Hi friends! How was your weekend? I had a great weekend! Saturday was our local Sacramento Rubber Stamp Convention and I worked the show, as usual! Got to see my awesome friends from LA who put on the show, have some great laughs and great meals together, and relax a bit! It was so great seeing so many friends at the show too. All around good times!!!

Over at A Blog Named Hero, we are celebrating our one year birthday/anniversary…all month long…by doing fun product collaborations with some of our fav companies. This week we are working with uber cute stamp sets from Avery Elle!

 

 

 

Here is the card I made for today’s post, using the “hello” stamp set from Avery Elle, and the “Take Note” set from Hero Arts! (Full supply links are below). I used some bright cheery paper from Doodlebug to complete it!

 

Thanks for coming by today! Be sure to go over to A Blog Named Hero to see all the cards for today (if you didn’t come here from there!) Have a super fabulous week! XO

 

 

 

Hi! Welcome to Day Two of the Authentique Paper and Taylored Expressions Blog Hop! Two great companies have combined forces to bring you some cool projects. It's been so fun working with the Authentique Design Team members. I have always been a fan! Did you see all the great projects yesterday? Wow! Today we'll finish up with the rest of the Baker's Dozen and our friends at Authentique.

You should have arrived from the lovely Shellye McDaniel's Blog. (Um, yeah, she's amazing).  At the end of the post, I'll send you on the next blog for today!

As a thank you to you, our favorite bloggy friends, Taylored Expressions is offering a DISCOUNT CODE FOR DIES in the TE Store! WOOHOOOO! Use the code TENOFFDIES to get 10% off any and all dies from Taylor. Now that sounds great doesn't it!? This offer is good until midnight on April 19th.

So….here's my project for today! I made a house-warming card for one of my co-workers who just bought his first house. I was looking for an idea that would really showcase all the beautiful papers in this "Strong" collection from Authentique. So, I made a bunch of little houses with it! Then I used a favorite TE sentiment stamp along with the picket fence die. (Full supply list at the bottom of my post)

 

 

 

 

Don't you love this sentiment? It's so sweet, and perfect for this card. I free form cut out my little houses and then popped some of them on foam tape. Tried to mix it up with the patterns. I really love this color palette.

 

I wanted my project to feel a little shabby chic so I distressed the edges of my background layer and also inked the vanilla layer with some Linen Distress Ink. I free form cut out the heart. Don't look too closely!

 

 

Here's a good shot of my layers and dimension….

 

 

 

Okay – listen up my little chicadees! We are having a CONTEST to go with our Hop! We have an Authentique/Taylored Expressions Prize Pack to give away to one lucky winner! The winner will be chosen from comments made on all the blogs over the two days of the hop. Yahoo! Good luck to you!  

SUPPLIES:  Cozy Cabin Stamp Set,  TE Picket Fence Die,  Authentique Strong Paper Collection, Memento Inks, Linen DIstress Ink, Copic Markers, Twine, Button. 

Next up is the fabulous Stephanie Kraft!

In case you didn't start from the beginning, here is the entire list for today's part of our TE and Authentique Blog Hop!

Taylored Expressions- http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/

Shannon White- http://enchantedladybugcreations.blogspot.com/

Shellye McDaniel- http://paperedcottage.blogspot.com/

Wanda Guess- http://www.ablogcalledwanda.com/

Stephanie Kraft- http://handkraftedbystephanie.blogspot.com/

Kay Fatula- http://www.kayskreativekorner.blogspot.com/

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

Authentique Paper- http://blog.authentiquepaper.com 

Hello! Today I’m joining in the fun as we continue our second week of our MONTH long Birthday Celebration at A Blog Named Hero! Yipppeee! This week features, what else, Hero Arts! The fabulous company that inspired our blog. I’m so fortunate to be a part of this design team. This week the DT members at Hero Arts are guest designing with us (awesomeness)! We have fun for you all week so be sure to check out ABNH for all the links each day. Thank you so much for coming by today…

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is just a fun and happy card! I enjoyed using all these different papers to jazz it up! You could use any shape and any kinds of paper.

 

 

 

This “hello” stamp is a total favorite already! It’s from the HA 2013 catalog and I love it!

 

 

 

To make my kraft layer, I just put the paper in my Big Shot and put different size circle dies on it, and then cut it in one fell swoop! Easy Peasy.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure to check back on the blog the rest of the week for many more fun ideas! Have a wonderful day everyone! 

 

 

 

 

Hello! Let's Chat! I'd love to chit chat with all of you! Today's card is a fun and cheery "friend" card using one of my favorite TE A la Carte stamps. I love that you can color in that cute phone to match whatever color scheme you're going with for your card. Today I shook it up with a new color palette I've never used before! And I tried to make it modern by using some hand made chevrons! Excited to share this with you. 🙂

 

 

 

 

Here's a close up of my chevron pattern….

