TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS JANUARY RELEASE DAY: BLESS YOUR NEST DIES

Hey there, so what do you think of the January release so far?  Fun, right?  Today is release day, so you know what that means...all of the stamps and dies are available for purchase at the Taylored Expressions store!  Do you have a favorite yet?  Picking favorites are usually hard for me, but I've narrowed it down to two stamps sets...and the dies...well, I LOVE THEM ALL!!!  *grin*

Today I'm showing a project with the Bless Your Nest Dies, which coordinates with the Bless Your Nest stamp set (one of my favs from this release). I already know these stamps/dies are going to be "go to" sets for me.  With five sentiments to choose from, it makes it super versatile!  For this project, I went with the All the Best in Your New Nest sentiment and made a card / gift bag for someone moving into a new home.

I didn't make any New Year's Resolutions...but if I did, it would be to get inky more often!  I love to sponge but don't do it nearly enough.  Sooo...I couldn't wait to get inky and make this branch into a silhouette.  I started with a layer of Dandelion ink on Neenah card stock.  A circle punch was used to create a sticky note mask for the sun and once in place, a second sticky note was used to create the sun's rays using Cantaloupe ink.  It's a really cool effect and super easy!  

To create the silhouette, the branch was stamped with Tuxedo Black over the sponged background.  A black Copic marker was used to color in the branch, leaves, nest and eggs (leaving some of the yellow to create  highlights).  It was a little tedious, but so worth it in the end!

The tag was cut with Frame It Up 1 and Label Stacklets 3 dies.  The background was sponged, stamped then colored with a black Copic marker.  A solid circle was stamped for the base, and three nests were die cut out of Kraft CS then layered over the circle.  The bird was stamped in Dandelion ink then die cut, and the eggs were stamped, die cut then colored with Copic markers.  The Swirls Cutting Plate was used as a background.  Love it!

The Kraft card stock and Swirls Cutting Plate really looks awesome on the inside!

COPIC COLORING: 
EGGS:  E35, E33, E30, Y38, Y35, Y32  LEAVES:  100

SUPPLIES: 
STAMPS:  TE Bless Your Nest
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, Kraft)
INK:  Copic markers; Memento (Tuxedo Black, Dandelion, Cantaloupe)
ACCESSORIES:  Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Taylored Dies (Bless Your Nest, Swirls Cutting Plate, Frame It Up 1, Label Stacklets 3); sponges; sticky note masks; Stamp-a-ma-jig; hole punch; paper reinforcement (colored with Copic 100); May Arts ribbon; Creative Impressions Black Twine; SU Dimensionals; Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue; Zig 2-way Glue pen; Bazzill Blackbird rhinestones; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S):  Sponging

SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT:  BAG: 10 1/2" wide x 8" high x 4" deep (not including handles)   CARD:  A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")

I've been pretty chatty this morning...sorry about that (teehee)!  Don't forget, all of the stamps and dies from this release are available in the TE store starting today.  I'm outta here...I have to go check out what the rest of the Baker's Dozen have been up too.  We still have two more days to spotlight the new release.  Hope to see you back here again tomorrow!

Carole Burrage 
Charmaine Ikach 
Jen Shults 
Kerri Michaud 
Lynnette Kauffman 
Regina Mangum 
Sankari Wegman 
Shannon White 
Shelly Mercado 
Stephanie Kraft 
Tammie Edgerton (that's me!)
Taylor VanBruggen 
Wanda Guess  
Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)
Anna Wight (Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by!