Taylored Expressions RELEASE DAY!

It's here! Release day at Taylored Expressions! Today we're featuring a new item at Taylored Expressions that we think you'll really like! Have you noticed there haven't been any Key Ingredients for these stamp sets? That's because today, we're showing you the NEW Taylored Card Kits! Each Taylored Card Kit features coordinating patterned paper, cardstock, ribbon, and Kaisercraft pearls... everything you need to make a set of coordinating cards right down to the packaging! That's right! The kit even comes with a Perfect Package Card box and envelopes!

My set features the Bloom & Grow Card Kit. This kit works beautifully paired with the Discover Your Wings stamp set. I've created a set of 10 cards to go in my Perfect Package, decorated the Perfect Package and STILL have paper, ribbon and pearls left over! There really is A LOT in the kit and for a great price of $14.95!! We think you'll love these kits. There are 3 to choose from and each have a coordinating Copic Kit available!

Come blog hoppin' with me to see what the
Baker's Dozen girls have cooked up with the Taylored Card Kits today.

Dawn Easton, Donna Baker, Jackie Pedro, Jami Sibley, Jodi Collins, Karen Giron, Karen Motz, Laurie Schmidlin, Nancy McKinney, Sankari Wegman, Sharon Harnist and Taylor VanBruggen

Be sure to leave some love along the way because one lucky commenter will win a Crafty Cuppie stamp set! How cool is that?All you have to do is leave a comment on each Baker's Dozen blog today for the best chance to win! One lucky winner will be chosen at random from all of the comments on one of the blogs, but the trick is that nobody knows which blog it will be! You have until 6am PST on Saturday to enter. The winner will be announced Monday morning on Taylor's blog.

Weekend Sketch Challenge #109

It's Friday and time for another Weekend Sketch Challenge!


For my card today, I used the Jolly Ornaments set from Our Craft Lounge. The different ornaments and and sentiments in the set are just adorable. I had to add that strip of paper for the sentiment, though, since the patterned paper was a little too busy. The sentiment got lost. :)


Be sure to stop and see the fabulous creations of Beate, Jenn, Laurie, Lori, Mary Jo and Sharon for more takes on this sketch! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Jolly Ornaments (Our Craft Lounge); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine), Riding Hood Red (SU); Accessories- ribbon (Darice), circle and scallop circle punches (Marvy Uchida), paper piercer, Self-Adhesive rhinestones (Zva Creative); Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - Day 2

Here we are with another day of sneak peeks for the new release at Taylored Expressions! Today you'll be getting peeks of two different sets. Half of the Baker's Dozen is featuring the Sweet Occasions set, and half of us are featuring Crafty Cuppie! Make sure you visit everyone to catch all of the peeks!

The Crafty Cuppie set is just adorable and perfect for lots of my friends and family. For today's project, I decided to create a little package for my girls. Savannah and Arwen are always wanting to create something whether it be a picture to color or something to make out of PlayDoh. One of their favorite crafts is stamping! (big surprise, huh?) They have their own stamp box filled with different stamps I've picked up here and there. For a while, I was collecting the Studio G clear stamp sets I'd find in Michael's and Joann's. I really never got around to using them, but they were always so cute and I bought every set I liked. I thought I'd put together a nice package for the girls complete with new stamps and bits and pieces of ribbon and other embellishments I've had in my stash. I even put a couple of ink cubes in there. I know they've love having new stamps to use, and the ribbon will be an added bonus since I don't often let them touch my ribbon! LOL

I think this Cuppie with all the stamping gear is my favorite image in the set. I colored the image with Copics and added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the glitter in the jar, and even though you can't really tell in the picture, the embossing gun is partially colored with Silver Fox Smooch for a real metal look! On top of the paint can, I stamped the sentiment " Do something creative everyday!" For the card, I used the sentiment "Inky Hugs", which I LOVE! I know the girls will be thrilled with this package. . .I just can't decide if I should give it to them now or use it as a stocking stuffer for Christmas!

Come blog hoppin' with me to see what the Baker's Dozen girls have cooked up today.

Crafty Cuppie

Taylor

Karen G.

Karen M.

Donna

Sankari

Sweet Occasions

Jami

Laurie

Jodi

Jackie

Sharon

Dawn

Nancy

All you have to do is leave a comment on each Baker's Dozen blog today for the best chance to win! One lucky winner will be chosen at random from all of the comments on one of the blogs, but the trick is that nobody knows which blog it will be! You have until 6am PST on Friday to enter. The winner will be announced Friday morning on Taylor's blog.

