TESC150 Dance

I got a chance this week to play along with Taylor's Expression 150th Sketch Challenge! If you would like to play along create a card using the sketch as inspiration. Feel free to switch up the shape or size of your card. As long as your project follows the general sketch, you’re good to go! You may play as many times as you want. Each upload will be entered into Taylor's weekly drawing, so the more you create the better chance you have of winning the PRIZE!  Upload your project to Splitcoaststampers before 8pm PST on Thursday, November 24th using keyword TESC150.

I am using Taylor's Life is a Dance stamp set. I have daughters who are dancers and I just love this pretty stamp set. I stamped my images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. My papers are My Mind's Eye 6x6 Pad - Lost & Found Blush. I added a sentiment from the set, ribbon, lace and stitching.

I paper pieced the ballet dress and added 3D form squares under the skirts to add additional dimension to the card. The I added small rhinestones and glitter pen to the ballet bards.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a nice weekend and maybe fit in a little time to play the sketch challenge!!

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TESC150 Dance

TESC Sketch Challenge #136

I am so happy it is the weekend!! Last weekend I was out of town and I had something to do every night this week! I was just carving a little time at my desk! My first project was the new new sketch challenge at the Taylor Expression in the forum at Splitcoaststampers. You can find all the detail right here.

I am using the April Key Ingredients Kit to make my Birthday Card. All the papers, ribbon, and embellishments are from the kit.

I am using the stamp set CreativTEA. I stamped an image and a sentiment from the set. The image is colored with Copics. I used the TE Medium Scallop Border Die for my scalloped border. I tied a ribbon around the card and added a rose from the kit to the center.

Here's a close up. You can see how I added pearls from the kit to my project.

Want to find out more about Taylored Expression Key Ingredient Kit? You can find all the details right HERE. Don't forget to check out the Key Ingredients Gallery for April for more ideas in using this months kit!

Thanks for stopping by! I am off to get a little more stamping done before the weekend is over!!

Melody

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TESC Sketch Challenge #136

TESC Sketch Challenge #135

When I first discovered stamping and cardmaking Taylor's Sketch Challenges were one of my mainstays for inspiration and new techniques. Now that Taylor is a member company at Splitcoaststampers she is bring her sketch challenge back!!!

Just create a card using the sketch as inspiration and upload it at SCS for a chance to win a gift certificate to the TE store. You can find all the details HERE.

Here is my card based on the sketch. I used the stamp set, Hangin' Out for the four images in the circles. The papers and ribbon are from the March Key Ingredients Kit. I added lace from my stash.

I added some machine stitching and tiny pearls to the sentiment.

You know I like to finish off the inside of my card with the scraps left on my desk! I just added a sentiment from the stamp set and a teddy bear.

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you will play along in the sketch challenge!

Melody

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TESC Sketch Challenge #135

Fall Gift Bag

It is busy weekend for me, with not much stamping time, but I did get to finish up a little gift bag I have been working using my Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient Kit for October. I used Taylor's sketch challenge for this week for my inspiration.

I covered the front of a kraft gift bag that I picked up at Michael's with cardstock and the apple DP from the kit. I used the Branching Out Stamp set to create my scene. I stamped the tree trunk, paper pieced the tree top, cut out a hill.

I added a birdhouse, a bird, and a squirrel from the Branching Out Coordinates. Some machine stitching to the top of the hill, and buttons from the kit finish off the bag.

I made a tag using a sentiment and leaves from the Gobble Gobble stamp set, added ribbon from the kit and tied it on with twine.

You can find out all the details about Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Subscription HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Melody

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Fall Gift Bag

Wedding Shower Card

Happy Friday! I worked for home today, got to stay in my PJ's until noon; a good start to the weekend! Tomorrow I am going to a bridal shower. This the card I made for the shower using Taylor's Sketch Challenge for this week.

I used my Taylored Expressions stamp set, Tweet Hearts, and paper and embellishments for this month Taylored Expression Key Ingredients Kit. I stamped out my scene and added distressing ink to the edges of the circle. I added stitching, brads in the corner, and ribbon from the kit. I added a touch of lace from my stash.

I added one of the pretty doilies that are in the kit this month behind my image. The sentiment is included in the Tweet Hearts stamp set, perfect for a bridal shower.

If you want more information about the Key Ingredients Kits you can find it HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Melody

Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2

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Wedding Shower Card

Thinking of You

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! I hit the mall this morning for a little fall shopping and then got a little stamping done this afternoon.

My card today is based on the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge for this week and all the products I used to create my card today are from this month Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Kit. If you haven't tried Taylor's Kits you can find all the info HERE.

I used the stamp set, In the Park, for my card. The image is colored with Copics. I added sewing around the edges and finished the card off with a bow with ribbon from the kit. The sentiment is from the stamp set and the pretty brad is also included in the this month's kit.

I did some masking to stamp out my scene. First I stamped the basket, masked it off and stamped the park bench, and masked off the bench and stamped the tree. A little extra work but worth the time!

