Taylored Expressions: Throwback Thursday 2025!

It’s Throwback Thursday! Today, Taylored Expressions has a fun release of some of the products from a previous kit last year at TE–I think it was January 2024, but don’t quote me. 🙂 Be sure to check it all out at Taylored Expressions today!

I thought it would be fun to show you a couple new cards as well as my previous cards featuring the dies:

• Pieced Patterns – Squares die
• Pieced Patterns – Triangles die

I have a fun tutorial on the Taylored Expressions Blog today that you can read there. It features this fun card:

ahhh! The Fanfare Cutting Plate always makes me happy too! 🙂

These cards are so fun to make because you just die cut a bunch of different colors and go for it! It’s cathartic to just tinker around with different patterns. If that’s not your thing, but sure to grab the TE Maps because those are great fun and remind me a bit of color by number. You just pick your pieces and follow the pattern–also fun and relaxing! 🙂

I made this card with one of the new ones: TE Maps and the new Crossroads Cutting Plate Die–which I will likely be using quite often 😁 .

These colors are Dragon Fruit, Bubble Gum, Wintergreen and Pear with the Toffee TE Map.

Here are a few cards I made previously with the kit too. You can find my original post about those HERE. This first one is a fave for sure! Love all the fun colors! 🙂

Oh and lastly, Pro Tip! I’d recommend getting a sorting box for all your pieces while you’re at it. Your future self will thank you. I originally just die cute everything and threw it together–which works too –wink wink. HOWEVER, once I got the TE Simple Storage for Tiny Things to sort and used the TE True Colors Labels to label everything–the sun appeared through the clouds. Highly recommend! 🙂 It’ll make you so happy!

Be sure to check out all the  fun over at Taylored Expressions today for the first Throwback Thursday of 2025! These are always fun to bring back products for those who may have missed them and then all the fun new additions! It’s like a wardrobe refresh, right? AKA switching of the seasons around here. 🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!  🙂 

Take care- Jill

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Taylored Expressions-First Card Kit of 2024!

Hello! I don’t know about you, but I am stunned it’s the end of January! HOW? Wow is all I can say! It’s been a busy month!

The first card kit for 2024 is releasing today at Taylored Expressions! This Pattern Play Kit is one of those kits you could just have fun for all the weeks and months ahead! Love it!

My first card, I had to die cut allllll the colors. NO joke–You should see my pile–I die cut for over an hour 😄! I just wanted everything ready and available to tinker around with. So glad I did!

I decided to design my pattern in the same color order, but I went in columns and snaked it back up and down. So in the end, it looks random, but if you really stop and look, you’ll see I went in the same order. I have always loved those scrap quilts people make and this has a bit of that random feel to me–albeit all cut the same 😉.

The sentiments are from Simple Strips-Crafty (so fitting, right?)and from Mini Strips- Hello Add Ons. OH and I used the Pierced Grid Cutting Plate die (you can purchase separately) as my background–I will be using this one often! Love that subtle texture!

Next up, I used one of the Maps in the kit to create this card with Tropical Punch, Dijon and Raspberry Sorbet!

Different than I would normally whip up, but I thought it had that homey, cozy feel! The TE Maps – Pieced Patterns in the kit really make this QUICK to do and quite cathartic! The trick is to have all your pieces cut and just have fun putting the puzzle together! 🙂

The Hello is from Big Hello and the Simple Strip is Simple Strips – Crafty again. I wish I was under this “quilt” right now! 🙂

Lastly, just one more quick card I made.  This one is completely random and I had a quick window to make it, but I am looking forward to making more because I have sooooo many pieces! Hooray!

The sentiments on this one is the Bold Birthday Die and the Bold Birthday Backer. Hopefully my son’s friend liked it! 🙂

These are so fun to make!! 🙂 If you don’t have the TE Sticky Sheets, there are some in the kit. However, I definitely recommend grabbing an extra pack–I used them often! Oh and the TE Maps – Pieced Patterns also come in the kit, but know they are consumables so you may want more of those too!

Here’s the scoop from TE:

The Pieced Patterns Cardmaking Kit retails for $57, is packaged in a zippered pouch with a custom sticker, and includes:

• Pieced Patterns – Squares die
• Pieced Patterns – Triangles die
• Four Square 6×6 Background stamp
• Sticky Sheets (set of 10 sheets)
• TE Maps – Pieced Patterns
• The Insiders – Everyday Occasions panels
• True Colors Inspiration Cards (set of 4)

Most kit items are not available to purchase individually.

