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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Another Christmas Card


Hello everyone!! I have an easy Christmas card for you today....just some awesome TE dies, a piece of acetate, and some beautiful Christmas designer paper from Taylored Expressions. 


I cut the nativity scene out of Blue Corn cardstock with the Away in a Manger die, the frame was cut out of Sugar Cube cardstock with the Picture Perfect - Horizontal die, the Heat Resistant Acetate was cutout with the Stitched Circle Stacklets, and not pictured is the Blue Corn scalloped background that was cutout with the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate (I added the scalloped diecut after I took the picture). 


First, the acetate circle was adhered to the back of the nativity scene and after the star on the top was lined up with the star in the middle of the designer paper from the Build a Scene - Christmas 6x6 paper pack, it was adhered. The acetate gives the nativity a glowy and unexpected look. 
The scalloped Blue Corn frame was adhered to the back of the Perfect Picture - Horizontal frame and then they were adhered to the background. A Metallic Twine - Silver bow was added as the finishing touch. Easy Peasy!!

 I now have 4 or 5 Christmas cards finished...yay me!!! Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!!!


Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Dies: Away in a Manger, Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate, Picture Perfect - Horizontal, Stitched Circle Stacklets
Taylored Expressions Paper: Sugar Cube, Blue Corn, Build a Scene - Christmas 6x6 paper pack, Heat Resistant Acetate
Accessories: Metallic Twine - silver
Other: Liquid Adhesive, Foam Tape, Glue Pen

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Monday, October 10, 2016

And the Winner is.......

Hello everyone!!! I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to face another Monday!! I have been looking forward to this Monday because I get to announce the winner of my Taylored Expressions Release Week giveaway contest!!! I had asked what your favorite Christmas memory was....Random.org picked Sharon D. who said:

 "I like how you made the shadows on the snowman card. Really makes it stand out...... My favorite Christmas memory is when my dad left us clues to follow & at the end we found a ping pong table for the family. Only time he did anything like that".

 Sharon, please let me know how I can contact you and I will give you the info you need to collect your 100 Taylored Expressions Crafty Points that can be applied to your next TE order...how cool is that!!! Congrats!!!

 I have a Christmas Card to share with you today...Christmas will be here before we know it!! If I start now I just might be ready by the 25th!!!

The poinsettias and leaves from the Taylored Expressions Peaceful Poinsettia stamp set were stamped with Versamark onto TE Premium Watercolor Paper and embossed with gold embossing powder. They were then watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor pens. The poinsettias and leaves were all fussy cut and the middle poinsettia was layered with foam tape.

The background was cut with the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate...one was cut out of TE Premium Watercolor Paper and one out of Metallic Neutrals - gold. The inside piece of the watercolor diecut was watercolored with a Zig Clean Color watercolor pen and the sentiment from the Rejoice stamp set was stamped with Strawberry Milkshake ink. The watercolored diecut was adhered inside the outer gold diecut and adhered to the cardbase. 

 The gold twine was adhered to the side of the sentiment layer and then the poinsettias were popped up over the twine. The pearls for the flower centers and the TE Snow Flurries Sequin Mix finish it off. 

 Thanks so much for stopping by..... have a great and congrats again to Sharon!!

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Rejoice, Peaceful Poinsettia
Taylored Expressions Dies: Frame in Frame Cutting Plate
Taylored Expressions Paper: Premium Watercolor Paper, Sugar Cube, Metallic Neutrals
Taylored Exprressions Ink: Strawberry Milkshake
Other: Snow Flurries Sequin Mix (TE), Metallic Twine - Gold (TE), Watercolor Markers (Zig Clean Color Real Brush), Pearls (Kaisercraft), Versamark (Tsukineko), Gold Embossing Powder (Ranger), Foam Tape, Liquid Adhesive, Glue Dots, Scissors



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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Taylored Expressions October Release: Merry Christmas to All!!

