I'd Rather Be Sewing

Here's a cute little card I made using the Crafty Expressions set from Taylored Expressions. I have a lot of crafty people in my family and a lot of them sew, which is something I don't do. I love that I'll be able to make them cards with this set that will be perfect for them!

I just took a piece of 3.5" square patterned paper and attached it to a 4.25" square card. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig and the stitched border stamp from the set to add the stamped stitching around the border of the patterned paper. I think that's pretty neat how it looks. I stitched the x with linen thread on the Kraft piece of cardstock. Like I said, a pretty simple card but cute.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Crafty Expressions (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Berry Sorbet (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper-white (Georgia-Pacific), Kraft (PTI); Accessories- circle and scallop circle punches (SU), Copic markers, Stamp-a-ma-jig; Finished card measures 4.25" square

Hangin' Out

Over the past week, I've really been able to spend a lot of quality time with my kids. Savannah received a few crafty items for Christmas, so I've been helping her with those which has been really nice. When I finally had some time to stamp, I thought I make a card for her. She always gets so tickled when I make a card especially for her. For this card, I used the Jungle Love set from Our Craft Lounge. I used the Indian Summer Fall Stack from Die Cut With a View. I love that green wood-grain paper!

I hope you're having a wonderful holiday season! I'm trying to get back into my routine and it isn't working quite yet! LOL Hopefully after the 1st of the year things will get back to normal around here. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Jungle Love (Our Craft Lounge); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Indian Summer Fall Stack (DCWV), True Black (PTI), Rich Razzleberry (SU); Accessories- circle and scallop circle punches (SU), paper piercer, Copic markers; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Christmas Bookmarks

ETA: I've had a few emails asking questions about how I made these with the magnets. I apologize for not being clear! :) These bookmarks are the leftover pieces of an A2 card (5.5"x4.25") that I cut down to 4.25" square. So, if you unfolded the bookmark, the piece measures 1.25" x 8.5". I adhered pieces of magnet strip on the inside bottom of the bookmarks. . .right about where "Merry & Bright" is. It "works" by opening the bookmark, sticking the book page in the middle and then closing the bookmark. The magnets will meet up with the book page in between them. Hope that explains it a little better!

Last week before Christmas break, I went into Savannah's kindergarten class to make a craft with the kids. I decided on these magnetic bookmarks made of scraplings. I just LOVE being able to use up scraps of paper, and what better way than to create something that kids will love?


I gave each child a packet of supplies. They each got a different color of paper for the base and the patterned paper matched the base. Also included in the packet was the ribbon, the stamped sentiment, magnets and the black scalloped circle. Each child got to pick and stamp their own image and then I punched that out for them with a circle punch. I expected everyone to choose the snowman, but surprisingly most kids chose "Rudolph". LOL They really loved stamping, coloring and putting their bookmarks together. They thought it was REALLY cool how the bookmark stuck to the page in the book!


I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I've been busy visiting and enjoying family, so I haven't been able to post. I thought I'd pop in quickly today and share this project with you. Hoping to get more stamping in soon! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're enjoying your day!

No Peeking!

Well, you can peek if you'd like! :) I have a project over on the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog today! Hope you like it!

If I don't get another chance to post over the next couple of days, please have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! Wishing you the happiest of holidays!

A Merry Little Christmas

When I was working on sending out Christmas cards, I had to make a few extras and wanted to use some paper scraps from my bin that I couldn't let go to waste. You know how if they sit there for too long, you forget you have them? I love this paper, so I didn't want it to be forgotten in my stash! The paper is from the Merry Days of Christmas line from My Mind's Eye. I added some gold Stickles to the circles in the trees. The stamp set is the Jolly Ornaments set from Our Craft Lounge. I love how in some of the ornaments, there is a space for a sentiment to be stamped. So cute.

Well, I can't believe the end of this week is the big day! Christmas came so fast this year. I remember back in July when I had Isabelle, I thought "she'll be 5 months old for Christmas", but I also thought that was SO far away! Boy was I wrong! I hope your week goes smoothly and that you get everything done that you'd like to get done. :) Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Jolly Ornaments (Our Craft Lounge); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Riding Hood Red (SU); Paper- Merry Days of Christmas (My Mind's Eye); Accessories- circle and scallop circle punches (Marvy Uchida), ribbon (Darice), gold Stickles, paper piercer; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Merry Christmas

I am loving playing around with the Holiday Button Bits set from Papertrey Ink. I just loved the little Santa and wanted to find a way to incorporate an ornament into a card so that the cutest little button Santa wouldn't go to waste! LOL So, I made the ornament by attaching gold ribbon in between pieces of cardstock. I didn't want to use a glue dot or anything like that in case it would tear the ornament when it was removed. I finally tried these photo corners and they worked perfectly. . .at least I hope so. I'm hoping they remained intact through the mailing process. :)

The card itself is very simple. A square of Scarlet Jewel cardstock to mount the ornament on, then two scored lines across the bottom of the card, made with my Scor-Pal. I made a couple extra ornaments to hang on our tree because I thought they were so cute. I'm even thinking about making ornaments with the other adorable images in the set. . . I know my girls would LOVE to help!

I just wanted to share one of my Christmas cards with you! I'm still working on sending cards out. I am really behind this year, but that is my goal for today. . .to get my remaining cards in the mail!

