Monogrammed Note Cards

Good Afternoon! If you haven't already noticed; I love Taylored Expressions...LOL!!! Not only am I a loyal customer, but I'm also a Key Ingredients Subscriber. If you are not familiar with Taylor's Key Ingredients Subscription, you can read all about it HERE. With that being said, I'm just now getting around to posting what I made with February's Key Ingredients. I thought I better post this now before my March Ingredients arrive this week and I start creating with those.

February's Key Ingredients featured the classic black and white color combo and Taylor's challenge for the month was to add a crisp pop of color into our black and white cards. I decided to create a set of 8 (2 of each color) monogrammed cards for the most important woman in my life; my Mom. Since I was mass producing, I decided to keep the layout very simple. I pulled out my JustRight Curlz Kit and stamped the monograms with Memento Tuxedo Black in. I punched them out and then layered them to a scalloped circle. I also decorated a Perfect Package Card Box to put the cards and envelopes in. I kept that pretty simple as well, so that my Mom can reuse it once the cards are gone.






Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Happy Heart Day

As you can see by today's card, I'm a little behind on posting...LOL!!! This is another Valentine's Day card I made using the Love Everywhere set and Valentine Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. There's not much to the card; it was pretty simple and quick to make. The tree, hearts, and dog are all separate images from the Love Everywhere set and I stamped them on Choice Buttercream cardstock. Then, I stamped the heart image again, cut a few of them out, popped them up and added some Stardust Stickles.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #59

Well hello there and happy Tuesday! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. Today's card is one I made for Taylor's Dragonfly Card Drive. If you're not familiar with the card drive, you can check out all the details HERE. I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #59 for my layout and the November Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions.

The dragonfly stamp is from the Patterned Bugs set by Inkadinkado and is stamped in Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink. I cut the image out with my Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and added a couple of rhinestones to the center of the dragonfly. For the background, I used the smaller dragonfly stamp from the Patterned Bugs set, stamped the image numerous times with Versamark, and embossed the images with clear embossing powder. The "With Sympathy" sentiment is from the Warmest Regards set by SU!.


Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

TESC #100

I made today's card for Taylor's 100th Sketch Celebration. I have always enjoyed participating in Taylor's weekly sketches (even though I haven't had much time lately), so I made the time this past weekend to participate in the celebration. And, I had so much fun making this card! I used the Love Everywhere from Taylored Expressions, along with the Valentine Key Ingredients. I cut out the house and heart and popped them up with dimensionals. Then, I added some Stardust Stickles to the heart. The heart above the sentiment is a chipboard hearts that came in the Valentine Key Ingredients. I covered it with patterned paper and sanded around the edges. My FAVORITE part of this card is the Oval Frameabellie I used around the image. I definitely have to get more of these.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Just Because (MOJO121) & Dundee

Good Afternoon & Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. For today's card, I used Mojo Monday Sketch #121 and Verve Stamps Petals & Stems set. The cardstock and patterned paper are from the December Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. I used Pink Passion, Certainly Celery, and a teal color from Storage Units, Ink & More. It's really hard to see in the photo, but I used my Quickie Glue Pen and Starfire Glitter on parts of the flower. It's SUPER sparkly IRL.

This past weekend, my hubby and I took our girls to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. While we were there, we had the opportunity to take a picture with a 6 month old baby kangaroo named Dundee. Isn't he adorable??? He is, by far, the SOFTEST animal I have ever petted.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a fabulous day!

Past Valentine's Day Cards

It's been a CRAZY week on the home front, so I don't have anything new to show you today. However, I am in the process of working on three (yes, three...LOL) different cards/projects and as soon as those are completed, I'll be sure to post them.

So, since I don't have anything new to show you today, I thought I would post a couple of Valentine's Day cards from last year. I guess you could go into my archives, but I thought thisd would be easier....:) Both cards use last year's Valentine Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. The image on the first card is from the Love is Sweet set. I colored the image in with Copic Markers and added some Starfire Glitter and Stardust Stickles. And, it's hard to see in the photo, but I stamped the red layer of cardstock with the three hearts stamp from the Love is Sweet set using Versamark. I also used TECC52 for my layout.


On the second card, I used the Will You Be My Valentine set by Storage Units, Ink & More. I paper pieced the girl's dress, colored the images in with Copic Markers, and added StarDust Stickles to the girl's heart and hair bow. I also used SC211 for my layout.


Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Blog Hop

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Blog Hop! As a Key Ingredients subscriber, I am thrilled to be participating in today's hop. I love receiving my Key Ingredients in the mail every month and since each month's kit is different, it's really fun anticipating its arrival. I decided to become a KI subscriber for a few different reasons. All of the coordinating supplies take the guesswork out of creating cards. All I have to do is decide what stamp set I want to use. Also, the products that Taylor uses are wonderful. The Prism cardstock has become one of my favorite cardstocks to use and I love how the embellishments vary month to month. It's also nice to be able to place an order every month (to be shipped with my Key Ingredients) that includes a 10% discount and free shipping.

