Trick or Treat - Whimsie Doodles! 8-)

Hi All! Hope you've all been having a Super Sunday so far... Today I'm back to share my latest Whimsie Doodles, Doodlelicious Diva creation featuring one of the Super Fun Halloween Button Sentiments images!...8-)  These were 
Definitely lots of Fun to put together, & Super Quick too! Yay! 8-)

I Cut out the Fun Trick or Treat Halloween Button Sentiments with help of my Classic Circles & Scallop Circles Nesties sets, Added a touch of shading with Antique Linen & Vintage Photo Distress inks & popped them up with a bit of foam tape...

My Mats and BG layers were created with Bazzill CS and some Spooky Vintagey Halloween dp's from Authentique's Glowing 6x6 collection...

To finish them all up, I added a Fun lacy border with TE's Open Scallop Border Die and Cute little bows made with various coordinating ribbons from my stash. 

You can find the Super Fun Halloween Button Sentiments along with a bunch more Darling images in the shop's Halloween Digi Stamps section... ;-) 

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & Thanks so much for stopping in! 8-)

Taylored Expressions September Studio Challenge! 8-)

Hi All & a Very Happy Tuesday to you! 8-) It's time for the Baker's Dozen Studio Challenge.  This is a monthly opportunity for the Taylored Expressions team to share what makes our stamping studios hum.  Each month we  have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more.

The theme for September is:

We’re continuing our month-long TE Birthday Bash celebration with a special birthday-inspired Studio Challenge! Sometimes all we need to help us create is to simply see something that is beautiful, cool, or unique. Did you know that Taylored Expressions has over 30 boards on Pinterest filled with crafty eye-candy? We’d love to have you follow us at http://pinterest.com/tayloredexpress

Today’s challenge: choose a photo from Taylor’s Birthday Inspiration Pinterest Board to inspire a stamped creation!

OMGoodness!! What a Super Fun Challenge! 8-)  Here's the inspiration pic I chose to play along with and here's the link to it on Taylor's Birthday Inspiration Pinterest Board HERE! as well... ~And I'll be sharing a bit further down in my post today how you can play along too for a chance to win some Awesome prizes!!! Yay!...8-)

And here's my take on it... 8-)

I stamped my Fun Hey, Sweet-Tea Lemonade images onto Choice Snow White CS with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored them up with my trusty Copics. I used the Mason Jar Glass & Lid Dies to cut it out, & fussy cut out my straw and lemon round, put them all together and popped them up with a bit of foam tape.

My Mats and BG were created with TE's Choice Kraft CS, Choice Snow White CS, TE's Pennant Border Die, TE's Medium Scallop Border Die, TE's Vintage Dreamer Stamp set, Colorbox Frost White ink, Scattered Straw Distress ink, TE's September KI Kit, Fancy Pant's Cheery Park Bench 6x6 collection & SB's Classic Ovals Nesties set too...8-) To Finish it all up, I just stamped my Hey, Sweet-Tea Sentiment onto a hand cut banner tag with Memento Tuxedo Black, and Voila! There you have it!... ;-)

*** Now for the Fun play along and prize info I mentioned, as promised... ;-)
There are Lot of  ways your readers can play along including simply having some fun on Pinterest or even playing along by creating a stamped project too! Four winners will be chosen at random from all contest entries to win a copy of the 2013 Taylored Expressions Catalog & Idea Book (a $9.95 value).  One Grand Prize winner will be chosen at random from all eligible entries to receive a copy of the 2013 TE Catalog & Idea Book AND a TE Stamp set of winner's choice! So make sure to Hop on over to the Taylored Expressions Blog for All the Details! 8-)

Shhhh...And here's a little sneaky peek of our Catalog & Idea Book.... ;-)

Also, Please be sure to stop by and check out the Yummy Goodies the rest of the Baker's Dozen has whipped up for you today too!...

• Carole Burrage
  Charmaine Ikach
  Jen Shults
  Joan Ervin 
  Kerri Michaud
  Sankari Wegman 
  Shannon White (That's me!)
  Shelly Mercado
  Stephanie Kraft
  Tammie Edgerton
  Taylor VanBruggen
  Wanda Guess  

Here are the items I used for my project today...

