Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek | Day 2

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Friday, June 3rd at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department in the Taylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets on Thursday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
• Special Early Bird Offer on Release Day for the first 15 orders over $100.  It's TOTALLY SWEET!
• Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate.  Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and all will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day!  Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please.  Comments close Thursday 6/2 at 7pm for the drawings.

It's Wedding Day and the Baker's Dozen have all things wedding to show you today!  First up is Sweet Bliss, an adorable set featuring Cuppie and his bride.  I have to say that Cuppie looks fabulous in his tux.

I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic Markers and then cut it out with a Rectangle Nestabilities.  I traced the inside of the die to create the border and added 3 Crystal Twinkles.  The sketch is MOJO191. 

My second card features You're Engaged, a new A la Carte illustrated by Nancy McKinney.

I went the Clean & Simple route for this card by using FTL142.  The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics and for a little extra wow, I used a Quickie Glue Pen and added some glitter to the diamond.  The textured background is made with the scattered hearts side of the Hearts Impression Plate and ran it through my Big Shot using the Embossing Pad Kit.

I hope you'll join the rest of the Baker's Dozen as we celebrate the wedding season!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Melissa Sauls
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess
• and illustrator, Nancy McKinney

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe
wedding wishes card
stamps: sweet bliss (taylored expressions)
paper: basic gray (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions) cardstock, stella & rose gertie (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, rectangle & circle/scallop nestabilities (spellbinders), crystal twinkles (taylored expressions), clear rhinestones (kaisercraft)

wow card
stamps: you're engaged a la carte (taylored expressions)
paper: aqua mist (pti), black, choice snow white (taylored expressions) cardstock
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, diamond glitter, black satin ribbon, hearts impressions plate (taylored expressions)

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek | Day 1

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Friday, June 3rd at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department in the Taylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets on Thursday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
• Special Early Bird Offer on Release Day for the first 15 orders over $100.  It's TOTALLY SWEET!
• Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate.  Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and all will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day!  Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please.  Comments close Thursday 6/2 at 7pm for the drawings.

Today is Beach Day and the Baker's Dozen have so many sweet things to show you!  I'm starting off with a new set designed by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line called A Day In Paradise.  This set of 21 stamps is a mixture of solid and open images as well as fantastic sentiments, all made of deeply etched, cling-mount rubber.  This set is perfect for all those masculine cards as well as special occasions such as retirement or vacation.

I loved getting a chance to make a more masculine card and I started this one by using Jen's Sketch For You To Try.  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic Markers.  The papers are Marjolaine by Basic Grey and I added some frayed twill ribbon to give the card a more rustic feel.

I'm also featuring another sweet Moka girl from the Moka Collection, also illustrated by Nancy McKinney.  Her name is Lani and she is darling!  Lani comes with 4 coordinating sentiments.

Doesn't she just make you want to go live in paradise?  My mother-in-law just put together a photo album of their recent trip to Hawaii and her pictures are just full of rich color and beautiful sunsets and amazing celebration!  I wanted to capture some of that in my card.  I started by using Sweet Stop's SSS107, although I altered it just a bit since my focal image was larger.  Lani is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics and I really wanted to add lots of beautiful waves behind her.  TE is releasing a Palm Tree Die and the Wave Border Die, which I used in my card above.  I ran the Wave Border Die through my Big Shot twice and then overlapped the waves to create some depth.  I added paper from Splash by Echo Park, which is SO adorable.  The flowers are made from 2 of the Friendship Blooms dies and I used the Small Scallop Border Die to make the scallops down the diagonal center.

Be sure to stop by and comment on the rest of the Baker's Dozen blogs so you can increase your chances on winning a TE gift card! 

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jami Sibley
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Melissa Sauls
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess
• and illustrator, Nancy McKinney

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipes
relax card
stamps: a day in paradise (taylored expressions)
paper: sahara sand (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions) cardstock, marjolaine (basic grey)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: vintage brads (su!), circle nestabilities (spellbinders), large scallop border die (taylored expressions), twill ribbon, copic markers

lani card
stamps: lani moka petite (taylored expressions)
paper: sahara sand (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions), lakeshore (bazzill) cardstock, splash (echo park)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: rectangle/scallop nestabilities (spellbinders), friendship blooms dies (taylored expressions), small scallop border die (taylored expressions), wave border die (taylored expressions), flower brads (su!), copic markers

Enjoy a Fabulous Day!

Good morning!  I hope you are enjoying a fabulous day - we're spending time with family and we'll attempt a BBQ later this afternoon if the rain stays away.  I love this little Shopping Bag and Labels die from Taylored expressions and I made my little bag out of Blossom Soup paper from Jilly Bean Soup.  The sketch is Taylor's TESC139 and stamped the little frame in Memento Bamboo Leaves and then the cupcake in Memento Rich Cocoa - it's colored in with Copic Markers for some fun sweetness.  The sentiment is from It's In the Bag.  The colors are really funky in my photo, I'm not sure why.  Maybe it's my camera?  It looks way better in real life - crazy!

Enjoy your day!
Karen

recipe -
stamps: it's in the bag (taylored expressions)
paper: garden green (su!), pretty in pink (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions) cardstock, blossom soup (jilly bean soup)
ink: memento bamboo leaves, tuxedo black, rich cocoa
accessories: circle/large scallops nestabilities (spellbinders), brights buttons (su!), baker's twine (taylored expressions), shopping bag & labels die (taylored expressions), large corner rounder, embroidery thread, copic markers, tissue paper

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 119

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close on Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time), and I'll randomly select one card to feature on my blog on Saturday. So, as long as your card is linked by 10 PM Friday, your card will be in the drawing. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC119 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

I inked up my new Pure Innocence Girl from My Favorite Things called Pucker Up and paired her up with some Splash papers from Echo Park.  I added a daisy using the Daisy Die-Namics die from MFT and wrapped it around a corduroy brad.  I just noticed that I didn't add any shadowing under her table or add grass or anything - oops!  She's just sort of floating there, wheee!!



The Sweet Sunday Stampers have amazing sketch samples to show you today, so stop on by to see:

• Dana White - she's off this week, but stop on by and send her some love
• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Motz 
• Lynn Put 
• Sarah-Jane Kale' 
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks for taking on the challenge this week! 
Karen

recipe -
stamps: pucker up (my favorite things)
paper: chocolate chip (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions), kraft cardstock, splash (echo park)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, chocolate chip corduroy brads (su!), daisy die-namics (mft), large corner rounder

Sweet Sunday Sketch Winner

Hello and Happy Saturday and for all of you celebrating a glorious 3-day Memorial Day weekend I hope the weather holds out for you.  Our forecast isn't looking so great.  I don't know what is up with the weather here in CO, but usually it's 80 degrees by now.  Not so much this year.  The funny thing is that our neighborhood pool opened last weekend and there are crazy people swimming in it even though it hasn't been over 70 degrees all week.  CRAZY!  hehe!

OK, anyway I'm not really here to make small talk -it's SSSC time!  And this week random.org has chosen...

#31 - Erica Beth Cerwin!

I absolutely LOVE that gorgeous button bow and the scallop square and bling ring - simply gorgeous!  Congrats Erica!  Please stop on by Erica's blog, Pink Buckaroo Designs for more of her beautiful work.

See you back soon for the next challenge!
Karen