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - Day 1

It's time again for another release from Taylored Expressions and wait to see what we have to show you this month!

Every 3 months Taylored Expressions introduces a new set in the TE Giving Tree Program. Each set supports a different charity for 3 months after release. The newest set in the TE Giving Tree Program is Discover Your Wings designed by Nancy McKinney. This set will be available for purchase Friday December 4th at 8:00 am PST. I just LOVE the TE Giving Tree Program. Taylor always finds wonderful charities to support through the sales of these stamp sets. This quarter's set, Discover Your Wings, will help support the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation. The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation is a charity that administers a network of almost 7000 photographers in the US and 25 other countries who volunteer their time to gently provide a helping hand and healing heart to families who have suffered the loss of an infant by offering gentle and beautiful photography services in a compassionate and sensitive manner. NILMDTS is there for parents and families to help them in their healing, bring hope to their future, and to honor their child. They believe that it is through remembrance that a family can truly begin to heal. Taylored Expressions is honored to help support the work of this wonderful charity. I encourage you to go to their website and learn more about their wonderful work.

I never knew this charity existed until now. I wish I had as my sister had a stillborn daughter nine years ago. The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation does beautiful work! When you go to the website, make sure you have tissues with you. . .the photographs are absolutely beautiful and so very touching. $7 from the purchase of each Discover Your Wings set will be donated to this amazing charity.

I created a card set that I could give as a gift. I cut down an acetate box to make a clear card purse. For the handle (which you can hardly see in the first picture) is made from cutting a strip of acetate from an 8.5"x11" sheet. The handle measurements are 1"x11". I attached it at either end with glue dots. It makes for SUPER SIMPLE and fast packaging. . .and it shows off your cards since you can see through it! No decorating the box needed! I used the Blue Hill Collection from Crate Paper for the cards.

Come blog hoppin' with me to see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen have cooked up with Discover Your Wings today.

Dawn Easton, Donna Baker, Jackie Pedro, Jami Sibley, Jodi Collins, Karen Giron, Karen Motz, Laurie Schmidlin, Nancy McKinney, Sankari Wegman, Sharon Harnist and Taylor VanBruggen

Be sure to leave some love along the way because one lucky commenter will win a Discover Your Wings stamp set! How cool is that?All you have to do is leave a comment on each Baker's Dozen blog today for the best chance to win! One lucky winner will be chosen at random from all of the comments on one of the blogs, but the trick is that nobody knows which blog it will be! You have until 6am PST on Thursday to enter. The winner will be announced Friday morning on Taylor's blog.

Best Wishes

It's time for another Flower Soft challenge and my last day with the Flower Soft team. I have really enjoyed using Flower Soft and my time on the team!

The theme this month was Christmas. I used one of the Cute Christmas Die Cut Sentiments for my card. I covered the wreath with Vintage Christmas Flower Soft. . .my favorite! I used the Holly Ribbons Cuttlebug folder for the background and some pretty red ribbon for a big bow.

Be sure to check out what gorgeous creations the rest of the design team has to show you today!

Jennifer
AJ
Deb
Barb
Jeanne
Sharon

Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Cute Christmas Die Cut Sentiments, Vintage Christmas Flower Soft (Flower Soft), Holly Ribbons Cuttlebug folder (Provocraft), ribbon (Darice); Finished card measures 4.25" square

Believe

I just LOVE the Holiday Button Bits set from Papertrey Ink. I just love all of the adorable images, and this round little Santa is one of my favorites. How cute is he?

I stamped the Santa twice onto Kraft cardstock in Tuxedo Black ink. I colored one full image and then just the head on the other. I attached the button to the fully colored image and then cut out just the head from the other image and attached it over the first image and button. I used the plain and scallop oval punches from Stampin' Up for the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope your week is off to a great start! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Holiday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Whisper White Craft (SU); Paper- Scarlet Jewel, True Black, Kraft (PTI), gold (DCWV); Accessories- oval and scallop oval punches (SU), circle punch (SU), Scallop circle punch (Marvy Uchida), button (PTI), embroidery thread, Copic markers, white gel pen; Finished card measures 4.25" square

Verve Thankful Hearts Blog Hop

It’s new release time at Verve and we’re topping off our Thankful Hearts Blog Party with a blog hop featuring three new sets that just released, all focused on thankfulness. If you’ve been hopping and arrived from Lynda’s blog, then you’re right where you should be. If you’ve just happened by, then you’ll want to hop on over to Poetic Artistry to start from the beginning! And to make this hop even sweeter, we’ve got a special treat hidden along the way for one lucky commenter. So if you see something that makes you smile, be sure to give a little shout-out in the comments for a chance to win our entire release!

