The Shades of Fall

 Taylored Expressions is releasing the three new colors of ink and cardstock today. The Shades of Fall include Hot Fudge, Sweet Corn, and Latte. You can find all new colors new in the TE Store. 

On my first card I used a combination of the three new colors combined with Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprout, and Cherry Pop. I created a My True Color Inspiration Card to show you the colors of ink. I like to make these inspiration cards to help with color inspiration. 

I used the Triple Slim Layering Stencil - Fall for You + Clear Stamp Add-Ons to create this fall card. This is a set of four stencils and one of my favorites for creating fall themed cards. The stencil creates three different mini slim cards. There are also four clear stamps to add the veins to the leaves. 

I added the sentiment with the Happy Harvest Stamp Set. I added the decorative edging with the Mini Slim Postage Stamp Stacklets. I also added a few extra leaves with the coordinating Fall Flurry Dies. 

My next project is a set of three fall tags to give you a closer look at the cardstock. My tags are created with the Woodland Squad Die & Clear Stamp Combo. I love these sweet fall critters. I used a combination of Sweet Corn, Latte, Hot Fudge, Sweet Basil, Rock Candy, and Buttercream Frosting Cardstocks. 

My tag bases are all die cut with the Tag Stacklets 2 and the Pierced Tag Stacklets 2. I punched a hole at the top of each tag and added twine. 

I used the Fall Flurry Dies again and die cut leaves in a variety of colors and the lightly splatter gold paint on the leaves. Then I added the leaves to the tags. 

I added the sentiments with the Mini Strips Stamp - Harvest. I stamped in Versamark Ink on Hot Fudge Cardstock and embossed with TE Gold Embossing Powder and then die cut with the Mini Strips Dies. I also add a few Gold Glitter Drops. 

We have a Full Set Syndrome Bundle with all of the new colors in one easy click! This bundle is discounted at $70 for a limited time and while supplies last.
The bundle includes each color in:

• 3 Full Size Ink Pads
• 3 Mini Ink Cubes
• 3 Ink Refills
• 45 sheets of 8 ½ x 11 in., 100 lb cardstock (15 sheets of each color)
• True Colors - Shades of Fall clear stamp set (includes Wintergreen)
• TE True Colors Labels - Shades of Fall (includes Wintergreen)

Thanks for taking a look. Stop by the TE Blog for all the details and more inspiration with the new colors! 

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Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown. This month is all about Christmas! All the products will available for purchase on September 26 at 12 pm ET. I have four festive projects to share with you today. 

My first card is created with the Doily Trees Stamp Set and Dies. This is such a cute idea with the lacy trees and spools of thread for the stands. 

The sentiment is included in the Doily Trees Stamp Set. I stamped in Versamark Ink on Pinefeather cardstock and embossed with gold embossing powder. 

The background is foiled with the Stargazing Hot Foil Plate.

Supplies:

Stamps: Doily Trees

Dies: Doily Trees, Love to Layer: Oval

Ink: Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Pale Peony, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Versamark

Paper: Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Sweet Blush, Stamper's Select White

Other: Stargazing Hot Foil Plate, Gold Gems, Patterned Paper, Gold Foil

I used the new Reflections: September Stamp Set and Dies as the centerpieces of my card. I stamped the sentiment on True Black Cardstock in Versamark Ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I cut the sentiment with a die in the Love to Layer: Charming Brackets and used the Reflections: September Die to cut the Pure Poppy Cardstock. 

I used the new Into the Blooms: Swag to add the greenery and the poinsettia is die cut with Into the Blooms: Poinsettia Dies. 

The background is die cut with the Cover Plate: Cross Stitched Dies. I lightly splattered white paint on the background. 

