Sankari's Sunshine Corner

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peeks: Boscoe and Dino-Mite

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Day 3 of sneak peeks from Taylored Expressions!! Today my heart is swooning over some super cute animal friends! The first one is a new little doggy friend named Boscoe!! Isn't he just the cutest thing --- ever!!

I stamped Boscoe and then colored him with the smooth as butter Spectrum Noir markers and then colored in the flowers and cut it out from the flower die that comes with this stamp set. I created some grass for Boscoe to sit on using the Grass Border die and the clouds using the Cloud Border die. I added some faux stitching and added a little orange gingham ribbon to the side for a little fun :) Isn't Boscoe's expression so darling?!!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Boscoe stamp set (with coordinating dies) from Taylored Expressions
Taylored Dies: Label Stacklets 8, Grass Border die, Cloud Border die
Paper: Kraft cardstock, Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Memento Paris Dusk and Ladybug Red and Spectrum Noir Markers
Accessories: Best Glue Ever, foam dimensionals, white gel pen, sponger, angle corner chomper

For my second card, I created a little dino playdate scene using dinos from the new stamp set called: Dino-Mite - aren't they SO cute?! I created some hills using the Build A Scene - Rolling Hills dies and Build A Scene Sunshine dies along with the Clouds Border die.
I colored the different dinos with fun bright colors and then added a little cupcake on the back of one of the Dinos from the stamp set: For the Love of Cupcakes:

I added the birthday sentiment "Big Birthday Wishes" on the inside with one more of the cute dinos ... I love this little cutie!

Here is a close up of the dinos - I covered the dinos and the hills with a little bit of gloss - I was making them talk to each other as I adhered them to the cardstock - so much fun :) My kids are in love with this stamp set!!!

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Dino-Mite stamp set and For the Love of Cupcakes by Taylored Expressions
Taylored Dies: Cloud Border and Build a Scene - Sunshine and Rolling Hills dies
Inks: Memento Ladybug Red, Distress Inks: Broken Glass and Spectrum Noir markers
Accessories: yellow button, twine, foam dimensionals, glaze

I can't wait to see what all the designers have created today from all the wonderful dies and stamps that will be released this week!! Please hop along with me and check them out!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please hop on by tomorrow for Release Day Fun tomorrow!!
Hugs,
Sankari :)

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peeks: P&P Journal Tabs

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to day two of sneak peeks from Taylored Expressions, where today I created a project featuring two stamp sets: Journal Tabs - Month and Journal Tabs - Day - each with coordinating dies.

These two journal tabs are so perfect for scrapbooking or Pockets & Page booking!! I created a layout from our trip down south in April and used the Journal Tabs to indicate the month, and then used the tabs to also create a label for the different parts of the layout:

Here is a close up of one of the part of the page layout - where I used the Journal Tab - Month stamp set (stamped the April stamp with Cantaloupe ink) along with date created by using the Sweet & Simple #s dies:

For both the above and below pictures, I kept a blank area where I can go back and journal. There is also a blank Journal Tab from the Journal Tab - Month stamp set that you can use to write in your own tab - I decided to create a banner using the blank journal tab and inking it with different color inks to create a rainbow. The little polka dot circles were punched out from scrap DP. I used the die from the Journal Tab - Day stamp set to die cut a label that I could journal in.

The Journal Tab - Day stamp set also comes with fun sentiments such as: "Love This" and "Right Now" that I used against the pictures of the kids writing their name in the sand.

I kept the last layout super simple by creating 4 pictures in the square and then centered the sentiment "Love" from the Circle Words P&P dies in the middle of the layout.

Page Ingredients:
Stamps: Journal Tabs - Month with coordinating die, Journal Tabs - Day with coordinating dies
Paper: Blue and Yellow cardstock
Memento Inks: Ladybug Red, Tangelo, Cantaloupe, Bamboo Leaves, Sky Blue
Accessories: Best Glue Ever, White gel pen, corner rounder
Taylored Dies: P & P Circle Words, Sweet and Simple #s

There are so many awesome projects that showcase all the wonderful P and P journaling tools, dies and stamps that will be released this month - please hop along with me and check them out here:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Please come over tomorrow and check out more peeks from the release this month!

Hugs,

Sankari :)

Monday, May 5, 2014

Taylored Expressions May Sneak Peeks: Light Up the Night with City Skyline and Patriotic Prose (Brave)

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the Release Week from Taylored Expressions for May 2014!! Today I am so excited to show two projects that I created using the awesome stamps and dies that will be released later on this week! Whoohoo!!

For my first project, I created a little cityscape using the new border die called: City Skypline and paired it with the new stamp set called: Light Up the Night which features these super awesome fireworks!!

I created a little scene using the Build a Scene - Rolling Hills dies the clouds from the Cloud Border die. I added some stickles and bling to the fireworks and then colored in the windows of the buildings with different colors of yellow for light in the windows:

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Light Up the Night stamp set from Taylored Expressions
Inks: Memento Tangelo, Ladybug Red, Cantaloupe, London Fog
Taylored Dies: City Skyline die, Build A Scene dies: Rolling Hills, Cloud Border
Papers: white, black and green cardstock
Accessories: dark green felt, stickles, bling, sponger, foam dimensionals

Such a fun stamp set and such an infinite set of possibilities for how to use all of these stamps and dies together!! Perfect for celebrations of all sorts, new years eve and 4th of July!! And speaking of 4th of July, I created a card using the new American Flag cutting plate that I cut on red, white and blue cardstock, but cut the stars out and layered them together:

I created a little pocket using and used the sentiment: "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave" from the new stamp set called: Patriotic Prose: Brave. I also added a few strips of stars from the Reach for the Stars border die for a little fun & flair :)

I finished it off with some twine on the side and then corner chomped the edges with photo corner chomper:

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Patriotic Prose - Brave (Taylored Expressions)
Taylored Dies: American Flag Die Cutting Plate, Reach for the Stars border
Papers: 4th of July Project Pantry (2013 from TE) and Kraft cardstock
Accessories: corner chomper, red twine, foam dimensionals, sponger

This was such a fun patriotic card to make - I just loved creating these cards today!! I can't wait to see what all the designers have created today from all the wonderful dies and stamps that will be released this week!! Please hop along with me and check them out!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Please hop on by tomorrow for more peeks from this awesome release!
Hugs,
Sankari :)

Verve Divas Inspiration Hop - May 2014

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Verve's May Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This month we've got a fabulous challenge that's sure to put a string in your step! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize!

Our April challenge is Font Focus:

Fancy fonts are all the rage! Let your inner wordsmith shine and make a gorgeous sentiment (or two or three!) the focus of your card. Whether you draw inspiration from the graphic or take some poetic license of your own, just flash us some fonts!

Every single Verve stamp set could be used for this challenge because Julee is the master of fonts!! I love all the different fonts that she has used in creating all the different Verve stamps! For my project today, I created a card using the beautiful stamp set called Joyful Blooms from Verve stamp sets.

I love all the gorgeous blooms and the sweet curve of the sentiments in this set. I mixed this set with the sentiment from the Making A Statement stamp set from - I love the "xoxo" sentiments and stamped them in a line with different inks and ran it in a strip across the bottom of the flowers:

I stamped the inside of the card and colored one or two of the flowers on the inside as well for more of a finished feel (something that I always mean to do, but sometimes skip :)

Here is a close up of the flowers - I layered the flowers ontop of each other - some were paper pieced from the DP and others were colored in with copics - I love this mix of DP and colors together - feels like spring!!!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Joyful Blooms and Making A Statement from Verve stamp sets

Papers: My Mind's Eye

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rose Red, Bahama Blue and Bamboo Green and copics

Accessories: turquoise grosgrain, bling, foam dimensionals, EK success scallop border, corner rounder and sponger

I loved playing with these stamp sets and can't wait to see what this amazing team has created!! Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! 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, and a little bit about our brand new Diva!


	1. Julee	9. Susan
	2. Amy	10. Chaitali
	3. Anya	11. Stacey
	4. Betty	12. Maureen
	5. Karen	13. Marisa
	6. Sankari	14. Andrea
	7. Sarah	14. Charmaine
	8. Sony	14. Christyne

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

hugs,