FairyBlossoms & Life

Simply Cute!

Happy Thursday!!

Today I am sharing a simply cute card that I made for MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club.  The challenge was Keeping It Super Simple, and it is just what I needed to get me to do a little stamping!  I've had a rough week, and now I am in the middle of a nasty cold that is just making me miserable 

Anyhoo, back to my card for today! 

How's this for Keeping it Simple huh??  I JUST love these Pure Innocence stamps - it's so hard to pick a favorite, they are just too adorable for words!!  I recently became the proud owner of a few of these babies, and I've been itching to ink them up!

I used my Pure Innocence My Umbrella stamp for my card, and colored my image using Copic Markers.  Then I added a small strip of patterned paper for my October Afternoon Report Card pad, and a June Bug Woolies flower from Basic Grey to pretty it up a bit!  I added some little gel dots (just 'cause i can't help myself! lol..) and then I decided my card was done!

This was so much fun! I think I'm going to have to make it an ongoing challenge to myself to make up some fun and simple cards so I can ink up more of my stamps!

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to cuddle with my box of tissues!

Hugs!

Alex

Ingredients:

Stamp Sets: My Umbrella by My Favorite Things

Paper: Choice White Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock from Stampin' Up!. Patterned Paper from October Afternoon Report Card Collection.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Accessories: Copic Markers, Basic Grey June Bug Woolies Flower , Glue Dots, white gel pen.

Dr.Cheer

Happy Sunday loves!

I hope you're having a happy day, but just in case you're feelin' a little green, I made a card to make it all better! 

OMG! so I finally got to ink up my Doctor's Orders cuppie!  eeek!! he's so cuuute I can't stand it and I was totally inspired by this week's sketch challenge on splitcoast, SC277 for my card's layout!

Isn't this just adorable?? I used some more of my Apple Jack Card Kit to make this bright and cheery get-well card!  Can you believe how many cards I got out of this kit?? (and I still have more stuff left!!) anyway, I just wanted to make a card that would be perfect for cheering anyone up!

I colored my cuppies using Copic Markers, and by the way, I think I used every color known to man just to come up with my "greenish" cuppie, but I just love the way he turned out!  I mounted him onto my card using foam squares, and added some more of my Kaisercraft Pearls to the corners, and then added dots all around using my white gel pen.  Easy as can be!  Definitely a great way to use up some more of my card kit supplies and have some fabulous cards on hand!

Well, I'm off to pretend I'm doing laundry!! (while i sneak off to my stamp room) tee-hee!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Alex

Ingredients:

Stamp Sets: Doctor's Orders by Taylored Expressions.

Paper: Choice Buttercream Cardstock, all Patterned Paper and Cardstock from the Apple Jack Card Kit.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Accessories: Copic Markers, Blue Ribbon from the Apple Jack Card Kit , Glue Dots, Foam Squares, white gel pen, Kaisercraft Pearls

CIC12 - All Tied Up!

Happy Friday Sugarbunnies!!

What a glorious morning! I am sooo ready for this weekend! 

I hope you all are too, and the best part is, it is going to be a purrrfect weekend to do some stamping!! (hmmnn..then again, isn't every weekend perfect for that?? )

Well here's a little treat to get you started!!  It is time for another Clearly Inspired Challenge!

Today's challenge is a fun one!! It's time to get All Tied Up, so get out your favorite ribbon and get ready to play!

Come on! You know those yards and yards of yummy ribbon we all hoard for years (It can't only be me right??) well, it's time to show us what you can do with it!  tie it, knot it, make flowers out of it! use it all up!

Please keep in mind while we love to see you rock your CDS Stamps, if you don't have any yet we still want you to play (and WIN free goodies!!)

Here is the card I made for the challenge!

How stinkin' cute is he??  I have to admit I reach for my Cute Critters stamp set every chance I get!  It is absolutely one of my favorites - hands down!!  Don't you just love this cute sentiment too??? *squeal*  I used Copic Markers to color my little porcupine and of course - my favorite part is the delicious "Tangelo Smoothie" Velvet Ric Rac I added to my card. Could you just flip over this?  It even sounds yummy!!

