Taylored Expressions March Release Day…

March 3, 2016March 4, 2016 Pam Sparks23 Comments

Welcome to my blog today! It’s March release day at Taylored Expressions! I’m featuring the NEW Build a Scene Nursery! So many cute details for creating adorable cards! I used the NEW Build a Scene Window, Little Bits Rocking Horse and Welcome Baby Banner dies with it too. The sweet coordinating pattern papers are from the TE Double the Joy paper pack.

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My next card is a lot of things I love! Kraft card-base, lots of white, a little bit of black and super cute images and sentiment!

Today TE is releasing the Hippo Birdy die set to go with their previously released Hippo Birdy stamp set! YAY! Such a fun set! I could’ve made several more cards to share, if only I didn’t need to sleep, eat, laundry etc! haha The dies are so easy to use, just place over the stamped image, line up and run through the machine. They are outline dies! YAY!

My scene needed a little more, so I added some Wispy Grass cut in Peapod green TE card-stock and the small cloud from Build a Scene Cloud. A little washi tape at the top and bottom and images colored with Zig Clean Color Brush watercolor markers. Look at that ‘mug’! Just makes a gal smile!

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Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me share my cards with you today! Click on over to the TE blog to see Taylor’s post. Scroll down and you’ll find the link up to the the other TE designers. You’ll want to see what they made too!

Linking up to Darnell’s NBUS Challenge – Anything Goes!

and Seize the Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes, Keep it Birthday

Avery Elle · Birthday · cards · Memory Box · MFT · Shopping · Washi Tape

SALE on SSS and birthday cards…

February 5, 2016February 6, 2016 Pam Sparks15 Comments

YAY! So many cool stamps, dies, papers, inks, stencils and more from Simon Says Stamp! Congrats on 13 years Simon Says Stamp!

A couple birthday cards that finally made it to the birthday kids so I can post them! hehe

For Ethan’s 16th birthday I used the MFT Smart phone die and one of the borders from the Memory Box Geometric Borders die set…

The Doodlebug enamel black dot for the button at the bottom and Ranger Black enamel accents in the top holes.

It’s hard to see but the phone is cut from Silver metallic card-stock.

Lilli’s card is made with the Distress Ink Smooshing background and Avery Elle stamps and dies. I used the dies to make masks to keep the ink off the images.

The rainbow Washi tape is from Doodlebug…not sure about the skinny triangle one.

Linking my cards up to Seize the Birthday challenge!

Working on cards for two Memory Box classes coming up March 12th at Scrapmania in Cedar Rapids! Looking forward to seeing the ladies there again!

Happy Weekend everybody and thanks for stopping by!

Birthday · cards · CAS · copics · Family · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Birthday month…

September 15, 2015September 16, 2015 Pam Sparks23 Comments

oh wow! It’s been too long since I posted! Hard to believe September is half gone! boohoo! I’ve missed you all! lol I’m working on cards for a Christmas Memory Box Look Book, our stamp club had a shoebox card party and then we had a family birthday party! Eek… it’s a lot of card making going on!

Here’s one of the cards I made for our grandson Gilbert. He’ll be turning three next week. Time goes by so fast. We still have three grandsons younger though. lol We’ve got boys!

Here’s a close up of this cute bunny and his birthday balloon…

It was fun to color with Copics again… I need to do it more often! Funny that for years that was all I did! You can go back on my blog and see lots of coloring. It’s hard not to love everything anymore! I’m sure you agree…so many wonderful stamps, dies, inks and papers!

Linking to some challenges…

NBUS – anything goes (Balloon Buddies stamps/dies and trees dies are NBUS!)

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – love that technique (mine are coloring and die cutting)

Happy Little Stampers – Coloring

Thanks for not forgetting me! I’ll be back!

Linking up below to the stamps and dies I used for this A2 size, top folding card.

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Birthday · cards · Christmas · Die Piecing · Fall · Perfect Layers Tools · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions September Release Day…

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Pam Sparks21 Comments

Welcome! We’re celebrating release day at Taylored Expressions today!

I have two cards to share using the NEW Door to Door and Door to Door Decor die sets. The first one is a Fall setting so I used the NEW Little Bits Leaves dies cut in fall colors, shaped with a stylus and edged with some Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the ink blending tool, on the wreath.

The ‘celebrating’ banner is from the NEW One and Only You stamp and die combo…a gift set when you purchase $50 for a limited time only… check it out on the TE blog. I love it!

I used the TE Brick Embossing folder and inked it with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and the ink blending tool also.

My second card is a Winter/Christmas card with the same Door to Door and Door to Door Decor sets.

I used the Bead-board Embossing folder for the background…I wanted it to look like siding. The Ice Border die across the top, the Rolling Hills Build a Scene die for the snow on the bottom, the Stitched banner from the Pockets and Pages Stitched Essentials die set, the holly leaves are from the NEW Little Bits Leaves die and the sentiment from the Baby It’s Cold Outside stamp set.

The rest of the pieces are all from the Door to Door and Door to Door Decor die sets.

These dies are so much fun! I can see a Spring and Summer door too, a congrats on your new home, happy anniversary… good for so many occasions! I know some of you will need a critter in the picture! : )

Want to see more? Click over to the TE blog for the link up to all the participating designers. Fabulous inspiration from the TE Creative Team! It’s a HUGE release this month. So much to see!

Thanks again for joining me here today. Happy creating!

Click the links below to see the products I used and shop the TE online store.

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Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Fall · rubber stamps · Taylored Expressions

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day #3…

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 Pam Sparks22 Comments

Hi everyone! Funny how fast time flies when you’re having fun! I found it hard to believe it’s already Taylored Expressions 7th birthday!!! It’s a WOW of a release for September and I will be sharing what I created for the celebration today and on release day, tomorrow. I have three cards for today…eek…I had a hard time deciding what to start with! lol

I’m focusing in on the NEW Bloomers Greenery die set today. My thankful for you card uses one of the fern looking branches. I die cut it several times in two colors of TE cardstock and formed a wreath. This is an awesome set of dies for making wreaths, bouquets and whatever you can come up with!

The flowers are from the NEW Mini Bloomers die set. I die cut the set in two colors of TE cardstock and glued them together.

The ‘thankful for you’ stamp and ‘you’ die are part of a Stamp and Die combo called ‘One and Only You’. TE designed this set especially for you. When you order $50 or more from September 3rd – September 13th, you’ll receive it free! Read all about it and see the picture of it on the TE blog HERE.

I’m all over the place with these cards today! lol Here’s a CAS card showing the swirly vine that is in the NEW Bloomers Greenery die set. Again, I used the same two colors of TE cardstock and then added the roses and the crosshatch cuts from the NEW Scribbles die set. See, I told you… a lot of NEW stamps and dies this month! : ) The two little rosebuds I cut by hand from the center of the scribbled rose die cut.

There’s the NEW One and Only You stamp and die combo again too.

Here’s another wreath card I made using another branch from the NEW Bloomers Greeney die set. I can see using this card for pretty much any occasion! A very versatile set and I still haven’t used all the pieces!

The swirly vine, die cut four times and glued to the card base. A layer of vellum over that and then the wreath popped up with mounting squares on top.

and close up…

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win.

If you’d like to see more projects and new product information, head over to the TE Blog, scroll through to the end of the post for a complete list of today’s participating designers!

Thanks for clicking to my blog today! I love sharing what I’ve been up to with you!

Here’s the links to what I used in the TE store… (the die links will work tomorrow on release day)