Taylored Expressions January Release Sneak Peeks Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Taylored Expressions January  Sneak Peeks! The January products will be released Thursday, January 7 @ 7 AM PST!

For my first project, I created a CAS encouragement card showcasing the Choose Hope Stamp & Die Combo. 

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions Jan 2016 Release

I created the background with the Hope sentiment stamp from the Choose Hope set and cut the background with a die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets set. I cut the ribbon and heart with dies in the set.

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions Jan 2016 Release

My second project combines one of the frame dies in the Picture Perfect – Smile/Hello set with images from the Under the Flower Stamp & Die Combo set. This combination could be used for any number of occasions – birthday, encouragement, Mother’s Day, ….

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions January 2016 Release

I stamped, colored and cut the girl and flower, adding them to the scene along with a hill cut with a die from the Build a Scene – Rolling Hills set.

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions January 2016 Release

The background was dry-embossed with the Flower Power folder (perfect for any number of occasions!).

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win. 

Taylored Expressions Release

Thanks for visiting! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, please head over to the TE Blog for a complete list of our participating designers!

Products in BOLD will be available in the TE store Thursday, 1/7/16 @ 7 AM PST!

Supplies for Hope:

Supplies for Smile:

Taylored Expressions January Release Sneak Peeks Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions January Sneak Peeks! The release is packed with Stamp & Die Combos, along with new dies and embossing folders! The January products will be released Thursday, January 7 @ 7 AM PST!

My first project features the Mane Event Stamp & Die Combo used to create a CAS (and colorful) birthday card.

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions Jan 2016 Release

I stamped and colored the lion and cut him (her?) with the corresponding die. (The corresponding dies for the images makes these sets so easy to create with!) The sentiment was heat-embossed on a circle cut with one of the dies in the Stitched Circle Stacklets set.

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions Jan 2016 Release

I added banners cut with the Skinny Mini Party Borders set and flowers cut with the Mini Bloomers set. The card base was dry-embossed with the Splatter embossing folder.

My next project combines the Let’s Talk Edger 1 die along with the adorable hens from the Happy Hens set.

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions January 2016 Release

I stamped and colored the hens and cut them with their corresponding dies. I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with the Let’s Talk Edger 1 die. I created a frame for the scene with the Pockets & Pages – 3×4 Photo Frame die.

Jean Manis Taylored Expressions January 2016 Release

The card base was dry-embossed with the Chicken Wire embossing folder.

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win. 

Taylored Expressions Release

Thanks for visiting! If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, please head over to the TE Blog for a complete list of our participating designers! I’ll be back tomorrow with more sneaks!

Products in BOLD will be available in the TE store Thursday, 1/7/16 @ 7 AM PST!

Supplies for Mane Event:
Supplies for Happy Hens:

AEI♥U Challenge #32 – Winter

Happy New Year! It’s time for a new AEI♥U Challenge!! This month’s theme is winter!

Here’s my take on the challenge theme:

Jean Manis Avery Elle Challenge Jan 2016

I stamped the images from the Penguin Greetings set onto the card base and colored them with colored pencils (and Gamsol). I added a sentiment using the “warm” die from Penguin Greetings ELLE-ments set and heat-embossed words from the Penguin Greetings set.

There’s no limit to how you can interpret this challenge! Check out the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team over on the AEI♥U Challenge Blog!  You’ll also find the InLinkz tool to link up YOUR take on the challenge – we’d love to see your beautiful work in our gallery! There are two $25 Avery Elle Gift Certificates up for grabs for the two best entries!  You have until  January 26, 2016 to link up your take on the challenge!

Supplies:

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #16

I’m playing along with Share Joy Challenge #16 at Taylored Expressions.

I used the sketch and created a CAS Valentine’s card:

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I stamped the cat image from the Stitch by Stitch set by coloring the stamp with Memento markers. I cut the image with one of the circle dies in the Stitched Circle Stacklets set. I heat embossed a sentiment from Love Makes the World Go Round and cut it with one of the Stitched Banner Stacklets dies.

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I dry-embossed a rectangle cut with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets set with the Swiss Hearts embossing folder and adhered that to the card base. I used a couple of the Stitched Square Stacklets dies to create the Earl Grey triangle I placed behind the cat (I don’t know that I’ve ever used a triangle die cut on a card before!). This card came together quickly with the various Stacklets die sets!

Supplies:

Avery Elle How You Doin’?

Although Christmas may now be behind us, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t still winter-themed cards to be made! Today I’m sharing a friendship card featuring the bear and rabbit on a sled image from the Avery Elle Snow Much Fun stamp set which I framed with Pretty Pink Posh’s Decorative Tag 1.

AEHowYouDoinI stamped, cut and Copic-colored the bear and rabbit, adding them to the PPP frame. (I cut a snowbank with Dotted Borders and with the PPP inner frame.)

I heat-embossed a sentiment from Simply Said: Hello and cut it with a banner die. I added a dry-embossed rectangle and a strip of patterned paper to the card base. (I’m using a pattern from one of my many Christmas-themed patterned paper pads.)

Supplies: