Taylored Expressions - Right as Rain

Freshly Made Sketches #399 – Nautical-Themed

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, nautical-themed card for the Freshly Made Sketches #399 Challenge.

This was an easy sketch with which to work and my card came together quickly!

I stamped the SU Pool Party square with a Stampin’ Up sentiment (Hello, Sailor retired set) in SU Night of Navy ink.
I die-cut the anchor (WPlus9 Nautical Notions) from SU Night of Navy cardstock, the crab (TE Little Bits – Crustaceans) from SU Real Red, and the rope and life ring with the Cottage Cutz Rope Corner set.
I added the elements to the sentiment stamped panel (using foam adhesive for the crab, life ring, and the anchor) and added the assembly to the square card base.

I’m already thinking of other ideas for this sketch!

Let It Snow – CAS Die-cut Winter Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS winter-themed card featuring the Elizabeth Crafts Skis die-cuts. I am transitioning from Christmas cards to winter-themed ones (I like many holiday cards so much, it is a tough transition!).

I created the background with the Taylored Expressions Buffalo Plaid Background stamp. I used the Impression Obsession Fir Tree Border for a layer between the base and the stamped ski slope. The sentiment is from an older Hero Arts set.

Hello Bluebird – Die-Cut Wreath

Hello! I am back with a second project using the Hello Bluebird Holly and Pine Die. (You can see the first card I created with this die set here.) On this CAS holiday card, I created a wreath with the pine boughs in the set, to which I added some freshly fallen snow. This card features some of my favorite things – die-cuts, heat-embossing, and a stamped background.

I stamped the card background with the TE Buffalo Plaid Background stamp in Love Letter ink.
I heat-embossed one of my favorite sentiments (from the now-retired Hero Arts Operation Write Home Winter Wishes set) on to white cardstock which I cut with a circle die.
I die-cut the pine boughs from Lawn Fawn Noble Fir cardstock and heat-embossed them with Hero Arts White Puff embossing powder.
I arranged the boughs around the die-cut circle. I then used the Press ‘N’ Seal method to lift off the boughs and adhered them to the sentiment circle with Nuvo glue.
I cut the bow from TE Foil Cardstock.
I cut the holly berries from Candy Apple cardstock and the pine cones from Lawn Fawn Chocolate Bar (one side of this cardstock has a subtle texture).

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HO HO HO – Ten-Minute CAS Christmas Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Christmas card that took almost no time to create.

The card base was stamped with the Taylored Expressions Buffalo Plaid background stamp. I cut the sentiment from glitter cardstock with the Lawn Fun Alpha dies and adhered the letters to a rectangle cut with one of the Small Stitched Rectangle Stacklets. The sentiment panel was attached to the background with foam adhesive squares.

I like this card’s “on trend” background with a little bit of bling from the glitter cardstock.

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Winter Wishes – Die-cut Ornaments

Hello! I like the ornament motif on holiday cards, and I have a collection of ornament dies. Today, I am sharing a card showcasing the newest addition to my collection – the Poppy Stamps Pinpoint Shaker Ornament. I liked it so much, I cut it twice!

The Poppy Stamps Pinpoint Shaker Ornament die is designed to work with the Retro Ornaments die set. I don’t own that set but found that the Impression Obsession Vintage Ornament die set worked for my purposes. I white heat-embossed one of my favorite sentiments (from the now-retired Hero Arts Operation Write Home Winter Wishes set) on deep blue cardstock. I cut the other ornament from pink cardstock and added a Savvy Stamps snowflake.

The ornament strings were cut with the Impression Obsession Vintage Ornament set. To create the background, I stamped the Taylored Expressions Snow Day Background stamp in Sea Glass ink on white cardstock.

Supplies: Memory Box Pinpoint Shaker Ornament, Impression Obsession Vintage Ornament, Savvy Stamps Winter Snowflakes, Taylored Expressions Snow Day Background