Category: Papercrafting

 

 

It's TE Release Week for July! We are doing the release a little early this month since next week is the 4th of July holiday and everyone will be out celebrating! Today we are going to show you ALL the new stamp sets, dies and impression plates, so make sure to hop around to all the Baker's Dozen blogs! Also, did you hear the news? We have two new members of our design team! YAY!

Today I'm taking you away to Coconut Cove… Coconut Cove stamp set is from the Apple Doodle Ink line by Doug Applegate! Doug's Adorable Abodes #7  was concepted by Jami Sibley! Who wouldn't want to hang out on the beach in this hut and drink out of a coconut? I love this set because it's perfect for summer scrapbook pages and can also be made into masculine or feminine cards. It has great sayings and accent pieces!

I'm also going to be showing you a new Impression Plate – The Waves/Bubbles Impression Plate – this double-sided plate will work so well with all of the sets in this release!  Have fun with it. I'm using it in two projects this week! Here's my card for today…shabby beach…

 

 

 

 

Here's a peek at all my layers and distressing! This was fun! All the papers are from the Paradise Beach Collection from Echo Park…and they're yummy! I love the blue together with that rusty orange.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember that all TE stamps are high quality red rubber – not clear – for a great impression every time. The sets all come on a full color storage panel and are packed with images and sentiments. Here's my process for distressing this cute image. I started with brown ink on cream cardstock.  

 

 

 

Next I frayed the edges, spritzed the whole thing with water, and crumpled it into a ball!

 

 

 

 

After unfolding it carefully, I let it dry and then added distress ink around the edges and on the wrinkled parts. I kinda think it looks like part of a treasure map now! 🙂 I mounted the main image onto the brown paper – with foam tape.

 

 

 

This is one of the BRAND NEW ink colors from Memento! There are 12 new colors…and I just got them all from the TE store! Check 'em out. This orange is the perfect color for this project.

 

 

 

Here you can see the waves side of the new impression plate – perfect swirls for summer waves… 

 

 

 

TE July Release details:

• The Baker's Dozen has 4 days of inspiration, today through Saturday, featuring all the July Release products.
• All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, June 28th 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 a look at the stamp sets and a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, tonight (Wednesday) at 6 pm PST.
• Blog Giveaway – TODAY ONLY – Two lucky commenters will be randomly chosen to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate. Hop around to see the sneak peeks and leave comments on each blog for more chances to win. Winners will be announced on Taylor's blog on Thursday morning.

 

Here's your link list for today!

Charmaine Ikach

Jami Sibley – DT Coordinator

Jen Shults

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Melody Rupple

Nancy McKinney – Illustrator

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess 

 

 

Hi blog friends! Happy Sunday afternoon…it's quiet around here and it's just what I needed. Busy day yesterday stamping and chatting with good friends and lots of driving. Today, it's a little time in the crafty cave and a silent house. The DH is off helping his brothers with some stuff. It's been a great day getting caught up on craft projects and laundry. Next I have to tackle my overflowing email inbox! I just can't seem to catch up on that!

I've been seeing lots of paper bows everywhere lately. The first one was on the cover of the current Stampin' Up catalog. Then on some other blogs…  I love the technique and wanted to try my own take on it. After some trial and error, I came up with some gingham paper bows that I really like! I hope you like them too. Thanks for coming by today!

Here are the final bows…and I'm going to go step by step for you so you can make some too!

 

 

 

 

I ended up making five in all…once I got the swing of it, they didn't take too long.

 

 

 

Start with strips of paper one inch by six inches….then fold then in half….

 

 

 

You're going to free hand cut them into bow tie looking shapes. I made a rough template out of a piece of green cardstock (sort of a leaf shape) and then layed it on top of my fold and cut them out. The fold is the thinnest part as you can see in the picture. Don't worry about being too perfect with this. It will work out.

 

 

 

I cut the tails out using my MFT Flag Stax dies….Two for each bow. You can adjust the length to your liking.  

 

 

 

Helping hands!

 

 

 

Before gluing down my bows, I gently curved the paper with my fingers. This way, you will get a round shape instead of a crease when you glue the ends down in the center. I hope this makes sense…

 

 

 

Here are the bows glued in the center with a glue dot.

 

 

 

Add your tails underneath using some more glue dots…

 

 

 

The fun part is picking what you want for the center! I tried buttons, brads, flowers, rosettes, everything you could think of. I ended up liking these resin flowers the best.