For my card, I used the 1 Corinthians 15:57 Plain Jane being released tonight. I used some Penny Lane paper from My Mind's Eye along with my Labels Seven Nestabilities. I thought the "book" look would go well with a verse. Hope you're loving all the new stuff you're seeing from Verve! I know I am!

Thanks for hopping by! Next up on the hop is Jen Tapler.

Weekend Sketch Challenge #108

I can't believe it's Friday again already, let alone Black Friday! This year is just flying by!

For today's sketch, I decided to ink up one of the newest Papertrey Ink sets that I bought, Take Note. When I looked at this sketch, I thought this set would be perfect. I also used the Handwritten Notes set to make my "list". I added a little sponging to my "list" because it looked too clean! LOL My thought for this card was to send someone a reminder whenever they were feeling down and I thought if the paper looked a little aged, it would give the "this list has been around for a long time" kind of feel. :)

Be sure to stop and see what gorgeous creations Beate, Cambria, Jenn, Laurie, Lori, Mary Jo and Sharon have for you!

Hope you're having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Take Note, Handwritten Notes (PTI); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine), Dusty Durango (SU), New Leaf (PTI), Burnt Umber (Palette); Paper- Places You'll Go Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- notepad (PTI), paper piercer, Dusty Durango marker, circle punch (SU); Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Taylored Expressions Black Friday Blog Hop

It's Black Friday and in celebration, Taylor has organized a blog hop and asked us all to decorate the Perfect Package Card Box to fit a set of cards or to package a gift we are giving this holiday season.

I chose to use my box as packaging for a gift. What I decided to do was decorate my box to look like a candy cane. To do this, I cut a piece of red cardstock to fit the front of the box. I then cut it into 1/2" strips on a diagonal. I attached every other strip to the box to give that candy cane look. The last little touch was the thick, red ribbon and sentiment. I used a sentiment from the Tag Treats set.

I filled the inside of the box with the Ghirardelli Holiday Chocolate Assortment. Don't they look just delish? I HAD to try one and it WAS delicious! I only ate one though! (wink) :) I added another sentiment inside. This sentiment is from the Holiday Wonder set. This gift was SO easy to put together. You will LOVE these Perfect Packages! You can find more gorgeous creations using these boxes by visiting these blogs:

Alex Maldonado: http://fairyblossoms.typepad.com/

Amy Rohl: http://inkaboutme.blogspot.com/

Beate Johns: http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Bev Gerard: ttp://savorthejourney.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Cindy Haffner: http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/

Debbie Olson: http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/

Donna Baker: http://www.serenityinstamping.com/

Jami Sibley: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jen del Muro: http://iheart2stamp.com/

Jen Tapler: http://jentapler.blogspot.com/

Jenn Balcer: http://jbalcer.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jennifer Buck: http://thebuckstampshere.blogspot.com/

Jessica Diedrich: http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/

Joan Ervin: http://stampingwithapassion.blogspot.com/

Joanne Basile: http://www.stampedbyhand.blogspot.com/

Linda Duke: http://www.lindaduke.typepad.com/

Lori Craig: http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Rose Anne Reynolds: http://paperdelightz.blogspot.com/

Sankari Wegman: http://sunnysankari.blogspot.com/

Sharon Harnist: http://paperfections.typepad.com/

Sherry Cheever: http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Taylor VanBruggen: http://www.tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the two biggest shopping days of the year!), Taylored Expressions is offering 15% off everything in the store! Just use the promotional code TEBlackFriday upon checkout to receive the discount. You don't want to miss up to 50% off all JustRite products, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Tiny Twinkles, and the new TE Shirts & Aprons!

Happy Shopping!

Stylin'

Here's a cute little card I made for a special little birthday. I thought it would go well with a gift certificate to a beauty salon. . .for a little girl who has EVERYTHING! What little girl wouldn't love a day out to the beauty salon, right? I just love this little cuppie under the blow dryer. . so cute!

I used the Sweet Indulgence set from Taylored Expressions as well as the Spa Key Ingredients for my card. I just love all the polka dots. The flower is also from the key ingredients.

Hope you're having a great day and that you're ready for Thanksgiving! I can't believe it's tomorrow! Hope you have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Sweet Indulgence (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Spa Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- ribbon and flower from Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions), circle punches (Marvy Uchida), Green Apple Smooch, white gel pen; Finished card measures 4.25"x5.5"