Vampire Bunny

I'm such a proud mommy right now.  My daughter Avery has a sleepover birthday party to go to tonight and she just made this card all on her own.  She totally makes me laugh.  Have you heard of the Bunnicula series of books?  Avery is WAY into them latey and she and her birthday buddy have started a Bunnicula club at school.  I guess clubs are the new 'thing' at recess.  Anyway, I just had to take a photo of her card and post it because I don't think Taylor would have ever guessed in a million years that this sweet little Easter bunny from Sweet Spring would be turned into a vampire bunny.  I have to hand it to Avery, she's pretty creative and I love all of the details she thought of -

First of all, she's put little vampire puncture marks in the carrot, which is white because Bunnicula sucked all the juice out of it, and then she added little Copic fangs and red eyes - haha!  I love that she's changed the sentiment to say "bunnicla" too (even with the misspelling).

Off to buy a Bunnicula gift - thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Fairy Birthday

It's Friday, sweet, sweet Friday!  I'm SO super excited to announce here on my blog that I'm one of the new Jr. Trendsetters on the fantastically talented There She Goes design team!  When Jessica Knutsen emailed me asking if I'd be interested, it took me about a second to consider the possibilities - what a FAB company.

I inked up this sweet little fairy from Fairy Good Day with Memento Tuxedo black and colored her in with Copic markers.  To give the flowers in her hair a little sparkle, I added a touch of Cotton Candy Stickles to the centers and I also used Sweet Stop's SSS96 for the layout.

This sweet little fairy totally reminds me of my youngest little girl - big hair, big eyes, all things girly and sparkly.  I love her!  I'm thinking this will be my go-to set when she goes to all those girly birthday parties.

Thanks for sharing in my excitement and I hope to see you back soon!
Karen

recipe -
stamps: fairy good day (there she goes clear stamps)
paper: choice buttercream (taylored expressions), jetstream & lakeshore canvas texture (bazzill) cardstock, hopscotch (basic grey)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: 6-petal flower punch (ek success), 5-petal flower punch (ek success), 1/4" brads (su), cotton candy stickles (ranger), square/scallop nestabilities (spellbinders), copic markers

Taylored Expressions Release Party

Hello again!  Today is the day - it's time to head on over to the Taylored Expressions store and see what's been cookin'!  The Baker's Dozen  is providing a new stamp round up for you this morning and you get to see a little of everything.

I'm featuring Easter Joy.  This cute little lamb was calling my name, so I made him a little grassy hill to graze on, haha!  He's stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in with Copics.  I used the Whimsy Tree Die for the darling little tree and of course, filled in the sky with the Clouds Duo Die in Choice Snow White Cardstock.  The grassy pastures were made with Hazel papers from My Mind's Eye and I couldn't resist adding a little hill of flowers too.  The sentiment was cut out using a Ribbon Tags Trio Nestabilities die, and the sentiment says "Rejoicing with you this Easter". I didn't notice the ribbon was covering it up when I took the photo, LOL!

Are you ready to win lots and lots of stamps?  I knew you were!  Taylored Expressions will be giving away the ENTIRE MARCH RELEASE to one lucky winner!  All you need to do to enter is become a fan of TE on Facebook.  The drawing will take place as soon as we reach 1500 and we are VERY close!  To become a fan simply click over to the Taylored Expressions Facebook page and click on "Like" at the top.  Help us spread the word by posting this info to your blog or Facebook status!

You can find all of the brand new items in the TE store right in our Fresh Out of the Oven tab - it's the fastest way to see everything from this release all in one place.

 Now, get hopping over to the rest of the Baker's Dozen!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jami Sibley
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Melissa Sauls
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• and superstar guest Baker, Cindy Lawrence!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -
stamps: easter joy (taylored expressions)
paper: lakeshore canvas texture (bazzill), kraft, suede brown dark (prism), choice snow white (taylored expressions) cardstock, hazel (my mind's eye)
ink: memento rich cocoa, memento tuxedo black
accessories: whimsy tree & clouds duo dies (taylored expressions), copic markers, olive satin ribbon, ribbon tags trio nestabilities (spellbinders)

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek | Day 3

Good morning!  It's Wednesday and Day 3 of the Taylored Expressions sneaks - the Baker's Dozen is giving you a little preview of the new Pennant Stamp and coordinating Pennant Taylored Die, as well as a mini set in the TE line called A Tweet for You.

First up is A Tweet for You, which is a set of 15 fabulous images and sentiments that coordinate with the Favor Frame Die. 

I wanted to do something different with the labels, so I used them as a background underneath the main image.  I stamped the scalloped label in Deep Lagoon Fluid Chalk ink onto a sheet of Gertie by My Mind's Eye and then cut them out with the Favor Frame Die.  The flowers image from Hello Spring was stamped in Olive Pastel Fluid Chalk ink and then I used the daisy and tulip from A Tweet for You and stamped them inside the outline using my stamp positioner.  I grabbed the Martha Stewart Grass Border punch and laid the grass over the image and then ran the whole thing through the Big Shot with the Frame It Up 1 die. Since the yellow tulip didn't have a coordinating flower, I just colored that one in with a Copic.

