Pinterest Inspired Bookmarks

Hello everyone!!! Hope all is well with you...I have been busy with yard work and playing in the craft room...yay!!! I have some church friends with birthdays this month and I wanted to give them a little something. So, I went to Taylored Expressions Pinterest board and found the inspiration I was looking for. Thanks to Taylor's beautiful bookmarks, I knew what I was going to make!!! 

Taylor's Bookmarks

My bookmarks feature the Taylored Expressions Beauty Lies Within 2 dies and the sentiments from the TE He Is Risen Stamp set. The bookmark and the background patterned paper were cutout with the TE Banner Stacklets 2 dies.

The sentiments were all stamped on a diecut that was cut with one of the dies from the Build a Tag 2 die set and the cording and ribbon finish them off. 

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

Supply List: 
Taylored Expressions Stamps: He Is Risen
Paper: Buttercream Frosting (TE), Bordering Blue, Soft Suede (SU), Hope 6x6 paper pad (Authentique)
Ink: Soft Suede (SU)
Accessories: Ribbon (SU), Cording (Hemptique)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Build a Tag 2, Banner Stacklets 2, Beauty Lies Within

He Is Risen	Build a Tag 2	Banner Stacklets 2	Beauty Lies Within 2	Premium Cardstock - Buttercream Frosting
Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

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Color Throwdown #339

Hello everyone!!! It's my turn to host the Color Throwdown and I have picked a very limited pallette...white, black, and yellow. My first thought was to do bees but this color combo would also look great with flowers, sunbursts, silhouettes, butterflies...what ever strikes your fancy!!! 

My card features several dies and an embossing folder from Taylored Expressions. 

The background was created with the TE Walking in Sunshine embossing folder and lemon Meringue cardstock. White craft ink was applied to the raised areas and polka dot paper was cutout and popped up over the *sun* area. The bees were cut out with the TE Little Bits - Bumble Bee dies. Black pearls were added for the eyes and the curly trails were cut out with the TE Little Bits - Confetti and Candle dies. 

The clouds were cutout with one of the TE Cloud Stacklets dies and the divided sentiment was created with the Mini Caps Alpha and #'s Dies and the *Happy* die from the Think Happy Thoughts Stamp and Die Combo.

Remember, be sure to add CTD339 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your cretions!! Also, please use #ctd339 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
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte
Karen Giron - The Sweetest Thing - April Guest Designer
Simone Clay - SemSee's Sparkly Scribblings - Guest Star Stamper

Thanks for stopping by....just a little update on my hubs: Many of you know he had surgery a month ago and now he has developed an infection. He has been on antibiotics for a few days and doesn't seem to be any better so we will be going to the clinic again tomorrow. I'm sure he will have a CT and more lab work...he can use all the prayers you could send his way!!!!

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Think Happy Thoughts Stamp and Die Combo
Paper: Sugar Cube, Lemon Meringue, Oreo (TE), Dots 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park)
Ink: White Craft (SU)
Accessories: Black Pearls (Kaisercraft), Round Die (Spellbinders)
Taylored Expressions Embossing Folder: Walking on Sunshine
Taylored Expressions Dies: Little Bits - Bumble Bee, Little Bits - Confetti and Candle, Mini Caps Alpha and #'s, Cloud Stacklets

Embossing Folder - Walking on Sunshine	Little Bits - Bumble Bee	Little Bits - Confetti & Candle	Cloud Stacklets	Think Happy Thoughts stamp & die combo
Mini Caps Alpha & #'s	Premium Cardstock - Lemon Meringue	Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Oreo	Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue
Sakura Quickie Glue Pen	Stick It Adhesive - Large Sheets	Foam Tape - 1/16" Thick	Kaisercraft Black Pearls

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Sweet Little One

Hello everyone!! I needed a baby girl card so I decided to use the cute little Onesie Die from Taylored Expressions. The Onesie was cut from  Lavender Glaze cardstock and lace was drawn on with a white Sharpe pen. Enamel dots were added and the sentiment is from the TE Mama and Me Stamp Set.

