Handmade by Kavya: Taylored Expressions

Hi folks,

There is a new release that I am super excited about! Taylored Expressions has some new stencils and pastel blender brushes! First of all, how gorgeous are these brushes? I love mine and I can't wait to use them for my distress inks so that I don't contaminate them with my hybrid inks! I also switched over to the new Tool Tray as its much more convenient and saves space on my tiny craft desk. If you are looking for a compact holder for your brushes and other tools, this one is for you!

I am super excited about the new stencil release as well and I have a bunch of cards to share with you all. My first card uses the Breezy stencil. I first stenciled using blueberry ink on poblano pepper cardstock and then dry embossed it to give a subtle dimension. I then assembled the seasonal sprigs and then die cut them using the circle stacklet die to create an ornament. I finally used white embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment from Merry Millie and Beautiful Baubles Add on and added some 'sparkles' by splatting some paint using TE Shimmer liquid watercolor!

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For my next card, I used the Play the Angle stencil to create a fun geometric themed Christmas card. I first stenciled on salt water taffy cardstock using salt water taffy ink. I then cut some triangles out of granny smith, peapod and blue raspberry cardstock in various sizes and heat embossed the white dots using the 'light' stamp from the light shines on stamp set. I finished it off by adding the Santa and some presents from Merry Millie and a sentiment from Gus & Gertie Holiday Adventures.

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My next card is super simple to recreate and is just adorable! I first stenciled on Cherry Pop cardstock using the new Cable Knit stencil and Sugar Cube Ink. I then stenciled on a smaller Sugar cube cardstock using Peaches and Cream. I used Toffee cardstock to mat the Sugar Cube panel on the Cherry Pop Cardstock. I finished it off by adding reindeer antlers from Big Grumpy Christmas and a sentiment from Gus & Gertie Holiday Adventures. I added the red nose using a marker!

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My final card is a super quick and elegant Christmas card! I first masked off a large tringle aka minimalist Christmas tree on Oreo cardstock. I then stenciled using the Daisy Crazy stencil by directly dabbing Versamark embossing ink. I then heat embossed this and some sentiments from Tag Team - Christmas in gold! How simple is that? Love the minimalist look of this card!

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Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out some more inspiring cards from the rest of the design team!

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Hi folks!

It's release day at Taylored Expressions and I have so many awesome cards to share with some of the latest products. This is their biggest release yet with more than 40 products and I can truly say that I LOVE critters now! Without further ado.. let's get started!

My first card uses a bunch of new products along with the new Gus and Gertie Christmas themed stamp set. I first stamped and colored multiple images from the stamp set using alcohol markers. I then added highlights and shadows using colored pencils and a white gel pen. For the word "Merry', I masked and stamped each letter in Fruit Punch, Pumpkin, Peapod, Cilantro and Lime Zest Ink. I added highlights and shadows to the words as well just like my stamped images. For the background, I used the newly released Candy Cane Stripes stencil and ink blended using Lime Zest and Guava. I then lightly ink blended on top using the same colors and added splatters using white paint. Although this stencil is meant for a mini slimline card, it's still great for A2 cards! I then finished my card by adding a 'Christmas' sentiment from the new on-repeat stamp set.

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My next card shows you another way to use the Pennant Parade stamp set with a critter by stamping the top 3/4 of the card so that you have space at the bottom to add sentiments, critters etc. I stamped the banners using Sprinkles, Mint Julep and Granny Smith ink and ink blended the bottom half of the panel using Cookie Monster and Granny Smith. As always, I added splattered some white paint. I finished it off with a critter from the new Merry Millie stamp set and added a sentiment from Tag Team - Christmas to make a mini Christmas Party scene!

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My next card is probably one of my favorites so far! I assembled the Santa Clauses from St Nick's Background Cling and Clear stamp set to form a Christmas tree. I added 'shadows' and a tree stump to the Santa Clauses using gold glitter cardstock. For the background, I ink blended Poblano Pepper and Cilantro inks and used the Bokeh Stencil with Sugar Cube, Granny Smith and Lemon Meringue inks. I stamped the caps using Sprinkles, Pink Champagne and Granny Smith and finished it off by adding some Gold Coast Nuvo drops. The sentiment was heat embossed using white embossing powder on watermelon cardstock.

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I love all things vintage and the new Beautiful Baubles stencil and stamp set is just gorgeous! I first stenciled the baubles on Sugar Cube cardstock using Strawberry Milkshake, Blue Raspberry, Peapod, Dijon, Sprinkles and Granny Smith inks. I then fuzzy cut and placed them on a Blueberry cardstock. I ink blended the edges of the cardstock using Bluecorn ink and added white and blue paint splatters. I then finished it off by heat embossing elements from the add on set.

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If you follow me on Instagram, you must know by now that I am a huge fan of typography! Imagine my excitement when I saw the Fill in the Blanks - Christmas stamp set! It's something that I would totally do :) I first ink blended the top and bottom edges of Sugar Cube cardstock using Sprinkles and Lavender Glaze using the Let it Snow Layering stencil. I wanted a light Teal color for the letters so I first stamped them in Gumball and then stamped again using Confetti Cake. I fuzzy cut the alphabets and then placed them on the ink blended panel along with a Santa Claus from St Nick's Background stamp and some elements from Big Grumpy - Christmas. I added 'shadows' using silver cardstock. I finished it off with a sentiment from On-Repeat Christmas.

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My last card is simple to recreate and uses the new mini slimline masking stencil and Seasonal Sprig stamp set. I ink blended the center portion of the card using Poblano Pepper and Bluecorn and added elements from the Seasonal Sprig stamp set. I added paint splatters and added some gold drip drops to finish off the card!