Black Friday and Gifts from Taylored Expressions!

It’s a fun week over at Taylored Expressions with Black Friday! Be sure to check out allllll the details on the Taylored Expressions website and blog!

Here are a couple cards that feature the Present Parade (gift with qualifying purchases) and a card from the Saturday Doorbuster bundle!

For this TE Exclusive – Present Parade 6×6 Stamp & Stencil Combo card, I used the new Berry Smoothie along with Pineapple and Rock Candy! Three inks and fun results! I also used Blueberry to stamp the background.

I added some Happy Medium Iridescent Glitter over the top of the center panel for some sparkle!

The sentiment is the Oh Happy Day Mega Messages. I die cut it from the three different colors and offset them all for a fun effect.

And this next card features the a Year in Bloom Bouquet! This has a coordinating stencil to make it mega quick to color up! 🙂

I added a bunch of textures behind the bouquet, as  a great way to add interest, but not distract. These are all using Sugar Cube cardstock.

If you are interesting in grabbing a Friday or Saturday Doorbuster, I highly recommend hopping over to the Taylored Expressions website ahead of time for tips on grabbing one! They always go REALLY fast, so you’ll want to be ready and not delay. 🙂

All the fun and details are  over at Taylored Expressions –You can find projects and details also on the TE Blog .

Here’s the scoop from TE:

Get 20% off sitewide during our Black Friday sale, plus FREE Enamel Dot Bundle with any purchase of $100+ and FREE Present Parade Stamp & Stencil Combo with any purchase of $200+. 
Offers valid 11/26/25 at 9 AM CT through 12/1/25 at 11:59 PMC CT or while supplies last.

Here are my supplies…

Present Parade card:

Bouquet card:

Have fun checking out all the samples, sales and enjoying the holiday!!

Take care- Jill

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Celebrating the New Year with Taylored Expressions!

It’s a fun day over at Taylored Expressions today celebrating 2026! Crazy to fathom, right?

It’s the New Year’s Release! First up, I created this card with the new Foil It- Acetate Confetti Party. These balloons are fun to foil and then die cut using the Create-in-Quads – Celebrate in Style Balloon Bash Dies.

The background is Royal Icing ink with the new Pixie Dust 6×6 Background Stamp. So fun!

The little Stay Groovy was an extra fun bit to add from the Mini Strips Stamp – Lava You.

The 2026 numbers on both these cards are from the Stitched Numbers Die Set.

Next up, this one uses the previously released Hang On stamp and the Disco Vibes die. I probably should have swapped the Stay Groovy and You Got This sentiments on these cards, but they are fun nonetheless. 🙂
I used the TE Foil Cardstock – Disco to create the little “disco balls”. This cardstock is so fun to use and way fun on a card in person. 🙂

I added a bunch of party dots with a dot from Here Comes the Sun. Confetti party!

Crazy to think 2026 is around the corner… weren’t we just working through how to manage 2000? Ha! 🙂

Be sure to check out all the fun over at Taylored Expressions this week! You can find lots of projects and details also on the TE Blog today.

Here’s the scoop from TE:

Our New Year Cheer release makes it quick and simple to create polished cards, even during the busiest time of year! With festive designs and fun finishes, you’ll have everything you need to ring in the new year with creativity and joy.

Plus, get 20% off the New Year Cheer I Want It All Bundle this week only!
Offer valid 11/18 at 9 am CT through 11/25 at 9 am CT or while supplies last. 

Here are my supplies…

Balloon card:

Hang On 2026 card:

Have fun checking out all the new goodies and get ready to celebrate the New Year by crafting for it now!!

Take care- Jill

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More TE projects!

Be sure to check out Taylored Expressionsfor all the products I used on these cards! I thought it would be fun to share a few projects I haven’t posted here yet.

There is a new color from TE this last week: Berry Smoothie!

I thought it would be fun to make a less fussy, more masculine card too. You could easily swap out this sentiment for a birthday etc.

Next up, we have the November 2025 gift with qualifying purchases: Scattered Meadow Background Stamp.

Such a great background to use throughout the year and for so many different occasions!

And lastly, Whimsical Wildflowers, which also has a coordinating Foil-It. Whimsical Wildflowers first debuted at Stamp Joy Virtual last spring! 🙂

I don’t know if I ever shared my previous color release cards, so I will share those too!

This is Jujube! First a feminine card with the flowers and then a more masculine card. The flowers are Scattered Blooms.

This is Popsicle!

These are using Honeydew!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have fun with all your creating!

Take care- Jill

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Waffle Flower: Sweet Gatherings Release-November 2025!

There is New Release over at Waffle Flower:  Pawder Day!! This release has many new products to celebrate our furry friends and snow! Be sure you check out all the new products over at Waffle Flower HERE!

