8/12/15

Follow Your Arrow

Hi! I am sharing a card today that I created with some new products from the Taylored Expressions August Release.


I started by embossing Salt Water Taffy Card Stock with the new Weathered Embossing Folder. I added a little highlighting to the weathered look with a Copic Marker in BG02. Next I cut a circle directly into the card front, adding a sentiment from the new Free Spirit Stamp Set behind the circle.

The sentiment is stamped in Delicata Golden Glitz Ink and embossed with gold embossing powder.


The arrows are die cut with the new Follow Your Arrows Dies. The flowers are cut from felt with the Bloomers 1 and Bloomers 2 Dies. I added some simple stitching to the flowers for added detail.

Thanks for stopping by! Here are the products I used to create my card:

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8/10/15

Will You Be My Maid of Honor?

I spent a little time this weekend working on my daughter's pre-wedding album. I am trying to keep up with the events so that I can give her the album right after the wedding, not years for now!! 


The picture is of my two youngest daughters who really are sisters and best friends. The pretty papers and embellishments are from the Carta Bella Rustic Elegance Collection. 


I hand cut a few of the pretty flowers from the Flowers Paper and and the Love sentiment and labels from the Labels Paper. The circle behind the flowers is embossed with the Doilies Embossing Folder. 


I also used some elements from the Rustic Elegance Sticker Sheet, including the border and the butterfly. 


Here the sentiment is created with the alphabet stickers included in the Rustic Elegance Sticker Sheet. 


When my scrapbook layout was finished I decided to make a card before putting everything away!! I choose one of the cards from the Journaling Card 3 x 4 Paper for the centerpiece of the card. 


I framed the image by cutting rectangular frame to fit over the journal card and added another sticker from the  Rustic Elegance Sticker Sheet. The leaves are cut with one of dies in the Carta Bella Fall Blessing Fall Harvest Die Set.

Have good week and thanks for stopping by!

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8/9/15

Thankful For You

Hi Everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I can feel summer coming to end! But I do love fall, even in California! And I do enjoy crafting for the holidays so today I have a Fall inspired tag to share. 


I created the tag with the Carta Bella Fall Blessings 6 x 6 Paper Pad, a sentiment cut from Fall Blessing 12 x 12 Border Strips Paper, and coordinating Sticker Sheet. 


I used the Fall Blessing Fall Harvest Die Set to cut the pumpkin and the leaves, finishing off with a few gold sequins. I like to fill the jar with a sweet treat, or a gift card with small gift, like seasonal scented tea lights as a hostess gift.

Thanks for stopping by!

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8/6/15

Taylored Expressions August Release Day!!

It's release day at Taylored Expressions!! All the new August products are now available at the TE web store NOW! 

I don't know about you, but I always look forward to the start of the Holiday Releases. Yes, it is only the beginning of August, but back to school and the start of fall is just around the corner. Today I am showcasing projects I created with the Toil and Trouble Stamp Set and the coordinating Toil and Trouble Dies. 


I enjoy decorating my house for all the holidays, and Halloween is not exception! 


At the top is a sentiment from the Toil and Trouble Stamp Set, stamped in Delicata Golden Glitz Ink and embossed with a gold embossing powder. The mirror is stamped in the manner.  I hung two spiders, cut with the spider die in the Build a Tag 5, on Gold Metallic Twine.

The poison bottles are colored with Copic Markers and die cut with the Toil and Trouble Dies.


The shelf is stamped with the Apothecary Shelf Stamp Set and die cut with the Apothecary Shelf Die. The scarf that lays across is the shelf is stamped with a stamp in the Toil and Trouble Stamps Set on vellum with Delicata Golden Glitz Ink. Next I added ribbon and leaves from my stash, and sequins from the Build a Scene - Halloween Sequins.


My next project is a set of three tags. I love having my holiday tags ready ahead of time! I used the new Build a Tag 5 for the base of each tag. All the patterned paper is from the new Build a Scene - Halloween 6x6 Paper Pack, and the sequins from the new Build a Scene - Halloween Sequins. 

On this tag the textured background is embossed with the new Weathered Embossing Folder. The candlestick and sentiment are included in the Toil and Trouble Stamp Set. 


On my second tag I created a shaker window with the dies included in the Build A Tag 5 Die Set. . How cut are those ghost sequins! The sentiment and the pumpkin stamps are part of the Toil and Trouble Stamp Set. 


And here's my last tag! I created the background by stamping the spider web in white ink and embossing with white embossing powder. Then I sponged the background with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Concord Grape and Black Soot. 

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!

Here are links to products I used to create my cards:


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8/5/15

Fall Themed Journaling Cards

Yesterday I shared a scrapbook book page I made from last fall. Today I thought I would share the journaling cards I made to go with the rest of the pictures in the scrapbook. My scrapbooks are a combination of 12 x 12 layouts and pocket pages. This works well for me! I still enjoy working on a larger page once in while but not for every photo I want to include! 


I used the journaling cards that are part of Carta Bella Fall Blessings Collection.


I added a few details to each card using Stickers and sentiments for the Fall Blessing Collection. The leaves and pumpkin are cut with the Fall Harvest Die Set.


I also used the Carta Bella Doilies Embossing Folder to add texture to two of the cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

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8/4/15

Fall Blessings

Hi! I have been working on some fall design team work and decided I should scrap some of my pictures for last fall before the new season is here! I have some pretty new paper from Carta Bella to inspire me. 


I used two of the 12 x 12 papers from the Fall Blessing Collection for the base of my page. I distressed the edges of the burlap patterned paper and inked the edges.


I cut up one the 3 x 4 journaling cards to add Love and Family Sentiments.


I used the Carta Bella Doilies Embossing Folder to added the textured papers behind the photo and in the corner I created the embellishment with Fall Blessings stickers and leaves that are die cut with Fall Harvest Die Set.


"Fall" is also cut with the Fall Harvest Die Set, once from a light weight chipboard and once from card stock, and then adhered together for extra dimension. I finished off the page with a few scattered sequins.

My scrapbooks are mix of 12 x 12 pages and pockets pages. I am finishing up some journaling cards and will share those tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!
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8/1/15

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Orchard

It's August 1st and time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! It hard to believe it is already August. The new Challenge - Orchard makes me look forward to the start of fall, my favorite season! 


And here's my take on the challenge!


I stamped the Apple Wreath Stamp from Taylored Expressions on Kraft Card Stock with white ink and embossed with white embossing powder, and then colored the wreath with Copic Markers. The wreath is die cut with the Seasonal Wreath Die. 

I used the Bead Board Embossing Folder to add texture to the paper behind the wreath. 


The patterned paper is from Carta Bella - Fall Blessings. The sentiment is from the Apple Wreath Stamp Set, stamped in Delicata Golden Glitz Ink and embossed with gold embossing powder on a strip of vellum. Behind the vellum I added the leaves with the Leafy Branch Die. 


Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Orchard for the challenge details and to play along with us!


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