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Hey folks!  

Its release day at Taylored Expressions and we have a brand new kit that's perfect for making quick cards for all occasions!  My favorite product from the kit is this innovate stencil, stamp and die combo that can be used in many different ways! 

To make this card, I first embossed the 'Hey There' sentiment using white embossing powder and then ink blended the panel using Plum Punch, Lollipop and Candy Corn Ink. I wanted to try something different so I die-cut the shadow on another panel instead of the one without the sentiment. I then stenciled the die-cut panel using the coordinating sunshine stencil and Deco Transfer Duo Gel. I then applied the Deco Foil Transfer sheets in Silver Shattered Glass to add some brilliant metallic finish to the rays! I then placed this panel on top of the sentiment panel and the placed the entire thing on some Sea Salt cardstock! Doesn't the foil add some extra magic to this card? I love how this turned and can't wait to send it to a friend! 


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My next card is a simple CAS card made using a stamp set that is perfect for both inside and outside your cards. I stamped the sentiment repeatedly at an angle using Sea Salt Ink and stamped one of it in Oreo. I then ink blended in Granny Smith and Cookie monster using the dotted ray stencil to draw attention to the sentiment stamped in Oreo! I then placed this panel on a Granny Smith and Cookie Monster ink blended panel to finish it off! How quick and simple is that? 


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Here’s everything included the Hey There Kit – which retails for $70:
  • Hey There Stamp & Stencil Combo set
  • Hey There Shadow die
  • Hey There Sunshine stencil
  • Dotty Ray stencil
  • Good Vibes stamp set
  • 6 Custom Envelope Seals
  • 6 Colored Envelopes
  • Packaged in a zippered pouch with a custom kit label

Grab yours before they are out of stock! 

Happy Crafting,
Kavya 




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Hi folks! 
I am back at Newton's Nook for my last guest design post for September. I cannot believe how quickly this month flew by! For my last card, I decided to share a technique or rather layout that I enjoy - using large words with stamped images! Newton's Nook makes so many standalone images that are perfect for this technique and I constantly find myself swapping the 'Os' in 'Love', 'OMG" etc with a cute Newton. Here is one that I made a while back:
For a Christmas card, I decided to use some cute christ-mouses from the Naughty or Mice Stamp set along with some large alphabets that read "Fa La La La...". I first started out with a plan to use three mice and the words 'Fa La La' but I quickly realized how big the mice were! So I cut it down to a single 'La' and decided to channel the inner math nerd in me and and add eighth power to 'La'! I think that fixed it? It definitely makes a super cute card for another math nerd! All of the alphabets were cut using my silhouette cameo in 'Rockwell' font. Any large alphabet die works too. The images were colored using alcohol markers and colored pencils. I then finished the card with a sentiment from the same set.

I hope you try this super easy and cute technique for some of your cards. You can use words like Joy, Jolly, Noel, Snow etc. and make the sentiment the focal point of your card along with an adorable stamped image from Newton's Nook!

Thank you so much for having me as your Guest Designer this month! I hope I inspired you in some way.. I definitely had so much fun!

Thanks and Happy Crafting,
Kavya 




 

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Hi folks, 

I am back with another card to share witu you! CAS is not my style but I love working with typography and sentiments! If you follow me on Instagram, you would know it by now! 

This card was a result of trying to come up with some typographical elements. If you look closer, the animals actually form the word 'HI' !!!

I love CAS cards that use products cleverly and I think I did so? For this card, I used MFT Double the Fun and MFT All the encouragement for the sentiment. Any additional elements were all hand-drawn. 

This is how I put this together:
  • I first stamped the images

  • I then drew the additional elements. No non-MFT stamps, sentiments, dies, and stencils were used. 

And that's it! How simple is that? I added a blue shadow so that people can quickly realize it says 'HI'. I think this counts as CAS.... What do you think? 


Thanks,
Kavya 





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Hello everyone, 

Can you imagine its Fall already? Taylored Expressions has a mini fall theme release and I cannot wait to share it with you all! 

