Taylored Expressions Holiday Release Inspiration

Hi Friends & Happy Tuesday. It’s time turn on your favorite holiday playlist, sip some cocoa and enjoy the Taylored Expressions Holiday Release!! This release is HUGE and I have 9 cards to share with you this week using the Baking Spirits Bright Bundle, Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls & the All Together Holiday Stamp & Coordinating Dies. Let’s get started with all the cardmaking details!

Baking Spirits Bright

I LOVE baking cookies during the holidays and now I can bake batches of paper cookies too with the Baking Spirits Bright Stamp & Coordinating Dies. For my cards, I baked & decorated several batches of white icing (white embossing powder) cookies and used the coordinating dies (I mean cookie cutters) to cut out the top layer icing designs and bottom dough layers.

I stacked the cookie layers with thin foam squares and added a few Holiday Sprinkles Bits & Pieces.

• Sugar Cookie Dough Batch 1: Buttercream Cardstock with Toffee ink blended edges and Toffee Watercolor splatters.
• Sugar Cookie Dough Batch 2: Toffee Cardstock with Toffee ink blended edges with cinnamon cardstock (I burnt the edges a little on this batch 😊)
• Gingerbread Cookie Dough: Cinnamon Cardstock with Cinnamon ink blended edges.

Season’s Sweetings

I layered both the Buttercream Sugar Cookies & Gingerbread Cookies to a sugar cube Rectangle Stitched Stacklet and a Cherry Pop & Oreo Gingham stamped background. I placed the Season’s Sweetings sentiment below the cookies and finished the cookies with peppermints from the Holiday Sprinkles Bits & Pieces.

Baking Spirits Bright

This card reminds me of making dough ornaments for the Christmas tree with the Jalapeño stamped & ink blended the A Thrill of Hope background. I arranged all the cookies on the pine needle background, decorated the cookies with a few Holiday Sprinkles Bits & Pieces and added the Baking Spirits Bright red & white embossed sentiment.

Baking Spirits Bright Supplies

Rainbow Deck the Halls Create in Quads Layering Stencil

I definitely want a dedicated rainbow tree in my house this year after making all the Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls Rainbow Ornaments with 23 different ink colors! And—I am seriously ready for mass producing SO many Rainbow Holiday cards because while I was ink blending the ornaments I went ahead and ink blended all the designs (Bells, Stockings & Stars). I have containers of rainbow die cuts just ready to assemble. For now, let’s discuss all the pretty rainbow ornament card details.

To create all the rainbow ornaments, I ink blended the layered stencil designs 6 times…one for each rainbow color and die cut the ornaments using the Deck the Halls Ornament Cover Plate.

• Red Ornaments: Cherry Pop, Watermelon, Cupcake, Fruit Punch
• Pink Ornaments: Strawberry Milkshake, Lollipop, Bubble Gum, Dragon Fruit
• Orange/Yellow Ornaments: Guava, Fruit Punch, Mango, Candy Corn
• Green Ornaments: Dill, Key Lime, Blue Raspberry, Cookie Monster
• Blue Ornaments: Blueberry, Gumball, Snow Cone, Cotton Candy
• Purple Ornament: Eggplant, Jelly Donut, Macaroon, Dried Fig

Then I arranged the ornaments to A2 and Mini Slim panels with pierced swirls cut plate details, diagonal stitching and silver strings and bows using the Little Bits Mini Bows Metal Dies, Balloon Strings Metal Dies and the Deck the Halls Strings & Things Clear Stamp set.

For extra sparkle and shine I added Rainbow Glitter Drops to the ornaments using Liquid Adhesive.

I love how the contrast of black can make rainbow colors pop so I added black & white heat embossed Jingle All the Way sentiments to each of the cards.

Rainbow Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls Supplies

All Together-Holidays

Wishing you a HAPPY Holly Jolly Christmas with the cutest mini holiday images! I combined the All Together-Holiday images with the Holly Jolly Christmas Stamp & the Big Happy Cling Stamp & Coordinating Dies plus a black & white heat embossed On Repeat-“Holidays” sentiment. I stamped all the words with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder to Cherry Pop Cardstock and Peppermint embossing powder to Sugar Cube cardstock.

