Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks | Day 1

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Monday through      Wednesday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, June 7th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, on Wednesday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.

Taylor has a fun new 4th of July Project Pantry Kit this month and I'm so excited to share it - I adore the papers in this kit!  The patterned papers are from American Crafts - the Let Freedom Ring collection, and Taylor has matched up colored cardstock perfectly!

I've made two cards for you today, both using the 4th of July Project Pantry Kit.  First up is a new card with a previously released set - Freedom Fireworks a la Carte.

I stamped the swirly stars stamp in Memento Danube Blue on Kraft cardstock and then again in Memento Lady Bug and cut out the stars and popped them up with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment on the die that comes with the Fly Your Flag 2 stamp set and colored it with a Copic Marker.  I also wrapped some Ladybug Doodle Twine around the card base before assembling the pieces.  The layout is Jen Shults' DS54.

Next I have a new stamp set to show you from illustrator Doug Applegate.  This is Yankee Doodle Homestead, which is the next in the Adorable Abode series of stamp sets.

I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with Copic markers.  I added the Picket Fence Border Die underneath the main image and wrapped some blue ribbon around it.  The layout is Card Positioning Systems' CPS 268.

Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen have whipped up for you today - AND - we have a few fabulous guests today as well!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Christine Okken - Special Guest
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Motz - Special Guest
• Kerry Johnson - Special Guest
• Melissa Sauls
• Melody Rupple
• Michele Boyer - Guest Designer
• Nancy McKinney - Illustrator
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Sherrie Siemens - Special Guest
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

 







recipe - 
happy july 4th card
stamps: freedom fireworks a la carte (te)
paper: 4th of july project pantry kit
ink: memento danube blue, memento lady bug, memento tuxedo black
accessories: circle/scallop spellbinders dies, copic markers, red rhinestones (kaisercraft), ladybug doodle twine (doodlebug inc), fly your flag 2 die (te), sewing machine, thread, foam tape  


celebrate card
stamps: yankee doodle homestead (te)
paper: 4th of july project pantry kit
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, rectangle/scallop spellbinders dies, picket fence border die (te), circle spellbinders dies, blue ribbon (4th of july project pantry kit), maya road buttons, ladybug doodle twine (doodlebug inc), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

MFTeasers | Day 6!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on June 5 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on June 5 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on June 5 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on June 5 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Welcome to day SIX of MFT Teasers!  Today, the gang is featuring all of the new Pure Innocence sets and I'm showcasing Soldier Girl.

I started by cutting some Kraft cardstock with a Circle STAX 2 Die-namics and then used the Polka Dot Embossing Folder from Quickutz.  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Markers, then fussy-cut her out and popped her up with foam tape.  I added a few Star STAX Die-namics in white cardstock and then stamped the sentiment on a piece of Indie Chic Citron 6x6 paper.  The layout is Jen's June SFYTT.

I stamped the image again on the inside, just having her peek in and then added some zigzag stitching around the edges.

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for a complete list of designers playing along in today's Teaser.

Here are the Die-namics I used today:

recipe - 
stamps: pure innocence soldier girl (mft)
paper: kraft (mft), choice snow white (te), indie chic citron 6x6 (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, polka dot embossing folder (quickutz), star stax/circle stax 1&2 die-namics (mft), snow pearls (kaisercraft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 160

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 in two weeks, next Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). 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 SSSC160 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

WANT TO BE A GUEST Sweet Sunday Stamper?  I'll be picking my favorite card or project after each challenge and that winner will have a special guest spot as a designer on a future Sweet Sunday Challenge.  I'm SO excited about this!  You can enter as many different cards as you'd like before the following Friday deadline, so get stampy!

I will be announcing the next Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper later this week, so be sure to check back to see if you will be joining the design team for SSSC161!

I didn't have a chance to showcase the second fabulous á la mode set that is releasing this month from My Favorite Things, so I am using it for my SSSC card because it's just too cute to keep uninked!  This is Go for Gold.

