Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks - Day 1

April Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Monday through Wednesday. All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, April 5th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, on Wednesday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
• Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day, one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate. Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day! Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please. Comments for the drawings close Wednesday 4/4 at 7pm PST.

We've got lots of new and exciting stuff to show you these next few days!  I hope you're as excited as we are!  Today we're introducing two new stamp sets, all of the new dies and the new Project Pantry!

The first project I have for you uses the Make It Amazing set along with the new London Market Project Pantry.  Make It Amazing was illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line.  It is a full size set with 19 images and sentiments and is just beautiful!  I started by stamping the flowers and foliage onto Choice Buttercream cardstock.  I then stamped the large butterfly on another piece of cardstock and die cut it using the coordinating Elegant Butterflies Die and attached it to the flower stamped panel with foam tape.  The sentiment was stamped on cardstock from the London Market Project Pantry and then it was die cut using the coordinating Frame It Up 3 Die. 

I die cut a fancy buckle to thread the ribbon through using the Fancy Buckles Die Set and attached a button over top.  To finish my card off, I added some glitter to the butterfly. 

My second project today uses the new Fruity Friends set.  Fruity Friends was concepted by our very own Wanda Guess (yay Wanda!!--I LOVE this set!) and illustrated by Emily Burger for the Embracing Grace line.  It is a full size set containing 20 images and sentiments and simply ADORABLE!  For my card I used some papers from the Happy Day Collection from Simple Stories.  I colored the adorable little watermelon in with Copic markers.  The sentiment was stamped onto cardstock die cut with the Take Note Frame 2 Die. This set is perfect for fun cards in which you need a punny sentiment! 

Be sure to see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen has to show you today!  Stop back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)

Jen Shults

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Melissa Sauls

Melody Rupple

Nancy McKinney

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Taylor VanBruggen

Tori Wild

Wanda Guess

Crafty Friends Challenge

Today is the start of a new challenge that beautiful Beate put together.  I'm very excited to be creating with these fabulous ladies and hope you'll play along with our challenges!  You can visit the Crafty Friends Challenges Blog to see everyone's project and play along! 

The first theme was Vintage.  Vintage isn't my usual style.  If you visit my blog often, you know that I LOVE the fun, cute, whimsical style of stamps.  I like vintage, but I guess I just don't feel as comfortable with it as I do with fun and cute.  :)  For my card I used the Lovely Labels 1 set from GinaK Designs that was created by my Crafty Friends teammate Nina Brackett.  I used papers from the Almanac Collection from Prima along with stamps from the Simply Jane set and Simply Jane Die Collection from Papertrey Ink. 

Please come play along!  We'd love to see what you create!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Hoppy Easter!

Today some of the Verve Divas are hopping and celebrating a new Easter set in the Verve Store!  It's called Hoppy Easter and it is available now!  It's an adorable little set that we hope you love as much as we do. 

For my card, I used the new Viva la Verve Sketch from Amber along with some papers from the Hippity Hoppity Collection from We R Memory Keepers!  I colored the rabbit in with Copic markers and paper pieced his bow tie.  I added some stitching and some glittery brads to finish it off. 

We hope you'll hop along with us!  You could win this very set just by leaving a comment as you hop along.  Next, you'll want to visit Amy and see what fabulous things she's done with this set!  Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Just Start

This week's Mojo Monday Sketch had a choice of either round or square.  I decided to go with the square.  I used a couple of sentiments from the Words of Wisdom set from Verve.  I just LOVE the sentiments in this set and I adore the fonts!  I stamped the main sentiment and then framed it by diecutting some red cardstock with the Rounded Scallop Frame Die. 

The papers are from the Happy Day Collection from Simple Stories.  I added the secondary sentiment to the card with foam adhesive and then tied a little bow with some Baker's twine.  The little gems were something I found in the dollar bin at Michael's a shopping trip.  I finished up the card with a stitching around the border.  Come play along with this week's Mojo Monday! 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  SUPPLIES USED:  Stamps- Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps); Ink- Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger), Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado (PTI); Paper- Happy Day Collection (Simple Stories), Bazzill; Accessories- Rounded Scallop Frame Die (Verve Stamps), twine (Doodlebug);  Finished card measures 4.25" square

Make It Monday - Computer Generated Sentiments

This week's Make It Monday Challenge is Computer Generated Sentiments on Die Cuts.  Such fun!  I decided to use the Enjoy the Ride set from Papertrey Ink.  I decided to create a sweet 16 birthday card for my cousin who will be 16 and able to drive soon.  :)  The first thing I did was print out her name onto cardstock using Microsoft Word and a font that kind of matched the fonts in the stamp set.  After I printed her name, I stamped the car so that her name would be on the license plate.  I just LOVE that the car can be personalized for her!  :) 

I used the Enjoy the Ride Die to die cut the car.  I thought the whole idea I had would work well in "pop-up" format, so I used the Movers and Shakers: Poppers Die to create the "Happy" inside the card and on the card front.  I die cut the numbers with the  By the Numbers Die Collection.  The papers I used are Raspberry Fizz, Ripe Avocado, Spring Moss and Polka Dot Parade.  I colored some parts of the car in with Copic markers and added some Sweet Blush Swiss Dots Ribbon. 