Using the Teal MISTI, I stamped the All Together-Holiday images with Oreo Ink at least two times for a nice crisp black outline. Then I colored all the images with an assortment of OLO Markers and white gel accent and then die cut ALL the images at once using the coordinating die. Then I had fun moving the images around the Holly Jolly Christmas & Happy Words and once I had the perfect placement, I adhered the images with foam squares & liquid adhesive along with a few Peppermint Holiday Sprinkles Bits & Pieces.

For extra pop & dimension, I triple stacked the Big Happy Embossed sentiment with Cherry Pop Die Cuts and adhered the sentiment to a Cherry Pop cardbase.

All Together-Holiday Supplies

So there we are friends, several holiday cards using the new products from the Taylored Expressions Holiday Release! I hope you enjoyed my post today. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit the Taylored Expressions blog for more inspiration from the Creative Team.

Big Paper Hugs!

New Release Promotions

While supplies last, when you place and order of $200+ you will receive the All Together – Occasions 3 Stamp & Die Combo set FREE. It’s the perfect collection of holiday sentiments that you can stamp in one impression and die cut with one pass through your die cut machine – perfect for holiday card making mass production! Offer valid while supplies last.

Taylored Expressions New Color Release Inspiration

Hi Friends & Happy Tuesday. I’m SO excited…there are FOUR new Ink & Cardstock colors at Taylored Expressions: Jalapeño, Cinnamon, Sour Gummy & Huckleberry.

Four Seasons Holidays

The Four Seasons Cling & Stencil makes the perfect background for all the seasons and with a little color twist you have have both a Winter & Fall Holiday Card.

Fall Holiday

For the Happy Thanksgiving design, I mixed in Sweet Potato Pie & Honey with the new Cinnamon (stamped branches), Sour Gummy, Jalapeño & Huckleberry for autumnal foliage.

The Happy On the Block sentiment was stamped with Sour Gummy Ink, die cut and placed on a Sour Gummy Pierced Circle layer with a black & white heat embossed THANKSGIVING building block sentiment.

Tip: I “seal” my stamped impressions with clear embossing powder to keep your stamped impressions from bleeding into your stenciled ink blending. You just have to be fast applying the clear embossing powder while your ink is still wet!

Winter Holiday

For the Happy Holidays design, I mixed in Eggplant (for the stamped branches) and Fruit Punch & Spearmint with the new Cinnamon, Jalapeño and Huckleberry for a winter botanical background.

The Happy On the Block sentiment was stamped with Honeysuckle Ink, die cut and placed on a Honeysuckle Pierced Circle layer with a black & white heat embossed HOLIDAYS building block sentiment.

Happy Holidays New Ink Colors Supply List

Celebrate the Season

I can believe it but this card is completely stamp-free!! Everything was created using die cuts and a Foil It Panel Sentiment!

The new colors are perfect companion for winter/Christmas color stories. I used Sour Gummy, Honeysuckle and Jalapeño for the base layers and leaves with Cherry Pop, Fruit Punch and Cupcake for the poinsettia and Cilantro for the winterberry branches.

I layered all the pieces with liquid adhesive and foam squares/circles in different thickness for extra dimension.

This color story looks so pretty with metallics so I added silver elements with the poinsettia silver glitter cardstock+drip drops centers & a Silver Foiled Celebrate the Season sentiment.

Poinsettia New Color Cardstock Supply List

So there we are friends, several cards for the upcoming holiday season using the new and gorgeous Taylored Expressions ink and cardstock colors! I hope you enjoyed my post today. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to visit the Taylored Expressions blog for more inspiration from the Creative Team.

Big Paper Hugs!

New Release Promotions

While supplies last, we’ve got a Full Set Syndrome I Want it All – Part 2 Bundle for $87 that includes all four new colors (Jalapeño, Sour Gummy, Huckleberry, and Cinnamon) of full sized ink pads, mini ink cubes, ink refills, and full cardstock packs. It’s a great way to add all 4 of the colors to your own collection! Offer valid while supplies last.

