Happy Friday :)

Good Morning Everyone,

Wow - I can't believe that it is Friday - the last few days have been so busy and each day has been one late night after another - I wish I could say it was crafting but it was all the things that I have been putting off doing that I finally had to do.... and so I was so excited last night that I had a moment to craft :) yippeeeee! I couldn't wait to use Taylor's newest set: Wings of Joy and used the color combos from this week's color challenge from Debbie at the Christmas Stamping all Year Long blog :) I adore adore these sweet little birdies perched on their birdhouse and the sentiment: "May Joy take flight in your heart this season, bringing Love to all around you."

Card Details:

Paper: Prism cardstock fromTaylored Expressions

Ink: Not Quite Navy from SU!

Stamps:Wings of Joy from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders, Delightful Decorations punch, eyelet and cropadile, green flimmer ribbon, corner rounder, liquid pearls, liquid glaze and ribbon from TE

I don't know about you - but winter is arriving waaaay too early here in Iowa and so I wanted to make a summery happy card :) And so I pulled out the Berries and Cherries set from Taylored Expressions and made a fun little quick card with one of my fave sentiments: I love You Berry much :) (I was browsing for a fun sketch earlier today and found one from a while ago - but now can't figure out which sketch this is from?)

Card Details:

Paper: Prism cardstock from Taylored Expressions, red gingham paper from stash and black and kraft cardstock from stash

Ink: Ruby Red from SU!

Stamps: Berries and Cherries from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss dots, eyelet and cropadile, black gingham ribbon from TE, liquid pearls,Sakura of America pens and Inkessentails gel pen

I can't tell you how much happier I am after stamping a little always good therapy to get a crafting done in the corner :)

Hope that you are having a happy friday and are happy to get your weekend groove started!!!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog :)

Big happy friday hugs!

Sankari :)

2 Sketches 4 You - #36 - Swan Song

Good Morning Everyone,

Today brings another awesome sketch from Laura of 2 Sketches 4 You - I LOVE this sketch with the dots and the scalloped bottom.) I couldn't wait to play along!!!!and this week's sponsor is Sakura of America. I ADORE their glaze pens - they are simply the best - so quick, easy and smooth and they give the image a nice glazed and raised look. I also love the way that it adds a whole lot of shine to the card - and since its a pen - you can use it in very small areas. If you haven't tried their awesome products - you have to check them out here.

I loved this sketch and the scallops reminded me of waves and that immediately reminded me of the beautiful Verve's Swan Song set and so I stamped the sentiment in two shades of Memento ink and then glazed them over with the orange and blue glaze pen with some dots from the yellow glaze pen. I then stamped the swan and colored the swan in with copics and then glaze it with the clear glaze pen:

Here is a closer peek at the areas that I used the Sakura glaze pens - you can see the shine on the waves and on the lines - i LOVE how smoooooooooth they are :)

Card Details:

Paper: Kaiser Off Shore Collection

Ink: Memento

Stamps: Swan Song from Verve

Accessories: pearls from Kaiser, spellbinders, Sakura of America liquid glaze pens, ribbon from stash, sponger and dimensionals

I hope you play along with us over at 2S4U and don't forget to check out the awesome creations by rest of the DT over at 2 Sketches 4 You!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

hugs and happy Monday!!!

Sankari :)

Wishing You Holiday Happiness!

Good Morning Everyone,

Its Monday Morning and that means that there is another challenge from the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog, where today Debbie challenge us to use the above colors in our holiday card making. I have to say, that it was definitely a challenge - but I couldn't wait to try it! I used the stamp set: Wings of Joy that Taylor just released this weekend over at Taylored Expressions and colored the image with copics, cut it out with spellbinders and added some ribbon and some buttons and of course - some liquid pearls (lol!).

