Forever Thankful

Welcome to Day 3 of the Papertrey Ink August Release Countdown!I have two project to share with you today. All the new products available on August 25th at 12 PM EDT. 

My fall themed card features the new Fall Cloche Stamp Set and Dies. I think this is a die you could use throughout the year, filling the Cloche with different theme items. I stamped the frame of the Cloche with Coastal Blue Ink and die cut vellum to go behind the cut out. 

I stamped and die cut the fall theme items and lightly splattered gold watercolor to add extra interest and texture. The sentiment is included in the Fall Cloche Stamp Set. 

I used pattern paper for the background. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Fall Cloche
Dies: Fall Cloche
Ink: Fine Linen, Harvest Gold, Honey, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Ocean Tides, Coastal Blue, Versamark
Paper: Stamper's Select White, Scarlet Jewel, Gold Watercolor, Gold Embossing Powder, Patterned Paper

Next is a look at the Reflections: John 14 Stamp Set and Dies and the pretty Harvest Medley Stencil Collection. I am loving this new stencil! I have listed the colors of ink I used below. 

I stamped the verse on Dark Indigo Cardstock with Versamark Ink and embossed with gold embossing powder. I added the flowers and greenery with the new Into the Blooms: Apple Dies Die, with the exception of the berries that were die cut with the Into the Blooms: Freshly Picked Die. 

I used the Reflections: John 14 Dies to mat the sentiment and die cut the larger piece of vellum.

Supplies:

Stamps: Reflections John 14

Dies: Reflections John 14, Into the Blooms: Apples, Into the Blooms: Freshly Picked

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Orange Zest, Canyon Clay, Versamark

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Dark Indigo, Vellum, Spring Rain, Pure Poppy, Gold

Other: Harvest Medley Stencil Collection, Gold Watercolor Paint, Blending Brushes, Green Inks and Cardstock, Foam Tape

Happy Crafting! Stop by the PTI Blog for all the details and more inspiration from the team. I will be back tomorrow with more projects with the new release. 

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Forever Thankful

Forever Thankful

Welcome to Day 2 of the Papertrey Ink August Release Countdown!I have two project to share with you today that celebrate Fall and give thanks.  All the new products available on August 25th at 12 PM EDT. 

The new Build-A-Scarecrow Die Set is one of my favorites of the new release. I started by picking a plaid patterned paper for the shirt and built my color scheme around those colors. I die cut colored cardstock for each piece and the added detail with the ink blending. 

I used Copic Marker to color the face, a black gel pen to accent the mouth, and added small black rhinestones for the eyes. Sunflowers, pumpkins, and a black crow finish off the scene. 

To create the background I die cut the largest die in the new Love to Layer: A Little Loopy from Stamper's Select White Cardstock and then inked blended the background. The sentiment is from the Fall Cloche Stamp Set that I will be sharing tomorrow. 

Supplies

Stamps: Fall Cloche

Dies: Build-A-Scarecrow, Love to Layer: A Little Loopy, Fall Cloche

Ink: Blueberry Sky, Dark Indigo, Harvest Gold, Honey, Pinefeather, Cocoa Bean, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Fine Linen, Classic Kraft, Spring Rain

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft, Pinefeather, True Black, Gold

Other: Twine, Black Rhinestones, Gold Gems, Copic Markers, Blending Brushes, Cloud Stencil, Patterned Paper

My next Fall themed card is created with the new Cup of Blessings Stamp Set and Dies. I love the idea of the tea cup. I stamped the tea cup in Blueberry Sky Ink and then added the gold details by stamping with Versamark Ink and embossing with gold embossing powder. 

Here is a closer look at the details. I used the Weathered Wood Background to created the look of a table and patterned paper from the Bitty Big Collection: Blueberry Sky for the table linen. 

I used the Love to Layer: A Little Loopy again behind the tea cup. The sentiment is included in the Cup of Blessings Stamp Set. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Cup of Blessings, Weathered Wood Background

Dies: Cup of Blessings, Love to Layer: A Little Loopy

Ink: Ripe Avocado, Prairie Grass, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Blueberry Sky, Autumn Rose, Scarlet Jewel, Classic Kraft, Cocoa Bean, Lemon Tart, Versamark

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Ripe Avocado, Classic Kraft, Bitty Big Collection: Blueberry Sky

Other: Gold Watercolor Paint, Gold Gems, Lace, Blending Brushes

Happy Crafting! Stop by the PTI Blog for all the details and more inspiration from the team. I will be back tomorrow with more projects with the new release. 

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Forever Thankful

Welcome Fall

Welcome to Day 1 of the Papertrey Ink August Release Countdown! This release signals the change in season and celebrates Fall and holidays ahead. All the new products available on August 25th at 12 PM EDT. 

