Color Throwdown #233

Hi everyone.  It's Color Throwdown time and Lori is our hostess this week.  I love her choice this week, as it has pink and orange (love those two colors together....so girly!). Check it out...

Here's my card...

I recently bought some new stamping toys and I couldn't wait to use them so I put them right to use with this week's CTD.  The "hi" die-cut letters are from Taylored Expressions, the cute cat is from Whimsy Stamps, and I finally bought the "seeing spots" embossing folder and Spellbinders lacey circles (both have been on my "I want it" list for so long).  The lacey circle is up on foam tape and the cat was colored with Copics.  The layout is Retro Sketches #54.

Be sure to hop around to see what the CTD girls have created for you today or you can click on over to the Color Throwdown blog to see everything all in one place.

Barbara   **   Broni   **   Joan

Kerri   **   Lori   **   Lynn

Tammy   **   Wanda

...and our March Guest Designer, Kim Howard!

Sweet Day

I made this for a special lady who loves sweets and is turning 30 today.  :)



I used a lot of papers from my Summer Fresh (Simple Stories) paper pad...seriously love this stuff.  The red sentiment is up on foam tape and the denim blue panel with the pie (from TE's Berries and Cherries set) is also up on foam tape.  Stickles were added to the steam and the vent holes in the pie for some sparkle. Copics: 0, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5, B000, B00, B02, R24.

Here's the inside where I used more Summer Fresh papers and stamped her a Happy Birthday sentiment (from TE's Branching Out set)...



Have a good one!

Sweet Stop Sketch 101

Happy Saturday! It's time for our weekly sketch over on the Sweet Stop.



I've had this Magnolia image colored up for weeks and finally made it into a card. I don't know the name of the stamp (the image was stamped and given to me), but boy do I think she's cuuuute! The main matted image is up on foam tape and so is the circle sentiment. Stickles were added to her apron and hair bows. The Kaiser Craft pearls were colored with a YG23 Copic. The DP is Little Girl by Echo Park and you can get it at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.

Here's Korin's sketch if you'd like to take a look and play along.



Have an awesome day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Magnolia Tilda, TE Beary Special Accessories (sentiment)
Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, Neenah White, SU Kiwi Kiss, Echo Park Little Girl DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: PTI Sweet Blush Satin Ribbon, Kaiser Craft Pearls, Pink String, Slot Punch, Foam Tape, Circle Nestabilities, Sewing Machine, Stardust Stickles

Hailey's Bday Card

This is the birthday card I made for my daughter, Hailey, this year. I gave it to her already so I can post it now. I bought this Sarah Kay stamp years ago from Stamper's Dream because it reminds me so much of her.....artistic, beautiful, and sweet. Yep, that's my girl. {{big proud mama grin}}

It's a long card because it was holding a gift certificate to her favorite hair salon. I went with brown and green to match the colors on the gift certificate. It measures 4" x 8.5" and fits in a regular #10 envelope. The image is stamped on Cryogen Poison Ivory CS, colored with Copics, and I added some Stickles to her belt and white dots on her cheek. The main image and sentiment are both up on foam tape.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Sarah Kay Margaux is Painting (Stampavie), Beary Special (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Dark Chocolate, Stampin' Up DP, Cryogen Irridescent (Paper Temptress)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R20, R22, R35, B24, G21, G24, G28, G40, E00, E11, E13, E25, E31, E51, W1, W3, W5, 0
Accessories: Crochet Lace Ribbon (May Arts), Polka Dot Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Bow Easy, Foam Tape, Silver Stickles, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Labels Six Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Card Size: 4" x 8.5"

TE Birthday Bash

Today I'm honored to join in on the Taylored Expressions 2nd Birthday Bash. All of the new stamps and products you've seen previewed this week from the Baker's Dozen are now available at the TE Store!

If you came here from the fabulous Debbie Olson's blog, you're right on track with the hop! If you want to start from the beginning then head over to Taylor's blog.

Speaking of the fabulous Debbie Olson, I CASE'd the layout from this pretty fall card of hers for my project today. The adorable TE stamp set I'm showing you is called Shooting Stars.



The sheep is stamped in Memento tuxedo black, colored with Copics, and I added some gold Stickles to the star trail. The rolling hills were cut out by hand with a pair of scissors. I made the "moon" (it's supposed to look like a moon anyway, lol!) using two different sized oval Nestabilities and popped it up on foam tape.

....here's the inside of the card that shows the third stamp in the Shooting Stars set. I LOVE that there's a sentiment to use on the inside.



Okay, NEXT up in the hop is the sweet and super talented Sharon Harnist!

Some TE Specials...

