Hey there, I'm super excited to be participating in a product swap between Taylored Expressions and Bazzill Basics. Woot woot! I absolutely LOVE Bazzill and use their cardstock on just about every project! They have awesome pattern papers too!
My project today is to honor all those dads out there. I started by punching a 1" circle sticky note mask for the sun then masking the horizon. I sponged Dandelion, Cantaloupe, Peanut Brittle, Potter's Clay and Lady Bug for the sky. The circle mask was removed and Dandelion and Cantaloupe were sponged on the sun. A new mask was put into place to cover the sky and another jagged mask was torn for the sand. Summer Sky, Bahama Blue and Paris Dusk were sponged for the water. The masks were removed and Desert Sand was sponged on the bottom. A Sakura White Glaze pen was used to dot the surf where the chairs were going to be and to draw lines in the ocean (waves). The chairs are from A Day in Paradise (love this set!). They were stamped with Tuxedo Black, colored with Copic markers then fussy cut. Before they were glued to the panel, Copic markers were used to create shadows in the sand. A sailor's knot and sentiment tag complete the card.
Here's a close up pic of the knot...
COPIC COLORING:
CHAIRS: YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12 SHADOW: E44, E42, E40
Thanks for stopping by!
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE A Day in Paradise, Many Minis Holidays
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (cardstock and pattern paper)
INK: Copic markers; Memento (Tuxedo Black, Dandelion, Cantaloupe, Peanut Brittle, Potter's Clay, Lady Bug, Summer Sky, Bahama Blue, Paris Dusk, Desert Sand)
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; TE Taylored Dies (Mini Tags); Stamp-a-ma-jig; 1" circle punch; sticky note masks; sponges; X-Acto Knife; paper snips; Sakura White Glaze pen; Copic Black 0.03 Multiliner; Creative Impressions Black Twine; Mini Glue Dots; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Masking, sponging
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
Hey there, some of the Baker's Dozen are joining the Key Ingredients Team for a SOTM Blog Hop. Are you ready? Let me start by saying, wow...just wow! Wait until you see the Taylored Expressions Stamp of the Month, Cutie Pie. It's adorable! I really love how it matches the paper line perfectly! My card is an easy one...the teal colored cardstock was embossed with the TE Clouds Impression Plate, the dresses were paper pieced/shaded with Copic markers and the layout was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest. So fun!
COPIC COLORING:
SHADING: C2, C0
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE May SOTM Cutie Pie
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic; TE May Key Ingredients Kit
INK: Copic markers; Memento Tuxedo Black; SU Baja Breeze
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders (Grand Calibur; Nestabilities Standard Circles Small, Standard Circles Large); Sizzix Big Shot; TE Taylored Dies (Medium Scallop Border); TE Taylored Impressions (Clouds); sponge; paper snips; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; ribbon from the May Key Ingredients Kit; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Sponging; paper piecing
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Hop on over to the Baker's Dozen/Key Ingredients Team blogs for more eye candy!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, I thought I would pop in with a quick birthday card made from Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1, Silhouette Stems 1 and Greetings from Him stamp set. The layout is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 184.
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Greetings for Him
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, red...not sure of the name); Imaginisce To Love & Cherish collection (Grace)
INK: Memento (Tuxedo Black; Gray Flannel)
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders (Grand Calibur; Nestabilities Standard Circles Small, Standard Circles Large); TE Taylored Dies (Banner Stacklets 1, Silhouette Stems 1); Stamp-a-ma-jig; American Crafts Elements button; Creative Impressions Black Twine; Best Glue Ever; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Sponging
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, whew...what an exciting week of awesome projects from the Baker's Dozen, huh? The May release is now available in the Fresh out of the Oven section of the Taylored Expressions store. Go check it out! Hubby and I both have the day off, so we thought we would go for a drive and pick up our hanging baskets for the house. It's 1 1/2 hours one way...but they always have beautiful flowers to choose from at great prices...totally worth the drive!
