Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Taylored Expressions Die Focus & Spectrum Noir! 8-)

Hi all! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you!! Hope you all had a Terrific Memorial Day weekend! ;-) Well, today I'm back with a quick post, to share my latest Taylored Expressions creation inspired by TE's Adorable Seeing Stars Die set and my first attempt trying out Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (generously donated by the Awesome Folks over at Crafter's Companion! Thanks you guys!!) as well, to create a couple more fun little 4th of July type cards to add to my stash!...;-)
I stamped my Fun TE 4th of July ALC images with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored them up with the help of my New Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers. Next I cut the outscored the edges with my score pal and popped them up with a bit of foam tape
My mats and BG layers, were create with a combination of TE's Choice Kraft CS, Bazzill CS's, Pebbles Americana 6x6 collection and a touch of distressing with Vintage Photo Distress ink
I finished them all up with a touch of Star Dust Stickles, and some fun embellies created with TE's Seeing Stars Dies, & the Awesome Sketch is DS150!...;-)

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


Hope you all have a Super week & Thanks so much for dropping by! 8-)
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Taylored Expressions May SOTM - Love Grows

Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! 8-) Today I am back with a Super Quick post to share my latest creation made with TE's May Stamp of the Month Club Kit ,Yay! 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! ;-)
Well, for my project today, I thought I'd create a fun Garden inspired Love Grows type of card with our Awesome May SOTM Kit!... ;-) I Just Couldn't resist the Cute little Watering Can from the Darling Coordinating Hello Blooms Dies, so I put it center stage!...8-)
I Just Love how THis Sweet Card tuned out, so Cheery and Fun.... 8-) I started off by stamping my Bloom & Grow Flowers & Butterfly with Colorbox Orchid, Stem Green, Canary & Marigold Inks. Next I added  my Fluffy cloud BG created with the help of TE's Cloud Border DieTumbled Glass Distress ink and a small stippling brush. I popped up my Sweet Hello Booms Die cut Watering can with a bit of foam tape right on top! My mats and BG layers were created with Bazzill CS, & Doodlebug's Springtime 6x6 collection and a touch of inking around my edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink. To finish it all up I just added my Bloom & Grow Sentiment stamped with Memento Rich cocoa and a Cute little Fussy cut Bloom & Grow butterfly too Just for fun! And The Fab Sketch is DS150...8-)

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


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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! Today I'm back to share Taylored Expressions Brand New May Deluxe Stamp of The Month Set/KI Kit Subscription! Whoo Hoo! IMHO the Deluxe subscription is the Best one to choose & you Definitely receive the Best Value!! 8-) 
TE has 3 Different Awesome Monthly Subscription Kits Available and you can check them out & Compare ALL the Awesome Details of each one HERE!... 8-)

OMGosh such a Super FUN Deluxe Kit for May too!! Love the Birght & Cheery Pebbles Garden Party dp's and Perfectly coordinated colors of CS and the Super Fun Bloom & Grow stamp set too! So without further delay, here's my first make from Awesome kit!! 8-)
I'm not sure Who this Sweet Thinking of You card is going to go to, but I am glad to have add it to my stash! It's definitely a good thing to have a few of these types of card on hand all ready to go, since they are soo Versatile and can be used for so many occasions, especially in a pinch! Ya know?... 8-)
I thought I'd try my hand at a clean and simple type card this time! I don't do them too often, so it's fun for me to give them a whirl every now and then. 8-)  I Just Love How Quick and easy this card came together too! Yay!! 8-) I started out with TE's Choice Kraft CS & cut out the Sweet butterflies with the help of TE's Hello Bloom dies. I used the negative piece and added some texture with the help of my Swiss Dots EF &  a little distressing with a touch of Vintage Photo Distress ink and then popped my panel up with a bit of foam tape. My mat and BG layers were created with TE's May KI Kit, and to finish it all up I  stamped my Sweet Bloom & Grow Sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa directly onto my Card Base......Pretty Easy Peasy, huh?... ;-)

We have lots more Amazing Goodies in store for you this morning, so hop on over and see... 8-)