- Purchase ANY 4 full-size stamp sets and receive a free Binder Box

- Purchase ANY 8 A la Carte stamps and receive a free set of Stamp Storage Panels

- 4 orders will be selected at random (one each day from Friday - Monday) to win a $25 TE gift certificate

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Shooting Stars (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI), Close to Cocoa (SU), Farm Fresh DP (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, BG10, E41, E42, E43, G40, G21, YR21, Y38
Accessories: Ribbon, Bow Easy, Oval and Rectangle Nestabilities, Gold Stickles, Foam Tape

Very green bunny card

Good morning! I got to do some *just for fun* stamping this a.m. while everyone was still asleep. I saw Danielle posted an adorable card with this High Hopes bunny the other day and realized I hadn't inked mine up for a REALLY long time. I wanted to make something with it before Easter comes and goes. The colors are from today's Color Throwdown and the layout is Mercy's Sketch #66.

The pearls were colored with a G24 Copic. The Garden Green panel is up on foam tape and I added a little bit of Diamond Stickles to the ribbon and lace on the bunny's bonnet.

Here's the inside:



Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: High Hopes Posing Bunny, Taylored Expressions Sweet Spring (inside sentiment)
Paper: White, Garden Green, Parisian Breeze DP (plaid Baja Breeze), My Mind's Eye Mary Mary DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Kaiser Craft Pearls, Pearl Stick Pin, Corner Rounder Punch, Word Window Punch, Lg. Oval Punch, Foam Tape, Prisma Pencils & Gamsol, Diamond Stickles, Sheer Seafoam Ribbon
Technique: Gamsol Magic
Card Size: 5" Square

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks

Hi everyone! Sneak peeks are beginning today for the newest Taylored Expressions stamps and supplies...and everything is being released this Friday, December 4th. Be sure to stop by Charmaine, Dawn, Donna, Jackie, Jodi, Karen G, Karen M, Laurie, Sankari, Sharon, and Taylor's blogs today at 11 a.m. EST through Friday and check out all the new stuff.

I won't be previewing any of the newest sets because, as you may have seen on Taylor's post yesterday, I've decided to step down from the Baker's Dozen DT. Between my family, a house that needs attention, working from home, keeping up with the fitness program I started over the summer, my new interest in cooking, and a desire to pull out and ink up those stamps that haven't seen the light of day in WAY too long, I feel like I need to cut down on the amount of DT work I have on my plate and make room for these things.

I've LOVED being a part of Taylored Expressions, working with such a fun group of girls, and watching how much TE has grown. Taylor was the first person to pick me to be on a DT outside of the dirty dozen, and that has meant so much to me. I'll always have a special place in my heart for anything TE-related because of it. Thanks for everything, Taylor!

I'll still be designing for Michelle at Stamper's Dream, who I think is just awesome! I also have a guest spot coming up in January with another great company (more on that when the time comes), so I'm not going to completely stop design work. I just need to make sure there's a balance between DT requirements and other things, ya know?

I'll be back later this morning with another post for JustRite Week. Hope to see ya then!

{{hugs}}

Thankful For You

Here's another card I made with my Celebrate Life set from Taylored Expressions. The largest yellow panel on the card base is up on Taylor's 1/16" foam tape. The silhouettes are stamped on Choice Buttercream, and I added some Platinum Stickles to the largest flower.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Celebrate Life
Paper: Kraft, Dusty Durango, So Saffron, Choice Buttercream
Ink: Really Rust, So Saffron
Accessories: Spellbinders Tag, Rust Brad, Platinum Stickles, Foam Tape, Leaf Embossing Folder, Taylor's Polka Dot Ribbon, Bow Easy

Have a great day!

Fabulous Fall Key Ingredients

Remember back in May, Taylor had a spring spectacular event and offered four Key Ingredients Kits at a discounted price? Well, she's offering four new limited edition kits again! The new fall kits are Winnie's Walls, Paisley & Polka Dots, Penelope's Potpourri, and Morning Meadow....each one at a discounted price of $12.95 and each kit will include a full color inspiration sheet with 6 samples created by members of the Baker's Dozen.

The kit that I used on my cards is Morning Meadow. It includes the patterned paper, Prism paper, and ribbons you see on all my cards below.



The "stitchy" DP that I used on my first two cards is my favorite pattern from the kit. I also love this lace ribbon. I thought they'd go really well with my Beary Special set. I stamped the little patch from the set onto some extra DP and paper pieced it onto the bears. These cards measure 5" square.



These next two cards are 4.25" square, and they show some different patterns of DP and polka dot ribbon from the kit. For these quick cards, I used my new Celebrate Life set and added a little bit of Stickles to the flower silhouettes.

You can see more awesome projects with these new Fall KI Kits today on these blogs:

Winnie's Walls: Jodi and Karen M.
Paisley & Polka Dots: Donna and Sankari
Penelope's Potpourri: Taylor and Karen G.
Morning Meadow: Charmaine

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

She IS a treasure!

