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 :)

Happy Holiday Monday :)

Good Monday Morning Everyone!

Its Monday and that means its holiday time! I am so happy to be part of the Christmas Stampin All Year Long blog, where every week we create a card on Monday - each Monday there is a different challenge for your card (so you can always keep it fresh - I don't know about you but it is SO hard for me to make 50 xmas cards that are all the same). This week, Debbie from The Paper Garden challenged us to use this awesome sketch where the bottom portion of the sketch is patterned DP and the top portion is embossed. 

I was cleaning up a few days ago for our guests this weekend and found (or re-found, I should say :)  this Martha paper from last year hidden at the bottom of this pile that was behind another pile :) and was psyched to be able to use it - I LOVE this gum drop paper and thought it would go perfectly with this sweet gingerbread house from Taylored Expressions. 

The top really is embossed (in dotted snowflakes)

 but you can't see it come through because of the light on the picture).

I had so much fun making this card! Its officially August folks - so if you would like to get crafting on some holiday cards - check out the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog and play along - and check out the wonderful holiday merriment that was created by all the wonderful women on the DT for this week's sketch!

Please come back later this morning where I am SO psyched to be able to show you something "berry" special (wink!) 

Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

Thanks for visiting!

hugs!

Sankari :)

Card Details:

Paper: Martha Stewart

Stamps: Gingerbread house is from the Home Sweet Home stamp set from Taylored Expressions

Ink: Stazon Black

Accessories: liquid pearls (5 different colors), spellbinders dies, frosted lace stickles, candy cane stickles, crystal stickles, brad for the door knob, ribbon from stash

Merry & Bright Monday

Good Monday Morning 

This week over at Christmas Stamping All Year Long, Debbie challenged us to decorate our holiday cards not only on the outside - but also on the inside. I decided to keep things simple because I wanted to do two cards at the same time. I think I want to do two of each card - it could be nice to have some extra xmas cards on hand - just in case :) So here are two cards made from one sheet of  8.5 x 11 paper, a punch and some liquid pearls.

Card Details

Paper: DCVW paper and white cardstock

Stamps: Season's Sweetings and Home Sweet Home from Taylored Expressions

Ink: Garden Green

Accessories: red stickles, red ribbon, star punch

There is so much to do this week - I am slightly in a panic... aie! But I have my lists - which have lists - so hopefully things will get checked off today :)

In the meantime - if you need to get a handle on your christmas/holiday cards - check out the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog - its such a great place to find inspiration to get started and going on your holiday cards. 

Thanks so much for visiting my lil corner!

Wishing you all a happy monday!!!

I am off to try and get some "things to do checked off" from my list!

Hugs :)

Sankari :)