Let The Wild Rumpus Start!

Today I have another Taylored Expressions card to share with you! I can't get enough of the images in the new set called The Places You'll Go. They are so fun and the sentiments are fabulous! I've used the SCS sketch challenge #245 for my layout(flipped). See the cool designer papers? Well you can get those at Taylored Expressions too! They are from the Places You'll Go Key Ingredients Kit.

More great news! My friend, Peggy from PaperWorksCo. has released some new stamps! Stop by the store to check them out! While you are there pick up some other stuff too...like Copics! I ordered some from her last week!!! lol!
Thanks for stopping by today!

Totally or Toad-ally

Hello! Thanks for stopping by again today!
I've got some great Halloween sets to share with you from Taylored Expressions that also use the Halloween Key Ingredients as well. This first card uses the Trick or Sweet II. Isn't cuppie cute dressed up as a toad?! See those cool chipboard numbers and button? Well they are included in kit also!

Next up is a card made using the Spooky Expressions stamp set. If you know me well, you know that spiders totally creep me out! LOL!

More about the Halloween Key Ingredients:

Prism cardstock colors included are:
Intense Orange
Intense Kiwi
Frosted Kiwi
Black
Wizard Medium

The neutral is Choice Snow White. The patterned paper is Basic Grey Eerie.
I bet you are excited to see what the Baker's Dozen have come up eh? Well what are you waiting for...

• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jackie Pedro
  
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Sharon Harnist
• Taylor VanBruggen

Don't forget that the stamps will be available tomorrow at 8 am pst!
Also on Saturday you can find the Baker's Dozen hosting a day full of challenges on the SASI blog. I hope you will play along! There are a ton of prizes up for grabs!

Cheers!

Good Monday Morning!
Sorry I was MIA all weekend :(
I was totally exhausted and just relaxed when I could.
Yesterday I did stamp a little though ;) I've got a cute Taylored Expressions stamp set to show you that I used with the August 20th KI kit.
I stamped the image from Chillax Chickie in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Choice Buttercream cardstock and coloured with Copics. I added a little bit of Glossy Accents to the glass and some Stardust stickles to the lime. The Kaiser Rhinestones are included with the August 20th KI kit.
The sketch comes from Taylor's sketch TESC79.

Stamps: Chillax Chickie; Cardstock: Choice Buttercream, Prism cardstock, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Circle Punch, Scalloped Punch, Stardust Stickles, Glossy Accents, Kaiser Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

Chillax Chickie!

Good Morning!
Boy I think I need a drink like this after my day yesterday....lol too bad I don't drink...haha!
What a LONG day!
This stamp is from the new Chillax set from Taylored Expressions.

Stamps: Chillax; Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, WW and DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Glossy Accents, Ghost Flower, Flower, Brad, Modern Label Punch, Nesties, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

Mercy's Sketch Challenge Cards

Good Morning....
Or is it? Ugh! I found out yesterday that I needed to go back and do three more days of that course I did last month. NOT fun....it's clear across the city and I don't have TIME to do it. Not cool...I was so bummed about it yesterday BUT I still managed to stamp. I think stamping put me in a better mood and I hope you like my cards today!
Both cards use Mercy's MTSC34 that you can find on her blog here.
I love this bowl of cherries image from Taylored Expression's new set called Berries & Cherries. I stamped it on Choice Snow White with Memento Black ink and coloured with Copics. Did you see that Taylored Expressions carries Copics now?! Super cool, eh?
Of course I had to add Glossy Accents on the cherries again :)

Stamps: Berries & Cherries; Cardstock: White, Prism, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Glossy Accents, Ribbon, Dimensionals
Here is a second card using Mercy's sketch. This one follows the sketch ;) I pulled out Loads of Love from SU!...it's a set I'll never part with....it's great for men!

Stamps: Loads of Love; Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, WW and DSP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Glossy Accents, Old Olive ribbon, Jumbo Silver brads, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

If Life Gives You Limes...

make margaritas!
LOVE that sentiment! It's so fun!
A few days ago my buddy, Denise, made THIS card and I HAD to CASE it ;)
She has such a wonderful ability to put colours together! I ADORE her and her style!!!
Thanks Denise for allowing me to CASE you! :)

Stamps: Chillax; Cardstock: White, Prism, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, Dew Drops, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Stickles, Dimensionals
Stamps are from Taylored Expressions and are part of the newest release! Check them out!

