Category: CAS

Hearts Aflutter – Taylored Expressions December 2016 Release

Hello! Welcome to Day One of the Taylored Expressions December Sneak Peeks. Love is in the air! This month’s release features products designed for creating Valentine’s Day cards as well as classroom/friend treats! The December products will be released Thursday, December 8 @ 7 AM PST!

I’ve created two cards to share today. My first card features the Floating Hearts Cutting Plate. Be sure to scroll to the end of the post for a promotion of this TE Web Store exclusive.

TE December 2016 Release

To create the card, I used the cutting plate die to cut the Sugar Cube cardstock frame into which I added the hearts cut from colored cardstock in a variety of colors. Once all of the pieces were in the frame, I put Scotch tape on the back. I heat-embossed the Brushstroke Valentine sentiment on vellum, which I then cut with a circle die (carefully applying liquid adhesive under the letters to attach the vellum to the die-cut panel).

TE December 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released December 8):

For my next card, I combined the Roly Poly – Monkey with a sentiment from How Sweet It Is, which I stamped with two different colored inks.

TE December 2016 Release

I cut the monkey from watercolor cardstock to which I had applied TE inks. Isn’t that monkey sweet?!?!

TE December 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released December 8):

For a limited time, earn DOUBLE CRAFTY POINTS on the Floating Hearts Cutting Plate! If you’re not a Crafty Points member, it’s free and easy to join. Just create an account at the TE webstore and you’re automatically enrolled to begin earning crafty points with every purchase. You’ll earn 48 Crafty Points on the purchase of the TE Web Store exclusive Floating Hearts Cutting Plate!

Offer valid on qualifying purchases made between 7am PST on Thursday, December 8 and 11:59 pm CST on Sunday, December 11, 2016 and only while supplies last. Crafty Points are only available on purchases made via our retail site, www.tayloredexpressions.com.

TE Floating Hearts Cutting Plate Promotion

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!

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

Let It Snow!

Hello! Today I’m sharing a CAS Christmas card created with Avery Elle supplies.

AE Santa

I used the Falling Snow die to create the background for the Copic-colored Santa (I also used colored pencil on his boots and belt).

AE Samta
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Snow Day

Hello! Today’s I’m sharing a CAS, winter-themed card. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’ve just had our first significant snowfall of the season in the mountain areas.

CAS Christmas Die-Cut Card

I rummaged through my dies to find a wreath that would work with the Small Winter Sled finding the one in the Holiday Arbor Accessories set to fit well. I heat-embossed the sentiment from Snow Day with silver embossing powder and cut the white cardstock with one of the dies in the Stitched Hillside Border set. The patterned papers are from a Lawn Fawn pad purchased several Christmases ago.

CAS Christmas Die-Cut Card

Supplies:

PB Simplicity – Winter Village Die-Cut Scene

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS winter scene created with Penny Black supplies.

PB Simplicity

I Distress-Inked the background panel with Blueprint, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, and Milled Lavender. Once dry, I heat-embossed the Santa and reindeer from the 40-406 Snow Dasher set with silver embossing powder.

PB Simplicity

I die cut 51-156 Tiny Town and backed the openings with silver foil. I finished off the card with a stamped sentiment from the 30-259 Wonderful & Jolly set.

I hope you’ll head over to the Penny Black Simplicity blog where I recently shared this winter-themed card using the same Distress Ink colors.

PB Simplicity

From Witch to Girl Elf!

Hello! I’m sharing a CAS holiday card featuring a female elf (who just happened to have once been a witch!). For the August Taylored Expressions release, I created this card with the Roly Poly – Witch die set. With just a few modifications, she’s an elf for Christmas.

TE Roly Poly Elf

I die cut the pieces from the Roly Poly – Witch set and used corresponding Taylored Expressions ink colors to the die-cut pieces. In addition to that set, I used the cheeks from Roly Poly – Santa. To finish, I added a frame cut from gold cardstock with the Picture Perfect – Vertical set.

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As Buddy the Elf, the inspiration for my card, says: “The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear.”

Supplies: Background paper – Doodlebug Here Comes Santa Claus patterned paper