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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Color Throwdown Challenge #376


Hello everyone!!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!!! We went to Ryan's basketball game yesterday at 5:00 PM and then belined it to Mackenzie's soccer game at 7:00....I think this old grandma is getting too old for all this excitment...LOL!!! We don't have another game till Friday so we have time to rest up!!! In the meantime...it's Wednesday and time for another Color Throwdown Challenge! Jodi is our hostess and don't you just love the colors she chose...pink, aqua, kraft, and white...so pretty!!!



I have a large box with lots of left over Taylored Expressions diecuts from other projects and for this challenge I decided to dig around and find some diecuts in the challenge colors...after playing around for an hour or two, this is what I came up with. The background designer paper was cut with the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and the heart, which was embossed with the Swiss Hearts Embossing Folder, was cut out of Sugar Cube cardstock with one of the Hearts Stacklets dies. 


The Salt Water Taffy frame was cut with one of the Frame in Frame Cutting Plate dies, the flowers were cut with Bloom Where You're Planted dies, the banner was cut with one of the Stitched Banner Stacklets, and the pig was cut and stamped with the Quick Critters Stamp & Die Combo. The sentiment is from the Love Makes the World Go Round stamp set and the twine and wood dots finish it off. 

Remember, be sure to add CTD376 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!! Also, please use #376 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites. 

You will find all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown DT has created for you today!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!-
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte
Lisa Henke - My Little Creative Escape 
Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene
Amy Rysavy - Prairie Paper & Ink - January Guest
Channin Pelletier - Craft Ghetto - Guest Star Stamper

 Thanks for stopping by...have a super fab day!!!!
Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Love Makes the World Go Round, Quick Critters Stamp & Die Combo
Paper: Salt Water Taffy, Cupcake, Sugar Cube, Sprinkles, Toffee (TE), Kitchy Kitchen 6x6 paper pad (Melissa Frances)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Swiss Hearts Embossing Folder (TE), Wood Dots (My Minds Eye), Twine (The Twinery)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Frame in Frame Cutting Plate, Heart Stacklets, Stitched Banner Stacklets, Stitched Rectangle Stacklets, Bloom Where You're Planted




Posted by Joan Ervin at 5:00 AM 7 comments
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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Negative Die Cutting


Hello everyone!!  I have been playing around with some of my Taylored Expressions dies and decided to create a card with the negative diecut technique. 


One of the frames from the Frame in Frame Cutting Plate was used to cut the design panel from Candy Corn cardstock....the vase from the Various Vases die set and the flower from the Bloom Where You're Planted set were cut out of this panel. The Pocket & Pages - Circle Words die and the little butterfly from the
In Flight Overlays die set were cut out of  Sprinkles cardstock


A scrap piece of patterned paper from the TE 6x6 paper pack - Double the Joy was adhered to the back of the vase cutout with foam dots and then the leaf die from the Bloom Where You're Planted die set was used to cut out the leaves. 


Peapod cardstock was adhered to the back of the leaf cutout and Sprinkles cardstock was adhered to the back of the flower diecut...both were adhered with foam dots. 



The SMILE was cut out of the Pockets & Pages - Circle Words diecut and adhered to the front of the card along with the little butterfly. The panel was then popped up on the same paper as the vase.


To finish it off, an enamel dot was added to the flower center.

 Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful day!!!

Supply List:

 Taylored Expressions Dies: Frame in Frame Cutting Plate, Bloom Where You're Planted, In Flight Overlays, Various Vases, Pockets & Pages - Circle Words, 
Paper: Sprinkles, Peapod, Candy Corn, Sugar Cube, TE 6x6 Paper Pack - Double the Joy (TE)
Accessories: Enamel Dot (Doodlebug)

Posted by Joan Ervin at 6:00 AM 1 comments
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Color Throwdown Challenge #375


Hello everyone...I hope you are having a good week!!! We have had some beautiful days around here!! The temps have been in the 60's and 70's. The problem with that is the plants and trees think it's spring and start to bloom...then when it gets colder and we have a freeze, we loose all the flowers and fruit. What a bummer!! Hopefully, we won't have a freeze and spring comes early!! Anyway....

 It's Wednesday and time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!! It's my turn to host the challenge and I have picked some bright, springy colors!!! I hope to see lots of flowers, birds, trees, and fun critters in the CTD gallery this week!!!

My card features the cute Stampin Up! set called Circle of Spring...I haven't played with my SU goodies for ages. I love this wreath set!! The wreath, popped up fussy cut flowers, and the fussy cut bow were all stamped with Memento Gray Flannel and colored with Copics. The sentiment is from the same set and orange rhinestones were added to the flower centers. Plain and simple but great for mailing...this will go in the mail tomorrow for my friend's birthday. 

Remember, be sure to add CTD375 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!! Also, please use #375 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites. 

You will find all the challenge details on the Color Throwdown Blog. 

Check out what the Color Throwdown DT has created for you today!!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits
Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Joan Ervin - Stamping With a Passion - that's me!!-
Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Color
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte
Lisa Henke - My Little Creative Escape 
Lynn Put - The Queen's Scene
Amy Rysavy - Prairie Paper & Stamps - January Guest
Gloria Lee - Gloria's Craft Room - Guest Star Stamper

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


Supply List:
Stamps: Circle of Spring from Stampin Up!
Paper: Smoky Slate, Peach Parfait, White
Ink: Memento Gray Flannel
Accessories: Orange Rhinestones, Copics

Posted by Joan Ervin at 4:00 AM 12 comments
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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Taylored Expressions January Release: Happy Hens

Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expressions January Release....now you can go shopping for all the fun stamp sets, dies, and embossing folders on your wish list...you can find them in the new section of the TE Store!!!!! Also, remember to stop by the TE Blog to see if you are a winner!!!

My card features the adorable Happy Hens Stamp & Die Combo....the hen house was colored with copics on Sugar Cube cardstock that was cutout with the Stitched Square Stacklets diecut. The hen in front was also colored with copics, cutout with the coordinating die, and popped up with foam dots. The sentiment is from the same set and....

The background was embossed with the Chicken Wire Embossing Folder...it was then colored with copics and distressed with rust colored ink. The twine finishes it off. 
Thanks for joining us this week as we brough to life all the new TE products....I hope you found a little inspiration along the way!!!!! 


Supply List:

 Taylored Expressions Stamps: Happy Hens Stamp & Die Combo
Paper: Sugar Cube (TE), Lost Lagoon (SU)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), More Mustard (SU)
Accessories: Embossing Folder - Chicken Wire  (TE), Markers (Copics), Twine (The Twinery)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Stitched Square Stacklets



Posted by Joan Ervin at 9:00 AM 5 comments
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