Before I go, I thought I would share one last card made with dies from the new release. I'm in love with the Birch Tree Border die! It's an easy way to make a masculine card and I've got a bunch of guy birthdays coming up so this die couldn't have come at a better time! Even better...the Birch Tree Accessories! Those guy birthdays I was just talking about...a bunch of them are hunters so I think they will really get a kick out of these cards. To make this moonlit night card, a layer of Sweet Plum was sponged over the entire card stock before a negative mask (1 1/4" circle punch) was placed over the moon area. Elderberry and London Fog were lightly sponged onto the moon. The negative mask was removed and the punched circle was placed directly over the moon and Elderberry was sponged around the moon and the outsides of the card stock. The die cuts were adhered over the sponged panel...that's all there is to it! Easy peasy!
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: None
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic
INK: Memento (London Fog, Sweet Plum, Elderberry)
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; TE Taylored Dies (Birch Tree Border, Birch Tree Accessories); 1 1/4" circle punch; sticky notes masks; sponges; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Sponging
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
I hope you enjoyed checking out the new release this week. For more eye candy, stop by the Baker's Dozen blogs and see what they've been up to. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, woohooooo...Happy Release Day! The girls have really outdone themselves with this release...everyone's projects have been AMAZING! Don't forget that starting today, all of the new dies and stamps are available for purchase in the Fresh out of the Oven section of the Taylored Expressions store. Happy shopping!
I was given the task of creating two totally different projects using the same Curly Swirlies die. Whoop whoop, I love this die...it's so elegant and could be used for so many different things! This tag was simple and so fun to create! A girl just NEEDS to get inky once in a while! *grin* The Tag Stacklets 1 die was used to cut two tags...one from card stock and the other from Bazzill's Antique Sheet Music then they were adhered together (the music paper was a little thin so the card stock was used for stability). The swirls were cut from Copic Mask It and positioned on the tag before four colors of Memento ink were sponged and the masks removed. The seam binding bow was died to match the top portion of the tag and a butterfly (Elegant Butterflies and Elegant Butterflies Overlays) with rhinestones that were colored with Copic markers finish the tag. I decided not to go with a sentiment for now. When I figure out what I want to use this for, I'll stamp/die cut a sentiment to attach to the top.
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: None
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, Antique Sheet Music); Vellum Cardstock
INK: Copic markers; Memento (Summer Sky, Bahama Blue, Lulu Lavender, Grape Jelly)
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; TE Taylored Dies (Curly Swirlies, Elegant Butterflies, Elegant Butterflies Overlays, Tag Stacklets 1); Copic Mask It; sponges; KaiserCraft Silver rhinestones (colred with BG07); Crop-A-Dile; seam binding; Tattered Angels Pearl Glimmer Mist; heat tool; Creative Impressions Black Twine; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Masking; sponging
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: 3" x 5"
My good friend's nephew is getting married this summer so I wanted to make a card for him. I think there's something really, really classy about a white on white wedding card, dont you? OMGosh, I broke out so many dies to make this! Ready for the rundown? Fleur De Lis Accents from Spellbinders was used for the border and topped with the new Curly Swirlies die. Die cut flowers from Friendship Blooms, Mini Leaves, Bugabee Flowers and even Flowerbox Sprigs & Flowers were used to create the beautiful cluster. The flowers were shaped with a stylus, soft/spongy pad and tweezers. I really love the look of dimensional flowers! They are so much fun to create not to mention how amazing they look! The sentiment is from the new Lifetime of Love stamp set and was die cut using the Tag Stacklets 1 die. A corner of the tag was curled under and popped up on foam to give it a little shape. A Sparklet makes a beautiful center for the big flower and silver rhinestones were used for the smaller flowers then a few extras were scattered around the card. I just LOVE making wedding cards! It's such a special occasion and deserves a special card!
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Lifetime of Love
PAPER: Neenah Solar White
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders (Grand Calibur, Shapeabilities Fleur De Lis Accents); TE Taylored Dies (Curly Swirlies, Friendship Blooms, Mini Leaves, Bugabee Flowers, Flowerbox Sprigs & Flowers, Tag Stacklets 1); Stamp-a-ma-jig; stylus/soft pad (to shape flowers); KaiserCraft Silver (Sparklets, rhinestones); Mini Glue Dots; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
Need a little more inspiration? Head on over to the Baker's Dozen blogs to see what they've been up to. I'll see you back here again tomorrow for one last spotlight from this release!
Thanks for stopping by!
