Taylored Expressions – Give Thanks

Hello! Welcome to Day Two of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. Products will be in the store Thursday, September 7 @ 7 AM PST! The new products releasing this month are themed around birthday and Thanksgiving/fall. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating their 9th birthday!

My first card celebrates Thanksgiving! I have combined a sentiment, from the Thanksgiving Blessings set stamped with the brand-new Mocha ink, with Thanksgiving/fall-themed die-cuts.

Taylored Expressions September 2017 Release

I created a table setting on which I placed assembled die-cuts including Little Bits – Pumpkin Pie, Little Bits – Turkey Dinner, and a vase cut with Sitting Pretty Fall Accessories. I added leaves cut with Sitting Pretty Fall Accessories and Little Bits – Leaves to the scene.

Taylored Expressions September 2017 Release

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For my next project, I created napkin rings for a Thanksgiving place setting with Little Bits – Pumpkin Pie and sentiments from Thanksgiving Blessings and Simply Stamped – Acorns.

Taylored Expressions September 2017 Release

I used the Napkin Ring die to cut the napkin rings from woodgrain cardstock and patterned paper in the Playful Patterns – Harvest set.

Taylored Expressions September 2017 Release

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For my final project, I created another Thanksgiving-themed card showcasing the Thanksgiving Blessings sentiment set.

Taylored Expressions September 2017 ReleaseI added die-cuts cut with the Little Bits – Pumpkin Pie set and leaves cut with Sitting Pretty Fall Accessories and Little Bits – Leaves.

Taylored Expressions September 2017 Release

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Head on over to the TE Blog to check out the 9th birthday celebration festivities! Get in on a fun challenge where you could win a fabulous prize package OR become a guest designer for the October Release!

And make sure you check out the party favor! For a limited time, when you spend $50 or more at the TE Web Store, you’ll earn this super sweet Iconic Wishes – Birthday stamp & die combo FREE!

Iconic Wishes - Birthday

Taylored Expressions – Celebrating a Birthday!

Hello! Welcome to Day One of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. Products will be in the store Thursday, September 7 @ 7 AM PST! The new products releasing this month are themed around birthday and Thanksgiving/fall. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating their 9th birthday!

My first card, celebrating this special event, features the 9th Birthday Challenge Sketch (scroll down to the end of the post for more info on this special challenge) with the new Peek-a-Boo Birthday set.

Taylored Expressions Sept 2017 Release

I paired the Copic-colored Peek-a-Boo Birthday cat with a number balloon cut with Number Balloons and Balloon Strings.

Taylored Expressions Sept 2017 Release

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My second birthday project showcases the Curly Q Cutting Plate and the Copic-colored Peek-a-Boo Birthday cat!

Taylored Expressions Sept 2017 Release

I applied Potato Chip ink to a Sugar Cube cardstock panel, as a background for the cat. I then added the Curly Q Cutting Plate. I used the Happy Birthday Banner for the sentiment. So that the sentiment would stand out, I added Distress Oxide Broken China ink to the bottom portion of the letters. I added party balloons cut with Little Bits – Balloons. One of the balloons is cut with the brand-new cardstock color – Key Lime!

Taylored Expressions Sept 2017 Release

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My final card today features the Number Balloons and Balloon Strings used for an anniversary card. I cut the Number Balloons from silver foil cardstock.
Taylored Expressions Sept 2017 Release

As the 25th is the silver anniversary, I used silver in a number of ways. The Free Fall Background is stamped with silver ink. The sentiment from Simply Said – Birthday is heat-embossed with silver powder on vellum. The cake candles and plate are cut from silver cardstock in the TE Metallic Neutrals pack.

Taylored Expressions Sept 2017 Release

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Now to the challenge I mentioned earlier!

Taylored Expressions 9th Birthday Challenge

You can help Taylored Expressions celebrate nine years of sharing joy by creating a card using this fabulous sketch! Then be sure to enter for a chance to win one of nine amazing prize packs of Taylor’s nine favorite crafty things each valued at over $115. Best of all, one lucky winner will be chosen by Taylor to join the Creative Team as a Guest Designer for the October Release and will receive an incredible prize package of the newest TE goodies! Click HERE for all the details!

Plus, it wouldn’t be a party without a favor! So for a limited time, when you spend $50 or more at the TE Web Store, you’ll earn this super sweet Iconic Wishes – Birthday stamp & die combo FREE!

Iconic Wishes - Birthday

 

Taylored Expressions – Cactus Apology Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS punny apology card created with Taylored Expressions products.

Taylored Expressions Cactus Apology Card

I stamped and watercolored the images from Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo. Once dry, I cut the images with their coordinating dies. I cut a ledge with Sitting Pretty which I shortened to fit the space. I applied the Broken China Distress Oxide ink behind the area where the cacti would be placed. The punny sentiment was cut with a die in the Banner Stacklets 4 set.

Taylored Expressions Cactus Apology Card

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Taylored Expressions – Home Sweet Haunted House

Hello! Today, I am sharing a table-top Halloween decor project created with a combination of Taylored Expressions dies.

Taylored Expressions - Home Sweet Haunted House

I combined cardstock pieces cut with dies in the Home Sweet Home (house, windows, roof, chimney), Sack It – Haunted House (shutters, door, ghost, and gable trim), and Home Sweet Home Accessories (curtains) sets to create the house. I covered the window above the door with an assembled Little Bits – Ornate Frame. I used the Spooky Fence Border die to cut the fence.

Taylored Expressions - Home Sweet Haunted House

Happy Haunting!

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Taylored Expressions – September and October Watercolored Calendar Panels

Today, I’m sharing Taylored Expressions September and October watercolored panels for my 2017 calendar.

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I colored the images, part of the 3×4 Watercolor Panels – Calendar set, with Distress Inks and added frames cut with a die in the Build a Scene – Calendar – 5×7 set. It’s been quite hot here in the Pacific Northwest, so it was fun to think about the fall days ahead, and watercoloring these panels was relaxing!

I have previously shared my April panel and my November and December panels.

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