Additional products available to purchase outside of the kit: Pierced Grid Cutting Plate die, Pieced Patterns envelope seals (set of 10, 5 each of 2 designs), TE Maps – Pieced Patterns, and The Insiders – Everyday Occasions panels.

Limited quantity available.

 

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

Rainbow Pattern card:  

Hello card: 

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

Lastly, if you haven’t seen, this is the tail end of the January Gift with qualifying purchases ––Easy Edgers Dies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  🙂 Have a great rest of the week!

Take care- 

Jill

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Taylored Expressions… Happy 15th to TE!

Today Taylored Expressions is celebrating turning FIFTEEN!!!!!!! This is a huge thing and I am so excited for TE! 🙂 What a celebration they have planned to! Stay tuned all the way to the end to see all the extra goodies!! It’s a celebration of the BEST OF TE! And boy is it ever! 🥳🥳🥳

First up, let’s get this Gnome party started!!! This is the NEW Gnome Alone Birthday! And isn’t he adorable!!!? He accompanies all his previous friends in the Gnome Sweet Gnome Die Set. I could not enjoy this single guy more! I’m so happy to have a solo gnome. 🙂

And he is all decked out for the party! That hat though!!! Gah!

I used all the rainbow colors because I used one of the new Foil It – Totally Rad panels with the new Create-in-Quad Totally Rad. And the sentiment is from the Mini Strips- Hello Summer.

I used the following colors: Dragon Fruit, Candy Corn, Lemon Drop/Pineapple, Kiwi, and Cotton Candy/Snow Cone. OH AND THERE IS NEW FOIL!!!! TE FUN FOILS! i used Gold Stars Sparkle Fun Foil! There are several to choose from and I am a FAN! Be sure to check them all out. 🙂

Next up, let’s look closer at the TE Fun Foils! This rainbow one is a fast fave! It is called Rainbow Stars Sparkle Fun Foil and I wanted it to really shine! So I actually foiled one of the new  Foil It – Birthday Backgrounds and then used the negative on one of TE’s Sticky Sheets.

The sentiment is also new: Foil It – Happy Hooray and it coordinates with the previously release Happy Hooray dies. For the sentiment, I foiled that in Silver Stars Sparkle Fun Foil and I think this might be my favorite! I love the rainbow most, but the Silver Stars Sparkle Fun Foil can be used all the time– so it will be! 😂

The stars are from the Star Stacklets. I think I used every one except the largest one. 🙂

Other pro tip, the A2 Layer Stacklets make cutting your panels soooo super easy. You can center them so easy. I think I may use them on most every card nowadays.

Such a fun celebratory card!!! And super shiny and sparkly in person! 🤩

Last but not least for today is the Dino-Mite Kit! This one is oh sooooooo fun! I am so glad I was able to use this one. Honestly, I wanted to make a dozen cards. My son loves Dinosaurs still–but more the science and realism of them. I love the cutie ones that we can make whimsy and smile 😊.

The colors I went with on this combo are Mulled Wine, Dijon and Poblano Pepper–and the base layer is stamped in Mushroom. I think these turned out uber fun with those sweet little Mini Strip sentiments from the new set included!

I used the Embossing Folder – Cable Knit on the top. Speaking of which, I should note that I made two cards out of one panel of each! Who doesn’t enjoy a good twofer cardmaking! 🙂

I cut the little strips with the Decorative Borders dies. I have to tell myself to not use those all the time–the details in them are delightful!

I finished these off with some splatters and some stitching. Dino-Mite!

Here’s the scoop from Taylored Expressions:

While supplies last, we are giving our party favors to celebrate our 15th birthday to the first 1500 customers placing orders of $50 or more! The party favor bag has a fun assortment of goodies to inspire your crafting including TE swag, a sweet treat, an exclusive freebie die, and more! Offer valid while supplies last.

While supplies last during our 15th birthday celebration, you can get the Birthday Blowout Layering Stencil set for FREE with purchases of $100+! Purchase $175+ and you’ll also get the coordinating Birthday Blowout 3D Embossing Folder FREE! Use the stencil set and embossing folder together or on their own to create one of a kind birthday cards, tags, and more! Offer valid while supplies last.

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

Gnome Alone card:  

Happy Hooray card:   

Dino-Mite cards:   

Find the TE Blog Post HERE with lots of inspiration for the Birthday Release from the TE Creative Team! 😉

Happy 15th Birthday to TE!!!! I‘m so excited to be here and to celebrate! I love to see TE keep growing and I’m happy to be a teeny itty bitty part of all the fun! Congrats to Taylor, Jon and the whole TE family! 🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by! 🙂

Take care- 

Jill

 

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