Let's start with a look at Halloween! My first card features the new Bewitching Bookcase Stamp Set and Dies. I love the details on the bookcase. I stamped in Versamark Ink on Classic Kraft Cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. Then I stamped and die cut a variety of items to fill the bookcase. 

The Happy Halloween banner is included in the Bewitching Bookcase Stamp Set. I stamped in Versamark Ink on True Black Cardstock and embossed with gold embossing powder. The large Boo sentiment is from the new This is Big Sentiments: Halloween. 

I added the spider webs with the previously released Spooky Halloween.

Supplies:

Stamps: Bewitching Bookcase, This is Big Sentiments: Halloween, Spooky Halloween

Dies: Bewitching Bookcase, This is Big Sentiments: Halloween, Spooky Halloween

Ink: Tropical Teal, Orange Zest, Green Parakeet, True Black, Classic Kraft, Versamark

Paper: Stamper's Select White, True Black, Tropical Teal, Classic Kraft, Gold, Bitty Big Collection: True Black

Other: White Embossing Powder, Gold Sparkle Embossing Powder, Gold Gems, Black Gems, Foam Tape

Next a look at Into the Blooms: Apples Dies. This is a beautiful die set that creates detailed apples, apple blossoms, an apple branch, and leaves. I listed the inks I used below for the ink blending. 

To create the background I used the Brushstrokes Stencil Collection with Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Rose Water, and Pure Poppy Ink. And then I lightly splattered with a bronze watercolor paint. 

The sentiments are from the previously released This is Big Sentiments: Fall Harvest Stamp Set. I used the  Love to Layer: Torn Edges Dies to die cut the card front. 

Stamps: This is Big Sentiments: Fall Harvest

Dies: This is Big Sentiments: Fall Harvest, Into the Blooms: Apples, Love to Layer: Torn Edges

Ink: Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, Rose Water, Pure Poppy, Scarlet Jewel, Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Simply Chartreuse, Pinefeather, Cocoa Bean

Paper: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse

Other: Brushstrokes Stencil Collection, PTI Clear Gems, Bronze Watercolor, Blending Brushes

Happy Crafting! Stop by the PTI Blog for all the details and more inspiration from the team. 

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Welcome Fall

Twice a year Taylored Expressions asks our customers which products you’d like to see expanded. Maybe there’s a stamp set that would be even more versatile with coordinating dies. Perhaps a favorite floral design is waiting for a coloring stencil. The Pick Your Pairing Release is filled with new products designed to coordinate with TE favorites you may already own!

On my first card I used three of the new products. The Just Because Coloring Stencil coordinates with the previously released Just Because Stamp Set and Dies. I am excited about the Mini Slim Arched Stacklets. I love the arch shape and am happy to have it for Mini Slim Cards. TE has also added butterflies to the Little Bit Collection. 

I used Macaron, Dried Fig, and Concord Grape Inks for the flowers and Pear and Sweet Basil for the leaves with the new Just Because Blooms Coloring Stencil. Then I die cut the image and added it the center of the arch with foam tape. 

I added clouds to the center of the arch with the Set the Scene - Cloud Strip Stencil. I added the butterflies with the new Little Bits - Butterfly. The sentiment is included in the Just Because Stamp Set. 

My next card features the new Spooky Scribbles 6x6 Background Stamp. I stamped in VersaFine Clair - Nocturne Ink and then embossed with TE Clear Embossing Powder. The embossing helps keep my background pattern bold when I do the ink blending. I blended Potato Chip, Pineapple, Candy Corn, Guava, and Rose Water Inks. 

I added the ghosts with the Haunted Boo-levard Dies and added Bits & Pieces - Black Rhinestones to the eyes. 

The large sentiment is die cut with the new C'mon It's Halloween Die Set for TE Black Glitter Cardstock. 

I love the Triple Slim Layering Stencil - Holly Holiday that was previously released. Now we have the Triple Slim - Holly Holiday Coordinating Dies. This set is perfect for mass producing Christmas cards! 

I used a color palette of Salt Water Taffy, Sour Gummy, Watermelon, Cherry Pop, and Sweet Basil Inks. 

I used the new Mini Slim - Arched Stacklets again to cut the arch shape the for the center of the card. 

I used the Little Bits - Star Dies to add the star to the top of the tree. 

After I stenciled I lightly splattered the background with gold paint from the TE Watercolor Set - Metallic.

I used different colors of cardstock for the inside of the arch and embossed with the Embossing Folder - Tiny Twinkles. 

The sentiments are from the Mini to Mighty Stamp Set - Christmas and die cut with the coordinating dies. I stamped in Versamark Ink on Cherry Pop Cardstock and embossed with TE Embossing Powder in Gold Sparkle.

Happy crafting! Stop by the TE Blog for all the details on the new products, and more inspiration from the team.

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It's the Halloween Release at Taylored Expressions

Hi and thanks for stopping by today! I always look forward to creating for holidays and as a card designer you start early! Today Taylored Expressions is releasing new Halloween products and they are so fun to work with! 

