TE BLOG
  • FB Live Schedule
  • Meet Taylor
  • Contact
×
  • The Perfect Kit for Plant Moms & Dads!
  • Introducing the Love Grows Here Cardmaking Kit – Available NOW!
  • NEW Craft Kit Coming SOON!
  • Honor Our Veterans & Celebrate the USA with NEW Products!
  • Celebrate the Red, White, & Blue with NEW Products – Available NOW!
    • What’s New
    • Shop
    • The TE Studio
    • Custom Stamps
    • Our Story
    • TE Blog
      • Placeholder for Dynamic Blog Menu
    • Contact Us
    • FB Live Schedule
    • Meet Taylor
    • Contact

    Apr 15, 2015

    Blog Design Team: Mr. & Mrs. Shaker

    Happy Tax Day! (Okay, it may not be the happiest of days, but it gives us a good excuse to take a break from crunching numbers to feature a beautiful card from our talented Blog Team!) Today the very talented Lea Lawson is sharing something so gorgeous that it will be sure to lift you from your tax time doldrums…

    Plus, to help you create your own beautiful project, we’re giving away some of the products Lea used to create this wonderful card. Read on for details…
     

    First, here’s Lea to tell us about her project…

    Wedding season is almost upon us, and Taylored Expressions has recently
    released some items perfect for creating engagement and wedding themed
    cards! Today I’ve created a shaker card using some of these new
    products.

    You might be thinking that a shaker card doesn’t
    exactly scream weddings. I’ve created it to show you that with elegant
    colors and proper dies and stamps, it is actually quite appropriate. And how much fun will the bride and groom have shaking the sequins
    around when they open the card after their wedding day?

    To
    start, I created an A2 card from a sheet of the gold shimmer cardstock
    from the “Metallics” cardstock set. Then I die-cut the Bistro Lights Cutting Plate from a block of the white shimmer cardstock from the same
    cardstock set. I adhered a transparent block to the back of the Bistro
    Lights cut, then added 1/16″ foam tape along each edge.

    Next, I
    dumped a nice quantity of the “Wedding” Sequins to the middle of the
    cardbase, then adhered the Bistro Lights cut to the top of it. After
    making sure all sides are secure, shake the sequins loose!

    For
    the sentiment, I first stamped the ampersand in Versamark ink to a strip
    of vellum, covered it in gold embossing powder and heat set it. I
    then stamped the “Mr.” and “Mrs.” to each side, covered them in white embossing
    powder, and finished heat setting them. I adhered the vellum
    sentiment strip directly to the card front.

    To finish the front,
    I embellished some of the light strands with brown jewel accents. I
    then stamped and heat embossed the remainder of the sentiment to the
    inside of the card. There are some really beautiful sentiments included
    in the In & Out – Wedding stamp set that can be customized for
    engagements, weddings, anniversaries and more! 

    I hope you’ve enjoyed my card today, that you will try creating a shaker card for your next wedding!

    Thanks for sharing such a beautiful card with us today, Lea! You can catch more of Lea’s design work on her blog, Lea Lawson Creates.

    Would you like to create your own shaker card using our Bistro Lights Cutting Plate? You’re in luck because we’re giving it and our Wedding Sequins away to one lucky winner!

    How to Enter:  Leave a comment below telling us about your happiest wedding memory (your own or someone else’s) by Friday, April 17, 2015 at 11:59 pm PST.
    We’ll choose one lucky winner at random to win a Bistro Lights Cutting Plate and Wedding Sequins! We’ll announce the winner here on the TE Blog next week. Good
    luck!

    In & Out Wedding
    Bistro Lights Cutting Plate
    Premium Cardstock – Metallic Neutrals
    TE Sequins – Wedding
    Clear Plastic Sheets
    VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad
    Zing! Embossing Powder – White Opaque
    Zing! Embossing Powder – Gold Metallic
    Foam Tape – 1/16″ Thick
    InLinkz.com

    • Posted by Taylor at 2:00 pm
    • |
    • 55 Comments
    • |
    • Add Comment
    • |
    • Link to this post

    Tags: Blog Team


    PREV
    NEXT

    Subscribe to the TE Blog

    Sign up for all the latest crafty inspiration!

    Powered by FeedBlitz

    Facebook Live

    Tuesday & Thursday @ 10AM CST

    View Schedule
    Taylor with laptop in Ipad

    Navigate

    • About Taylor
    • Contact Us
    • Sitemap

    TE Mobile App

    • Google Play Store
    • Apple App Store

    Subscribe to our newsletter

    Get the latest updates on new products and upcoming sales.

    Powered by FeedBlitz

    Connect with Us

    1955 SE Oak Drive, Ankeny, IA 50021

    © 2015 Taylored Expressions