Watercoloring - 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.

TE April 2018 Release – Petal Power

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions April 2018 Release Sneak Peeks. Today, it’s all about the flowers! This month’s products will be released Thursday, April 5 @ 7 AM PDT!

My first project showcases the Rosette Cutting Plate paired with a sentiment from the Plot Twist stamp set and features two of the three new colors in the TE palette – Guava and Confetti Cake!

I started by cutting Sugar Cube cardstock with the Rosette Cutting Plate and cutting the blooms and leaves from Cherry Pop, Guava, Lemon Meringue, and Peapod cardstock. I added the cardstock pieces to the frame and taped the back.

I heat-embossed the Plot Twist sentiment on Confetti Cake cardstock, which I adhered to the back of the assembled Rosette Cutting Plate frame. I created a card base from Cupcake cardstock and added the assembly to the base. For a final touch, I added butterflies cut from Sugar Cube cardstock with the Little Bits – Butterflies die set.

Supplies: (new products will be released April 5)

My second project showcases the Big Blooms – Zinnia set with corresponding dies.

I stamped and heat-embossed the Big Blooms – Zinnia images on Watercolor cardstock and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. While those dried, I stamped the Simply Stamped – Wreath sentiment on Confetti Cake cardstock and heat-embossed it with TE Clear Embossing Powder. I cut the zinnias and leaves with their corresponding dies and added them to the card base.

Supplies: (new products will be released April 5)

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

Watercolored TE Birthday Bouquet

Hello! Today, I am sharing a birthday card on which I combined a number of different Taylored Expressions stamp sets.

I stamped and heat-embossed with gold powder the Rosey Posey images on watercolor cardstock. I watercolored the flower petals with Distress Inks. Once dry, I cut the flowers with their corresponding dies. I stamped and heat-embossed flowers and foliage from the Happily Ever After stamp set and cut those with their corresponding dies.

For the background, I stamped the Striped Background with Cookie Monster ink on Cookie Monster cardstock. I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from Simply Stamped – Roses on a Sugar Cube cardstock strip.

Supplies:

Newton’s Nook Book Club – A Watercolored Version

Hello. Today, I am sharing a CAS card created with the Newton’s Nook Newton’s Book Club stamp set.

A few weeks ago, I shared a card using a different image from the same stamp set (the set contains three cute cat images); on that version, I colored the cat image with Copic markers. For this version, I stamped the cat image on Arches Hot Press Watercolor Paper with VersaFine ink and watercolored the image with Distress Inks and Distress Ink Markers. I used patterned papers from my stash to add visual variety to the card base.

Taylored Expressions Feb 2018 Release – Rain or Shine

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions February 2018 Release Sneak Peeks. The spring- and Easter-themed products will be released Thursday, February 8 @ 7 AM PST!

For my first project, I created an encouragement/friendship card combining die-cuts, new and old, and a fabulous sentiment from Rain or Shine.

I colored Sugar Cube cardstock with a variety of TE inks to create the colors of the rainbow, which I cut with the Rainbow Cutting Plate. I used the Raindrops embossing folder to add texture to panels in the upper-right and lower-left corners. I cut the When It Rains umbrella from Oreo cardstock and inked cardstock. I stamped the Rain or Shine sentiment and then cut it with the one of the Build-a-Scene Rolling Clouds dies. I also added clouds cut with the Stitched Cloud Duo.

For my second project, I created cards with the 3 x 4 Watercolor Panels – Easter set and a decorated envelope.

I watercolored this sweet scene from the set, and added Cookie Monster ink around the edges before attaching the panel to a card base on which I used the Playful Patterns – Sweet patterned paper.