Oh! The Places You'll Go!!

Hi everyone!! Happy Thursday and welcome to Day #1 of Sneak Peeks for the FABULOUS Taylored Expressions release, which takes place on Saturday, September 5th!!

Today, the Baker's Dozen is sharing peeks of an AMAZING new set from Taylored Expressions called "The Places You'll Go"! This set is OUT OF THIS WORLD! It's all about reading and has such wonderful quotes from classic books!!

This set is the latest release in the Taylored Expressions Giving Tree charitable program! Proceeds from this new set will be donated to the Books For Kids Foundation, whose mission is to provide literacy among all children with a special emphasis on low-income and at-risk pre-school aged children. Books for Kids also creates libraries, donates books, and partners with literacy programs to develop the critical early foundation and skills which young children need to be successful in life.

This charity really touches me. I grew up with a book in hand, and cannot imagine how my life would be if I didn't go on amazing adventures in all the books I have read. I love to lose myself in a book, and hope I am instilling my love of books in my daughter Meredith. To be part of a company that is donating to such a worthy cause really makes me proud!!

For the months of September, October and November when you purchase this set you'll be helping to support the Books for Kids Foundation. Their mission is to promote literacy among all children with a special emphasis on low-income and at-risk preschool-aged children. Books for Kids creates libraries, donates books, and partners with literacy programs to develop the critical early foundation and skills which young children need to be successful in life. For each The Places You'll Go stamp set sold during the quarter, Taylored Expressions will donate $7.00 to the Books for Kids Foundation.

For my 1st card, I stamped my image onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored the entire image with Copic Markers. ALL the cardstock, patterned paper (can you say DELISH!!), ribbons and buttons on my card are from the coordinating Key Ingredients to The Places You'll Go! The colors and papers in this KI are AWESOME!!! LOVE em!! The quote, "Congratulations! Today is your day! You're off to great places! You're off and away" was stamped directly onto the Prism Cardstock...LOVE that!



For my second card (I just couldn't stop making cards with this set and KI!!), I stamped this FAB image again in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White Cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I stamped the rocket again, colored it with Copic Markers and popped it up onto Foam Tape. The sentiment, "I love you right to the moon - and back" totally makes me smile!

Again, ALL the cardstock, patterned paper, ribbons and buttons are from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients...I LOVE the Key Ingredients!!

Also included in this fabulous new Key Ingredients is a Maya Road Chipboard Book which I have decorated with the papers and accessories in the Key Ingredients kit!!



After stamping and coloring this super sweet image, I cut it out and gave it a coat of Glossy Accents! The quote, "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go" was stamped directly onto the patterned paper (Stomp and Round & Round by the new Abbey Road Collection from My Minds Eye), and cut out with Small Deckled Mega Rectangle Nestabilities. I LOVE how this book came out and it was SOOOO easy to decorate!

You can check out the amazing creations of the Baker's Dozen right here!!

Charmaine Ikach
Dawn Easton
Denise Marzec
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Laura Fredrickson
Laurie Schmidlin
Sankari Wegman
Sharon Harnist
and of course, Taylor VanBruggen!!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for some more Taylored Expression peeks!!!

Card #1 Recipe:
Stamps: The Places You'll Go by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Choice Buttercream, Intense Kiwi, Island Mist Medium & Desert Coral Dark (Prism) and My Minds Eye (Stomp and Round & Round) all from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Buttons and Ribbons from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Linen Thread and Foam Tape

Card #2 Recipe:
Stamps: The Places You'll Go by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Choice Buttercream, Desert Coral Dark, Intense Kiwi (Prism) and My Minds Eye (Stomp and Round & Round) all from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Buttons and Ribbons from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients, Paper Piercing Tool and Template and Foam Tape

Book Recipe:
Stamps: The Places You'll Go by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Choice Buttercream, Desert Coral Dark and My Minds Eye (Stomp and Round & Round) all from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, White Gel Pen, Buttons from The Places You'll Go Key Ingredients, Copic Markers, Glossy Accents, Small Deckled Rectangle Mega Nestabilities and Foam Tape

Jodi