Berries & Cherries

Good Morning!
It's release day at Taylored Expressions! I've got one last card to show you before you can shop, shop, shop!
I used the Berries & Cherries Key Ingredients along with the Berries & Cherries stamp set. I am in love with these images...they are so fresh and fun! The image was stamped on Choice Snow White in Memento Black ink then coloured with Copics. My Crystal Effects is getting a lot of use lately too! Doesn't it make that chocolate on the strawberry look yummy?!

Here is a GREAT offer that you won't want to miss out on!

Thanks for stopping by today! I'm at work but am looking forward to blog hopping after work to see what FAB creations the Baker's Dozen have to share :)

• Ana Wohlfahrt
• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jen del Muro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

You're So Smooth!

Good Morning!
Today my girlfriend from Calgary is heading home after spending the long weekend with us. She was super nice to babysit Chloe for us while Brian and I worked all weekend! I owe her BIG time! Thanks so much Karen!!
This card I'm sharing with you today is from a set called Chillax that will be available tomorrow from Taylored Expressions. There are some super cute images and sentiments in this set!
I stamped my image in Memento black onto Choice Snow White and coloured with Copic markers. I added some Crystal Effects to the blender for a glass look.

Stamps: Chillax; Cardstock: White, Cameo Coral, Cool Caribbean, Choc chip and American Crafts DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Primas, Nesties, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Crystal Effects, Brads, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today but before you leave pop on by the Baker's Dozen to see what they have created with this fun set!

• Ana Wohlfahrt
• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jen del Muro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

Happy Holiday Monday to all my Canadian friends! Hope you are enjoying the long weekend!
Today starts the Taylored Expressions sneak peeks from the Baker's Dozen.
There are TWO fabulous sets coming out and you will love both of them, trust me ;)
Here I am sharing a set called Berries & Cherries along with the coordinating Key Ingredients Kit for this month.
I've stamped the image in Memento Black ink onto Choice Snow White cardstock and coloured it with Copic markers. After my card was assembled, I added Crystal Effects to the cherries. Before you ask, I didn't add glitter to the polka dotted paper...it comes like that! So fun, eh?! This set will be available on Wednesday, July 5th.

Stamps: Berries & Cherries; Cardstock: Choice Snow White, Prism Cardstock, Doodlebug DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories; Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals
Now stop by the Baker's Dozen to see what fabulous cards they created!

• Ana Wohlfahrt
• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jen del Muro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by today!

DTGD...First Day of School

Hi!
If you've come back to see my DTGD card sample....thank you! If this is your first visit today....be sure to scroll down and see another DTGD card I made for a challenge yesterday.
I was so excited when Laura asked me to make a sample for her challenge! You will have to visit the DTGD forum to read up on all the details though ;)
Remember you will need to be a Fan Club member to view everything though.
Here I used a cute image from a Taylored Expressions stamp set called Beary Special.
I stamped the image in Memento black ink and coloured with Copics. It's a nice, clean and simple card....with lots of paper piercing....lol
I hope you will play along with the challenges....they are so much fun! I only wish I had more time these days.

Stamps: Beary Special; Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red, White, Scenic Route DP; Ink: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Circle nesties, EK success wavy border punch, Mat pack and paper piercer, Dimensionals, White Brads
Thanks for stopping by today!

Hope

Good Morning!
Super quick post again today as I'm studying....ugh! Three more days left of this course...yippeee!
This card was made using Julee's Mojo Monday 94 sketch.
I just adore this teddy bear image from the Beary Special stamp set that is available at Taylored Expressions. Isn't he sweet?!