Whooo-hooooo, my awesome friend Dawn (TreasureOiler) was picked as Sunday's Featured Stamper! When I saw the post yesterday I was so excited and couldn't wait to play. I know she LOVES pink and blue holiday cards, so I picked her pretty Holiday Wonder card to CASE. I kept pretty much everything the same....same DP, PTI colors, stamp, layers, piercing, and ribbon. I just added some silver cord, some sparkle to the snowman, and a wavy dot border.

HUUUUUGE Congrats, Dawn! Love ya, girl!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Holiday Wonder
Paper: PTI Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist, Select White, Jolly By Golly DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: PTI Sweet Blush Ribbon, Aqua Mist Button, Silver Cord, Wavy Dot Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Thread, Waterfall Stickles, Diamond Stickles

Celebrate Life

Here's another card I made with my Celebrate Life set from Taylored Expressions.



The scalloped kraft panel and the largest yellow panel on the card base are both up on 1/16" foam tape. I added Taylor's Tiny Twinkles all around the flowers on the scored Buttercream panel. An extra leaf was stamped on lemon CS, cut out, and popped up on foam tape. I also added some Gold Stickles to the leaf. The layout I used is Fall-to Layout 65.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Celebrate Life
Paper: Kraft, Lemon Tart, Choice Buttercream
Ink: Memento Cocoa
Accessories: Gold Stickles, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Diamond Glaze, Scor Pal, Foam Tape, Scallop Edge Punch

Hello Friend & Minestrone Recipe

Good morning! I made this card yesterday for the SCS Sketch and Color Throwdown Challenges. The Swiss Pixie Birgitta was colored with prisma pencils and I added some Stickles to her wings and the center of the flower.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Swiss Pixie Birgitta, Whiff of Joy sentiment
Paper: White, Crushed Curry, Real Red, MME Bloom & Grow DP
Ink: Black
Accessories: Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, Square Nestabilities, Red Bling, Red Gingham Ribbon, Diamond Stickles, Orange Peel Stickles, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol

I'll be posting a recipe card on the SASI Blog later this morning for some minestrone soup with a yummy buttery pine nut topping. Here's a little sneak peek...



Have a great day!

Pumpkin Bread & TE Release Day!

It's release day at Taylored Expressions and today I have a 4x6 recipe card to show you using the new Celebrate Life set...my VERY favorite set from this release! It's such a beautiful and elegant set...you're gonna LOVE it!



As soon as I saw this sweet pumpkin with all the curly vines, I knew I wanted to use it for a pumpkin bread recipe. I JUST tried this recipe on Tuesday.....I bought the honey beer JUST so I could make it. Seriously, I don't drink beer...blech!....it's okay in cooking and baking though!



The pumpkin is colored with prisma pencils, blended with gamsol, and I added some Diamond Stickles to the pumpkin vines. The card base is Prism Intense Orange, the scallop edge and recipe mat is Prism Papaya Puree Medium, and I added some of Taylor's polka dot ribbon to the front and back.

Here's the back of the card:



I'm adding all these paper-crafted recipe cards I've been making to a 2-ring binder that a friend gave me. Inside the binder, the recipes fit into 6.75" x 8.5" clear sheet protectors (two 4x6 cards per sheet) so they don't get messy while cooking. You can see a picture of my binder and these sheets HERE on this post.

Don't forget to stop by and see what Charmaine, Dawn, Donna, Jackie, Jami, Jodi, Karen G., Karen M., Laura, Laurie, Sankari, Sharon, & Taylor have created for you today with the Celebrate Life set.





Have a great day!




SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Celebrate Life
Paper: Prism Intense Orange, Prism Papaya Light, Choice White, SU DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Diamond Stickles, Scallop Edge Punch, Polka Dot Ribbon, Orange Adhesive Rhinestones

A peek at Sweet Indulgence

Hey there! I'm back with another Taylored Expressions sneak peek, this time with the new Sweet Indulgence set (to be released tomorrow, October 5th).



Cuppie is just a soakin' those cares away! Hehe! The main image is stamped on Choice Buttercream, colored with Prisma pencils, and I sparkled up the bubbles with Waterfall Stickles. The pretty Whirleybird DP, Prism Frosted Teal CS, and ribbon are from the Spa Key Ingredients Kit and the spa bottles are part of the newest TE Bundles. The Buttercream oval with Cuppie and the blue scallop oval are both up on Taylor's 1/16" foam tape.

To see more projects with the Sweet Indulgence set, check out Charmaine, Dawn, Donna, Jackie , Jodi, Karen G., Karen M., Laura, Laurie, Sankari, Sharon, & Taylor's blogs.