Well, if you love ribbon like I do, please play along with our challenge!! I'd love to see what you do, so be sure and send me your link to show off your creation!

Please check out the details below if you're new to the challenges:

• These challenges will occur every other Friday
• You have until the following Thursday to link your project using Mr. Linky on THIS POST on Lori's Blog.
  
• Challenges will vary each and every time
• Your work is important so there will be 5 Inspirational Cards/Projects chosen to be featured here
• Use CDstamps if you have them... IF NOT PLEASE PLAY ANYWAY... use what you have!
• A PRIZE (your choice of stamp set) will be awarded to a randomly chosen winner
• If you upload to Splitcoast Stampers or another online gallery please use CIC12 as one of your keywords

This challenge will close late evening of Thursday April 29th

Thank you so much for stopping by!!  Have a wonderful inky day!!

Alex

New Crafter's Workshop at Taylored Expressions!

Hiya lovebugs!!

I am so happy to be back today!!  I had an awesome time this weekend attending a super-fun crop and getting some major creative (and shopping!!) time in with some of my favorite scrappin' buddies!! Good times!

Anyhoo, today I am so excited to participate in this fabulous blog hop hosted by Taylored Expressions as we showcase the new Crafter's Workshop stencils now available in the TE store!!

I, along with the rest of the fabu ladies of the Baker's Dozen have been waiting (not so patiently!!) to dazzle you with a few ideas for using these fun stencils!

I was SO looking forward to combining a couple of little things that I absolutely love to show off my gorgeous Star Shower Stencil - scrapbooking and distressing! Oh yes, and a handsome little boy that I am lucky enough to call my own!!

I thought my Star Shower stencil would be perfect for some "School" themed scrapbooking, so I decided to use a mixture of distress inks to bring out the gorgeous star pattern, and paired it all up with some yummy Joy Ride papers from Cosmo Cricket.

This was so much fun to do and I couldn't believe how easy it was!!  What a fun way to compliment your favorite projects with these stunning patterns so quickly! 

For my scrapbook page, I used some sponge daubers to apply some of my favorite inks onto the stencil and I have to say not only was it easy to use, but I loved that I was able to reposition it as much as I needed when I wanted to add additional layers of shading and it worked perfectly every time - I didn't need to worry about it looking messy, or losing any of the the definition of the pattern! I am a NEW and HUGE fan of these handy (and cute) tools, and I cannot wait to add some more to my collection!!  There are tons of NEW designs to choose from, and you can find the glorious collection HERE.

Thanks for playing along with this fun hop!  I just know you're going to discover a whole new dimension to your crafting!

Please stop by these fabulous ladies' blogs for major inspiration and many creative ways to use your new Crafter's Workshop Stencils!!

Taylor VanBruggen

Jami Sibley

Karen Motz

Karen Giron

Sankari Wegman

Jodi Collins

Jackie Pedro

Melissa Sauls

Carolina Buchting

Jeanie Witmer

and Charmaine Ikach

Thanks for hopping along!

Smooches,

Alex

Stamp Sets: The Places You'll Go by Taylored Expressions.

Ingredients: Choice Buttercream Cardstock, Joy Ride Patterned Paper from Cosmo Cricket. Aqua, Caramel and Choice White Cardstock from Bazzill.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Accessories: Jenni Bowlin Vintage Cream Buttons, Kaiserkraft Teal Pearls, Glue Dots, striped ribbon, SU! Corner Punches.

Sew Fashionable!

Happy Thursday honeymuffins!!

Okay I am SOOO excited about today!! I finally get to show you what I've been cookin' up   ... okay, not like that, but I do get to show off what I did with the Taylored Expressions exclusive April Key Ingredients Kit.

