Emboss Resist Birthday Card

Hello everyone!! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day!! We didn't do anything exciting....I did get roses, candy and I got to play a little in the craft room so life is good!!! 

Anyway...I needed to make a birthday card for one of my teeny Grands so I decided to do a little emboss resist. The guitar from the Taylored Expressions Rock My World stamp set was first embossed on watercolor paper.

Then Clean Color Real Brush markers were used to scribble some color on over the embossed guitar. 

A large paint brush was used to add water and blend the colors together. When I was a little girl I loved to finger paint and and smear all the colors together so I was really in my element with this...LOL!!!

The watercolor paper was trimmed to fit behind the frame that was cut out of

 Salt Water Taffy cardstock with one of the Frame in Frame Cutting Plate dies and popped up on the Sugar Cube cardbase that was trimmed on the side with washi tape. The *records* from the same stamp set were stamped, cutout by hand, and adhered benind the frame.  The white embossed sentiment and the stamped sentiment at the bottom are from the same set and the Sprinkles dots and twine finish it off. 

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

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Rock My World
Paper: Sugar Cube, Salt Water Taffy, Earl Grey (TE), Watercolor Paper (Strathmore Cold Press 140 LB)
Ink: Memento Gray Flannel, Memento Rose Bud, Versamark  (Tsukineko), Only Orange, Soft Sky
(SU)
Accessories: Doodlebug Sprinkles, White Embossing Powder (Zing), Washi Tape (Doodlebug)
Clean Color Real Brush Markers (Zig), Twine (The Twinery)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Frame in Frame Cutting Plate

Rock My World	Frame in Frame Cutting Plate	Premium Cardstock - Salt Water Taffy	Premium Cardstock - Earl Grey	Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers	Zing! Embossing Powder - White Opaque	VersaMark - Watermark Stamp Pad	Memento Gray Flannel Full Pad	Memento Rose Bud Full Pad
Doodlebug Glitter Sprinkles - Bubblegum	Doodlebug Sprinkles - Swimming Pool	Doodlebug Sprinkles - Tangerine	Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue

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Color Throwdown Challenge #379

Hello everyone!! I sure hope your week was wonderful!! We have been busy with soccer and basketball games...Ryan only has one more game on Friday so our basketball season will be over but Mackenzie's soccer games continue for several more weeks. Then track season starts and more band and choir concerts till June when our second granddaughter graduates from high school...it won't be long before all the grands are on to college, marriage, and babies...yikes!!! I think I just aged about 10 years...LOL!!! Anyway....

It's Wednesday again and time for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!! Lynn is our hostess and she picked a color combo perfect for Valentines: pink, purple, gold, and hot pink. 

My card features several Taylored Expressions dies. The Skinny Mini Valentine Border was cut out of Sugar Cube cardstock and adhered to the watercolored background. The tag was cut out of Lollipop cardstock with the 

Build a Tag 2 die and the words were cut out of gold tissue paper with the Pockets & Pages February Script dies. The Love Always Wins Stamp and Die combo die was used to cut out the X's, O, and the little heart from Plum Punch cardstock and the smallest Stitched Banner Die was used to cut out the patterned paper banners.  

The large heart was cutout of a watercolored paper scrap with the Stitched Heart Stacklet and the pink heart was cut out of Strawberry Milkshake cardstock with the Peek-a-Boo Heart die. The hop pink enamel heart and the gold twine fnish it off. 

Remember, be sure to add CTD379 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your creations!! Also, please use #379 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
Kay Miller - February Guest Designer - My Joyful Moments
Bonnie Sharp - Guest Star Stamper - The Lucky Clucker

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




Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Love Always Wins Stamp and Die Combo
Paper: Sugar Cube, Plum Punch, Lollipop, Strawberry Milkshake (TE), Watercolor Paper (Strathmore Cold Press 140 lb.), Love Bugs 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug)
Ink: Pink Passion, Lavender Lace, Blushing Bride Reinkers (SU)
Accessories: Metallic Twine - Gold (TE), Gold Tissue Paper (Hobby Lobby),
Heart Sprinkles (Doodlebug)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Stitched Heart Stacklets, Stitched Banner Stacklets, Peek-a-Boo Hearts, Skinny Mini Valentine Borders, Build a Tag 2, Pockets & Pages February Script

Build a Tag 2	Skinny Mini Valentine Borders	Stitched Heart Stacklets	Stitched Banner Stacklets	Love Always Wins Stamp & Die Combo
Peek-a-boo Hearts	Pockets & Pages - February Script	Premium Cardstock - Plum Punch	Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Strawberry Milkshake
Premium Cardstock - Lollipop	Doodlebug 6x6 Pad - Lovebugs	Metallic Twine - Gold (300 yards)	Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

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Taylored Expressions February Release!!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expressions February Release Day!!! Today is the day all the new TE goodies can be yours....you can find them in the new section of the Taylored Expressions Store!!! Be sure to check out the TE Blog, also, to see if you are a winner!!! 

My card today features several new TE dies...The bird house was cut out of Pumpkin and Candy Corn cardstock with the Little Bits - Birdhouse dies and the birds were cut out of Cookie Monster cardstock with the Little Bits - Birds dies. The background leaves were created with the Leafy Vine Cutting Plate...watercolor paper was watercolored with several green reinkers first before it was cutout and adhered to a Sugar Cube background. 

The previously released  Stitched Circle Stacklets were used to cut the circle and create the frame. The Mint Julep layer was then adhered to the Sugar Cube background with foam tape. The scallops were cutout of Sugar Cube cardstock with the previously released Stitched Scallop Edger die and the Sentiment was created with the Welcome Spring Banner dies...they were cutout of Candy Corn cardstock and the TE Sequins-Double the Joy and copper wire for the birdhouse finish it off. 

Thanks so much for joining us this week for the February Release...I hope you found a little inspiration along the way!!

Supply List:

Taylored Expressions Dies: Stitched Circle Stacklets, Welcome Spring Banner, Leafy Vine Cutting Plate, Little Bits - Birds, Little Bits - Birdhouse, Stitched Scallop Edger

Paper: Mint Julep,  Sugar Cube,  Candy Corn,  Pumpkin,  Cookie Monster (TE),  Watercolor Paper (Strathmore Cold Press 140 lb), Kraft in Color 6x6 paper pad (Doodlebug)

Accessories: TE Sequins - Double the Joy, Wire (SU), Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, Mint Melody Reinkers (SU)

Little Bits - Birdhouse	Little Bits - Birds	Leafy Vine Cutting Plate	Welcome Spring Banner	Stitched Scallop Edger
Stitched Circle Stacklets	Premium Cardstock - Mint Julep	Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Candy Corn	Premium Cardstock - Pumpkin
Premium Cardstock - Cookie Monster	TE Sequins - Double the Joy	Doodlebug 6x6 Pad - Kraft in Color - Color	Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen
Glue Dots - Ultra Thin	1/16" Foam Tape

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