Holy Cupcakes!!

Hi everyone!!! Happy Tuesday!!! Did you see? Have you heard??? Taylor asked me to join the Bakers Dozen Design Team!!! I am OVER THE MOON right now...you have NO idea!!!

I have always been a HUGE fan of Taylor's work, and you all know that I LOVE my cuppies, so when she invited me onto the Bakers Dozen DT, I just KNEW this would be a great match for me!!

Taylored Expressions is Branching Out in more ways than one!!!!! Cuppies need some friends right? Well, my card features two sets from a new line called Whimsical Wishes by artist Nancy McKinney!! Awesome!!

I used Branching Out and Branching Out Coordinates on my card!! I started with some Summer Picnic DSP from SU!. I stamped my tree trunk in Close to Cocoa, and I then stamped my tree twice, once onto Choice Bright White Cardstock (this is the BEST cardstock ever!! Seriously...I LOVE LOVE LOVE to color with my Copics on this paper!!) and once onto the Old Olive pattern from the DSP. I then popped it up for some dimension!!

I added my swing (isn't this SOOOO cute! I cannot wait for you to see the other stamps in these sets!!) under my tree, and this ADORABLE little squirrel was also stamped twice, colored with Copic Markers and popped up!! I did some masking to add a flower patch to the bottom of the tree, and some of the flowers are popped up as well!!

I added two Corduroy Brads to the side (LOVE these!!) to add some texture, and I punched my sentiment out with my Small and Large Oval Punches and added that super cute little nut!!! That little nut just makes me smile!!!

Of course, I had to pierce...I just can't seem to stop, so I added tons of piercing to this, and finished off the card with some Chocolate Chip Polytwill Ribbon!!

The two sets I used on this card, Branching Out and Branching Out Coordinates mark the beginning of a new Taylored Expressions project, the TE Giving Tree!! A portion of the proceeds from each of these sets will be donated to Eden Projects. Eden Projects' slogan is Plant Trees - Save Lives. It is an organization that recreates healthy forest systems in order to restore hope, alleviate suffering, empower people, and build local economies in impoverished communities. Their projects take place throughout Aftrica and also in Haiti. The stamps in these two sets are not die cut, as Taylored Expressions has decided to offer these sets in uncut rubber so as to be able to donate more to charity! I am thrilled to be associated with a company like Taylored Expressions and to have some small part in such a wonderful charity!

Check out what the rest of the Bakers Dozen has done with these sets right here!!!

Donna Baker
Jen del Muro
Laura Fredrickson
Dawn Easton
Karen Giron
Charmaine Ikach
Denise Marzec
Karen Motz
Laurie Schmidlin
Ana Wohlfahrt
Sankari Wegman

and, of course, Taylor Vanbruggen!!

Before I go, as I seem to be SUPER chatty today :), I just want to show you something from Taylored Expressions, which is one of my MOST favorite things ever!!! This is how I store my Taylored Expressions Stamps (and I have a bunch!!)!! The Mini Binder Box! PURE GENIUS I tell you!!! Each box can house four (4) Taylored Expressions Stamp Sets, and as I am an organized kind of gal, I can honestly tell you that this is a MUST have for your stamp collection!! Right now I have two Mini Binder Boxes full of Taylored Expressions Stamps, and I LOVE having them right at my fingertips on my stamp table, yet compact and super cute too!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!! I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Branching Out and Branching Out Coordinates from the Whimsical Wishes Line at Taylored Expressions
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Choice Snow White Cardstock and Summer Picnic DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Corduroy Brads, Large and Small Oval Punches, Chocolate Chip Polytwill Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen and Dimensionals

Jodi