Taylored Expressions - March Kit

In March, I signed up to receive a monthly card kit from Taylored Expressions which features one of their new stamp sets. 

I knew my design team commitments were ending in March, so I thought starting a subscription would be a fun way to get some brand new product and be able to create when I found some time.

In mid-April, I figured I really should make something with the March Kit before the April Kit comes.  The kit comes with a stamp set, patterned paper pad, coordinating cardstock and ribbons.  The March set was "Make it Memorable" and the patterned paper is My Mind's Eye "Memorable". 

I used several pieces of the patterned paper from the pad and created a patchwork feel.  This paper pad is double sided, so lots of patterns to choose from.  The scallop was created using PTI medium scallop die.

The medallion was stamped using PaperTrey Ink Ocean Tide and frame using Limeade Ice, then I cut the images out.  There are coordinating dies to go with set but I didn't get them.

The second card is similar, I moved the scallop up and used the butterfly from the set for this one.

I added a string of crystal gems for the body of the butterfly. This card is for our teen niece, so it definitely needed some bling.

There is a great thank you sentiment in the set, so I made a Thank You card too.  This is a simple one just cut some strips of varying widths, cut the ends like a banner and layered them.  Added some ribbon from the kit.

The butterfly is stamped using Aqua Mist and I added some pearls.

Supplies --

Kit: Taylored Expressions March Kit, stamps, cardstock and ribbon

Inks: PTI Ocean Tides and Limeade Ice

Crystal gems
Pearls

Sewing machine with cream thread

Challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Things with Wings
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Bingo (Ribbon, Flowers, Pearls)
Crafts 4 Eternity - Tic Tac Toe (Ribbon, scraps, Bling)
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes 
Wags N Whiskers - Girly Birthday 
Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Our Daily Bread - Apron and Tools

Today, I have a couple shape cards. This Apron and Tools die is from Our Daily Bread and was released in March.  It is such a fun die and there were so many awesome samples from ODB design team I had to get it.

 

 I made two versions of the card, a baking apron

and a gardening apron, which use all the tools in the set.

Supplies --

Die: Our Daily Bread Apron and Tools

Patterned Papers: Lilybee designs "Double Dutch"

Cardstock: PTI White, Bazzill Parakeet and Hopi

Tools: Crop-a-Dile 

Copic Colors: E31, E33, W1, W2, W4

Ribbon from my stash

Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Anything Goes with ribbon
Delightful Challenges - Add Ribbon 
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Shape Cards 

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb   

Crafts Meow - Zoom Goes My Heart

Today is my anniversary and I have the card I made for my husband.  This set is from The Craft's Meow "Zoom Goes my Heart" which was released for Valentine's Day, but is perfect for a guy's birthday or anniversary too.

I had shown this set to Mark and he thought it was a pretty cool set.  I pointed out the sentiment "you're just my speed" and then we joked that the speed was about 30 mph.  I bumped him up to 35 mph. I did make the needle rotatable, so he can set his own speed.  LOL.

The card layout was based on Sketch Saturday #254 from a few weeks ago. 

Supplies --

Stamps: The Craft's Meow "Zoom Goes my Heart"

Cardstock: PTI White, PTI Pure Poppy, Bazzill Raven

Inks: PTI Black and Pure Poppy

Black brad

Challenges:

Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes 

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything but birthday

Bloggers Challenge - Black & white with splash of color

Card Crafters Circle - Masculine

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings, 

Deb   

Little Miss Muffet & SBS - Tea Party

This is the card I made for the Guess Who game over at Simply B Stamps for the combined SBS and LMM release April 4-6th.  Now that the game is over, I thought I would post my card.

I combined several digis using Photoshop to create this image, both Simply B images and Little Miss Muffet.  Then in Microsoft Word, I cropped and sized the image and added the black border.

Supplies --

Images: Betty In Wonderland, Betty Dorm Mouse and sentiment, LMM Cozy Café table, LMM Tea Party Dishes and Trays 
Patterned cardstock: My Mind’s Eye “Unforgettable”
Cardstock: PTI Pure Poppy, X-Press It
Dies:  PTI medium scallop, Die-Namics Mix and Match Banner
Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper
Copic Colors: E00, E11, E13, E21, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E47, R02, R24, R29, R32, RV23, BG72, BG75, YR21, YR23, YR24, W0, W1, W2, W3, 0

I also created a video tutorial using this card, showing how to touch up a photo using the free software GIMP.

Touching up a photo using GIMP 2.8 

You can see all the videos I've created - showing how to manipulate digital images, size and print digis, adding a watermark and touching up photos on my YouTube Channel - CreamCityAngels. 

Challenges:

Stampin for the weekend - die cuts
Copic Marker Europe - Female images
Little Miss Muffet - Food Glorious Food
Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

Today, I'm joining in the April blog hop over at PaperTrey Ink.  The theme is 'Tilted' - design on an angle.  I made several cards, here is the first one...

