Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
Happy Monday! It’s a crisp fall-like day here in the Pacific Northwest. These puppies from Lawn Fawn’s Happy Howloween set are irresistible!
I Copic-colored the dogs and cut them with their corresponding dies adding them to a scene created with a variety of Lawn Fawn die cuts. I pulled the sentiment from Argyle Backdrops. Keep Cozy!
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I’m sharing a card created for The Heart Desires Challenge #1. I absolutely fell in love with the inspiration images!
I love the colors and the sea creature theme!
I pulled out an older Paper Smooches set -“Surf & Turf” – whose images I Copic colored and fussy cut. I added hearts cut with a Lawn Fawn die from cardstock, which I colored with Copic markers for an exact match to die-cut circles. The background (Stampin’ Up cardstock) was dry-embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder. You can never have enough wave background options – I think I’m going to have to add this embossing folder to my list!
Farm living is the life for me! (I’ve got the theme song for the 1960s tv show “Green Acres” stuck in my head!) Welcome to Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions June Sneak Peeks! The wait if almost over! June products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, June 9 @ 7 AM PST!
Today my projects feature farms and dogs. Meet Max – an adorable Labrador – he’s one of two new pups on the block at Taylored Expressions.
I stamped Max with the new Taylored Expressions Oreo hybrid ink, colored him with Copic markes and cut him with his corresponding die. I embellished the scene with die cuts created with the Doghouse Accessories and Build a Doghouse sets. To complete the scene, I added a backdrop cut with the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills set, which I dry-embossed with the Chevron folder.
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My second card features the previously released Green Acres set that now has a corresponding die set. I stamped the cow, pig and chicken with the new Taylored Expressions Oreo hybrid ink, colored with Copic markers and cut with the corresponding dies.
I embellished the scene with die cuts created with Little Bits – Windmill and Build a Barn. I added a backdrop cut with the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills set to which I attached a fence cut with Build a Scene – Farm Fence.
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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!
Welcome to Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions June Sneak Peeks! June products will be released Thursday, June 9 @ 7 AM PST!
Both of my projects today have a summer-theme. My first project showcases the Sunshiny Day stamp set with the soon-to-be-released coordinating Sunshiny Day Dies.
I stamped the bird, tree and banner images with the just-released TE Oreo hybrid ink and colored the images with Copic markers before cutting them out with the corresponding dies. I stamped the sentiment with the same Oreo hybrid ink.
To add texture and visual interest, I cut a hill from Peapod cardstock with one of the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills dies and dry-embossed it with the Chevron folder.
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My second project showcases the Garden Party embossing folder, which I inked with Taylored Expressions inks in Lollipop, Cookie Monster and Lemon Meringue. In areas where the inks overlapped they blended beautifully!
For the center section of the folder, I added a sentiment and floral clusters created with the Fresh Florals stamp set and its coordinating dies (stamped with Lollipop, Cookie Monster, Lemon Meringue and Strawberry Milkshake inks).
I added a frame cut with a die in the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate set (the scallops on these frames give just the right amount of frill!).
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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!
I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #35.
Using the sketch, I created a card showcasing the Mermaid Kisses Stamp & Die Combo. This would be the perfect card for a young girl!
I stamped and colored the mermaid with Copic markers and cut her out with the corresponding die (goodbye fussy cutting!). I cut the stamped sentiment with one of the Stitched Banner Stacklets dies. I used patterned paper from my stash for the card background, accent strip and circle behind the mermaid (all Echo Park but different collections). The card base was dry-embossed with the On the Spot embossing folder.
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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