Blast from the Past Blog Hop with Taylored Expressions!

Today Taylored Expressions is hosting the Blast from the Past Blog Hop! Talk about all sorts of fun, all sorts of fabulous people are taking the times to showcase some of the wonderful stamp sets from Taylored Expressions, but only the stamp sets from the Past! All the details can be found at the Taylored Expressions Blog!
For my card today I decided to use my Chillax stamp set for my card today, its such a fun set that I wanted to use lots of bright colors. I started sorting through my DP and found my Lemonade DP from Basic Grey and thought that it had the same sort of feeling in it to match this fun and bright stamp set! I couldn't decide if I should make the drinks lemonade or limeade, so I made one of each! I also just HAD to use this fun umbrella stamp, those umbrella drinks are always the best, if I drink which is pretty rare then that's the kind of drink I tend to enjoy. I know its a bit matchy matchy, but I really love how this came out!

Your next stop on the hop is Barbara Anders, I know that she will have something amazing to share with you! I hope you enjoyed my creation for today and enjoy the rest of the hop! I know I loved my part in this Blast from the Past!
Stamps: Chillax from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Whisper White, Green Galore, Basic Grey Lemonade DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, C1 Cool Grey No. 1, R37 Carmine, RV11 Pink, Y13 Lemon Yellow, Y15 Cadmium Yellow, YG23 New Leaf; Accessories: Pop Dots, Smooch Illuminate, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Glittery Ribbon, Large Scalloped and Regular Circle Nestabilities, Nestabilities Labels Two

Bubble and Boil!

On Saturday I shared with you a Halloween card I created for one of my co-workers, here is the other card I made for her. I looked through all my DP, but I couldn't find and Halloween themed paper that was only White, Black and Orange, so...I made my own! That's right, I don't know if you have seen it before but the craft store sells webbing in different colors that can be bought, and I have several colors I just never use and of it! So, for this one I took a piece of black cardstock and sprayed it with some webbing to create this great effect. I also wanted to use this great set from Taylored Expressionsded stickles to the bubbles so they shine! Hope you like my creation for today, I had a lot of fun with this!
Stamps: Spooky Expressions from Taylored Expressions. Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Only Orange; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, G21 Lime Green, N3 Neutral Grey No. 3, YR04 Chrome Orange; Accessories: Frosted Lace Stickles, Halloween Ribbon, Webbing, Pop Dots, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones

Some Taylored Expressions

A few weeks ago Taylored Expressions celebrated their first birthday with a huge birthday bash! I know, how exciting! I had started to post the cards I created on that Saturday here on my blog for their 13 challenges, but I have four cards to still share, so I thought I would do that today! I had so much fun playing along! I created this first card based on a great inspirational challenge, I really like the way this card turned out muted and pretty at the same time.

For this second card I not only combined the distressing and button challenge, but I also added the paper tole challenge to this card! Its packed with challenging fun! I had never really distressed a card like this and I had just tons of fun with this, in fact I even got the chance to use some of the great distressing ink I received as a gift too! I relaly love how this cutie bear turned out!

I created this card based on two different challenges from that day! I used not only an inspiration challenge but also I paper pieced! I had so much fun with this card, and it was great to use some of the supplies that I had in my Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kits, plus some of this ruffled ribbon I ordered a while ago.

For my last card to share with you today, I used more cupcakes! I created this card using both a sketch and an inspiration challenge. I like the bright colors that I used on this one, plus the decrative paper is totally adorable, and it is also something I recevied from a Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Kit! I hope that you enjoyed my cards for today, they were all so much fun to create! Have a great day!

Muted Cupcakes - Stamps: For the Love of Cupcakes from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Very Vanilla, Light Teal, Light Pink, SU! DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG23 Coral Sea, BG72 Ice Ocean, RV11 Pink, RV21 Light Pink; Accessories: Kaiser Pearls, Pop Dots, Pink Grosgrain Ribbon

Teddy Bear - Stamps: Beary Special from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Very Vanilla; Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Old Paper; Accessories: White PTI Buttons, Pop Dots, Gold Nail Heads, White Twill Ribbon

Ruffled Cupcakes - Stamps: For the Love of Cupcakes from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Whisper White, Dark Chocloate, SU! Sweet Always, Light Pink; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, E33 Sand; Accessories: Pink Ruffled May Arts Ribbon, Kaiser Self Adhesive Pearls, Pop Dots

Single Cupcakes - Stamps: For the Love of Cupcakes from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Pure Poppy, Tempting Turquiose, Certianly Celery; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, C1 Cool Grey No. 1; Accessories: Green Grosgrain Dotted Ribbon, Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities

Taylor Made!