Our challenge this month was to create a shaped card, and to add a bit of sewing!  Well, give me those two things and I am in heaven!! 

This month's kit is seriously gorgeous!! It features the new and super-delish "Material Girl" paper from Cosmo Cricket, with lots of yummy ribbon and sewing-themed embellishments! UGH!! I can't stand so much cuteness - it's almost like looking in the mirror! (I just totally threw that in there to see if anyone actually reads my nonsense!!) tee-hee..

Okay so, one of the things I LOVE to collect are retro-style aprons, and they were definitely the inspiration for my card today:

 

I drew up a template for my card so that it looked like a vintage dress complete with a very retro apron, and my Material Girl Paper was just perfect for it!! 

I used the same patterned paper "lining" template to make a sentiment panel for the inside of my card using Choice Buttercream Cardstock (also included in the monthly kit), and you can see how that looks inside here:

Is that too stinkin' cute or what??  I then drew a pattern for my little apron, which I stitched together and embellished with this delicious red ribbon.  My apron's pocket is "faux-stitched" using my paper-piercer and white gel pen. 

The apron is attached to my card using foam squares - only on the "ruffle" area though.  I used Sticky Tape to adhere the waist part to my card so that it only looked slightly raised from the bottom.  It really gives it a nice bit of dimension! I used my trusty and SO amazing Mono-Multi glue to add the ric-rac to my dress, and then used more sticky tape and some glue dots to attach the whole thing to my Cardstock panel.  

Of course, you may have noticed I can't help myself so I distressed everything using my daubers and my Vintage Photo Distress Ink, sigh.. So do you love it??

I hope so, but WAIT! there's more because I thought my dress looked a little lonely and decided to make a little matching tea holder to go with it!

This was so easy and fun!! I took a 4 1/4" by 6 1/2" piece of CS, and scored it 3/4" on the 4 1/4" side and scored the 6 1/2" side at 3 1/4" so that it would fold in half.  I made a little notch on the inside "flaps" (at the inside score line) so that it would fold neatly, and then added some more of that gorgeous ribbon from the kit!  Easy peasy! here's how it looks when it opens up!

I decorated the front using small pieces that were left from my dress and apron, and of course, I had one more excuse (as if I needed it!!) to use my beeeyuutiful label stamp and sentiment from my CreativiTEA stamp set.  I cut out the yellow mat for my image using my Labels 9 Nesties, and sponged everything up using my distress ink.

Here's a look at my set:

DO we agree this is totally retro??

I just love that I was able to do this with just a tiny bit of stuff in my Key Ingredients Kit!  The kits are truly packed with an array of the newest (and coolest) products, and they are just perfectly put together for you to create a beautiful bunch of cards  in one sitting! All you need is at your fingertips, and what absolutely rocks MY world is that you get a handy container so that you can keep all your month's goodies in one spot (labeled with all the "ingredients" included (so cute!!)).  You don't have to go digging! whoo-hoo!! 

Another treat for the subscribers is of course, the gorgeous eye candy provided by the girls of the Baker's Dozen, so please visit these lovely ladies for a look at their creations using this month's Key Ingredients Kit:

Jeanie Witmer
Carolina Buchting
Karen Motz
Jackie Pedro
Sankari Wegman

and our stylish leader, Taylor VanBruggen

Thank you SOOO much for stopping by!  I truly appreciate you visiting and letting me share my little ol' creations with you!

Have a sassy & fashionable day!!

Alex

Stamp Sets: CreativiTea by Taylored Expressions.

Ingredients: ALL cardstocks & patterned paper from Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit.

Ink: SU! Basic Brown and Ranger Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, and Bundled Sage.

Accessories: Red Satin Ribbon and Blue Ric Rac Included in the Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit. Glue Dots, Labels 9 Nestabilities Dies, White Gel Pen, Paper Piercer.

TeaThanks

Good morning lovebugs!!  Anyone for tea???

I'm back today sharing the card I made for last week's sketch challenge on SCS. 

