Category: Summer

Hello Summer – TE Share Joy Challenge #41

I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #41.

TE Share Joy Challenge 41

I used the sketch and the colors to create a summer-themed card:

TE Share Joy Challenge #41

I used the Eventful – Pool Party die to do the “heavy lifting” of my design. The big “hello” from Bold Brushstrokes was heat-embossed on the Candy Corn cardstock rectangle. To embellish, I couldn’t resist using another pair of Little Bits – Flip Flops on this card (I’ve used these on half a dozen cards this summer!).

TE Share Joy Challenge #41

Taylored Expressions Supplies: Eventful-Pool Party; Little Bits – Flip Flops; Bold Brushstrokes; Stitched Rectangle Stacklets; Stitched Circle Stacklets; Candy Corn, Lemon Meringue, Watermelon, Cookie Monster, Sugar Cube cardstock; VersaMark; white embossing powder.

Hooray for Red, White and Blue – TE Share Joy #39

I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #39.

TE Share Joy Challenge #39I used the sketch to create a CAS summer-themed card showcasing the Summer Nights patterned paper. (I used this same paper on another project just last week.)

TE Share Joy Challenge #39

I cut equal-sized strips of three of the paper patterns in the pack. I heat-embossed a sentiment created with the Little Bits of Summer stamp set onto a strip of the same size in Blue Corn cardstock.

TE Share Joy Challenge #39

To finish, I added the die-cut Little Bits – Flip Flops to the focal circle.

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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Headed Out to Surf!

It’s time to say “Aloha” to the Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release! All of the products that we have been sharing this week are now available in the TE store!

Before you head off to shop, I have one more project to show you! My card showcases On the Road – Surf Bus along with the On the Line Beach Cutting Plate.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

There are so many “goodies” in the On the Line Beach Cutting Plate with which to embellish a scene! I added a sentiment from the Simply Stamped – Pineapple set, which I stamped onto a cloud cut with the Cloud Duo die set.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 ReleaseThanks 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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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!

Aloha! Let’s Talk Tropical

Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions June Sneak Peeks! Today’s projects take you to the beach! June products will be released Thursday, June 9 @ 7 AM PST!

My first project features the Simply Stamped – Pineapple stamp set with coordinating dies.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

I used three inks to create the pineapple base – Lemon Meringue, Memento Cantaloupe and Candy Corn – and two inks for the stems – Granny Smith and Peapod. The just-released Taylored Expressions inks worked so well for the layering technique – they cover well and the inks coordinate with one another. After stamping, I cut the pineapples with the coordinating dies.

I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with one of the dies in the Banner Stacklets 4 set. I finished the card with a frame cut with one of the dies in the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate set.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released June 9):

For my second beach-themed card, I pulled out the previously released Beach Border die (this may have been one of the first TE dies I ever owned), against which I set a scooter cut with On the Road – Scooter.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

I used the Happy Summer Banner for my sentiment and embellished the scene with Little Bits – Flamingo. I cut a sand hill with one of the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills dies and dry-embossed it with the Honeycomb folder. I finished the scene with a frame cut from the Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 set.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released June 9):


TEReleaseWeekQuestion

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!

Summer On My Mind

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.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

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.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

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.

Supplies (items in bold will be released June 9):

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!

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

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).

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

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!).

Supplies (items in bold will be released June 9):


TEReleaseWeekQuestion

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!