 

 

 

Here is a side view of my layers. My card base is a soft gray….

 

 

 

To make my chevron design (at least that's what I'm calling it) I cut out pieces with my Banner Stacklets dies into different sizes and colors. Then I played with them until I got the look I liked the best. Kinda cool?? My image is cut out and mounted on a lavender circle. Then I stamped the smaller sentiment underneath.  

 

 

 

Here's a shot of that pretty Circle Impression Plate design. LOVE.

 

 

 

And, the inside of my card….

 

 

 

 

 

Be sure to check back with me on Thursday, because we're doing a combined TE/Authentique blog hop! WOOT WOOT!

CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR MY SUPPLIES:  Hello A La Carte Stamp,  Let's Chat Stamp Set,  Scallop and Circles Impression Plate,  Banners Stacklets 1 Dies, Copic Markers.  

 

Hello! Welcome back for one last day of Release week fun for Taylored Expressions! Did you put in an order yet? I hope you got some goodies from the TE Store! Today is Designer's Choice day for release week, and that means we all got to choose our favorites from this release to share with you. I can't wait to blog hop today!

For my card today I wanted to make something fresh and cheery and on trend. I'm also keeping with my new invention of Modern Shabby Chic!  I chose the great new stamp set called Happy Heart. I know I'm going to use this a lot. It's perfect for lots of occasions.  I combined it with the new ric rac border die and new tags dies and MY FAV new paper collection from EP. You'll see!  

 

 

Don't you love this saying?! And, that is a brand new die set to make the ric rac! I used the previously released Hexagon and Elegant Butterfly dies to make my accent piece.  

 

At first it might be intimidating to combine a whole bunch of patterned papers. Just pick a paper pad that you like and let it do the work for you! These all came from the same collection, so they naturally 'go' together. It doesn't have to match. Play around and have fun with it.  

 

 

Here are my supplies for today!

 

 

I added some strips of Washi tape to my background paper for some extra color (because this card didn't already have enough color!) LOL.

 

 

 

 

SUPPLY LIST:  Happy Heart stamp set (new), Ric Rac Border dies (new), Tag Stacklets 1 dies (new), Hexagon dies, Elegant Butterflies dies, EP Sweet Girl Paper and Washi Tapes, Twine, Memento Ink.

As always, thank you so much for joining me for Taylored Expressions Release Week. I really appreciate you joining in the fun with me and checking out the new products. Have a FABULOUS weekend. You make my heart happy. :-) 

Here are your Spotlight Day Links:  

Broni Holcombe (guest designer!)

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Jen Shults

Kerri Mchaud

Lynnette Kauffman

Nancy McKinney (TE Artist!)

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess

 

It's RELEASE DAY at TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS!!!   Everything you want is now available at the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the TE Store!  Be sure to hop around to everyone's blogs today so you can see every product in action! The Design Team has been buzzing about this release. I have been loving everyone's projects so much. The creativity is so awesome! I hope you've had a good time so far this week with me. Tomorrow is one last day of release projects and it's my favorite day — Designer's choice day!

Today's card is made with the GORGEOUS new Shade Tree Cutting Plate. My word, this is so beautiful. I had several ideas in my head with this one, and I ended up making a soft and pretty wedding card. My base color is a vanilla cardstock. The sentiment is actually from a graduation set! But, I thought it was perfect for a wedding card also. The sentiment is from the Moka Skylar stamp set.  

 

 

 

The little birdies from the Birds and Branch die set are the PERFECT size for the beautiful tree! I made two sweet bluebirds for my card…

 

 

When I sat down to finish my card, I couldn't decide if I wanted butterflies, or hearts or birdies or cherry blossoms! So, I cut some of each and played around with them until I found the combination that I liked best. The sentiment is stamped on a strip of vellum.

 

 

The little butterflies have pearls in the centers. Wedding cards always have to have pearl accents…it's like some kind of law or something.

 

Can you see how crisp this cutting plate is! AWESOME!  

 

SUPPLY LIST:  Shade Tree Cutting Plate (new), Moka Skylar stamp set (new), Cupcake Toppers Dies, Birds and Branch dies, Vellum, Memento ink.

 

Hop around and see what everyone else is up to today!

Broni Holcombe (guest designer extraordinaire!)

Charmaine Ikach

Jen Shults

Kerri Mchaud

Lynnette Kauffman

Regina Magnum

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess

 

Welcome back for day 2 of the fun April Sneak Peeks from Taylored Expressions! Tomorrow is the BIG day when all the new stamps and dies are revealed and you can buy everything! Can I get a wooot wooot!? Today I have two more projects to share with you. There are lots of graduation themed items in this month's release so if you need grad presents and cards, we got ya covered! It's that time of year! So I'm sharing a grad project and a card!

My first card for today is a birthday card made with the gorgeous new addition to the TE Bouquet series – the Lavender Bouquet. I love this one so much, and had a ball coloring it in pretty shades of purple. I kept the rest of the card sweet and simple, to showcase the pretty image. Always love the color combo of purple and green.  

 

 

I tied my sentiment on with some pretty twine and a designer mini tag…  

 

 

Here are my Copic choices for today…. 

 

 

 

 

Here is a close up of my layers… 

 

 

Next up is a graduation project to share with you! I personally don't know any grads this year, so I made a gift bag and card for my sweet co-worker to give her son in a couple of months. His school colors are burgundy and black and it was nice to make a masculine project for a change. I really like how this came out. I started with a black gift bag from the Hallmark store and jazzed it up. Then I made a mini card to tuck inside.

 

This new grad cap die is wonderful. Each piece is separate, so you can use different colors for each part and make it school color specific. I added glitter to the tassel part of it! Used my Tall and Skinny Numbers dies to make the year. You could do so much with these items to personalize things for your grads.  

 

I put the hang tag on with an eyelet and slipped it through the handle. LOVE this saying with this stamp!! At the last minute I added some bling next to his name.

 

SUPPLY LIST – Lavender Birthday card:  Lavender Bouquet stamp set (new), Many Minis Occasions stamp set, Designer Mini Tags dies, Circle Nestabilities, Copic markers, Twine.

SUPPLY LIST – Grad Projects: Lifetime of Happiness stamp set (new), Grad Cap die (new), Tall and Skinny Alpha and Numbers dies, 3×3 Scallop Note die, Banner Stacklets 1 dies, Copic Markers, Memento Ink.

Here are your fabulous links for today! 

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Jen Shults

Kerri Mchaud

Lynnette Kauffman

Nancy McKinney (TE Artist!)

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess 

Special Guest Alumni Designers! (Yippeeee!)

Jodi Collins

Danielle Lounds

 

Hi stamping friends! Did everyone have a nice Easter? Was the Easter Bunny good to you? It came early this year, and now, here it is the first part of April! You know what that means!?  Fun, fresh new items from Taylored Expressions! Yeah! I know I say this every month…but this month is AWESOME! I was so happy to play with all the new goodies and I'm very excited to share some of them with you today, and the rest of the week! You can start buying everything on Thursday!

Today I'm sharing two cards, made using two brand new stamp sets! The first one is a vintage-y birthday card using some creative new dies, and the second one is a whimsical bright and cheery card.  First up, My vintage birthday card – made with the "A Glimpse Inside" stamp set. This set matches the window die from last month and a BRAND NEW window die released this month.  

 

 

 

Remember last month's window realease that had outdoor scenes? Well, this month we have indoor scenes! I used the Birthday party scene and the gorgeous matching sentiment. I used vanilla cardstock instead of bright white to make it feel more old fashioned. Do you LOVE that polka dot paper!!! OH MY.  

 

 

Here are my Copic colors for today – used to match that pretty paper. A clean and simple palette.

 

 

The Window die is SO pretty! And, if you look closely you can see my sheer vellum curtains! There is a new accessories die that comes with a set of curtains, a window box and shutters. Fab!  

 

 

The pennant border die is an old TE favorite. Here I cut it out in two different papers and layered it for my party banner. I curled the edges up with my fingers for some added dimension.

 

 

I had to resist completely slathering this with glitter! So I just added some accents on the balloon, the candles and one party hat!

 

 

My second card for today is fanciful and whimsical! I was going for a Dr. Seuss effect with my fun paper piecing of this stamp set. The stamp set is called "Made in the Shade" and featured different landscape images. You're gonna love this one for sure! I used the new Doodlebug "Flower Box" 6×6 paper pad and went crazy cutting all those tiny pieces. At the end I decided to add some bold flowers to my card. The "dream" die cut is from a beautiful new die set called Windy Tree…. 

 

 

 

 

Here are my little teeny tiny paper pieces for my houses….aka proof that I am CRAZY! LOL.

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES – Whimsical houses card:  Made in the Shade Stamp Set (new), Windy Tree Die Set (new), Label Stacklets 3 Dies, Shaped Buckles Dies, Doodlebug Flower Box Paper, Buttons.

SUPPLIES – Birthday Party card:  A Glimpse Inside Stamp Set (new), Picture Window Die (new), Windows Accessories Dies (new), Banner Stacklets 1 Dies, Pennant Border Die, MME My Girl Paper, Copics.

Here are your links to start the week off right! 

Broni Holcombe (awesome guest designer!)

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Jami Sibley

Jen Shults

Kerri Mchaud

Lynnette Kauffman

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess