The Stampin' Bean: Fourth of July

Monday, July 2, 2012

Thank You From a Grateful Nation...

Imaginisce is celebrating July 4th this week in true patriotic style and I have a special card to share with you today honoring our brave and hardworking soldiers fighting to keep us safe.

I used papers from the Bon Voyage collection to create this "postcard" to our troops, adding a sentiment, stars, and accents.

I created this custom sentiment by printing on the computer and gave the card some dimension with foam tape.

A sincere and heartfelt thank you from the bottom of my heart to all the soldiers, veterans, and members of our armed forces as we celebrate another Independence day here in the U.S.!

BEAN NOTES

Patterned Paper: from Bon Voyage collection (Imaginisce)

Cardstock: Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: Not Quite Navy (Stampin' Up!)

Stamps: sentiment from Think Big Favorites #2 (PTI)

Dies: Nesting Stars (Spellbinders)

Fibers: Rope Twine (Canvas Corp)

Monday, June 4, 2012

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.