POINSETTIAS

I had some leftover die cuts from my Taylored Expressions card project so I wanted to try the poinsettias in the rustic pail.  

Taylored Expressions Products: 

Dies:  Garden Variety - Poinsettia, Woodland Ferns, Rustic Pail, Mini Bows

Card stock:  Cherry Pop, Honey, Brussels Sprout, Sweet Basil, Poppy Seed, Gold, Latte, Red Pepper cardbase

Other:  Embossing Folder Tiny Twinkles, Red Glitter Drops

 

SLEIGH ALL DAY

Getting started on this sleigh card from Taylored Expressions.  A whole lotta die cutting to make this one!  I used my new Empress mini and it made all the die cutting so much fun!  I followed Heather Nichols card design and colors from her blog post.  

After the die cutting, we go to the splatter box.  I splattered with white & dark brown on all the pieces and parts.  

A little drying time and I'm ready to assemble!

All the products are from Taylored Expressions.  The Holiday Greenery Product Bundle included Garden Variety Holiday Greenery Die set, Garden Variety Poinsettia Die Set, Sleigh All Day Die Set, Mini to Mighty Christmas stamp & die set.  I used the Taylored Expressions Tiny Twinkles Embossing Folder for the Latte layer.  The card stock colors were Cherry Pop, Honey, Latte, Toffee, Sweet Basil, Green Tea, Brussels Sprout and Gold.  

STAMP JOY 2025!

Doreen bought a Minc foiling machine.  We were as excited as she was!  

Great tour of the Taylored Expressions Studio, offices, production and warehouse.  

Beautiful space to create!

Melissa, Taylor, Susan and Doreen - what a fun time!

WE 💙 TE!

Cheers to Stamp Joy 2025!

Joan, Joyce and Kara - fellow candy corn's!  

Fun times and memories made at Stamp Joy 2025!

All the cards we made at Stamp Joy.  Very fun to create with lots of friends.  

 

HAPPY OCTOBER from THE BOO CREW!

I thought these Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Cake Pop dies were cute!  I used the Pierced Plaid cover plate by The Stamp Market for the background.  The sentiment is from Amuse Studio October Labels.  I think I need to make another card like this, I feel like the eyes on the pumpkin cake pop are too high.  Hmmm.....

 

NEW ADDITION!

A new addition to my craft room!  I had another shelf here for many years but this one is specifically made for stamp cases.  It was a chore to get the heavy box downstairs.  Putting it together was kinda fun!  I really like the quality and appearance of the new shelf.  I ordered from Stamp-n-Storage and this particular model is the Large Stamp Case Tower.  

UP FOR A CELEBRATION

Here are a few more birthday cards using the Taylored Expressions Up for a Celebration layering stencil, Foil Its and coordinating die.  I have a card ready for my niece who turns 11 later this month.  I used two different embossing folders for the backgrounds including Tiny Twinkles and Shoutout Birthday.  

 

QUILT SQUARES

I've been excited to ink up this Taylored Expressions Quilt Squares layering stencil.  I followed a video that Taylor did on You tube.  I do love the Fall colors.  

I turned the Quilt Squares into six cards.  I haven't added the sentiments yet - I may just wait until I'm ready to use the card to add the greeting.  

UP FOR A CELEBRATION!

This is a fun new set from Taylored Expressions to celebrate their 17th Birthday!  This balloon set will make lots of birthday cards!  I like this soft color combination.  I started with the Foil It and then stenciled the color onto the design.  After stenciling the ink I ran it through my Minc machine to add the foiled shimmer!  I had a few spots where it over-foiled, and I think it was because the ink was still a bit wet.  I did a test on another foil it that I had inked up but I didn't foil until the next day and I didn't have this issue.  It really didn't bother me, just adds a little more shimmer!

Finished card - simple but pretty!

Foiled Mistletoe Quad

I used the new Taylored Expressions Mistletoe Quad Foil Its with coordinating dies to make these cards.  I used Champagne foil for the Mistletoe and also for the sentiments.  I used the TE Tiny Twinkles Embossing Folder and the Berry Branch die.  The sentiments are also from Taylored Expressions.

Mistletoe Quad

This was the first Quad stencil that I purchased from Taylored Expressions.  They recently came out with a die and Foil Its to coordinate with these stencils.  I made another set of cards with a Christmas theme but I have always loved the samples with the purple berries.  Since I already had them out it was a good time to make a set of cards.  I followed a video that Taylor did and used the same ink colors.  

My cards are a bit different than the ones Taylor created in her video but I like how they turned out.  Using the rustic pail die and flipping the mistletoe was such a great idea to make the stencil set more versatile.  

TE Garage Sale TODAY!

I was excited to go to the TE Garage Sale this morning.  It was supposed to be outside but the weather moved us inside, which was just as good!  Taylored Expressions knows how to pivot and make it work.  

I was there about an hour early so we have time to visit with other TE fans while we waited for 10 am!

Shoppers finding their treasures!

Waiting in line!

Here's my haul from the TE Garage Sale.  I bought a lot of Foil Its, some card stock and a couple of stamps.  FREE tote for the first 100 customers that checked out.  

GUS & GERTIE

I made a few cards using the Taylored Expressions Gus & Gertie 4th of July. I'm a little late to send them to anyone but they are ready for next year!   

YEAR IN BLOOM

I've been collecting the Taylored Expressions Year in Bloom stamps and buying the coordinating dies.  I decided to stamp, die cut and color a bunch so they are ready to use.  

I found a few frames in my collection to use with the flowers.

I used all Taylored Expressions products for this card.  The card base is a Toffee Mini slim.  I die cut the rectangle postage in the colors Pineapple, Tropical Punch and Sweet Champagne.  I used Copic markers to color the flowers.  The background stamp is TE Weathered Words stamped in Sugar Cube ink.  

Pretty Collage!

Another fun collage card - this was from piece of patterned paper. I recently purchased a Day Planner at Hobby Lobby that was on clearance for less than $2.  I cut up a lot of the patterned papers that were included in the 12 month planner, so many good ones!  This is a random pattern that was incorporated in the planner.  Lots of small-ish designs to make a cute collage card!

VEGGIES!

The Taylored Expressions Seeds and Such kit has been fun to make a few summer time garden cards.  I stenciled all the veggies and then die cut them out.  I used the TE Knock on Wood background stamp for a simple layer.  In used the TE Frame in Frame 3 for the black stitched border.  It fit perfectly around the seed packet!