I embossed some PTI white cardstock using PTI Hexagon Die, then cut some white cardstock with the die.  I stamped the cut hexagons using the stamp set Happy Hexagons and inks Enchanted Evening, Canyon Clay, Kraft, Ripe Avocado.  The stamped hexagons were glued onto the embossed panel creating the angled pattern.
 
The sentiment is stamped on a tab I cut using one of the PTI Half and Half Dies. I added a knotted ribbon to finish the card. 

Since I had the frame left of the hexagon pattern, I wondered if I could create the same stamped pattern with it using it as a stencil.

I taped the frame down to my scratch pad, so it wouldn't shift.

Stamped, applying some pressure 

to make sure the full image is transferred.

Here is how my experiment turned out.  A really quick card.

Card 1 Supplies -- 

Stamp Set:  PTI Happy Hexagons mini set

Inks: PTI Enchanted Evening, Canyon Clay, Kraft, Ripe Avacodo

Cardstock:  PTI White, Enchanted Evening, Kraft

Dies: PTI Hexagon Die and Half and Half Die Collection

Ribbon: Canyon Clay Saddle Stitch

My second card is a really simple one.  I used Just the Ticket and the coordinating ticket border die. 

Card 2 Supplies --

Stamp Set: PTI Just the Ticket

Inks: PTI Kraft and True Black

Cardstock: PTI Kraft, True Black and Smokey Shadow

Patterned Cardstock: MME Dilly Dally

Dies: PTI Just the Ticket Border Die

Here is my third card design.  I used a couple PTI sets Funky Florals, which I think was a free set with purchase a few months ago, "Beautiful Blessings" and the Half and Half Die Collection die.
 

Card 3 Supplies -- 

Stamp Set:  PTI Funky Florals & Beautiful Blessings

Inks: PTI True Black, Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst, Harvest Gold, Limeade Ice

Cardstock:  PTI White, Pure Poppy, Hibiscus Burst

Dies: PTI Half and Half Die Collection 

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Taylored Expressions - Tick Tock

Today, I have another birthday card, one perfect for anyone I think.  The image is from Taylored Expressions "Tick Tock".  This stamp set comes with the coordinating clock die.  Love that.

The clip board and notepaper is also a die from Taylored Expressions.  The lines are from a PaperTrey Ink set Just the Ticket and is stamped in PTI Aqua Mist ink.  Taylored Expressions has a notepaper stamp but I don't have that stamp - yet ;).

The clock image is a layer of 3 pieces of cardstock.  I found some silver metallic cardstock at Joann's and used that cardstock for the die cut clock and the clipboard clip.  I stamped the clock on red and white cardstock then cut out the clock components and layered them on the silver die cut, then added the silver brad in the center.

Supplies -- 

Stamps: Taylored Expressions "Tick Tock"; PTI "Just the Ticket"

Dies: Taylored Expressions "Tick Tock" and clip board and notepaper

Ink: PTI Black and Aqua Mist 

Cardstock: PTI White, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy and Kraft

Sewing machine with white thread

Silver Brad

Challenges:
Jellypark Challenges - Humour
QKR Stampede - Punches/Die Cuts
Paper Crafting Journey - Use a sentiment
My Time to Craft - Stitching
Make it Monday - Anything Goes 
Addicted to stamps - Birthday sentiment

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb 

A|Muse - Seasonal Branch

Today, I have the card I made for the homebound ministry and a few others in April.  I had a few thank you and thinking of you cards I needed to get out too.  I ended up making 12 cards and thought it a perfect any occasion card.

This card was inspired by a card Marisa Alvarez created for Madison Mingle 2012 - last March.  I ended up buying the set from her last year at Mingle and this Spring I finally created my version.  

The branch and flowers are an A|Muse stamp set Seasonal Branch.  The woodgrain cardstock is also from A|Muse.

The image was stamped on PTI white cardstock that is die cut with Lil Inkers Rectangular Stitched Mats.   The inks are PTI Dark Chocolate, PTI Simply Chartreuse and Memento Angel Pink.  

The flowers are a cluster of 3.  I stamped 2 clusters on an extra piece of white cardstock and cut them out to add some dimension.  I used E29 Copic marker for the brown center of the flowers. The "Just a Note" sentiment is from a Crafts Meow set "Happy as a Lark".

I got a new watermark recently, created by Karen Giron.  I love her blog "the sweetest thing" and I saw on her side bar she sells watermarks.  Really cute ones too.

Supplies --

Stamps: A|Muse "Seasonal Branch", The Crafts Meow "Happy as a Lark"

Inks: Memento Angel Pink, PTI Dark Chocolate and Simply Chartreuse

Die: Lil Inkers Designs Rectangle Stitched Mat Stack

Patterned Cardstock: A|Muse woodgrain

Cardstock: PTI White and Sweet Blush

Challenges:

365 Cards - Welcome Spring

Bear-ly Mine - Spring Flowers

Scrap-Creations - Flower Power

Loves Rubber Stamps - Colors of Spring

Papertake Weekly - 1 paper

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes

Lady Anne's - Anything Goes

Crafters Companion - Flowers 

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb