Nov 18, 2010
November Blast from the Past Blog Hop
Thanks for joining us for our Blast from the Past Blog Hop! Each month we invite our amazing customers to participate in a blog hop by posting a Taylored Expressions creation on their personal blog. This month’s theme for the hop is Autumn/Thankful so we’re sharing projects using beautiful fall colors, images, and/or thank you sentiments. As usual, our Baker’s Dozen design team member Sankari Wegman has provided us with another inspiring sketch as a starting point. I am often asked “What’s your favorite stamp set?” Well, I can never answer that question because I have way too many favorites for different reasons! But, if you ask me “What’s your go-to stamp set?” (which is an entirely different question in my mind!), I would say Discover Your Wings. The images are both intricate and simple at the same time. They’re easy to stamp and create a beautiful masterpiece every time! So as I sat down to create this card it made sense that I reached right for my Discover Your Wings set.
I started by cutting strips of patterned paper from the Walk in the Park collection by Echo Park and adhering them to the card base. I stamped the images in Dark Brown Chalk Ink and used Tangerine Chalk Ink and a sponge dauber to create the graduated background. The butterfly is stamped is Lime Pastel Chalk Ink, cut out, and embellished with Teal Pearls. To finish off the card, I spelled out the word ‘thankful’ with the coordinating Walk in the Park alphabet stickers, added Chocolate Pearls to the flowers, and a bow using brown with cream dot ribbon.
Thanks so much for stopping by for our Blast from the Past blog hop! I hope you’ll click through the links below and check out what the rest of our hoppers have created! Are you beginning to feel the pressure of holiday busyness? Well, I am! We’re going to be taking next month off from the Blast from the Past blog hop, but stay tuned for details on how you can join in the blog hop fun in January!