First up... we have these super adorable pumpkin pouches perfect for some candy and tiny toys! I embroidered some veins to the felt leaves and added cute tags made from Pretty Packages die set released earlier this month and newly released Tag Team - Thanksgiving. How easy is that?


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Next up is my favorite stamp set from the release.. Modern Tree Stamp and Stencil Combo! This stamp set can be stretched to create cards not just for fall but for any occasion! I ended up creating two super quick birthday cards. Simply stamp the tree at different angles and color the leaves using a color combination of your choice. I used a fall combo of green, pink and yellow for one card and a classic grey, teal and pink for another. I finished both the cards by stamping sentiments from this month's free stamp and adhered them to a larger panel of Sea Salt and Toffee cardstock! 


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Be sure to check out other amazing cards from the rest of the team! 

Thanks for stopping by!
- Kavya
 

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Hi All,

I am excited to be back with another technique using some amazing Newton's Nook products! Let's change things up a bit and play with stencils this time, shall we? Stencils are super fun and can be used to create dramatic cards in a few simple steps. Here is how I created mine:

  • I decided to use some Kraft cardstock instead of my usual white for this card. I attached the card to the ---- stencil using washi tape.
  • I first ink blended using white hybrid ink. I then moved the stencil a bit and then ink blended using 4 colors to create a rainbow. I used pink, yellow, lime green, and teal hybrid inks. Adding a white layer first creates a dramatic shadow and really makes the color pop when you are using a colored cardstock! 
  • To add some extra glimmer, keeping the stencil in place from the last step, I used Tim Holtz's Nebula stickles glitter gel. I didn't like the stars so I manually removed them later on using a picking tool. 
  • I then used some outline letter dies for my sentiment. As I really liked the ink blended panel and didn't want to cover much of it, I used vellum for the center of the alphabets so that you can still see some of the rainbow gorgeousness. 
  • I then attached the panel to a larger panel using some foam. 
  • And that's about it!


I hope you liked this quick stencil card using this amazing Newton's Nook stencil. I can't believe next week is my last week already! I had so much fun sharing some cool ways to use NN's products! 

Thanks for reading, 

Kavya 

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Hi folks,

I am back at Crafty Meraki with another card using some MFT stamps! I just got my first set of Prismacolors and I am in love with how vibrant they are! This was such an amazing upgrade from my Faber Castell classic colored pencils.

For this card, I used MFT Double the Fun and All the Encouragement stamp sets to create this scenery. I stamped the images on Kraft card stock using black pigment ink and I then hand drew a simple jungle background and colored it in using colored pencils. Pretty simple and makes a stunning card to gift to an awesome friend! 

I hope you like it!

Hugs,

Kavya 



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Hi folks! 

I am back again to share a super special card! My very first entry into MFT Card Design contest. I started cardmaking less than 9 months ago and I have been waiting for this ever since. This is one of the largest cards I ever made (folded an A4 paper in half) and took me over two days to finish! I use three different coloring mediums - colored pencils, watercolors and alcohol ink markers and multiple MFT stamps and some hand-drawn elements that bring the piece together. 

Some backstory: This is a tribute to all the mothers out there that throw amazing themed birthday parties! In this card, the mama elephant is doing one for her child and its space-themed! 

This is how I put this together:
  • I used three stamp sets: MFT Space Explorers, MFT Double the Fun and MFT Happy Hippos
  • I first stamped the sentiment and hand drew the 'water burst' and the red planet.
  • I then watercolored the space backdrop and painted a hand-drawn earth 



  • I wanted to create some animal astronauts and the MFT Double the Fun and MFT Happy Hippos set was perfect for that! I drew a circle around each animal and added a band at their neck to make it look like a helmet! It's that simple. I also used a bunch of elements from space explorers and fuzzy cut all of them! This took me HOURS! I also modified the Happy Hippos set so that the hippo is actually holding a balloon of stars. This is how it looks after 1.5 days of work as I spent extensive time on details such as the helmet, planet closeups etc. 

This is the final piece of work: 








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Fingers crossed! 
- Kavya




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Hi folks, 

I am excited to be back on the Newton's Nook blog with my second guest design post for the month. This time, I have a super cute ink blended CAS card to share. The beauty of this layout is that this can be used with most of Newton's Nook stamp sets with stand-alone images! This is my go-to technique if I want to whip up a quick card for any occasion. So, let's get started! 
  • Firstly, use some purple tape (or any tape of your choice) to mask the center portion of the panel. You can definitely get creative and try out other orientations like a diagonal, last 1/3rd of the panel, etc. You are the artist! 
  • I then used hybrid inks in three colors - baby pink, pineapple, and baby blue - to ink blend the center portion.
  • I colored the unicorn and a few other elements from Believe in Unicorns using alcohol ink markers and colored pencils. 
  • I then heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing ink and finished off the card using some clear sequins. 

Isn't that simple? I hope you liked this quick mini-tutorial. See you all next week!

Thanks,

Kavya 

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Hey everyone! 

I am super excited to be sharing my first release day post as DT for Taylored Expressions. This release is full of fun exciting products perfect for celebrating birthdays. This release is now available in the TE Store!

My first (and favorite) product is the Pretty Package die which is great for giving out gift cards. As the gift card slot die is separate, I decided to skip it and add a sentiment instead.


For this card, I ink blended the top of the package using Lollipop, Candy Corn, and Pineapple TE Premium ink using TE's super soft blending brushes. The 'ribbons' on the package were ink blended using Pineapple, Granny Smith, and Blue Raspberry ink. I stamped the 'confetti' image from Balloon Birthday Additions using Confetti Cake ink. I then blended the top of the panel using the same ink. The balloons from Balloon Birthday Additions were stamped using Pineapple, Lollipop, Granny Smith, and Blue Raspberry ink. I then finished off the card by stamping sentiments from Everyday Birthday, Counting Candles Add-Ons, and Millie's Birthday Bash. 


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My next card uses the adorable life of the party set! There are so many ways to use these single animals and here is one layout. I first stamped the 'confetti' using TE's white embossing powder and then ink blended the background Cupcake, Pineapple and Confetti Cake TE ink. I then cut a semi-circle using Buttercream Frosting cardstock and then stamped sentiments from Life of the Party and Millie's Birthday Bash. I colored the cute critters using Copic markers and then placed them behind the semi-circle to finish it off!


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My next card uses the innovative On Repeat stamp and die set. This is perfect for mass producing sentiments to make creative backgrounds. For this card, I stamped and embossed the On Repeat Birthday stamp on Pineapple, Lollipop, Blue Raspberry and Blueberry cardstock. I stamped and embossed On the Block-Happy on Earl Grey cardstock and added a black shadow so that it pops! I then arranged all the pieces on a Sea Salt panel.



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I then used the remaining strips along with an image from Millie's Birthday Bash to create this simple yet striking birthday card! The On Repeat stamps definitely make it easier to create quick cards with endless possibilities :) 





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My last card shows you a quick way to use the All Tucked In - Birthday stamp set. I first stamped the 'confetti' image from this set using Confetti Cake Ink and then lightly distressed the panel using Salt Water Taffy ink. The center panel was ink blended using Strawberry Milkshake, Candy Corn and Pineapple ink. I then heat embossed various sentiments from the All Tucked In stamp set to create a background and added an image colored with copics from Millie's Birthday Bash. I then finished it off with a sentiment from Tag Team Birthday on the side!  



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And that's it folks! I hope you like the cards I made for the release :) I will be making a few more in the next couple of days so be sure to check out my instagram! 

Tomorrow through Sunday, September 13th you can also get our 12th Birthday Bundle for only $62. The 12th Birthday Bundle includes:

  • Bokeh Layering Stencil
  • Building Blocks – Happy Additions
  • On the Block – Happy
  • On the Block – Happy Shadow
  • On Repeat – Birthday
  • On Repeat Die
In addition, all orders receive a free I (heart) TE collector enamel pin!


Thanks,
Kavya 







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Hello! I am Kavya. Welcome to my blog where I share my love for all things papercrafting and cardmaking. I am excited that you decided to stop by and look around.

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