Taylored Expressions April Sneak Peeks - Day 1!

  April 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, April 5th 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 for the drawings close Wednesday 4/4 at 7pm PST.

Today's release is showcasing TWO new stamp sets! I am especially excited because I came up with the concept for one of them! Yay! One of the (many) awesome things about working for Taylor is that she encourages us to give her stamp set ideas! Many of us have concepted stamp sets and it is super super fun to see my idea come to life this month with Fruity Friends! I came up with the idea after making THIS project last year! Emily Burger brought it to life to share with you for April's release!

Fruity Friends is a full size set of 20 images and sentiments! It's part of the Embracing Grace collection. I know you're going to have tons of fun with this one! I have been dying to see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen did with this set! Here's my first card:

 

 

 

This little citrus slices make me smile! It was a lot of fun to color them in and then make them sparkly and fresh. Made me want some lemonaid...or a margarita! I used the uber cute Picket Fence Die from TE, the Medium Scallop Border Punch from TE and the Leaf Sprig Die, also from TE! Taylor really does have one of the best die collections in the business!  

 

 

 Here is my Copic Color Palette for this cheery card:  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 I added dimension by popping some of the fruity slices up on some foam tape.

 

 

Now, in a completely different direction from the first stamp set for today...we are introducing Make it Amazing...a brand new beautiful and elegant set from the Whimsical Wishes collection by Nancy McKinney. Make it Amazing is a full size set of 19 images and sentiments - Beautiful botanicals and butterflies! This set has so many possibilities, and we have 3 sets of coordinating dies to match with it!  Here's my second card for today:  

 

 

For this card, I paired the stamp set, the new dies, and this month's Project Pantry kit! Everything coordinates so perfectly. This month's Project Pantry Kit is to die for!!!

 

 

What a nice sentiment...for so many different occasions....

 

 

That butterfly stamp and die is wonderful! I know I will be using this a lot!

 

 

 

Thank you so much for coming by today to join in on the release week fun! LOTS more projects to come this week! Please take some time to hop around and see what the rest of the team made!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Jami Sibley (DT Coordinator)
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Melody Rupple
• Nancy McKinney
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman 
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess

Comments

[Crafty Math Chick]

Both of your cards are pretty but I LOVE LOVE LOVE that smiling sparkly citrus card - something about the fence die is perfect too... sheer heaven...

[JodyM]

Both are wonderful cards, but I love your 'sliced' fruit one!

[Rosie Gustafson]

Such great cards. The one looks ery elegant and the other one is so fun and cheerful, love your coloring.

[Amy Jones]

Wow. Very cute and then very Beautiful. Great cards.

[Queen Mary]

Wow Wanda! What incredibly different cards! Today I'm in the mood for the first one! Thanks for sharing the copics you used!~

[Jodi]

Congratulations Wanda! I am in LOVE with Fruity Friends...I had SO much fun playing with it! Your card is FANTASTIC...LOVE the glitter!!

[Debbie Carriere]

Love both of these! That fruit card is beyond perfection!!! LOVE everything about it! Congratulations on the stamp set - a fabulous idea and going in my cart :)

[Regina]

Congratulations, my sweet friend! I love this set and your projects using it are absolutely wonderful! XOXO

[Elizabeth]

Your slices card made me smile :), it was so sweet. But that second card made me go "wow!". It's just so stunning.

[Fondajo]

Those two card, although quite different, are wonderful. Love them both! The slices made me smile too. The butterfly and the colors are my favorite go- togethers.

[Rosemary D]

the first card is just so fun and happy!! love it... the second is just lovely!

[Paulette S]

Wanda I love both cards, but especially the citrus slices. It really does make me smile and want to go to Mr. Bulky's in the mall and buy candy. LOL love the white fence too, shuch a fun summer card.

[Lynn Put]

Awesome cards Wanda! Congrats on the concept of this fun fruity stamp set, your card is so cheerful and sweet I love it! Can't wait to see the whole set! And your butterfly card is beautiful! The papers and details are lovely!

