Tuesday, September 1, 2026

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!!!

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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So fun to mix and match all these new products!
Go check out Taylored Expressions for "LITTLE" release!

--Amy ♥

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Taylored Expressions / Pick Your Pairings


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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.  

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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.

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

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

--Amy ♥

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

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!

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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.  

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

--Amy ♥

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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!



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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.

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--Amy ♥

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Taylored Expressions / Berry & Bright Cardmaking Kit


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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


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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.  

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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.

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

--Amy ♥

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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.


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

--Amy ♥


Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Pinkfresh Studio “Quiet Moments” Release Blog Hop



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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.  

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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.

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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 ♥


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