounted it onto stone grey cardstock that I dry embossed with the PTI linen plate. The sentiment is from Neat and Tangled's 'everyday labels' set. I stamped it on white cardstock with  momento tuxido black ink. I trimmed and mounted them onto the front of the shaker with foam tape. ;)

Well, that's all from me for today folks. Thanks for stopping by.
Here is a pic of us at our last get together.

Yes...that was as much fun as it looks ;) 
peace and love
Natasha :)

Robot Earth

 I'm Back! With another card for the MFT Card design superstar challenge.

 

Once again, I need to apologize for the poor quality of the photograph. I really need to insest in a light box or whaever it is that enables one to take photos at night :)

This card was fun to make. I wanted to do something different with the robots. I wanted them to look like they were metal and shiny. (as robots usually are ;) )So I die cut a piece of silver sheet metal that I have had from Quick kutz from years and years ago. :)   I then heat embossed the image ( thanks Emily ;) ) onto the metal die cut with black EP.  I used yellow, red and blue EP to add some color to the little dude. I set him aside and went to work on the earth. I die cut the 'you mean the world to me' centerpiece die from white cardstock and colored it in with copics. Once again I used my trusty wink of stella and glossy accents to give it some magnificent shine and dimension. I die cut the silver circle from from the same metal sheet material as the robot. I added some nail heads to finish it off.  The sentiment is from the same Robot stamp set, and is perfect for the occasion, since this card is going to a sweet little boy whose party my Son is attending on Sunday.

I just love how the wink of stella makes it look like those are stars in the sky. :)

That's it from me. Good luck to all who entered. I look forward to browsing the gallery and being inspired to try some new ideas.

Tasha :)

MFT Card Design Superstar

Hi there!

Today I have two cards that I am entering into the MFT Card Design Superstar contest.

First up I have this card:

For this card I randomly stamped the flowers from the Blissful Blooms set and colored them in with Copics. I added some wink of stella to add some shimmer and then cut a stitched circle to add my sentiment which is from the Label Maker Sentiments set. This was stamped using Black versafine ink. I added some gel pen highlights to add more contrast.

Next up I have this card:

For this card I used the the current sketch challenge as my inspiration, as well as the color scheme from the current RIC challenge to get to this.
I started by die cutting the abstract cover die using white card stock. I then used a circle die to cut out a circle.  I colored all the pieces in with copics and added some wink of stella shimmer. I then pieced all the pieces together and adhered them on to a sold circle. I added a layer of glossy accents to give it shine and dimension.  The sentiment was heat embossed with red EP using the labels sentiment set.

I am working on one more card to enter this contest so I might be back later with another card :)


Thanks for stopping by :)
Tasha

Runway inspired #91

Hola!
So, it's been a little while since I got inky, and I am in one of my slumps  as a result. I decided to try and get the juices flowing by trying my hand at the current Runway Inspired challenge.

So I sat down yesterday and made this card:

For this card I used the MFT abstract cover up die with some PTI colored cardstock in limeade ice and hawaiian shores.The sentiment is from the new LLD Soda pop stamp set. I love how clean it is.

Now, where I don't HATE this one,  I'm not sure I love it. I have recently been VERY inspired by my dear friend Ardyth who in my opinion is the Queen of CAS. So looking at this, it just seemed a bit busy for what I was going for.  I do like parts of it, but I couldn't decide so I went to "the girls" for their opinions. Ardyth threw some ideas at me and then challenged me to make another card.  She also decided to make one too, so here we are.

This is my second attempt at this inspiration photo:

(Please excuse the poor photo, it's late and I have terrible lighting in my Condo.)

I must admit I personally like this one  more. Now, its not as CAS as Ardyth's cards usually are, but it's "me".  If you are as big a fan of Ardyth as I am, you'll notice the square card?  Yeah, I can't make square cards anymore without thinking of Ardyth, it's like her signature style :)

For this one I used the PTI hexagon cover plate and die cut it using white card stock, I colored the hexagons with copic markers and then attached them with foam tape to a 3X3 square. I added some wink of stella and some glossy accents to add some pizzazz! I mounted this to a black square to matt it and popped it onto a white base. The sentiment is the same as the card above and is popped on with foam tape. (LOTS of popping = LOTS of dimension.)
A funny thing about this is, those dark hexagons were actually colored using black and grey, but for some reason the glossy accents changed the color to navy. It looks darker in real life but you can still see a blue tint. 