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! We woke up to a BEAUTIFUL snow day! The snow is falling and adding to the few inches that fell over night. . .and we're inside a warm and cozy home watching from under blankets! That's my FAVORITE thing to do when it's snowing, and it's even better with kids! Savannah woke up this morning and rushed downstairs to tell me to look out the window. . .how precious! I do have to say that I'm glad I don't have to drive in it. Today is also the day that Santa comes through the neighborhood on the firetruck to "check" on all the kids. About 15 minutes before he "arrives", a police car drives through the neighborhood announcing that Santa's on his way! The kids get SO excited! Savannah thinks he might have to bring his sleigh today with all the snow we have! LOL Well, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Holiday Button Bits (PTI); Ink- Onyx Black (Versafine); Paper- Scarlet Jewel, Kraft (PTI); Accessories- button (PTI), circle and scallop circle punches (Marvy Uchida), ribbon (Darice), photo corners; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Housewarming Gift

This past weekend, we had a housewarming party to go to and needed some special packaging! I thought the Home Made template from Papertrey Ink would be PERFECT! I decided to use the bricks that come in the Home Made stamp set. . .I LOVE how they turned out on the house! I filled the house with gourmet tea bags and a bottle of liquor to "enhance" the flavor of the teas! :) I needed a card to go with it and I just LOVED Nichole's card in THIS POST that she made with this set, so I just made a simplified, earthier version to go with the house.

Needless to say, the recipients LOVED the gift and couldn't believe I made the house! We won't tell them how easy it was, will we? LOL Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Home Made (PTI); Ink- Burnt Umber (Palette); Paper- Soft Suede (SU), Dark Chocolate, Scarlet Jewel (PTI); Accessories- Choc. Chip ribbon (SU), Ivy punch, branch punch (Martha Stewart), brad (Making Memories), button (PTI)

Bananas Over You!

Here's a fun little card using the Jungle Love set from Our Craft Lounge. This monkey is just too cute and a lot of fun to color! I used some of the Bloom & Grow Collection from My Mind's Eye paired with Dark Chocolate and some Prism paper. I colored the image using my Copics and cut it out with the Labels Nine Nestabilities. This is such a great set for kids. . .mine love it and manage to swipe every card I make with it! LOL

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you're having a great week! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Jungle Love (Our Craft Lounge); Ink- Whisper White craft (SU); Summer Sunrise (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Bloom & Grow Collection (My Mind's Eye), Suflower Medium (Prism), Dark Chocolate (PTI); Accessories- button (PTI), hemp, Labels Nine Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Copic markers; Finished card measures 5.5"x4.25"

Center of Attention Product Spotlight - TE Downloads

This month's Product Focus at Taylored Expressions is their Downloads. There are a variety of downloads available from calenders to binder box inserts to recipe cards! That is what I have to show you today. I am using the new Recipe Cards designed by Nancy McKinney. They are formatted both vertically and horizontally depending on your preference. My preference is horizontal, so that's what I'm using. All you have to do is decide which format you'd like and print them out onto the color cardstock you'd like! I used Choice Snow White. Two recipe cards print onto one 8.5"x11" piece of cardstock, so all you have to do is cut the paper in half to have your two recipe cards. They fit PERFECTLY in the Mini Binder Boxes, or you can choose to bind them with your Bind-It-All or similar system. I've used one of the Mini Binder Boxes for my recipe cards. What I like about using the box is that it snaps closed AND the cards are also attached by three rings, so the cards won't fall out of the box (like my current recipe box with index cards). I love that the shaded boxes for ingredients and directions are all printed up for you, so all you have to do is write your ingredients and directions. . .easy peasy! What's even nicer is that, I only have to print out cards as I need them! I don't have to have a stack of recipe cards sitting waiting to be written on. . .like I do with my index cards. You can decorate these with stamps or any way you like too! I like having pictures of what I'm making, so I've added these pictures to my recipe cards. I have pictures of my chicken dip and taco dip because they are two things I make all the time! They are my go-to recipes for taking to parties where an appetizer is needed.

Each of our Center of Attention products will be on sale for a limited time(December 16-17). Taylored Expressions will be offering a 15% discount on all TE Downloads! The best part is...there are no shipping charges for the downloadable items!

To see the other downloadable items and for ideas using them, visit these members of the Baker's Dozen:

Donna Baker

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Sharon Harnist

Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!

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Here's a card made using one of the newest releases from Taylored Expressions, Sweet Occasions. I think this set is just adorable! It's a lot of fun to color too! I used some left over paper from my Bloom & Grow Card Kit to create this card. I kind of like the heart in non-traditional colors! I also used TESC94 for my card.

On a personal note, we just returned from Arwen's preschool Christmas Pageant. It was adorable! She was so excited to be up on stage performing for us. . .too cute! It was a bummer that Savannah couldn't see it since she is in school herself. It wasn't so long ago that Savannah was up there just like Arwen. My does time fly! Okay, hope you're having a great day! Thanks for stopping by! SUPPLIES USED: Stamps- Sweet Occasions (Taylored Expressions); Ink- Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Paper- Bloom & Grow Collection (My Mind's Eye), Prism Papers; Accessories- Copic markers, white gel pen; Finished card measures 4.25"x5.5"