Taylored Expressions August Sneak Peeks Day 1!

AUGUST 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, August 4th 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.
Angel Bundle Prize Drawing: We're very excited to be supporting the Angel Tree with Joy to the World, the newest set in the TE Giving Tree Program. If you'd like to be entered to win our Angel Bundle Prize Pack (Joy to the World Full Sized Stamp Set, Angel Kisses Taylored Card Kit, and the Musical Swirls Taylored Impression Plate) simply click over to the Angel Tree website and find the answer to this question: "Name the founder of Angel Tree." E-mail Taylored Expressions with the answer in the subject line of your e-mail by Wednesday at 6pm PST. The winner will be announced on Taylor's blog a 10 pm PST Wednesday night.

The first set for the August release is a pretty Angel set called "Joy to the World." The set was illustrated by Nancy McKinney as part of the Whimsical Wishes line of stamps. This is a full sized set on an 5.75" x 8.5" full color sturdy storage panel - and includes 21 images/sentiments. There are beautiful images for Christmas cards and projects as well as year-round cards. Also in today's release is a gorgeous Musical and Swirls Impression Plate and the Angel Kisses Taylored Card Kit! I've used all of these products on my two cards for today!!

The "Joy to the World" set is the newest set in the TE Giving Tree Program tbat support various charities. Giving Tree sets now come pre-trimmed just like the rest of our sets - no cutting needed! $5 from the sale of each Joy to the World stamp set will be donated to Angel Tree from August 4th - October 31.
Taylor chose Angel Tree as the charity to support this quarter because it's something she has been involved with for many years. Angel Tree is a program administered by Prison Fellowship whose Mission is to seek the transformation of prisoners and their reconciliation to family and community through the power of the Lord. Angel Tree invites churches to provide Christmas gifts to the children of inmates across the country. Taylor would love to have you learn more about this charity so she planned a special prize drawing! If you'd like to be entered to win the Angel Bundle Prize Pack (Joy to the World Full Sized Stamp Set, Angel Kisses Taylored Card Kit, and the Musical Swirls Taylored Impression Plate) simply click over to the Angel Tree website and find the answer to this question: "Name the founder of Angel Tree." E-mail Taylored Expressions with the answer in the subject line of your e-mail by Wednesday at 6pm PST. The winner will be announced on Taylor's blog at approximately 10 pm PST Wednesday night.

For today's cards - you'll notice that I made two cards that are very similar. I wanted to show an "easy" card and a more difficult card made with the same supplies. The first one would be great to mass produce as Christmas cards and it is flat so it's easy to mail. The second one is kind of a "more is more" thing...with ribbon and blings and more layers.

Here is my Copic color palette for the angels. I loved the pink in the paper so I wanted to pick that up in her dress.

Lots of yummy layers, ribbon, and bling! This is definitely "more!" Everything comes in the new Card Kit and it couldn't be easier to mix and match it all.

The new Musical Swirls Impression plate is going to be a favorite of mine - I can already tell. I used the Musical note side for my background paper and the Swirls side for the cream oval under the angel. Here's a close up for you:

Angel Kisses Taylored Card Kit: WOW! This is an amazing value at $16.95 and it includes all of the following:

24 A2 Cream Envelopes and 24 Choice Buttercream A2 Card Bases
24 Choice Buttercream Image Panels 4.25" x 5.5"
24 pieces of coordinating cardstock 4.25" x 5.5" (4 colors, 6 sheets each color)
24 pieces of Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses patterned paper 4" x 6"
6 yards of twill (2 yards each of Wine, Artichoke, Carnation)
1 package of Want to Scrap Maroon Pearls
1 package of Want to Scrap Green Pearls

With the kit, there will also be a downloadable inspiration sheet that will include 10 easy to re-create samples by the Baker's Dozen! Additional ribbon bundles available for separate purchase as well as a coordinating Copics kit!

Remeber that all TE stamps are made from top-quality deeply etched rubber in a cute shade of pink and come on EZ Mount already trimmed and ready to used with your acrylic blocks.

Here are the links to the other Baker's Dozen Designers! You will definitely want to see what everyone else has made!

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Gorgeous Angel cards, Wanda! I love the colors. . .just beautiful!

Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | 08/07/2011 at 07:00 AM

Oh this is so pretty!! I love the embossed backgrounds and your soft palette of colors. Too pretty for words!!

Posted by: Natalie | 08/03/2011 at 10:43 AM

Stunning. It's amazing how much a little touch like a scalloped border can make on a card.

Posted by: JessicaK | 08/02/2011 at 10:25 PM

Very pretty I like your cards.

Posted by: Billie A | 08/02/2011 at 10:02 PM

SO beautiful, Wanda! You truly know how to showcase all the fabulous TE goodies. And I just adore that you created two versions of the card to showcase. They are both just stunning. :)

Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 08/02/2011 at 11:36 AM

Love, LOVE these! How gorgeous - love the glitter and layout and well, just everything! GASP!

Posted by: Karen Giron | 08/02/2011 at 09:56 AM

Sweet cards!Love the coloring.

Posted by: Holly Saveur | 08/02/2011 at 03:21 AM

Wowsa Wanda!! Hey, that kind of goes together. :) I like that....anyway! GORGEOUS samples using the set and kit. Your coloring gets me every time and I loooove all the glitter. :)

Posted by: Melissa Sauls | 08/01/2011 at 09:39 PM