PB Simplicity – Thinking of You Fall-Themed Card

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS fall-themed card created with Penny Black stamps.

PB Simplicity Fall Tree

This card came about as a result of a happy accident. Using my MISTI, I stamped the tree 40-417 Regalia with a variety of Distress Ink colors and then again with VersaMark ink, which I heat-set. The heat-set image allowed me to stencil light blue ink onto the tree with a sponge applicator. (I created a stencil by cutting a circle shape out of vellum.)

After stenciling, I stamped a sentiment from #30-345 Soar and cut the image with a rectangular die, adhering the panel to a wood-grain card base.

PB Simplicity Fall Tree

Last week, I shared a card on the Simplicity Blog using non-holiday dies to create a bold and modern Christmas creation. I hope you’ll head over there and take a look.

HB2U – Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #51

Hello! I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #51.
TE Share Joy Challenge #51

I used the sketch to create a birthday card:

TE Share Joy Challenge #51

I used just one of the layers in the Build a Cake set (this die set is so versatile!). I let the colors in the TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Hello Happiness dictate the other colors in the card. I heat-embossed a sentiment from Bold Brushstrokes.

When I finished, the Strawberry Milkshake cardstock panel looked unfinished, so I added a hand-drawn dotted line with a Uni-Ball Impact Gel Pen – White.

TE Share Joy Challenge #51

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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Did Someone Say “Cupcakes”? with Multi-Step Stamping Tutorial

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release! All of the products that we have been sharing this week are now available in the TE store!

Before you head off to shop, I have one more project to show you! My card showcases the Simply Stamped – Cupcakes stamp set with coordinating dies.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

The stamp set includes two different cupcake top options, the cupcake base, lots of fun sentiments and toppings! I used the TE Premium Dye Inks to stamp the cupcakes and bases.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I used Salt Water Taffy ink for the cupcake base solid stamp and Cookie Monster ink for the detail.  On the pink cupcakes, I stamped the solid image with Pink Champagne, stamped the next detail stamp with Strawberry Milkshake and used Lollipop for the other detail stamp. For the blue cupcake, I stamped the solid image with Salt Water Taffy ink, then Sugar Cube white pigment ink and lastly Cookie Monster.

Let’s take a look at the multi-stamp stamping process. In the tutorial, I’m showing how I stamp the cupcake base (which is a two-stamp process) using the MISTI and the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig image pad.

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Simply Stamped - Cupcakes

Simply Stamped - Cupcakes

For the cupcake tops, which are a three-step process, I did the same as above, repeating the last four steps with the most detailed stamp.

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Thanks so much for stopping by! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, head over to the TE Blog for a complete blog roll of our participating designers!

Welcoming Fall + Forever 29!

Hello! Welcome to Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with some fun party favors! (I’ve got more info on that at the end of this post.) The wait is almost over! The September products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, September 1 @ 7 AM PST!

TE 8th Birthday

Today, I’m sharing two cards: a fall-themed one and a birthday-themed one! Let’s start with my decorated fall door using Door to Door Fall Decor.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I tried a number of different colored doors cut with the Door to Door set and this red one made me happy! (So much so that I think I need to paint our front door this color.) I decorated the door with foliage and a wreath cut with the Door to Door Fall Decor set (which includes the squirrel) and Little Bits – Fall Harvest. I put vellum behind the Door to Door Molding to soften the patterned paper (Playful Patterns – Harvest) and to simulate glass. I stamped a sentiment from Pumpkin Bouquet on to coordinating paper from the same patterned paper pack.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

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My birthday-themed card showcases the Candle Numbers die set.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I chose “29” since it’s often used as the age for birthday wishes in which the actual age of the recipient isn’t discussed. Aren’t these candles fun? I cut the cake with the Build a Cake set from paper in TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Hello Happiness. I added embellishments cut with the Little Bits – Sequins Confetti and Little Bits – Sprinkles Confetti sets. The sentiment is from Simply Stamped – Cupcakes.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released September 1):

Don’t forget – Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with favors including the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set along with patterned paper packs, ink and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize! Over on the TE Blog you’ll also see more projects, as well as a complete list of participating designers!

Leaves are Falling!

Hello! It’s Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions September Sneak Peeks. With this release, Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with some fun party favors!  The September products will be released Thursday, September 1 @ 7 AM PST!

TE 8th Birthday

Today I’ve got two fall-themed projects (the leaves are already falling here in the Pacific Northwest!). My first card showcases the Fall Florals stamp and die sets (Fall Florals is a companion to the previously-released Fresh Florals stamp set and Fresh Florals Dies).

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

I stamped the floral pieces with a variety of TE Premium Dye Inks including Toffee, Sweet Basil and Mulled Wine, which are part of the September release. I finished the card with a frame cut with one of the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate dies.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

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My second fall-themed card showcases the Birch Tree Background paired with die cuts from On the Road – Wagon and Little Bits – Fall Harvest.

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

That’s right – Taylored Expressions now offers background stamps! I used the Toffee ink to stamp the background. I stamped a sentiment from Simply Stamped – Leaves onto Pumpkin cardstock and cut it with one of the dies in the Stitched Banner Stacklets set (giving it a second cut, rotated, to cut a rectangle). I added the squirrel cut with a die in the Door to Door Fall Decor set (I’ll have a card showcasing that die set on my blog tomorrow).

Taylored Expressions September 2016 Release

Supplies (items in bold will be released September 1):

Don’t forget – Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday with favors including the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set along with patterned paper packs, ink and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize! Over on the TE Blog you’ll also see more projects, as well as a complete list of participating designers!