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


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Monday, May 12, 2014

SugarPea Designs Sugar Sketch Challenge #3 - Just Roll With It!... ;-)

Hi all! And a Very Happy Monday to you! 8-) Today I'm Super Excited to share that over at the  SugarPea Designs Blog, we are having Sketch Challenge #3!! SPDSS03 Whoo Hooo! I don't know about you all, but I LOVE me a Good Sketch! ;-) So I sure hope you join in the fun and play along with us! SugarPea Designs stamps are NOT required. There will be a $10 gift certificate up for grabs. ***If you do use SugarPea Designs stamps, we'll top your voucher up to $15! 8-)  The Winner will be randomly chosen & will be announced on Sunday, May 18th! Yay!... 8-)

Here's what I came up with...
Yep! I just had to break out the Super SWEET Rice Rice Baby set again to create this Darling Roll With It card! ;-)  I thought it would be just Perfect for our Sketch Challenge today!   

I Stamped my Adorable Rice Rice Baby Penguin with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored him up with my trusty Copics.  I did a little fussy cutting and popped him up with a bit of foam tape for some fun dimension. For my Mats and BG layers I chose MME's Nostalgia  6x6 collection, TE's Kraft CS &  A touch of Vintage Photo Distress ink! 8-) To finish it all up I stamped my Rice Rice Baby Sentiment directly onto my BG, added a Sweet MS punched border and a cute little Die cut heart I had in my stash... ;-)

Here's The Awesome SPDSS03... 



***Play along with any stamps you like, but if you use SugarPea Designs, we'll top you Voucher up to $15!! Feel free to rotate/flip the sketch, or exchange shapes for what works with your design, just make sure ther sketch is regognisable! Combine our Sketch with any other challenge (except another sketch!) And make sure to Add your link to the linkup on the SugarPea Blog! You'll find our current challenges on the sidebar! 8-)


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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Release Day! - City Skyline & Star Stacklets Dies

Hi All! And a Very Happy Thursday to you! 8-) Haven't you just Loved ALL the AWESOME Sneak Peeks the last few days!! I know I sure have!! Talk about LOTS of Amazing New Goodies!! Whoo Hoo! ;-) Well I've got some Really Great News!... All of the new Taylored Expressions products are now available in the New Department. Yay!! Time to do some Shopping! Whoo Hoo! ;-) 

And today I am So Thrilled to share a couple more Super Cute New Release projects and the first one features the Brand New 
City Skyline Die and the New Coordinating Light Up the Night Stamp  as well... 8-)

Love these sets together!!  And I know you will too! You can make So many Fabulous cards/projects for LOTS of different occasions too! And you know I am Loving that! Yay!! lol ;-) 
Well for my project today I chose to create another 4th of July card to add to the stash I send out to friends and family each year! I started off by stamping TE's New Light Up the Night Fire works with Colorbox Frost White ink, embossed with White EP, colored them up with my trusty Copics and blinged them up with a bit of Stardust Dust Stickles.  Next I added my New TE City Skyline Die cut on top and popped it all up with a bit of foam tape onto my card base.  My mats and BG were created with TE's Choice Buttercream CS, Bazzill CS's and dp's from Pebbles Americana 6x6 collection as well. To finish it all up I just stamped my Light Up the Night Sentiment with Colorbox Frost White directly onto my Card Base and embossed with White EP!... Pretty easy peasy, huh?... 8-)


Next up I'm featuring TE's Brand New Star Stacklets Diesalong with the Brand New Patriotic Pose-Brave stamp as well for a few more 4th of July cards... ;-)
I stamped my Fab Patriotic Pose-Brave Sentiment with Colorbox Frost White and embossed with White EP onto TE's Choice Kraft CS.
I cut them all out with the help of TE's Label Stacklets 8 Dies, added a little inking around the edges as well and popped them up with a bit of foam tape. 8-)
My Mats and BG were created with TE's Choice Kraft CS, Bazzill CS's , TE's Label Stacklets 8 Dies & Pebbles Americana 6x6 collection.  And To finish them all up I just added a some fun layered Star Stacklets Die cuts...8-) 

We have lots more Amazing Goodies in store for you this morning, so hop on over and see... 8-)






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


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