Taylored Expressions Previews: Day One!

November 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, November 3rd 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.

Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day, one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate. Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day! Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please. Comments close Wednesday 11/2 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Today, the Baker's Dozen are sharing the wonderful Labels Of Love II set with you!  This set is a follow up to the very popular Labels Of Love set, and was designed by Taylor for the te line!  This is a full size set of 27 stamps and coordinates with the original Labels Of Love and the Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3!  Like all of the stamp sets at Taylored Expressions, Labels of Love II is made from red rubber and is already cut.  All you have to do is choose a stamp, put it on a mount and stamp away!

Labels Of Love II is the latest set in the Taylored Expressions Giving Tree Program.  The TE Giving Tree is a program designed to raise funds for a different charity each quarter. For the months of November, December and January, Taylored Expressions will donate $5.00 from the sale of each Labels of Love II stamp set to the Union Rescue Mission.

In part the URM's Mission Statement reads:

We embrace people experiencing homelessness with the compassion of Christ – giving hope and healing for a changed life – helping them find their way home.

By Embrace we mean to welcome, to encircle with our arms.

By Compassion we mean to love and touch others, as Christ loved us.

By Hope we mean providing encouragement and resources for a new start.

By Healing we mean being restored in body, mind, and spirit through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

By Changed Life we mean going in a new direction and to realize our God-given purpose.

By Home we mean having the opportunity to earn a living, secure housing, and be a healthy family again.

The Union Rescue Mission (URM) was founded in 1891 and is one of the largest missions of its kind in America--bringing help and hope to men, women, and children experiencing homelessness in Downtown Los Angeles. Taylor's husband, Jon, served at the Union Rescue Mission when they lived in California and saw first hand the impact it had on the lives of the homeless. Visit the Union Rescue Mission website at http://urm.org/

For my card today, I started by stamping the snowflake frame from Labels of Love II in Taken With Teal ink onto Choice Snow White Cardstock.  I then stamped "Let It Snow" inside the frame with Pink Passion Ink.  I cut out the image with the Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3, but I then cut off the sides that would hold the ribbon to make it more of a sentiment tag.  Love the look of that!

I paired this set today with this sweet snowman from Hangin' Out At The North Pole.  I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White Cardstock, colored him with Copic Markers and then gave him a coat of glitter.

The patterned papers are from Holly Jolly Christmas from Echo Park Papers and I added a bit of selective stitching.  Using some acetate sheets, I cut two snowflakes with the Winter Wonderland Taylored Dies, layered them together and then added a button and some twine for a fun embellishment.  I added two brads that I layered on top of two circles punched with a 1/4 circle punch. 

Here are the Taylored Dies I've used on this card:

Please head on over and visit with the rest of the Baker's Dozen and see what they have cooked up for you today!

Charmaine Ikach

Danielle Lounds

Karen Giron
Jen Shults

Melissa Sauls

Melody Rupple

Regina Mangum

Sankari Wegman

Tori Wild
Wanda Guess

and, of course, TaylorVan Bruggen

 Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps:  Labels Of Love II and Hangin Out At The North Pole from Taylored Expressions
Paper:  Sno Cone (MFT), Choice Snow White (TE) and Holly Jolly Christmas (Echo Park Papers)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Taken With Teal (SU!) and Pink Passion (SU!)
Accessories:  Copic Markers, Crystal Glitter, Pink Brads, 1/4 Circle Punch, Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3, Winter Wonderland Taylored Dies, Button, Twine, Janome Sew Mini and Foam Tape

Jodi