Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - Oh Canada!

Happy Monday!  I'm back today with a super fun post.  A while ago I received an email from the lovely Taylor VanBruggen asking me if I'd like to join in to show you a very special new Moka stamp being released this month.  Would I?  I think it took me all of a nanosecond to reply with a big yes!   Here's some details of what you need to know:

June Release At a Glance

• We have sneak peeks to share Monday through Wednesday.  All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, June 7th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store. 
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, on Wednesday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.

Here's the card I made with the new Moka Karen illustrated by fellow Canadian Nancy McKinney.  This super cute rubber set has six sentiments/images and is perfect for all the Canucks in your life or even just those who love the Great White North!  I just love seeing the Mounties in their red serge uniforms and I think this image is just fabulous.

One of my best friend's daughter has a birthday on July 1st - which is Canada Day - so this card will be perfect for her!

I used the "out of the box" Nestabilities technique to allow her flag to peek out of the image panel and paired her with some My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Dilly Dally papers.  I used a banner die for the sentiment and added some twine, buttons, and rhinestones for embellishment.

Thanks so much to the TE crew for inviting me to play along!  You'll definitely want to hop over and see what all these amazing stampers have cooked up for you to see.

• Charmaine Ikach
• Christine Okken - Special Guest
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz - Special Guest
• Kerry Johnson - Special Guest
• Melissa Sauls
• Melody Rupple
• Michele Boyer - Guest Designer
• Nancy McKinney - Illustrator
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Sherrie Siemens - Special Guest
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by - eh?!

Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop!! I love blog hops so I signed up right away when this one was announced. The last one was a ton of fun too!

Last time we were given a sketch to use if we wished, this time we were given an inspiration picture. Ain't it purty? I loved the colours and the idea of the different patterns on the bench and cushions, and the squares on the wall so I went with those ideas.

I used an image from The Places You'll Go and paired it with some October Afternoon Fly a Kite patterned paper. The quote is from the book "Guess How Much I Love You" which is still one of our faves around here. I coated the rocket ship with Sakura Clear Glaze pen and used Sakura Stardust pen on the flames and stars to make them sparkly. I also added some baby braddies in the corners.

Thanks so much for hopping by! I hope you'll take some time to visit all the other amazing bloggers participating today! The complete list is just below! Later taters!

Blast from the Past Blog Hop

Welcome to the first ever Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past blog hop. If you're just stumbling onto this post and want to start at the beginning, then you'll want to head over to Taylor's blog.

I have a couple of TE sets and had a hard time deciding which to use, but I finally settled on The Places You'll Go. I have a soft spot for Dr. Seuss and many of the other books and quotes in this set.

I used the sketch that we were provided and colored up my boat and scene. I figure that I'll give this card to my son as his end of year "Congratulations you made it through the school year" card. To me, both kids at home all summer = wild rumpus!

I paired the image with some K&Co. Carolyn Gavin paper and embossed the lower portion. I threw in some sewing, twill, ribbon, and brads and called it done! Hope you're enjoying hopping along and thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions The Places You'll Go

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics

Paper: MFT Perfect Panel, Riding Hood Red, Baja Blue, K&Co. Carolyn Gavin Greenhouse dsp

Accessories: Nesties, Sewing machine, Ribbon, Twill, Brads, Embossing folder

Under the Wire for a Good Cause!

Have you heard about the amazing blog tart that Jen del Muro is offering? She's trying to help collect cards for the International Student Services Department at Dallas Baptist University {DBU}. They give out cards to visiting students (that represent more than 50 countries). It's taken me a while but I really wanted to send some cards as I know how hard it is to be far away from your family.
I made this card using Stephanie Hargis' Cupcake sketch (TECC52SH) and stamps from Stamp a Sweet Impression (SASI). The cardstock is Papertrey's Sweet Blush and SU Taken with Teal. The patterned paper is Basic Grey Urban Prairie.
There's still time to make a card for DBU and enter Jen's blog tart giveaway - what are you waiting for?
Well, I should be off as my kids are home as we have a snow day today!! We are getting a ton of snow and it's very pretty out! Stay warm and dry my friends!!

Sketchy Cupcake!

Somehow I never posted this card - although it's a couple weeks old. I made it on World Cardmaking Day - which was Oct. 4th. This card was for a WCMD sketch challenge on Splitcoast but I never actually uploaded it. I used a new Stamp a Sweet Impression set - Sweet Celebration. This is the first time I've used this set, and I can't wait to play with the other images too! The paper probably looks familiar - I've been using this Doodlebug polka dotted paper for quite a few projects lately - no worries though - I'm almost out!

Can I share my exciting news with you? It's not stamping related though and probably not that exciting for some of you.... my daughter peed on the potty tonight for the first time!!!! She's 2.5 yrs. old and I am so ready to be done with diapers. I'm not pressuring her at all, she just announced tonight that she had to go. Knock on wood for me that it continues and isn't just a one hit wonder!