Stamps: Reflections: September

Dies: Reflections: September, Love to Layer: Stitched Circle, Into the Blooms: Swag, Into the Blooms: Poinsettia, Love to Layer: Charming Brackets, Cover Plate: Cross Stitched

Ink: Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Versamark

Paper: Licorice, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, True Black

Other: White Glitter Cardstock, White Embossing Powder, White Gem, White Paint

Next is a look at the North Pole Stamp Set and Dies. This would be fun stamp set for kids to use too. The card front is die cuts with the North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame Post Card. I like the detailed edging and it could be used throughout the year. 

Santa's belt is such a cute touch. 

Supplies:

Stamps: North Pole Mail, All Around Christmas

Dies: North Pole Mail, All Around Christmas, North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame Post Card, Postage Stamp Frame Post Card

Ink: Ripe Avocado, True Black, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Versamark

Paper: Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White

Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Gem, Holiday Berries Stencil Collection

The Build-A-Stockings Dies Set gives you numerous options for building a stocking. This would be a great die set for creating tags too. 

I used the new Love to Layer: Ric Rac Dies to frame the stocking. 

I used the North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame Post Card again to cut the card front.

Supplies: 

Stamps: All Around Christmas
Dies: Build-A-Stocking, North Pole Mail Candy Cane Frame Post Card, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac 
Ink: Sweet Blush, Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado
Paper: Sweet Blush, Scarlet Jewel, Ripe Avocado, Pinefeather, Autumn Rose, Stamper's Select White, Vellum, Gold
Other: Patterned Paper, Gold Gems

I love creating for the holidays and I hope you do too! Stop by the PTI Blog from more inspiration from the 

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It's Christmas at Taylored Expressions

It’s that time of year! I am always excited for the Christmas Release at Taylored Expressions! And today is the day! All the new products are available now in the TE Store. There are a number of bundles of products that work together to create a variety of cards. 

My first project is created with the Scattered Holiday Blooms Bundle, which includes the Scattered Holiday Blooms Layering Stencil, Scattered Holiday Blooms Cutting Plate Die, and the Folk Joy Die Set. The poinsettias, greenery, and berries are stenciled and die cut to add cut-in details on the leaves and centers. I also used a Foil It - Scattered Holiday Blooms panel with TE Gold foil. 

Here is a closer look. You can set how I used the die cuts to add dimension to the center of the poinsettias and add the additional holly leaves at the top JOY sentiment. 

The JOY sentiment is die cut for TE Red Glittered Cardstock. I die cut once from the glittered cardstock and two more times from Cherry Pop Cardstock and glued the layers together so that the sentiment stands out from the background. 

I love little homes for the holidays! The Home for the Holiday Collection includes everything you need to create scenes for holiday cards. Home for the Holidays includes the Home for the Holidays Layering stencil. You can stencil the background, add a sentiment, the card is ready to put in the mail. 

The Home for the Holidays Cutting Plate allows you to die cut the houses and and used them individually to create your card. The bundle also includes the Santa Stop Here Stamp Set and coordinating Santa Stop Here dies. 

On this card I chose to die cut the houses and add them back into the background using a foam square to pop them up. Santa and his reindeer are included in the Santa Stop Here Stamp Set. 

To create the background I cut a piece of Bleu Cheese Cardstock and then stenciled with the Build a Scene - Clouds Stencil Strips with Blue Corn Ink. Then I lightly splattered white paint on the card front. 

The next collection is Christmas in the City. I love it so much! I just so creative! The collection includes Around Town - Christmas Layering Stencil, Around Town - Christmas Coordinating Dies, the Winding Road Dies, Around Town Stencil, Christmas Time in the City Stamp Set and Christmas Time in the City Dies. 

This collections gives you everything you need to create sweet, fun scenes for the holidays. The Around the Town Stencil allows you to create different maps to layout your scene and the Winding Roads Die cuts a road. They can be used together or separately. 

The Around Town - Christmas Layering Stencil and Around Town - Christmas Coordinating Dies make quick and easy create people, cars, trees, etc! 

My final projects is created with the Joy to the World Dies, the All is Calm Stamp Set and coordinating dies, and the pretty Poinsettia & Pine 3D Embossing Folder. 