Card Details:

Paper: Prism cardstock from Taylored Expressions

Ink: Memento Expresso

Stamps: Wings of Joy from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: spellbinders, kaiser rhinestones, adirondack expresso liquid pearls, Savannah buttons

I hope you have a chance to play along with us! And as Christmas is approaching, I feel the need to sit down one day and crank out a ton of holiday cards - I just can't believe how quickly the holiday season is coming up upon us!

Check out the lovely creations from this week's color challenge over at the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!

Happy Monday!

Big Hugs!

Sankari :)

ReLEASE DAY -at Taylored Expressions!!!!!!! and Happy World Card Making Day!!!!!

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I am SO excited that it is release day over at Taylored Expressions and today the Baker's Dozen and I are bringing you a whole lot of yumminess from sneak peeks to all the ways that Taylored Expressions is celebrating World Card Making Day !!! So first things first - how about some sneak peeks? Today we are showing sneak peeks from the last of three stamp sets that Taylor is releasing today called: Holiday Wonder - and I seriously LOVE this set (I know I say that about every set - but seriously - this stamp set is SO cute!!!). I ADORE all the sweet images in this set and it coordinates perfectly with the Christmas Key Ingredients cardstock and DP and embellies that Taylor has put together!

This first card uses the seriously awesome designer paper from the Christmas Key Ingredients - and I LOVE LOVE LOVE pink for Christmas and holiday cards - somehow - its just so sweet and jolly all at the same time! I cut out the wave part of the designer paper as kind of hill and then stamped these super cute trees, copically colored them, and then popped with foam tape from Taylored Expressions. And my fave part was stamping the snowflakes in Brilliance silver. I ADORE the glittery ribbon and snowflake chipboard (which is smooched with Smooch :) and then blinged up :) - seriously the Christmas Key Ingredients and Very Merry Christmas Bundle that Taylor has is amazing-ly FILLED with amazing holiday YUMMINESS!!! (seriously so yummy - that i HAVE to write in CAPS!!! lol!)

Card Ingredients Details:

Paper: Christmas Key Ingredients

Ink: Rose Red from SU! and Brilliance silver

Stamps: Holiday Wonder from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Everything is from Taylored Expressions: snowflake chipboard, smooch, corner chomper, foam tape, adhesive and of course my favorite: liquid pearls (white opal).

This second card is from the same set and I seriously LOVE this sweet house in the stamp set - it is so sweet and so fun to color. I wanted to create a little holiday scene and so stamped everything in the card and then cut everything out and moved it around to create a little scene. The background paper is a sheeny and opalescent paper that kind of shimmers and I stamped this super cute Santa and the Reindeer flying over the house and then blinged up Santa's path :)

Card Ingredients Details:

Paper: Making Memories, white cardstock from stash

Ink: Bahama Blue from Memento

Stamps: Holiday Wonder from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: copics, foam tape/adhesive from Taylored Expressions, wave cutter from Creative Memories, glitter from Martha, snowflake chipboard from Taylored Expression

SALE SALE SALE!!!!

So to get your holiday cardmaking off, all of the 2008 Christmas stamp sets (Season's Sweetings and Home Sweet Home stamp sets) are 25% off from now today through October 5th!! Here is one of my cards made with the Home Sweet Home stamp set that I made earlier this year - it is seriously one of my favorite holiday cards:

I love this gingerbread house! And while the sale is going on and you are checking it out - be sure to check out the What's the Deal section over at the Taylored Expressions store because there are alot of items that are 15-20% on sale!!!!! And everyone who places an order today ONLY, will get a free card kit download!!!!

AND to celebrate World Card Making Day, even more! Head on over to Taylor's blog for a free digi-stamp!!!! for the backs of all your holiday cards! This is a file that when you print out on your card - will automatically appear on the back of your cards! Or if you would like - you can always punch it out and dress it up...

Also check out the Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog! Because there is an AWESOME challenge and prize that is there (like - a Taylored Expression stamp set of your choice!!!!) so hurry and check it out because the deadline to enter is Sunday night!

