Taylored Expressions 18th Birthday!!!

Taylored Expressions is EIGHTEEN!!!

Last month, TE released a Birthday Bash Craft-Along Kit. This kit came packaged in a fun printed box and products were wrapped in foiled tissue.

18th Birthday Craft-Along Kit

Birthday Bonfire Layering Stencil

Celebrating You Rubber Stamp

Tiny Diamonds Storage Jar w/ Bits & Pieces - Sparkle Party

Prepped pieces to make two cards - one for the customer and one for a friend

I had so much fun creating with the Birthday Bash Kit!!  I created a card for my daughter's upcoming 21st birthday soon!  

I've used Gumdrop, Pink Champagne, Raspberry Sorbet, and Lime Zest as my color scheme.  I used the main Birthday Bonfire Layering Stencil on a Sugar Cube panel and added the Icing on the Candles Stencil Strips to add the "21" to the top!  For a little flair, I added some Iridescent Glitter Happy Medium over the "icing" and added some Bits & Pieces Sparkle Party as confetti!  Sentiment is from Cheers to Many More Years.  

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Taylored Expressions is hosting a virtual event live tonight, September 8th, at 7pm CT over on YouTube. We'll be inviting our customers to attend, invite a friend (perhaps someone new to cardmaking!), and craft alongside Taylor as she makes the cards included in the Kit and goes over some new items that coordinate with the Kit. The new items will be available starting September 8th at 9am CT and include the following:

18th Birthday Bonfire - Purchasable Add-Ons

Birthday Bonfire Envelope Seals - kit will include two of these seals 

Foil It - Birthday Bonfire

Birthday Bonfire Coordinating Die

Cheers to Many More Years

Cheers to Many More Years Coordinating Dies

Icing on the Candles Stencil Strips

Birthday Bonfire Cake Toppers Layering Stencil

The Insiders - Birthday Bonfire

Letter by Letter Clear Stamp

--Amy ♥

Taylored Expressions / Little Bits, Big Ideas

Welcome to the Little Bits, Big Ideas release from Taylored Expressions!

This release is dedicated to Little Bits!!

There are six Little Bits collections releasing today and they are all a must have!!!

First up, is the Little Bits Rotary Telephone from the Vintage Collection.  I've paired it with the new Little Bits Die Set - Hello.  My color palette used was Lollipop, Candy Corn, Honeydew, Peapod, Cilantro, Passion Fruit, and Gold Foil cardstocks.  I've added my Rotary Telephone onto a bold black square and layered it with the scallop square from All Planned Out 4 Diet Set.  I've added a few die cut flowers from Petal Party Dies and some leaves from A Tisket A Tasket Die Set.  For a quick embellishment, a few White Foil Drops were added.

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My second card is another favorite Little Bits die set from the Vintage Collection.......Little Bits Television.

I went with a soft color palette for this one on a Mini Slim card.  My color palette uses Pink Champagne, Water Taffy, Banana Cream, Sea Salt, and Black Licorice.  I've paired these adorable televisions with another new Little Bits set......Little Bits Inverted Diamonds.  The background stamp Pixie Dust was stamped with Sea Salt ink onto a mini slim panel die cut using Stitched Mini Slim Stacklets and layered with the Petite Scallop Mini Slim Stacklets.  The sentiment is from a new coordinating sentiment set called Vintage Vibes.

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My last card features a shaker card using the Little Bits Die Set - Triangles.  I had fun die cutting all these rainbow triangles using Cherry Pop, Lollipop, Candy Corn, Pineapple, Cilantro, Water Taffy, Confetti Cake, Macaron, and Concord Grape cardstocks.  

I used the Mini Slim All Planned Out 2 Die Set to feature the shaker.  For the sentiment and embellishment, I've used other new Little Bits sets......Little Bits Die Set - Happy and Little Bits Die Set - Balloon and String.  The 'birthday' sentiment is from Bitty Strips Small Talk.

So fun to mix and match all these new products!

Go check out Taylored Expressions for "LITTLE" release!

--Amy ♥

Taylored Expressions / Pick Your Pairings

Welcome to the Pick Your Pairings Release from Taylored Expressions!

This is a customer inspired release!  

Twice a year, we ask you which Taylored Expressions products you’d like to see expanded. Maybe there’s a stamp set that would be even more versatile with coordinating dies. Perhaps a favorite floral design is waiting for a coloring stencil. Or maybe you’ve imagined an accessory, sentiment, background, or finishing touch that would help a product already in your collection do even more.

You share your ideas, and our team takes it from there!

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I've paired the Wavy Edger Dies with the Beach Bound Die.  I've added a sentiment from Enjoy Retirement and it's coordinating dies!

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Who doesn't like smiley cards?  Good to make anyone smile and happy!  I've used the Foil It - Smiley Squad.  

Using the Smiley Squad CIQ, I used Sour Gummy, Passion Fruit, and Sweet Corn inks blended over the foiled panel.  The one layer was foiled using Champagne Fun Foil from Taylored Expressions.

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The last card I'm sharing features the O Christmas Goose Stamp Set, coloring stencils, and the coordinating dies.

I designed this around a farmhouse country theme and paired the goose with the Gingham Background and a Halftone Dots embossed panel.

Make sure to check out the release over at Taylored Expressions for all the new additions to some of your favorite products!!

--Amy ♥

Taylored Expressions / Halloween

Eeek, Boo, Hapy Halloween!

It's time for a fantastic Halloween release from Taylored Expressions!

There is a new Postmarked set, Create in Quads stencil, new sentiment sets, and some other fun die sets that will surely spook you!

I had so much fun creating with the Create in Quads Layering Stencil - Happy Haunting in soft pastel colors of Pink Champagne, Confetti Cake, Papaya, Sweet Potato, Sea Salt, and Earl Grey Inks.

These panels used the Foil It Happy Haunting but I did not foil it which makes for some quick cards!  Each card uses a new sentiment set called Spooky Sayings.

The cute ghost card features the 3D Embossing Folder - Boo Crew although it's hard to capture here in my photo.  The panel was layered onto a A2 Postage Stamp Stacklets and onto a Confetti Cake panel.  The haunted house features a bat die from the new die set called Ghost Hugs Dress Up Die & Clear Stamp Combo. 

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Up next is a card using the new Postmarked - Spooky Season Layering Stencil.  I've used the Foil It - Postmarked Spooky Season with some Silver Shimmer Fun Foil.

I've also combined the Postmarked images with You've Got Mail Die Set that was previously released.  

Make sure to go check out the entire release over at Taylored Expressions now for all the spooky goodies!  

--Amy ♥

Taylored Expressions / Happy Sheets

Hello!  

Taylored Expressions is refreshing the spotlight on their Happy Half Sheets, and adding Happy Square Sheets as new products for easily made mass-produced cards. 

I've created some baby boy cards using Bundle of Joy and the Shake Rattle & Roll Die and Clear Stamp Combo.  My color scheme includes Pineapple, Pink Champagne, Royal Icing, Bleu Cheese, and Blue Corn inks.

This is the Happy Square Sheet I used for my three cards today.  I enjoy using these Happy Square Sheets to give more life to some of the more solid stamps in my TE library plus you get multiple cards when you are done!  Win!

Each card has the base cardstock color, Royal Icing to give this trio a polished look.  Adding in the pops of darker color with Blue Corn give some contrast to a normally pastel muted card.  A few embellishments were added to keep things simple but elevate the designs just a bit.

--Amy ♥

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 ♥