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I am back with another fun TE release! If you have been eyeing some freebies or products from events like Stamp Joy, now is your chance to grab them!! 

I don’t really garden much but I consider playing and creating paper flowers from dies my type of gardening! I am absolutely in love with the new Garden Variety dies. I started off by die cutting different pieces of the set using leftover scrap paper. This is the perfect project to get rid of those! I used shades like Pineapple, Plum Punch, Lollipop, Granny Smith, Cilantro, Pumpkin Pie and Lavender Glaze. I then added details to the flowers using copics and a white gel pen. Later, I added stems to each of the flowers using the Garden Variety bouquet builder die.

Arrange all the flowers around a heat embossed sentiment from Big Hello on Pablano Pepper and you are done!! I love how this one turned out!!


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That’s it! I hope you liked this project :)

Happy Crafting,
Kavya







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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun project for TE's season of crafting! We have 9 days of daily deals coming your way starting TODAY! This is a great time to check thing off of your holiday shopping list for crafty friends and family or maybe check a few things off of your own crafty wish list! Each day the new daily deal starts at 9AM Central Time and goes until 8:59AM Central Time the next day. Offers are valid while supplies last and there are no rainchecks. 

Today's deal is all about clear stamps! I used a bunch of stamps that are on sale currently to create a fun rainbow birthday card. I started off by ink blending by warm night sky using Blue Raspberry, Cookie Monster and Mint Julep inks. I then heat embossed the starry background using Starfall background stamp (not on sale today). I stamped and colored images from Be U-nicorn and Big Rainbow stamps and adhered them to the base. Matted it on top of some Toffee cardstock and added a heat embossed stamp from Happy Hooray (not on sale) to finish off my card! 


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Kavya

 




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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun project for TE's season of crafting! We have 9 days of daily deals coming your way starting TODAY! This is a great time to check thing off of your holiday shopping list for crafty friends and family or maybe check a few things off of your own crafty wish list! Each day the new daily deal starts at 9AM Central Time and goes until 8:59AM Central Time the next day. Offers are valid while supplies last and there are no rainchecks. 

Today's deal is all about Standalone dies! I used a bunch of dies that are on sale currently to create a fun NYC themed card. I was in NYC last year for thanksgiving and I am definitely missing it now. Let's get started...



I first started off by using Mushroom and Sea Salt cardstock for the road and sky. I ink blending the Sea Salt cardstock with Oyster ink and used Oreo for the Mushroom cardstock. Then, I die cut the Downtown Border using Blue raspberry cardstock and also used Pineapple for the underlay. to make it more realistic, I ink blended the Downtown Border using matching dye ink. For the Statue of Liberty, I used Spearmint and added some details using a matching Copic marker and white gel pen. To finish off my card, I added a sentiment using Cap It Off - Alpha and a NYC taxi using a modified stamped image from Gus and Gertie - Ride On. 

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I hope you liked this project and the deal of the day :)

Happy Crafting,
Kavya

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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun kit from TE - Friendly Filigree! 


The Friendly Filigree Cardmaking Kit is available now through Thursday, October 27th, on sale for $50 – that’s $10 off! After October 27th, the kit will return to the retail price of $60. The kit is package in a zippered pouch and includes:

  • Friendly Filigree Background stamp
  • Friendly Filigree Frame die
  • All Together – Occasions stamp
  • All Together Occasions die
  • Clear Card Box
  • A2 Envelope Pack (6 Toffee envelopes)
  • Envelope Seal Pack (6 seals)
**please note that the Foil It – Friendly Filigree panels included in the photo are not a part of the kit, but can be purchased separately.

Limited quantity available

Most kit items are not available to purchase individually. You will be able to purchase additional envelope seals (package of 10), Foil It – Friendly Filigree panels, Foil It – All Together Occasions panels, and the Gift It Belly Band die collection separately from the kit.

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I like finding ways to stretch my supplies so I thought I would create two projects showing you how you can combine products that you might already have to create fun cards for all occasions. My first card is a Christmas card that I made using the background stamp. I ink blending the edges of Cherry Pop cardstock using Raspberry Sorbet dye ink and heat embossed the background using gold embossing powder. Then, I diecut the Festive Fir using Peapod cardstock and colored on top using copic pens to achieve a darker shade. Then, I adhered some gold cardstock underneath and fuzzy cut the tree as shown below. Added a heat embossed sentiment and I was done!