Did any of you see that new show "V" last night?? Ohhhhhhhh, I LOVED it! Have an awesome day and I'll see you tomorrow with a release-day project!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Sweet Indulgence
Paper: Choice Buttercream, MME Whirleybird DP, Prism Frosted Teal
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Waterfall Stickles, Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Spa Bottle, Bubble Bath, Ribbon, Bow Easy

A peek at Luxurious Labels

Today is our first day of Taylored Expressions sneak peeks, and the set we're showing you is called Luxurious Labels. All the new stamps and key ingredients will be released in the TE Store this Thursday, November 5th.



I made a little gift set that includes a 4.25" square card, a spa bottle filled with bubble bath, and a 2" x 5.5" bookmark. I added small dots of Diamond Stickles to the flower silhouettes and on the circles with the leaves. Everything is stamped on Choice Buttercream or MME Whirleybird DP, both are from the new Spa Key Ingredients Kit.



Check out what Charmaine, Donna, Jackie , Jodi, Karen G., Karen M., Laura, Laurie, Sankari, Sharon, & Taylor have created!



Thanks for stopping by today. I'll be back tomorrow with another TE sneak peek.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Luxurious Labels
Paper: Choice Buttercream, MME Whirleybird DP from Spa Key Ingredients Kit
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Circle Nestabilities, Taylor's Organdy Swirl Ribbon, Bow Easy, Spa Bottle, Diamond Stickles, Bubble Bath

OCL Bubbles

Oh, this little turtle (named *Bubbles*) from Our Craft Lounge is just soooo cute! He's from the Sea-sons Greetings set. The layout is Weekend Sketch #103. I added some Sugar Sparkly Fluff to the white parts of his hat. The DP is from Taylored Expressions, from the Places You'll Go Key Ingredients Kit.

Here's a peek at the inside of the card:



Today's post is a little bittersweet for me because it's my last day as an OCL DT member. I've absolutely LOVED being a part of this team, working with such awesome girls and fun stamps....but I realize that I have a little too much on my plate and need to free up my schedule a bit so I'm stepping down from the team.

Thank you Cami, Joy and Kimberly for having me on your very first DT. I hope you all know just how much I've loved working with you.






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Sea-sons Greetings
Paper: PTI Select White, Prism Yellow Green, My Mind's Eye DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Sugar Sparkly Fluff, Quickie Glue Pen (to glue down the Sparkly Fluff), Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Square Nestabilities, Dew Droplets, Diamond Glaze (to glue down the droplets), May Arts Striped Ribbon

Beary Special Birthday Wishes

I needed to make a birthday card for a 5-year-old girl....my youngest daughter's *bestest* friend. I just love this bear from my Beary Special set and think it is SOOOO adorable for kid cards. I added five balloons from my Beary Special Accessories set, glued them down with some yellow thread behind them, and then gathered all the thread together with some Bright Smooth Bling. The birthday girl's favorite color is yellow and the October Key Ingredient's Kit just happens to have LOTS of yellow DP...perfect! The ribbon is from my Christmas Key Ingredients Kit. The sketch I used is from the Verve Forum.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Beary Special, Beary Special Accessories
Paper: Prism Birchtone Medium, Earth Love DP, PTI Select White
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Circle Punch, Labels One Nestabilities, Bling, Thread
Card Size: 5" Square

Thanks for stopping by!

TE Christmas Tree

Hi all! I'm getting a nice stash of holiday cards started since receiving this Wings of Joy set from Taylored Expressions. Love this set! The main image is up on foam tape. The SEI Christmas Mint DP and red crystals are also available at Taylor's store.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TE Wings of Joy
Paper: White, SEI Christmas Mint DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Gold Cord, May Arts Wide Striped Ribbon, Red Ribbon from Taylored Expressions, Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, ZVA Creative Red Adhesive Crystals, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sea-son's Greetings

Good morning! I have two OCL cards to show you today, both with stamps from the Sea-son's Greetings set.



This first one was for Wednesday's SCS Sketch. The main image panel is up on foam tape, and I added some Stickles to highlight the starfish and the pebbles in the sand. The DP, shimmer ribbon, and yellow/green Prism Papers are from my TE Christmas Key Ingredients Kit. I also added some of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles for bubbles.

The second one is for Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch. Pretty straight-forward...



Enjoy your weekend!




SUPPLY LIST (green card) ~
Stamps: OCL Sea-sons Greetings
Paper: Prism Classic Yellow Green, DP, PTI Select White
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Word Window Punch, Small Oval Punch, Shimmer Ribbon, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Diamond Glaze (to glue down the twinkles), Platinum Stickles

SUPPLY LIST (red card) ~
Stamps: OL Sea-sons Greetings
Paper: PTI Select White, Prism Blush Red Dark
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Patinum Stickles, Candy Cane Stickles, Circle Punch, Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy