PB Simplicity: Let Your Heart Soar

Today, I’m sharing a CAS card created with Penny Black stamps and dies.

PB Simplicity Let Your Heart Soar

To begin, I masked off a vertical strip and applied Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean with foam applicators. I then stamped the sentiment from 30-345 Soar. To embellish, I added butterflies cut with the 51-132 Flights of Fancy and 51-198 Flourish & Butterflies sets, as well as flourishes cut from vellum using Flourish & Butterflies (these are adhered to the panel under the butterflies). This would be an easy card to change up by simply using a different Distress Ink combination.

Recently, I created a card using the same sentiment and a rainbow assortment of die-cut butterflies. You can see that card on this post at the Penny Black Simplicity site.

Huge Thanks: The Heart Desires Challenge #1

I’m sharing a card created for The Heart Desires Challenge #1. I absolutely fell in love with the inspiration images!

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I love the colors and the sea creature theme!

The Heart Desires Challenge 1

I pulled out an older Paper Smooches set -“Surf & Turf” – whose images I Copic colored and fussy cut. I added hearts cut with a Lawn Fawn die from cardstock, which I colored with Copic markers for an exact match to die-cut circles. The background (Stampin’ Up cardstock) was dry-embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder. You can never have enough wave background options – I think I’m going to have to add this embossing folder to my list!

Hooray for Red, White and Blue – TE Share Joy #39

I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #39.

TE Share Joy Challenge #39I used the sketch to create a CAS summer-themed card showcasing the Summer Nights patterned paper. (I used this same paper on another project just last week.)

TE Share Joy Challenge #39

I cut equal-sized strips of three of the paper patterns in the pack. I heat-embossed a sentiment created with the Little Bits of Summer stamp set onto a strip of the same size in Blue Corn cardstock.

TE Share Joy Challenge #39

To finish, I added the die-cut Little Bits – Flip Flops to the focal circle.

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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Headed Out to Surf!

It’s time to say “Aloha” to the Taylored Expressions June 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 On the Road – Surf Bus along with the On the Line Beach Cutting Plate.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

There are so many “goodies” in the On the Line Beach Cutting Plate with which to embellish a scene! I added a sentiment from the Simply Stamped – Pineapple set, which I stamped onto a cloud cut with the Cloud Duo die set.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 ReleaseThanks 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!

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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!

Green Acres is the Place to Be!

Farm living is the life for me! (I’ve got the theme song for the 1960s tv show “Green Acres” stuck in my head!) Welcome to Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions June Sneak Peeks! The wait if almost over! June products will be released tomorrow – Thursday, June 9 @ 7 AM PST!

Today my projects feature farms and dogs. Meet Max – an adorable Labrador – he’s one of two new pups on the block at Taylored Expressions.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

I stamped Max with the new Taylored Expressions Oreo hybrid ink, colored him with Copic markes and cut him with his corresponding die. I embellished the scene with die cuts created with the Doghouse Accessories and Build a Doghouse sets. To complete the scene, I added a backdrop cut with the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills set, which I dry-embossed with the Chevron folder.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

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My second card features the previously released Green Acres set that now has a corresponding die set. I stamped the cow, pig and chicken with the new Taylored Expressions Oreo hybrid ink, colored with Copic markers and cut with the corresponding dies.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

I embellished the scene with die cuts created with Little Bits – Windmill and Build a Barn. I added a backdrop cut with the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills set to which I attached a fence cut with Build a Scene – Farm Fence.

Taylored Expressions June 2016 Release

 

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TEReleaseWeekQuestion

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!