Hey there, today is Spotlight Day and I'm sharing my favorite card for the February Release. All of the stamps and dies for this release are now available in the Fresh out of the Oven section of the Taylored Expressions store.
I have two cards to share with you today. The first is a Whimsical Wishes set that I fell in love with the second I saw it. It's called Calla Lily Bouquet and it's GORGEOUS! Several years ago I planted THE most beautiful plum colored mini calla lilies in my yard. Every year I love to watch them pop up! A really good friend of mine had surgery a couple days ago to hopefully help with her chronic pain, so I made this for her. She's really into flowers and gardening so this will be perfect!
The bouquet was stamped in Tuxedo Black, cut out with the out-of-the-box with a Nestie technique then colored with Copic markers. The sentiment was stamped on a Designer Mini Tag and attached to hemp cord.
COPIC COLORING:
CALLA LILY: RV66, RV63, RV55 FLOWER CENTERS: C3, C1, C00 STEMS: G07, YG25, YG21 VASE/WATER: BG72, BG70 SHADOW: C3, C1, C00
Selected as SCS Favorites ~ Best of 2013!
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Calla Lily Bouquet
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Raven Monochromatic
INK: Copic markers; Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders (Grand Calibur, Nestabilities Classic Squares Small, Classic Squares Large, Fleur De Lis Squares); Taylored Dies Designer Mini Tags; paper snips; Stamp-a-ma-jig; Black Hemptique Hemp Cord; Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Out-of-the-box with a Nestie
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"
The last card features Silhouette Stems 1, Elegant Butterflies, Elegant Butterflies Overlays and a sentiment from the January Release. I actually saw this technique on Pinterest and wanted to give it a try. Silhouette Stems 1 was die cut out of the top panel and glued back into place popping up the flower heads on foam. A sentiment from Bless Your Nest was stamped, the rhinestones were colored with a Copic marker then scattered around the card...the butterfly completes the card. Hmmm...the pictures make it look like it's black and white only it isn't, it's purple and white. Oh well! And this completes my "white phase"...or will it? Ha!
Here's a close up of the popped up flowers...
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Bless Your Nest
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Majestic Smoothies
INK: Memento Grape Jelly
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Taylored Dies (Silhouette Stems 1, Elegant Butterflies, Elegant Butterflies Overlays); KaiserCraft Silver rhinestones (colored with BV08); Stamp-a-ma-jig; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
Alrighty then, that will do it for me. Don't forget to visit the rest of the Baker's Dozen to see their spotlight projects.
Carole Burrage
Charmaine Ikach
Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)
Jen Shults
Kerri Michaud
Lynnette Kauffman
Sankari Wegman
Shannon White
Shelly Mercado
Stephanie Kraft
Tammie Edgerton (that's me)
Taylor VanBruggen
Wanda Guess
Anna Wight (Guest Designer)
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, it's Release Day! Whoop whoop! You know what that means...all of the awesome stamps and dies you've seen over the last couple of days are now available in the Fresh out of the Oven section of the Taylored Expressions store! Before you head over to purchase your favorites, check out my project for today using the Silhouette Stems 3 die and Posh Posies stamp set.
I absolutely love the new Silhouette Stems dies...so many possibilities! The flower was die cut into the top panel allowing the colored cardstock beneath to show through. The sentiments in Posh Posies were stamped into the corners and coordinating May Arts ribbon was used to tie knots on each of the cards. It seriously doesn't get any easier than this! Oh...and did you notice? More white for my "white phase"! Ha!
Birthday...
Thank you...
Sympathy...love how simple they all were!
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Posh Posies
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, Parakeet Monochromatic, Maraschino Monochromatic)
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Taylored Dies (Silhouette Stems 3); Stamp-a-ma-jig; May Arts ribbon; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
OK...that's it for me today. Make sure you stop back by tomorrow to see my favorite project for the week. Here's the links for the rest of the Baker's Dozen...enjoy the eye candy they have in store for you!
Carole Burrage Charmaine Ikach Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)Jen Shults Kerri Michaud Lynnette Kauffman Sankari Wegman Shannon White Shelly Mercado Stephanie Kraft Tammie Edgerton (that's me)Taylor VanBruggen Wanda Guess Nancy McKinney (Illustrator)Regina Mangum (Media and Promotions)
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, what did you think of yesterday's peeks? Pretty amazing, huh? The Baker's Dozen gals are flippin' talented! One more day before the February Release is available for purchase in the Fresh out of the Oven section of the Taylored Expressions store.
Today I'm sharing a project made with the new Embracing Grace Posh Posies set. My manager at work is out due to a recent surgery, so I wanted to make her a get well card. The Circles Cutting Plate makes for an awesome, no-fuss background and the Notepaper and Clipboard dies are a nice touch for an office manager, don't you think? *grin*
Here's a close up...I'm still in my "white phase". LOL! I've been really into white with a pop of color lately. The silver rhinestones were colored with an R27 Copic marker, the sentiment was stamped in Memento Lady Bug and the seam binding was was died to match.
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Posh Posies, Notepaper
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, Metallic Silver)
INK: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug)
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Taylored Dies (Circles Cutting Plate, Notepaper and Clipboard dies); Stamp-a-ma-jig; KaiserCraft Silver rhinestones (colored with R27); non-stick craft mat; mini mister (water); heat tool; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
Time to check out the Baker's Dozen to see what they came up with...see you back here again tomorrow for Release Day!
