Lattes and Books: A Perfect Combination

Welcome to Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions April Sneak Peeks! This month’s release products (which include 8 new stamp sets, 21 new dies, and more) are ideal for a variety of occasions including graduation (whether from preschool or college), Mother’s Day, and birthdays! The April products will be released Thursday, April 7 @ 7 AM PST!

My first project features a punny sentiment paired with a die-cut for the coffee-drinker on your card recipient list, perhaps one to whom you’ve forgotten to send a congratulations, a thanks or a birthday greeting.

I cut the Stacked Coffee Mugs twice from Sugar Cube cardstock and adhered them together. I adhered separate die-cut pieces, cut from colored cardstock, to the back. I heat-embossed the sentiment from the Some Like It Hot set and finished the card off with a dry-embossed (technically debossed) background, using the Cross Stitch embossing folder.

Supplies (items in bold will be released April 7):

My next project is a bookmark featuring a sentiment from Plot Twist.

Such a great sentiment! I stamped the sentiment onto Sugar Cube cardstock and cut it with the Build a Bookmark die. The new bookmark die is designed to work with the Mark Your Spot Bookmark die. I added elements cut with the Build a Bookmark die set (cut from cardstock onto which I’d applied Distress Inks). I added a couple of Rainbow Brights Flowers sequins as a finishing touch.

The florals included in the Build a Bookmark pair nicely with other floral Taylored Expressions die sets.

Supplies (items in bold will be released April 7):

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!

Thanks for visiting! Head on over to the TE Blog to see more projects and product information, as well as a complete list of our participating designers!