Wednesday, August 31, 2016

TE Sneak Peek Day 3: Lit Candles and Welcomes

It's the second day of sneak peeks for the September release from Taylored Expressions!!  It's another birthday and autumn day.  These are my favorite cardmaking themes so I'm in seventh heaven!!

Be sure to check out all of the other designers starting on the Taylored Expressions blog because there is just too much for one designer to show off in just a few days.  All of the products that I have used are linked at the bottom of this post, but remember that new products aren't available until Thursday, September 1st, 7 a.m. PST.

The birthday celebration includes some fun party favors! These include everything from the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set to patterned paper packs, ink, and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize!

LIGHT YOUR CANDLES

This month's release includes a fabulous new die set that cuts dimensional numbers and that can be used for candles!

TE Light Your Candles

Isn't this fun!!  They are the Candle Numbers. I can see them on cakes (and there's also a cake die set this month!) or just as numbers to signify the birthday, or a year in school, or any other numbered event.  The sentiment is new too - Bright Birthdays - all about the candles.  Not all are sarcastic like the one that I used - but they are all "bright".

TE Light Your Candles CloseUp


WELCOME DOORWAY

This month also includes a fall addition to the door to door series.  Have you been following this growing set of dies.  First was a door and steps.  Basics followed such as a roof and door molding. Then the seasonal sets started with wreaths and hanging planters and snow over the doorway and so much more!  You can find all of them here.  Each set is wonderfully detailed - for example, the door has panels and even a knob and key.  Now we have Door to Door - Fall Decor!
TE Welcoming Doorway

There's so much more detail that you could use in each die set.  I chose not to get too detailed because I wanted the new fall products to shine.  The pot and bow are from the previously release summer set. But the autumn plants, leaves and the wreath - not to mention the squirrel are from the new Fall Decor. Definitely check out the other designers today because there is so much more in this set.  You should see the fabulous autumn swag that goes around the entire door!!

TE Welcoming Doorway CloseUp

Head over to the TE blog for more inspiration, links to all of the designers, and a chance to win some party favors!!


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Light Your Candles


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Freshly Made Sketches: Grateful, Thankful, Blessed

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by Karren.


Karren's sketch was just perfect for some happy mail I got this weekend from Papertrey Ink!  LOVE their new little fox with the flowers and the new Inspired set: Blessed.

FMS Grateful Thankful Blessed

I generally lean away from bright greens - I like those that are a bit more olive-toned.  I'm not sure what happened here but I like the cheerfulness of it.  Then I just started throwing together a variety of companies' products to get the colors that I wanted - I've used PTI, MFT, SU and SSS!   I wish my fox had a bit more of a red-tone, but I didn't have anything that worked (although now that I'm looking at the photo, I could have used the red that I used for the flowers...hmmm...may have to try this one again!)

I hope to see you playing along this week.  Notice that it's "any shape" - I certain broke the idea of circles with my fox, flowers and leaves!

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

TE Sneak Peek Day 2: Birch Trees & Big Wishes

It's the second day of sneak peeks for the September release from Taylored Expressions!!  There's a little more birthday today but I'm also moving into an autumn theme.

Be sure to check out all of the other designers starting on the Taylored Expressions blog because there is just too much for one designer to show off in just a few days.  All of the products that I have used are linked at the bottom of this post, but remember that new products aren't available until Thursday, September 1st, 7 a.m. PST.

The birthday celebration includes some fun party favors! These include everything from the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set to patterned paper packs, ink, and more! Visit the TE Blog for all the special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize!

BIRCH TREES, BIRDS and SQUIRRELS

My very favorite season for cards is autumn!  It's mainly about all of my favorite colors being fall colors.  But I also love nature - leaves and trees and birds and squirrels!!  I think I got it all on this card!

TE Birch Trees, Birds and Squirrels

Mainly I wanted to show off the Birch Tree Background.  I have routinely used Taylored Expressions, Birch Tree Cutting Plate (a big die cut birch tree), Birch Tree Border (a border die with just a couple of trees) and Birch Tree Accessories which gives you the deer, birdhouse, owl and more.  I love them all!  But the stamped background gives me a chance to be a bit more subtle.  It doesn't have to be subtle, but that's what immediately called my name.  I found a scrap of light gray and stamped in a light gray ink.  (After I had it all made - wouldn't it have been nice had I stamped in white ink?!!)

I used the previously released Peek-a-Boo Circles to cut my little windows out of the background. There's a few other new items on this card and I jumped the gun because they are all being "sneak-peeked" tomorrow.  The two sentiments are from Pumpkin Bouquet and the things are in the squirrel circle are all from Door to Door Fall Decor.  The birds are the previously released Little Bits - Birds.

TE Birch Trees, Birds and Squirrels CloseUp

This card makes me happy!


WISH BIG SHAKER

The big special for the birthday release is the Wish Big Stamp & Die Combo which is FREE this month with any purchase of $50 ore more!!  It's a fun set with "HAPPY" and "WISH" done with big open letters to color - and a coordinating die for each.  Then add in some extra words and balloons and strings and you have a set that works for any birthday card you need to make!!

I was so into autumn, that I kept going with some of the same colors.  It doesn't yell "autumn" but it still has the same rich colors that I love!!

TE Wish Big Shaker

Also new on this card is the Little Bits - Sprinkles Confetti and the Confetti Embossing Folder.  I used an older die set, Build a Tag 1, because it was sized perfectly and it allowed me to cut a window for the shaker bits.  It's so exciting to have a die that allows me to cut confetti using cardstock that matches my card!  

TE Wish Big CloseUp



Be sure to check out the TE blog for more inspiration, links to the rest of the design team and a chance to win prizes!!

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