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Hope you all have a Fabulous day & Thanks for Visiting! 8-)

Just Because - September SOTM! 8-)

For my Whimsie Doodles Post click HERE or scroll down... 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Happy Thursday to you! 8-)  Today I am back with a Quick post to share my latest creation made with TE's September Stamp of the Month Club Kit ! I Just LOVE how versatile these Awesome kits are, not only do they coordinates just Perfectly with the Key Ingredient  patterned papers! They also stand alone or combined with other dp's just as Wonderfully too! What can I say, Smart Clever things like that just  Make my day! ;-)

For my project today, I thought I'd make a Sweet Just Because card! It's always good to have a few on hand  to brighten a loved one's day with an uplifting handmade creation!... 8-)  And you know I love how quick and easy this Fun set made it to put it all together too! ;-)

I stamped My Sending Smiles Flowers layers with Colorbox shabby pink, & Ochre inks onto TE's Choice Snow White CS. I fussy cut out my Sweet flowers center and cut the flower's layers and leaves out with the help of the Coordinating This Way to Smiles Dies (***sold separately) popping each layer up with a bit of foam tape. My Mats & BG layers were created with the TE's Choice Kraft, TE's Banner Stacklets 1 Dies, a doily from my stash and Beautiful patterned papers from Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6x6 collection. And to finish it all up I just Stamped my Sending Smiles Sentiment directly onto my doily with Memento Rich Cocoa... 8-)

Here are the items I used for my project today...

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Hope you all have a Fantastic day & Thanks so much for dropping in! 8-) 

Too Cute To Spook - Whimsie Doodles! 8-)

Hi All! Hope you've all been having a Super week so far... Today I'm back to share my latest Whimsie Doodles, Doodlelicious Diva creation featuring one of the Super Cute Halloween Mini's images!...8-) Isn't this little Ghostie just the Sweetest!... ;-)

I Colored up my Sweet little Halloween Mini's Ghostie with my trusty Copics, Added a some fun Spooky clouds and a bit of sparkle too...

I paired him up with some Sweet  Doodlebug Halloween Parade dp's, TE's Cloud Border Die for my spooky clouds & TE's Spooky impression plate for my BG...

You can find the Super SWEET Halloween Mini's along with a bunch more Darling images in the shop's Halloween Digi Stamps section.. ;-)

Hope you all have a Fabulous day & Thanks so much for stopping in! 8-)

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Campaign: Inspiration Challenge Week

Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Today I'm back to share the Taylored Expressions 5th Birthday Bash is continuing this week with a new Share Joy Campaign, benefitting the Union Rescue Mission of Los Angeles, Prodigal's Home of Phoenix, and Iowa Homeless Youth Shelter of Des Moines. These wonderful charities work tirelessly to bring comfort and care to many homeless individuals and families throughout the year. One way they are sharing joy each and every day is by celebrating the birthdays of their participants, and you can help by sending in your handmade birthday cards! 

This week, Taylored Expressions will help you to create with a different Birthday Inspiration Challenge each day. These charities need birthday cards of all kinds: child, adult, baby, so send in your funny, sweet, pretty, elegant, works of art and know that you will be brightening someone's day in a way only a handmade card can do.  To get all the details on how to participate, please hop over to the Taylored Expressions Blog.

For my Fun Share Joy Project this week I chose to play along with the Birthday Washi Challenge!! 8-)

Challenge guidelines: Washi tape is a fun and easy way to add pizazz to any project! With such an amazing array of pattern, colors and sizes to choose from, washi tape is great for backgrounds. accents and more. Create a Birthday Card using washi tape.

Here's what I came up with... 8-)

Thought I'd try my hand at a bit of a different style for me anyway, lol... I'm still not sure I like the way it turned out or not, but my Sweet Hubby says he thinks it looks Great! ;-) Lol, He's such a Sweetie...;-)  Well I stamped my Sweet Sunflower Wreath with Memento Tuxedo Black onto TE's Choice Snow White CS and colored it up with my trusty Copics.  I cut it out with the help of my Classic Circles & Scallop Nesties sets and popped it up with a bit of foam tape...

My Mats and BG layers were created with TE's Choice Kraft CS, TE's Choice Snow White CS, some shading with Antique Linen & Vintage Photo Distess inks & Various washi tapes, including Doodlebugs Bumble Bee Swiss Dot washi, and Flowerbox - Woodsy washi too.  And to finish it all up I stamped my Make it Memorable sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa & added a little spritz with a Studio Calico Mister just for fun, though next time I will do a few more test spritzs first, lol a bit more came out than I expected, lol.. I also added a fun Jute cord bow and some fun Doodlebug sprinkles too... 8-)

We have several Design Team members and Alumni who have Fabulous Samples to share for today's inspiration, so be sure to head over to the TE Blog for the full link list!

  

Here are the items I used for my project today...

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Hope you all have a Super day & Thanks So much for stopping in! 8-)