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Spring Has Sprung!

April 16, 2013

Spring may have sprung for many of you, but here in MN, Mother Nature is still trying to decide what season we’re in! We’ve had rain, sleet and snow this past week and today’s cards are making me want spring to come quickly!

This month I’m April’s Guest Designer over at Petaloo, WooHoo!!! Many of you already use Petaloo, but if you haven’t heard of them, they have beautiful flowers and gorgeous embellishments and ribbon! Be sure to check out all the fun HERE. Here are a few cards I made for them that use a few other products I want to share with you.

This criss cross card uses Labels Detailz Dies, released yesterday at Lifestyle Crafts. Detailz Dies are dies that cut and emboss. Isn’t this label pretty? I love how Petaloo’s flowers and brads coordinate so well with the DP, Bella Blvd Spring Flings and Easter Things.

Here’s another card I made for Petaloo using Lockhart’s Vintage Apron stamp. I love this image and paper pieced it with Bella Blvd Spring Things and Easter Things “Borders”. The adorable resin rose is a Petaloo brad as well as the Mulberry flower/brad, and the perfect touch for this apron! Now take a look at this cool gift bag…

Laurie has come up with a brilliant and innovative way to present a gift bag and card with her Card Hanger Dies. It’s a wonderful way to make sure your card doesn’t get lost in the bag! Here I used it for my gift bag, isn’t it pretty? I love how the card stock I used matches my bag perfectly!

The Card Hanger Die was so easy to use and really makes my gift bag look polished, don’t you think? Hope you all have a great day! :)

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Lifestyle Crafts, Lifestyle Crafts/QuicKutz Tags: card hanger die, Cards, detailz dies, labels, petaloo

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Detailz Dies Are Gorgeous!

April 15, 2013

Happy Monday, everyone! I’m here to share a new product, Detailz Dies, from Lifestyle Crafts. What are Detailz Dies? They’re dies that cut and emboss and they’re gorgeous!

For this card I used Banners and Flags. I love the shape of the die cuts as well as how deep the embossing is. The sentiment is from Moka Skylar (Taylored Expressions).

This card uses Songbird, which has this gorgeous cage and the bird is on my next card, below. The mini butterflies are from Tag It. I snipped where the butterfly is attached and added a small pearl to cover the perforation. I love these little butterflies.

My last card uses the bird from Songbird and I love the natural feel it has. Take a look at the embossed image!

Be sure to come back later this week as I have one more project with these dies to share. Don’t forget that my readers can use the code POP to receive 20% off their order, no minimum required. I have a feeling these dies will be popular so grab them while you can. If you get your hands on some, I’d love to see what you come up with. Leave me a link so I can visit your blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Lifestyle Crafts, Lifestyle Crafts/QuicKutz Tags: banners, Cards, CAS, dies, labels, Lifestyle Crafts, songbird

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TE December Petite-a-Palooza Whimsical Wishes

December 8, 2012

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The fun continues! All products are now available in the Fresh Out of the Oven Department at Taylored Expressions. Be sure to check out the new Current Special (available through December 9th), it’s one you’re not going to want to miss!

My card today uses Stargazer Lily Bouquet. Isn’t it gorgeous? What I love about it is that you can color the lilies in so many different colors and they’ll all be so pretty! I also used the Mini Tags dies (which coordinates perfectly with this set!) for my sentiment and the new Label Stacklets 3.

Here are the products I used for today’s card:

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Baker’s Dozen has in store for you!

Charmaine Ikach
Jen Shults
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Kerri Michaud (Guest Designer)
Melody Rupple
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Shannon White
Stephanie Kraft
Taylor VanBruggen
Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Uncategorized Tags: Cards, december release, label stacklets 3, mini tags, stargazer lily bouquet, taylored expressions

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TE October Release Party!

November 9, 2012

All of the new Taylored Expressions products are now available in the Fresh Out of the Oven Department.

Be sure to check the TE Current Specials page to find out how you can get the Crafty Expressions stamp set for FREE!

The adorable hearts are from Handmade Charms and fit perfectly inside of the spectacles.

The stars are from Seeing Stars…another versatile die set!

Today I’m using Spectacular, an awesome set that features a super fun set of spectacles and quirky sentiments. This set also works well with Spectacles, an ultra cool die set.

A few embellishments make a huge statement and I LOVE the sentiments in this set!

I stamped the adorable pup from Signature Style on the back of my cards for an extra special touch…isn’t it cute?

Here’s the Spectacles die set I used:

Go see what the rest of the Baker’s Dozen has for you!

Charmaine Ikach
Jami Sibley – DT Coordinator
Jen Shults
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Melody Rupple
Nancy McKinney – Illustrator
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Shannon White
Stephanie Kraft
Taylor VanBruggen
Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Taylored Expressions Tags: Cards, signature style, spectacles, spectacular, taylored expressions

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Taylored Expressions November Release Day

November 8, 2012

All of the new Taylored Expressions products are now available in the Fresh Out of the Oven Department. Be sure to check the TE Current Specials page to find out how you can get the Crafty Expressions stamp set for FREE!

Today I’m sharing Welcome Gnome, an utterly adorable set illustrated by the very talented Doug Applegate. This set will coordinate well with Garden Shed, also being released today!

I love this set and the sentiments are so perfect! I used Mega Leaves for this card, a beautiful set of dies for fall and a follow up to the adorable Mini Leaves die. I added gold embossing powder to it to make it pop a little.

I used Sweet Sunday’s Sketch Challenge 171 for my layout and MME Miss Caroline Dilly Dally for the patterned paper. I love the tones in this paper pad!

Here’s the back of the card that uses Signature Style, another must have set to sign all your creative work. This set was concepted by our very talented Wanda Guess (love her!) and the hardest part will be choosing which image to use. They are all so cute! Here are a few more samples from Signature Style.

Don’t you love them? Here are the dies I used for today’s project:

Check out what the rest of the Baker’s Dozen has for you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Taylored Expressions Tags: Cards, Copics, signature style, taylored expressions, welcome gnome

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TE October 2012 KI Release

October 10, 2012

Happy Hump Day, everyone! I am so excited to share the gorgeous October 2012 TE Key Ingredients Kit. There is also an exclusive subscriber stamp set this month and it’s absolutely adorable! I love love love the stamps and coordinating dies.

The hinged tin is the perfect size for smaller note cards, they are @ 3×5″ and are able to be put together quickly. The patterned paper that comes in the kit is Simple Stories Harvest Lane and is gorgeous! All the yummy colors of fall are in there, plus a few more! The burlap is so pretty and is one of my favorite elements in the kit.

Did you know that you can make at least 16 cards with this kit? I love that I don’t have to think too hard about coordinating my projects, everything you want/need is included for perfectly coordinated projects.

If you’re a subscriber (or decide to subscribe) in the Key Ingredients Subscription program, consider taking advantage of the opportunity to purchase Falling for You at 50% off. You also have access to past exclusive stamp sets Delightful Day & Vintage Dreamer. The Falling for You Stamp Set and dies are available to KI Subscribers only. It will be available throughout 2012, but it will be at 50% OFF only through 11/10/12. On 11/11/12 the price will return to regular retail of $23.95. The coordinating die set is exclusive to subscribers. For more information, check out Taylor’s blog.

Do you want to see more inspiration? Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, TE KI Tags: Cards, dies, fall, falling for you, gift set, nugget tin, october 2012 key ingredients, taylored expressions, tin

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Tricks ‘N Treats & Fall Elegance

September 10, 2012

Hello! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I’m SO excited to show you some new dies from Lifestyle Crafts that will be available Monday, September 17th. That’s only a week from today!

There’s a lot to share…let’s get started!

I used a mix of new dies and one old die (Rectangle Box die) for this display. The new dies are awesome and are Coffin Box, Frightful Edges, Spider, Skeleton, Build a Monster, Spiderweb Punches, Bat & Moon punches, and Skull & Crossbones punches.

Don’t you LOVE the Skeleton?

I love the new Coffin Box!

The buckets have fun new borders called Frightful Edges. These are perfect for Halloween decorations and/or scrap pages!

