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Watercolor Hello

Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Friends -- happy weekend! Today over in the CLASSroom I am sharing this watercolored die cutting technique ... I hope you will join me there for all the details! Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Brushstroke Hello by Julie Ebersole Taylored Expressions Dies, Stitched Banner Stacklets Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet Hero Arts Embossing Gun Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12") Tombow Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive Refills, 2 pk Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Spiced Marmalade Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Cracked Pistachio Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Wilted Violet Ranger Inkssentials Mister, 2 oz. Sizzix Big Shot White & Gray Read more →

Rosy Posey Hello

Hello, Friends! As the height of flower season approaches, I have a fun card full of texture and flowers to share with you, and it all starts with the gorgeous Rosy Posey Embossing Folder I fell in love with from last month’s Taylored Expressions release! I hope you'll join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for all the details! Embossing Folder - Rosy Posey Picture Perfect - Smile/Hello Leafy Branch Bloomers 1 Bloomers 3 Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz Full Pad 100% Wool Felt - Split Pea 100% Wool Felt - Cherry Blossom 100% Wool Felt - Lip Gloss 100% Wool Felt - Butter Premium Cardstock - Cookie Monster Premium Cardstock - Sugar Cube 1/8" Foam Tape InLinkz.com Read more →

May 2016 Calendar

One of my favorite things to do is color die cuts and I thought Taylored Expressions beautiful In The Garden would make a wonderful topper for my May calendar! Please join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for the full details! Read more →

Many Thanks

Happy Saturday, crafty friends! I finally sorted through enough moving boxes to find a few supplies to make a card! I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom to find out all the details about this card. It uses products from Taylored Expressions and Essentials by Ellen, which happens to be the current Mix It Up Challenge. If you have some of those items and join along in the challenge, you could have the opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson LLC store. So get your craft on this weekend, people! :) Read more →

Masking Using Die Cuts

Today I’m excited to share a masking technique easily made with stamps’ coordinating dies! As you read this, my family and I will be settling into a new home we recently purchased. So I decided to create a piece of artwork to commemorate the occasion using Taylored Expressions Happy New Home stamp set which includes the coordinating dies! I hope you'll join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for the full tutorial! Read more →

Baby Congrats

There's nothing like the need for a specific card for a little motivation! My youngest daughter's choir teacher for the past two years and his wife just had their first baby (a girl!), so we wanted to give them a little something special. I've had my eye on Tim Holtz's blueprint series of stamps for quite some time, and this mini set of four baby stamps was just perfect for today's card! To find out how it came together, I hope you will join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom! Read more →

April 2016 Calendar

Hello friends -- I hope your March has been fabulous so far! Today I am getting ready for Spring weather and have my April calendar to share. Have Spring rains already hit your part of the country? This sweet Taylored Expressions Calendar Critters piggy is ready for her rainy weather! You can find all the details on how this calendar was created today over on the Taylored Expressions blog ... I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

Welcome Spring!

It is Spring Break in my part of the country and the weather has definitely been beautiful, with trees and flowers budding out everywhere, and birds singing in the trees! These things were my inspiration for today’s card ... I hope you will join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for all the details on how to create it! Read more →

March 2016 Calendar

I’m ready for March wind (and sun!), flowers and warmer weather … how about you? Hopefully this flowery little lamb March calendar will help! You can find out how it all came together over on the Taylored Expressions blog today ... I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

Shooting Stars

Are you like me and always have good intentions on mailing out birthday cards on time, but life gets in the way? Then I have the perfect card for you today and this sweet Taylored Expressions Shooting Stars stamp set has the perfect sentiments! I hope you'll join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for all the details! Read more →

Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Release!

Hello and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Hop … I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! And be sure to read through to the end of this post for GIVEAWAY details! Here's a peek at the entire release, which you can find in the store HERE, or click the graphic below: For my first project, I used Copic Various Ink Refills to "water"color Julie's gorgeous new Mondo Hydrangea! (Click on any photo for a larger view): I started by gold heat embossing the flowers onto watercolor paper and then simply filled a water brush with Copic Colorless Blender and used it to pick up the Various Ink Refill color from a palette to "water"color with! Did you know Various Inks are computer matched from batch to batch, to guarantee a lifetime of consistent color! Here are the steps to color this pretty variegated hydrangea: 1. I started with my darkest green, YG23 Copic Various Ink Refill, and colored the blossoms in the background or anywhere I wanted a darker green. 2. Using lighter green YG01, I colored the petals in the foreground or near the top of the bloom... Read more →

February 2016 Calendar

I hope you all enjoyed my January calendar … I am loving making them again, so I hope you don’t mind another? :) Keep in mind – if calendars are just not your thing, you can also use the same elements and general layout to create a Valentine’s Day or February birthday card. Or use the layout for a scrapbook page, substituting the calendar for your photo(s)! You can find all the details about this calendar today over on the Taylored Expressions blog. I hope the end to your January is going well! Read more →

Love You Roses

With Valentine’s Day less than a month away, love is in the air! I know I was definitely in love at first sight with the latest in Taylored Expressions’ Simply Stamped series – Roses, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this gorgeous stamp and coordinating die set! I hope you'll join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for all the details on how to create this card! And good news for you . . . Taylored Expressions is GIVING AWAY a Simply Stamped-Roses stamp set and their fabulous multi-colored pack of envelopes like I used in this project, to one lucky commenter! So head over to this blog post at the Taylored Expressions blog and leave a comment, for your chance to win! Read more →

Die Cut Love

I adore dies ... they make any papercrafting project a quick and easy process! I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for my first project of 2016 -- this sweet Valentine made entirely from die cuts, using some great tips! XOXO, Read more →

Hello January!

A new year always reminds us of closing old and opening new chapters in our lives. I had gotten away from making my monthly calendars this past year (which had been my tradition since 2007!), but with Taylored Expressions’ introduction of these sweet new Calendar Critters last month, I thought it was time for some more calendars! Here’s January: You can find all the details about this calendar over on the Taylored Expressions blog today . . . I hope you'll join me there! Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! Read more →