Carole Burrage
Charmaine Ikach
Jen Shults
Kerri Michaud
Lynnette Kauffman
Sankari Wegman
Shannon White
Shelly Mercado
Stephanie Kraft
Tammie Edgerton (that's me)
Taylor VanBruggen
Wanda Guess
Thanks for stopping by! 
Hey there, it's time for sneak peeks of February's Taylored Expressions release...are you ready to be amazed!?! The Baker's Dozen has some jaw-dropping projects to share with you this week! To kick things off, I have two projects this morning...
The first one uses an adorable Whimsical Wishes set called Easter Doodles. It's so stinkin' cute! I wanted to make my Father-in-law an "eggstra" special Easter treat this year, and this is what I came up with.
Greetings from the Easter Bunny...PRICELESS! *grin* The bunny in the middle was fussy cut and popped up on foam for dimension. A Bugabee Flower completes the card.
My local card/scrapbook store has these awesome AccuCut dies available for us to use, and I've had my eye on the carrot for quite a while. I can't believe how perfect the Whimsy Alpa dies are on the name card...the cursive script is awesome! I'm tickled to be able to give him a personalized treat box!
COPIC COLORING:
BUNNIES: C3, C1, C00 EARS/NOSES: R30, R00 EGG: YR12, YR00, YR0000, YG25, YG21, YG00
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Easter Doodles
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, Parakeet Monochromatic); Doodlebug Design Inc Hello Spring collection (Easter Bunnies)
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; Taylored Dies (Whimsy Alpha; Bugabee Flowers); paper snips; Stamp-a-ma-jig; ScorPal; Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; PC mouse pad/stylus/tweasers (to shape the flowers); Bazzill Blackbird rhinestones; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Fussy cutting
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
The second project uses an Apple Doodle Ink set called Basket-Full. It's a super fun set that takes you from Valentine's Day, to Spring and right into Easter...love it! I decided to go with the spring flowers and I love the sentiment. It reminds me of a poem my dad used to say to me: Spring is Sprung, the grass is rize, I wonder where the birdies is. Kind of corny, huh? Ha!
Anyway, the basket was stamped on Neenah, masked with a sticky note, stamped with the flowers then colored with Copic markers. Love the Taylored Dies Cloud Duo and Grass Border dies...they really bring this little scene to life! I've been into white space on cards lately, so I stuck with it and left mostly white for an easy-peasy layout.
Here's the inside...
COPIC COLORING:
BASKET: RV66, RV63, RV55 BOW: Y38, Y15, Y11 FLOWERS: YR15, YR12, BG15, BG10, BV04, BV02, Y38, Y15, Y11 LEAVES: YG25, YG21
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: TE Basket-Full
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill Parakeet Monochromatic; Doodlebug Design Inc Hello Spring collection (May Flowers)
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders (Grand Calibur; Nestabilities Standard Circles Small, Standard Circles Large); Taylored Dies (Cloud Duo Die, Grass Border Die); Stamp-a-ma-jig; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; sticky note mask; SU Dimensionals; adhesive
TECHNIQUE(S): Masking
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
Don't forget to hop on by to the Baker's Dozen blogs to see what they have been up to and I'll see you back here tomorrow for more fun!
Carole Burrage Charmaine Ikach Jen Shults Kerri Michaud Lynnette Kauffman Sankari Wegman Shannon White Shelly Mercado Stephanie Kraft Tammie Edgerton (that's me)Taylor VanBruggen Wanda Guess Anna Wight (Guest Designer)Nancy McKinney (Illustrator)
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey there, I really wanted to play along in my friend, Brenda's (aka tessaduck), Sweet Hexagons VSN challenge through Splitcoaststampers. I pulled out Beebug from Whipper Snapper Designs and colored it up really quick. I bought the MFT Hexagons die forever ago, but have never had the opportunity to use it. Thanks, Brenda...I love using new (old) stash! The bee's wings have Stickles on them while his nose, antennae and the ladybug's shell all have clear glaze pen.
COPIC COLORING:
BEE: Y19, Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00 BEE'S NOSE/STRIPE/LEGS: C6, C4, C2, C0 BEE'S WINGS: BG72, BG70 LADYBUG: R27, R24, R22, R20, C6, C4, C2, C0 FLOWER: R27, R24, R22, R20, Y19, Y15, Y00 GROUND: YG25, YG21 HEXAGONS: Y19, Y15, Y13, Y11, Y00 DIE CUT FLOWER: R27, R24, R22, R20
Thanks for stopping by!
SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: WSD Beebug
PAPER: Neenah Solar White; Bazzill (Raven Monochromatic, yellow *not sure of the name*); Bella Blve Sunshine Happiness collection (Petal Power)
INK: Copic markers; Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Spellbinders Grand Calibur; MFT Die-namics (Hexagons, Flower Trio & Leaf Trio); PC mouse pad/stylus (to shape the flower); button brad from my stash; Sakura Clear Glaze pen; Star Dust Stickles; Mini Glue Dots; Zig 2-Way Glue pen; adhesive
SIZE OF FINISHED PROJECT: A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2")