I have been on a "berry/purple" kick lately, and I was super-inspired by the sketch soon as I saw it!  Of course, I just had to use my CreativiTea stamp set again!! I LOVE this set, it's so fun that I can paper-piece some of the images, or just quickly color them up, like I did for my card today:

 

I used Rich Razzleberry CS for my cardbase so it's not as dark IRL as it looks, but my light wasn't cooperating...I'm sorry!  I promise it's super-cute though! 

Anyhoo, isn't it just the purrfect color for my little teacup??  I stamped my teacup onto my Choice Snow White CS, colored it using Copics and cut it out - I used my x-acto knife to cut out little area inside of the handle - and then mounted that onto my circle panel using dimensionals.  I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink to stamp my sentiment as well.  I added some ribbon and silver brads to finish up my card, and viola!  easy peasy I tell you!!  I am so grateful for sketches - you have no idea!!

I'm off to play some more today..I can't wait to share some more!! Thanks SO much for stopping by!

Smoochies!

Alex

Stamp Sets: CreativiTea by Taylored Expressions.

Ingredients: Choice Snow White Cardstock, Patterned Paper from SU! Razzleberry Lemonade, Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry, and Naturals White CS from SU!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Accessories: Copic Markers, Silver Brads, Rich Razzleberry polka-dot ribbon from SU!, Glue Dots, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities Dies.

CIC11 - Clearly Cute Colors!!

Good morning everyone!!

I am back playing with color!  Today is Clearly Inspired Challenge #11, and I have a super-fun color combo to share with you today!!

Todays challenge is definitely a bright one!!  We are using Lime Juice (lime green), Cherry Go Round (deep red), and Bee Pollen (deep Yellow), and of course, you can use White, Cream or Black as your neutrals. 

Please keep in mind while we love to see you rock your CDS stamps, if you don't have 'em yet we still want you to play (and WIN free goodies!!)

Here is the card I made for the challenge!

Is this super bright and happy, or what?? I fell totally and completely in love with this adorable Blooming with Blessings stamp set as soon as I saw it!  I love the versatility of it too because it has a wonderful mix of sentiments - everything from religious, to celebrations to any occasion!  I just love that I can use it for everything!!   As for the colors in the challenge, I NEVER would have thought to use these 3 together but I absolutely love the end result!!  I guess that's the fun part of challenges right?? a nice little push to step out of our comfort zone! 

I hope you guys give this color combo a try, and I'd love to see what you do, so be sure and send me a link if you have a chance to play along!! 

Please check out the details below if you're new to the challenges:

• These challenges will occur every other Friday
• You have until the following Thursday to link your project using Mr. Linky on THIS POST on Lori's Blog.
  
• Challenges will vary each and every time
• Your work is important so there will be 5 Inspirational Cards/Projects chosen to be featured here
• Use CDstamps if you have them... IF NOT PLEASE PLAY ANYWAY... use what you have!
• A PRIZE (your choice of stamp set) will be awarded to a randomly chosen winner
• If you upload to Splitcoast Stampers or another online gallery please use CIC11 as one of your keywords

This Challenge will close late on Thursday April 15th

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope your Friday is off to a wonderful start! 

Hugs,

Alex

April TE Release Day!!

It's finally here!! Release Day!! YAY!!

I have the huge honor of being featured in the Taylored Expressions newsletter, so if this is your first time chez moi, and thank you to everyone for visiting!!   I am so excited to finally be able to show you our newest Apple Doodle Ink Stamp set!! and it gets even better because this one is ALL about Coffee!! YUM!!! okay, no more stalling!!

I give you, Let's Do Coffee!!

 

For my project today I decided to make a an altered book for my friend and partner in scrapbooking crime :), and as you can see, I am definitely going green because I used Coffee Cup Sleeves to make it! how cool is that??  

I have to confess I may have swiped an extra one or two sleeves along with my latest Venti Frapp , but then I felt guilty so I bought a scone too.. you know to boost the economy & stuff..sigh..

