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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Taylored Expressions November Stamp of the Month Hop



Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expressions November Stamp of the Month Hop!!! The Baker's Dozen DT is teaming up with the Key Ingredients DT to showcase the November SOTM called In the Garden, the coordinating dies called Patio Party, and the November Key Ingredients Kit. 

The Stamp of the Month and the Key Ingredients Kit are monthly subscriptions with three options. You can read all about it here in the Kit Department of the Taylored Expressions Store. 
Deluxe Subscription - United States
This is the Delux set which includes both the November SOTM and the November Key Ingredients Kit



Patio Party


The coordinating die set for the November SOTM is called Patio Party and is not included in the  Delux kit. 





My card features the lanterns, glass jar, flowers, and one of the sentiments from the November SOTM and papers, card stock, and ribbon from the November Key Ingredients Kit. I just love the rich colors from the Fancy Pants Happy Go Lucky 6x6 papers that are included in the Key Ingredients Kit!!! The lanterns were paper pieced and the flowers and glass jar were colored with Copics. The jar was cutout with the coordinating die and the flower bouquet was fussy cut...they were both popped up with foam tape. 


Sewing was done around all the background layers, the sentiment was stamped on the patterned paper with Memento Tuxedo Black. The linen trim, ribbon, and the twine finish it off. 

How about a little inspiration from the  Baker's Dozen Design Team and the Key Ingredients Design Team!!!


Thanks for stopping by...have a super great day!!!!

Supply List
TE Stamps: November SOTM In the Garden
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), November KI Kit cardstock, ribbon, and patterned paper (TE)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Linen Trim (TE), Twine (TE), Sewing Machine, Markers (Copics)
TE Dies: Patio Party




Saturday, November 9, 2013

Two Goofy Cards!!


Hello everyone!!  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! My cousin and his wife were here this week visiting from Iowa.  We had a great time  and we ate out every day...yeaaa!!! I may never cook again...LOL!!!! Anyway...My youngest son's birthday is Nov. 23 and when I saw Thursday's  Ways to Use It challenge on Splitcoast was to use a mustache, I knew I had to make this for David's birthday!! He shaved off his mustache for Halloween.....his wife painted his face and it would have looked weird with hair on his face.... so I thought he might like one for his birthday...LOL!! 

Here is what he looked like....



Yikes!! So...me thinks he will crack up when he sees the mustache birthday card!! 


The only mustache I had was a sticker by Imaginisce so I punched a bunch of circles and created a face on the Choice Snow White card stock. The sentiment stamps are from the Ride the Wave set from Taylored Expressions and the twine and black pearls for the pupils finish it off. 




I made this card for Dawn's TLC challenge on Splitcoast called Inlayed Diecuts. 
Here are the deets:
1. Cut pieces of cardstock or pattern paper if you like.
2. Adhere it to a piece of plain paper(not cardstock) as it's thinner and easier to die cut or punch out.
3. Trim your paper to a desired size.
4. Run your die through your machine or punch your shape.




I glued the paper strips to a piece of computer paper and then used the Say What? Conversation Bubbles dies to cut out the word bubbles .....they were stamped with the Say What? stamps from Taylored Expressions. I drew the arrow and cut it out....all the diecuts were popped up with foam tape. The Doodlebug Sprinkles are the only detail.


Thanks for popping in today...enjoy your weekend!! 


Supply List:
Birthday card
TE Stamps: Ride the Wave
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Choice Black (TE), Real Red, EarlyEexpresso (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Black Pearls (KaiserCraft), Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Circle Punches x3 (SU), Mustache Sticker (Imaginisce)
TE Dies: Say What? Conversation Bubbles

Supply List

Conversation Bubbles card
TE Stamps: Say What
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Lavender Lace, Tangerine Tango, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party (SU)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Doodlebug Sprinkles (TE)
TE Dies:Say What? Conversation Bubbles





Thursday, November 7, 2013

Taylored Expressions November Release Day: Witty Wine Quotes and Pockets and Pages



Hello everyone and welcome to Taylored Expressions Release Day...Woot!!!  All the new stamps, dies, and other products are in the New Products section of the Taylored Expressions store just waiting for you to take them home!!! 