Taylored Expressions also has some exciting announcements today:

~ BRAND NEW KEY INGREDIENTS WEBSITE -- http://www.thekeyingredients.blogspot.com/

~ LIMITED TIME SUBSCRIPTION SPECIAL -- Purchase (or renew) a 6 month subscription on or before January 17th and receive a FREE Key Ingredients kit upon the completion of your 6 month subscription. This kit (a $23.95 value including shipping) will be an exclusive kit that will never be available in the TE Store!

~ BEAT THE PRICE INCREASE -- Increased shipping costs on both our shipments to you and the products we receive from manufacturers have forced us to increase the cost of our subscription. Prices will increase as of January 18th, to $23.95 per month for 6 month subscriptions and $25.95 per month for 3 month subscriptions. However, if you subscribe or renew by January 17th you’ll receive the current pricing of $21.95 per month for 6 months or $22.95 per month for 3 months. You can renew your subscription no matter how many months you have remaining on your current subscription. Your renewal will simply add 3 or 6 additional months. Remember you only get the FREE EXCLUSIVE KI with the 6 month option.

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Taylor's Key Ingredient's challenge this month is to incorporate food into our creations (use food images, create recipe cards, etc. etc.). When I first saw January's Key Ingredients, two of Taylor's sets immediately popped into my mind (both food related); For the Love of Cupcakes and Berries & Cherries. I created two cards for today's hop showing some of the products included in January's Key Ingredients.

For my first card, I used one of the "Happy Birthday Cupcake!" sentiment and one of the cupcakes and cupcake stands from the For the Love of Cupcakes set. I colored the images in with Copic Markers and paper pieced the cupcake liner. Then, I added a button (from January's Key Ingredients), light pink rhinestones, and Stardust Stickles. I used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder on the dark brown cardstock and then sponged the dots with white ink. To finish off the card, I added adhered on of the crocheted flowers and button from the Key Ingredients.


For my second card, I used the "thank you berry much" sentiment and chocolate covered strawberry image from the Berries & Cherries set. I colored image with Copic Markers and a different piece of patterned paper and ribbon from the January's Key Ingredients.


You don't want to miss all of the yummy eye candy the following talented ladies have in store for you today:

Candace Mitchell
Charmaine Ikach
Donna Baker
Jeanie Witmer
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Kathie Bailey
Lisa Hjulberg
Lynn Mercurio
Melissa Sauls
Randi Barrett
Sunghee Chon
and of course, Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Chipboard Birthday

Good Afternoon! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have another card to show you today that I made a while back. All of the supplies I used for today's card (except for the "Happy Birthday" sentiment and pearls) are from the October Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. I have never used chipboard on a card nor have I ever used Maya Mist before, so this specific Key Ingredients intimidated me a little at first...LOL.

The first thing I did was spritz the birdcage and bird wing with Avocado Metallic Maya Mist, then set them aside to dry. I was so surprised at how easy the mist was to use and the metallic shimmer it has to it is awesome. I traced the bird onto the patterned paper, cut it out, and adhered it to the chipboard. After the glue was dry, I sanded the edges and sponged it with a little Certainly Celery ink. The sentiment is from the Fresh Flowers set and I added a chocolate pearl for the bird's eye and a few below the sentiment.


Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

I'm Alive (LOL) & SC249

Well, hello there everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a very Happy New Year. Were any of you curious what had happened to me...LOL? No need to be worried; I'm doing great! I've been doing some stamping the past few months; I just haven't been updating my blog.

I made quite a bit of Christmas cards before the holiday, but failed to take photos of any of them before I gave them to their recipients. I do, however, have a simple card to show you today using SC249. The cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, and rhinestone (on the flower) are all from the September Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. The vase and flower images are from the Fresh Flowers set and I colored them in with Copic Markers. I stamped the flower a second time, colored it in, popped it up, and added a yellow rhinestone to the center. It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but I also stamped the background with another flower stamp from the set using Versamark and sponged around the image with Pretty in Pink ink.


If you stopped by today, thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful day!

TESC #86 Cards

Good Afternoon and Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have a couple of cards to show you today using Taylor's Sketch Challenge #86.


For my first card I used the Berries & Cherries set from Taylored Expressions along with the Berries & Cherries Key Ingredients. I colored the image in with Copic Markers and popped it up with dimensionals. The red strip was punched out with my EK Success Wavy Dot Punch and I used my Word Window Punch for the sentiment. It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but I also added three Baby Pink Candy Dots right above the red strip.

For my second card I used some fun rub-ons and patterned paper I picked up from the Target $1 Spot. I used Choice Snow White cardstock for the base, Core'dinations purple, and Bazzill orange. I punched the orange strip with my Fiskars Threading Water Punch and used my Small Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities to cut out the image (love these dies). I also used some bat brads that I had in my stash from last Halloween.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a GREAT day!!!