 

 

 

 

No, Buddy, it's okay, I don't need more than three inches of space on my giant work table! LOL! He always has to be part of the action.

 

 

 

Pretty bows, all in a row….

 

 

 

 

 

So, now the question is…what to do with these bows!? I could put them on a package, or on a card, or on an envelope. I think they might be cute on place cards for a shower. What do you think? What would you do with them? And…will you try and make some too!? Have a fantastic week ahead. Love ya my bloggy friends!  

Hi peeps! OMG where did this week go? I think I saw it whiz by me in a flash, and I still don't know what the heck happened! How are you? Happy Friday! It's actually late Thursday night, so we'll go ahead and call it Friday! You don't mind, right? Hope you had a wonderful week!

I had every intention of blogging all week and never got around to it. But, here I am! Just in time to share something for the weekend. I'm very happy because tomorrow I will be spending the entire day with one of my besties as well as my crazy gang of stampers that I've known for years and years….and I cannot wait! Yipppeeeee!

The card I have to share today was made with some brand new Memory Box goodness. YUM. It's a birthday card I made for a co-worker last week and she's already opened it, so it's safe to post now. I used one of my favorite techniques to create a sweet, natural looking card. Hope ya like it.

 

 

 

 

You can see the text stamped on the left side in very light ink. I used watercolor paper and lots of distress ink and some speckles from my blow pen. That adorable little tag is from a die set from Taylored Expressions, and the clip was in my stash!

 

 

 

Here's a close up…The flowers and the text are from Memory Box. I am sorry to say I don't know who makes the happy birthday stamp – I've had that one for years. I used my watercolor spritz technique to make the flowers blend into the paper.

 

 

 

My set of supplies…. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really just can't say enough how much I am enjoying these Tim Holtz Distress Markers…they are the perfect colors that I love and so nice to work with.  

 

 

 

 

I was able to stamp twice from each time I inked up the stamp. These new stamps are AWESOME! A bit of twine and a button just finished it all off…

 

 

 

 

I must say, that at the end of this crazy week, this is EXACTLY how I am feeling!! I just want to pass out and take a nap! LOL. Hmmm, I wonder why sometimes I don't really get that much stamping done?

 

Thank you so much for coming on by to see what I'm up to! I'm happy you're here. Have a blessed day and a fantastic weekend! XO.

 

Hi friends!! How was your weekend? It was H-O-T here in Sactown this weekend. Yowza! We escaped to the ocean on Saturday to get away from it and I'll have some nice, cool oceany pictures to share tomorrow or Wednesday. Did you do anything fun? Dad's Day, grads, weddings? Summer is fully upon us now and time for all kinds of happy celebrations! – Birthdays too!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a special gal – Taylor! Last week was Taylor's birthday and so I just HAD to make her a cuppie birthday card, right? Of course! Her fav color is pink, and so you know how this turned out! A sweet pink card confection for a sweet lady!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I added some pops of black to ground all that pink. It doesn't take much and it frames the image nicely. Some tiny black brads and some gingham ribbon…

 

 

 

 

I kept my Copic coloring very simple – just pinks, light browns and light red. I used my Nestabilities for the frame cut out. The stamp set is called Sweet Party! 

 

 

 

Can you see the little pops of fine glitter on the card? YUM! Makes it extra sweet!

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, Taylor, may you be surrounded by sweetness on your birthday….and every day! This one's for you, with love.

 

Thanks for stopping by the bloggy blog today! Have a super-fun-fantastic week!

 

 

 

Hellloooooooo! What's Up? How is your week going? Thanks for stopping in and hope it's all good in your corner of the world today! Today's post features some more love from the Taylored Expressions June KI Kit! You saw this on my blog on Sunday and I have one more happy project to share from this great kit. It's (sort of) clean and simple…I really wanted to keep it sweet with those little birdies and that adorable cloud paper. Hope you like it

 

 

 

 

 

I stamped and cut out those adorable birdies and colored them with my Copic Markers. I stamped them again and cut the wings out and popped them on some foam tape to give them some more depth. I ADORE the sentiments and the word bubbles that come with the exclusive stamp set that matches the paper. I know I'll be using them a lot – probably with Mr. Cuppie!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a side view so you can see my layers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are photos of the KI Kit, and what's included, and also the EXCLUSIVE stamp set that matches! Yay!  

