DAY 2 - TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS COMBO CLUB QUAD

Different colors, same Taylored Expressions Combo Club Quad as yesterday.  The colors on the streamers reminded me of Halloween so I went with it.  I only foiled the tree card with Pewter foil on those darker leaves.  All the other cards I decided to leave the black showing - I liked the look!

DAY 1 - CARDS FROM THE COMBO CLUB QUAD

My completed cards from the Taylored Expressions new Combo Club Quad.  I did gold foil all of these for a pretty shine!  Three birthday cards and one sympathy card.  I liked how they turned out.  

FLOWER VASE

This is completed card from the stenciling I have been working on with the new Taylored Expressions Create in Quad. I used all Taylored Expressions except for the sentiment is from The Greetery.  

ATTABOY!

I was in need of a few more guy birthday cards.  I bought this Attaboy stamp set from Unity Stamps a while back.  They were quick and easy cards.  I found patterned paper that seemed somewhat masculine.  These are ready for the next couple of male birthdays on my list!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELENA

Happy Birthday Elena!  I found a creative way to incorporate an Amazon gift card into her birthday card. I used the Taylored Expressions Beach Bound die set and Endless Summer Stamp set for the sentiment.  

GATHERED GARDEN

This is the free with $100 purchase from Taylored Expressions for the month of July.  I stamped the floral and then colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment is also part of the set. 

CHEERS TO BEERS!

I recently bought the What's on Tap Bundle from Taylored Expressions.  This card will be perfect for guys that enjoy a cold beer!  

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!  

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.  

WISH BIG!

Here's a fun birthday card using all Taylored Expressions products.  

TAYLORED EXPRESSIONS CLASS

I was excited to attend this class at the Taylored Expressions Studio yesterday!

The new classroom at Taylored Expressions is so nice.  The TV screens help to show you how to make your cards.  

   

The class included 4 cards but I made another one when I got home.  The flower card is the one I added.  The stamp set and matching dies were from Stamp Joy Virtual 2026.  It was a fun afternoon and now I have to try a new snack that Taylor recommends!  Bubs - anyone heard of them?  

WOODLAND BLOOMS

I was inspired by a fellow crafter on the Fans of Taylored Expressions Facebook page.  She had made cards with this Woodland Blooms stamp/stencil combo.  It's always been a favorite of mine. I took a picture of all the ink colors - so many pretty combinations.   

I used the new Quilted cover plate from Taylored Expressions over top of the stenciled panels.  I used a combination of sentiments and layering dies.  They are so pretty!  

TIMELESS BLOOMS IN YELLOW

I used the Foil Its on this set of cards but I did not foil.  I really liked how the black looked so I just left them as is, except for one panel, I foiled with Gold. 

I used the Taylored Expressions Quilted cover plate after I had them stenciled and cut to size.  I have one more panel that I didn't make into a card yet. 

CALL ME OLD FASHIONED

I needed a few more guy cards.  I have used this image quite a bit but I had new words to put with the glass so it feels new again.  I used masculine patterned paper and these were quick & easy!  The glass is from Unity Stamp and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  I stamped Cheers to You for the inside of the card.  

PRETTY FLORALS

I stamped & stenciled all these floral cards and then ran them thru with a cover plate on them to give them more texture.  The stamp/stencils are Bitty Bouquets and Bonus Blooms 1.  The sentiment set is Together in Type from Taylored Expressions.  My new favorite!  

TIMELESS BLOOMS ON WOODGRAIN CARDSTOCK

Taylored Expressions Create in Quad Timeless Blooms stencils are on my desk a lot lately.  This time I stenciled on white woodgrain paper.  I saw this idea online and wanted to try it.  It gives it such a nice texture.  It was fun to blend each layer, I used all Taylored Expressions inks.  

A bit of white splatter on a couple of the panels.  

A variety of finishes on these cards.  I used a few different frames and sentiments.  I really like the woodgrain texture for the stenciled flowers. 

And there are these pretty envelope seals that you can get to coordinate with the Timeless Blooms.  So pretty!

 

PRETTY IN PINK

I saw the idea for the Hello Friend card online.  I didn't have all the exact supplies, but I worked with what I had and I was pleased with the outcome.  I started with Canson Watercolor paper.  I used Distress Oxide ink in a pretty pink called Kitsch Flamingo and the Altenew Watercolor Stripes Stencil.  I used a rectangle die to cut out the center of the card panel.  The Eucalyptus die is from The Greetery.  I die cut with the watercolor paper and then blended on Distress Oxide Peeled Paint to the leaves.  The other leaf is from Spellbinders Simply Perfect Layered Blooms - blended with the same Peeled Paint ink.  I sprayed a bit of water on the branches and the Oxide ink reacts to the water with white blotches.  The sentiment Hello Friend is from Waffle Flower Simply Said.  

The second card is a 4 bar sized card.  I used the rectangle that was cut out of the first card as my layer.  The floral die is from The Greetery called Wildflower Mix.  I used pink & green paper scraps to die cut the floral.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from The Greetery called Market Basics Sentiments.  

TIMELESS BLOOMS

A new Quad stencil for me from Taylored Expressions.  The Timeless Blooms were released a while go but I didn't buy it at the time so they are having the Second Chance release so I went for it this time.  It creates 4 card fronts once you complete the layering stencils.  I did use the Foils for these and I cut the one panel in half to create two cards.  There was also an idea to make book marks out of the taller florals.  I followed the colors that Taylor used on a video - I really like her use of the script background over top of the flowers.  I wanted to use my new Embossing folders so they are Tweed and Geo Blooms - these are both free with purchase of $100 during the month of February.  I really like them both!  My newest love is mixed fonts in the Together in Type sentiment stamp & die combo.  I used the Foil Its on these cards.  One of the great things about them is that you can cut them all with one die - so quick & easy!  

BIRTHDAY WISHES

After organizing my Foil Its recently, I decided I have so many that I needed to start using more of them.  This was one is called Boho Botanicals.  I foiled first with gold foil and then did the stenciling.  Ink colors that I used were all Taylored Expressions as follows:  For the Flowers, I used Guava with Mulled Wine shading, Sweet Corn with Honey shading, Candy Corn with Pumpkin shading and the leaves are Kiwi and Sweet Basil.  I used the new cover plate die called Quilted Cutting plate for the stitched background.  And my new favorite sentiment set called Together in Type stamp & die combo.  I used the Foil It sentiments and then die cut them.  I love the mixed fonts on these sentiments! 

I love cutting plates, I use them all the time.  They add texture to any project.

 

PRETTY FLORAL STEM

This pretty floral is a die called Alstroemeria Stem from Simon Says Stamp.  I saw a card on You Tube and I wanted to make it myself.  It is delicate and pretty.  I struggled a bit with the coloring - getting the shading just right is not easy.  I made a couple of them.