Taylored Expressions Release Day: Happy Happy Easter!

Happy, happy day to you, crafty friends! Today it feels like spring (at least for lucky me in SoCal -- I'm feeling for my friends buried in snow.) It's Release Day for Taylored Expressions and I got to play along and create two fun projects.

My first project uses the newly released Tag a Long Easter stamp set. How sweet is that little bunny? I've nestled this pink cutie among some eggs from Little Bits - Easter Confetti and inside the new Little Bits - Easter Basket.

I put the whole thing on a tag I created with the new Build a Tag 3 and Dotted Lace Embossing Folder. This month, TE is also releasing some darling new patterned paper, For Peep's Sake, just perfect for Easter!

My second card is a pretty springtime card that features the new You've Been Framed - Spring. 

I used stamps from Tag a Long Easter to create a stamped background and for my perfect sentiment.

I LOVE the new Leafy Vine Embossing Folder. It makes for such a lovely bit of texture. Below is a close-up of the die I used. I die-cut it 3-4 times and layered the cuts together to create an almost chipboard effect. 

I hope you enjoyed my projects today! Be sure to visit the TE Blog to get connected to the TE Design Teams for more inspiration!

Tag-a-long Easter Tag-a-long Easter Dies Skinny Mini Borders 2 Build a Tag 3 Embossing Folder - Dotted Lattice You've Been Framed - Spring Embossing Folder - Leafy Vine Matched Kit - For Peep's Sake

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Hoppy Easter!

Happy (Hoppy!) almost Easter! Ever since we had our little guy, a visit from the Easter Bunny is always a lot of fun. I wanted to create some little treats for him to discover at the end of his egg hunt, so I was glad I had some really cute Taylored Expressions dies and stamps on hand. 

First I created a little felt Sack It - Bunny. When I was a little girl, I had a pet bunny named Snowball and my little boy loves hearing all about the furry white rabbit I once had. Die-cutting the cute little gift sack was really fun and the felt makes it extra special.

Next up is a little tin that I created using the Gift Card frame die and the recently released Band It 2. I stamped the darling little sentiment from Hello Spring, coloring in the little bunny to match the little gift sack. I think I'll fill this one with mini malted eggs (a special favorite!)

I hope you and your families have a wonderful Easter!

*sack it - bunny	*sack it to you	*band it 2	*hello spring	*doodlebug sprinkles - cupcake
*taylored felt - marshmallow	*taylored felt - cotton candy	*taylored felt - chocolate chip	*choice snow white cardstock	*doodlebug 6x6 pad - springtime

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Taylored Expressions February Sneak Peek: You're My Type of Chick

 

Happy Wednesday! I'm playing all this week with the new release products from Taylored Expressions and today I am showing off a new cutting plate and border die that I just love! For my first project, I am working with the soon-to-be-released Proud as a Peakcock Cutting Plate. 

I'm a little behind on my Valentin's Day cards, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to create something for my sweet husband. He knows me so well and lets me basically do anything I want (within reason) like buy an old fashioned typewriter for my craft space. Now that's love! This cutting plate let me create the type of cool and funky background that he thinks takes me hours -- but it only takes minutes!

My second card is one I created for my fun-loving sister-in-law for Easter. I used an old favorite set, Hello Spring, and had those little chicks hopping along a border of flowers I created with the new Floral Eyelet Border. Cute, huh?

To create the two-toned effect, I simple used the negative from the die and colored in the turquoise background before placing the border over it, adding some fun embellishments to top off this simple, yet fun card.

BEAN NOTES

In addition to the supplies listed below, I also used the following products from Taylored Expressions, available on Thursday, February 6, 2014.

Dies: Retro Cutting Plate, Floral Eyelet Cutting Plate

*vintage dreamer	*hello spring	*choice snow white cardstock	*mini glossy accents
*doodlebug sprinkles - lily white

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Be sure to visit the Baker's Dozen for more Release Week fun! New products will be available from Taylored Expressions this Thursday!

Charmaine Ikach

Courtney Kelley

Jen Shults

Joan Ervin

Kerri Michaud

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess

Imaginisce & Xyron Easter Hop!...and a Giveaway!

My teammates at Imaginisce had the fun chance to create Easter projects using some cool products from Xyron. Easter is such a fun holiday to create things for and I wanted to create a special card for my little guy. He is big on the hunt for Easter eggs, so I wanted to make him a card that featured an Easter basket. 

There were a lot of little pieces involved, so I was glad to have the Xyron glue stick on hand and the Mega Runner was so great for putting together larger pieces without the mess of traditional glue. 

I used B-side patterned paper from the Childhood Memories collection, plus a wee bit of Hippity Hop that I was hoarding. I also took the darling carrot, bunny, and chick from some Sticker Stackers and added them to my "hoppy" little scene.

BEAN NOTES

Patterned Paper: (from Childhood Memories and Hippity Hop collections) Imaginisce; Accents: (Hippity Hop Sticker Stackers) Imaginisce, (Stickles) Ranger; Dies: (Doily Frame) Lifestyle Crafts, (A Tisket a Tasket, Whimsy Alpha) Taylored Expressions; Fibers: (gingham) May Arts; Cardstock: (green, pink, cream) Stampin' Up!

I hope you enjoyed my Easter project! Be sure to head over to the Imaginisce blog for more Easter inspiration from our team and Xyron -- we're giving away 2 collections (Endless Summer and Childhood Memories)! 

On the Hunt...

Welcome! All week, my design teammates at Imaginisce have been showing off projects made with the fabulous twine from The Twinery, and we've teamed up again today for more blog-hopping goodness! If you've joined me from Dorangela Bobet's fab Two Prince Bakery Theater, I am the last stop today, but if I'm your first, read on for details on how you can win some goodies!...

Hard to believe that Easter is already over, but for once I made sure to get the memories from the day documented for my little rugrat's scrapbook right away. I was so excited to get to add baker's twine from the Twinery, too! I used papers from Imaginisce's Makin' Waves and Hippity Hop collections to create some fun Easter eggs from my layout.

After using my electronic die-cutter to cut eggs from the darling patterned paper, I stitched the smaller ones with twine and also wrapped the twine around a giant egg, complete with bow. It was really the perfect accent to my fun page. 

BEAN NOTES

Patterned Paper: from Makin' Waves and Hippity Hop collections (Imaginisce)

Cardstock: textured (American Crafts); Chocolate Chip; Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up!)

Fibers: Caribbean, Pink Sorbet, Mandarin baker's twine (The Twinery)

Tools: Creative Station (Xyron); Cameo (Silhouette)

Dies: Nutmeg alphabet die (Lifestyle Crafts); Scalloped Circle Pro die (Sizzix)

Digital cut files: Border grass with clump (Samantha Walker for Silhouette); Easter egg stitched pouch (Silhouette)

I hope you enjoyed my project for today! Now, if you would like to win some amazing prizes, be follow the rules below:

you MUST leave comments on each participating blog on the hop throughout the week

the deadline to comment is midnight EST, Sunday, April 22.

winners will be announced on each company blog on Monday, April 23rd.

Want to know what you could win?

Makin' Waves collection prize pack

I Dream in Twine prize pack

Missed out on other days or today's blogs? No worries! Just head on back to either The Twinery's blog or Imaginisce's blog to hop on board or follow the links below for today's hop. Thanks for stopping by!

The Twinery Blog
Imaginisce Blog
Karola Witczak
Mary Ann Jenkins
Tiffany DeGough
Ilene Tell
Dorangela Bobet
Regina Mangum <---you are here!