First up is a look at the Create-in-Quads – Happy Haunting product line. The Happy Haunting Stencil  turns one sheet of cardstock into four finished card fronts with a single layering stencil—a haunted house, playful ghosts, a colorful spiderweb, and witch hats. I foiled one of the Foil It-Happy Haunting panels with TE Gold Foil and then stenciled with the inks I have listed below. 

My first card focuses on the Witch's Hats. I stencil all four images and cut the images into four panel. With the hats I used the coordinating Create-in-Quads - Happy Haunting Witch Hats Die to die all the hats at one time. 

Next I cut a piece of Macaron Cardstock with the Squiggle Stacklets for the card front. I stenciled the clouds with the Set the Scene - Clouds Stencil Strips with Jelly Donut Ink. Then I die with the Happy Haunting Witch Hats Die again and inlayed the hats back in to the card front. 

The sentiment is from the new Spooky Saying Stamp Set. 

I created one more card with the four panel but you can get a glimpse at the other two images in the background. 

After I stenciled I used the new coordinating 3D Embossing Folder - Boo Crew. I just love the added dimension and texture. It is even better in person! And the Boo Crew Embossing folder would be great on its own for a Halloween card background. This is another sentiment from the new Spooky Saying Stamp Set. 

Next up is a look at the Postmarked - Spooky Season Bundle and the Bitty Box Halloween Accessories Dies Set. The Postmarked – Spooky Season brings together layered stencils, a 3D embossing folder, foiled panels, and coordinating stamps and dies—all designed to mix and match into postage-stamp-collage backgrounds filled with pumpkins, ghosts, bats, and candy corn.

I foiled one of the Foil It - Postmarked Spooky Season panels with TE Gold Foil and then stenciled with Blue Raspberry, Candy Corn, Peapod, and Oreo Inks. Then I die cut the panel with the largest die in the A2 Postage Stamp Stacklets Die Set and then embossed with the 3D Embossing Folder - Spooky Season. This sentiment is also from the new Spooky Saying Stamp Set.

I used the Create-in-Quads Layering Stencil - Happy Haunting to the stencil just one witch's hat and die cut with the Happy Haunting Witch Hats Die. 

And who doesn't love a cute treat box for a Halloween treat! Last Easter TE released the Giftables – Bitty Box Die Set along with an Easter Bunny option. The new Bitty Box - Halloween Die Set works with the Giftables – Bitty Box Die Set,  giving you more options, including a pumpkin, bat, and a cute Frankenstein. 

Here is the bat. I used Black Glitter Cardstock for the wings. 

Here is the cute Frankenstein. I love the eyes! 

And here is the pumpkin. I have of couple of granddaughters who will love these! 

Happy crafting! Stop by the TE Blog for all the details on the new products, and more inspiration from the team. 

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It's the Halloween Release at Taylored Expressions

More Happy Half Sheets

Today Taylored Expressions is releasing new Happy Half Sheets. With Happy Square Sheets, you can turn one 6 x 6 inch patterned panel into a coordinated collection of cards without wondering where to cut or how to arrange each piece.Two new sets of Happy Square Sheets are joining the TE catalog that give you the layouts and measurements for easy card layouts. 

I used one of the layouts from Happy Half Sheets Volume 1. You can start with a piece of patterned paper or make your own. Here I used the Heart to Heart Stamp & Die Combo to create my patterned paper. I stamped a variety of hearts from the stamp set using Pink Champagne, Raspberry Sorbet, Jujube, and Mulled Wine Inks. 

Here is my first layout. I die cut the sentiment with the Mega Messages Die Set - Hugs and added a die cut heart. 

I used the Pierced Lattice Cutting Plate Die to die cut the card front which adds a subtle pattern.

Here is my second card. I just followed the layout and added the strip of the stamped pattern to a panel I die cut with the Pierced Lattice Cutting Plate Die from Raspberry Sorbet Cardstock. 

The larger sentiment is die cut with the Mega Messages Die Set - Love and the smaller sentiment is from the Bitty Strips Stamp Set - Lots of Love. 

Turn one stamped or stenciled 6 x 6 inch panel into coordinated cards with Happy Square Sheets! Volumes 1 and 2 are joining the Taylored Expressions catalog with 10 easy-to-follow cutting maps and 37 unique card layouts between them.

You can also create a colorful floral-and-butterfly panel with the Florals & Flutters 6 x 6 Stamp & Stencil Combo, then use your favorite Happy Square Sheet to confidently cut and arrange every piece.

For a limited time, earn DOUBLE CRAFTY REWARDS on the entire Happy Sheets category—including products that help you create beautiful patterns and polished card layouts!

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Happy crafting! Stop by the TE Blog for all the details on the new products, and more inspiration from the team. 

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More Happy Half Sheets