WCMD Challenge Card

Good Afternoon & Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I made today's card for Taylor's World Card Making Day Challenge on the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog. I didn't do any stamping on World Card Making Day, but I was able to fit in a little bit of stamping time on Sunday while my hubby watched football.

The image is from the Fresh Flowers set by Taylored Expressions. I colored it in with Copic Markers and used my Spellbinders Small Deckled Rectangle dies to cut it out. The cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, and yellow rhinestones are from the September Key Ingredients (also available at Taylored Expressions). I used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for the pink layer and popped the image up with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Guess Who?

Hey Everyone! Long time, no post huh? It's been about two months. Did you miss me...LOL?!? I'm happy to say that things are going very well and I'm slowly getting back to stamping. I have a couple of cards to show you today, but first I would like to share a few photos with you.

Today is my Daughter, Erin's 6th birthday! Erin also started kindergarten this year; such an exciting time. She is adjusting very well and her Father and I are very proud of her. Here are some pictures of my birthday girl on her 1st day of kindergarten...:)

I have two cards to show you today using the August Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. All the supplies I used on my first card are from the Key Ingredients, except for the sentiment. The sentiment is from the Storage Units, Ink & More set; You're A Hoot. And, ENABLER ALERT!!! SUINK has a HUGE sale going on right now; including stamps sets for only $5.00. You can check out all of the details HERE.

For my second card I used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge Sketch #82. All the supplies I used are from the August Key Ingredients as well, except for the sentiment. The "Thank You" sentiment is from the Fresh Flowers set from Taylored Expressions.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

More SUINK Cards

Good Morning & TGIF!!! I have two Storage Units, Ink & More creations to share with you today.

First, a card I made for CAS19 Sketch on SCS. I just loved Natasha's simple layout. The fish images and sentiment are from the Ocean Commotion set. I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored them in with Copic Markers, and added Crystal Stickles to the fish's lips. I used Prism Vibrant Teal and Prism Baby Pink Medium cardstock to match the Copic colors.

My next card is one that I made back in May and am just getting around to posting. I know; BAD BLOGGER...LOL!!! I used the It's My Party set and Taylor's Cupcake Challenge Sketch #70 for my layout. The cardstock, patterned paper, and ribbon are from the Birthday Girl Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. I stamped the girl image, then masked her off and stamped the balloons. I colored the images in with Prismacolor Markers and paper pierced a couple of the balloons. I also added some dots to her bow and dress with a white gel pen.

Tomorrow morning I am heading up to Denise's house (owner of Storage Units, Ink & More) for a design team get together this weekend. I am really excited to meet Denise in person and I'm looking forward to stamping my little heart out. I'm sure I will have tons of photos to share with you next week.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend.

SUINKWWC44 - Let's Hear It For The Boys

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE at Storage Units, Ink & More. This week's challenge is to celebrate the men/boys in our lives. Father’s Day is close, but that isn't the only time we need to celebrate the boys. You can make a Father’s Day card or any other masculine type of card you wish. This week it is all about the BOYS! So, do you want to play along? If so, check out THIS post for more information. If you upload your creation to SCS, remember to use keyword SUINKWWC44.

For my card this week I used the Storage Units, Ink & More set; Thinking of Father. I stamped the tie image three times with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them in with Prismacolor Markers. The cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, and button are all from the Father's Day Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. I also used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge Sketch #71 for my layout.

You can check out more challenge cards from the other design team members on the SUINK Blog. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day!

Happy Mother's Day

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled blog. This week's theme is MOTHER'S DAY. Here is a little peek of my take on this week's theme, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled blog to see it in its entirety.

Michelle has a PaperTrey Ink prize package up for grabs THIS WEEK ONLY for those of you who participate. You can check out THIS post for all the details and to see what you could win.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

A Rachael Ray Style Birthday Card

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled blog. This week, the Fun-Frilled design team is making Rachael Ray cards. What does that mean? It means we are making cards that only take 30 minutes. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled blog to see it in its entirety.

Remember, this is the last week to enter for your chance to win Michelle's BIG giveaway! Check out THIS post for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

It's Your Day & Pictures

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday! I have some pictures to share with you today, but first things first...LOL! I made this card for SC223 using two Storage Units, Ink & More sets. The flower is from the AT A SNAILS PACE set and the It's your day sentiment is from the newly released set, THINKING OF MOTHER. The flower is colored in with Copic Markers and the sentiment is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. It's hard to see in the photo, but I pierced around the image. Then I added silver rhinestones to the corners and Crystal Stickles to the flower. The cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, and rhinestones are all from the Mother's Day Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions.

Now, onto my pictures...:)

Here are my girls on Easter Sunday. My little one has a wad of gum in her month; nice huh...LOL?!?

My Mom & Dad on Easter. They were visiting from Arizona.

This is an Easter basket that my oldest Daughter made us. I see a future stamper in the making...LOL!!!

My oldest Daughter's birthday was this past Friday; she turned 12. Here she is with her favorite present (from Nana & Papa); a digital camera.

My hubby and girls.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a GREAT day!