Monday, February 27, 2012

Taylored Expressions: March Release Day 1


March 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, March 1st 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 for the drawings close Wednesday 2/29 at 7pm PST.

Hi Everyone
Welcome to release week from Taylored Expressions!!! I am so excited for this amazing release - every single stamp set is so cute and full of adorable whimsy! Today we are kicking off the release with a ton of new dies and brand new stamp sets! I love the sweet Spring Cottage stamp set (part of the Appledoodle collection designed by Doug Applegate). This stamp set comes with the cutest accessories to a spring cottage including a wishing well! I wanted to create a little scene so I started by stamping the cottage roof onto a cork sheet and then paper pieced it after inking the edges in some Rich Cocoa ink. I paper pieced the rest of the cottage with paper from the Lost and Found Collection from My Mind's Eye.

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Spring Cottage from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bahama Blue and Rich Cocoa
AccessoriesCork Sheets from Taylored Expressions,  Cloud Border Die, Garden Party Blooms (set 2), button from stash, twine, MS grass punch,  dimensionals, liquid pearls and sponger

I used the cork to accent the shutters and the door and then added the sentiment onto the bottom with a button accent from my button stash. The clouds were created using the Cloud Border die and sponging with some Bahama Blue ink (Memento) and the sun was created using the Garden Party Blooms Set 2 dies from Taylored Expressions and layered with some circles punched from DP

    

It was so much fun to create this card and to make a spring scene with this adorable stamp set!!! I can't wait to see what everyone has created - please check them out here!
Thank you for stopping by!
Big hugs,
Sankari 

38 comments:

Mandy said...

Love the card and the cork roof is fantastic!

wendy said...

amazing card...love the use of cork...cute scene!

Cassie said...

Holy Cow, the cork roof is brilliant, Sankari! I love it :D

Betty said...

Love your card! The 'wood', grass, and hills are great! And sun, and button, and...

Karen Giron said...

LOVE this! Love the grassy hills and that roof, oh my!!

Jodi Collins said...

ACK! That cork roof is AMAZING Sankari! SO fun and bright....just like you!

Chrisd said...

What a wonderful card and the cork roof is a fantastic idea.Love the new releases!

Miriam Prantner said...

Wow! Your card is amazing! I love all the cork accents, such a wonderful idea! And I love the piecing of the foreground/grass as well as that gorgeous sun.

Sassy said...

So cute... love the rolling hills, the roof, the colors---- pulled together to be so AMAZING!

Sharon Roselli said...

really like your cottage. using the cork is very clever. great card!

Cindi said...

Stunning card! I love the cork. Great idea!!

Unknown said...

Absolutely stunning, Sankari! LOVE the cork details!

Regina Mangum said...

Hello Cork Queen! That is so wonderful, Sankari! XOXO

Lisadwb said...

Cork!! Brilliant!! Love the cork roof.

Jen Shults said...

So really, there aren't words to express how brilliant I think you are. That cork... a stroke of GENIUS. This is just amazing Sankari!

Amy Martin said...

Wow you really made this look 3D. Amazing what a few shapes will do. Beautiful card.

Julie L. said...

Super cute and creative card! The roof is adorable!

Julie L.
jlearned at charter dot net

Melody said...

Wow, looks amazing! That cork looks so good!

Dotti said...

That is one cute card!!!

Dotti said...

This is one cute card!!!

Anita said...

OMG that cork roof is amazing and all the angles are fabulous.

Karen Day said...

Just a gorgeous card - your edge sponging just sets off each piece :o)

joanieg said...

Your card is awesome and very creative! Love the roof! TFS and inspiring!

joanieg said...

Your card is so great and creative! I love the roof!!
TFS and inspiring!

Radha said...

Good roof!!! Like it a lot!

Radha said...

Hey sankari Just u to know It is me Radha , my Kishan is on the comp, so ... HUGS!!!

Unknown said...

Love what you did w/the cottage! The cork roof, door, and shutters are super cool! The grass die & sun look awesome with your design! Gorgeous! ;o)

Martha Herrera said...

This is a pretty card! I love everything about it.

CardsbyJo said...

Wonderful Card, Love how you used the printed paper on the "Grass"

Jan Garber said...

The cork made the card! What a creative idea!

Linda Lou said...

All I can say is WOW. The idea to use cork for the roof is pure genius!

Vicki said...

It's obvious the house is cut but the rolling hills and grass. Genius!

Wanda G (stampcat) said...

Hi Sankari! I so enjoy your brilliant take on things! This is so clever and creative! What a neat layout for this stamp... and that cork roof? Awesome! ♥♥♥

Makalah said...

This card looks like it took hours to make, and it looks like something I could look at for ages and still be impressed at all the details! Love it!

Crafty Math Chick said...

Oh I LOVE the cork roof and the spikey grass - what a fabulous card!

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

How cool is that! What a great house, and I love the cork!

Chris L.

Mary-Anne V said...

What a great image and such a nice card! Thanks for sharing!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

How stinkin adorable, Sankari! LOVE how you used the cork and that sun is amazing!