The Joy to the World Dies is a set of three dies that layer on top of each other to create the dimensional scene.  Behind the scene I added the night sky by stamping the Twinkle Twinkle Background Stamp with Versamark Ink on Licorice Cardstock and embossing with TE Gold Embossing Powder. 

I cut a piece of Red Pepper Cardstock for the card front and then embossed with the new 3D Embossing Folder - Poinsettia & Pine. The sentiment is from the All is Calm Stamp Set and I added the poinsettia with the Scattered Holiday Blooms Layering Stencil and Cutting Plate that I used on my first card. 

Add festive cheer to your projects with the exclusive Ho Ho Holidays Layering Stencil—yours FREE with purchases of $100 or more! Plus, get the Ho Ho Holidays Die with $200 or more to make your creations even merrier!

I hope you are inspired to start your holiday projects! Stop by the TE Blog for more inspiration from the team. 

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Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Papertrey Ink September Release Countdown. This month is all about Christmas! All the products will available for purchase on September 26 at 12 pm ET. I have four festive projects to share with you today. 

First up is a look at the adorable In Stitches: Gingerbread Builder Dies and the Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac Dies. There are also dies for a Santa hat other cute options. 

I used DMC White Embroidery Floss to stitch around the edges. This is optional. I just like the texture it adds. I used patterned paper for the dress and added Stickles here and there. 

The Gingerbread is framed with the Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rac Dies. The sentiment is from the This is Big Sentiments: HoHoHo. I stamped in Versaamark Ink on Pure Poppy Cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. 

Supplies:

Stamps: This is Big Sentiments: HoHoHo
Dies: In Stitches: Gingerbread Builder, Border Bling: Skinny Ric Rack
Ink: Antique Linen, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, Classic Kraft, Versamark
Paper: Ripe Avocado, Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Classic Kraft, Silver Foil, Antique Linen, Sweet Blush
Other: Patterned Paper, Stickles: Star Dust, DMC White Floss

Next is a look at the This is Big Sentiments: HoHoHo. There are so many great small sentiments to go with the two larger sentiments. I also used the new Love to Layer: Stitched Circle Dies. The die set includes the sweet bow at the top. 

The Santa hat is from the In Stitches: Gingerbread Builder Dies that I used on my first card. I used the Into the Blooms: Pine Dies to add the greenery and die cut the snowflakes with the Layered Snowflakes: Drift Die. 

To create the background I used the Fanciful Snowflake Background Hot Foil Plate, which is one of my favorite Hot Foil Plates. I used white foil on Pure Poppy Cardstock. I added Star Dust Stickles to the pine needles and clear gems to the snowflakes. 

My next project is created with the Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate and the Into the Blooms: Swag Dies. I used gold foil on Pinefeather Cardstock to foil the wreath. Then I die cut the card front with the Love to Layer: Postage Dies. 

The Into the Blooms Swag Dies create this beautiful bow and greenery. The bow has four layers to create the dimension. After I die cut the greenery and berries and I lightly splattered gold paint. 

The sentiment is from the previously released Christmas You Way Stamp Set and Dies. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Christmas Your Way 

Dies: Into the Blooms: Swag,North Pole Mail Postage Strap Frame Post Card, Christmas Your Way 

Ink: Sweet Blush, Mint Julep, Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Scarlet Jewel

Paper: Mint Julep, Ocean Tides, Pinefeather, Stamper's Select White, Bitty Big Collection: Sweet Blush, Gold Foil

Other: Christmas Laurel Hot Foil Plate, Gold Foil, Gold Gems, Gold Paint, Olo Marker

This is one of my favorite non traditional holiday color combo.  I used Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Ripe Avocado, and Plum Pudding Inks which works perfectly with the new All Around Christmas Stamp Set and Dies. 

After I stamped and created the wreath I attached it to vellum die cut with the Love to Layer: Stitched Circle Dies. The background is the stenciled with the Geometric Snowflakes Stencil Collection and Aqua Mist Inks.