There are also some lovely new Leaf Punches and a gorgeous 4×4 Feathers die. If you’ve seen any of my past posts, you’ll see that I’ve used the feather from Feather Headband Die on several of my projects. It is still one of my favorite dies but now I’ve added the new 4×4 Feathers die and Leaf Punches to my favorites list. They are stunning!

The Leaf Punches are so versatile and look wonderful cut in solid colors or embossed (as I did) in gold. I paired them with Dainty and Whimsy embossing folders.

And if you’re still with me, here is my last project using the new Feathers die, and some past release dies, Nesting Butterflies, Nesting Doily Squares, Butterfly Punches, and Envelope & Liner.

3 layers to the butterfly…

Don’t forget to use my special code POP at checkout to save 20%! Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Lifestyle Crafts, Lifestyle Crafts/QuicKutz Tags: build a monster, butterfly punches, Cards, coffin box, dies, envelope & liner, fall, feather headband, feathers, frightful edges, halloween, Lifestyle Crafts, nesting butterflies, nesting doily squares, quickutz, skeleton, spider, spiderweb

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Charm Heart

September 7, 2012

Happy Friday! This week’s release is called Pixies and Ponies and it is so charming!

My card uses Charm Heart and I love the CAS feel to this heart. It would be great for Valentines or Anniversary cards too!

Be sure to check out the beautiful Vintage Poppy Cluster $2 deal, it’s gorgeous!

Come see what the rest of our very talented DT has to share with you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in A Day For Daisies (ADFD), Cards, Copics Tags: A Day For Daisies, Cards, charm heart, Love

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Thank You Card

August 21, 2012

Hello, everyone! Today I’m sharing an older (and gorgeous) set from Taylored Expressions. I adore this tea set and think it makes not only beautiful cards, but it’s also perfect for gift sets.

I stamped my images on to Choice Watercolor Cardstock with Ranger Archival ink. I usually use Memento Tuxedo Black ink for most (if not all) of my stamping, but when it comes to watercoloring, Ranger Archival ink is perfect because it doesn’t bleed. I didn’t heat set it but I know some people do. Versafine is another ink that’s good for watercoloring, though you’ll most likely want to heat set it.

This cardstock blends watercolors beautifully and I love the thickness of it. The quality is excellent and I was able to go over some spots several times without worrying about my cardstock breaking down and getting mushy.

I colored my images with Tim Holtz Distress Markers and have to say that I love these markers! I used them with a watercolor brush/pen. The colors were wonderful and I love that you can have soft or bold shades of the same color. These markers are not a perfect match to the other lines of Distress Inks, however, I do think they compliment them beautifully and offer even more blending goodness.

For this card, I used Creativi Tea and Life Saver (sentiment). I love the paper pad too, MME Hootenanny, which has so many gorgeous papers! I layered my image with the Medium Layered Doily Die, which is such a pretty die! The ribbon is from August’s KI Kit and was a perfect match with the patterned paper.

The supplies that were used today:

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Distress Inks and/or Markers, Taylored Expressions Tags: august ki kit, Cards, creative tea, distress markers, life saver, my mind's eye hootenanny, taylored expressions, watercolors

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Sending You Sunshine & FREE SHIPPING!

August 20, 2012

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend! I’m recovering from my son turning 10 and a birthday sleepover. Not sure why they call them sleepovers since the kids never sleep!

Today I’m sharing a card that uses the newest release from Lifestyle Crafts, Pool Party. I’m loving summer and these dies make me happy!

I used a combination of the Umbrella die, Sun die, Waves border die, and Sun & Clouds border die. The adorable sentiment is from A Year of Sentiments (Taylored Expressions).

Here are the dies I used:

Today, August 20-26, there’s FREE SHIPPING on all orders at Lifestyle Crafts…AND if you use my special code, POP, you’ll save 20% off any order. 20% and FREE SHIPPING? Now that’s a great way to start the week off!

Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by Shelly in Cards, Lifestyle Crafts, Taylored Expressions Tags: a year of sweet sentiments, beach, border dies, Cards, dies, doodlebug, lc, Lifestyle Crafts, quickutz, sun, taylored expressions, umbrella, waves, white gel pen