And lastly check out all the yummy cardmaking genius from the lovely ladies on the Baker's Dozen for the peeks from the Holiday Wonder stamp sets! They leave me in wonder! :)

Charmaine Ikach

Denise Marzec

Donna Baker

Jackie Pedro

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Laurie Schmidlin

Sharon Harnist

and of course!: Taylor VanBruggen

Thank you so much for visiting me today!!!! Hope your weekend is filled with magic and wonder!!!! Happy World Card Making Day!

Hugs!

Sankari :)

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #52 - Mrs Doubtfire

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

Happy World Card Making Day!!! And to celebrate this, our challenge blog: Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge (where we take a different movie each week and then make a card inspired by it) will be are featuring the 1993 movie: Mrs. Doubtfire (which has been a popular movie to guess during the Friday Night sneak peeks for so long - that we decided that we should do it!!!!). This Oscar winning movie (for best make up) is the inspiring love story of a father for his children and how he figures out ways to take care and be with them. It is a wonderful comedy and such an inspiring movie of love, family and laughter. The challenge requirement this week was to create a card with a pocket or a tag (in honor of Robin Williams character who surprises us with his amazing character of Mrs. Doubtfire - transforming from one person into a completely different person.

So, for today's Mrs. Doubtfire card, I wanted to make an apron card in honor of Mrs. Doubtfire's apron (although I didn't make it very prim and proper, :) I created two little pockets in the apron for a little tag message - one that reads: Magically Delicious (in honor of Robin Williams character Daniel's attempt to transform into Mrs. Doubtfire - and the other sentiment reads: Let's Get together (in honor of his determination to keep his family together - even as he and his wife figure out how life after divorce).

Card Details:

Paper: Bo Bunny Kitchen Spice

Ink: Potter's Clay Memento Ink

Stamps: Year of Sweet Sentiments from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: threading punch from fiskars, eyelets, corner chomper, brads from Taylored Expressions, gold gel pen from Sakura, xacto knife, ribbon from stash and Karen Foster mini charms.

Here is a closer look at these super sweet charms (Michelle and Laurie, if you girls are reading this - I absolutely LOVE these charms!!! and you guys rock!)

This movie is simply hilarious (seriously the last scenes in the movie had me snorting laughing!) and more than anything - it gives me a feeling of being grateful for the blessings that we have, the importance of laughter and leaves me inspired to always see the silver lining in every situation!

Please check out all the fun details and all the card yumminess over at the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge blog!!!

We can't wait to see your fun surprise pocket cards!

Big hugs!

Sankari :)

2 Sketches 4 You - World Card Making Day Blog Hop!

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

Happy Saturday and Happy World Card Making Day and the 2 Sketches 4 You Blog Hop. This morning, each one of us on the 2 Sketches 4 You Design Team drew inspiration from an awesome sketch from our lovely Laura and Kazan that was created specifically for this event at 2 Sketches 4 You. Each one of the DT members had a different sponsor to bring you a ton of inspiration and of course Prizes to be won. Just by leaving a comment on each Designers Blog you will be eligible to win a particular sponsors prize. Today - I was so lucky to work with Sassy Studio Designs.

Lindsay Dyer, owner and artist of Sassy Studio Designs, creates gorgeous, sassy images that will delight just about anyone including the teenager, hip adult in your life. New sassy digital images are released every month on the 1st and 15th and can be purchased from Sassy Studio Designs Shop. Sassy Studio Designs also have a very talented Design Team who create fantastic projects for your inspiration - take a look at what they are presenting on various blog posts HERE.

Blog Hop Giveaway

I am giving away this gorgeous Halloween Collection of Sassy Studio Designs . All you have to do to WIN this entire collection is leave me a comment here by Midnight (MST) and I will randomly select the lucky winner. All winners will be announced tomorrow, Sunday Oct 4, on 2 Sketches 4 You.