This weekend Taylored Expressions celebrated their first birthday with a huge birthday bash! I know, how exciting! On Saturday there were 13 challenges issued, one every hour! I just had to play along! I have plans to complete all 13 challenges, but as of now I have two left to complete. I thought that today I would share with you two cards that I created. My first card is based on three different challenges! I used not only a sketch challenge issued by Karen, a color combination challenge hosted by Jodi and also I pulled out my mom's sewing machine and got to work on Jackie's challenge! I had so much fun with this card, and it was great to use some of the supplies that I had in my Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kits, I have been loving my kits and having them all near by was just perfect for all these challenges!For my second card I not only created a card following Laura's sketch challenge but I also added Charmaine's color combo to this card as well. I have had these simply adorable floral stamp set since it came out, but I only had the chance to create a few other cards with this one, so it was nice for this set to get some time time. I also love how these three colors turned out looking like together, just so pretty! I hope you like the cards I shared today, I really did have a lot of fun with these challenges this weekend! Have a great day!

Strawberries - Stamps: Berries and Cherries from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Whisper White, Rose Medium, Sunflowers Medium, Bermuda Bay, TE KI Berries and Cherries; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG13 Mint Green, R29 Lipstick Red, Y13 Lemon Yellow; Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Sewing Machine

Flower - Stamps: Fresh Flowers from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Whisper White, Intense Kiwi, Nautical Blue Light, Sunflowers Medium; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, B32 Pale Blue, Y11 Pale Yellow, YG03 Yellow Green; Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Pop Dots, Kaiser Self Adhesive Rhinestone

A Little Taylored

I am a member of the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Subscription Service, each month fun enough supplies to create all sorts of cards arrive on my doorstep! How fun is that?! Well, as a member you have a chance to order things from the store and have the shipping of those items combine with the kit that is already coming your way, plus you get and extra 10% off from the store! This past month I ordered the stamp set called Fresh Flowers, my very first Taylored Expressions stamp set! I was so excited when it finally arrived, but I've only had the chance to make a few cards with it so far. Yesterday after work I remembered that I had one more Mother's Day card to create for one of my coworkers so out came this Fresh Flowers set and I got to work! I decided to use this adorable flower and vase and the colors of Hibiscus and Lemon Tart. I am loving this new color from PTI and the way it matches the rest of their colors is great! I wanted a little bling do I added some Gold Glimmer Shimmerz to the petals and finished of the card with a simple bow over the sentiment. Hope you enjoyed today's post, I had a lot of fun making another Mother's Day Card! Have a great day!

Stamps: Fresh Flowers from Taylored Expression; Paper: Whisper White, Lemon Tart, Hibiscus Burst, PTI Bitty Dots; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, BG01 Aqua Blue, G02 Spectrum Green, RV34 Dark Pink, Y11 Pale Yellow; Accessories: Pop Dots, Large Scalloped and Regular Nestabilities, SU! Scalloped Edge Punch, Yellow Twill

SheetLoads DT 'Interview'

