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Sunday, August 25, 2013

S'more Fun!!



Hello everyone....I hope you had a great weekend!! I had a little stamping time so I pulled out my newest favorite stamp set...the cute S'more Fun set from Taylored Expressions. It is the August Stamp of the Month....you can find out all the details on how you can own this adorable set right here!!



The background sky was created with my homemade cloud die and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. You can find my tutorial here.  The grass and road were created using the Build a Scene-Rolling Hills dies and scrap papers from my stash.  The little camper was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa, cutout using the coordinating die called Around the Campfire and paper pieced with papers from Doodlebug's Happy Harvest 6x6 paper pad. The trees from the same set were stamped with Kiwi Kiss and Pumpkin Pie. There were cutout with the coordinating dies in the Around the Campfire set and adhered with Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue. The Build a Scene-Sunshine dies were used for the sun and the sentiment is from the same set. The button, sewing, and twine finish it off.

Thanks for popping in today...hope you have a great week!!!!

Supply List
TE Stamps: S'more Fun...August SOTM
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip (SU), Doodlebug Happy harvest 6x6 paper pad, scrap pattern paper
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss (SU) Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukneko), Tumbled Glass (Ranger)
Accessories: Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Button, Sewing Machine
TE Dies: Build a Scene - Rolling Hills, Build a Scene - Sunshine, Around the Campfire


Posted by Joan Ervin at 9:40 PM 13 comments

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Color Throwdown Challenge #256


Hello Everyone!! Welcome to this weeks  Color Throwdown Challenge !!
I am the hostess this week and I have picked some beautiful, rich colors for you to play with!!! The picture reminded me of  the lilac bushes in the neighbors I grew up in...they were so pretty when they were in bloom and boy, did they  smell good!!! 


My card features five different stamp sets from Taylored Expressions: Garden Party Blooms, Happily Ever After, Delightful Day, Butterfly Parade, and CreativiTEA fro the sentiment. The background flower clusters were stamped with Pale Plum, then the leaves were stamped with Pear Pizzazz. The darker flowers and sentiment were all stamped with Rich Razzleberry and pearls were added to the flower centers. The butterfly was stamped with Rich Razzleberry on Pale Plum card stock, cutout with the Butterfly in the Sky dies and popped up with foam tape. The pearls on the butterfly and the twine finish it off. 

 Remember, you don't have to use the exact colors...use what you have as long as they are close to the challenge colors and be sure to add CTD256 to the keywords when you upload your card to an online gallery so we can find your creation!!

Do you want to see some beautiful inspiration? Here are the Color Throwdown Designers...check out what they have created this week!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me! 
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor 
Lynn Put - The Queens Scene
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer -  Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Rupple -  A Paper Melody
Kendra Wietstock - Kendra's Card Company - August Guest Designer!!

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!
Supply List
TE Stamps: Garden Party Blooms, Happily Ever After, Delightful Day, Butterfly Parade, CreativiTEA
Paper: Choice Buttercream (TE) Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz (SU), Basic Grey Green at Heart Patterned Paper
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum (SU)
Accessories: Pearls (Queen and Co.), Twine (TE)
TE Dies: Butterfly in the Sky



Posted by Joan Ervin at 3:00 AM 21 comments

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Taylored Expressions August Studio Challenge




Hello everyone!!  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 or theme so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more.

The question for August is:
The Sky's the Limit! There are so many ways to create sky backgrounds for our cards and projects.  Often times, our blog readers are left staring at a beautiful sky and asking "How'd she do that?"
Show us one of your favorite ways to create a pretty sky background and make sure we know how to re-create it!

I have been known to use cloud dies, patterned paper, and brayering but my favorite technique is to use my handy dandy homemade cloud template and sponging!! 



Let me show you how I created my card for today.....
First I gathered my supplies....Tumbled Glass Distress Ink,  a sponge, and my homemade cloud template which was made with three punched scalloped ovals taped together (as you can see, it has been used quite often!!). 


I usually start in the upper left corner,  lay the template down on the white card stock, and start sponging around the template....


and work across the top of the card stock. Then start the second row by adjusting the template so you start in a different spot. That way the clouds look random instead of in rows. 

Continue until you have completed the sky area. You can sponge more ink if you want a darker look.

The Birch Tree Cutting Plate was used to cut the trees out of Crumb Cake card stock and then a Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad was run across the trees to add some shading. 


One of the Build a Scene-Rolling Hills dies was used to cut the grass...it was adhered with glue and then a little sewing was done across the top. 

The wheelbarrow, leaves, and pumpkins from the Taylored Expressions A Bushel and a Peck set were all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copics, cutout, and popped up with foam tape. The birds and sign were cutout with the Birch Tree Accessories dies, and the sentiment is from the A Year of Sweet Sentiments set.  



The twine is the finishing touch. 

 Now, you can see some awesome inspiration and lots of cloud ideas from the Baker's Dozen Design Team!!


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

Supply List
TE Stamps: A Bushel  and a Peck, A Year of  Sweet Sentiments
Papers: Choice Snow White (TE), Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip  (SU) Patterned Paper Scraps (SU)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Tumbled Glass Distress Ink (Ranger)
Accessories: Twine, Sewing Machine, Copics
TE Dies: Birch Tree Cutting Plate, Birch Tree Accessories, Build a Scene - Rolling Hills




Posted by Joan Ervin at 10:00 AM 19 comments
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