Seriously though, I love re-using & altering all sorts of stuff and I LOVE using my stamps in my scrapbooks, so this was definitely a fun way to use my Let's do Coffee stamp set!

Here are some pictures of the pages in which I use more wonderful images from my stamp set:

On my cover page I sealed the bottom using sticky tape so I could make it into a pocket.  My "tag" will serve as a little invitation so we can make a coffee date!  On the back of the tag I am attaching a gift card for her favorite coffee shop.  On my cover I used one of the wonderful phrases included in the set, along with the frame stamp from our new CreativiTea stamp set.  I embellished my cover using a gorgeous little sheer butterfly and one of these cute little cups from Let's Do Coffee which I stamped, paper-pieced and mounted to my cover using foam squares.

Here's a look at a couple more pages:

As you can see, these are just little simple "layouts" that are perfect for small snapshots or little notes!  All of my images are stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and I distressed everything in this little book using Ranger distress inks.  All of the patterned papers used in my book are from the Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Mini Deck.  I am soo in love with those papers, they are absolutley delish, and I loved the way the bright colors were toned down so beautifully with the rich browns in the distressing ink. 

Here is my back cover of the book:

I tore a small piece of the sleeve off so that you could see some of the corrugated cardboard when the book is closed.  I went ahead and added another fabulous sentiment included in the stamp set, just to thank her for being such an awesome buddy!  As you can see, I also mixed in a little blue ink on some of my elements when distressing along with the brown - I feel it gives a nice variation of color, and it's an easy way to incorporate colors that are present in your overall "theme", so that it all looks pulled together!  I just love the grungy look of this!  

Of course once I was done with my book, I couldn't resist making a little matching container for my gift set!!

I took one of our Tea Tins, and made it into a coordinating Coffee Canister!  She can use this to tote some of her favorite coffee to work - is that stinkin' cute or what??  My image panel is cut using my Labels 9 Nesties, and the image is colored using Copic Markers.

So do you looove all the cute images??  This set has everything from fun sentiments to the cutest collection of cups and mugs ! I love that it's so versatile, and the gifts and "any occasion" cards you can make with it will make this stamp set an absolute must-have!!

Of course, there is a lot more of eye candy for you courtesy of the rest of the Baker's Dozen (including our fabulous guest designer!!) Please visit these lovely ladies and prepare to be wowed!!

Carolina Buchting
Charmaine Ikach
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jeanie Witmer
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Sankari Wegman

Jami Sibley

our fabulous Guest Designer Amy Sheffer

and of course, Taylor VanBruggen

I hope you enjoyed visiting me today, and I do hope that you come back soon!  It truly is an honor to be able to share what I love most with you all!!

Have a wonderful & crafty day!!

Alex

April TE Sneak Peek Day 2!

Good morning doodlebugs!! I'm baaack!! Did you just looove yesterday, or what??  Well get ready because today is going to be another awesome day of sneak peeks from Taylored Expressions!!

I better get right to it!! So..among all of the awesomeness of the stamps being released this month Taylor is giving us the absolute perfect solution for gift-giving!! You may have seen the Card Kits Jackie, Melissa, Karen and Taylor shared yesterday using the Mini Motifs and CreativiTea stamp sets (stunning, I know!!), and today it's my turn!

I love cute and fun, as you know!! that's why I fell in love with the Apple Jack Card Kit featuring the NEW stamp sets we are showing off today!!  If you are always looking for the perfect gift for your child's teacher (mug SO NOT included!! lol..), or special cards to share with friends, you will love our Make the Grade, and Extra Credit stamp sets!!  Of course, you can't have cute and fun without throwing in some Cuppie!! and this time we debut three A La Carte Cuppies - you can get just one or score all three!  whoo-hoo!

SO, what do you get when you combine all this fabulousness?? 

