I’m delighted to be sharing two cards today featuring the just-released Taylored Expressions Premium Inks (be sure to check out Taylor’s announcement about the inks with all of the details)!
The TE Premium Inks are now available and you can only find them at the TE webstore. Plus, check out the two “I Want It All” special offers to celebrate the arrival of our newest product!
It’s easy to change up a stamped scene with just a couple of elements! For my two cards, featuring the same scene using stamps from the Lovely Landscapes set, the differences come in the finishing steps.
I started my design with how I would stamp the flowers (two separate stamps for the blossoms and stems). I wanted to explore the Taylored Expressions ink palette by trying out both green inks (for the stems) – Peapod and Granny Smith – and several of the colors for the blossoms – Cherry Pop, Jelly Donut and Strawberry Milkshake. The leaves and flowers should be stamped at slightly different heights for visual interest. The flowers can be rotated when stamped for additional variation.
I love the coverage of the ink. My design depended on the ink of the flowers being able to partially cover the ink on the stems. To finish out the scene, I stamped the bird house and the bird with two other ink colors not used for the flowers (as I wanted the scene to be as colorful as possible!) – Lollipop and Cookie Monster.
On both versions, I stamped the sentiment with the hybrid-ink formulation in Oreo. This formulation works with alcohol-based markers. I die cut the fence from Sugar Cube cardstock with the Picket Fence Border die. I laid the fence across the stamped scene for placement of bird, so that the bird appears to be sitting on top of the fence.
On the first card (shown above), I added a frame cut with a die in the Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 set from Cookie Monster cardstock.
For the second scene, I added grass cut with the Wispy Grass Border die from Peapod cardstock and a watering can cut from Earl Grey cardstock with the Little Bits – Watering Can die.
The ink colors perfectly coordinate with the Taylored Expressions cardstock, making the selection of coordinating colors on one’s project a breeze!
Note: The colors will stamp dark to begin with and fade to match the cardstock color as the ink seeps into the paper (this is where the superior coverage comes from!).
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Oh this would be a delight to lay eyes on after opening an envelope. Perfect.
Fabulous layout! Sweet flowers and I love the little blue bird.