Stamps: Beary Special; Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, WW and DSP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Olive ribbon, Martha butterfly punch, White brads, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

KI Blog Hop - For a Special Teacher

Good Morning and welcome to the June 20th KI Blog Hop!
I've been excited to show you this card which I made last week with the Taylored Expressions June 20th Key Ingredients.
This month Taylor challenged us to make a gift or card for a June Celebration and we were to add some sort of dimension to our project. Want to know what the kicker was? NO COPICS!
So....
I started by stamping the cute bear from Beary Special onto Choice Snow White Cardstock with Memento Black Ink(twice). I then coloured both images with Prismacolour Pencils and Gamsol.
My dimension comes from a few layers of cardstock, nesties and the bear being popped up on dimensionals. Isn't that ribbon YUMMY?! I had a hard time capturing the colour of the ribbon...it looks blue here but it isn't...lol I think it's Orchid.

Here is a shot to show the dimension. I even gave the sentiment banner some dimension ;)
The sentiment comes from the A Year of Sweet Sentiments.

Stop by one half of the Baker's Dozen who are playing along with this month's KI Subscription!

Denise Marzec
Jen del Muro
Karen Motz
Laurie Schmidlin

Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen
Thanks for stopping by today! I'm going to be busy STAMPING all flippin' weekend!

Faith & Hope

Good Morning!
After work yesterday I went down to the basement to stamp because it was so flippin' hot upstairs in our house....lol
I popped on over to Jen's blog to check out her SFYTT.
I still had a few papers on my table from a few days ago and decided to make a card using a new Taylored Expressions stamp set called Faith & Hope.

Stamps: Faith & Hope; Cardstock: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Core'dinations Cardstock, MM designer paper; Inks: Choc chip; Accessories: Nesties, MM button and flower, Linen thread, Choc chip ribbon, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

For the Love of Cupcakes and Sunflowers

Good Morning~!
I have the last of my Taylored Expressions sneak peeks to share with you. This set is called For the Love of Cupcakes. Both of my cards feature the Cupcake Key Ingredients.
More on the Cupcakes Key Ingredients:
The Prism cardstock colors included are:
Suede Brown Medium
Razzleberry Medium
Razzleberry Light
Frosted Yellow
Nautical Blue Light

The neutral is Choice Snow White. The patterned paper is Doodlebug. There will also be 5 yards of ribbon, 4 coordinating confections brads, and ½ oz. of Cyclamen glitter.


Here I have another new stamp set to show you called Faith and Hope. There are wonderful sentiments and verses in this set! When I saw this quote by Helen Keller I knew right away I wanted to make a card with these pretty sunflowers that I first saw Vicki using on her card here. Thanks for allowing me to CASE you Vicki!
Stamps: Faith and Hope; Cardstock: Summer Sun, Kiwi Kiss, WW and Good Morning Sunshine DSP; Inks: Choc chip; Accessories: 5 petal flower punch, Scallop edge punch, Jumbo brads, Dimensionals
Now run on over to Taylored Expressions and pick yourself out some of these fabulous new stamps and KI kits I've been showing you the past few days. After that....hop on over to the Baker's Dozen blogs to see the last of their sneak peeks!

• Ana Wohlfahrt
• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jen del Muro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen
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Thanks for stopping by today!

Beary Special

Good Morning~
Today starts the sneak peeks from Taylored Expressions! The sets I'm featuring today are the newest for the charitable program called The Giving Tree. This is Beary Special and Beary Special Accessories.
A portion of the proceeds from the two sets will be donated to The Hospital for Sick Children(Sick Kids) which is located right here in Canada! This charity is very special to designer Nancy McKinney whose family was helped directly by them. Please go to Nancy’s blog today for the story of her son Henri.
The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) is a health-care community dedicated to improving the health of children. Their mission is to provide the best in family-centered, compassionate care, to lead in scientific and clinical advancement, and to prepare the next generation of leaders in child health. The hospital is located in Canada, but is known around the world for its innovation and leadership in research.
Please note that in order to keep costs down so that more money may be donated to the charity, these two sets come as a sheet of rubber and will need to be trimmed prior to use.
Stop by Taylor's Blog to find out more info.
Tell me that this image isn't ADORABLE???!!!
Stamps: Beary Special, Beary Special Accessories; Cardstock: Choc chip, WW and DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Pierceabilites, White Brads, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Stickles, Dimensionals
Be sure to visit the other Baker's Dozen and see their fabulous creations!

