November Release At a Glance
- We have sneak peeks to share Monday through Wednesday. All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, November 3rd at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at the Taylored Expressions Store.
- Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as a SPECIAL Facebook GIVEAWAY, on Wednesday night beginning at approximately 6 pm PST.
- Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaway: Each day, one lucky blog commenter will be chosen by random draw to win a $10 TE Gift Certificate. Winners will be chosen from a different Baker's Dozen blog each day and will be announced on Taylor's blog on Release Day! Be sure to hop around to see all the sneak peeks and leave comments on each and every blog for more chances to win. Limit one comment per blog per day, please. Comments close Wednesday 11/2 at 7pm PST for the drawings.
Here is my first project for the week... I made miniature easel-fold cards and turned them into our Thanksgiving place cards! I am so pleased with how this idea turned out. Normally, an easel fold card would end up being an A2 card size. I cut my paper down so that my finished cards are 3x3 square. I used two new stamp sets and the new mini leaf dies. These were just so much fun to make!
Here is all the information on the three main parts of my project:
Thankful - the newest set in the Lasting Impressions line. Concepted by Jami and beautifully illustrated by Doug, this set is all about thankful thoughts and counting our blessings. These traditional images can go super cute or very elegant and are perfect for this season and beyond. (set of 15 - full size set)
Mini Leaves Taylored Die set – a set of 4 miniature leaves. Each die also has impressed veins for extra detail! I am going to use this again and again...and not just for fall!
Labels of Love II - To follow up to the popular Labels of Love, we have a new set of labels/frames and the sentiments cover almost every holiday throughout the year. This will be a great set for any stamper to add to their stamping arsenal. This will also make a great Christmas gift for your stamping friends! (set of 27 - full size set) Coordinates with Labels of Love and Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3
Here is my little happy pile of leaves! I used three images from the Thankful set today and I will use another image from that set on Thursday. It's wonderful!
The Labels of Love II set is part of the TE GIving Tree program, which is a program designed to raise funds for a different charity each quarter. For the months of November, December and January, Taylored Expressions will donate $5.00 from the sale of each Labels of Love II stamp set to the Union Rescue Mission. The URM's Mission is to embrace people experiencing homelessness with the compassion of Christ - giving hope and healing for a changed life and helping them find their way home. Taylor's husband, Jon, served at the Union Rescue Mission when they lived in California and saw first hand the impact it had on the lives of the homeless. Visit the Union Rescue Mission website at http://urm.org/
As always, some things to remember about TE stamps: They are always pre-cut for you on high quality pink rubber for a great impression. The sets come on a full color panel and store perfecly in specially designed Binder Boxes. CLICK HERE to see the awesome storage system!
I hope you have fun this week checking out all the new stamps and goodies. I know the Baker's Dozen had fun making projects to share with you! Here are the links to the rest of the group!
Such pretty cards-love them all!!
Posted by: Danielle | 10/31/2011 at 08:36 AM
Happy Halloween to you. Very cute and clever idea for Thanksgiving name tags!
Posted by: Val P | 10/31/2011 at 09:47 AM
what a great idea for place settings!
Posted by: Linda Lou | 10/31/2011 at 09:59 AM
I love the idea of these placecarda and they turned out so pretty!!!
Posted by: Jami | 10/31/2011 at 10:28 AM
What a cute idea!!
Posted by: Melody Rupple | 10/31/2011 at 11:44 AM
Definitely, a wonderful set of place cards! Love them....
Posted by: Pat R | 10/31/2011 at 01:28 PM
WHOWZERS...these are tooo darling...awesome job!!!!
Posted by: wendy | 10/31/2011 at 02:12 PM
What a fun idea! Thanks!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 10/31/2011 at 05:34 PM
Nice Copic skills, missy! I'm learning...
Posted by: sharon gullikson | 10/31/2011 at 05:36 PM
WOW, what nice coloring you did.
Posted by: b. poteraj | 10/31/2011 at 05:36 PM
What great cards. Don't you love the fall?
Posted by: natasha g.p. | 10/31/2011 at 05:37 PM
Beautiful - love all the Fall dimension!
Posted by: Jenny | 10/31/2011 at 06:59 PM
Love the subtle use of glitter - so pretty and perfect.
Posted by: Synthia | 10/31/2011 at 08:22 PM
These are just beautiful for placecards Wanda! Love it!
Posted by: Tori Wild | 10/31/2011 at 09:11 PM
How beautiful, and what a great idea! These mini easel cards make fabulous place settings! Love the fall leaves. Those dies are wonderful. And such gorgeous stamping.
Can't wait to see the rest of your release projects!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 11/01/2011 at 04:21 AM
What a great idea to make place cards for dinner! I LOVE THIS!!! So pretty and perfect for Thanksgiving!
Posted by: Jen Shults | 11/01/2011 at 06:08 AM
Darling place cards!
Posted by: Louise | 11/01/2011 at 07:48 AM
Super cute Wanda..so sweet you have a card for Buddy too!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 11/01/2011 at 12:08 PM
Sweet place settings.
Posted by: Katrina | 11/01/2011 at 01:14 PM
Wow! These will dress up your Thanksgiving table beautifully! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | 11/01/2011 at 03:41 PM
These beautiful and creative place cards for Thanksgiving will be appreciated by your guests.
Posted by: KarenR | 11/02/2011 at 05:43 AM
Love these mini easel cards! They are fab!
Posted by: scrapalajen | 11/02/2011 at 01:16 PM
OH! These mini easel cards (never seen mini easel cards before) are so darling and perfect! I love everything about them - the bright primary colors, the perfect coloring of the images, the perfect touch of sparkle - just perfect all around!
Posted by: Crafty Math Chick | 11/02/2011 at 02:03 PM
These are SO cute!! They look so wonderful, great design & colours. Love the idea of a mini easel card. Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Kary | 11/02/2011 at 06:32 PM
What a SUPER cute idea... I just adore those fall stamps.. Great colors, coloring, size, EVERYTHING... so cute!
Posted by: April | 11/02/2011 at 06:41 PM
FABULOUS idea! Everything about these is perfect!
Posted by: Danielle Lounds | 11/02/2011 at 09:26 PM
AWESOME idea and perfect execution Wanda! LOVE these (and the bit of glitter is SO perfect!)
Posted by: Jodi Collins | 11/03/2011 at 09:29 AM
What beautiful place cards Wanda! The sparkle is a great accent and you've colored up the images perfectly! Love that Buddy has a special card too! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 11/05/2011 at 07:13 PM