Monday, December 30, 2013

A New Year - A New You!

Hi Everyone!

 This has been such an amazing December - so busy and full of family! My favorite part was just trying to enjoy the moments of each day - just relaxing on the couch and soaking up the sweetness of all being together!

 I wanted to share the card I made using the new Stamp of the Month from Taylored Expressions I really feel like this stamp sentiment and card is the perfect way to end the year! This stamp set coordinates with the December Key Ingredients Kit(a perfect way to make cards with cardstock and DP and embellishments that are all designed to go together and create perfectly coordinated cards!) I love the sentiment in this paper that says: "A New Year - A New You" and paired it with the sentiment  from the stamp of the month that says: "When one door closes, another opens"... such a perfect way to start the new year!
 
The December stamp of the month is called: "Going Places" and it also coordinates perfectly with the absolutely darling December Key Ingredients Kit and comes with super cute coordinating dies - you can get both the stamp of the month and the December KI kit by checking out the Taylored Expressions Deluxe Subscription Kit here for more details. 


Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Going Places from Taylored Expressions
Ink: Lime Green (Colorbox), Bamboo Leaves (Memento), China Glass (Ranger)
Paper: December Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions
Taylored Dies: Banner Stacklets 1
Accessories: foam dimensionals, best glue, circle nestabilities


Underneath the door is a heart - I attached the door to the sentiment so that it can swing open and you can see a heart underneath it - so so so much fun to create this card!!!

Hope this year is a wonderful new year for you and your family! Wishing you everything wonderful as we say goodbye to 2013 and ring in the new year!

Happy 2014 everyone! Thanks so much for your sweet comments this year and for stopping over to my blog! Big hugs!!!
Sankari :)

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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Taylored Expressions Stamp of the Month December: Going Places


Hi Everyone!!

Its time for a new Stamp of the Month from Taylored Expressions! The stamp of month this month is called: "Going Places" and it also coordinates perfectly with the absolutely darling December's Key Ingredients kit and comes with super cute coordinating dies!
This set is perfect paired with the December Key Ingredients Kit: -  and you can get both by checking out the Taylored Expressions Deluxe Subscription Kit here for more details. 

I love the saying in this stamp set that says: "When one door closes another opens" - it reminds me to always keep hope alive and to see the challenges that are thrown our way as opportunities. There are many times when something heartbreaking or challenging has happened and you just don't know why it happened - and it feels like there is no light in the tunnel - but still you have to keep walking. Looking back, when those doors closed -something else happened - a different path was opened up that brought me to where I am today. Here is my card using this sentiment and the super sweet stamp of the door and sentiment:



Here is a close up of the door - I added a little brad to the door knob and some glitter to the windows :) I LOVE LOVE LOVE the super sweet papers in this set - all of the ribbon, DP's and cardstocl is from Taylored Expressions:


It was so much fun to make one card - that I kept making more and made another one while I was it :) 
Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Going Places from Taylored Expressions
Ink: Lime Green and Lilac (Colorbox) 
Paper: December Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions
Taylored Dies: Banner Stacklets 1 and Label Stacklets 2
Accessories: white gel pen, EK success border punch, chunky white glitter, gloss, foam dimensionals, pewter brad and the best glue

I loved making this card and am excited to hop along with these amazing ladies  - please check out their gorgeous creations with the new Stamp of The Month and coordinating KI kit:
Thanks so much for hopping over here today!
Ciao for now,
Sankari :)


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Friday, December 6, 2013

Taylored Expressions December Spotlight Day: Big Delivery


Hey Everyone!

 Happy Friday! Did you guys see the amazing release from the Taylored Expressions Petite Palooza where 14 petite stamp sets were released with coordinating dies??!! Holy moly creative therapy Batman! You can read all about this month's release at Taylor's blog here.

 Today for the Spotlight Hop - I created a card using the Big Delivery stamp set - OMG it is SOO cute - it comes with the die for the pickup truck and with different items that you can put into the back of the truck like sunshine and cupcakes and hearts. It was tough to choose which one to put in the back - but I was hungry when I was making this card so I went with cupcakes :)

 I made the road from some velvet black paper that I had on hand and made the truck going upward carrying that big cupcake. All I am saying is this - if a truck with a huge cupcake like that came to my door - I would be beyond ecstatic!! I would also want a huge cup of chai to go with it :) There are other things that you can fill in this truck from the Bushels & A Peck stamp set, the Basket Full stamp set, and the Loads of fun stamp set! So much variety!!! I created a little banner and added some grass and sky and then popped up the truck and cupcake onto the scene  - here is closer peek at the detail:

And then on the inside I used the same cupcake and put it over the sentiment - Delivering a Big Birthday Wish - I just love how it turned out :)
Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Big Delivery stamp set from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Papers: Choice Snow White card stock from TE, black velvet card stock, Bazzill card stock gray and pink card stock and scrap DP
Accessories: Party Banner Border die, Cloud Border Die, Grass Punch, bling, corner chomper, dimensional foam and bling

 This whole release has been a huge delivery of pure crafty fun - Please check out what these amazing team mates on the Baker's Dozen have in store for you on their blog from Petite Palooza:


Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Have an amazing weekend :)
Ciao for now,
Sankari :)

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Taylored Expressions December Release Day: Dig In!


