The July Key Ingredients Are Here!!!

Hi everyone!!! Happy Monday!! I am SOOOOOO beyond excited to share with you the newest Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions! I know I say this ALL the time, but honestly, the July Key Ingredients are my ALL TIME FAVORITE Key Ingredients...hands down!!!

So...grab an iced latte and prepare yourself for a long post! I simply could NOT stop creating with these Key Ingredients, and while I probably could have posted some of these in later posts, I really wanted to show you all just how AWESOME and versatile the Key Ingredients are!! OK...ready? Here we go!!!

Many of you probably know that Taylor has recently moved. Well, her move was the inspiration for this month's Key Ingredients post! We all have created some kind of home decor item or something you can give someone who has just moved to a new home! Fun right??

I started my decorating this SUPER cute frame that I picked up at a local craft store by my house. I painted the edges with Mello Yellow Acrylic Paint from Delta and then adhered this AMAZING patterned paper to the frame! This is my favorite pattern of all the papers in the July Key Ingredients, all of which are from the Early Bird collection by Cosmo Cricket!!!

I stamped this SUPER cute cuppie from A Year of Sweets 2, and I then stamped the clouds from the Branching Out Coordinates, both in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock. I colored my entire scene with Copic Markers. I added some SUPER fun ric rac and delish satin ribbon, both from the July Key Ingredients, and then added the Chipboard Scallop Circle to the top corner, which I adorned with some more patterned paper from the kit, as well as some Liquid Pearls, which are also in this KI! Cool right??? Oh! I just want to mention that I colored my Chipboard with a Copic Marker! I wasn't sure it would work, so I tried it on the back first, but I am happy to report that it works like a charm...just another reason to LOVE my Copics!!


Aside from my frame, I also created a set of cards, housed in the new Rectangle Perfect Package now available at Taylored Expressions! These boxes are DREAMY and I LOVE how this set came together!!

Here is a picture of the box that I decorated! All of the papers, ribbons, chipboard and Liquid Pearls that you see on this are from the July Key Ingredients! The colors and patterns in this kit are just a DREAM!

For the box, I created a paneled look on the front to show off some of this delicious paper, and added paper piercing to each of the panels.

Once again, I colored my Chipboard Frame with a Copic Marker and I then stamped this beautiful flower from Fresh Flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. My sentiment, "Thinking Of You" is from Branching Out, and I added piercing to the sentiment tag as well. I finished off the top of my box with a ribbon knot of this gorgeous green satin ribbon!!

Now, onto the cards! As you can see (and I warned you didn't I?) I had ALOT of fun with this KI! I also hope you can see how versatile these KI kits are, and just how much product you get! After creating all of these projects, I still have TONS of chipboard, Liquid Pearls, ribbon and papers left!! I won't go into ALL the details on the cards, I am sure you are sick of reading my post by now...so I will just show you them and tell you that each and every one of them use ONLY items from the July Key Ingredients and ONLY Taylored Expressions Stamps!!!

I also used four of my favorite Sketch Challenges from SCS for these cards, SC215, SC229, SC236 and SC237!!

You can see what some of the other Baker's Dozen girls have done with this AMAZING Key Ingredients right here!!

Ana Wohlfahrt

Charmaine Ikach
Donna Baker
Karen Giron

Laura Fredrickson

and of course, Taylor VanBruggen!!

Thanks so much for sticking around and reading my novel, er, post!! I really LOVE this KI and I am sure you will too! You can head on over to Taylored Expressions now to get your own July Key Ingredients...but hurry...I think I need to stock up on some more :) Did you know that you can sign up for the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Subscription? It is available in either a 3 month subscription of a 6 month subscription, and it is worth every penny!!! You get each months KI automatically sent to your door!

You Brighten My Day Frame Recipe:

Stamps: A Year of Sweets 2, A Year Of Sweet Sentiments & cloud from Branching Out Coordinates from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Rose Medium from Prism and Early Bird patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Chipboard, Ric Rac, Ribbon & Liquid Pearls from July KI, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, 1 1/4, 1 3/8 & 1 1/2 Circle Punches, Copic Markers, Liquid Pearls and Foam Tape

Perfect Package Recipe:

Stamps: Fresh Flowers and Branching Out from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Rose Medium & Frosted Teal from Prism and Early Bird patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Liquid Pearls, Circle Nestabilities, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Copic Markers, Ribbon from July KI , Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and Foam Tape

Thinking Of You Card Recipe:

Stamps: A Year of Sweets 2 and A Year of Sweet Sentiments from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Frosted Teal and Spring Willow Medium from Prism and Early Bird patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accesories: Copic Markers, Small, Large & Scallop Oval Punches, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Ribbon from July KI and Foam Tape

Happy Birthday Card Recipe:

Stamps: Beary Special. Beary Special Accessories and Branching Out from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Sunflowers Medium, Frosted Teal and Rose Medium from Prism and Early Bird patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Copic Markers, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Ribbon from July KI, Word Window Punch, 3/4 and 1 inch Circle Punches and Foam Tape

Thank You Card Recipe:

Stamps: Branching Out from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Island Mist Dark and Spring Willow Medium from Prism and Early Bird Patterned Paper from Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Liquid Pearls and Ribbon from July KI, Paper Piercing Tool and Template and Foam Tape

The Peace Of God Card Recipe:

Stamps: Faith and Hope from Taylored Expressions

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Island Mist Dark and Spring Willow Medium from Prism and Early Bird Patterned Paper from Cosmo Cricket

Ink: Not Quite Navy

Accessories: Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Ribbon and Liquid Pearls from July KI, Paper Piercing Tool and Template and Foam Tape

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

:) Jodi