August 31, 2010

Taylored Expressions Previews: Day One!

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday!!

Today is the first day of previews for the latest (and greatest, imho!) release from Taylored Expressions!!

I have TONS to share with you today so I hope you will get comfy and stick with me for a bit!!

Did you happen to see Taylor's Blog Post from yesterday? There are three new additions to the Baker's Dozen and I am SO excited! Regina Mangum, Tori Wild and Danielle Lounds have joined the team! We also have a new Guest Designer for September and October, and it is one my personal stamping idols, Barbara Anders!

Today, the Baker's Dozen are sharing three different sets with you today, and I have the pleasure of showing you the AMAZING new Make A Wish set along with the FABULOUS Big Bubbles Background!!! Other members of the Baker's Dozen will have peeks of another set on the menu for today (grin!), Borderlicious!! All of the amazing sets are illustrated by the SUPER talented (and totally sweet!) Nancy McKinney!!

Make A Wish is the latest set in the Taylored Expressions Giving Tree Program! For the months of September, October and November Taylored Expressions will donate $7.00 to a national children's charity that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. All of the charitable stamp sets are sold as a sheet of rubber and will need to be trimmed before using. We do this in order to reduce the cost of manufacturing and be able to donate even more to charity

For my first card, I started with last week's Sketch Challenge on SCS, SC295. I stamped the "Make A Wish" sentiment from the set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White Cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I used a Clear Spica Glitter Pen to add some shimmer to the star that dots the "i".

Now, I know (I really do), that EVERY month I tell you that the current Project Pantry Kits are my absolute FAVORITE, but seriously, the two Project Pantry Kits that will be available this month are OFF the charts AWESOME! I literally squealed when I saw them and I cannot stop using them! Both of my cards today feature the Make A Wish Project Pantry, and in true Taylored Expressions style, it is CHOCK full of fabulousness! The patterned paper is the B'day Bash Collection from Imaginesce and I just want to use it on every single card I make!!

Perhaps you have noticed some other delightful new items on my cards today? Can you see the AMAZING scallop border on my cards??? It's the brand new Scallop Lace Eyelet Border Die that will be available on Friday with all the other goodies! I LOVE this die and, much like the Project Pantry Kits, want to use it on every card I make!!

More new dies that are featured on my Make A Wish card are the ROCKIN' balloons that you see!!! Yippee! Balloon dies...that totally rocks my world! Just like all of the Taylored Dies, these are SO easy to use!! You can check out Taylor's post from last month, when we introduced Taylored Dies, right HERE.

My second card features another new stamp set being released on Friday, the Big Bubbles Background!! I LOVE background stamps and can tell that this one is going to get ALOT of use in my stamp room! I LOVE how whimsical the bubbles are! On my second card, I used it twice, on both the blue cardstock in the background as well as the green circle behind my focal image.

Speaking of my focal image on my second card, can you even STAND the cuteness of this topsy turvey cake? It totally makes me smile and it was SO much fun to color as well!! I added some "chocolate" accents to my cake using Adirondack Espresso Dimensional Pearls! You can also see that I used the delightful Scallop Lace Eyelet Border Die on this card, and as I mentioned above, ALL the cardstock, patterned paper and ribbon & twine on my cards are from the Make A Wish Project Pantry Kit!!

PLEASE run over to the rest of the Baker's Dozen Blogs so you can see all of the wonderful peeks that have in store for you using what's on the menu today!!!

Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jackie Pedro
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Tori Wild
and of course, Taylor Van Bruggen!