Isn't this little Pennant stamp and die just to *die* for??  haha!  Sorry.  I paired the pennant stamp with the Spring a la Carte stamp releasing this month and I stamped the Spring stamp twice so I could get daring and paper piece the letters.  I cut them out with a hobby blade, so it was much easier for me than using scissors in all of those nooks and crannies.  I colored the bird, flower, and ladybug with copics and then cut the panel to size. The pennant is stamped in Rose Coral Fluid Chalk ink and after I cut it out with the Pennant Border die, I popped the pennant up on dimensional tape and then added some lovely Crystal Twinkles between the pennants.   When I added the Scalloped Eyelet Border, it just sort of disappeared under my huge image panel, so I cut another border out and lined it up over the image panel and now you can see all of those delicious eyelets!

Tomorrow is the big day!  All of the new stamps and accessories will be available for purchase in the TE store at 8AM Pacific. 

 The Baker's Dozen have lots more to show you today!  Grab a cuppa and sit back and relax.

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Melissa Sauls
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen


recipe -
thanks a bunch card
stamps: a tweet for you (taylored expressions), hello spring (taylored expressions)
paper:  jetstream canvas texture (bazzill), kraft, suede brown dark (prism), gertie (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black, olive pastel fluid chalk ink (colorbox), deep lagoon fluid chalk ink (colorbox), warm red fluid chalk ink (colorbox)
accessories: favor frame die (taylored expressions), frame it up 1 die (taylored expressions), chocolate pearls (kaisercraft), turquoise twill ribbon, grass border punch (martha stewart)

spring card
stamps: spring a la carte (taylored expressions), pennant a la carte (taylored expressions)
paper: choice buttercream (taylored expressions), jetstream canvas texture (bazzill), flamingo canvas texture (bazzill), pixie-licious (cosmo cricket)
ink: memento tuxedo black, rose coral fluid chalk ink (colorbox)
accessories: pennant die (taylored expressions), scalloped eyelet border die (taylored expressions), copic markers, crystal twinkles (taylored expressions), diamond glaze (judi.kins) 

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek | Day 2

I'm back today with another sweet little peek at new Taylored Expressions stamps, available for purchase on Thursday at 8 AM Pacific and the Baker's Dozen have lots and lots of goodies for you again this morning.  TE is introducing a new set in the Apple Doodle Ink line called Hello Spring, which is absolutely darling!  Hello Spring is a full sized set of 20 deeply etched cling mount rubber stamps, which are die cut and ready to stamp.

Didn't I tell you this set was adorable?!!  I stamped the little wagon image in Memento Tuxedo Black 3 times and paper pieced the wagon cars and then popped up the sheep's head so he looks like he's peeking out of the bucket.  Love him!  I also used some Sugar Sparkly Fluff on the sheep.  The image is colored in with Copics and the papers are from a delightful new paper pack from My Mind's Eye called Hazel - part of the Stella & Rose collection.  A few Island Lagoon rhinestones and green satin ribbon complete it.  OH!  I almost forgot, I just got the Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch and doubled up with it for this card.  So perfect for all those spring and Easter cards.
Next up is a new mini set called Easter Joy, part of the Lasting Impressions line which also coordinates with Hello Spring.  This is a set of 10 images and sentiments that are beautiful for your Easter celebration. 

I've actually combined 2 images for this card - I stamped the hill with crosses first with Memento Rich Cocoa and then stamped it again on a sticky note and cut it out.  The sticky note cut-out is a perfect mask to go over the previously stamped image and then I stamped the sun in Memento Cantaloupe over the top of it.  The mask peels off, and there you go!  The combined image is colored with Copics and I added the sentiment below.  The papers and embellishments are all from the Spring Project Pantry Kit.  Since I was playing with the Diamond Glaze for my card yesterday, I added a little dollup on the heart. 

Please stop by and see what the rest of the fantastic Baker's Dozen have whipped up for you today.  Lots and lots of eye candy for you today!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Danielle Lounds
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz
• Melissa Sauls
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -
pulling for ewe card
stamps: hello spring (taylored expressions)
paper: choice snow white (taylored expressions), jetstream canvas texture (bazzill), flamingo canvas texture (bazzill), hazel (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: sugar sparkly fluff (our craft lounge), grass border punch (martha stewart), olive satin ribbon, copic markers, oval nestabilities (spellbinders)

everlasting love card
stamps: easter joy (taylored expressions)
paper: all papers from the spring project pantry kit (taylored expressions)
ink: memento rich cocoa, memento canteloupe
accessories: copic markers, circle/scallop nestabilities (spellbinders), spring project pantry kit (taylored expressions)