For the Hobbyist...TE Sneak Peek Day Two!

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It's Day Two of Sneak Peeks at Taylored Expressions and I have a couple of fun projects to share with you today. This month, TE is releasing new Petite-sized sets, beginning with four Crafty Petites. I wanted to create a card and gift set that could be given either together or apart, and I used two of the new sets: Sew Happy and Collector's Anonymous. 

I began with a card, letting the happy colors in some cute patterned paper take the lead. I also used a soon-to-be released Large Scalloped Die (there are two smaller sizes as well), adding some sparkly flower gems. The sweet little pin cushion from Sew Happy has real pins in it -- you know when you buy a man's dress shirt and it comes pinned together? Well, these are pins from a recent purchase made for my hubby!

Next, I decided to make a gift for a fellow "craft hoarder," using the adorable button jar image from the witty Collector's Anonymous. I used a repurposed mini apothecary jar and filled with the buttons. Then, I stamped the jar image and colored it before covering the "glass" with Glossy Accents. Finishing off with a pretty satin ribbon, I had a perfect gift for a button lover.

BEAN NOTES - Sew Happy Card

• Stamps: Sew Happy  and Borderlicious (Taylored Expressions)
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko) and Melon Mambo Classic Dye (TE)
• Patterned Paper: Welcome Home (Doodlebug)
• Cardstock: Choice Buttercream (TE); Blossom, Parakeet (Bazzil)
• Fibers: Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon (generic)
• Accents: Flower Gemstones (generic)
• Dies: Large Scallop Border (TE)
• Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)

HAPPY BEANS 

• Accents: Pins

BEAN NOTES - Button Jar

• Stamps: Collector's Anonymous  (TE)
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
• Cardstock: Choice Buttercream (TE); Blossom, Parakeet (Bazzil)
• Fibers: Satin Green Ribbon (generic)
• Dies: Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
• Accents: Liquid Pearls (Ranger)
• Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)
• Alterable: Mini Apothecary Jar (generic)

HAPPY BEANS

• Accents: Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Are you a member of the Crafty Hoarders' Club, too? I'm card-carrying member and I hope you enjoyed my project today. For more inspiration -- for knitters and sewers, too! -- be sure to visit the rest of the Baker's Dozen. Tomorrow is Release Day, so I hope you stop in again!

The Baker's Dozen

Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Nancy McKinney
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen
Tori Wild