July Bakers Dozen Studio Challenge!

Taylored Expressions is introducing a new monthly challenge for the Bakers Dozen Design Team! The Baker's Dozen Studio Challenge!  This will be an opportunity for us to share what makes our stamping studios hum.  Each month we will have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorite stamps, some tips and tricks, a little stamping advice and more. I'm really looking forward to this new adventure. I feel so lucky to be a part of this amazing team. I hope you have fun hopping around to see what we're up to.

Taylor and Jami came up with an intersting question for July: 

You are stranded on a desert island. The good news is that you find a fabulous stamping hut well-stocked with papers, inks and other stamping supplies. However you only have the 5 stamp sets you brought with you in the luggage you managed to salvage. So tell us, what TE stamps sets did you bring and why?

So, I'm going to answer the fun question....and of course, share a project made with one of my five choices! Here's my card - using Fruity Friends and a crisp, summery card...

 

 

 

 

 

Man, did I have a hard time choosing just five sets! If I could only use five TE sets...hmmmm...I went through my very nice stash of stamps and picked out my top five favs of all time from TE. Now, how nice would it be to be able to stamp on a deserted island??? Let's go! LOL.

Here's a picture of the five sets I chose:

 

 

Pictured above are: Fruity Friends, Love Grows Here, A Day in Paradise, Vintage Dreamer, and Crafty Cuppie. I love each one for a different reason. Crafty Cuppie was how I discovered Taylored Expressions, and it was the first TE set I bought. I chose to use Fruity Friends today because I designed this set!!! The other three are personal favorites that I go back to all the time.

Here are my Copic choices for this project - just a few BRIGHT colors!

 

 

 

 

 

I thought I would show you my favorite project made with each of my five choices!

First up is FRUITY FRIENDS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next on my list is CRAFTY CUPPIE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh...and then A DAY IN PARADISE!

 

 

 

 

 

Another versatile favorite is LOVE GROWS HERE!

 

 

 

 

Last, but certainly not least, is the beautiful VINTAGE DREAMER!  

 

 

 

 

I sure had lots of fun doing this challenge and post. I hope you've enjoyed it too - looking at some of my old projects and favorite stamps. I CANNOT wait to look around and see what everyone else posted today. How about you? Here are the links to the rest of the Bakers Dozen...and have a blessed day everyone!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melody Rupple
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Shannon      White
• Shelly Mercado
• Stephanie      Kraft
• Taylor      VanBruggen
• Wanda Guess

 

Comments

[Kimberly Gajewski]

I simply love that fruity set and your cards are always spot on with it! You've picked some great TE sets to go away with! Beautiful cards and projects, Wanda! :D

[Princess Judy]

What a great question and you picked some great stamps. I can see how fun it would be to be stranded with those. I do sort of wondered if you were stranded on an island if the "day in paradise" set would get old, being in paradise and all.

[Lynn Put]

Only five stamp sets??? lol. Wanda all of your cards and projects here are fabulous! Love how cheery, fun and colorful you always make your cards!

[Joan Ervin]

What a fabulous collection of cards and projects....everyone of them is sooo fabulous!!! I especially love the fruit cards and the adorable little trees...I don't know if I could pick only 5 favorite TE sets!!!

[Girls Hair Acessories]

Beautiful cards!!! I LOVE them all!!!! Thanks for sharing them!!!!

[Natalie]

Great choices! Love the cards, Wanda! Who would you be giving the "one in a melon" to if you are stranded? Or perhaps you are not alone on your desert island... (lol)

[Nikki Brown]

Fabulous... my fave has to be Vintage Dreamer.. can I join you on your desert island please? sounds fabulous.....

[Marie O]

Great array of stamp sets and marvelous samples. Coloring is wonderful on each and every one. The "Love Grows Here" card has a lovely 'happy retirement' stamp, which set is this sentiment from?

[Audrey Pettit]

Oooh, loving the new monthly challenge, Wanda! How fun for us to get to see so many of your adorable projects all at once! I can see why it would be hard to pick just 5 sets. :) I think you did a great job picking out a variety of different themes and styles. I would be much more boring and would probably pick out a bunch of sentiments......that way I could stick a sand dollar or a piece of driftwood onto a card base and slap on a matching greeting and call it done. ;)
Love all your cards!

[Kathy Martin]

Awesome stamp set choices and projects! What a fun challenge!

[Holly Saveur]

STUNNING Cards Wanda...can I join you on the island?

[Krebsen]

I love your cards and the stamps! The cards yell summer!!!

Greetings
Thea

[Charmaine Ikach]

Love your fruity card, Wanda! So, so adorable! I just LOVE that set too. It was on my list and I didn't want to take it off! LOL I almost snuck a 6th set with me!

[Shelly]

Wanda, your cards are such eye candy! Love your sweet watermelons, they are too cute!

[Regina Mangum]

You ARE one in a melon, sweet thing, you! Love your projects, as always! XOXO

[Shannon White]

Wow Wanda! Such Wonderful projects and I Love your fav five picks too! Such Yummy eye candy here! And I think my TE wish list just grew again! lol 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

[Stephanie Kraft]

Darling card, Wanda! LOVE your fabulous assortment of projects, too!

[Karen Giron]

I love your fun project and your new card today is delightful! I adore the little melons with the bling around them. Too cute!

[Jen Shults]

Wanda your projects are so fun! I love the crisp clean layout of the Fruity Friends card! Gorgeous stuff!

[Crafty Math Chick]

All of your cards are so lovely - I remember that sparkly citrus one and was impressed with it the first time i saw it for the release. Just beautiful!

[Melody Rupple]

The fruit cards are just so fun!!

[Linda Monroe]

Wanda,
You really outdid yourself on these projects. I love them all. that smiley face melon card is so gosh darn cute. Love it. And that beach house with the nautical knot is really something special. i'll have to try that technique of fussy cutting the shells out and adding them to the ribbon or twine layer.

[Shannon Fralish]

Outstanding choices -- and aren't you glad the question was hypothetical and you don't have to be without your 10,000 other stamps?! :-) Beautiful cards and creations...just love them, as always!