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Melody

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Thinking of You

Exciting

Today on the Taylored Expressions Blog, Taylor is introducing a brand new design team specifically selected to highlight Taylor's Key Ingredients Kit Club. I am very EXCITED to share with you today that I will one of the members of this new design team!!! I love Taylor's line of stamps and I can't wait to share the kits with you each month! Stop by Taylor's blog to get all the details and meet the other members of the team. I am honored to be included in this group of stampers!

You can find all the details on the Kit Club HERE. Stop by my blog tomorrow and I will have my very first post with September's Kit!

And today I have a card to share with you using Taylor's Sketch Challenge for this week and my new Halloween set, Wicked Wardrobe. When I saw this stamp set I knew I had to have it!

All my papers and embellishments are from the Fright Night Project Pantry Kit. I stamped the witch's dress and paper pieced the base of the dress. I masked the dress off and sponged the background. I stamped, colored and cut out the hat. I added stitching around the edges, ribbon and a tag stamped with a sentiment from the set and a bat brad.

On the inside I stamped a sentiment from the set and the Witch's Hat.

Thanks for stopping by today! Stop back by tomorrow and I will have my first post with the new kit and a challenge for you!

Melody

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Exciting

Taylor's 100th Sketch!

I just love sketches to help me start a project, and Taylor's sketches are one of my favorite challenges. Taylor is celebrating her 100th sketch! And I say that I have used many of her sketches as my starting place. You can join the fun HERE!

I picked up this cute owl stamp, Owls in Love, at Taylor's both at CHA! I stamped the image with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with copics. I added a little clear glaze pen to the hearts and the eyes. I cut out the stamp and mounted it on some new My Mind Eye's paper. I did some sewing around the edges, added brown lace, twine, and buttons to finish it off!

Thanks for stopping by,

Melody

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Taylor's 100th Sketch!

Under the Mistletoe

I got a little stamping in yesterday and this is one of my cards I will be adding to my Christmas stash. I have been wanting to make a card for Joanne Basile Birth-o-versary Blog challenge. You just need to make a project using her bow technique. She has a great video on her blog, "... just a little something", so even if you don't have time to participate, be sure to go over to her blog and watch her video. Joanne is super talented and has been a great mentor for me! The sketch is this week challenge at Taylored Expressions.

This sweet mistletoe is from the new set from MFT, Santa Baby. I colored with my copics and distressed the edges of the circle. To make the chipboard hanger, I inked in red a chipboard swirl, covered it in craft glue, and applied red glitter. The I added a piece of lace, tied my bow using Joanne's method with the button and twine, and added a few rhinestones. The DP is new from Bo Bunny that I picked up at my LSS.

Thanks!
Melody

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Under the Mistletoe

Enjoy the Magic

I actually have a little free time this Saturday morning and decided to play with my new set I just received from Taylored Expressions, Holiday Wonder. The set has so many possibilities! And as long as I am using Taylor's stamp set, I thought I would use her sketch for this week. A great sketch is always a good place to start for inspiration!

I stamped the tree three times on the card, and one more time on a another piece of paper. The middle tree is cut out and popped up. The I made a little hill from a scrap of white felt and sewed it on. Then I cut it out with my circle nestibility, felt and paper, which worked great. There are diamond stickles on the trees and the felt, and a star button and rhinestones on the tree tops. The sentiment is from the set and I added more rhinestones to the border punch.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend.

Melody

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Enjoy the Magic

Tweet, Tweet Thinking of You

It is cloudy and rainy here today. I have been waiting for a little peek of sunshine, but it doesn't look like it is going to happen! So I went ahead and took my pictures. This my be the winter I invest in a light box.

I made one more card for this week's sketch challenge at Taylored Expressions. The stamp is from Taylored Expressions and is call Branching Out. It is a great set, with several trees, and accessories to add to your scene. I stamped the tree on cardstock, then I stamped the tree truck. Then I stamped the tree top on my Cosmo Crickett DP, cut in out, and applied it to my paper. To do the stitching, first I poked my holes with my paper piercer, then I used six strand embroindery floss and a simple back stitch around the tree and it's swirls. I also cut out a small hill and stitched it the bottom of the tree.

I added some zig zag stitching and lace. The lace was a little too white so I just sponged it with Tim Holtz distressing Ink. The fence is a MS border punch. The three birds are from the set, and cut out popped up. Then I added button threading with twine.

Thanks for stopping by,
Melody

Ingredients:
Stamps - Taylored Expression - Branching Out
Ink - Memento Black, SU Real Red, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink in Tea Dye
Paper - DP Cosmo Crickett, PTI Ripe Avocado, Aqua Mist, MFT Paper Panels
Other - MS Border Punch, lace, PTI buttons, twine, sewing machine

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Tweet, Tweet Thinking of You

Friendship!

Happy Monday! Back to work today and so wishing I could stay home on this cloudy day and stamp! Here is a card made over the weekend, with one of new favorite MFT stamps, Coffee? Tea?. I made this card using the weekend sketch challenge at Taylored Expressions. I really like this sketch and will be using it again.