Today I am featuring the Witty Wine Quotes set...the sentiments are so fun and just perfect for anyone who enjoys wine!! I made a gift set including a card, wine bottle tag, and some fun little wine glass charms. This set will go to my sister for her anniversary...Kathy and her husband love to share a glass of wine together in the evenings after work.





One of the sentiments from the Witty Wine Quotes set was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black...the pink flourish  from the Wine a Little set was stamped over the sentiment and it was cutout of the Choice Snow White card stock with the Label Stacklets 7 die. Two pink die cuts and two black ones were also cut with the same Label Stacklets 7 die and layered on the back of the white die cut a little off center so they showed just a fraction on all sides. 



The wine glasses were cut out of bright pink card stock with the Wine and Dine die set. They were covered with Crystal Effects and the lower half was dusted with glitter.  The pink ribbon, pleated ribbon, and button finish it off. 




The Bottled Up die is used to create the wine bottle tag....the sentiment and the flourish are from the Wine a Little stamp set and the sparkly wine glasses and the ribbon are the finishing touches.




The label die is from the same Bottles Up die set...I just love the shape and it's the perfect size for a sentiment!!



The little wine glass charms (a wine glass, wine bottle, and a cluster of grapes) were made with the Wine Charms die set....they were cut out of a piece of  bright pink card stock, covered with Crystal Effects, and dusted with glitter. When they dried, I repeated the Crystal Effects and glitter on the other side so they were really firm and sparkly!! They were added to a silver wire ring that had a very thin clasp and were alternated  with white and black beads. This was such a fun project....I just love it when I can make a gift set for someone and I know they will love it, too!!!




My second project is another Pockets and Pages scrapbook page...I am sooo addicted to pocket scrapping!!!! Because we have five large oak trees in our front yard, my grands come every fall to rake and jump in the piles of leaves.  The pictures in my pocket scrapbook page were taken in 2006 of Cody and Mackenzie...they sure did enjoy their day!!!



The tree and leaf stamps from the Falling For You set were stamped on papers from Cosmo Crickets Nutmeg 6x6 paper pad, cutout, and adhered to the baja breeze and ruby red card stock. The sentiments were from the same set and the frames were cut out with the Taylored Expressions Pockets and Pages Essentials  - 3x4 die set. 


The arrow and the 4x6 frame were cut out of the ruby red card stock with dies from the Taylored Expressions Pockets and Pages Essentials -4x6 die set. The scalloped word bubble was also cut with the 4x6 set. 



The journaling pocket included paper from Doodlebug's Happy Harvest 6x6 paper pad and a frame cut with a die from the Pocket and Pages Essentials 3x4 die set. The same frame die was used for the heart pocket and the hearts and sentiment were stamped with stamps from the Falling for You stamp set.  The rectangle word bubble and the large arrow were also cut from the 3x4 die set. 

Are you ready to see some awesome projects from the Baker's Dozen Design Team....you are going to be blown away!!!



Thanks for joining us this week for the Taylored Expressions November Release....I hope you found a little inspiration!!!


Supply List:

Card:
TE Stamps: Witty Wine Quotes, Wine a Little
Paper: Choice Snow White, Choice Black (TE) Strawberry Slush (SU), Patterned Paper (BoBunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Strawberry Slush (SU)
Accessories: Crystal Effects (SU), Glitter (SU), Button, Pink Ribbon, Pleated Ribbon (Hobby Lobby)
TE Dies: Label Stacklets 7, Wine & Dine

Wine Label:
TE Stamps: Wine a Little
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Strawberry Slush (SU), Patterned Paper (BoBunny)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Strawberry Slush (SU)
Accessories: Crystal Effects (SU), Glitter (SU), Pink Ribbon (Hobby Lobby)
TE Dies: Wine & Dine, BottledUp

Wine Charms:
Paper: Strawberry Slush (SU)
Accessories: Crystal Effects (SU), Glitter (SU), Silver Ring (The Jewelry Shoppe), Beads (Bead Designs)
TE Dies: Wine Charms


TE Stamps: Falling For You
Paper: Nutmeg 6x6 Paper Pad (Cosmo Cricket), Happy Harvest 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug), Baja Breeze, Ruby Red (SU), 
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Journaling Pen (Project Life), Pocket Sleeve (Simple stories)
TE Dies: Pockets & Pages Essentials - 4x6, Pockets & Pages Essentials - 3x4