Taylored Expressions - Right as Rain

Taylored Expressions – Let the Sun Shine

Hello! Welcome to Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions June 2018 Release Sneak Peeks. This release is all about summer and includes products for a number of summer-related themes such as 4th of July, Tropical, Under the Sea, and Food & Drink. The TE June 2018 release products will be available Thursday, June 7 @ 7 AM PDT!

My first project is tropical-themed and showcases the Do the Hula Stamp & Die Combo and Liquid Watercolors (yes – Taylored Expressions will be carrying these, and there’s information about a promotion at the end of my post)!

I stamped and heat-embossed the hula girl and her skirt and colored her with a number of the TE Liquid Watercolors. Once dry, I cut the images with their corresponding dies.
For the background, I sponged Sugar Cube ink on Blue Raspberry cardstock (new color intro this month) with the Set the Scene – Clouds Stencil.
To complete the scene, I added a palm tree cut with the Build a Scene – Tropical set and a heat-embossed sentiment.
I used a strip of the Hello Sunshine 6×6 Paper Pack along the bottom for a colorful ground.

Supplies (new products will be released June 7):

My second project is sea-themed and showcases a super cute set – O-Fish-Ally Awesome.

I stamped and heat-embossed the whale image from the O-Fish-Ally Awesome stamp set and colored it with the Liquid Watercolors. Once dry, I cut the whale with its corresponding die.
The card background was created with two stencil sets – Set the Scene – Waves and Bubbly. I first sponged Salt Water Taffy ink on to the background with the Set the Scene – Waves stencil. Then I added Moonstone Nuvo Glimmer Paste to the panel with the Bubbly stencil (masking any part of the stencil that was above the top wave).
The O-Fish-Ally Awesome sentiment was heat-embossed on the background panel.
To fill out the scene, I added die-cut sea plants cut with the Build a Scene – Underwater die set.
And those bubbles above the whale? Those were cut with dies in the Snowman Shaker set!

Supplies (new products will be released June 7):

For a limited time, earn DOUBLE CRAFTY POINTS when you purchase our NEW TE Liquid Watercolor Collection! Included in this exclusive bundle are all 12 bright liquid watercolor hues, our innovative, unique shimmer liquid PLUS a bonus set of 4 mixing palettes to explore your creativity! If you’re not a Crafty Points member, it’s free and easy to join. Just create an account at the TE webstore and you’re automatically enrolled to begin earning crafty points with every purchase. You’ll earn 134 Crafty Points on the purchase of our TE Liquid Watercolor Collection! Offer valid on qualifying purchases made between 9am CDT on Thursday, June 7, 2018 and 11:59 pm CDT on Sunday, June 10, 2018 and only while supplies last. Crafty Points are only available on purchases made via the retail site: www.tayloredexpressions.com.

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with a giveaway during each day of sneak peeks! Visit the TE Blog to answer Taylor’s Question of the Day for a chance to win one of the latest products before you can buy it!

Thanks for visiting! On the TE Blog you will see more projects and product information, as well as a complete list of participating designers.

Hat’s Off to the Grad

Hello! Today, I am sharing a die-cut graduation card showcasing Taylored Expressions products including the Build an Emoji and Caps Lock – Grad die sets.

Here’s how I made the card:

I cut the emoji with the Build an Emoji die set from Lemon Meringue, Oreo, and Sprinkles cardstock.
I assembled the emoji and added a grad cap cut with the Little Bits – Hats Off die.
The background was cut from Sprinkles cardstock with the Shining Star Cutting Plate.
I placed the emoji grad and die-cut Grad Confetti on a circle, cut from Sugar cube cardstock with one of the Stitched Circle Stacklets dies. I adhered the assembled circle to the Shining Star background.
I added the GRAD letters, cut with Caps Lock – Grad from silver foil cardstock, with foam adhesive, to the background.
I added the assembled panel to the Oreo cardstock card base.

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Taylored Expressions – Happy Father’s Day

Hello! With June just around the corner, I figured it was time to start in on Father’s Day projects. Today, I am sharing a CAS Father’s Day card featuring Taylored Expressions supplies.

Here’s how I made the card:

I stamped the Cutting Edge – Stars Stamp & Die Combo image on Sugar Cube cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.
I die-cut the stamped and colored panel.
I die-cut the Caps Lock – Dad from Blue Corn cardstock. I also die-cut the letters from foam.
I heat-embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder on Candy Corn cardstock, which I cut with one of the Double-ended Flag Stacklets dies.
I dry-embossed Sprinkles cardstock with the Lots of Stars folder for the card base background.
I added the Caps Lock – Dad letters, (to which I adhered the foam letters for dimension), and the sentiment strip to the card front.
I attached the card front to the card base.

Looking for more projects showing the Cutting Edge – Stars Stamp & Die Combo? Head over to this gallery at Taylored Expressions.

Looking for more Father’s Day inspiration? These posts include more project ideas for celebrating Dad: 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Taylored Expressions – Cactus Die-Cuts

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, Southwest-themed, apology card combining a variety of Taylored Expressions supplies.

Here’s how I created the card: I cut Sugar Cube cardstock with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and applied Dreamweaver Embossing Paste through the Chevron Arrow Stencil. I set the panel with wet embossing paste aside to dry. I cut the cactus and their containers with dies in the Sitting Pretty Accessories set from Sugar Cube cardstock and colored them with Copic Markers. I like the look that coloring with Copic markers gives to die-cuts, especially for the variation it provides. I assembled the plants and containers.

I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from the Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo set on Poppy Seed cardstock with TE Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. Once the stenciled panel was dry, I added the sentiment and cacti to the panel with foam adhesive. The card base was created from Toffee cardstock.

Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo [ TE ]	Sitting Pretty Accessories [ TE ]	Chevron Arrow Stencil [ TE ]
Stitched Rectangle Stacklets [ TE ]	TE Fine Detail Embossing Powder – White [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Poppy Seed [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube [ TE ]	Copic Markers [ TE ]
Dreamweaver Embossing Paste – White [ TE ]	VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – 3D Foam… [ TE ]

Taylored Expressions – Card Maps Sketches

Hello! Today I am sharing two cards created with Taylored Expressions supplies using sketches from Card Maps.

My first card features the Seas the Day stamp set sentiment paired with the Little Bits – Sailboat die cut for a nautical-themed card using a square sketch.

Here is the sketch I used:

For the card base, I stamped the Striped Background with Sprinkles ink on Sugar Cube cardstock. I stamped the Seas the Day sentiment in Blue Corn ink on a square cut from Sugar Cube cardstock. I cut the Little Bits – Sailboat from Cherry Pop, Earl Grey, and Sugar Cube cardstock and assembled it. I cut two squares from Blue Corn cardstock and dry-embossed them with the On the Spot embossing folder for the ocean water. I dry-embossed the Sugar Cube cardstock square on the right with the Cloudy Days embossing folder. I added fish cut with the On the Water – Fishing Boat set from Lemon Meringue cardstock to the water for a bit of color.

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My second card combines several different Blooms die sets with a sentiment from the Laurels stamp set.

Here is the horizontal sketch I used:

I stamped the Laurels sentiment in Lollipop ink on Sugar Cube cardstock and cut it with one of the Stitched Circle Stacklets dies. I cut two additional circles with the same die. I cut the flowers with the Mini Bloomers, Mini Bloomers 2, Bloomers 5, and Bloomers 6 die sets from Strawberry Milkshake, Lollipop, and Lemon Meringue cardstock and assembled them. I cut the rectangle panel from patterned paper in the Playful Patterns – Sweet package and added scallop edges cut with the Postage Stamp Edger die from Strawberry Milkshake cardstock. I added the assembled panel to a card base covered with patterned paper from the Playful Patterns – Sweet package.

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