Oops-a-Daisy, Dad!...Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek Day Three!

May 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, March 1st 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.
• Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day, one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate.  Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day!  Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please.  Comments for the drawings close Wednesday 5/2 at 7pm PST

It's the middle of the week and it's been a fun week of sneak peeks for Taylored Expressions! Today I have two projects to share, the first using the new Oops-a-Daisy set for the Whimsical Wishes line. I love the wonderful daisies included in this set and I thought I would make a pretty, elegant birthday card.

I inked up the daisy images with a soft pastel ink and then sponged on the brown in the middle before stamping. There are also outline images that match perfectly, as well as coordinating dies, but I chose to leave things clean and simple. Pairing the image with some pretty paper, I had a nice card to help someone celebrate.

My next card uses both the Loyalty Project Pantry kit and the exclusive with bundle purchase Father's Day Digi. The Father's Day Digi is FREE with the purchase of any May Release Bundle and there are several to choose from.  The Digi is not being offered for sale. You will download both an open line image and a 2nd pre-colored image for super fun, quick cards and projects. You will also be able to download an inspiration sheet showing all of the projects created by the Baker's Dozen this week.  Be sure to check out the Bundle Options on the Specials page on Release Day, Thursday!

After re-sizing and printing the digital image, I colored it in with colors to match this month's Project Pantry paper. I also used the new Sprockets dies. I first ran them through with an embossing pad to get an embossed background. Next, I die-cut out a few of the sprockets and adhered them over some of the embossed images. Fun, yes?

BEAN NOTES

Make a Wish Card

Stamps: Oops-a-Daisy (Illustrated by Nancy McKinney for Taylored Expressions)

Cardstock: Choice Buttercream (Taylored Expressions)

Patterned Paper: Almanac (Prima)

Ink: Soft Suede, Blush Blossom (Stampin' Up!)

Happy Father's Day

Digital Stamp: Father's Day (Taylored Expressions)

All cardstock, patterned paper, and ribbon from Loyalty Project Pantry (Taylored Expressions)

Tools: X Border Punch (Fiskars)

Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)

I hope you enjoyed my cards today. Don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen for more inspiration. Tomorrow is Release Day and I hope you come back as I have a special layout to share!

Charmaine Ikach

Jen Shults

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Melissa Sauls

Nancy McKinney - Illustrator

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Stephanie Kraft

Taylor VanBruggen

Tori Wild

Wanda Guess