Triple Baby Shower!

Greetings Everyone!

Happy Almost Summer!  (Not that we are excited over here or anything!)  

I recently went to a triple baby shower . . .  two baby boys, one baby girl!  Here is my trio of cards:

Welcome Baby:

Close Up:  Baby Boy:

Close Up:  Baby Girl:

I was in a hurry, snapped the pictures with my phone on the tablecloth.  I promise next time to not do that--so no more shadows!  Just wanted to share them though, I thought they were cute!

Stamps Used:  Hippo Birdy (TE)

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris 

It's Been a Long Time . . .

It has been a really crazy busy year--I have only been able to craft here and there sporadically, but I am hoping to change that!  So I have updated my blog a little, and am now ready to have (I hope!) a really crafty summer!

Here are a few cards I have made a long time ago and never got to post . . .

For a baby shower:

It's a Baby Shower

Stamps Used:  Baby Button Bits (PTI)
Ribbon:  SU


For my daughter's thank you notes from her party in 2014:

 Thank You

Thank You (close up!)

Stamps Used:  Take a Spin (TE SOTM March 2014)
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug


A card my daughter Julie made for Teacher Appreciation 2014:

The Cat's Meow

Stamps Used:  Max and Muffin (TE)

If there is ever anything I use that someone is interested in and I don't list the supply, please feel free to email me and ask.  I am listing what I figured people would be most interested in. :)

I hope to be back soon with something exciting and fun!  Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

Summer Card Camp--Week #1, Day 2

Hello Everyone,

I have really been enjoying Summer Card Camp this year--I feel like I am learning so much!  For this card, I was inspired by Jennifer's card on Day 2, Week 1.  So here is my take, using the week 1 colors:

Happy Birthday

I love the look of getting all the different colors on the stamped image!

Stamps:  Graphic Greetings:  Birthday (TE)

Cardstock:  Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Teal (SU)

Ink:  Memento

Misc: Twinkle Goosebumps

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

TE Last Card Standing!

Hello Everyone!

I wanted to take a minute and enter a few cards into Taylor's newest competition, the Last Card Standing!

So here they are:

#1:  I Didn't Forget Your Birthday

Stamps:  TE Belated Birthday a la Carte
Paper, Ribbon:  TE Card Kit
Extras:  Rhinestone, Copic Markers, Cricut Die Cut

#2:  Happy Birthday

Stamps:  TE Garden Party Critters

Paper, Ribbon:  TE Card Kit

Extras:  Buttons (Michaels), Flowers (Prima), Copic Markers, Sizzix Die Cut

#3:  Thank You Berry Much

Stamps:  TE Berries and Cherries

Paper, Ribbon:  TE Card kit

Extras:  Glitter (Stampin Up), Copic Markers

These cards are all part of a card set I am making to say a big thanks to my Mom--she was kind enough to kitty sit for me a few weeks ago!

Thanks so much for stopping by--have a wonderful day!

Chris

TE Sketch Challenge #161

And last but not least . . . . to finish up the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge Farewell, I have sketch #161.

Just For You

Stamps:  Buddy Bear (TE)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  Lemon Tart, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Bazzill (Doodlebug colors)

Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug

Misc.  Buttons & Glitter (Doodlebug); Embroidery Floss, Ribbon

I used the buttons on the top and bottom instead of the two scalloped circles . . . just thought it suited the card more!

Thank you so much for checking out all my cards . . . I hope to post again soon!

Chris

TE Sketch Challenge #160

Hello!

Continuing with the Farewell to the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge, we have sketch #160!

 

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

 

For this card, I ended up making it square (5.5 inches)!

Stamps:  Build a Treat (TE)

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Cardstock:  Ocean Tides, Raspberry Fizz, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  PTI

Misc. Glitter Ribbon, Rhinestone

Thanks for taking a look!

Chris

TE Sketch Challenge #159

Hello!

To continue with the Farewell to the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge post from earlier, we have Sketch #159!

 

Happy Father's Day

 

Stamps: Father's Day a la carte (TE)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  Soft Stone, Enchanted Evening (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  PTI

Misc:  Twine, Button (PTI) Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

TE Sketch Challenge #158

Hello Everyone,

Time sure does get away from you in the Spring!  I cannot believe tomorrow is June 1st!  Speaking of, last week Taylor posted the Farewell Challenges to the TESC.  I have always loved Taylor's sketches and felt bad when I couldn't play along.  So I really wanted to participate in this last challenge--the sketches looked like so much fun!  So without further ado . . . some cards!

For Sketch #158 . . . . 

Happy Birthday

 

Stamps:  Garden Party Critters (TE)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  Stampin Up

Misc.  Ruffled Ribbon, Copic Markers, Felt Flower and Button

Thanks for stopping by!

Chris

TE Sketch Challenge #151

Hello Everyone,

I am excited to have a card ready just in the nick of time for Taylor's Sketch Challenge!  Here is Taylor's sketch #151:

I decided to play with some of the digi images Taylor posted when Taylored Expressions first joined Splitcoast as a member company.  Then I discovered I had a TE Project Pantry Kit from last year that I had hidden away and thought it would be put to better use in a card! Here is what I came up with:

 

Stamps:  Taylored Expressions Download

Cardstock:  Pink Pirouette (SU), Stamper's Select White (PTI); TE Project Pantry Kit

Patterned Paper:  TE Project Pantry Kit

Accessories:  Glitter, Chipboard, Heart Brads. Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (on top the Eiffel tower!)

Hope everyone is having a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Chris

P.S.  Taylor, if you stop by--Julie loved the picture of you and Madi!  :)

Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past October Blog Hop 2011

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions October Blog Hop!  This month's theme is "Trick or Sweet" and I kind of went with a combination of the two :).  I did not use Sankari's sketch this time, but rather played around with some fun Halloween-themed paper.

Cupcakes Make Life Sweet!

I thought that Halloween cupcakes might be kind of fun and festive, especially with some sparkly glitter!

Stamps:  For the Love of Cupcakes (TE)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black, Cantaloupe (Memento)
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White, Orange  Zest (PTI)
Patterned Paper:  Echo Park, Making Memories
Accessories:  Cricut, glitter, chunky glitter, sparkly twill

Now go on to check out Taylor's fabulous blog hop:


Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Chris

Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop September 2011

Welcome to the September 2011 Taylored Expressions Blog Hop!  This month's theme is Birthday/Birth day, and I want to start off by offering my congratulations to Taylor and Jon!  Madelyn Grace is just adorable, and I am glad to hear that everyone is doing so well.  Enjoy these precious moments, kids grow up so fast!

I have two cards for you today--the first one is a Birthday theme, and I based it on Sankari's sketch:

I ended up not using some of the pieces, they just didn't seem to fit the card.  I did have way too much fun playing with my Embellie Jellie though, adding those rhinestones to the pennant!

Happy Birthday

Stamps:  Sweet Celebrations, Pennant a la carte (TE)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black, RoseBud (Memento)
Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky
Cardstock:  Stamper's Select White, Raspberry Fizz (PTI)
Accessories:  Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (TE), Ribbon (PTI)


Card # 2 doesn't follow the sketch, I needed to make a card for a baby shower:

Welcome Baby

Stamps:  Beary Special, It's a Banner Day 3 (TE)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pink Pirouette (SU)
Cardstock:  Pink Pirouette (SU), Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Patterned Paper:  CTMH
Accessories:  Baker's Twine, Button


Now don't forget to go see everyone's wonderful creations!


Thanks so much for visiting!  Taylor & Jon, Congratulations again!

Chris

Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop August 2011

Happy Summer Everyone, and Welcome to the Taylored Expressions August Blast from the Past Blog Hop!  This month's theme was Collector's Anonymous, to use up something we've been hoarding in our cupboard.  So I pulled out this great Doodlebug paper and embellishments I had, all from the cooking line.  I wanted to make some "thanks for dinner" cards--we were invited to a Block Party last month, and I discovered that a thanks for dinner card would have been great to have in my stash!

So I made a trio of thank you cards, used up some of my Doodlebug paper, but I still couldn't find a spot for those cute little embellishments, they just didn't seem to fit the card.  Maybe next time . . . .

I used Sankari's great sketch:

And here are my cards:

"Thanks for Dinner"

 

"Thank You to the Hostess with the Mostess! "

"With Friends Like You . . . . "

"Thanks for Dinner"

Stamps:  What's Cookin' (TE)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Cardstock:  Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Stamper's Select White (PTI); Core'dinations, Baja Breeze (SU)

Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug , Web download

Accessories:  Copic Markers, Glitter, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Buttons

My daughters also had time to enter one last blog hop before school starts:

K's Card:  Sending You Sunshine

 

Her "Collector's Anonymous" was to pull out this paper she'd been saving . . . .

