HELLO THERE

I went to Joann's a while ago to check out what they might have on sale before their closing.  I bought a wood mounted stamp - haven't done that it awhile!  I thought this was a cute stamp and on sale so I brought it home!  

I mounted the finished piece to the front of a card that I scored with a few lines.  It turned out nice. 

BITHDAY BALLOONS

I made these cards from an online class I took a while back.  The stamps, stencils and dies are from Pinkfresh Studio called Birthday Balloons.  

Perforated Paper

I was intrigued by this perforated paper that Taylored Expressions introduced recently.  They had a special offer if you placed a $50 order you would get a free pack of the perforated paper.  I decided to try it out and it is quite a nice look.  This stamp set is Taylored Expressions Woodland Blooms Stamp & Stencil Combo.  I stamped in black ink the veins and centers of the flowers.  The stencil filled in with the colors.  It was a simple technique and I do like the results!  I know you can stitch with it as well but I don't see me doing that?!  Never say never, right?  ha!  

OH-IO

I decided to use the Waffle Flower postage collage die without adding any of the postage stamp extras. The Buckeyes are my favorite team so this card was fun to make.  I used various stamps and dies that I had in my collection.  

BBQ theme

I used this 12 x 12 sheet of card stock to make these four cards.  I really like how they turned out and I think they will make perfect guy cards since it's all about BBQ!

I used the Waffle Flower Postage stamp die.  I traced a pencil line around the images that I wanted to use for the various openings.  I love the muted colors.

FUN CARDS!

My friends are so talented!  Thank you for the fun St. Patrick's Day cards!

HAPPY ST. PAT'S DAY!

These are my St. Patrick's Day cards for this year. ☘☘☘  I used mostly Taylored Expressions products. The saying is Taylored Expressions Irish Blessing Stamp.  The stamped floral is from the Taylored Expressions Arched Nouveau stamp set. I gold embossed the floral.  The backgrounds are various embossing folders that I have in my collection. 

POPPY FIELDS

The Taylored Expressions Poppy Fields Layering Stencils are a fun way to make pretty backgrounds for your cards.  These are 6x6 stencils but I was able to get two mini slim cards out of the one stenciled panel.  The bright colors are so pretty!

 

GUY CARD

This was a quick guy card that I made for a brother in law.  I had this piece of patterned paper and I ink blended with a green ink.  The Happy Birthday die is from Taylored Expressions.  Quick & easy!  

RETRO FLOWERS

I love this Simon Says Stamp Retro Flowers stencil set.  This look is something that I'm always attracted to in card making designs. I started with a piece of watercolor paper and ink blended the entire card panel with Taylored Expressions Banana Cream Pie.  Then I used the ink colors shown on each of the layered stencils.   

I added sentiment strips for the greetings and these cards are done!

 

AWESOME AUTUMN

I love Fall colors.  I bought this Awesome Autumn stencil and die cut set from Taylored Expressions last Fall and just used it for the first time.  It is a quick and easy way to get lots of pretty leaves and acorns.  I followed what Heather Nichols did on her video with the tags.  The card is also from her inspiration.  

ARCHED NOUVEAU

This is a fun set from Taylored Expressions called Arched Nouveau stamp set and dies.  I added the Taylored Expressions Sundry Sentiments for the greetings.  The background is from The Stamp Market called Pierced Plaid Cover die.  

Talking in Circles

Another colorful card from the Taylored Expressions Talking in Circles kit.  I started with a piece of watercolor paper.  I really like the thickness and the texture on the watercolor paper.  I used the TE Talking in Circles Piercing Plate in the background.  I saw this idea online and loved the rainbow look of the card stock pieces.  I did put foam tape behind each piece of card stock.  I added the black enamel dots.  The sentiment is from the new Mini Strips Calendar Foil Its.  If you don't foil you don't have to.  I just cut the sentiment and use it without foil.  This card makes you happy!

PERENNIAL SCENES FOIL IT

These are the Taylored Expressions Perennial Scenes Foil It panels.  The 8 ½" x 11" pre-printed patterns coordinate with the Perennial Scenes layering stencils.  I have a new color palette to try.  This is how it looks after blending the first two colors for Stencil #1 and Stencil #2 - two stencils to go!

The blue and yellow are pretty together, don't you think?  I used all Taylored Expressions inks.  

LOVE these!  I haven't figured out yet if I'll make cards or more calendars.  I did the foiling using Silver foil.  I noticed there are a few spots where the foil did not stick.  Not sure why?  

PERENNIAL SCENES BUNDLE!

I couldn't resist the latest Taylored Expressions Perennial Scenes bundle.  It has a new stencil that makes beautiful florals that you can use for calendars or cards.  

The bundle came with a video tutorial to follow along and create.  The color combination that was used is so pretty!  Layer #1 - I'm ready to ink things up! When you finish the 4 stencil layers of ink blending, you have 6 panels to use for calendars or cards.  I did the process twice to get 12 floral panels for my calendar.

Ready to assemble all the pieces.  They turned out so pretty!  The Taylored Expressions Square Tear-Off Calendar Stacklets was helpful with doing the layers.  I used Champagne foil to foil the sentiments.  

My 2026 calendar is complete! It was fun to create and it turned out just beautiful.    

Stenciling:

Layer #1 Ink - Raspberry Sorbet, Passion Fruit

Layer #2 Ink - Avocado, Sweet Basil

Layer #3 Ink - Mulled Wine, Plum Punch

Layer #4 Ink - Sweet Basil, Brussel Sprouts, add Mocha for extra depth in a few places

Clean Layer #3 stencil - Add a few touches of Gold Glitter medium to the flower centers and some of the berries

The card stock layering squares are Sweet Basil and Mulled Wine from Taylored Expressions.  I didn't have TE Raspberry Sorbet card stock so the pink color is from Papertrey Ink called Lovely Lady. 

Here is a close up of the gold glitter details.  

Gold glitter details and the embossed square detail.  

I'm ready to try more color combinations with these stencils!