Category: Fall

Welcoming Fall + Forever 29!

Hello! Welcome to Day 3 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 wait is almost over! The September products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, September 1 @ 7 AM PST!

TE 8th Birthday

Today, I’m sharing two cards: a fall-themed one and a birthday-themed one! Let’s start with my decorated fall door using Door to Door Fall Decor.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I tried a number of different colored doors cut with the Door to Door set and this red one made me happy! (So much so that I think I need to paint our front door this color.) I decorated the door with foliage and a wreath cut with the Door to Door Fall Decor set (which includes the squirrel) and Little Bits – Fall Harvest. I put vellum behind the Door to Door Molding to soften the patterned paper (Playful Patterns – Harvest) and to simulate glass. I stamped a sentiment from Pumpkin Bouquet on to coordinating paper from the same patterned paper pack.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

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My birthday-themed card showcases the Candle Numbers die set.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I chose “29” since it’s often used as the age for birthday wishes in which the actual age of the recipient isn’t discussed. Aren’t these candles fun? I cut the cake with the Build a Cake set from paper in TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Hello Happiness. I added embellishments cut with the Little Bits – Sequins Confetti and Little Bits – Sprinkles Confetti sets. The sentiment is from Simply Stamped – Cupcakes.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

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Don’t forget – Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with favors including the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set along with 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!

Leaves are Falling!

Hello! It’s Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with some fun party favors!  The September products will be released Thursday, September 1 @ 7 AM PST!

TE 8th Birthday

Today I’ve got two fall-themed projects (the leaves are already falling here in the Pacific Northwest!). My first card showcases the Fall Florals stamp and die sets (Fall Florals is a companion to the previously-released Fresh Florals stamp set and Fresh Florals Dies).

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I stamped the floral pieces with a variety of TE Premium Dye Inks including Toffee, Sweet Basil and Mulled Wine, which are part of the September release. I finished the card with a frame cut with one of the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate dies.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

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My second fall-themed card showcases the Birch Tree Background paired with die cuts from On the Road – Wagon and Little Bits – Fall Harvest.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

That’s right – Taylored Expressions now offers background stamps! I used the Toffee ink to stamp the background. I stamped a sentiment from Simply Stamped – Leaves onto Pumpkin cardstock and cut it with one of the dies in the Stitched Banner Stacklets set (giving it a second cut, rotated, to cut a rectangle). I added the squirrel cut with a die in the Door to Door Fall Decor set (I’ll have a card showcasing that die set on my blog tomorrow).

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

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

Don’t forget – Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with favors including the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set along with 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!

No Tricks, Just Treats – Lawn Fawn Halloween

Hello! Today I’m sharing a Halloween card created with Lawn Fawn stamps and dies.

Lawn Fawn Halloween

I Copic-colored the adorable raccoon from Lawn Fawn Holiday Party Animal and placed him in a scene created with the just-released Stitched Tree Borders. I added a sentiment from Happy Howloween which I cut with one of the dies in the Everyday Sentiment Banners set.

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Lawn Fawn Owl Always Love You

Hello! Late August signals back-to-school, and I’ve been seeing lots of posts about first days of school and sons and daughters headed to college. Our youngest son left for college this time of year five years ago (time really doesn’t fly!). He’s finished with college now, so we don’t have any back-to-schoolers in the house. That doesn’t mean I can’t remember what those transitions felt like, and with that type of transition in mind, I created this card with Lawn Fawn stamps and dies.

 

Lawn Fawn Owl Always Love You

The Mom + Me set was released for Mother’s Day; I repurposed the owl with her owlet as a card for a son or daughter (perfect, really, for just about any time!). I kept the colors gender neutral (and sort of outdoorsy).

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Taylored Expressions Faith-Based Projects

Hello! Today, I’m sharing two faith-based projects created with Taylored Expressions products (supplies are listed below each project).

My first project showcases the Shade Tree Cutting Plate which I crafted with fall colors.

Taylored Expressions Faith-Based Projects

I cut Woodgrain Textured Cardstock Pack with the Shade Tree Cutting Plate and embellished it with leaves cut from the TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Playful Patterns – Haunted (the polka-dot patterns in this pack are perfect for autumn) with the On a Limb – Leaves die. I added a sentiment from the Shade Tree Scripture set stamped with the TE Premium Ink – Chocolate Truffle – Full Pad ink.

Taylored Expressions Faith-Based Projects

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For my second project, I created a bookmark combining the Build a Bookmark set with a sentiment from the In the Word set.

Taylored Expressions Faith-Based Projects

I stamped the sun and sentiment from In the Word, cut the cardstock with the bookmark die and embellished with the die-cuts. I used the Mark Your Spot Bookmark die to cut another slightly larger bookmark from the Cookie Monster cardstock.

Taylored Expressions Faith-Based Projects

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