They Say It’s Your Birthday!

Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with some fun party favors! (I’ve got more info on that at the end of this post.) The September products will be released this Thursday – September 1 @ 7 AM PST!

TE 8th Birthday

Today, to celebrate the 8th birthday, I’m sharing two birthday-themed cards. My first card showcases the Make a Wish Stamp & Die Combo:

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I stamped the candles and flames with TE Premium Dye Inks and cut them with their corresponding dies. I put all of the stamps onto my MISTI and stamped with a wide variety of ink colors (I now have lots of candles with which to make cards!). The candle and flame cut separately so it’s easy to mix and match flames on the candles (and turn the candles upside down if desired). I attached the candles and flames to a Distress Inked background with foam adhesive. I created a frame with dies in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and Stitched Circle Stacklets sets (this is one of my favorite ways to create a “spotlight” frame), which I had stamped with a sentiment in the Make a Wish Stamp & Die Combo.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released September 1):

A birthday party needs a cake! Build a Cake to the rescue!

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

The Build a Cake die set includes cake layers, cake plate and accessories for a wide variety of options. I placed my decorated cake against a background dry-embossed with the Streamers embossing folder. The sentiment, from Simply Stamped – Cupcakes, works for any number of celebratory occasions.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

To finish, I embellished the card with Little Bits – Sequins Confetti.

Supplies (items in bold will be released September 1):

What’s a birthday party without a favor?! Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with favors including everything from the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set to patterned paper packs, ink, and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize! Over on the TE Blog you’ll also see more projects, as well as a complete list of participating designers!

Poppystamps New Release: Yee-Haw!

Today, I’m sharing another card created with dies from the new Poppystamps release.

Poppystamps New Release: Yee-Haw!I wanted to create a masculine birthday card with the Galloping Stallion as the focus. I used the Happy Birthday die for a tone-on-tone background. The “yee-haw” sentiment was created on my computer. I die-cut the Superstar Border several times to create a few accent stars.

Supplies: Poppystamps Galloping Stallion 996, Happy Birthday Background 990, Superstar Border 912