Stamps:  Garden Party Blooms (TE)

Ink:  Memento

Cardstock:  SU

Patterned Paper:  Making Memories

J's Card:  Celebrate

J's "Collector's Anonymous" was to raid the scrap box . . . . 

Stamps:  Sweet Occasions (TE)

Ink:  Memento

Cardstock:  Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss , Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Accessories:  Buttons, Copic Markers

Now don't forget to check out what everyone else has been saving up:

Thanks so much for visiting, I can't wait to see everyone's creations!  Happy Wednesday!

Chris

Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop July 2011

Hello Everyone, Welcome to the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop!  The last two months I was unable to hop, out of town at just the right time each month, so I am happy to be back hopping again.  This month's theme is "Sending you Sunshine," so here is my attempt at what I think of in summer sunshine!

Sankari provided us with a great sketch:

I based my card on this sketch, but ended up tweaking it a little to work better for my card.

Sending You Sunshine

I just love ice cream in the summer (actually all year long, but we're supposed to be thinking about summer today!) :).

Stamps:  Sprinkled with Love, It's a Banner Day 2 (TE)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Hawaiian Shores (PTI)

Cardstock:  Hawaiian Shores, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  Bitty Dots (PTI), Summer Days (Echo Park)

Accessories:  Chunky glitter (Doodlebug), Cricut, Copic Markers

My girls are off for the summer and played along as well:

Here is my daughter K's card:

Happy Birthday

Stamps:  Sweet Treats (TE)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Cardstock:  Plum Pudding, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  Bitty Dots (PTI), American Girl

Accessories:  Copic Markers

And my daughter J's card:

Life is Good!

She got this set for Christmas and just loves it!

Stamps:  Cuppie Beach Bum (TE)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Cardstock:  Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Accessories:  Prima flowers, buttons (PTI), Copic Markers

Now, here are the rest of the hoppers:




Have a great time checking out everyone's wonderful creations! Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you have a "Sunshine-y" Day! :)

Chris

Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop April 2011

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop! This month's theme was "Clean & Simple."  We had a great sketch to use from Sankari--

The first thing I had to do was to go and look up the definition of CAS at Splitcoast Stampers, which said that clean and simple cards were all about the design, were uncluttered, had lots of white space, and one main focal point. I thought I remembered reading that they were also easy to mass produce, but I can't seem to find that part of the definition now! Uggh! Anyway, here is my attempt at a Clean and Simple Card:

Happy Mother's Day

And to prove it can be easily mass produced, I decided to make cards not only for my Mom, but my Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law as well:

 

Stamps:  Garden Party Blooms, Garden Party Critters, Fresh Flowers (TE)

Ink:  Riding Hood Red (SU), Bamboo Leaves, Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky (Memento)

Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red (SU), Summer Sunrise, Stamper's Select White (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  CTMH

Accessories:  Button (Doodlebug), Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Ribbon (SU)

My daughters wanted to play along this month as well.

My daughter J's card, Peace, Love, and Happiness

Stamps:  Feelin' Groovy (TE)

Ink:  Memento

Cardstock: Stampin Up

Accessories:  Copic Markers

My daughter K's card, Sending you Sunshine

Stamps:  Garden Party Blooms (TE)
Ink: Memento
Cardstock:  PTI

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog and checking out our creations!  I can't wait to go blog hopping myself and check out everyone's creativity!  The blog hop participants are listed below.





Happy Wednesday Everyone!

Chris

Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop March 2011

Welcome to the Taylored Expressions Blog Hop!  This month's theme was Spring (sure wishing it looked "Springy" here!) and Taylor's set For Peeps was the first thing that popped into my head.  Sankari provided us with a fun sketch as well:

 

I chose to make my side pieces like little banners, and then I replaced the circle on the bottom with a bow for my ribbon (the circle just didn't seem to work for me!).

Egg Hunt

Stamps:  For Peeps (TE)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Cardstock:  New Leaf, Berry Sorbet, Harvest Gold (PTI), Blue (I'm not sure which, SU)
Accessories:  Misc. Patterned Paper, Copic Markers, Smooch, Glitter (MM), and New Leaf Ribbon (PTI)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  I can't wait to check out everyone's wonderful creations.  The Blog Hop Participants are listed below:





Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Chris