I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy...Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek Day 1!

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.

The year is very nearly half over! It's June, which is my favorite month and I'm so glad I get to share some fun projects this week for Release Week at Taylored Expressions! Today we are feeling a bit patriotic, which is good because Independence Day is just around the corner!

My first card today features the wonderful new Petite set, Yankee Doodle Homestead. This is another sweet home in the Adorable Abode line of darling stamps and the bright idea of our fab Design Coordinator, Jami Sibley. 

I paired this patriotic little house with the patterned paper and ribbon included in this month's rockin' Project Pantry. Also, I used one of the absolutely terrific new TE dies, Petal Pop-Ups 1. Here I used the medium-sized bloom and added a button...I love how it looks like a 4th of July corsage!

Next I have a card featuring the new Moka Betsy stamp set. This sweet little girl is all dressed up to show her love of the U.S. of A. 

I again used the paper from this month's 4th of July Project Pantry (featuring Let Freedom Ring paper from Pebbles/American Crafts) -- for more details, check Taylor's blog HERE. I also created my own paper by stamping one of the included stars in silver on the navy card stock. I also pulled out one my old favorite TE Border Dies, filling in each star with paper for contrast.

BEAN NOTES

Let Freedom Ring Card

All cardstock, patterned paper, and fibers from 4th of July Project Pantry unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Yankee Doodle Homestead (Doug Applegate for Taylored Expressions)

Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko)

Accents: Button (generic); Diamond Stickles (Ranger)

Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)

Dies: Petal Pop-Ups 1 (TE)

Fibers: Hemp Twine (Stampin' Up!)

Celebrate! Card

Stamps: Moka Betsy (Nancy McKinney for Taylored Expressions)

All cardstock, patterned paper, and fibers from Project Pantry unless otherwise noted.

Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko); Riding Hood Red (Stampin' Up!); Silver Metallic (Tsukineko)

Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic); Silver Marker (Inkessentials)

Dies: Star Border (Taylored Expressions); Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Accents: Diamond Stickles (Ranger)

I hope you enjoyed my Americana projects today! Don't forget to check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen (and Special Guests!) for more inspiration!

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