Taylored Expressions / Berry & Bright Cardmaking Kit

Christmas in July! 

 It's the last Tuesday of the month and at Taylored Expressions it means a new cardmaking kit!

Designed with multiples in mind, this coordinated kit allows you to stencil, stamp, and die-cut four beautifully detailed wreaths at once. You can make more progress in each crafting session without giving up the handmade details that make every Christmas card feel personal.

The Berry & Bright Layering Stencil brings poinsettias, holly, berries, and greenery to life with your favorite TE Premium Ink colors. The Berry & Bright Greetings Split Stamp places four festive sentiments inside the wreaths in a single impression. Together, these products help you create polished Christmas cards with ease—and leave plenty of room to make each one your own.

This month we feature "Berry & Bright Cardmaking Kit"!

Here's what's included in the kit:

Berry & Bright Layering Stencil

Berry & Bright Greetings Split Stamp

Berry & Bright Coordinating Dies

The Insiders - Berry & Bright

For both cards, I've used the Foil It - Berry & Bright.  The first card color palette uses Dried Fig, Lollipop, Mint Julep, and Wintergreen inks.  

The second card uses Jalapeno, Honey, Pink Champagne, Raspberry Sorbet, and Spearmint inks.  Both cards use the add - on die set called Bauble & Bow Die Set to add the foliage, berries, and bows.

Make sure to check out the Taylored Expressions blog and website for all the inspiration using this beautiful holiday kit!

--Amy ♥

Taylored Expressions / Second Chance Release

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It's Second Chance season here at Taylored Expressions and we are very excited to add some of our previous GWP items to our collection and add some extras to make them extra fun!  If you missed any of these GWP items during the year, this is your chance to add them now!

Whether you’ve loved these products from the very beginning or you’re discovering them for the first time, this release is designed to help you make the most of every crafty purchase and build a stash you’ll reach for again and again.

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I've used Sweetheart Blooms Layering Stencil on a block of white cardstock using the colors Papaya, Guava, Persimmon, Honeydew Melon, Green Tea inks.

Once this panel was done, it was die cut using the Quilted Cutting Plate Die and the All Planned Out 6 Die.  A frame done in Guava cardstock was done using the Frame in Frame 2 Cutting Plate.  Sentiment was done in black ink using the set Simply Stated Stamp Set.

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My next card uses the Silly Goose stamp set along with the coordinating dies.

The Gingham Background was stamped onto Gumball Cardstock using Sno Cone Ink.  The Silly Goose was colored in using the coordinating stencils using Pink Champagne and Peaches 'n Cream inks.  The Silly Goose was added to a Arch Stacklet that was embossed with the Cloud 9 3D Embossing Folder.  As a final touch, Holographic Stars were added.

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My next card uses the new Porch Goose Die Set to create this colorful card.  The goose was diecut and assembled and added to a ink blended background using Cherry Pop, Candy Corn, Pineapple, Honeydew Melon, and Sprinkles Inks.

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Next up is this new Sunkissed Shores Layering Stencil done with Pink Champagne, Papays, Sprinkles, and Tropical Inks using blender brushes.  These images were paired with a new die set called Petite Scallop Diamond Stacklets along with the Diamond Stacklet Die Set.  The diamonds were arranged over a background done by using the Geo Blooms Embossing Folder.  Sentiment was done in black ink using the set Simply Stated Stamp Set.

Make sure to check out the TE Blog or the website for all the details about the release!  

--Amy ♥

Pinkfresh Studio “Quiet Moments” Release Blog Hop

WELCOME to the Pinkfresh Studio "Quite Moments" Release Blog Hop!

I'm honored to be here to share a beautiful release filled with fun new imagery as well as some florals that Pinkfresh is known for!

I fell in the love with Soft Meadow Stamp and coordinating Soft Meadow Stencil.  I used Sunkissed and Mango Sorbet inks for the oranges on the florals as well as Sunkissed for the background "wave".....LOVE this feature!!  I added some pink to the blooms using Raspberry Bliss Ink.  The leaves were done using Blue Jay and Stargazer inks.  The bold flowers really pop from the soft background of the Sunkissed Ink.  

The panel was die cut using the new Dotted Nested Deckled Rectangles.  A sentiment from Lush Elegance was gold heat embossed and added to a thick almost opaque vellum Dotted Nested Deckled Rectangle.  Some twine and gold pearls were added to finish this card.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

GIVEAWAYS:

-We will give away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog and YouTube channel. 

-We will give away TEN $50 gift cards along the hop. The winners will be randomly selected from the comments.

Winners will be posted on July 22, 2026, on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. You must check that page and claim your prize within two weeks.

--Amy ♥