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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Color Throwdown Challenge #292


Hello everyone and welcome to this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge!!! Vickie is our hostess and what pretty colors she picked for us to play with!!!  


I decided to pull out a well loved but seldom used set...A Year of Flowers - Roses by Papertrey Ink. The flowers were stamped with Versamark on Melon Mambo card stock and embossed with white ep. I stamped and embossed several roses so I could cut out several parts of the rose and pop them up with foam dots for a little dimension!! The sentiment was embossed with silver ep and silver shimmery card stock was used  for matting. 

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 CTD292 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!!

You can find out all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Now, do you want to see some beautiful inspiration?? Check out what the Color Throwdown Designers have created for you this week!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Cindy Lawrence - The Creative Closet
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Annette Allen - May Guest Designer - My Clever Creations
Guest Star Stamper - Susie Moore - The Dies Have It

Thanks for visiting....I hope you have a super wonderful day!!!!





Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Taylored Expressions May SOTM Blog Hop


Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expressions May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!! The Baker's Dozen DT is teaming up with the Key Ingredients DT to showcase the May SOTM called Bloom and Grow, the coordinating dies called Hello Blooms and the May Key Ingredients Kit which contains patterned papers from Pebbles Garden Party collection,  coordinating card stock, and flower embellishments. 

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.  

Here are the May  SOTM called Bloom and Grow,  the Key Ingredients  kit, and the coordinating dies called Hello Blooms which are sold separately. 









My card features the adorable watering can die from the Hello Blooms die set...it was cut out of coral card stock from the KI May kit. The leaves were stamped on the patterned paper from the KI Kit as were the butterflies....the flower embellies from the kit were adhered and Taylors Tiny Twinkles were added to the butterflies. 


The scallop was created with the  TE Medium Scallop Border and the turquoise card stock from the May KI Kit. Sewing, Baker's Twine and the sentiment from the SOTM set finish it off. 

Now, how about a little inspiration from the Baker's Dozen DT and the Key Ingredients DT...they have created some awesome projects to share with you today!!!



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

Supply List:

Taylored Expressions Stamps: Bloom and Grow (May 2014 SOTM)
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE),May Key Ingredients (TE)
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding (SU) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Flower Embellishments from the KI Kit, Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Sewing Machine, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (TE)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Hello Blooms, Medium Scallop Border



Thursday, May 8, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Release Day: Sack It - Dinosaur


Hello everyone....today is the day we have been waiting for all week....It's Release Day at Taylored Expressions...Woot!!!!!! Now you can go shopping and fill your cart to the brim with all the new goodies!!!!


Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win. 



My project today features the adorable Sack It - Dinosaur and the previously released Sack It To You Die..... I just love this little dino die!!! The Sack It To You die was used for the sack base...one was cut out of lavender lace card stock  and the green one was cut out of pistachio pudding card stock. The dino pieces were cut out of  the same card stock and also Sprinkles Vellum. The vellum was adhered to the card stock pieces before constructing the dinos...sequins and twine for the bows were added for a little dino glam.


A white paint poster marker was used to add highlights to the eyes....


The tails were added to the back of the Sack It bag to create a little dimension.


This view will give you a little better look at the Sack It bag. Now they are ready to add some treats for some special little boys!!!

Now, take a look at what the Baker's Dozen Design Team has created for you today!!


Thanks for hopping along with us....have a great day!!!!




Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Dies: Sack It To You, Sack It - Dinosaur
Paper: Choice Snow White, Choice Black (TE), Sprinkles Vellum (Doodlebug), Pistachio Pudding, Lavender Lace (SU), New Leaf (PTI), Sugar Cream, Iced Amethyst (Prism)
Accessories: Baker’s Twine (The Twinery), Sequins (Doodlebug), White Poster Paint Marker (Sharpie)



Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peeks: Dinosaurs and Robots



Hello everyone and welcome to day three of the Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peeks!!!! On day one we featured patriotic projects and yesterday we had Pages and Pockets scrapbooking...today we are going to show you lots of fun and super cute creations for the young and young at heart!!!! 






Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win. 

My projects today feature the adorable new Dino-Mite stamp set and the coordinating dies called Dinos, the new Houndstooth Cutting Plate, and the new Robots dies that coordinate with the previously released stamp set called Far Out


For my first card, I stamped the dinosaurs onto Choice Snow White card stock and cut them out with the Dinos dies. Then I stamped the dinosaurs onto different colored polka dot patterned paper, shaded then with Copics and cut them out. 


 A Piece of green patterned paper was cut out with the Build a Scene-Rolling Hills die and adhered to the Choice Snow White background for the grass. Then the clouds were sponged on with bashful blue and my home made cloud die. The palm trees from the Ride the Wave set were stamped with wild wasabi and the sentiment was stamped on the Build a Scene - Sun die cut. The frame was created by first cutting out a piece of 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" patterned paper. The inside was cutout with an exacto knife and pieces of scrap card stock were adhered to the backside for support. It was then adhered to the background with foam tape. The dinosaurs were then adhered with foam dots...no ribbons or bling were added because this is for a special boy and he wouldn't approve of anything frilly...LOL!!!


My next card features the cute little robot and space ship from the previously released Far Our set....the little robot was cutout with the coordinating Robots die,  paper pieced  with paper from A Charmed Life 6x6 paper pad, and popped up with foam tape. The space ship was stamped on the background, the clouds were sponged on, and then the space ship was paper pieced with the same paper as the robot. 


The little one eyed robots are actually the cutout pieces from the Houndstooth Cutting plate....a diecut from the Houndstooth Cutting Plate was used to sponge the *robots* floating down from the space ship. The Build a Scene - Rolling Hills die was used to cutout the grass and a little sewing was done on the top edge. 
The sentiments from the Far Out set were stamped on the Say What? Conversation Bubbles die cuts and the twine and goggley eyes finish it off. 

Check out what the Baker's Dozen Design Team created for you today...you are going to be blown away!!!!


Thanks for popping in today...remember, tomorrow is the Taylored Expressions May release at 7:00 AM PST...then you can shop till you drop...Woot!!!!




Supply List:

Dinos:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Dino-Mite, Ride the Wave
Paper: Choice Snow White, Choice Kraft (TE), Kraft in Color 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug), Dots 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue (SU)
Accessories: Markers (Copics),
Taylored Expressions Dies: Dinos, Build a Scene-Sun

Robots
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Far Out, 
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Night of Navy (SU), A Charmed Life 6x6 paper pad 
(Simple Stories)
Ink: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue (SU)
Accessories: Googly Eyes (Hobby Lobby), Baker’s Twine (The Twinery), Black Pearls (KaiserKraft), Sewing Machine
Taylored Expressions Dies: Houndstooth Cutting Plate, Robots, Build a Scene - Rolling Hills, Say What? Conversation Bubbles