[Kathy Martin]

Congratulations! How awesome to have your idea realized! And so cute those fruity fruits ate! I'm loving the butterflies! Two awesome projects!

[TeaDub!]

OMG...what a great collaboration! I can't stand how flippin' cute those fruits are! I seriously LOVE it! I can't wait to get my hands on that set!!!!

[Natalie]

From fruity fun to shabby chic, you know how to inspire your followers! Great job on both cards, Wanda!

[Joan Ervin]

OMG!!! Both your cards are fabulous!! The sweet little fruity slices are just tooo cute and I love all the sparkle you added!!! The second card is so pretty and elegant...love the butterfly and the awesome ribbon treatment!!!!

[Ruza]

LOVE the smiley fruit!! Super CUTE & FUN! Your 2nd card is so elegant! TFS! ;o)

[Suzie P.]

I LOVE fruity friends the best!! The colors are to so yummy and summery! Cute, Cute, Cute Wanda!! Gotta get my hands on those...................

[Alice Roushia]

I am absolutely in awe of your creation and inspiration. Very, very BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Both sets are fantastic,. I may need to save a little more money this month

[Dotti]

Love both cards....but the fruity friends is my fav!

[Jodi]

Way to go Wanda! Your blog is my favourite and I'm thrilled to see you are now a designer as well! I will be buying your set this month for sure! :)

[Carol R]

You certainly have a winner with your Fruity Friends set! I love the smiles on all the fruit. Such a happy bunch! And your butterfly card is so pretty and elegant looking.

[Tona]

Loved both of your cards...so different from each other, but both wonderful.

[Audrey Pettit]

Ooh, what fabulous cards, Wanda! Love them both to pieces. And look at you coming up with the concepts for stamp sets now! Your fruity friends are just adorable. So love all those citrus slices with their glittery coat. And the butterfly card is so elegant and sophisticated. Such different looks, and you nailed them both!

[julie]

Great colors on the citrus card and the other card is just elegant!

[Tracey McNeely]

Wanda your card is over the top incredible. I don't have any TE stamps, but I know I am going to have to get this one. Especially since it is your brain child.

[Melody Rupple]

Congratulations Wanda on your first stamp set idea! The set is so fun to play with. You fruit slice make such a happy card. The combination of Make It Amazing and London Market make such a pretty card!

[Sabine]

Such pretty cards! Love the happy fruit card!

[Beckie]

How super cute and fun are the fruits!! Card #2 is super pretty.

Be blessed, Beckie

[Holly Saveur]

Congratulations with this oh so cute and fun stampset...LOVE it!
Couldn't waite for my blog update had to see your stamp!!Such a happy and cheerful card Wanda..love to see the other images!
The other card is so elegant..now I am going to look if I can see more of your stamps on the other blogs!(are you having a great time in PS?)
Hugs Holly.

[Taylor]

Congratulations, Wanda! I'm so glad you shared your idea for Fruity Friends! It has been so fun seeing it come together and now finally getting to play with the rubber! Love your cute card with the picket fence border!

And your Make it Amazing card is beautiful! I hope you're enjoying the 'shabby chic' kit! *wink*

[wendy]

congrat's...terrific idea .. these are so cute!

[Miriam Prantner]

Great work! I just love that first citrus card. It totally makes me smile. perfect colors/papers! And the second card is so pretty and elegant!

[Charmaine Ikach]

Wanda, I just LOVE your citrus card. . .it is so clean and beautiful that I can taste the citrus! :) Your Make It Amazing card is so very pretty! I love it! Congrats on your new set. . .I just LOVE it!

[Isabel Z]

Such creativity; I love what you created.

[Christine Dring]

That fruit card is so adorable and the butterfly card is stunning! Love them both!

[Holly AKA KopyKat]

love the citrus slices, they are so great, the other card is beautiful

[Cassie T]

Gorgeous creations, Wanda, and congrats on seeing your idea in rubber :D

[Linda S]

Fruity Friends is so cute! Love both of your cards - what a fun release!