Month: February 2024

Taylored Expressions-February Card Kit!

Happy Tuesday! Its the end of February already, believe it or not! That means today is a new kit release at Taylored Expressions! This is a fun one full of natural goodness–It’s the Whimsical Wings Cardmaking Kit!

My first card includes the moths you create with the kit (Stamps, stencils and dies) and the background you can purchase separately called Lush Greenery Background. Oh goodness, this background is dynamite and a great accent to this fun kit! 

I stamped the Lush Greenery Background in Avocado, Dijon and Pineapple to create the different colors. I just sort of wing it (not pun intended), but I do recommend being mindful of your ink pads just so you don’t get the darker ink on the lighter one. I find getting the lighter on the darker yellow isn’t a big deal, at least in my experience. 😉

For the sentiment, I used the Simple Strips-Thanks sentiments. Seemed perfect for this card! 🙂 The moths are Dragon Fruit, Jalapeño, Dijon. I also think these would be fun sprayed with the Unicorn Sparkle spray, but I thought of that after I adhered them with foam tape. Gah! 🙂

Next up, we have the Whimsical Wings foiled! I used the TE Silver Shimmer Fun Foil on the Foil It – Whimsical Wings.

The Signature Hello die is in the kit, however if you’re interested, the Signature Hello Backer die is sold separately.

I used the Pierced Circles cutting plate and the Rounded Rectangle Stacklets. I added some of the original Drip Drops, but the ones you can now purchase outside the kit, would be lovely! They are called: Bits & Pieces – Glossy White Rhinestones.

I love how whimsy and simple this looks. Again, not that it was easy to get to this design 😂, but it is for sure, always fun to have that journey!! 💛

Have fun creating with these flyers! And fun fact: A group of moths is sometimes referred to as an eclipse! 🙂

Here’s the scoop from TE:

The Whimsical Wings Kit is $69, is packaged in a zippered pouch with a custom sticker, and incudes:

  • Whimsical Wings Stamp & Stencil Combo
  • Whimsical Wings Coordinating Die
  • Signature Hello die
  • The Insiders – Whimsical Wings
  • True Colors Inspiration Cards (set of 4)
Most kit items are not available to purchase individually.
Limited quantity available.
 

All these products are available now over at Taylored Expressions. See my links below  🙂

Lush Whimsical Wings card: 

Foiled Whimsical Wings card:   

Find the TE Blog Post HERE with lots of Whimsical inspiration from the TE Creative Team! 😉

Thanks so much for stopping by!  🙂 Have a great week! 💛

Take care- 

Jill

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Pinkfresh Studio: NEW February 2024 “Pure Joy” Release!

Hello! I am excited to be here today to share a few cards I made with the lovely NEW Pure Joy release from Pinkfresh Studio! You can find the full NEW RELEASE HERE. This HOP is an INSTAGRAM HOP, so please be sure to head over there to enter for a chance to win! (You’re welcome to comment here too, of course 😊, but only only eligible for a chance on INSTAGRAM).

If you’re a person that wants to click the whole release in one place, you can see that HERE.

Here are my projects:

The first one uses the Breezy Blossoms set– Stamp, Stencil and die are all individual products, so be sure you select what you’d like.

Breezy Blossoms set– Stamp, Stencil and die. The Pinkfresh Ink Cubes make this sooooo easy to create!

This stencil set is the Geometric Tile Stencil–so cool!

The sentiments on these first two cards are from the set Happy Vibes!

And lastly is this sweet set:

What a lovely little scene this makes and the die cuts it all out! I didn’t use it here, but it is very cool to use.

For ALL of these, I had fun using the Pinkfresh Ink Cubes which come in a great sets perfect for layering.

Here’s a little link compilation to these new Pinkfresh products I used here today. You can find them all in the Pinkfresh Studio shop HERE.

Huge thanks to Pinkfresh Studio for having me along to celebrate this February 2024 “Pure Joy” Release! Please check out the list of designers on IG to hop on over to today!

Thanks for stopping by! And thank you again, Pinkfresh Studio for the fun!

Take care–Jill 🙂

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Taylored Expressions-Easter Release!

Happy Tuesday! It feels like Monday around here (ouch!)–however, it is TUESDAY and that means it’s a New Release over at Taylored Expressions… The Easter Release!

First up, we have these cute little Carrot Treat Boxes! They are sooooo easy to make and oh so adorable! You can easily fit in candies, cash or little gifts! I kept mine really simple as they are fun to make in bulk and adorable just the way they are in fun colors. I modeled mine off my son’s favorite bag of carrots we buy when we see them. 🙂

Next up, we have the Folk Eggs and the Easter Egg Cups! I thought I’d take a swing at using different darker colors for Easter. I love the pop it gives the eggs!

For the Folk Eggs, I blended on Blueberry, Mango, Kiwi, and Bubblegum.

Here is the TE Exclusive – Flower Fields Stamp & Stencil Combo (which is an exclusive gift with qualifying purchases for a limited time or while supplies last. PSA: Don’t delay if you plan to qualify & receive this (this week only!)

I can’t stop with the Sour Gummy –I have to hide this ink pad from myself because I use it on everything lately!  Love it! Love how this made the background pop!

So pretty! This is a great stamp and stencil combo!

Lastly, I just wanted to share these cute Hedgehugs Cards which are the Exclusive gift with qualifying purchases in February* over at TE. The To the Point sentiment set is also an exclusive gift for the next level up. Always a good month to stock up, right?!

(*Note: Until supplies run out, the Floral Fields Gift will be going for a very limited time and then the Hedgehugs will be back!) Current info is available via TE–so check there for the latest. But I didn’t want to forget to share them this month!

Here’s the scoop from Taylored Expressions:

The Folk Eggs Bundle retails for $112 and includes: 
  • Folk Eggs Stamp & Stencil Combo set
  • Folk Eggs die
  • Easter Egg Cups die
  • Hello Spring rubber stamp
  • Hello Spring die
  • Foil It – Hello Spring

All these products are available now over at Taylored Expressions. See my links below  🙂

Floral Fields card (exclusive gift set!):  

Easter Eggs card:   

Carrot Treat Boxes:   

Find the TE Blog Post HERE with lots of Easter inspiration to create from the TE Creative Team! 😉

Thanks so much for stopping by!  🙂

Take care- 

Jill

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Taylored Expressions-Second Chance Release!

Happy Tuesday! It’s an exciting one as this release is always a fave of mine–It’s the Second Chance release over at Taylored Expressions! In case you missed things when they were offered as exclusive gifts and wanted one, this is for you! I also enjoy it because there are always new things to go along with the previous things–making everything even better–when it was great to begin with!

First up, let’s enjoy the Big Cheers Cling & Clear Combo! I am a huge fan of large words–stamps and dies and now… there is a die for this one- Big Cheers Die–Which makes it even better! This also features the new Signature Cocktails Stamp & Stencil Combo which was super fun to use–I love how these colors turned out!

I actually die cut the word Cheers out because I thought I’d use it just raised up, but it didn’t look as great as the stamped ombre word, so I went with that and added some stitching, of course. You could also easily add Simple Strip to bring this for celebrating a specific accomplishment or occasion.

I love layers of stencils to add all the little details and using the TE Detail Blender Brushes make this WAY easy to do now!

Next up, we have the  Giftables Cute Carton! Along with that, I also used the new Take Two – Pretty Polka Stencil which makes quick work of covering the carton pieces with a stencil!

I used the rainbow die that is included with the Giftables Cute Carton to make a window and then I added Mini M&M’s behind it! Oh so cute! The cute little tag is made with the now for purchase Little Bits – Rainbow Coin and the newly released Coin Companions! The Coin dies are so fun and I can’t wait to use them more now! Too cute!

And lastly here is the new Woodland Ferns die–along with the new Mini-Strips-Sympathy. These actually pair swimmingly together. I die cut the Woodland Ferns and then blended some inks on before putting them on the embossed panel.

For this, I blended on Sour Gummy, Dijon, Pineapple and Jalapeño. The Embossing folder is Embossing Folder – Cable Knit.

These are the cards to make ahead and the cards we unfortunately always need.

All these products are available now over at Taylored Expressions. See my links below  🙂

Cheers card:<  

Rainbow Carton: 

Woodland Ferns cards:

Find the TE Blog Post HERE with lots of inspiration to create from the TE Creative Team! 😉

Thanks so much for stopping by!  🙂

Take care- 

Jill

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Waffle Flower: February 2024 NEW Release!

There is New Release over at Waffle Flower! Today, we are sharing the February Release! You can find all the new products >>HERE<<!! Rainbows, good luck, charm and SPRING! Hooray!

Be sure to hop over to the Waffle Flower website and check out all the newly released products! I am sharing them all here today, but will be sharing them on Instagram HERE and will have a Giveaway post there soon too! Be sure to be a follower to have a LUCKY chance to win!

Waffle Flower new products: (click links below for direct perusing/shopping! 😊)

Love this first one because I had to go all Lucky Charms on it! So fun in rainbow delightfulness!

I did an ombre blend on the  Oversized Lucky Print Die and it turned out great!

Let’s continue with the St. Patrick’s Day goodies and then we’ll hit SPRING!

This next cards use all the shamrocks!

Alllllll the good luck! Plus, I used the cutting plates from the previous releases that go swimmingly with anything 🙂

Shamrock Die + Lucky Clover Background stencil— he is so cute!

This one uses the new Lucky Clover Die + Happy St. Patrick’s Day Stamp Set! This is super fun that the sentiment is made to perfectly fit on all the shamrocks! I clear embossed this for extra oomph!

Background is created with the previously released Quilting Texture Die–a new staple for sure!

Since I had a few shamrocks left, I thought this would be a fun rainbowtastic way to use them with the Oversized Lucky Print Die!

This one was fun to make and reminds me of looking through a window! 🙂

And of course, the Postage Collage Lucky Stencil Trio! The Postage Collage sets are always super fun! And the Sparkles Panel Die! That’s a great one to have too!

Here is the Postage Collage Sizes! (<< Bundle link to save!)

And now SPRING! (direct links below)

Love these sweet clovers!

And the You and Me die set! And STAMPS: You & Me Stamps!! + Layered Daisy Die

Layered Daisy Die! I used them single like the wildflowers I see growing around in the summer, but layering them gives them some serious gusto!

All the good luck this release! Plus SPRING!! This is a great Waffle Flower release to keep you busy!

The Waffle Flower Shader Brushes :

Head over to Waffle Flower HERE to see all the products I used today from the February Release! And be certain to check out the Waffle Flower site–oh my word! The projects the team made are always awesome!

Take care–Jill 🙂

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