 

 

 

 

Here are all the deets on the KI Kit - The Key Ingredients monthly subscription helps you plan your crafty pursuits AND you enjoy a 10% discount on everything the TE Store has to offer! Shipping is included in the price of the monthly subscription and if you're within the U.S. then shipping on additional items is FREE! Another bonus is that all of the kit supplies are packaged together in an 8.5" x 11" plastic storage case! It's a great organizational tool to keep all of your coordinating supplies together and then once you're finished with the kit ingredients the cases can be used to organize lots of crafty items! The plastic storage case (a $3.25 value) is passed on to our subscribers absolutely FREE!

For some more inspiration using this amazing June Key Ingredients Kit, check out my friends here: Sankari and Melissa! For all the details on this fabulous value, and how you can get the exclusive (and adorable) Delightful Day stamp set, check out The Key Ingredients Blog!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!

 

 

Hi everyone! Did you have a nice weekend? I sure hope you did! Mine was a very productive weekend and fun too. I like it when I get a lot done around the house and still have time for some fun. Saturday we worked out in the front yard planting and pruning and fertilizing (and getting a sunburn). Then we made a run to Home Depot and out for lunch together. Sunday I re-did part of my craft studio with some Elfa shelving that a friend gave me when she moved (YAY Elfa), and then I stamped the rest of the day… Lastly I made one of my favorite dinners – taco salad! Whew, I'm tired just typing all that! LOL. It was great to get some things done. Back to work so I can rest today!

Many of you know that I am the blog mistress for Poppystamps. Well….brand new dies are out from both Poppystamps and Memory Box, and lemme tell ya, they are awesome! I have two cards to share today made with the new PS dies. Hope you like 'em.

First up is a card using "Clever Owl" and a new leaf die, along with some Memory Box papers and sentiment. Isn't he a hoooooooot?!

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a close up of the little owl. I mounted him onto watercolor paper and distressed the edges a bit. I know I will use this die a million times…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had to post a picture of the die and the little pieces. Isn't this cool? Only Dave could invent this! If I looked at that die, I would have no idea what it made! SO creative. I adore this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second card has more of a vintage vibe to it. The big bird die is called "Serene Bird" and could be used for so many things. I combined it with another new PS die and Memory Box papers from the Valise collection.

 

 

 

I distressed my edges and stamped the sentiment in brown so it looked like part of the paper. My layering piece is chocolate brown, but it came out really dark in the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a photo of Buddy helping with the Elfa project….

Thank you for coming by to see what I'm up to! I hope that you have a wonderful week and that you get to be creative and have some fun! XOXO

 

TE RELEASE DAY! 

• All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven Department to see everything in one place!
• More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you. Just follow the link list below.
• Be sure to check the TE Current Specials page to find out how you can get FREE 4th of July Stamps with your purchase.

 

Today is our release day and also day 2 of Hydrangea projects! YAY! Today's card features a set from the Whimsical Wishes Collection by Nancy McKinney and it's called Hydrangea Bouquet – It is a Petite set of 6…and it is the 3rd in our little Bouquet series. Coordinates with Forever in Bloom. Customers are loving these bouquets and so am I!  They are so versatile and make such pretty cards so easily! Also coordinates with the Mini Tags Taylored Dies.

Here is my card project for today… It's called a Recessed Window Card! There is more information below about how you can make one yourself! It's a nice card/gift for someone to put on their desk or table. I used a piece of striped paper from the MME Rosy 6×6 paper pack on the front and the popular Medium Scallop TE Die too! 

 

 

 

 
Here is a close up of those yummy scallops and my coloring….

 

 

 

Once again, Taylor knocks it out of the park with the perfect sentiments…. This is a good side view so you can see the recessed window. My finished card is 5 1/4 inch square.

 

 

 

Another side view of the window so you can see exactly what it looks like…

 

 

 

Here is the LINK TO THE FULL TUTORIAL FROM SCS so you can go step by step on this one. I love it! It just takes a little time and some patience. It wasn't that hard, but you get a great result!

 

 

This is how you make your window….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What an awesome image to color! Here are my color choices for the flowers….

 

 

 

When I went to put on my adhesive I turned my project over and this is what it looked like! I thought it was kind of neat, so I snapped a photo of it too!

 

Here's the Medium Scallop Die….

 

  

 

 

Thank you, everyone, for another fabulous release week! I hope you've had fun and found some inspiration this week, and I hope you found some new stamps you want to ink up! Have a wonderful day!

One last link list for the week: