Color Throwdown Challenge #281

Hello everyone and welcome to another Color Throwdown Challenge!!!! Monika is our hostess with the mostess this week and her colors and inspiration picture are simply stunning!!!! I took a pretty literal approach to the inspiration because I just love that big beautiful sunset!!!

My card features a Sweet n Sassy stamp set called The Sea. A circle cut from Eclipse Masking tape and was placed on a piece of white card stock The background was then brayered with Spiced Marmalade and Festive Berries Distress Inks. The tape was removed and the sun was sponged with So Saffron.  Then the image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black...the twine is the finishing touch. 

The sun kinda looks like it is floating on the water but the part under the water is supposed to be the reflection....just don't look too close...LOL!!!

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 CTD281 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
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Nicole Nastali - February Guest Designer - Nicole's Craft Nook
Christine Dring - Guest Star Stamper - Chrispy's Creations


Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful and crafty day!!!!

Birthday Bash!

Hello everyone!!! I hope you had a great weekend!!! I was a bit under the weather so I spent most of my weekend on the couch sipping tea and eating chicken soup...yck!!! I did get into the craft room last night to make another birthday card....we have had a lot of birthdays so far this year!! It's a good thing that I have the Taylored Expressions SOTM set called Birthday Bash because I have used it alot!!!

My card features the candle and flame stamps along with the present stamp that I used for the banners...I just looove it when I can use stamps from a set in different ways!!! The sentiment is from the Taylored Expressions From Me To You stamp set and the twine finishes it off.

This is the February Stamp of the Month ....the perfect birthday stamp set!!! The coordinating die set is called Party Time and it is sold seperately.

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. 

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

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Birthday Bash, From Me To You
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), All About a Boy 6x6 Paper Pad (Echo Park)
Ink: Memento Pear Tart, Memento Lady Bug (Tsukineko), Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Pool Party, Marina Mist (SU)
Accessories: Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

*stamp of the month subscription - united states	*from me to you	*memento pear tart full pad	*memento lady bug full pad	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue
*echo park 6x6 pad - all about a boy	*choice snow white cardstock

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Color Throwdown Challenge #280

Hello everyone and welcome to another Color Throwdown Challenge!!!! Melody is our hostess this week and she has picked some fun colors to play with!!! I had to think on this combo a day or two and then a light bulb went off in my little brain...the soft sky reminded me of a Ball jar.  Sooooo.....

I pulled out my Paper Smooches Crystal Clear set!! The jar was stamped on soft sky card stock with soft sky ink and sponged with soft sky around the edges. Several of the flower stems were stamped off and then stamped on the jar to look like the flowers were in the jar. The flowers were stamped with night of navy and the leaves were stamped with old olive. They were all cutout and adhered to the back of the jar before it was adheres to the background paper with foam dots. 

The striped piece was stamped with old olive, cutout, and adhered under the jar and the sentiment was stamped on  vanilla card stock and sewing was done along the side. The hemp cording and button 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 CTD280 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
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Nicole Nastali - February Guest Designer - Nicole's Craft Nook
Allyson Anderson - Guest Star Stamper - Laugh a Daisy

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful and crafty day!!!!

Taylored Expressions Band It Die

Hello everyone!! Today, for my Taylored Expressions February Die focus post, I am featuring the Band It die. This is the first time I have used this die and believe me...I will be using it a lot in the future!!! It's so versatile...it can be used for any sentiment or as part of the design...I love it!!!! I have several birthdays coming up so I made two birthday cards, today!!

My first card features papers from Simple Stories I (heart) Summer 6x6 paper pad. Sewing was done around the background barn wood paper and then the edges were distressed. The banners were all cut by hand and enamel shaped were added to the last banner. 

The  Band It die set consisted of three different dies: the band, the scalloped center, and an oval top. The band was cut out of Riding Hood Red card stock and the two top layers were cut from the I (heart) paper scraps.  The Happy Birthday stamp is from the Taylored Expressions Say What? set and the It's Your Day stamp is from Taylored Expressions From Me To You set. 

My second card features stamps from the Taylored Expressions Ride the Wave set, paper from Simple Stories I (heart) Summer and enamel dots. 

The Band It die was used again with Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze card stock and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the TE Say What? set. 

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

Supply List:
First card
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Say What?, From Me To You
Paper:  Riding Hood Red, Pool Party (SU), I (heart) Summer 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories)
Ink: Riding Hood Red (SU)
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Enamel Shapes (We R Memory Keepers)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Band It

Second Card
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Say What?, Ride the Wave
Paper: White (PTI), Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze (SU), I (heart) Summer 6x6 paper pad (Simple Stories)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point (SU)
Accessories: Enamel Shapes (We R Memory Keepers)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Band It

*band-it	*from me to you	*ride the wave	*say what?	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue
we r enamel shapes - warm	we r enamel shapes - cool

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Wispy Feathers

Hello everyone!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!!! How was your Valentines Day?? My hubs gave me a dozen roses and took me out to a dinner theater...Whoohoo!!! It's been a while since we had time to go out on the town...I didn't know how to act...LOL!!! Every year a mystery theater comes to Ft. Hood...it's kinda like the Clue game. They have actors who act out 3 murders and the audience tries to figure out who did it and why. We didn't win but we had a great time anyway!! 

I made a card this morning for the Inspiration Challenge on Splitcoast...the inspiration store was called West Elm and I picked this gorgeous Peacock Silk Pillow Cover as my inspiration. The feathers from the new Taylored Expressions set called Wispy Wishes were stamped with Versamark, embossed with white ep, and cutout with the coordinating dies called Wispy Feathers. 

The background was created with the TE Ruffle My Feathers cutting plate...it was cut out of Not Quite Navy card stock and layered over black card stock. Rhinestones were added along with the white hemp cording to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful evening!!!!

Supply List: 
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Wispy Wishes
Paper: Choice Black (TE), White (PTI), Night of Navy, Ballet Blue (SU), 
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (Ranger), Hemp Cording (Hemptique), Rhinestones (KaiserKraft)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Wispy Feathers

*wispy wishes	*ruffle my feathers cutting plate	*wispy feathers	*hemp cord - white (68 yards)	*versamark - watermark stamp pad
*choice black cardstock	*kaisercraft aqua rhinestones	*tombow mono-multi liquid glue

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Color Throwdown Challenge #279

Hello everyone!! Are you ready for another Color Throwdown Challenge?? Lori is the hostess this week and she has picked such pretty colors...perfect for a Valentine, IMHO!!

It's almost Valentine's Day and I still have a few more Valentines to make...yikes!!! 
My card today features the  Taylored Expressions In My Heart set. The two large hearts were stamped on pink pirouette card stock with real red ink. The smaller two hearts were stamped on Choice Snow White card stock with real red and melon mambo ink. 

Sewing and distressing was done around the edges of the Fancy Pants Be Loved 6x6 paper and the Baker's Twine, button, and heart stickers 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 CTD279 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
Lori Tecler - Inking a Loud
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Melody Ripple - A Paper Melody
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Nicole Nastali - February Guest Designer - Nicole's Craft Nook
Deanna Jean - Guest Star Stamper - Kloset Kreations

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful and crafty day!!!!

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: In My Heart
Paper: Choice Snow White (TE), Pink Pirouette (SU), Be Loved 6x6 Paper Pad (Fancy Pants)
Ink: Real Red, Melon Mambo
Accessories: Glitter Stickers (Hobby Lobby), Button (PTI), Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Sewing Machine

*fancy pants 6x6 pad - be loved

*in my heart

*choice snow white cardstock

*tombow mono-multi liquid glue

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