HI Everyone!
Today is release day madness at Taylored Expressions - with a TON of new petite stamp sets that come with coordinating dies - perfect stocking stuffers for your crafty friends or just for yourself...or both! :)

For my project today - I created a fun little card for my little guy using the new petite stamp set called Dig In - that comes with 2 coordinating dies. My son and nephew are the biggest construction vehicle enthusiasts ever! One summer, my son created a journal called: Tractors I have seen - so that he could write down all the different kinds of tractors he saw that summer!! I can't wait to give him this fun construction set with the this fun sentiment!

 I created the piles of dirt using the gift wrap from one of my Taylored Expressions package :) I crumpled up the brown wrapping and then sponged some Rich Cocoa ink and created some hills and the caution tape by coloring in black stripes on the yellow cardstock . Here is another peek at this stamp set:

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Dig In stamp set from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocao
Papers; Snow White Choice card stock and brown wrapping paper
Accessories: Build A Scene Swirly Cloud dies, Cloud Border Die, ruler, copics, foam dimensional, sponger, yellow sparkling ribbon


I had so much fun making this fun digger card and can't wait to see all the release day fun in store for us today from the DT - please hop with me and check them out here:
Thanks so much for stopping by today!!
Big hugs,
Sankari :)
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December Diva Inspirations Hop Verve Stamps

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Verve's December Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time. We love to get our Verve inky around here. So pull up a chair and take a tour of some fun creations using Verve favorites .It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines.

For my card today, I decided to get sweet Rudy out and ink him up for some holiday fun using the Santa's Helper stamp set from Verve stamps, which is also on S A L E right now (oh yea!). I love this little guy - he is so cute with that little top hat! omgoodness!! I decided to keep the card layout a little simple and tried to do a little rustic CAS with this little guy :)

 After coloring him, I popped him up on some dimensionals and onto the Sweet Scallop die from Verve stamps. I couldn't just stop at one card - he is tooooo cute - so I kept going and made some more cards mixing up some ribbons - they will totally come in handy in the next week or so while putting together teacher's gifts at school. Here are the cards that I made using the same stamp:
Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Santa's Helper stamp set from Verve Stamps
Inks: Memento Bamboo Leaves and Tuxedo Black and copics
Papers: Kraft cardstock and scrap DP
Accessories: Sweet Scallop die from Verve stamps, white gel pen, paper crimper, twine, gingham ribbon, grosgrain ribbon, snowflake punch from MS, bling and corner chomper

I loved coloring in Rudy and creating these cards :) and I can't wait to see what the rest of the team has created - please hop with me and check them out and leave some love with a comment and you could win some fun Verve stamps!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Big hugs,
Sankari :)
1. Julee 11. Andrea
2. Amy 12. Teresa
3. Anya 13. Charmaine
4. Betty 14. Laurie S.
5. Jessica 15. Stacey {Guest}
6. Karen 16. Jen
7. Sankari 17. Amber
8. Sarah 18. Maureen
9. Susan 19. Marisa
10. Tiffany 20. Christyne


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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Taylored Expressions December Sneak Peeks: Petite-a-Palooza Day 2

Hi Everyone!

Today is the second day of sneak peeks for the Taylored Expressions upcoming release of the 3rd annual Petite Palooza where 14 petite stamp sets with coordinating dies will be released tomorrow! That's a WHOLE lot of craft therapy right there! Oh yea!

 I have two stamp sets to sneak peeks from today - the first is an adorable stamp set called Bugs & Balloons - which comes with 5 dies!!! You can make either a hot air balloon or a ladybug with this stamp set - its a hard choice - they are both so cute! I decided to make a hot air balloon (or two ;) this time around and created a little scene using the Build A Scene: Rolling Hills and Swirly Clouds. I love the sweet little flower and heart dies that come with this set - I used some of the hearts on the hot air balloons and the others I used to decorate the rolling hills:
 I popped up the swirly cloud on some dimensionals and then popped up the hot air balloon with some more dimensionals - here is closer look at the hills, flowers, balloons and heart:

Card Ingredients Stamps: Bugs & Balloons from Taylored Expressions Inks: Memento tuxedo Black, Canteloupe, Chalk ink: Coral Papers: Bazzil green card stock, Choice Snow White card stock, Accessories: Bugs & Balloons coordinating dies, Build A Scene: Rolling Hills, Cloud Border Die, dimensionals, bling and ribbon


For my second card, I created a little card set using the stamp set: From Me To You stamp set that was a freebie from the September release but is being released tomorrow for purchase! I LOVE the fonts in this stamp set - and the label shape is so fun and whimsical! I used the Reach for the Stars border die to create some stars shooting out of the happy birthday sentiment in different colors and then added some bling to their centers.


 Here is a closer peek at the sentiment - I love the fun feel of the sentiment and was going to make two with the same ribbon colors - but ran out of the pink - so I thought it would be fun to make the other one in blue :)
 Here are the two cards side by side - I couldn't decide whether to put the bow facing toward the sentiment or away from the sentiment - which way do you like better? I still can't decide :-)
Card Ingredients
Stamps:: From Me To You stamp set from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Bamboo Leaves and Tuxedo Black
Papers: Choice Snow White Cardstock, Bazzill assorted colors card stock and Basic Grey 6x6 DP (Knee Highs)
Accessories: Reach for the Stars border, Label Stacklets 3, Foam Dimensionals, bling, ribbon (pink satin), chunky glitter and Best Glue Ever

I loved making these fun cards - so so so cute! I can't wait to see what the rest of the team has created with all of these fun stamp sets - please hop with me and check them out!!
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Big hugs,
Sankari :)
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