Category: die cuts

TE Sneak Peeks: Let’s Go Wild! + Shake It Up

Welcome to Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions March Sneak Peeks! Today, I’m sharing a child’s birthday card and a “Welcome Baby” shaker card. The March products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, March 3 @ 7 AM PST!

For my first card, I heat-embossed a menagerie from the Hippo Birdy set on patterned paper and cut the animals with the Hippo Birdy Dies that are part of the March release.

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I added a ground to the card with cardstock that I dry-embossed with the Houndstooth embossing folder. I die cut the heat-embossed sentiment with one of the Stitched Banner Stacklets dies.

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For my second card, I created a “Welcome Baby” card with the Baby Bottle Shaker die.

Taylored Expressions March 2016 Release

The die makes it possible to cut a bottle frame (by cutting two dies at once), as well as the full bottle piece. I cut the frame from cardstock, as well as from foam. From the front of the bottle down to the card base, I have a cardstock frame, a full bottle piece of acrylic, a foam bottle frame and a full bottle cardstock back. I used Hello Happiness sequins (I selected sequins from the collection that fit my card colors). I added the rocking horse and teddy bear, cut with two of the new Little Bits sets (using just the outline of the Little Bits without their details).

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TE Sneak Peeks: Feeling Lucky?

Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks – I’ve got a St. Paddy’s Day card and Easter treat toppers to share! The March products will be released Thursday, March 3 @ 7 AM PST!

Feeling lucky? My first project features the Lucky Charms Stamp & Die Combo paired with the Let’s Talk Bubble 3, perfectly sized to work with the Let’s Talk Sentiments.

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I paper-pieced the Leprechaun and stamped the “good luck” sentiment in the Let’s Talk Bubble 3. I added texture to the hill with the Houndstooth embossing folder.

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My second project showcases the Tag Stacklets 3 dies – designed to work with a variety of Taylored Expressions products (sized so that the Roly Poly products can be added to the tag shape, Beauty Lies Within, Away in a Manger, and all of the Treat Topper dies). Since Easter is around the corner I used the Easter Treat Toppers.

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I cut the Easter Treat Toppers from a variety of spring colors and added them to the tags. Super fast and easy!

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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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I’ll be back tomorrow with some more sneaks of this release.

TE Sneak Peeks: Bridezilla is Getting Hitched

Welcome to Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions March Sneak Peeks – I’m sharing two wedding-themed projects! The March products will be released Thursday, March 3 @ 7 AM PST!

My first project features Mr. & Mrs. Grumplings – the happiest bride and groom ever (kidding!).

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I stamped and Copic-colored the bride and groom. After cutting them with their corresponding dies, I added the pair to a panel of white Woodgrain Textured cardstock. I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with one of the Stitched Banner Stacklets dies (I cut twice to make a rectangle, rather than a banner). I added the Mr. & Mrs. – Congrats Banners (cut from white shimmer cardstock in the Premium Cardstock – Metallic Neutrals pack). The woodgrain card panel was adhered to a panel which had been dry-embossed with the Houndstooth embossing folder.

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Mr. Grumpling has to have a ring for Mrs. Grumpling, right? My next card features the Little Bits – Wedding Ring die.

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I cut the ring from gold cardstock (included in the Premium Cardstock – Metallic Neutrals pack) and the stone from white shimmer cardstock, (also included in the pack). I heat-embossed a sentiment from Happily Ever After on the card base and placed the rings around the sentiment.

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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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I’ll be back tomorrow with some more sneaks of this release.

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #24

I’m playing along with Share Joy Challenge #24 at Taylored Expressions.TEChallenge24

I created a spring-themed CAS card with Taylored Expressions die cuts:

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The focal point of the card is the sweet In the Garden scene framed with Picture Perfect – Sunny Days. I couldn’t resist adding a bird cut with the Little Bits – Birds set. I dry-embossed the card base with the Flower Power embossing folder.

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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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Sailing Away

Today, I’m sharing a card inspired by one of Laura Bassen‘s for the Online Card Classes Background Check class.

Jean Manis Sailboat and Wave

Laura used embossing paste with a Simon Says Stamp wave stencil for her background, to which she added a Copic-colored swimmer. I dry-embossed the waves with a Memory Box stencil and then added Distress Inks with the stencil still in place. Because the Memory Box stencil width is smaller than an A2 card, I cut the panel with a Lawn Fawn die. I heat-embossed a Stampin’ Up sentiment on black cardstock and cut that with a small Lawn Fawn die. (I’m finding that I use the Lawn Cuts Stitched Rectangle die sets a lot.)

Because I used Distress Inks on the background, I decided to do the same for the sailboat, which I cut from cardstock colored with Candied Apple. I then trimmed off the lower half and adhered the sails to a boat cut from white cardstock.

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