I chose to work with the super cute little witch on the broom - how sweet is she?! LOVE it! I printed out the image and cut it out with spellbinders and then colored her in with some copics. I printed out these sweet papers from the Sweet Shoppe - I thought the little paper with the witches hat would be perfect for this image :).

Card Ingredients:

Paper: Digital Papers from the Sweet Shoppe: Cast a Spell Collection by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Ink: Stazon Black - used to stamp the sentiment directly onto the digital die cut

Stamps: Cute Witch from the Halloween Collection from the Sassy Studio Designs and sentiment from the Trick or Sweet 1 from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: star punch from Creative Memories, Adirondack liquid pearls, spellbinders, ribbon from stash, brad from Taylored Expressions, bling from K and Co. corner chomper, EK success punch.

I had a lot of fun playing with this sweet image and can't wait to see what the rest of the Design Team created with this sketch with their different sponsors! So come on over and hop with me:

2 Sketches 4 You

Anja

Cheryl

Kazan

Kim

Latisha

Laura

Lori

WooT! Happy Weekend & happy World Cardmaking Day!

Hope you have a fantastic cardmaking day!!! YAY!!!

Big hugs!

Sankari :)

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks - Day 2 -Wings of Joy

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Can I just tell you HOW excited I am to be able to peek today's stamp set: Wings of Joy - which is one of 3 new stamp sets that Taylor is going to be releasing tomorrow!!!! I ADORE and I mean ADORE this stamp set and also the simply beautiful Christmas Key Ingredients kit and bundle items - seriously - holiday fun making is here!!!!!!!!

And I also have to apologize for this loooong post - but I seriously could NOT put this stamp set and papers down! It was so hard to stop making cards once I got started (and as Taylor knows - it takes me looong time to actually sit down and make a card). I had a chance to visit Taylor this last weekend and we stamped cards for the release this week - she cranked out 4 beauties in one sitting, while I putzed around and only made one card - she is truly amazing!!! I didn't know where to start with all this cuteness - so I started out by just cutting out some super cute images of mittens and hats from the awesome DP! You HAVE to go check out Taylor's amazing mittens and hat card - she just rocked it like crazy! I love this sentiment and the fun papers, buttons and colors are just too much!!!

Card Details:

Paper: Christmas Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions

Ink: Ruby Red from SU!

Stamps: Wings of Joy stamp set from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders, dimensionals, eyelets, cropadile, embroidery thread

One of the many items in the Very Merry Christmas Bundle are 10 Gift Card holders and I couldn't wait to decorate one up for today :) Last year, most of our presents were gift certificates (especially for the teens in our family) and its so nice to have gift certificates holders already pre-cut and ready to be decorated! I chose to use this sweet image of the birdies in their little snowy birdhouse for this gift certificate and added the sentiment: From our House to Yours.

And speaking of birdhouses, I HAD to make another one of these sweet birdhouses (the template is from Nicole Heady) which was one of the 3D projects from Paper Craft Planet from a few months ago. I totally had so much fun making this little birdhouse - isn't the little birdie with the little Santa hat - the CA-utest!!! You can open the top of one side of the roof and store some yummy holiday candy.

And I couldn't help but make this little quick card with this sweet image of the these lovely lovebirds in their sweet little birdcage :) I love the snowflake chipboard and covered it with Rock Star Red Sparkly Fluff :

Card Details:

Paper: Christmas Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions

Ink: Ruby Red from SU!