As most of you know my favorite type of challenge is a sketch challenge and one of the places I look to for great sketches is SheetLoad of Cards. I heard about this fabulous digital magazine when Paper Pretties sponsored the December issue and since then I have followed not only the month issues, but also the great blog. The best part about this E-Zine is that not only do they supply some amazing samples, but they also tell you the dimensions to create actual sheet loads of card, how great is that?! Recently they posted a Design Team call and I thought I would apply, so this is my 'interview post'. For my 'interview' I get the chance to share with you three cards and one beyond the card creation based off one of the past or present sketches. I decided to use the current April issue as my inspiration, I really loved the layering on this sketch and was happy to give it a try. I was asked by a friend at work to create eight Mother's Day cards for him to give to his friends and family, so I thought this 'interview' would be the perfect time to create some of these cards. The first card I created with this sketch was this super cute vase full of flowers stamp from the Gina K stamp set Friendship Blooms, and since I was going with a Mother's Day theme I decided that pink and red was the way to go. I pulled out my Koh-I-Noor woodless color pencils and gemasol for a really simple but elegant water colored look. I used two different decorative papers the red dotted paper is called Bitty Dots from PTI and the second is one of my favorite lines of designer paper from SU! called Bella Rose. For this card I followed the sketch point by point, a little afraid to think outside of the box on this one, but I took some more risks as my cards continued. Of course a 'Happy Mother's Day' sentiment from the Gina K stamp set Kindred Greetings For Her which I think was the perfect way to complete the card.
The second card I created uses the Gina K stamp set Take Flight with the matching colors of white, blue, and a bit of purple. I really love the results on this card, I once again use my woodless colored pencils from Koh-I-Noor and gemasol and paired it with Pacific Point and Whisper White cardstock. I had a bit of a challenge finding just the right background paper for this card, but I ended up using some Pink Flamingo DP from SU!. Then for a finishing touch I added lots of little crystals called Tiny Twinklets and some shimmery flowers from the bridal section in Michael's. Then of course the sentiment to complete the card, I once again used the 'Happy Mother's Day' sentiment from the Gina K stamp set Kindred Greetings For Her.For my third card I used this cute bouquet of flowers from the Taylored Expressions set called Fresh Flowers, this was my first time using this set and I really liked the results I got. Last month I joined their new Key Ingredients Subscription Service, each month a kit complete with everything you need to make at least 16 cards shows up, so I thought it was the perfect way to create some fun cards. I picked this super cute floral decorative paper and two matching papers from the kit, a light coral and a darker tone of coral. I also decided to use some of the satin ribbon that came with the kit, I love the dark shade of red, it goes perfectly with the background paper. Then to finish off the card I used the sentiment from the again from the Fresh Flowers stamp set plus some more Tiny Twinklets in the corners.For my last creation we had to make a 'Beyond the Card' project, I wasn't sure what to make, and then I found my DVD tins! After seeing my DVD tins I decided to create a DVD Tin Scrapbook, the perfect gift for Mom on Mother's Day! Plus, since I love the Bella Rose DP from SU! I decided to use it for my main paper. I love the look inside this adorable DVD tin, I lined the inside with the rose print of the Bella Rose DP. If have never made one of these little DVD Tin scrapbooks you really should, they are super simple and the end result is a lot of fun. For the outside of the tin I selected Pure Poppy and Certainly Celery to match the fun decorative paper! I used this beautiful Rose image from the Gina K stamp set called Spring Blooms, I love how elegant it looks, perfect for this DP, plus once again an amazing sentiement from Kindred Greetings For Her.

I hope you liked my creations, I had a lot of fun working with this sketch. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday, and if you haven't taken the time to visit SheetLoad of Cards, what are you waiting for?!
Card #1 - Stamps: Kindred Greetings For Her and Friendship Blooms from Gina K Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Pink Pirouette, Bitty Dots DP from PaperTrey Ink, SU! Bella Rose DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Woodless Colored Pencils, Gemasol, EK Success Corner Rounder, Tiny Twinklets, Pop Dots, Quickie Glue Pen

Card #2 - Stamps: Kindred Greetings For Her and Take Flight from Gina K Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pacific Point, SU! Pink Flamingo DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Pop Dots, Tiny Twinklets, Quickie Glue Pen, Blue Bridal Flowers

Card #3 - Stamps: Fresh Flowers from Taylored Expressions; Paper: Whisper White, Light Coral, Dark Coral, Spring DP; Ink: Memento

Tuxedo Black, BG18 Teal Blue, G17 Forest Green, R08 Vermilion, R22 Light Prawn, Y11 Pale Yellow, YR61 Yellowish Skin Pink; Accessories: Pop Dots, Quickie Glue Pen, Tiny Twinklets, Satin Ribbon

Beyond the Card - Stamps: Kindred Greetings For Her and Spring Blooms from Gina K Stamps; Paper: Whisper White, Pure Poppy, Certainly Celery, SU! Bella Rose DP; Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, G24 Willow, R22 Light Prawn, R37 Carmine, Pure Poppy ; Accessories: DVD Tin, Sticky Strip, Tiny Twinklets, May Arts Ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen, Pop Dots, EK Success Corner Rounder, 1/8" Hole Punch, Red Brad