Category: CAS

Celebrating Sunny Days

Today I’m sharing a spring/summer-themed card featuring the Hero Arts Color Layering Graphic Flowers stamp set.

Hero Arts Sunshine

I created a one-layer card (with the exception of the dry-embossed strip on the left) using the stamp set and a MISTI. I’m completely sold on the MISTI at this point. (Note: the sentiment is designed with that distress on some of the letters; I realized that after stamping it something like five times!)

Taylored Expressions Burlap embossing folder; Stampin’ Up cardstock; Stampin’ Up inks

Share Joy Challenge #30

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #30.

TE Share Joy Challenge #30

I created a card with the sketch showcasing some of the April 2016 release products, specifically sewing-themed stamps and dies. And while I wasn’t trying to use the colors in the inspiration photo, it looks like I did (at least a little bit).

TE Share Joy Challenge #30

I heat-embossed a sentiment from Stitch by Stitch 2 and cut the panel with the largest die in the Stitched Square Stacklets set. I cut a circle with the Stitched Circle Stacklets and embossed it with the Cross Stitch folder. The buttons were cut with the Little Bits – Buttons set and the needle and thread with the Little Bits – Needle & Thread set (I cut the spool from cardstock in the Woodgrain Textured Cardstock Pack and the needle with Premium Cardstock – Metallic Neutrals).

TE Share Joy Challenge #30

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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Have a Cuppa

Looking for my Ellen Hutson Mix-It-Up Challenge post? It’s here.

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release! All of the products that we have been sharing this week are now available in the TE store, HERE!

Before you head off to shop, I have one more project to show you! My CAS card showcases the Stacked Teacups die.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

I cut the tea cup stack twice and adhered the die cuts together with liquid adhesive, backing them with their separate die cuts. I added a sentiment from Plot Twist (this set has so many fabulous sentiments!). I used the Mini Tags set to cut a tea bag tag (I cut the tag and then shifted the die to cut the tag down a bit). I used the Cross Stitch embossing folder to deboss a strip to finish off the card.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, head over to the TE Blog for a complete blog roll of our participating designers!

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Celebrating Milestones

Welcome to Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions April 2016 Sneak Peeks! The April products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, April 7 @ 7 AM PST!

This month’s products include stamps and dies geared towards milestones such as graduations – whether from preschool or college. My first card would work for a number of occasions, as it celebrates the beginning of an adventure.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

I paired Sky High – Kites die cuts with the Sky High Sentiments and added a small kite cut with the Little Bits – Kite set. The Sky High – Kites die cuts the overlays and the backgrounds, along with the tails. I colored cardstock with Distress Inks for the kite backgrounds, but they could be cut from colored cardstock just as easily.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

Supplies Taylored Expression Sky High – Kites, Sky High Sentiments, Little Bits – Kite, Cloud Duo

My second project was created with my youngest son in mind, as he graduates from college in June. That’s him in the grad lineup highlighted with gold cardstock! He’s saying “hooray!” as are we!

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

I cut the silhouette of graduates from Chalkstock cardstock with the Eventful – Graduation Border. I also cut the lineup with the Eventful – Graduation Border from gold cardstock and then cut off the single grad, adhering him to the border with liquid adhesive. I gold-embossed the Eventful – Graduation sentiment and cut it with the Little Bits – Let’s Talk Bubble 2 die. This would be an easy design to customize to school colors.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

Supplies: Taylored Expressions Eventful – Graduation Border, Eventful – Graduation, Little Bits – Let’s Talk Bubble 2

Say It With a Bouquet

Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions April Sneak Peeks! The April products will be released Thursday, April 7 @ 7 AM PST!

This month’s release has several floral offerings – in both stamps and dies – which work for a variety of occasions. My first project features the previously-released Stargazer Lily Bouquet stamp set, which now has a corresponding Stargazer Lily Bouquet Die, paired with a sentiment from the new release Simply Stamped – Peonies stamp set.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

I stamped the lily on watercolor cardstock and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder. I colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then cut it with its corresponding die. I heat-embossed the sentiment onto vellum and adhered the vellum to the cardstock with double-sided sticker paper. I popped the floral bouquet up with foam adhesive and finished the card off with a frame cut with the Frame in Frame Cutting Plate set.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

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My next project features the Full Bloom die. Because this die does not cut on the edge, it can be positioned in a number of ways on a card front.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

I used the full bloom die to cut the blossom three times from an A2-sized panel. I cut the petals (the set includes three petal sizes) from cardstock which I’d colored with Distress Inks. I adhered the petals to the blooms with liquid adhesive. I added a sentiment cut with the Mini Caps Alpha & #’s set.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

I attached the panel to a card base and fluffed up the petals a bit.

I created a second card with the same design using colored cardstock rather than Distress Ink-colored cardstock.

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

Taylored Expressions April 2016 Release

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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 our participating designers!