Hello everyone...today is the day we all have been waiting for...it's Release Day at
Taylored Expressions!!!! That's right....all the fabulous new goodies can come live in your craft room!!!  Be sure to stop by the TE blog, also, to see if you are a winner...hope this is your lucky day!!!


My card features the Merry Christmas Cutting Plate and the Holiday Florals Dies.  The Merry Christmas Cutting Plate was cutout of TE Premium Watercolor Paper and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor pens. The poinsettias were cut out of the watercolor paper with the Holiday Floral Dies, colored with the Zig Clean Color pens, and popped up over the poinsettias on the cutting plate. 


The watercolored cutting plate was adhered to the Poppy Seed background and then the Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 diecut was cut out of Sugar Cube cardstock and popped up around the edge with foam tape. To finish it off, pearls were added to the poinsettia centers. 

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Paper: Lollipop, Sugar Cube, Poppy Seed, TE Watercolor Paper
Ink: Zig Clear Color Real Brush Watercolor Markers
Taylored Expressions Dies: Merry Christmas Cutting Plate, Holiday Florals Dies, Stitched Frame Stacklets 1

Thanks so much for joining us this week for the TE October Release...I hope you had a lot of fun and maybe found a little inspiration along the way!! 


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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Taylored Expressions October Sneak Peeks Day 3: Christmas and Birthday Fun!!

Hello everyone and welcome to day 3 of the Taylored Expressions October Sneak Peeks!! Have you picked a favorite yet? If you are like me, it's too hard to pick favorites because I love all the new products!! Remember, the release is tomorrow, Thursday, October 6, at 7:00 AM PST (9:00 CST). Also....

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the  TE Blog to answer Taylor's Question of the Day for a chance to win a prize from the latest release!


My first card features the super cute Little Bits - Jingle Bells...they were cut out of Metallic Neutrals - silver cardstock and tied to the ends of the twine bow. 


The poinsettias and leaves from the Holiday Florals set were stamped with Cherry Pop and Peapod ink, cutout with the Holiday Florals dies, and popped up with foam dots. The background Sugar Cube and Playful Patterns - Holiday 6x6 paper pack papers were cutout with the previously released Stitched Square Stacklets and the sentiment from the Ornamental set was stamped with Earl Grey ink. 

Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: Holiday Florals, Ornamental
Taylored Expressions Paper: Sugar Cube, Metallic Neutrals, Playful Patterns - Holiday 6x6 paper pack
Taylored Expressions Ink: Cherry Pop, Peapod, Earl Grey
Accessories: Twine (The Twinery)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Little Bits - Jingle Bells, Holiday Florals Dies, Stitched Square Stacklets




This fun winter birthday card was made for my grandson, Cole, who's birthday is just after Christmas. The snowflake border from the Skinny Mini Holiday Borders die set was cut out of Sugar Cube cardstock and adhered to the background. The Salt Water Taffy background was cutout with the Stitched Oval Stacklets, stamped with Sugar Cube ink, embossed with white embossing powder, and popped up on the Cherry Pop background that was cutout with the previously released Stitched Rectangle Stacklets. 


The cute little penguin and the present from the If Penguins Could Talk Stamp and Die Combo were stamped with Oreo ink, colored with Copics, cutout with the coordinating dies, and popped up with foam dots. To finish it off, the sentiment from the same set was stamped with Sugar Cube ink and embossed with white embossing powder. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today...If you would like to see more projects and new product info, please head on over to the  TE Blog for a complete list of our participating designers!!  Remember...the release is tomorrow...Thursday, October 6, at 7:00AM PST (9:00AM CST).


Supply List:
Taylored Expressions Stamps: If Penguins Could Talk Stamp & Die Combo, Snow Day Background
Taylored Expressions Paper: Sugar Cube, Watermelon, Salt Water Taffy
Taylored Expressions Ink: Sugar Cube
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (Zing), Markers (Copics)
Taylored Expressions Dies: Skinny Mini Holiday Borders, Stitched Oval Stacklets, Stitched Rectangle Stacklets


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