Color Throwdown #323 -- Missing You

Happy Saturday!  I love that I've found a bit more time to craft lately!  I was inspired by this week's Color Throwdown challenge #323 and some new products from Taylored Expressions.  Serisously, have you checked out the NEW products from TE?  Great stuff, I tell ya ;)

This card is pretty simple.  I used the Pieces of My Heart with a Coordinating die along with a banner from Build a Tag 1 die.  The background was made by splattering some white paint with a toothbrush, and the heart was made with watercolor paper and distress inks.

Thanks for stopping in and checking my project out.  Here are the links to the products I used:

Pieces of my Heart with Coordinating Die	Build a Tag 1	*memento tuxedo black full pad	Premium Cardstock - Toffee	Premium Cardstock - Peapod
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mini Set 4	Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mini Set 7

InLinkz.com

December's Studio Calico Card Kit

Hey Everyone!  I hope you're having a wonderful Friday!  We have plans to make snacks and watch Christmas movies tonight with the kids.  It's something we look forward to every year. 

Yesterday I received my first Studio Calico Card Kit in the mail.  If you've been to my blog much, y'all know I love a good card kit.  This is a great one!  I came with a lot of wonderful supplies.  This particular kit is a bit on the pricey side once you add in the shipping, but the contents are very good.  This one came with a stamp set, 4 sheets of cardstock, a 6x6 pack of designer papers, 3 kraft treat bags in a vellum pouch, a sheet of green stickers, a pack of enamel dots,  a wood veneer taxi, a roll of Christmas washi tape, and some purple string.

I was inspired by the Deconstructed Sketch #181.  I used a couple of things outside of the kit, like versamark ink, Distress embossing powder, and a die from Taylored Expressions; Label Stacklets 9 die.  The think I like most about this set, is that I really have nothing like it, which was hard for my husband to believe ;)

All right, well I'm going to get moving on prepping some snacks for movie night!  Y'all have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping in!

Christmas Spirit

 

Hey there, friends!  I'm feeling so productive, because last night I spent a good amount of time organizing my craft space.  Since being on the crutches I've only really gone down there to make a few things when needed, because it was such a chore to physically get myself down there.  Once I was down there, I better be sure I didn't need anything upstairs because I wasn't going anywhere, haha.  However, I am getting around much better on the crutches and even put some weight on my leg.  It's amazing to me that after 8 weeks of no weight bearing how ridiculously weak my leg is.  Now I KNOW I'm not 16 anymore ;)

I rewarded myself after organizing by making several things.  I don't mind a creative mess, but mine was out of control and now I feel very encouraged and even inspired!  This card I made was inspired by the ColourQ along with the new Simon Says Winter Inspiration challenge.  I used a lot of great goodies from Taylored Expressions:  Tag Stacklets 2 die, Tag Reinforcements die, On Dasher On Dancer die. City Skyline die, Deck the Halls stamp, as well as TE Matched papers.  Because I didn't have the exact colors that the ColourQ asked for, I used some distress inks and sponges to try and make a match.  I'm super pleased with how it came out!

Not only did I make a card, but as I was snapping the pictures of it, I saw this cute little bird out our bird feeder just hanging out.  I couldn't help but snap a picture of it.  Notice our grass is still green. . .where is all of the Midwest snow that I was used to when growing up?!

Thanks for stopping in.  Here are the links to all of the fabulous products I used from the TE store:

Deck the Halls	On Dasher, On Dancer	*city skyline	*tag stacklets 2	*tag reinforcements
Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube	Premium Cardstock - Toffee	*memento tuxedo black full pad	Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mini Set 7	*tim holtz distress ink - mini set 2
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mini Set 4	*ranger mini ink blending tool	*foam tape - 1/16" thick

InLinkz.com

Taylored Expressions: Tag-a-Long Valentine

Happy Monday, crafty peeps!  With Christmas cards sent and 99.8% of the presents bought, I've been in the mood for Valentine's cards.  Taylored Expressions just released some amazing new products that fit the bill for all things love, so I'm showing you the new Tag-a-Long Valentines and the Build a Tag 2 dies.  How fun would it be to send of these along in a lunch attached to a juice?!

I tend to color most cat images like a Siamese, since my cat, Nik, is one.  I love that TE has the Matched line of products, so making these tags with the newest kit called Formula for Love was a cinch.

I also tend to color most dogs like my own ;)

And making this shaker tag was fun too!

I really love that the Build a Tag line is so versatile.  I can imagine using this die for so many projects, and those tags would look great on cards as well!

Check out all of the new products, and click on the links to go directly to the store:

Tag-a-long Valentine	Tag-a-long Valentine Dies	Build a Tag 2	Matched Kit - Formula for Love	TE Sequins - Gingerbread Lane
*memento tuxedo black full pad	*copic markers	*beetle black doodle twine	*zing! embossing powder - white opaque	*foam tape - 1/16" thick

InLinkz.com

Taylored Expressions Release Day: Perfect Pair - Milk & Cookies

Happy Thursday my crafty little friends!  It's Release Day over at Taylored Expressions, which means you can go shopping {grin}!  There are so many new products being released to get your creative juices flowing for those soon-needed Valentine love/friend projects.

I'm showing you the new set called Perfect Pair - Milk & Cookies.  Aren't they just adorable?!

I decided to use the set to make some cookie pouches with white treat bags.  The papers come from the new Matched Kit called Formula For Love paper pack.  Not only that, but TE has some amazing previously released dies (Label Stacklets 4 & Label It) that work so well with just about any set.

If you'd like to see more projects and new product information, please head over to the TE Blog for a complete blog roll of the participating designers!  Thanks for stopping in!

Here are the links to the products in the store:

Perfect Pairs - Milk & Cookies	Matched Kit - Formula for Love	*label stacklets 4	*label it	*memento tuxedo black full pad
*copic markers	Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mini Set 5	Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Mini Set 9	*tim holtz distress ink - mini set 1	*ranger mini ink blending tool
*foam tape - 1/16" thick

InLinkz.com

Jelly Donuts

Stamps:  I Love Donuts

Ink:  Distress Dusty Concord, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  October 2014 Card Kit

Accessories:  Copics, foam tape, splatter stencil, sponge

I always try to look on the bright side of things, and this set from Simon Says Stamp called I Love Donuts was just too good for me to pass up.  My uncle was having a rough time a while back and is still getting through it.  Thankfully he's a pretty upbeat guy, and always seems to find the good.  His situation was pretty grim compared to my measly 8 weeks on crutches, and yet he was still more concerned about me each time I would call him.  I love that guy, so I made him this card.  A card like this wouldn't be good for just anyone in his situation, but he has the humor to look passed it and laugh.

The background is a stencil that I've had for a while. It has no name, and I don't even know the manufacturer, but it was perfect for the jelly splatters that I made with some distress inks.

Thanks for stopping in!