The designer paper from Taylored Expressions is called Double the Joy and the cardstock was embossed with the TE Lots of Dots Embossing Folder. The TE Postage Stamp Stacklets die cut was used for the sentiment and the button and ribbon finish it off. 

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!! We are getting lots of rain so I guess I will have to stay in my craft room. Oh darn...I really wanted to run the sweeper and dust but I would hate to start the sweeper especially if the electricity might go out. Sounds like a good excuse, right??? 

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Mama and Me
Paper: Sugar Cube, Lavender Glaze, Double the Joy 6x6 paper pack (TE)
Ink: Memento Lulu Lavender (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Enamel Dots (Doodlebug), Button (PTI), Ribbon (Hobby Lobby), White Pen (Sharpe), Sewing Machine
Taylored Expressions Embossing Folder: Lots of Dots
Taylored Expressions Dies: Onesie, Small Scalloped Border, Postage Stamp Stacklets

Onesie	Small Scallop Border	Postage Stamp Stacklets	Embossing Folder - Lots of Dots	Premium Cardstock - Lavender Glaze
Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	TE 6x6 Paper Pack - Double the Joy	Memento Lulu Lavender Full Pad	Doodlebug Sprinkles - Lily White	Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue
Glue Dots - Ultra Thin	Foam Tape - 1/16" Thick

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Color Throwdown Challenge #338

Hello everyone!! The Belton Iris Show was last week and I actually had some Iris to show this year. I won two second place ribbons and an honorable mention. Several people from the Austin club came to our show and walked away with most of the blue ribbons,  best of class, and best of show awards. My prettiest Iris opened up two days after the show...wouldn't you know!! Also, my granddaughter, Autumn,  had her prom on Saturday so we all drove to Cedar Park (north of Austin) to take pictures. She looked sooo pretty and sooo grown up....when did that happen??? 

Anyway...it's Wednesday and time for this weeks Color Throwdown Challenge!! Broni is our hostess this week and she has picked colors I wouldn't have put together on my own but once I started working with the more masculine pallette, I grew to love them!! 

My card features the cute Little Bits - Kite and Little Bits - Bicycle from Taylored Expressions.  The background was sponges through a stencil and a flourish stamp from the TE Wine a Little stamp set was stamped behind the bicycle. 

The sentiment is from the TE Delightful Day stamp set and the enamel dots and washi tape finish it off. 

Remember, be sure to add CTD338 to the keywords section when you upload your cards to an online gallery so we can find your cretions!! Also, please use #ctd338 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
Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy
Vickie Zimmer - Smitten With All Things Stamping
Monika Davis - M.A.D Stamper
Jodi Collins - Stamping a Latte
Karen Giron - The Sweetest Thing - April Guest Designer
Cassie Trask -  A Day In The Life Of A Homeschooling Mom - Guest Star Stamper

I just had to show you the prom pics...Autumn is a junior in high school and her senior boyfriend, David, is a football player and headed to college in the fall. 

If you live in Texas,  Bluebonnet pictures in the spring are a must have....you get bonus points for prom pictures in the Bluebonnets!!

They are sooo cute together!!!

Davud and Autumn went with another couple....the girls didn't know they were wearing the same color. They had a good laugh over that!!

This is the reaction we got when we said the picture taking was over...go figure!!

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

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Delightful Day, Wine a Little
Paper: Toffee, Sugar Cube (TE),  Bermuda Bay, Garden Green (SU)
Ink: Tuscan Tan (Vivid), Bermuda Bay (SU)
Accessories: Washi Tape (Doodlebug), Enamel Dots (Doodlebug), Wood Dot (My Mind's Eye), Stencil
Taylored Expressions Dies: Little Bits - Bicycle, Little Bits - Kite

Little Bits - Bicycle	Little Bits - Kite	Delightful Day	Wine a Little	Doodlebug Washi Tape - Fernwood
Doodlebug Sprinkles - Bright Glitter Assortment	Doodlebug Sprinkles - Swimming Pool	My Mind's Eye - Sleigh Bells Ring - Wood Dots	Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Toffee
Tombow Mono-Multi Liquid Glue	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

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