Here is a close up that shows the shine and dimension a bit better:

Well,that's it from me, thanks for stopping by.
Natasha :)

Watercolor shaker

Helloooo again.

I'm back again today with a card to share (are you impressed yet? ;) LOL!) I'm trying to be more consistent with sharing my crafty creations. You see, I am a last minute Lucy...So I usually make stuff as I need them and am finishing it as I'm heading out the door. Sometimes, I get to snap a quick pic...other times, it's gone forever!LOL! Even when I do just create for fun, I usually figure I will photograph and blog it later...but later seldom comes before it's needed and gone too. ;)

Anyway... I have some cards I made recently that I plan to share. I could share them all at once...but that would probably mean I would not be back for another few months. So I'm going to go slow and hopefully get as addicted to 'sharing" my cards as much as I am to creating them.

OK, I've rambled on long enough...

Here's todays card :

For this card I pulled out some Altenew gorgeousness and got inky!  I started by die cutting a circle into a 3 3/4 X 5 1/2 panel of wood grain card stock. I also cut a piece of watercolor card stock to the same dimensions and water colored it with some peerless watercolor.  The butterfly is from the "Bejeweled" set and is also watercolored.  I fussy cut it out since I don't own the dies yet and added some glossy accents to make it shine.  I stamped the sentiment onto the watercolor panel and used foam tape and sequence to create a shaker card. I mounted it all to a grey card base and attached the butterfly to the front with foam tape too.
I didn't get a photo of the inside, but I water colored another panel that was attached to the inside. 

Well, that's it from me for today. I hope ou are having a good one.
Take care
Peace and love

Tasha :)

Bella Silhouette

Hello. I'm just popping in quickly to share a card.

The background was masked and inked up with distress inks. The image is an older one from Stamping Bella,  (I'm not sure if it's still around, I will try to find out and update this post) that was stamped using my MISTI and Memento Tuxido black ink.  The sentiment is from PTI and is also stamped with the same ink. The panel was then mounted onto a white card base using foam tape. I finished the card off with some rain drop beads also from PTI.

We are off to the Amusment park for the day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Tasha :)

Abstract cover up

Hello again ;)
Today I have a card to share with you that uses the MFT Abstract cover up die. The moment this die was previewed it was love at first sight. So when my box finally arrived after spending a full week at Canadian customs. (Perhaps they needed a bit of happy in their day too ;) ) I was very excited to get cutting.
I wanted the die to be the star of the show...

....So I went to work die cutting it using plain white card stock.  I then colored all the negative pieces out with copics, making sure to use a rainbow of bright and happy colors.  I then added some zig wink of stella shimmer to the colored pieces. To attach the pieces to the card base I used the frame as a guide. I attached the pieces with foam tape and then removed the frame.  To finish this card I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto a black die cut banner.

This card just makes me HAPPY!  I hope it does the same for you too. ;)

Have a great day
Tasha

You Rock!

Good morning all.
Today I have a card to share that I am entering into the MFT sketch challenge.

Here's the sketch :

And here's my card:

This was a seriously fun card to make. I love the look of the woodgrain cardstock.  I started out by die cutting a circle into the front  of the woodgrain panel.  Next, I die cut the black frame to border the circle and added a piece of acetate to make a window.  I also die cut a stitched star using silver glitter paper and adhered it to the black card base under the window.  I added beads and sequence to create the shaker element.  The guitar was cut with various colors of card stock and adhered together.  I added some wink of stella shimmer to add some interest and covered it with a layer of glossy accents. I added nail heads to the black frame to give it a bit more of a pop! The sentiment was heat embossed with silver embossing powder onto black card stock. I added some nail heads to the ends to tie it into the frame. 

 This is what the inside looks like:

For the inside, I die cut a stitched mat and stamped the sentiment using  Momento tuxedo black ink. I used the rock and roll technique to stamp the flame.

I am also entering this card into the SSS Wednesday challenge that is all about spots and dots this week.

Thanks for stopping by.