Stamps: Wings of Joy stamp set from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders, dimensionals, scallop punch, rockstar red sparkly fluff, chipboard snowflake

I love this image of the Joy sentiment and love the sentiment that goes with it - I stamped out the image and then colored it with copics and cut it out with my handy dandy xacto knife and spellbinders and popped it up on dimensionals. I love the versatility of these papers and how you can make all different kinds of cards. I used the TESC #82 from a couple of weeks ago and I love this sentiment - it reads: "May joy take flight in your heart this holiday season, bringing love to all around you." It is just so sweet :)

I used the same sentiment as above for this card and this is actually the card that I started making while at Taylor's, I paper pieced the tree and popped up the sweet little birdies and the ornaments were colored in with some liquid pearls :)

I can't even believe how much yumminess there is in all of the different Key Ingredients kit and bundle items that Taylor is offering! Even after making all of these cards - there is still SO much more papers and ribbon and buttons,etc. to play around with!!! Check out all the yumminess in this Very Merry Christmas Bundle that Taylor will be offering on release day which is tomorrow at 8am PST:

Please hop on over to the rest of the amazing Baker's Dozen to check out their amazing creations with this super cute set!!!

Charmaine Ikach

Denise Marzec

Donna Baker

Jackie Pedro

Jami Sibley

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Laurie Schmidlin

Sharon Harnist

and of course!: Taylor VanBruggen

And stop by tomorrow for Release Day excitement and more sneak peeks!!! I can't wait!!!!

Hugs!

Sankari :)

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks - Day 1 - Christmas Blessings

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Its Day One of release sneak peeks over at Taylored Expressions where this month, Taylor is releasing 3 wonderful Christmas and Holiday sets!!!!! woo-hoooo!!!!! Today the Baker's Dozen are featuring the beautiful stamp set: Christmas Blessings which will be available on October 3 (seriously, can you believe its October already!?!) This is such a beautiful and versatile stamp set and is full of lovely sentiments and scripture. I love the beautiful images and sentiments in this set - there are so many possibilities for cards, LO's, etc. As soon as I saw this set, I totally fell in love with the sweet bird in the set, so I created this little star card with the beautiful sentiment Joy - I love this font!

Card Details:

Paper: Making Memories (Mistletoe) and Prism Island Mist

Ink: Brilliance Gold ink, Brocade Blue and Not Quite Navy from SU!

Stamps: Christmas Blessings from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Kaiser Rhinestones, star template from Kristina Werner, Stream color Adirondack liquid pearls, sponger, dimensionals, circle and scallop punch from SU!

I love this image of the manger and for this second card, I made a little glittery frame that is popped up on dimensionals over the silhouette. I wanted to keep it simple to show the beauty of the sweet image.

Card Details:

Paper: Bazzil Gold and Ivory filigiree paper, Classic Red Prism paper

Ink: Stazon Black

Stamps: Christmas Blessings from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Kaiser Rhinestones and pearls, ribbon from stash, Red EP, dimensionals

The papers for the next two cards are from the elegant SEI Christmas Mint Patterned papers which will be available October 3 at Taylored Expressions. These papers are shimmery and beautiful and add such a nice touch of holiday elegance. I used the SCS sketch 248 from this week for the card below and double inked the sentiments and of course had to go a little liquid pearl crazy :)

Card Details:

Paper: Classic Yellow Green, SEI Papers

Ink: More Mustard and Old Olive SU!

Stamps: Christmas Blessings from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: EK Success, inkessentials pen, ribbon from stash, adirondack liquid pearls, square punch, cross in heart charm

And this last card is one of my favorites, I love this image of the three wisemen and the sentiment is simply beautiful.

Card Details:

Paper: Making Memories (Mistletoe) and Prism Island Mist

Ink: Ruby Red from SU! and Stazon Black and chalk for background

Stamps: Christmas Blessings from Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Kaiser Rhinestones, spellbinders, inkessentials gel pen, star punch from CM, bling from Martha

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! Please make sure you hop on over and check out the beautiful Christmas blessings works of art from the Baker's Dozen!!!

Charmaine Ikach

Denise Marzec

Donna Baker

Jackie Pedro

Jami Sibley

Jodi Collins

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Laurie Schmidlin

Sharon Harnist

and of course!: Taylor VanBruggen

And stop by tomorrow for Day 2 of sneak peeks!!! I can't wait!!!!

Hugs!

Sankari :)