Monday, October 3, 2016

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day #1: Pink Winter Wishes

It's my favorite crafty week each month... the Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks and Release for October!  It's always such fun playing with the fabulous products TE releases each month & this month is extra awesome because it is filled to the brim with Christmas goodness!  



My first card to share has one of my favorite crafty color combos ~ Toffee, Cupcake & Sugar Cube!  I used the beautiful new Snow Day Background stamp and inked it up in the Sugar Cube ink on the beautiful Cupcake cardstock and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.   I added a scene from the new Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? die using TE Shimmer White Cardstock.  I trimmed it down to fit the panel and then I added a Build A Scene Rolling Hills piece over the top.  The patterned paper is from the new TE 6x6 Paper Pack - Playful Patterns Holidays and then I used the Stitched Scallop Edger die as a border.  The Sugar Cube heat embossed sentiment is from the Sparkle and Cheer stamp set.  {see product links below}



Supplies for Pink Merry Christmas:



I assembled my sweet little Snowman Shaker using Sugar Cube cardstock, Clear Sheets and the new TE Snow Flurries Sequins inside.  Then I trimmed and added his cute little face and accessories from the additional dies in the set.  Rather than using the top hat that came in the set, I added the Little Bits - Santa Hat and then embossed the hat and scarf with the Cable Knit Embossing Folder.  It would also look fabulous embossed with the new Plaid Embossing Folder (which I thought of as I was taking the photo of my card).  For the background on my card, I used the new Snow Day Background Stamp and stamped it in Sugar Cube and then heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder and framed it up with the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate.  {Product Links are below}




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Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week to answer Taylor's Question of the Day for a chance to win a prize from the latest release.



All of the new products being shown today will be released Thursday, October 6th!  You won't want to miss out on what the designers have been working on for today's sneak peeks ~ links for today's designer list is on the Taylored Expressions Blog.  Don't forget to leave a little love along the way!

Supplies for Snowman Shaker Card:

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Taylored Expressions Pretty Perfect Birthday Cards

I know it's Sunday and I usually don't post much on the weekends, but I wanted to share these pretty little package sized birthday cards I made today with the Taylored Expressions 3x4 Watercolor Panels - Birthday.



I used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush to color these lovely pre-printed images.  Then I just backed them with cardstock and VOILA!  Easy Peasy Birthday Cards perfectly sized to add to a package or gift bag!  I just love the bright, cheery colors after so many dreary days of rain here in Indiana.


Taylored Expressions sneak peeks for the October Release begin tomorrow, so make sure you check in so you can see all of the fun new things we're going to share.

Taylored Expressions Supplies:


Friday, September 30, 2016

Project Life App: Spring Break Antigua

I'm back to share a few more pages from our 2015 Spring Break trip that I made with the Project Life App.  Today's stop is Antigua!!    If you haven't tried the PL App... download it!  It's a blast & the pages come out great.  



 
Have a great weekend! 

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Gina K & Spectrum Aqua Tutorial

Hi There Friends!  Today I have a new Gina K tutorial using the Fine Feathers stamp set and Spectrum Aqua Markers.  



Step 1: Select a color palette from the Spectrum Aqua Markers ~ Scarlet, Sunset, Orange (not shown here), Olive, and Tan.


Step 2: Begin at the top of the feather and add Scarlet ink directly from the marker to the stamp.


Step 3: Next add Sunset from the marker to the stamp and then add Orange.  Carefully blend each color just a little bit with the previous color that was added.


Step 4: Next add Olive ink to the stamp, slightly blending with the orange.  TIP: Before you replace the cap to the marker, scribble your marker on scratch paper to remove any other colored ink on the tip.


Step 5: Add Tan ink from the marker to the stamp.


Step 6: Spray a piece of precut watercolor paper and stamp the image.


Here's a close up of the stamped image.



Wasn't that easy peasy??  Just use water based markers for this technique... don't use alcohol ink markers because they won't stamp on your paper and will just stain your stamps ~ they dry too quickly.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

TE Birthday Banners

Hi Friends!  This month the Taylored Expressions designers are having fun with the numerous birthday themed products in the TE store as we continue celebrating Taylored Expressions 8th Birthday!


I used the fun Skinny Mini Party Borders dies along with the Presents Cutting Plate for my festive card.  For some texture behind the image, I added an embossed layer using the Sprinkles Embossing Folder.  {links below for all products used}


The sentiment on the front of my card and inside are both from the stamp set called Another Year Older.



Thanks for stopping by today!


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