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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Taylored Expressions January Blast From the Past Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the Taylored Expressions January Blast from the Past Customer Blog Hop!!!! You are going to find sooo much inspiration along the hop...each project will feature Taylored Expressions Stamps and products. The theme this month is Love so, of course, I just had to make another Valentine!!!
The darling Taylored Expressions Owls in Love image was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. The image was cutout and a mat was cut around the image. The image and matting were popped up on the stacked Nesties hearts and sewing and distressing were done around the background edges. Pink lace, ribbon, button, and twine were the finishing touches.
Recipe:
Stamps: Owls in Love
Paper: White, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown, Bo Bunny Crazy for Love dp
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, Lace, Button, Twine, Heart Shaped Nestabilities, Sewing Machine






41 comments:

Taylor said...

Super cute, Joan! That shimmery organdy ribbon is such a great touch!

Chriss Blagrave said...

Love, love, love these warm and rich colours that you created with Joan! That little pair of owls are so adorable! The tree trunk heart shaped hollow is such a sweet element and I love how the organdy ribbon frames the sweet couple!
Nice and sunny here, still chilly.

Lea L. said...

This is too cute!! I totally love the cute tree trunk & owls...they are so sweet! Great job! ♥♥♥

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

How cute! Love all the pink and brown, and the ribbon is the perfect touch!

Chris L.

Becky said...

This is so cute Joan, love the layout of this card, so creative.

Chrissy D said...

Joan - this is a great Owl card. Love that wood paper!!!

Anonymous said...

Now how stinkin' cute is this!! LOVE the owls and papers and how you've got the ribbons hanging down!! :) HUGs

Carole of Brum said...

Lovely image to use for a cute valentines card, I like the way you cut out a heart shape in the tree behind them, nice touch! CoB

Unknown said...

These owls are so sweet, Joan!

Monique said...

How cute Joan...I love the love birds in the tree :) Really adorable!!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Gorgeous card Joan. Those owls are perfect on the tree! So pretty... great colors... and I just love the DP and the ribbon embellishment! :o)

Kathy and Lucky said...

This is so sweet, love the ribbon around them, gorgeous.

Holly said...

Ack - CUUUUUUUUUUUTE!!!!!!!!!

DG said...

This is so cute - I love the Brown and pink combo. I also love the textures and ribbons and twine, so much greatness packed into this card.

Regina Mangum said...

Joan, this is so cute and eye-catching. I just love your style! XOXO

Wanda Guess said...

OMG! I love everything about this card! What a great layout and your little owls are just adorable. Today was so fun...hoppin' around. See you in blogland soon!

Jami said...

Ohmy goodness Joan - so cute! Love that pink and brown and all your details!

Tracy said...

Joan your card is stunning. You can't go wrong with pink & brown. LOVE it!

Stampvanwinkle said...

AWWWWWWW two little love birds. How cute. Just love this! Great card Joan.

Hugs,
Deb

Lynn Put said...

Your card totally makes me smile! I love the combo of the pink and brown, the heart matting and pretty bow button treatment!

Tammy said...

Joan, this valentine is absolutely precious! The love-owls are so sweet and I love their tree. Too, too cute!

Linda Palmer said...

Darling card. I love those owls. You are very creative. I enjoy your blog so much.

Harriet Skelly said...

Joan your card is adorable!!! I love these colors and that awesome ribbon!

Beth Norman said...

Oh, Joan, this is so, so gorgeous. The colours are awesome (I always pair pink with black). The way you placed the tree on the heart is unique.

Michelle L. said...

Just adorable! I love how you cut the tree out and popped it up.

Maria Matter said...

what a super cute image Joan! beautiful card!!!
I've had my eye on Taylor's stamp but haven't taken the plunge just yet!
hugs & blessings

Nancy Jensen said...

Very nice card! I really like those owls... too cute! The ribbon, button and bows are great too!

Natalie said...

This card is so cute!! Your owls are adorable. I appreciate all your background design work, wow!! Your stitching and distressing is so inspiring!! Love it!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is one lovely card with sweet colors!

Cindy Coutts Designs said...

Oh this is very cool Joan. Love that tree!

Unknown said...

Girl, you are ON FIRE these days! I just LOVE all the fabulous cards I've been seeing on your blog these last few days...and this one is no exception! AWESOME WORK!!!

Sharon Harnist said...

Such a sweet Valentine, Joan -- love those cute owls and the colors you used!

Karen Motz said...

This is so pretty with the cascading ribbon!!!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Oh how sweet, Joan!

Dawn Easton said...

Aren't those owls darling?! GREAT card girl!!!

Jodi Collins said...

LOVE this Joan! FAB layout and I LOVE those owls!!

Jami said...

WooHoo!!! Congrats on winning the drawing!!! What stamp set are you going to choose?

Stacy Morgan said...

This is so cute Joan.

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Are your little owls fabulous or what?

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Joanne (jojot) said...

cuddly sweet and deeelish in those warm and sweet colors

Kristie W. said...

Super cute! I love the cascading ribbon :)