CARDS & FUN AT THE TE STUDIO!

A few new products from Taylored Expressions.  These are add ons to the Talking In Circles kit from a few months ago.  I do love creating a pattern and placing the pieces all together.  TE makes it easy with their Maps that basically show you where to place everything.  

For this card I used metallic silver and gold card stock. 

I took a close friend with me on Thursday and we visited the Taylored Expressions Studio.  She had not been there before and was quite impressed by the beautiful, bright and cheery Studio. We put together the Make n' Take card and that was fun!

Here is the card we made in the TE Studio. Happy Memorial Day weekend!  

FORE YOU!

This stamp set is a blast from the past - probably 25 years or more!  It is called Who's That Girl Golf by My Favorite Things.  I thought it would be fun to make cards for my golf ladies as we start up our season.  I did some paper piecing - another technique from years ago.  They turned out cute, right?  

WOODLAND BLOOMS

I'm using a favorite of mine for a few more cards.  The Woodland Blooms by Taylored Expressions is always a good thing!  This time I stenciled the color onto the Foil It's.  The card on the right I used the Woodland Blooms die and cut out the floral spray using the Garden Trellis embossing folder in the background.  The card on the left I used the Quilted Cutting plate after I had done the stenciling.  The sentiments are from the same stamp set.  

MEGA FLORAL CALENDAR

I fell in love with this calendar idea from The Stamp Market.  I ordered the calendar and the Mega Floral die to complete the project.  It was pretty easy - I just chose a color for the flower each month and then added the sparkle to the center of the flower.  I did also foil each month with a gold foil.  There is a video tutorial online that gives all the measurements to make the easel for the calendar.  

I decorated the front of the easel with a piece of patterned paper.  So pretty!

My foiling was spotty in places and I'm not sure why that happens sometimes.  I tried to pick a color of card stock to go with each month.  This is really a cute idea and didn't take too much time to put it together.  

PICTURE PERFECT!

This is the first time I used the new Picture Perfect Quad from the Combo Club. Kinda fun for guy cards.  

FLOWERS & SUCH

This is a new stencil set from Taylored Expressions.  Seeds & Such Flowers including Poppy, Marigold, Daisy and Sunflower.  

The Flower cards turned out pretty!  

THINKING OF YOU

This is a card that I copied that was created by Heather Nichols.  I used the Frond Embrace die for the greenery.  I added the white flower and gems in the center.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions called Together in Type.  

A YEAR OF DOODLES CALENDAR

I used a whole lotta Copic Markers to color this Year of Doodles by Taylored Expressions.  

After getting all the months colored I stamped the scallop frame to match the colors in the doodle design and then attached them to the 5x7 Calendar.  It was quite a project but I like how it turned out.  Probably only making one of these... 

 

CRAFY TIME!

Recently I had friends visiting and we got a little crafty!  We made tags and lots of cards.  Each of us had a project to share so it was a fun afternoon!  

 

MAKE N' TAKE

This is a pretty Make n Take card that I recently put together at the Taylored Expressions Studio. We started with a Foil It and then colored with OLO markers.  I added a different sentiment when I got home.  

FLOWER PRESS PUZZLE

Another puzzle - this one is from Concord & 9th called Flower Press.  I placed an order recently for their new card stock and ink colors and saw they had a puzzle marked down.  It was a fun one!

2027 CALENDAR!

I wanted to create my 2027 calendar with the new products from Taylored Expressions.  I used the Soft Surrounds wreath stamped in Green Tea ink.  And then I went to die cutting - A LOT of die cutting & coloring!  I used the Year of Blooms flowers from the 2025 freebie collection.  I die cut the Vases & Places 1 & 2 for the basket and vases.  I ink blended the containers and also splattered them.  I followed the order of the flowers according to each month that we received them - January through December.  I added a bit of greenery here and there and a couple of mushrooms.

 

Here is the whole year.  It was quite a project, but I love how it turned out.  My 2027 calendar is all ready to go!

EASTER PUZZLE

A fun Easter puzzle that I put together on Saturday.  It was a cool, rainy day and the perfect day to enjoy a puzzle!  

 

EASTER BLESSINGS

I made a variety of Easter cards.  Besides the bunnies I also made these using the Waffle Flower Postage Collage series.  These were pretty simple - after blending the blue sky background just simple black ink to stamp the various images.  Easter Blessings!  

EASTER BASKET

I made up this Easter basket for a friend.  We took a meal to her last week as she is recovering from surgery. I thought the Easter basket was a nice addition.  The basket was at Target in the dollar spot for $5.  It's really pretty!