Her dress is paper pieced and the sleeve is cut out again and popped up. The rest of the image is colored with copics. I doubled a border punch in two colors, and added lace to the border element in the sketch. I added this really cute new ribbon, tied it with a pink sheer ribbon and tied on the sentiment. I added pearls as the final touch.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I so appreciate your comments.

Melody

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Friendship!

Sending You Sunshine

This is one of my new stamps this is in the Lily at the Beack set from Pink Cat Studios. Isn't she the cutest! I used Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #66 for the layout of the card. Lily is colored with Copic. Her hat and the turtle's head are popped up for some dimension. I stamped the image twice, colored and cut out the turtle, and ran through my Cuttlebug using an embossing template to give the turtle some texture. I used my zig zag stitch on my sewing machine around the edge, and added some ribbon and rhinestone.

Thanks for stopping by,
Melody

Stamps: Lily at the Beach, Pink Cat Studios
Ink Memento Black, SU Real Red
DP K & Co, Su Real Red, Mft White
Rhinestones, ribbon nestibilities, copics, sew machine

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Sending You Sunshine

Enjoy Your Day

I had a busy stamping weekend. Can't help getting hooked on those challenges! This card is based on Taylor's weekend sketch. I just got this new basic grey Marrakech paper pad from Paper Addictions. Bright, rich colors! I used my Bella Cecily Cinnamonsticks, paper pieced the hat and apron, and added glitter to the wings. The charm is a SU brad that I added a rhinestone brad to.

Melody

Ingredients:
Stamp: Bella Cecily Cinnamonsticks, Sentiment SU
Ink - Memento Black, SU Pacific Point, Pumkpin Pie
Paper - Basic Grey, SU Black, Pacific Point, PTI White
Other - Ribbon, brads, MS border punch, SU circle punches, glitter, copics, nestibilities

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Enjoy Your Day

Shoes and Chocolate

Shoes and Chocolate! What more could a girl ask for on her birthday! This is my card based on Taylor's friday sketch. I added lace, ribbon, and a charm to compliment is beautiful Basic Grey paper. All the edges are inked with Tim Holtz Distressing Ink in Vintage Photo. The center strip is run through my cuttlebug. The frosting on the cake is done with Stickles and I added a litte glitter pen.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melody

Ingredients:

Stamp - Scrumptious Shoes, Stampendous

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Paper - Basic Grey Bittersweet, PTI White, SU Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink

Nestibilities, copics, Stickles, lace, ribbon, charms, Cuttlebug

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Shoes and Chocolate

Bling Birthday

It's a three day weekend! Yeah! A little time to stamp. I made this card based on Taylor's Friday sketch. I used glitter, a glitter pen, stickles, a rhinestone flourish, and a charm for the details. This is one of my very favorite cupcake stamps for Obession Impression.

Ingredients:
Basic Grey, SU red rose, black
Stamp - Cupcakes Impression Obsession
Ribbon, charm, stickles, glitter, rhinestones

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Bling Birthday

A Birthday Bella

Here's a little Bella birthday card I made using Taylor's sketch challenge. the is another one of my favorite Bella Stamps, Matilda Muffinbread. I wanted to give her skirt a varigrated look by pulling the Copic colors into each other. The paper and the matching buttons are Making Memories. I used my sewing machine, glitter to the wings, a little glitter pen to the skirt, and distressing stickles on the cupcake frosting to add detail. I also added a little lace I picked up at the fabric store.

Thanks for Looking,

Melody

Ingredients:

Stamp: Stamping Bella Matilda Muffinbread

Paper: Making Memories Chloe's Closet, SU Very Vanilla, Bordering Blue, So Saffron

Other: Copics, Nestibilities, lace, glitter, stickles, MM Buttons, sewing machine

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A Birthday Bella

There's Cupcake on my Head!

Thought I would post a couple of cards before I go back to work. I justed finished cleaning up from the SuperBowl party. I had 20 people over and my daughter drove home from the University of Arizona with four of her girlfriends. A nice surprise!

I used Taylor's weekend sketch for this card. I love this little stamp from Stamping Bella. She is colored with my Copics and there is pink glitter on the cupcake. I used my nestibilities and inked the edges of the green and added white dots with my Inkssentials gel pen. The brads are SU, and I made one of the into a charm.

Melody

Ingredients:

Paper: DP Last Impressions, SU Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Pink is Bazzill

Ink: Memento Black

Stamp: There's a Cupcake on my Head, Stamping Bella, Sentiment Obession Impression

Other: SU Brad, Rhinestone Brads, SU Border Punch, gel pen, Ribbon, Nestibilites, Copics

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There's Cupcake on my Head!

A Voilet Cupcake

This is my new little Lockhart stamp. The sketch is Taylor's Friday sketch. Taylor is celebrating a year of cupcake challenges. I know I have looked forward to her sketches each weekend! The brads are Su and I and added rhinestone brads to the middle. The paper is Basic Grey. I sponges the edges of the oval and border.

Thanks for looking!
Melody

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A Voilet Cupcake