Category: Taylored Expressions

Celebrating Teachers and Dads!

Welcome to Day One of the Taylored Expressions May 2016 Sneak Peeks! The May products will be released Thursday, May 5 @ 7 AM PST! Today’s projects feature products celebrating and honoring Dads and Teachers.

My first project is a Father’s Day card crafted with the Whole Wide World die and Best in the World stamp set.

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For masculine cards, I like to use shades of brown and navy blue. I used the MISTI to stamp the sentiments from the Best in the World set (I used two different stamps; the set offers the ability to easily personalize your sentiments for the men in your life). I cut the globe with the Whole Wide World die set in a variety of colors (including a brown from the Woodgrain Textured Cardstock Pack) and added the assembled pieces to the stamped panel, finishing off the card front with a cardstock strip, which I dry-embossed with the Know the Ropes folder (providing subtle texture).

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One of this month’s big items is the new Tagging Along die set, with which I created this gift tote. There are so many occasions coming up this season for which this tote could be used – graduation, engagement parties, teacher appreciation, …

Taylored Expressions May 2016 Release

While creating my tote, I envisioned an engagement party using a Tiffany Blue-like cardstock for the front panel. I stamped a sentiment from Toe-tally Awesome and cut the cardstock with the largest die in the Tag Stacklets 1 set (specifically sized to go with the Tagging Along die). The gift tote was cut from silver cardstock, which is included in the Metallic Neutrals pack.

I finished the front panel off with a nail polish bottle cut with the Little Bits – Nail Polish set.

Taylored Expressions May 2016 Release

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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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Thanks for visiting! Head on over to the TE Blog to see more projects and product information, as well as a complete list of our participating designers!

TE Share Joy Challenge #33

Today I’m sharing a card I created for Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #33.SJC33Apr28

I used the sketch to create an encouragement or congratulations card showcasing the Sky High – Airplane set. This is a perfect boy card!

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I cut a variety of cardstock colors with the Sky High – Airplane set and assembled the pieces with liquid adhesive. I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Sky High Sentiments set and cut it with a die in the Stitched Banner Stacklets set. I used the Cloudy Days embossing folder for the panel behind the airplane and the Houndstooth embossing folder for the lower portion of the card. I rarely use two embossing folders on one card, but the patterned paper I tried on the lower half just didn’t work. The patterned paper strip (Carta Bella) was also cut with one of the dies in the Stitched Banner Stacklets set. (I cut once and then turned it around to cut a rectangle rather than a banner.)

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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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TE Share Joy Challenge #32

Today I’m sharing two CAS cards I created for Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #32.

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The cards (variations on the same idea) showcase the Stitch by Stitch 2 stamp set.

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Using the MISTI I stamped the image and sentiment onto Sugar Cube cardstock (two separate stamps that I lined up). I inked the sentiment with an ink pad (holding a post-it note over the image) and then colored the image with Distress Ink and Memento markers. The MISTI made it possible to get good coverage. I cut the image with one of the dies in the Stitched Square Stacklets set, framed it with a slightly larger square, cut from Chocolate Truffle cardstock, and attached it to a woodgrain patterned paper.

TE Share Joy Challenge #32

With the stamps still on the MISTI I stamped the image and sentiment (using the same method as above) onto Buttercream Frosting cardstock. I cut the image with one of the dies in the Stitched Square Stacklets set and attached it to a card panel cut from a different woodgrain patterned paper in my stash. The darker woodgrain paper looked better with the Buttercream Frosting cardstock and didn’t need the image to be framed in a darker cardstock.

TE Share Joy Challenge #32

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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TE Share Joy Challenge #31

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #31.

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I used the sketch to create a “hello” card:

TE Share Joy Challenge #31

The focal point of my card is the Stacked Teacups die cut, which I attached with foam adhesive to the Mark Your Spot Bookmark (cut down to make a tag). I used the inner oval of the rug in the Build a Scene – Nursery set to create a saucer. I used one of the dies from Build a Bookmark to create a horizontal band (I cut it twice; the seam is behind the tag). The band is attached to a panel dry-embossed with the Dotted Lattice folder. I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Simply Succulents Stamp & Die Combo set and cut it with a Stitched Banner Stacklets die.

TE Share Joy Challenge #31

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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Mother’s Day Felt Blooms

Today, I’m sharing a Mother’s Day card crafted with die-cuts cut from the wool felt at Taylored Expressions.

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This felt cuts like butter in my Big Shot! The colors are so rich and vibrant. I cut a variety of floral elements (stems, blossoms and centers) from Lip Gloss, Butter, Persimmon, Split Pea, and Carrot and the terra cotta planter from Latte.

Taylored Expressions Felt Project

I debossed the background with the Weathered embossing folder after stamping it with a sentiment in the Simply Succulents Stamp & Die Combo set.

I used a liquid glue that was designed for foam and felt to glue the pieces together. Because the felt sticks to itself, a lot of glue is not required.

I’ve got a long list of felt colors on my “to buy” list!

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