You get a super-cool and EASY gift to put together!!  Here's what I did with my new stamps and my Apple Jack Card Kit:

This is the top view of my Perfect Package Card box.  I stamped my Report Card Cuppie using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in using Copics.  Easy and SO very cute!!  Keep in mind that EVERYTHING I used to put all of this together is included in the kit - but more on that later!!!

Now I will show you the front flap of my Card Box:

isn't that stinkin' fun, and so cheery??  Who would not love to get a gift packaged up like this?? Besides, once the cards are gone, your recipient can keep this wonderfully sturdy box forever!

Speaking of cards, here are some of the very cute and very simple cards you can create with everything included in this wonderful kit!!

For your Star (or cutest class clown :) :

 
This card uses the most magnificent border which is part of the Extra Credit stamp set.   The sentiment is part of the Make the Grade set, and of course, it's super versatile!  (I'm loving it for kiddie birthday Thank You notes too!!)

My next card is just perfect for your favorite teacher!!  (or your not so-favorite-one too..might just butter 'em up!)

 

Again, I used this delicious apple from my Extra Credit set and the lovely sentiment is from my Make The Grade set.  My apple also colored using Copics, and I used a small piece of Foam tape to "pop" my sentiment off my card, and my apple is adhered using glue dots.

My next card is for that very special graduate!!

 
Can you stand it?? How cute is this little owl?? He is part of the Make the Grade stamp set.  My little owl is also colored using Copics, and it literally took no more than a few minutes to get this card done! Easy Peasy!! Seriously, who doesn't need graduation cards by the stack come late spring??

My next card is for the extra-special over achiever!  we all have one right?? (well, not in my family, but I guess ya' never know when you might meet one...) tee-hee

 
Can you just believe this adorable report card??  I decided to distress this one up too since it just looks SO cool!!

This awesome kit was super fun to work with and the best part was that not only did I make all of these cards (and decorated my box!!) using ONLY items included with the kit, and I still have tons of stuff left over to make some more cards!!  you can also make a perfect stationery gift set by making at least 10 of the same cards and packaging them up in your pretty box!

There will be three card kits for you to choose from this month, and don't worry about running out of ideas to put your goodies to use because with any kit you choose you will also get an inspiration sheet (via download) featuring the designs of all of the Baker's Dozen!  How cool is that??  Now, if you're curious about the card kit's price -super budget-friendly!! only $14.95 yup!! seriously!! isn't that awesome??? 

You will NOT believe everything that's included in each kit:

10 Choice Cardstock card bases (with 10 matching envelopes!)

15 sheets of patterned paper  - already cut to the perfect for cardmaking! you get 3 sheets each of 5 double-sided patterns.

20 sheets of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cardstock (4 sheets each of 5 colors!)

1 full package of Kaisercraft Pearls(As you can see from my samples, I have these all over! OMG, I am in looove!!). 

You also get 8 panels of our favorite Choice Cardstock (love it!)

5 yards of coordinating ribbon (2 styles), and of course 1 Perfect Package Card Box!!

whew.. told you it was a ton of yummy goodness!! 

Seriously, these kits are wonderfully put together, and the product is (as always) top-quality! It is a fabulous thing to be able to put together a nice stack of cards in a short amount of time where everything is basically done for you!  I plan on taking a few of these kits to my next Crop and just putting them together to give as gifts!  I can't imagine anyone NOT putting these gorgeous kits to use!  

Just wait until you see the rest of the images in the stamp sets we are previewing today! I am telling you they are sheer genius!!  When I first saw them I squealed like a little freak! I {heart} them BIG time!! I know you're going to feel the same when you see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen has in store for you today, so get ready to be inspired when visiting these gorgeous ladies:

Carolina Buchting
Charmaine Ikach
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jeanie Witmer
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Sankari Wegman

Jami Sibley

Nancy McKinney

and of course, Taylor VanBruggen

I hope you enjoyed your visit today! I am thrilled to get to share these projects with you - it truly makes my day!!  Don't forget to visit tomorrow because there is MORE to come!!

