Hi there! Today is Sneak Peeks Day at Taylored Expressions! Yipppeeee! This month it's all about hearts, and love and Valentine's! SO many cute new products, great new dies (I mean great), adorable stamps, and an awesome Project Pantry Kit! Tomorrow is release day and then two MORE days of projects after that! Wow!
We have FOUR new designers on the Baker's Dozen Design Team starting this month. How very cool is that? I'm excited to stamp with the new gals and see their fun creations. I don't know how it happened, but now I'm one of the 'old' girls on the team! I do so love being a part of this great team!
I'm sharing two projects today... A Clean and Simple birthday card, and a bright, cheery Valentine card, both using all new stamps and dies.
First up, my Birthday card, using the new set called "Bless Your Nest." This is a full size stamp set from the Whimsical Wishes stamp line. I can already tell it's going to be a fav, because I love nature and bird stamps. It has a great branch image, with a separate leaf stamp to go on the branch - you'll see.
Here's a close up of the branch and leaves. The branch image is stamped in brown ink, and then I put the green ink on with the separate leaf stamp. I used my stamp positioner to do this! Since I used distress ink (Shabby Shutters) for my leaves, I was able to go back with my Shabby Shutters Distress Pen and add wee accents to the leaves. Squeee! And, do you LOVE the font?? Adorable.
Here are the inks and markers I used for this project. In the background is a true 'sneak peek' of the stamp set!
I chose some gingham paper from the MME Tangerine paper pack. Birds and nests always feel sort of old fashioned to me, and remind me of a simpler time...
This sweet little bird is just hanging out waiting to wish someone a Happy Birthday!
Okay, now put on your sunglasses....cuz this next card is BRIGHT! I made this cute and cheery Valentine - complete with an adorable hedgie, using all kinds of new products! Red and cream = perfection.
The hedgie is from the new "Stuck on You" stamp set! The larger image is the new "Valentine Graphic Greeting" stamp from the TE line. AWESOME new hearts cutting plate in the background....
One of the added bonuses of this cutting plate is that if you need a TON of cute little hearts, you can make them all at once! Lemme tell ya, this thing cuts like a DREAM! And it makes heart-fetti!
Here are my Copic choices for this project:
One last look at the stamps. OH! I almost forgot....Taylor has a new set of dies for cutting banners!!!!! YEAH! I used one for my sentiment! The pretty red and cream papers are part of the 2013 Valentine Project Pantry Kit.
Thank you so much for popping by today! PLEASE take some time to look around at everyone else's projects! (I've seen them all in our gallery and these girls aren't messing around!) Here are your links for today:
- Carol Burrage
- Charmaine Ikach
- Jen Shults
- Kerri Michaud
- Lynnette Kauffman
- Sankari Wegman
- Shannon White
- Shelly Mercado
- Stephanie Kraft
- Tammie Edgerton
- Taylor VanBruggen
- Wanda Guess
- Anna Wight (Guest Designer)
ADORABLE!!! You make the products work together like a dream!
Posted by: Anna Wight | 01/07/2013 at 08:52 AM
Wonderful cards. That birthday card is beautiful and the valentine's one is so much fun.
Posted by: Elizabeth | 01/07/2013 at 09:06 AM
Great cards Wanda!! Love your creativity!!
Posted by: Kristy | 01/07/2013 at 09:21 AM
Wanda, Wanda! Love your cards (no surprise there!), I think I'll be getting the hearts cutting plate after seeing your adorable hedgie card! LOVE! Enjoy your day, my friend!
Posted by: Shelly | 01/07/2013 at 09:24 AM
The Bless your Nest set looks very cool indeed. I think my life probably cannot go on unless I have the banner stacklets. That is what I think.
I also want to know where you get the small gingham paper you often use?
Posted by: Princess Judy | 01/07/2013 at 09:25 AM
Wanda these are GORGEOUS! I love that you showed what that wonderful heart plate can do! I am in LOVE with it! And everything else too! Wow it is going to be an expensive month! It is my birthday on the 14th so I am splurging! :)
Posted by: jill norwood | 01/07/2013 at 10:22 AM
I love your sweet nest card. I can hardly wait to get that set out and play with it! And your red and white and hedgie card is adorable! See you in just a few days! WOOT!
Posted by: Jami | 01/07/2013 at 10:44 AM
SUCH a SWEET and gorgeous card the birdnest one LOVE it!!!
Love this stamp and sentiment .
The hedgie one is so cute too..great heart cutting plate!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 01/07/2013 at 10:51 AM
These are wonderful Wanda! I love how peaceful your first card feels and I love the bold red and white of the second!
Posted by: Jen Shults | 01/07/2013 at 10:52 AM
Sweet projects, Wanda! Love the darling birthday card and the hedgie is so bold and fun!
Posted by: Stephanie Kraft | 01/07/2013 at 01:00 PM
Oh dear, Wanda, these are fantastic!!! Love them both! I can already tell my paypal account is in trouble this week - lol!!! Hope you had a fantastic holiday season - Happy 2013!!!
Posted by: Debbie Carriere | 01/07/2013 at 03:31 PM
Love it all and banners are da bomb!
Posted by: Tina W. | 01/07/2013 at 03:43 PM
Wanda, your bday card in blues is awesome! Love how you went back in with your marker and added shading and the hedgehog card is adorable!
Posted by: Tammie E | 01/07/2013 at 04:36 PM
Wowie Wanda!!! LOVE your Fabulous projects! And I agree, the Bless Your Nest set makes me think of a simpler time too! And your card is just Darling! Love the blue gingham!! And your Hedgie card is sooo Adorably Fun and Sweet!! Love all the elements you put together Lady! Looks Awesome! And you know I Love that Sweet Hedgie! ;-)
Hugs & See you soon! 8-)
Shannon
Posted by: Shannon White | 01/07/2013 at 04:37 PM
Both cards are a delight!! Sweet and fun!
Posted by: Natalie H | 01/07/2013 at 06:49 PM
Extreme cuteness! Love the tweet bird and that heart background die!!! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | 01/08/2013 at 04:51 AM
I just LOVE your Bless Your Nest card! It's so sweet and I am always drawn to gingham! Your Valentine card is ADORABLE and so fun! What an awesome design!!!
Posted by: Kerri M. | 01/08/2013 at 07:02 AM
Great cards and LOVE the heart die and the papers you used, as well!
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 01/08/2013 at 08:26 AM
These are both so adorable!
Posted by: Holly AKA KopyKat | 01/08/2013 at 12:09 PM
Eek!! Hedgie alert! Luuuuuv these cards, my friend! Sweet and serene, and bright, bold, and fun.....all rolled into one!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 01/11/2013 at 06:29 AM
Beautiful nest card, Wanda and that hedgie is too stinkin' CUTE!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | 01/13/2013 at 08:02 AM