I used the Elegant Edges: Bow Die to die cut the bow. I die cut directly into the card front and then added white cardstock blended with Plum Pudding Ink behind the die cut.

Supplies:

Stamps: All Around Christmas

Dies: All Around Christmas, Elegant Edges: Bow, Layered Snowflakes: Drift Die

Inks: Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Ripe Avocado, Plum Pudding

Paper: Ripe Avocado, Stamper's Select White

Other: Geometric Snowflakes Stencil Collection, Clear Gems

I love creating for the holidays and I hope you do too! Stop by the PTI Blog from more inspiration from the 

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Taylored Expressions 16th Birthday Bash!!!

There is a new release today at Taylored Expressions celebrating TE's 16th Birthday!!! I feel so blessed to be part of the TE Family for so many years. Let the party begin! There are so many new birthday themed products in the TE Store! 

Let's get started with the fun new Fan Favorite Layering Stencil. I just love this fan pattern. The color combinations are endless and the stencil could be used for so many celebrations. I used a combination of Potato Chip, Pineapple, Candy Corn, Sweet Potato, Cupcake, Guava, and Fruit Punch Inks. 

To create the balloon I used the new Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Ballon Bash. There are dies to create the tasseled balloon string in different colors. I die cut the balloon from Guava Cardstock and blended Fruit Punch Ink on the edges, used a white gel pen to add detail along with a splattering of white paint. 

The sentiment is from the Fantastic Birthday Stamp Set and die cut with coordinating dies.  I stamped in Versamark Ink on Fruit Punch Cardstock and then embossed with TE White Embossing Powder. Then I added enamel dots to the centers of the fans. 

Next is a look at the Scooptacular Dies. There are also dies to create ice cream cones in the die set. I die cut my ice cream dishes from Salt Water Taffy and Mint Julep Cardstock and then again from vellum. I layered the vellum die cuts over the cardstock die cuts to give the feel of colored glass. 

I added Sugar Cube Glitter to the whip cream and Glossy Accents to the fudge topping. 

Behind the die cuts I added an arch die cut with the Arched Stacklets. I stenciled the polka dots with the Mini Slim Stencil - On the Dot. The background is embossed with the new Sweet Squares Embossing Folder. The spoon is cut from TE Silver Foil Cardstock. 

The sentiments are from the new Mini Strips Stamp - What's the Scoop? To die cut the background I used the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and the Petite Scallop Rectangle Stacklets. 

Next I am going to give you a look at the Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Layering Stencil. Such an easy way to create four birthday cards! There are a number of coordinating products for the stencil if you want to add to the collection. 

I decided I wanted to go with bright and happy colors. You can see the inks I used listed below. I die cut all the front card panel with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and matted with the Squiggle Stacklets. 

On this card I used the Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Sixteen Candles Dies to add the number 3. Each number in the set has a coordinating frosting die. So cute! I die cut the vellum balloon with the Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Balloon Bash. 

I used the Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Balloon Bash to add the balloon to the stenciled background. I love the option of the different colored tassels. The sentiment is from the new Fantastic Birthday Stamp Set. I stamped in Versamark Ink and embossed with TE White Embossing Powder. 

On this card I used the Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Tiny Treats to die cut all the little stenciled cupcakes. I add foam squares to the back of each cupcake and added the cupcake back into the card front. You could die cut extra cupcakes to add to other birthday card layouts. 

On my last card I die cut the stenciled cupcake with the coordinating Create-in-Quads - Celebrate in Style Colossal Cake. I added glitter to the frosting and used Glitter Drops to add a little sparkle to all my cards. The background is embossed with the Fan Favorite 3D Embossing Folder. 

Get the Icing on the Cake exclusive Stamp, Die, & 3D Embossing Folder Combo FREE with any purchase of $100 or more.

Stop by the TE blog for all the detail, videos, and more inspiration from the design team. 

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Taylored Expressions 16th Birthday Bash!!!