• Ana Wohlfahrt
• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jen del Muro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

All the new sets will be available at 9 am PST on June 5th.
Thanks for stopping by!

WT218- Tins

Good Morning!
It's been so quiet around here....where is everyone....enjoying the weather? Wish I was...lol
Today I have a golf tee tin to share with you. It goes with the Stamp A Sweet Impression project that you can see here.
I covered the tin with some paper from the Father's Day Key Ingredients and stamped an image from the Boys Will Be Boys set onto Kraft. I coloured it with Copics and cut it out with some oval nesties. The KI kit and stamp set is available at Taylored Expressions.

Stamps: Boys Will Be Boys; Cardstock: Kraft, Prism and DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Ribbon, Oval Nesties, Buttons, Linen Thread, White Gel Pen
I snapped a picture yesterday morning of Chloe and Snickers before she headed off to the Symphony for her school field trip.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Saturday is full of friendship!

Happy Saturday!
I've got a few things to share again today!
It's time for a new My Time Challenge. This week Lauren has chosen to do an inspiration which you can see below. Here is a collage of what the girl's have created!
Here is the Inspiration Piece:

I started off by selecting these colours....
Almost Amethyst, Sahara Sand, White and Black. I saw flower and a little bit of bling around the top of the dress.
So I decided to use a new stamp set from H & M Stamps called Seeds of Kindness.

Stamps: Seeds of Kindness; Cardstock: PTI white, Almost Amethyst, Sahara Sand, Black; Inks: Black and Almost Amethyst; Accessories: Nesties, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Eyelet Border Punch, Dimensionals
Stop by the My Time To Create Girl's Blogs:

• Dana
• Jen
• Alica
• Kendra
• Kristin
• Lauren(hers will be up Saturday night)
  
• Lisa
• MacKenzie
• Maria
• Odette
• Pam
• Tamara
• Tracey

I was so excited to see Taylors TECC67 sketch yesterday because I have been wanting to ink up the tie image from the Boys Will Be Boys stamp set. I've used the Father's Day Key Ingredient kit to put this card together. I LOVE how it all matches and takes the guess work out of making a card...lol
You can find all the stamps and KI kits at Taylored Expressions.

Stamps: Boys Will Be Boys; Cardstock: Buttercream, Prism, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Black pen, Buttons, Linen Thread, Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals
The Limited Supply Challenge yesterday was called THAT'S a Holiday? Yep...you guessed it....we could choose any wacky holiday from the month of May and make a card about it. No other limits...which means there shouldn't be any rule breakers...right Denise ;)
I chose to do a card on the May 16th holiday called Love a Tree Day.
This Season of Friendship stamp set is a favourite of mine and I'll never ever part with it!

Stamps: Season of Friendship; Cardstock: Tangerine, Choc chip, WW and Hawaiian Papaya DP; Inks: Choc chip, Old olive, Kiwi kiss, Tangerine; Accessories: Mat pack and paper piercer, Curly label punch, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed what I had to share!

WT217 - Kool Kraft

Good Morning!
I was worried yesterday that I wouldn't have any stamping time...but I squeezed this card in before heading off to the Volunteer Tea at the school and my second one afterward! Love days like that!
My first card uses a cool new image from the Boys Will Be Boys stamp set from Taylored Expressions. I've also used the Father's Day Key Ingredients to create my card.

Stamps: Boys Will Be Boys; Cardstock: Kraft, Prism, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, nesties, Buttons, linen thread, ric rac, oval punch, dimensionals
My second card for the challenge is a SU! only card. I've had a few people ask lately about my piercing and mention how straight I get it. Thanks! BUT I owe it all to the SU! Mat Pack in the catty. It's a GREAT template and a must have...in my opinion :) If you are in Canada and would like to order one....drop me an email.

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Best Yet; Cardstock: Kraft, Choc chip and Parisian Breeze Specialty DP; Inks: Choc chip; Accessories: Mat pack and Paper piercer, Circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, Scallop edge punch, Antique brads, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today~!