Category: Valentines

Let’s Make Some Music! – Taylored Expressions December 2016 Release

Hello! Welcome to Day Three of the Taylored Expressions December Sneak Peeks featuring products designed for creating Valentine’s Day cards, as well as classroom/friend treats! The December products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, December 8 @ 7 AM PST!

My first card has the music lover in mind!

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With the Musical Background as a backdrop, my card showcases the Little Bits – Treble/Bass die. I placed the Treble/Bass on a heart cut with a die in the Heart Stacklets set. I sprinkled on Little Bits – Love Notes and finished with a heat-embossed sentiment from The Birds & The Bees.

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My second project is a CAS Valentine’s card featuring the Little Bits – Tandem Bike die.

TE December 2016 Release

I added hearts, created with the Skinny Mini Valentine Borders and the smallest die in the Heart Stacklets set, along with clouds, cut with the Cloud Duo set, and one of the Picture Perfect – Valentine frames expressing my sentiment.

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Supplies (items in bold will be released December 8):

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 participating designers!

You Are Loved – Taylored Expressions December 2016 Release

Hello! Welcome to Day Two of the Taylored Expressions December Sneak Peeks featuring products designed for creating Valentine’s Day cards as well as classroom/friend treats! The December products will be released Thursday, December 8 @ 7 AM PST!

I’ve got three Valentine’s Day-themed projects today. My first features the Conversation Hearts embossing folder.

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To create the background, I inked the Conversation Hearts folder before dry-embossing the Strawberry Milkshake cardstock. To the front I added the Brushstroke Valentine sentiment and two hearts created with the Filled with Love Stamp & Die Combo set, keeping with the conversation heart theme.

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I used a similar technique on my next card, pairing the dry-embossed background with a different sentiment.

TE December 2016 Release

To create this version, I inked the Conversation Hearts folder with Strawberry Milkshake ink and dry-embossed Sugar Cube cardstock. I stamped Strawberry Milkshake cardstock with the sentiment from How Sweet It Is and paired it with the die-cut Loved Script.

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Need a Hug? My final project today is a classroom treat created with Roly Poly Sentiments and Roly Poly – Panda.

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I attached the assembled panda, holding a heart stamped with one of the Roly Poly Sentiments, to a Tuck & Close Notecard which I stamped on the inside with another sentiment from the same set. I added a chocolate treat!

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TE December 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released December 8):

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 participating designers!

Hearts Aflutter – Taylored Expressions December 2016 Release

Hello! Welcome to Day One of the Taylored Expressions December Sneak Peeks. Love is in the air! This month’s release features products designed for creating Valentine’s Day cards as well as classroom/friend treats! The December products will be released Thursday, December 8 @ 7 AM PST!

I’ve created two cards to share today. My first card features the Floating Hearts Cutting Plate. Be sure to scroll to the end of the post for a promotion of this TE Web Store exclusive.

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To create the card, I used the cutting plate die to cut the Sugar Cube cardstock frame into which I added the hearts cut from colored cardstock in a variety of colors. Once all of the pieces were in the frame, I put Scotch tape on the back. I heat-embossed the Brushstroke Valentine sentiment on vellum, which I then cut with a circle die (carefully applying liquid adhesive under the letters to attach the vellum to the die-cut panel).

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For my next card, I combined the Roly Poly – Monkey with a sentiment from How Sweet It Is, which I stamped with two different colored inks.

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I cut the monkey from watercolor cardstock to which I had applied TE inks. Isn’t that monkey sweet?!?!

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For a limited time, earn DOUBLE CRAFTY POINTS on the Floating Hearts Cutting Plate! 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 48 Crafty Points on the purchase of the TE Web Store exclusive Floating Hearts Cutting Plate!

Offer valid on qualifying purchases made between 7am PST on Thursday, December 8 and 11:59 pm CST on Sunday, December 11, 2016 and only while supplies last. Crafty Points are only available on purchases made via our retail site, www.tayloredexpressions.com.

TE Floating Hearts Cutting Plate Promotion

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 participating designers!

Penny Black Simplicity Triple Love Die – 2 Versions

Today, I’m sharing a two Valentine’s Day cards featuring the Penny Black die 51-187 Triple Love.

The first is CAS (and quick-to-create) card:

Penny Black Simplicity Valentine

I cut the overlay from silver paper with the 51-187 Triple Love die and adhered it to a panel, which I had colored with Distress Ink spray and drops of gold spray mist. I added the panel to a dry-embossed card base. Lots of options here – change the background behind the panel, use a different dry-embossed card base, …

The second card is an inlaid shaker card:

Penny Black Triple Love Shaker Card

I created the background with three strips of pink cardstock from which I cut the Triple Love in the center. I cut the Triple Love piece again from white cardstock and inlaid it into the card panel. I backed the overlay with acetate. I used foam tape (backed with white cardstock) to create a chamber for the sequins. The panel was then adhered to a square card base with foam adhesive.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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!