The Summer Olympics are getting close and this little sweetie is all set!  I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black on a Rectangle STAX Die-namics and then colored her with Copic markers.  I used the Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics for the flag accent and then I stamped the sentiment on the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics.  Instead of flowers from the sketch, I used the Stacking Stars Die-namics in Sno Cone and Wild Cherry cardstock.

I used the same Blossom Soup 6x6 papers from Jillybean Soup on the inside of my card and then stamped the sentiment and accented it with more Stacking Stars Die-namics.

Sadly, this is Jen Tapler's last week with us and I really will miss her and all of her complaints about titled panels.  Dang, I should have planned this out better and made this sketch all sorts of crazy tilted!  But, really, I will miss her and her fun, dry humor and fantastic cards for boys.  Please stop by Jen's blog and give her a bit send-off.  We sure will miss her around here!

All of the fabulous Sweet Sunday Stampers have inspiration for you, so please stop on by and say hello:

• Dana White
• Jen Tapler
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente - this week's fabulous guest stamper
• Vicki Burdick

Here are the Die-namics I used today:

 






recipe - 
stamps: go for gold á la mode (mft)
paper: black licorice (mft), sno cone (mft), wild cherry (mft), kraft (mft), choice snow white (te), blossom soup 6x6 (jillybean soup)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, stacking stars/fishtail flags stax/first place award ribbon/rectangle stax 1&2 die-namics (mft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape 
 

MFTeasers | Day 5!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on June 5 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on June 5 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on June 5 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on June 5 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Welcome to day FOUR of MFT Teasers!  Today, the gang is featuring both of the new á la modes.  I've made a card with Firecracker.

I did a lot of paper piecing on this image - I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black on both Choice Snow White cardstock and some scraps of Summer Fresh 6x6 papers from Simple Stories.  Before gluing the pieces on the main image, I colored it with Copic markers.  The white trim is the Mini Monarch Border Die-namics and I wrapped it with some Denim Twine.  I added a monochromatic sentiment tag with the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics on Kraft Cardstock.  

On the inside of the card I used the Sunshine Die-namics to create little blast accent underneath the sentiment.  

Don't forget to hop on over to the MFT Blog for a complete list of designers playing along in today's Teaser.

Here are the Die-namics I used today:

recipe - 
stamps:  firecracker á la mode (mft)
paper: kraft (mft), choice snow white (te), so saffron (su!), summer fresh 6x6 (simple stories)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, circle stax 1&2/mini monarch border/first place award ribbon/sunshine die-namics (mft), denim twine (mft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

MFTeasers | Day 4!

Here are the details about the upcoming release on June 5 at 10 PM EST:

• You can attend the New Release Party on June 5 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can enjoy fun, games, and PRIZES!
• The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on June 5 at 10 PM EST.  You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
• The guest designer contest is ON!  Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win $200 in stamp sets and Die-namics, and play along with the MFT Design Team for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW.  Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily.  The winners will be posted on June 5 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.

Welcome to day FOUR of MFT Teasers!  Today, the gang is featuring Masculine Graphic Tee Die-namics & Stamp Set and Vanity License Plate Die-namics and Stamp Set.

I've made a card using Masculine Graphic Tee Die-namics & Stamp Set.

I love the Girly Graphic Tee Die-namics & Stamp Set so much and I'm so super excited to see there is a masculine counterpart!  Love it!  I started with Jen Shults' DS53 for the layout and made the base of my card from Kraft cardstock.  I used the Masculine Graphic Tee Die-namics to cut out the white t-shirt and then stamped the words in Memento Tangelo and the video game controller in Memento Rich Cocoa. I've accented everything with the new Star STAX Die-namics and added my usual sewing on the borders of the layers. 

The inside is pretty simply put together.

I stamped the inside the same way as the front, but used the Game Over stamp and then added the Notched Border Die-namics along the side.

Don't forget to stop on by the MFT Blog for a complete list of designers participating in today's Teaser!

Here are the Die-namics I used today:

recipe - 
stamps: masculine graphic tee (mft)
paper: kraft (mft), choice snow white (te), fine and dandy true blue 6x6 (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tangelo & rich cocoa
accessories: masculine graphic tee/star stax/notched border die-namics dies (mft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape