Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek 3: Toadstools and Movies

It's day 3 of sneak peeks for the May release from Taylored Expressions!!  I have two very different cards today - a pink fairy and a bold movie invite!

Be sure to check 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 the products that I have used are linked at the bottom, but remember that new products aren't live until Thursday, May 7th, 7 a.m. PST.

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.

Today, the entire design team is creating party invitations using the new stamp sets Eventful and RSVP.  The stamp set includes stamps for a wide variety of parties - bachelorette, baby or bridal showers, pool party, game night and movie night, and many more.  I made an invitation for movie night.


I love the idea of hand-crafted invitations for events.  Even though I'm a cardmaker, I fall into the email trap when I am inviting people over.  This invite would make the event so special!  
I used Little Bits - Movie Night dies for the accents.  I also used strips of red paper cut with the Starry Nights Cutting Plate.  This is actually a full background die.  If you saw my Downtown Border on Sneak Peek Day 1 - the city skyline would look fabulous on the full Starry Nights Cutting Plate.

On a totally different look and theme, I have a fairy from the new set Under the Toadstool along with Under the Toadstool dies.


I kept the colors bright and cheerful using Doodlebug's Sunkissed Pad along with a variety of their Glitter Sprinkles (all available at the TE Store).
The stamp set also has cute little gnomes, fairy houses and one tall toadstool, but I really liked this fairy with her pet mouse!


Tomorrow's the big day - all products will be available at 7 a.m. PST!   Be sure to check out the other designers' sneak peeks, starting on the Taylored Expressions blog.  While you are there, leave a comment for a chance to win!

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Pretty Things

Under the Toadstool	Under the Toadstool Dies	Doodlebug 6x6 Pad - Sunkissed	Embossing Folder - Leafy Vine
Premium Cardstock - Peapod	Premium Cardstock - Candy Corn	Doodlebug Glitter Sprinkles - Limeade	Doodlebug Glitter Sprinkles - Cupcake
Doodlebug Glitter Sprinkles - Tangerine	Hemp Cord - Gold (68 yards)

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Taylored Expressions carries Copics!

Movie Night

Eventful	RSVP	Little Bits - Movie Night	Starry Nights Cutting Plate
Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Oreo	Premium Cardstock - Red Pepper	Premium Cardstock - Potato Chip

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Freshly Made Sketches: Hello Sweet Friend

It's time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches! Today we have a sketch by the wonderful Cindy Hall.  It's such a simple sketch but it's going to stay at the front of my inspiration files because I love the results!

I was paging through my never-before-used-schtuff the other day and saw that the WPlus9 stamp set Hello Again was still unused.  When I saw the sketch, I knew that I wanted the big "hello" die across the small panel. Then I was a little stumped - I seem to have the stamp set but not the coordinating "hello" die.  I do have a "hello" die from Mama Elephant that looks almost the same.  I'm wondering if, at one point, I decided not to order the WPlus9 die because I already had one just like it.  That really doesn't sound like me!!  Because it's really bothering me today that I have a mismatch on my card.  (Sad, huh?! Because none of you would have noticed had I not mentioned it!)


This has already gone out to a wonderful friend who went on a walk with me last week and let me dump on her for over an hour.  I don't think she got a word in edgewise.  It was cathartic for me, although I'm sure her head was spinning, and I wanted to thank her for being a sweet friend!
Be sure to check out the rest of the Freshly Made Sketches design team.  That's another group of sweet friends.  There's a very active Facebook group for the team and it really is amazing how we all help each other out even though most of us have never met!
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I have linked the original set of MFT Fishtail Flag dies.  There's also a layering set and I never know exactly which dies I am using!

WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello	Mama Elephant Hello Script	MFT Fishtail Flags Die	Lil' Inkers Stitched Mats: Rectangles
Carta Bella Hello Again 6x6 pad	SU Crisp Cantaloupe CS	Hero Arts Blackboard Ink

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Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek 2: Dad's Day!

It's day 2 of sneak peeks for the May release from Taylored Expressions!!  My cards today are about dads - the chief of the charcoal, boss of the barbecue, and all around awesome guy!

Be sure to check 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 the products that I have used are linked at the bottom, but remember that new products aren't live until Thursday, May 7th, 7 a.m. PST.

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.

"Boss of the barbeque" is definitely an appropriate title for the dad in my house.  My husband loves to cook - I think he'd cook every night of the week (particularly if somebody cleaned up after him.)  I'd let him except (1) he makes a mess and (2) he is only a meat and potatoes guy.  I love what he grills, but I am definitely not a barbecue connoisseur, so it starts to taste the same after awhile. (We have added a smoker to the patio and it is a wonderful addition to his repertoire.)

Taylored Expressions has a serious of dies this month that work perfectly for the BBQ guy in your life.  My card uses Little Bits - Grill and Little Bits - Hamburger (which is actually a sneak peek of a sneak peek since the burger is rolling out tomorrow).  TE is also releasing a beer mug and lots of other grilled food condiments.


The sentiments is from the new set Punny Man.  There are lots of other puns involving mowers and ties and tees and anchors - all of which have coordinating dies!!

I also used a new embossing folder Brick.  I inked the folder with white ink before I embossed to better see the mortar between the bricks.  The tag is from the new Build a Tag 4 - this is the big tag - you'll see more on the next card.
I went for a more "serious" look on this next card - but with a sarcastic sentiment.

The background is the new Argyle Cutting Plate - LOVE it!!  I added a few strips of cardstock behind every other stripe.  

From the Build a Tag 4 I used the smaller tag, the square and a little accent piece behind my Potty People (love the name!)

Both of these are going to work for my son's to give to dad.  My youngest son is the grillmaster and my oldest son has the same conservative style and outlook as my husband so the argyle works.  
There's a lot of other sneak peeks - start with the Taylored Expressions blog, leave a comment for a chance to win, and then visit the other designers.
Come back tomorrow for toadstools and movies!

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Boss of the Barbeque

Punny Man	Build a Tag 4	Little Bits - Grill	Little Bits - Hamburger
Grass Border	Embossing Folder - Brick	Embossing Folder - Cloudy Days	Premium Cardstock - Earl Grey
Premium Cardstock - Chocolate Truffle	Premium Cardstock - Sprinkles	Premium Cardstock - Granny Smith	Premium Cardstock - Red Pepper
Premium Cardstock - Pumpkin	Premium Cardstock - Candy Corn	Hemp Cord - Gold (68 yards)

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I'm Awesome

My Favorite Dad	Argyle Cutting Plate	Build a Tag 4	Potty People
Premium Cardstock - Earl Grey	Premium Cardstock - Plum Punch	Premium Cardstock - Watermelon	Premium Cardstock - Oreo
Hemp Cord - White (68 yards)

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