Taylored Expressions RELEASE DAY!

Today is RELEASE DAY over at Taylored Expressions! If you've been loving the sneak peeks over the past couple of days, now is your chance to actually purchase your favorite sets!


Today, I have three things to show you. The first uses Faith and Hope, the first set in the new Lasting Impressions collection. This set is a collection of inspirational quotes and Bible verses for encouragement during tough times. I paired this sentiment with an image from the A Year of Sweets 2 set. I thought this image went perfectly with the sentiment. I used some happy paper from the Beach Bum Key Ingredients Kit.






The second card features the Beach Bum stamp set. Now that adorable Cuppie you've come to know and love has a beach set all his own! :) I just thought the image with the sandcastle was adorable! I think you'll love the Beach Bum Key Ingredients too! Taylor is also offering a Beach Bum Bundle with adorable brads and Sparkly Fluff!


The last thing I have to show you is part of the For the Love of Cupcakes Bundle. It is a die cut cupcake card! I decided to use mine as a gift card holder. I thought it would be perfect! I made a little gift holder using the Stampin' Up Slit punch.


There's lots more fun things to see today, so be sure and stop by to see the rest of the Baker's Dozen to see their amazing creations! Thanks for stopping by!

















Ana Wohlfahrt
Dawn Easton
Denise Marzec
Donna Baker
Jen del Muro
Jodi Collins
Laura Fredrickson
Laurie Schmidlin
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Sankari Wegman and, of course
Taylor VanBruggen!!

Weekend Sketch Challenge #84

I can't believe Friday is here again and it's time for another Weekend Sketch Challenge! This week's sketch is hosted by Laurie, so head on over to her blog to see the actual sketch and post a link to your creation if you decide to play along! If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword WSC84. We LOVE to see your creations!

For my card I used the Hello Spring and the Just Bugz sets from Our Craft Lounge. You can also find both of these sets at Stamper's Dream! I stamped the ladybug on Breaking Free patterned paper from My Mind's Eye (also at Stamper's Dream) and punched it out with a 1 1/4" circle punch, then added it to the scallop circle.

Make sure you stop to see what Cambria, Jenn, Laurie, Lori, Mary Jo and Sharon have created using today's sketch! I'm sure they're all just beautiful! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Hello Spring, Just Bugz (Our Craft Lounge); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine); Paper- Breaking Free (My Mind's Eye), Pink Pirouette (SU); Accessories- 1 1/4" circle punch, paper piercer, white gel pen, ribbon (May Arts); Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Aloha Baby Wipe

The one challenge for our Prettie Pajama Party the other night was to use a baby wipe technique. I used reinkers and put them on a folded up baby wipe and wiped them across the glossy white cardstock in two different directions to create my background. It was super simple and gave a pretty neat effect, I think. I used the newest Stamp of the Month stamp, Aloha Sophia.

Today is Thursday and you know what that means! It's time for another one of Danielle's fabulous challenges on the Paper Clip! So head on over to be inspired. :) If you missed the Paper Pretties release party the other night, you can now purchase Make a Splash! Hope you're having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Aloha Sophia (Paper Pretties); Ink: Baja Breeze, Wild Wasabi, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango (SU); Paper- Glossy White, Dark Chocolate (PTI); Accessories- ribbon (May Arts), small oval punch (SU), Copic markers; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - Day 2

Today I get to show you another peek of a new set to be released at Taylored Expressions tomorrow, Friday, June 5th at 8am Pacific! This set is called For the Love of Cupcakes. It's another new set in the Whimsical Wishes line and it's ADORABLE, not to mention the Key Ingredients! The Doodlebug papers are so fun and colorful. Taylor is offering a For the Love of Cupcakes Bundle which includes some glitter stickers, die cut card and confections brads. You may want to check that out as well!









For my project today, I created a gift set using some cupcake bath and body products that I found in the Target $1 bin months ago. I bought a couple of sets and gave one away as a gift, but I came across the other set which I forgot I still had! I thought it went perfectly with the colors and papers in the For the Love of Cupcakes Key Ingredients Kit. I added a little "marker" in the gift basket with some birthday wishes.



Half of the Baker's Dozen is featuring the For the Love of Cupcakes set today and the other half is featuring another adorable set being released, so be sure and visit their blogs to see all of the release goodness! :)



Ana Wohlfahrt
Dawn Easton
Denise Marzec
Donna Baker
Jen del Muro
Jodi Collins
Laura Fredrickson
Laurie Schmidlin
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Sankari Wegman and, of course
Taylor VanBruggen!!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure and check back tomorrow for more new release sets and the actual release! Have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- For the Love of Cupcakes (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Cupcake Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- ribbon and glitter stickers from Cupcake Ingredients and Bundle (Taylored Expressions); Plain and Scallop Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Copic markers; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - Day 1

It's time again for another release at Taylored Expressions! Today's sneak peek is of two new sets in the TE Giving Tree Charitable Program. They are Beary Special and Beary Special Accessories. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids). The Hospital for Sick Children is a health-care community dedicated to improving the health of children. Their mission is to provide the best in family-centered, compassionate care, to lead in scientific and clinical advancement, and to prepare the next generation of leaders in child health. The hospital is located in Canada, but is known around the world for its innovation and leadership in research. This charity is very special to designer Nancy McKinney whose family was helped directly by them. Please go to Nancy’s blog today for the story of her son Henri.




In order to save costs on manufacturing and be able to donate even more to charity, these sets will need to be trimmed from the sheet of rubber. These sets will be available Friday morning June 5th at 8:00 am PST. You can find more details on Taylor's Blog and more samples using these sets by visiting the rest of the Baker's Dozen:


Ana Wohlfahrt
Dawn Easton
Denise Marzec
Donna Baker
Jen del Muro
Jodi Collins
Laura Fredrickson
Laurie Schmidlin
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Sankari Wegman and, of course
Taylor VanBruggen!!

For my set today, I made a card and coordinating box filled with Teddy Grahams! I know my kids LOVE them and would love to receive a "beary" special little gift like this. :) Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you've enjoyed the sneak peek! Be sure and stop back tomorrow for peeks of another set being released on Friday! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Beary Special (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Blue Bayou (SU), patterned paper from Nana's Nursery Stack Boy (DCWV); Accessories- Copic markers, Plain and Scallop Circle, Scallop Heart Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (SU), Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest), corner rounder; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Prettie Wednesday

Two weeks ago, Jessica challenged the Prettie Girls to create a card with a butterfly somewhere on it. I decided to use my Flutter By Sophia. . .one of my favorites! :) I also decided to go with a summery yellow for the card. It just makes me happy!

Be sure and check out what the rest of the Prettie Girls have created for this challenge:

Christi Thorsen
Danielle Lounds
Frances Byrne
Jackie Pedro
Jackie Rakoski
Jana Weaver
Jessica Diedrich
Jessie Rone
Jodi Collins
Julie Masse

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Flutter By Sophia (Paper Pretties); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), So Saffron (SU); Paper- Delighted Key Ingredients (Taylored Expressions); Accessories- Curved Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon from Delighted Key Ingredients Kit (Taylored Expressions), rhinestones (Darice), Copic markers; Finished card measures 4.25" square.

I Get a Kick

Here's a cute little card using one of my favorite characters. . .Changito! This is the Changito Kick stamp and I Get a Kick sentiment from Stampendous. You can find them both at Stamper's Dream. They are both cling rubber stamps which make them very easy to store and even easier to stamp with. Michelle has a lot of adorable Stampendous stamps in the store and a lot of them are the cling stamps.

I colored the image with Copic markers and added some faux stitching to frame the image. The card came together pretty quickly. Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Changito Kick, I Get a Kick (Stampendous); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- white (Georgia-Pacific), Pure Poppy (PTI); Accessories- gingham ribbon, brad (Darice), paper piercer, Copic markers; Finished card measures 4.25" square

Flower Soft

Things have been really crazy around here for the past month, but in a VERY good way! :) About a month ago, I received an email from my sweet friend Jennifer asking if I'd consider being on the first Flower Soft Design Team. I was honored to be asked and am thrilled to introduce you to the rest of the team:

Sharon Johnson
AJ Otto
Carole Burrage
Niki Estes
Deb Saaranen
Valerie Stangle
Jennifer Buck

There is also a Flower Soft Blog where you can keep up to date on all of the latest happenings! As a matter of fact, they are having a little giveaway on the blog now! All you have to do is leave a comment to be eligible to win! A winner will be chosen on Monday, June 8. Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

Prettie Pajama Party TONIGHT!

Tonight is the next release at Paper Pretties starting at 8pm Eastern! We'll be releasing Make a Splash Sophia as well as introducing the NEXT Stamp of the Month Stamp, Aloha Sophia! Isn't she just darling? I just HAD to create a Tilt Card with her! :) I thought it would go perfectly with the sentiment!

We'll be issuing one challenge tonight at the party, so if you'd like to come and play, we'd LOVE to have you there! You can see more Paper Pretties' creations on the Prettie Girls' blogs (in my sidebar), and I'm sure a lot of them have used Aloha Sophia! So, if you'd like to see more, you know where to find some eye candy! Hope to see you at the party tonight! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Aloha Sophia (Paper Pretties); Paper- Summer Stack (DCWV), Dark Chocolate (PTI); Accessories- Plain and Scallop Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Regal Rose grosgrain (SU), Copic markers; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop

It's June 1st and time for an Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop and introduction of their new design team! My sweet friend Cambria asked me a little while ago to join the team and I am honored! Thank you, Cami!

Here's a card I made using the Hello Spring stamp set. The sketch is the Clean & Simple Fall To Layout #44. . . a pretty simple, but colorful card! Shocking that I didn't use one of the ladybugs in the set, huh? :)

You can see lots of eye candy from the other members of their new and awesome design team! Enjoy the hop and I'm so excited to introduce you to:

Amber Hillman
Beth Silaika
Carol Halvorson
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Kendra Wietstock
Kisa Peters
Lila Holgate
Pam Hooten
Valerie Stangle

The OCL Chicks:
Cambria Turnbow
Joy Kennedy
Debbie Corbori
Marianne Walker

There's also a lot of info in the OCL Forums that you might be interested in! The Spotlight Set of the Week is Bookworm. The Fun Stuff Forum has a monthly sketch as well as a swap! If you're interested, head on over and check it out! Thanks for stopping by!