Also peeking along with us today are the fabulous:

Nancy McKinney
and
Jami Sibley

I am SO excited about this month's release (can you tell? LOL!!), and I REALLY hope you join me back here tomorrow for a peek at another AMAZING new set from Taylored Expressions!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Make A Wish Recipe:
Stamps: Make A Wish by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Cardstock, Choice Snow White & B'day Bash Collection by Imaginesce, all from the Make A Wish Project Pantry Kit
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, Twine & Ribbon from the Make A Wish Project Pantry Kit, Scallop Lace Eyelet Border Die, Balloon Dies, Sewing Machine, White Brads and Foam Tape

Birthday Cake Recipe:
Stamps: Make A Wish by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Cardstock, Choice Snow White & B'day Bash Collection by Imaginesce, all from the Make A Wish Project Pantry Kit
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Ribbon from the Make A Project Pantry Kit, Scallop Lace Eyelet Border Die, Adirondack Espresso Pearls, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities and Foam Tape

Jodi

30 comments:

  1. Oh these are soooooo cute!! I love all the different elements you included on each card! Can't wait for release day!!!!!

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  2. Wonderful Jodi - love it.
    Sandra

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  3. Oh girl, your frosting is amazing!! Look at that cake! Love every bit of this card - and that scallop border is going in my cart right now - GASP! Love it!

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  4. MMMMMmmmmmm....YUM! I'd like to reach through the screen and lick some chocolate frosting off that cake! :) Love both cards, Jodi...the ruffled ribbon treatment, the yummy dimensional pearls, and your fabulous layers and layouts!

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  5. YUMMY! Both of your cards are super super YUMMY!!! And Dang I guess I need those dies too!!!!

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  6. Jodi, these cards are so beautiful. That ribbon treatment is the perfect touch and I just love how you put all the papers together. Every detail is just perfect! XOXO

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  7. LOVE both of your cards, Jodi!!! I also love reading your posts because you are always so enthusiastic!!! Have a great day, my friend!

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  8. these are amazing Jodi! I love both of them! That first one is just fantastic and I love that the coordinate. And can I say that I REALLY love that pic of Rob on the couch with the pillows. I haven't seen that one before... He's just wow. :D

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  9. These are awesome Jodi. I love them.

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  10. My goodness Jodi, your coloring on BOTH cards is totally drool-worthy!! Ack!! I totally need to take some lessons from you! And the ruffled ribbon is just the way to my heart, mmhmmmmm!

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  11. amazing coloring on the letters! and the cake card is so sweet! love your cards!

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  12. What fun balloons and funky b'day cake! love these fun new stamps! and your cards highlight them so beautifully Jodi!

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  13. WOW Jodi! These are bold, bright and fabulous!!! You are so good with colour and all your little details are perfect!!!

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  14. Ooooh, Jodi, I loooove all the new stamps..I can't wait to see all the new stuff!!!! Your cards are FABO as always...I especially love that yummy layered cake!!!!

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  15. ADORABLE Jodi! I LOVE that ribbon. . .so fun! And the way you put papers together, girl. . just fabulous!

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  16. Jodi,
    Both cards are so creative. The ribbon,layers and coloring is all outstanding.

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  17. WOW! Most excellent creativity, inspiration & enabling....!

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  18. Jodi, both are awesome girl! Love the colours on your first one and those espresso pearls on the second are fantastic! Love that look!

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  19. These are so cute and yummylicious, Jodi! The frosting is spectacular!

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  20. Fabulous cards Jodi! Love the FUN colors, the ribbon treatment... the great papers... and images! :o)

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  21. Oh, I love these! The colors are so vibrant and I love all the little details you added!

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  22. The Goddess of "that little extra" you are... these are FANTASTIC!!!!! That icing is SO yummy looking... new product I will have to check out... not like Viva Pearl Pens???? I have TONS of those....

    And O!M!G! About Barbara!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!! That GAL... YES A TOTAL STAMPING IDOL... LOL In more ways than one!!!! :)

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  23. These are spectacular!!! I LOVE your colouring on both cards but the letters just seem to jump off my computer screen with that incredible shading!!!

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  24. WOW amazing design, this is incredible and your colour work is out of this world
    love tasha xx

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  25. Oh that cake looks delicious and chocolatey (nom nom nom). LOVE how you colored the Make a Wish on the first card!

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  26. Okay, these are both FABULOUS too-- and I just realized why I missed you in my list!! I copied and pasted directly from your blog so you weren't in your own post-- DUH!!! I need to figure out how to do that folded up ribbon like that-- totally CUTE for birthday cards!

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