Taylored Expressions 15 Year Birthday Celebration Project Inspiration

Hi Friends and Happy Tuesday or should I say Happy Birthday, Taylored Expressions! Taylored Expressions is turning 15!! and we’re celebrating with SO many fun new products!! Today, I’m sharing projects using the NEW TE Fun Foil, Totally Rad Create-in-Quad Stencils, the Magical Cardmaking Kit & the Gift with Qualifying purchase Birthday Blowout Layering Stencil and 3D Embossing Folder! This release is SO GOOD, I can’t want for you to see all my projects!

Birthday Blowout Layering Stencil & 3D Embossing Folder

While supplies last during our 15th birthday celebration, you can get the Birthday Blowout Layering Stencil set for FREE with purchases of $100+! Purchase $175+ and you’ll also get the coordinating Birthday Blowout 3D Embossing Folder FREE! Use the stencil set and embossing folder together or on their own to create one of a kind birthday cards, tags, and more! Offer valid while supplies last.

Rainbow Birthday Blowout

I used the Birthday Blowout Layering Stencil and 3D embossing folder to create my Make a Wish Rainbow Candles card. I first stenciled the candles with rainbow inks and then lined up the stenciled panel with the embossing folder.

I was able to get a really good impression using my standard embossing sandwich plus one silicone rubber mat from the Embossing Pad Kit. Tip: For a deeper impression and to help reduce paper cracking, I applied a quick swipe of a baby wipe to the back of the stenciled panel before embossing.

To finish the design I added the scallop Frame in Frame border and black and white embossed sentiments from the Mini Strips Birthday Set & Building Blocks Ring Around Set.

Blow Out Candles 3D Embossing Supply List

Magical Cardmaking Kit

I went all pretty in pink for my magical unicorn card. I started by gold heat embossing the background outlines and used the layering stencil to add Lollipop, Strawberry Milkshake & Cupcake Unicorns. Once the stenciling was complete, I die cut the panel using a rectangle stitched stacklet and attached the panel to a Petite Scallop Rectangle Stacklet.

For even more pink, I heat embossed the Magical Mini Strips with Lollipop Embossing Powder. For the finishing touch, I added a little purple with the Star Party Bits & Pieces.

Magical Cardmaking Kit Supply List

Create-In-Quads Totally Rad

The new Totally Rad Create-in-Quad is a blast from the past with roller rink parties, boom box beats and retro stars & rainbows. For my card trio, I used the Foil It Totally Rad Panels with the NEW Rainbow Stars Sparkle, Silver Shimmer and Gold Shimmer TE Fun Foil plus the Totally Rad Boombox and Rollerblade coordinating dies.

I combined the Roller Skate & Boom Box cards with Vellum Black Glitter Embossed Best Mix Ever Sentiments. By adding the white background to the “You’re Awesome” sentiment it almost looks like an 80s Puffy Sticker that I would have had in my sticker collection when I was a kid.

For the Roller Skate card, I used Poppy Seed & Sea Salt inks for the laces and wheels plus Silver Happy Medium for extra sparkle and Cosmic Bits & Pieces to each of the wheels. For even more glitter & sparkle, I added the Roller Skate & Sentiment to a black glitter cardstock circle frame.

For the Rainbow Boom Box card, I used Fruit Punch, Lemon Meringue, Cookie Monster, Blueberry, Jelly Donut & Poppy Seed Inks with Iridescent Happy Medium & Drip Drops Bits & Pieces. I placed the boombox to the center of the disco platform foiled panel and inside a silver glitter cardstock A2 thin frame.

The Retro Rainbow Card was so quick and easy after foiling the panel with TE Rainbow Stars Sparkle Fun Foil. I stenciled Fruit Punch, Lemon Meringue, Cookie Monster, Blueberry & Jelly Donut and added the Happy Hooray “Happy Birthday To You” Foiled Sentiment to the center of the rainbow.

Totally Rad Create-in-Quads Supply List

This release is SO much fun and Huge Birthday Wishes to Taylored Expressions! Be sure to check out the Taylored Expressions Blog for more inspiration from the TE Creative Team. Thanks for stopping by and Big Paper Hugs!

Additional New Release Promotion

While supplies last, we are giving our party favors to celebrate our 15th birthday to the first 1500 customers placing orders of $50 or more! The party favor bag has a fun assortment of goodies to inspire your crafting including TE swag, a sweet treat, an exclusive freebie die, and more! Offer valid while supplies last.