Hugs!!

Alex

April TE Sneak Peek Day 1!

Happy morning lovebugs!!

It's finally here!! TE sneak peek time!! I have been waiting for today literally chomping at the bit, and I know I sound like a broken record but this HAS to be my favorite release SO FAR.. OMG! wait until you see what we have in store for you today!!

Okay enough of the chit chat - I think you'd rather I get right to the goods right? Well, the first set I am showing off today is called Miniature Motifs, and to me, it is not only an absolute must-have, BUT it is basically the trendy NEW version of a background stamp!  I love the smaller scale of the patterns and I love that you can use all of the images in the set together and they look absolutely delish without "overpowering" each other. 

That was definitely to look I was going for with my first sample:

Isn't it purrty??  I used 3 out of the 4 images in the Miniature Motifs stamp set to stamp my panels, which I later distressed using the same dark purple ink. I stamped my Motifs onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock, which made the patterns really stand out, so I decided to keep my embellishments fairy simple - I added two ivory half pearls to my panel, and of course, this gorgeous aubergine Apple Blossom , which just happened to match my colors just perfectly!! don't you just love when that happens??  I finished up my card by stamping my sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink (gosh I love that stuff!!)..

and speaking of that gorgeous sentiment, don't you just love it??  well, that little beauty is part of the second set I am sharing today called CreativiTea.  This stamp set truly rocks my world!! wait until you see all of the images in this set - it is absolutely just the right amount of shabby, simple, and trendy all in the same stamp set!!

I know you're going to love it! Here is the card I created to share a little SereniTea with you today:

 

Do you love it too??? I chose to go very vintage with this one! I used some gorgeous 7Gypsies patterned paper as the inspiration for my entire card.  Do you love my stamped label?? well, you're in luck because it is part of this gorgeous stamp set! I am so excited about it , I could NOT wait to use it!! I stamped it in Tuxedo Black onto my buttercream panel, and sponged it with a bit of Rose ink, and then stamped my sentiment directly on my inked panel.  I matted that using a tan label I cut out using my Nesties Labels 9, and it fits just perfectly so it makes me swoon, literally..  My Teapot is colored using Copics, and finished up my card by adding one of these GORGEOUS butterflies from Jenni Bowlin.  The two smaller butterflies are punched out using Martha Stewart punches, and embellished using Stardust Stickles.

I hope you enjoyed the beginning of our very exciting release!  We are all so excited, and it's such a great feeling to know there is something for everyone this month!! Trust me, you will fall in love - and that my friends is a good thing!  

You MUST visit the rest of the Baker's Dozen, along with a couple of special guests for the major eye candy they are sharing with us today:

Carolina Buchting
Charmaine Ikach
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jeanie Witmer
Jodi Collins
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Melissa Sauls
Sankari Wegman

Jami Sibley

Nancy McKinney

and of course, Taylor VanBruggen

Thank you SOOO much for visiting me today! I hope you have a "CreativiTea" -filled day!!

Smooches,

Alex

Vintage Flower Birthday Card: **Stamp Set Links will go live April 8th.**

Stamp Sets: Miniature Motifs by Taylored Expressions.

Ingredients:  Choice Buttercream Cardstock, Eggplant, Cinnamon, and Banana Cardstock from Core'dnations.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Eggplant ink from CTMH.

Accessories: Apple Blossom Flower, Half Pearls from Stampin' Up!. Glue Dots, Foam Tape, sewing machine, thread.

SereniTea Card:

Stamp Sets: CreativiTea by Taylored Expressions.

Ingredients: Choice Buttercream Cardstock, Patterned Paper from the Victoria Collection from 7Gypsies, Black Couture Cardstock, Rose and Teal CS from Core'dnations.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo.

Accessories: Copic Markers, sheer black polka-dot ribbon, Glue Dots, Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, Martha Stewart butterfly punches, Large Butterfly from Jenni Bowlin Studio.