Category: Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #23

I’m playing along with Share Joy Challenge #23 at Taylored Expressions.

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I used the sketch to create an Easter card:

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I interpreted the circle and banner loosely, using two eggs from the Easter Wishes set heat-embossed on watercolor paper for the circle in the sketch. The eggs were watercolored with Distress Inks and cut with the corresponding Egg Stacklets dies. I used just one banner with the heat-embossed sentiment, also in the Easter Wishes set, rather than two banners, as in the sketch. I used the Stitched Scallop Edger die to cut the white scallop tucked under patterned paper from the Build a Scene Paper Pack.

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #23

The card base was dry-embossed with the Butterfly Swirls folder.

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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Taylored Expressions – Emboss Resist Technique

Today I’m sharing a card showcasing the emboss-resist technique using Taylored Expressions stamps and dies.

Taylored Expressions Emboss Resist

To begin, I stamped and heat-embossed (with clear powder) images from the Make it Amazing and Posh Posies sets on watercolor cardstock.

I then applied a combination of Distress Inks to the panel and sprinkled on water for visual interest. Once the panel was dry, I stamped a sentiment from the Simply Succulents Stamp & Die Combo set in black Archival ink. I finished the panel with a frame cut with the Frame in Frame Cutting Plate set and adhered it to a Toffee cardstock base.

Taylored Expressions Emboss Resist

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #22

Today, I’m playing along with the Share Joy Challenge #22 at Taylored Expressions.

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I used both the sketch and the inspiration to create an encouragement/friendship card:

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The focal point of the card is the die-cut coffee machine created with the Koffee Time Stamp & Die Combo set. The sentiment is from the same set. I used the large tag from Build a Tag 4 for the background. I found patterned papers in my stash for the card base.

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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!

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #21

Today, I’m playing along with the Share Joy Challenge #21 at Taylored Expressions.TEChallenge21

I used the sketch to create a CAS Congratulations card, perfect for graduation (you could change the colors of the balloon to reflect school colors), a new job or a promotion (just to name a few reasons to send a Congratulations card)!

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #21

I cut the balloon with the Sky High – Hot Air Balloons die three times, inlaying the colored cardstock panels into the balloon outline (I put Scotch tape on the back of the balloon outline to hold the colored cardstock pieces).

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #21

I used a sentiment from the Welcome Home set which I die cut with the banner in the Build a House set. The background panel was dry-embossed with the Cloudy Days folder and a frame cut with a die in the Frame in Frame Cutting Plate set finished it off.

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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Taylored Expressions February Release Day

Hello! Welcome to the Taylored Expressions February 2016 Release!  I have one more project to show you featuring the Roly Poly – Duck die.

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The base of the Roly Poly Duck is a circle cut with a die in the Stitched Circle Stacklets set. Once I pieced the duck together, I added grass, cut with the Fringe Border, to the card base, which I dry-embossed with the Cloudy Days embossing folder. I added a couple of eggs, which I dry-embossed with the On the Spot folder. I heat-embossed the sentiment from the Easter Wishes set and cut it with a die in the Stitched Banner Stacklets set. These colors make me happy!

Taylored Expressions Feb 2016 Release

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Taylored Expression Cardstock – Oreo, Granny Smith, Jelly Donut, Lollipop, Pumpkin, Sugar Cube, Cookie Monster, Lemon Meringue, Candy Corn