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My next card is a monochromatic card - something that I haven't created in a really long time! I ink blended the edges of Blue Raspberry cardstock using Blueberry dye ink and stamped the Filigree background using the same ink. Then, I heat embossed the In the Meadow background stamp using cookie monster embossing powder. Added a few heat embossed sentiments and I was done!




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Happy Crafting, 
Kavya



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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun TE release that is filled with amazing holiday goodies. I just love how most of the products from this release pair well together :)

For my Christmas card today, I started off with Lavendar cardstock and inkblended the top half with Eggplant and Plum Punch dye inks. Then, I splattered paint like always. I then diecut a bunch of snow globe elements using Snow Globe Builder, Tiny Town and a Stitched Circle die. Added some penguins from Dancing through the Snow and a sentiment from Merriest Christmas and I was done!


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I hope this project inspires you!

Happy Crafting, 
Kavya



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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun release inspiration for Taylored Expressions! If you love critters, this one is sure to make you happy. 


I first started off my card by ink blending spearmint cardstock with spearmint dye ink and adding some white paint splatters (tutorial on this technique coming soon!). Then, I stamped and colored a bunch of images from Bun-derful Birthday and adhered them to the card base. I finished off my card by adding a heat embossed sentiment from Happy Hooray on Guava cardstock and diecut Bold Birthday using Spearmint (made it darker using a copic marker) and Buttercream cardstock!


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Wasn't that fun? I hope this release inspires you! Go check out other DT members to see what they have created!

Happy Crafting,
Kavya





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Hi folks, 

Do you know that TE sells custom stamps? TE is launching 15 new designs today and Taylor handpicked and sent the design team a custom stamp to showcase the new designs. I was so STOKED when I saw mine! I absolutely love it and I love the minimalist style! My dream is to launch my own product line, so I feel like this stamp kind of manifests it :) Get your own at temadeforme.com.

For today's card, I decided to pull out a product that I haven't used yet. I bought these stunning Baroque Overlay die few months ago but never got around to using it. I decided to make a fun and quick Birthday card using my signature style of dark cardstock + bright colors so that it fits the custom stamp! After diecutting the overlays, I ink blended it using Lollipop, Candy Corn, Pineapple, Granny Smith and Blue Raspberry dye inks. Then I placed it on top of Oreo cardstock and added a heat embossed sentiment from On My Word - happy Birthday to finish off my card! I also heat embossed the back of my cards using the One of A King personalized stamp and some gold embossing powder.


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That's it folks! I hope you liked today's card :)

Happy Crafting,
Kavya


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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun kit from TE! I love critters so this is one of my favorite kit so far!  You’ll love creating the cutest bumblebees using the Stamp & Stencil Combo set to include on all sorts of crafty projects. 

What is unique about Taylored Expressions kits? In keeping with our mission to Share Joy, we encourage you to send the cards you create by including six envelopes along with six custom envelope seals to match the theme of the kit. Each kit comes packaged in a zippered pouch with a coordinating vinyl sticker making it easy to keep the supplies organized. We create a special color story for each kit with lots of inspiration from our Creative Team to get you started!

The Bee’s Knees Cardmaking Kit retails for $74, comes in a zippered pouch with a custom sticker, and includes:

  • The Bee’s Knees Stamp & Stencil Combo set
  • The Bee’s Knees die collection
  • Clearly Crafty What’s the Buzz? stamp set
  • Honeycomb Cluster die
  • A2 Envelope Pack (6 envelopes, 2 each of: Oreo, Sugar Cube, and Honey)
  • Envelope Seal Pack (6 seals)

Limited quantity available

My first card uses a bunch of products from the kit + some that you might already have in your stash! I first started off with a mini slimline sized Peaches and Cream cardstock. Then, I diecut the Honeycomb cluster using Pineapple cardstock and colored the outer border using a darker yellow Copic marker. Then, I ink blended the bees using Pineapple, Chocolate Truffles and Cookie Monster dye ink. After die cutting the bees, and adhering to the background, I added some white daisies from the Spring Wreath stencil set. Added a heat embossed sentiment and I was done!

My second card also combines florals with these adorable Bumblebees! I first created my background by ink blending Cookie Monster and Mint Julep dye inks and added the bees and flower from Bursting Blooms. Added a sentiment and I was done! 


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I hope you liked this week's inspiration! 

Happy Crafting,
Kavya









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Hi folks, 

Taylored Expressions has a new release out and it's all about foiling. I love foiling but I don't use it often because they are just so DIFFICULT to photograph, and it drives me bananas! They are great as gifts but not for IG lol :D

My first card today uses the new Wildflower Foil - It Panel and Opal foil. I used the Heart of Hearts layering stencil to selectively stencil some hearts on the foiled background panel using Lollipop and Candy Corn dye inks. Added another foiled sentiment from Foil It - On Occasion and Foil It - Group Texts Occasions and I was done! 




My next card uses the Foil It - Mini Slimline Doodle flower panel and Champagne Deco foil. After foiling, I used my 'faux water coloring' (check IG to see how to do this!) technique on paper. The panels are printed on 110lb paper, so they are quite sturdy. Just make sure to sure use less water so that the paper doesn't pill, or I guess disintegrate. After the first watercolor wash, I just colored in the flowers using copic markers. Just like the previous card, I added a sentiment from Foil It - On Occasion using Silver Stars deco foil and a random sentiment strip that I had lying around, and I was done :) 


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That's it folks! Hope this inspires you :)
Kavya


 





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Hi folks, 

I am back on the blog with another fun release from TE - Summer Fun! If you love critters, this one is for you. There are so many awesome products that are just perfect for scene building. 

For my first card, I used the new Pool Party stamp set and the Boho Hellos sentiment set. I first started off by ink blending on Peaches and Cream cardstock using Peaches and Cream ink and Brick by Brick stencil to create a pool deck. Then, I used the Cool Pool Rotating Stencil with Cookie Monster and Mint Julep inks on Sugar Cube to create the pool background and Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 to create the pool. Colored and adhered a bunch of images from Pool Party and added a sentiment to finish off my card :) 

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My next card uses the new Tropical Leavies die set. I first diecut the leaves out of Granny Smith and ink blended the edges using Peapod. Then, I colored one of the dies to look like a stem of Birds of Paradise flower. I ink blended Jelly Donut, Lollipop and Sweet Potato Pie to create my sunset and used the Cool Pool Rotating Stencil to create my water. Added a flamingo from Tickled Pink and a sentiment from Hello Sunshine and I was done! 


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Kavya






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TE has a new release out and it’s all about weddings! These products are absolutely stunning and can be paired easily with so many older releases. Who doesn’t like versatility? 

My first card is another one of my ‘dark floral’ cards! This time, I tried a new color - Dark Fig! Isn’t it gorgeous? I started off by die cutting it using Mr and Mrs Pierce and Cut plate. Then, I layered it on top of another Dried Fig cardstock and ink blended the edges using Dried Fig ink. Later, I heat embossed the Mr and Mrs stamp and colored a bunch of Seasonal Sprigs and assembled them around the sentiment. Tip: Color the die cut edges of stamped images using matching copic marker for a clean look!

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My second card was made using the new Happily Ever After die. I first die cut the top bridal gown using white cardstock and the backing using white glitter cardstock. Then, I placed this on top of Peaches and Cream cardstock and adhered some flowers from Unexpected Blessings around it! Add a heat embossed sentiment from All the way - Congrats and you are done! 



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That’s it folks! I hoped you liked this release!! 

Happy Crafting,
Kavya
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Hi folks, 

Taylored expressions has a new release out and it’s and all about celebrating America! Read along to see how I made my projects for today!

For my first card, I started off by ink blending a night sky using Bluecorn, Blueberry and Blue Raspberry inks on a Foil It panel for Fireworks. I also foiled it using silver decofoil. Then, I die cut the Mix and Match - Stars and Stripes die cutting plate out of Blueberry and Fruit Punch cardstock. Downtown Border out of Bluecorn and the Statue of Liberty out of Spearmint cardstock. Added a sentiment from 'Land that I Love' and I was done!


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My next card is another one of my faux watercolor technique cards. I have a quick guide with a video over on my Instagram (@handmadebykavya) in case anyone is interested. I first started off by stamping the Star Spangled banner on watercolor paper using Blueberry and Fruit Punch dye inks. Then I applied watercolor top just like how I did in my guide on IG. I matted it on Toffee cardstock and added a sentiment to finish off my card :)




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That's folks! I hope you liked this week's projects :)

Happy Crafting,
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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