You can see other entries to this week's challenge here.  Thanks for stopping by!

Spring Is In the Air

Well, Spring HAS been in the air these last few weeks, but this week looks like a little more Winter is going to peek back in!  In any case, I couldn't help but create this cute little treat!  I used the Scallop Purse Favor Box from Taylored Expressions.  I created the little Spring scene with a few die sets. . .Tiptoe Through the Tulips Die Set, Cloud Duo Die, Grass Border Die and Sky's the Limit Die. 

The tag was stamped with the Totally Tags: Spring set and die cut with the Totally Tags Dies.  I colored the tag with Copic markers and added some Stardust Stickles and added pearl pen to the centers of the flowers.  I finished off the little purse with some ribbon, twine and a big button. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope your week is off to a great start!

Hope

I just received my March Key Ingredients Kit the other day, so I thought I'd dig into it today and create something.  I used the Hope A la Carte from Taylored Expressions.  I stamped Hope twice. . .once onto cardstock and once onto patterned from the This & That Graceful Collection from Echo Park.  I paper pieced the letters and added a chipboard flower and brad from the March Key Ingredients Kit for the "O".  I added some faux stitching around the focal word.

The borders of the patterned paper were created using the Heart Border Die.  I added some Kiwi Pearl Pen to the spaces in the flower along with some Stardust Stickles.  Finally, I tied some ribbon around the card to finish it off.

I know you've heard me say it before, but if you love having coordinating products delivered right to your door and not have to think about matching patterned papers with embellishments and cardstock, you should really give the Key Ingredients Subscription a try!  I just love that I have some of the latest and greatest paper collections delivered to my door each month and I never get bored because there's always something different!  If you're interested, you can find all the details by following one of the links above.  Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

Happy As Happy Gets

I needed to create a special birthday card and I wanted to use the adorable Feeling Froggy set from My Favorite Things.  Since I was using an MFT set, I thought I'd also participate in this week's Wednesday Stamp Club.  Having a sketch to start with makes creating so much easier sometimes, don't you think?

I stamped the adorable Pure Innocence girl and colored her with Copic markers.  The papers are from Doodlebug as well as the Ladybug Twine.  I thought this sentiment made for a great birthday card.  Hopefully the recipient will think so too!  :) 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!  SUPPLIES USED:  Stamps- Feeling Froggy (MFT); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Onyx Black (Versafine); Paper- Doodlebug, Bazzill;  Accessories- Ladybug Doodle Twine (Doodlebug), glitter dots, Copic markers;  Finished card measures 4.25" square

Holds Upon Happiness

Today I have a little card that isn't my usual style.  Don't get me wrong, I love all the frilly, girly and elegant things like the next girl, but I'm usually drawn to bright, happy colors and funky patterns.  Cute and whimsical images are what I usually love to create with.  So, I really surprised myself when I was drawn to the Simply Jane set from Papertrey Ink.  I chalked it up to the silhouette images since I LOVE silhouette images for those days when I just don't feel like coloring.  :)  All I know is that when I started to create this card, I really fell in love with this set and the coordinating dies! 

I started by diecutting my card base using the Catillion Frame Die from Memory Box.  I'm not sure that this die was meant to be a card base, but it worked wonderfully as a note card once it was scored and folded in half.  Next, I used the Parisian Lace Doily Die to create a doily out of some patterned paper from the Almanac Collection from Prima.  I LOVE how it hangs over the top of the card.  Next I die cut the frame with the frame die out of some peachy patterned paper from the same collection and then stamped the frame with the coordinating stamp in Classic Kraft ink.  I attached the frame to the doily with foam adhesive and then I die cut the silhouette out of True Black cardstock.  I stamped both necklaces from the set in Vintage Cream ink onto the neck.  I die cut the flower out of the same peachy patterned paper and then stamped the flower using Canyon Clay and Spring Moss ink and adhered it to the silhouette with foam adhesive.  The sentiment was stamped in Onyx Black ink onto the card base. 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!  SUPPLIES USED:  Stamps- Simply Jane (Papertrey Ink); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine), Vintage Cream, Canyon Clay, Spring Moss, Classic Kraft (PTI); Paper- Almanac Collection (Prima); Accessories- Simply Jane Die Set, Parisian Lace Doily Die (PTI), Catillion Frame Die (Memory Box);  Finished card measures 5"X4.75"

Friends are Flowers

Happy Monday!  I hope your week is off to a great start!  Today I have a card that uses Deconstructed Sketch No. 43.  I used the Tiptoe Through the Tulips Dies for the focal point of my card and a sentiment from the Spring Tulips set from Taylored Expressions.  The papers are from the Country Drive Collection from Echo Park. 

I couldn't fit the sentiment in a circle, so I had to change that shape on the sketch to a rectangle.  I added some stitching around the border of the card and then used some black thread for a couple of zig zag stitched spots.  I drew a border around the tulips with a ruler and black pen. 

Thanks for stopping by today and have a GREAT day!