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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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.

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:

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 

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! 

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:

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:

This is the final piece of work: 

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Fingers crossed! 

- Kavya