Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop 8

It's time for another TE Blast from the Past Blog Hop! I love the way this always gets me using stamp sets that I haven't used in a while. I had yet to ink up the Care & Comfort set or these flowers from Summer Afternoon.

I was inspired by Sankari's fabulous liquid pearlized creations, so I added to my 'ribbon' strip and used some sheer ribbon for the bow behind the sentiment. True Thyme is one of my fave greens so I was sure to use it on this card for the Green!

The inspiration sketch was just what I needed! Be sure to check out the rest of the awesome creations on the hop. It's always nice to use those stamp sets sitting in the corner, waiting for some love and I really enjoy pulling out my TE stamps for the blog hops!

 

Life is just a bowl of Cherries!

This sketch is last week's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #90. With my October Key Ingredients set, I ordered this awesome Berries & Cherries set, which I've been eyeing up for quite a while, and with my 10% off for being a KI subscriber, I finally couldn't resist.

Stamps: TE Berries & Cherries

Paper: White, Always Artichoke DSP, Real Red Textured, More Mustard, Always Artichoke

Ink: Real Red, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Really Rust, Bordering Blue

Accessories: Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Stampamajig

Today I've got lots to do, so I'm off to hopefully be Ms. Productive! Hope you have a wonderful Thursday!

September Key Ingredients for a TE Sketch

The Taylored Expressions Sketch 88 was another great challenge this week. Taylor always has such fun sketches and while I only have one set of awesome stamps, I'm hoping to change that soon. I used my September Key Ingredients to create this card since my October kit is in the mail. Only the stamp is not from TE, but from another fave, Verve.

We're off to Banff today to visit MrP's father, who lives in the glorious mountains, and enjoy a couple of days away for our third anniversary. I'm so looking forward to it, as I read most of the drive, then eat awesome and sleep lots. Now that's what I call a vacation!

Breaking out the Sept KI Kit from TE for a sketch

For Taylor's sketch this week (TESC87), I decided to open up my Taylored Expressions September Key Ingredients Kit and use up some paper & accessories. All supplies are from it, with the exception of the Verve stamp and Really Rust Ink & paper..

This paper is a challenge for me because it's not something I would usually be drawn to, but the kit makes it so easy with ribbons, bling, buttons, etc.

The sketches always use blue & red so I'm having to try really hard not to use up some summer picnic paper for every Taylored Expressions sketch. Love 'em!

The women's show yesterday was a great time (and I'll think of my mom every time I have some of my new X-rated Fusion Liqueur since she bought us each a bottle of this pink fabulousness). It was a mix of the usual (independent home business consultants like Mary Kay, SU!, Tupperware, etc) and the unsual (firefighter's calendar with cuties to sign your fave month, Bedouin Beats belly dancers) and even had an amazing Canadian acappella group, Hoja, who were outstanding! Maybe the best part of the day, though? Meeting up with a high school friend that lives here in Edmonton, but that I haven't seen since graduation. We're going to try meeting up for coffee (hot chocolate for me!) and I'm looking forward to it.

Have a great Sunday. I'm off to cheer - the teams I've got my fingers crossed for aren't doing what I need 'em to do, so it's hardcore time! Plus, I'm not really feeling the cardmaking mojo today, so I'll take a break and get back at it later. Ever have those days?

Be sure to come back tomorrow because I am excited to share my "Anything But a Card" with you =)

TESC86 because you're beary special

I just LOVE this set! The images are adorable and the sentiments have wonderful fonts. They're great for cards for young or old. Who doesn't want to cuddle a sweet teddy bear? Or puppy? Or monkey?!

I used the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #86 for this card and a color that TERRIFIES me....Pacific Point. Looking at it now, I think it could use a little bit of white craft ink background, but I'm just happy to have given this color a chance =)

Stamps: Taylored Expressions Beary Special

Paper: Soft Sky, Pacific Point, White

Ink: Pacific Point

Accessories: White Brads, Dimensionals

Technique: Paper Piecing

Enjoy your Thursday - becuase it's almost Friday and in my books (as well as Martha's, I'm sure)....that's a good thing!

TESC84 with a Beary Special Friend

And I paper pieced!!

I really loved the sketch Taylor had done up for TESC84 and since my new Beary Special set just arrived, I had to use it.

Donna at Serenity in Stamping, who happens to be a part of the Baker's Dozen and Sketch Challenge team at Taylored Expressions, is always inspiring me with her awesome paper piecing, but the technique truly terrified me. Well, how can you be scared of something when it is done with this sweet bear? I finally did it. I paper pieced - and I enjoyed it. Between paper piecing and paper tole, I might actually get some of my paper used up...one day.

Stamps: TE Beary Special

Paper: Real Red, Bashful Blue, Summer Picnic DSP, Maine Blueberry DSP
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Real Red Ribbon
Technique: Paper Piecing

Love Da Cherries!

Over at Taylored Expressions, where I drool over cupcakes and more recently, berries & booze, Taylor's got Sketch Challenge #77.



I also combined it with Limited Supplies Challenge 232, which was the following:

First: Your card or project needs to have food/beverages as its main theme. You know, pretty tea cups, yummy cupcakes, tangy citrus. Or maybe a scene with friends sitting at a café, or your favorite grill-meister in his element. Just think food! That part is easy…

Second: The real limit for you today is in the COLORS. You must only use colors that have “edible names”. Such as certainly celery, pumpkin pie, barely banana, creamy caramel.


Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Sentient from Pink Cat Studio
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Nestabilities, Scalloped Punch, Dimensionals, Crystal Effects

Can't seem to stop myself from glossing up those cherries!!

Be sure to check the TESC77 Gallery and LSC232 Gallery to see what the more talented people came up with!