Share Joy Challenge #9 - I do not want to build a snowman!! (lol!)

Hi Everyone,

The Taylored Expressions Challenge Blog: Share Joy has a great challenge - both a sketch and color challenge - you can use both or you can just use one - I choose just the sketch - and added an element or two (an extra sentiment panel. I love the Grumplings - Christmas stamp set -- these cute grumplings just crack me UP! Now, if you have seen the movie Frozen - then you know the song: "Do you want to build a snowman?"... I know it very well because my daughter sings this song alllllll the time... I mean alllllll the time!!! When I saw this sentiment - I just had to laugh --- haha and couldn't wait to make a card from this set:

I started with the elements of this sketch and then added a raised platform to the circular panel containing the grumpy kitty :) and then added some Snowflake Confetti - Little Bits here and there

Card ingredients:
Stamp set: Grumplings- Christmas stamp set from Taylored Expressions 
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Memento Love Letter
Cardstock: Cherry Pop (TE), Toffee (TE), Sugar Cube (TE), Salt Water Taffy (TE), Basil Pesto (TE), Build A Scene - Christmas
Taylored Dies: Snowflake Confetti - Little Bits dies, Stitched Circle Stacklets, Rainbow Scallop Border
Accessories: Foam Tape, Best Glue Ever, bling, Linen Ribbon

Loved playing along with this sketch and I can't wait to Share Joy by sharing this card with my fellow friend who also has a daughter who LOVES this song and I am sure can get a chuckle from this card!!! I love this challenge and the way it encourages us all to share the cards we make and spread and share joy!! 

Check out the Share Joy Challenge for all the details on how you can play and join in on the fun!!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Hugs
Sankari :)

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #291 - We Make the Perfect Blen

Happy Sunday! Hope that you have been having a great weekend! Sunday means its time for another awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sketch! YAY! So stay in your jammies grab a cup of coffee and join in for some crafty fun :)  

Here is our sketch (#291) for this week: Love these little flower elements around the sentiment - so many options as to what those flowers could be - I chose to make my three flower elements from the sketch: two coffee cups and a heart.

For my card today, I used the Joe To Go stamp and die combo from Taylored Expressions - I love the matching dies that makes it easy to add different coffee cozies to the main coffee cup! I die cut them and then ran them thru a crimper and then added some red and yellow stickles to the center of the heart and star in the center of the cup - and then added some steam with bling:

I love how this card turned out - here is a close up of it:

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Joe to Go stamp and die combo from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Love Letter
Papers: TE 6x6 Paperpack - Rainbow Brights, Earl Grey (TE), Sugar Cube (TE), Toffee (TE)
Cardstock: Sugar Cube (TE), Peapod (TE), Cupcake (TE)
Taylored Dies: Party Banner die from TE
Accessories: Best Glue Ever, Foam Tape (1/16"), copic markers, bling, Stickles, Irresistible Pico Wedding Dress

Loved making this card and adding all the fun little details to it. Please check out all the cards with this sketch on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Blog and play along if you get the chance!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Hugs,
Sankari

Joe To-Go stamp & die combo	TE 6x6 Paper Pack - Rainbow Brights	Premium Cardstock - Earl Grey	Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Toffee
Irresistible Pico Embellisher - Wedding Dress	Best Glue Ever	Party Banner Border	1/8" Foam Tape	Memento Love Letter Full Pad

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Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #290 - Merry Christmoose

Happy Sunday! Hope that you have been having a great weekend! Sunday means its time for another awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sketch! YAY! So stay in your jammies grab a cup of coffee and join in for some crafty fun :)  

Here is our sketch (#290) for this week: This is such a versatile sketch - so many different options on where to place your sentiment of image - I went with using the circular shape for the image and put the sentiment on top of the rectangular panel:

For my card today, I used the Campy Christmas stamp set from Taylored Expressions with the coordinating Campy Christmas dies. I love this little moose with the santa hats on his antlers - isn't he so cute!

Here is a little close up of this card - I added some hills using the Build A Scene - Rolling Hills dies and added some Little Bits - Snowflake Confetti around this cutie little holiday moose - love how it turned out :)

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Campy Christmas stamp set from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Love Letter
Papers: Build A Scene - Christmas paper pack (TE)
Cardstock: Sugar Cube (TE), Peapod (TE), Cupcake (TE)
Taylored Dies: Build A Scene - Rolling Hills, Campy Christmas dies, Stitched Circle Stacklets, Lots of Dots Embossing Folder, Little Bits - Snowflake Confetti
Accessories: Best Glue Ever, Foam Tape (1/16"), copic markers, bling

Loved making this card and adding all the fun little details to it. Please check out all the cards with this sketch on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Blog and play along if you get the chance!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Hugs,
Sankari

Campy Christmas	Embossing Folder - Lots of Dots	Campy Christmas Dies	Little Bits - Snowflake Confetti	TE 6x6 Paper Pack - Build a Scene Christmas
Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Peapod	Premium Cardstock - Cupcake	Best Glue Ever	1/8" Foam Tape
Memento Love Letter Full Pad	Memento Tuxedo Black Full Pad	Build a Scene - Rolling Hills	Stitched Circle Stacklets	Irresistible Pico Embellisher - Wedding Dress

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Verve Divas October 2015 Inspiration Challenge - Hello Pumpkin

Hi Everyone!!

It's time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop! There are two ways to win Verve prizes: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings! You have the until November 5 to link up, so feel free to play as often as you like.

Our October challenge is Black, White and Glam
October always has a bit of glamour and intrigue to it. A stroll through the craft store this time of year brings visions of glitzy pumpkins, gilded candelabras and rhinestones galore. So this month we’re challenging you to to get glamorous with black, white and metallics. Use the inspiration graphic or go off on your own tangent, just share a little bit of glam with us!

For my card today I used the awesome pumpkins from the Bountiful Harvest stamp set from Verve stamps. I kept the card black, white and silver - except for the pumpkins - I tried to keep them more muted and on the grayscale. The sentiment was embossed with white detail powder and then I finished it with some bling here are there for stars in the sky: so much fun to create this!

Card Ingredients:

Stamp set: Bountiful Harvest stamp set from Verve stamps

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and copics

Papers: Silver gray cardstock and Bazzill black/white cardstock

Accessories: bling, sponger, MS grass punch, corner chomper, white embossing powder

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Thursday, November 5.
Prize: $30 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Sankari :)

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines!

	1. Julee	7. Maureen
	2. Amy	8. Stacey
	3. Betty	9. Charmaine
	4. Sankari	10. Amber
	5. Sarah	11. Marisa
	6. Susan

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #289 - Seasons Greetings

Hi Everyone!!

Happy Sunday! Hope that you have been having a great weekend! Sunday means its time for another awesome Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge sketch! YAY! So stay in your jammies grab a cup of coffee and join in for some crafty fun :)  Here is our sketch for this week:
So many fun options with this diagonal panel. 

I made it a little bit more diagonal and went from one corner to the other corner. I really loved making this card using the Matched Kit: Build A Scene - Christmas and used the Peek-A-Boo Christmas stamp set for the sentiment added dies from the Little Bits - Reindeer and Little Bits - Snowflake Confetti on either side of the sentiment:

Here is another view of this diagonal panel with the snowflakes, sentiment and reindeer (isn't he so cute!): 

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Peek-A-Boo Christmas from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Bamboo Ink from Memento
Papers: Matched Kit - Build A Scene: Christmas from TE
Taylored Dies: Little Bits - Reindeer, Little-Bits: Snowflake Confetti, Stitched Circle Stacklets
Accessories: Foam Tape (1/16") TE, Best Glue Ever, bling

Loved making this card and adding all the fun little details to it. Please check out all the cards with this sketch on the Sweet Sunday Sketch Blog and play along if you get the chance!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Hugs,
Sankari

Matched Kit - Build a Scene Christmas	Peek-a-Boo Christmas	Stitched Circle Stacklets	Little Bits - Reindeer	Little Bits - Snowflake Confetti
Memento Bamboo Leaves Full Pad	1/8" Foam Tape	Best Glue Ever

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Taylored Expressions Oct '15 Release Day: Holiday Grumplings

Hi Everyone!!

Welcome to the October RELEASE day from Taylored Expressions!! Today, all of the stamps, dies and new paperpack and Matched Kit will be released!

For my card today, I created this fun little number using the Holiday Grumplings and the Holiday Grumpling Dies with the new Matched Kit: Build A Scene Christmas. These grumplings totally personify the way I feel during these cold winter months: Grumpy! I love this sentiment: "Tis the Season to be Freezin" - LOL!!! Look at these adorable grumpy faces: 

I love how these Peek-A-Boo Squares cut out three perfect squares all evenly spaced with some stitching on the outside. I chose to use it vertically and put the sentiment in the middle - here is a closer peek:

I have loved making projects for this release and have loved looking at everyone's amazing creations!! This week's creations were so fun to make Please make sure to stop by the TE blog today for more info and to hop over to everyone's blog today to check out their works of art!

Taylored Expressions is celebrating Release Week with some fabulous giveaways! Visit the TE Blog each Sneak Peek Day this week for details on how you can enter to win.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
hugs,
Sankari :)

Matched Kit - Build a Scene Christmas	Holiday Grumplings	Holiday Grumplings Dies	Peek-a-Boo Squares	Copic Markers
Memento Tuxedo Black Full Pad	Memento Love Letter Full Pad	Best Glue Ever	1/8" Foam Tape

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