You can hop over to the Waffle Flower website and check out all the new goodies! I am sharing my cards here today, but again, I will be sharing them on Instagram HERE and will have a Giveaway post there too! Be sure to be a follower to have a chance to win!

Check out the Waffle Flower site HERE for all the details and shopping for this new release–lots of pawsibilities! 😉

First up, we have the  Cool Cat Die-n-stencil with the Snowy Hills Die & Stencil. How cute is this cool cat hitting the slopes?!

The little snowflakes are from the Snowflake Background Die.

The sentiment I used on this card below (and several others) is from the Pawder Day Sentiments Stamp Set. Speaking of Pawder Day, we have the Cool Pup Die-n-stencil for the dog lovers too!

The background is easy to create with the combo of the Snowy Hills Die & Stencil.

Next up, again, I used the Snowy Hills Die & Stencil along with the Snowcapped Pinecone.

These pinecones come together 1-2-3 with the stamps and dies. Of course, I threw in a background I made with one of my favorites, the Quilting Texture Die.

The above sentiment is from the Grateful Heart Sentiments set.

Next up, again, I used the Snowcapped Pinecone along with it’s stencil and dies. I added a lot of pizzazz to the is one, which of course looks better in person. I used Gold ink and some glitter on the snow. Snow fun!

The MIss You sentiment is the Miss You Word Die is the November special, so be sure to check out all those details on the Waffle Flower site.

This next card is a snowy delight: Snowy Hills Add-on Die! I love these little houses and clouds!

Houses on the snowy hillside ☺

Next up, we have the super cuties from two different sets: Snow Angel Pup Duo Die-n-stencil and the Snow Angel Cat Duo Die-n-stencil.

Aren’t they the cutest, frolicking in the snow?!! Sentiments are called Snow Angel Sentiments Stamp Set.

I couldn’t just make one, so I had to make two! Don’t forget to grab their winter wear too! I didn’t add it to these cards, but that set is called Postage Collage Winter Add-ons Die.

These Snow Angel Pup Duo Die-n-stencil might be my fave! 🙂 Eeeeep!

And what would winter be without a snowman and snowlady! This is the Snow Fun Die! The birds might be my favorite part though. 🤩

Again, these are adorned with the Postage Collage Winter Add-ons Die.

For this fun and furry card, I used the new Postage Collage Dog Silhouettes Die, Postage Collage Die and the  Snowflake Background Die. Their hats are a trip!

Their little hats come from the Postage Collage Winter Add-ons Die.

Lastly, but certainly not least–we have these cute felines! Postage Collage Cat Silhouettes Stamp Set. I used the Postage Collage Blocks Stencil to create the background for them.

Friends Fur-Ever!! 🙂

Lots of fun for the cat and dog lovers this month, and even if you’re not in that category, we can all enjoy their snowy cuteness! 🙂

Here is a quick list of some products I used for these cards today. You can find the entire NEW Waffle Flower release HERE. 🙂

Here are all the links to many of the NEW (and previously released) Waffle Flower products , to find products with ease. 🤗

• • • • Cool Cat Die-n-stencil
      • Cool Pup Die-n-stencil
      • Pawder Day Sentiments Stamp Set
      • Snowy Hills Die & Stencil
      • Snowflake Background Die
      • Cool Pup Die-n-stencil
      • Snowcapped Pinecone
      • Grateful Heart Sentiments
      • Miss You Word Die
      • Snowy Hills Add-on Die
      • Snow Angel Pup Duo Die-n-stencil
      • Snow Angel Cat Duo Die-n-stencil
      • Snow Angel Sentiments Stamp Set
      • Postage Collage Winter Add-ons Die
      • Meandering Texture Die
      • Snow Fun Die
      • Postage Collage Dog Silhouettes Die
      • Postage Collage Cat Silhouettes Stamp Set
      • Fringe Frame Dies
      • Nesting Postage Collage Greetings Stamp Set
      • Background Blender Brushes
      • Print Happy Die
      • Woodgrain Texture Die
      • Quick Greetings Stamp Set.
      • Pierced Lines Texture Die
      • Dashed Rhombus Panel Die
      • Nesting Piercing Tags Die-n-stencil
      • Pop Up Fall Leaves Panel Die & Stencil.
      • Nesting Postage Collage Starter Bundle
      • Cloudy Skies Stencil
      • Woodgrain Texture Die
      • Postage Collage Die
      • Postage Collage Blocks Die
      • Postage Collage Blocks Stencil
      • Quilting Texture Die
      • Piercing Lines Texture Die

Head over to Waffle Flower HERE to see all the products I used today from the Waffle Flower November 2025 Release! 

So much new fun in the Waffle Flower release! 😊 Thanks for stopping by today and happy cardmaking to you! 

Take care–Jill 🙂

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