Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 1

My post is jam packed today with fabulous new images and dies that will be available at Taylored Expressions on Thursday, April 7th. So let's get right to it, shall we?!?

The first set I want to share is Treasure Life, a full sized stamp set illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line (and Nancy is playing along with today's sneak peeks!). Apothecary jars are big in home decor and Treasure Life captures this fabulous design trend. 

In addition to the stamps, there's a set of coordinating Apothecary Jar Dies and fun Apothecary Shelf a la carte stamp. I used all of these products on my card today and I adore how it turned out!!!

I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black onto choice snow white and cut them out with the Apothecary dies. I used my stamp positioner to perfectly place the lemons and apples inside the jars. Everything is coloured with copics and I added several coats of clear glaze pen to the jars for plenty of shine. The butterflies were cut out using my butterfly dies and I added tiny Kaisercraft pearls to their bodies. The script paper in the background is from Kaisercraft's Timeless Collection. 

The Apothecary Shelf a la carte image was stamped directly onto patterned paper Lily Bee Design Picket Fence paper pad, and cut out. I added a little shading and coloured the drawer pulls. Is this image not super fabulous??? It can be used with so many other stamp sets, not just the apothecary jars. 

Next up is the most fabulous graduation set called Dream Big. This set is also illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line and the images are perfect for quick and easy announcements or mass-produced cards that many people make during grad season.

I used Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #135, TESC135, for the card layout and kept this card simple and easy. The images were stamped onto choice buttercream with Memento Rich Cocoa and Colorbox Aquamarine then punched out with my 1 3/8" circle punch. Do you see the star pattern on the kraft layer behind the images? Well that's the new Stars Impression Plate...LOVE IT!!! The patterned papers are from the Crate Paper Portrait Collection and I thought the background layer was perfect with the calendar months at the top! 

I wanted the sentiment to have a little oomph so I stamped it with chocolate pigment ink and heat embossed it with clear powder. Some chocolate satin ribbon, mini roses and Twinkles on the tassels are all this card needed for a perfect finish. 

Now let's get hopping to see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen cooked up with Treasure Life and Dream Big!

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

Here are the dies I used on today's projects.

See you back here tomorrow for another day of fun sneak peeks!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen