Wild Sprinkles Stamping

Love Monsters

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Final Christmas FINALLY done this weekend... Phew!! I'm ready to get movin' on the rest of the year and get back on a schedule with all the kids activities... we've already missed more practices in the past few weeks than I'd like to admit to!!

I had a little free time tonight after dance class with Gabby... so I grabbed my favorite new set this month - LOVE MONSTERS from Taylored Expressions and made some fun little 4 x 4 notecards. The papers are Kraft papers from Fundays - Happy Days. The dies are from the Hearts-A-Plenty set and the doily die is from the medium layering doily. I just think these are the cutest stamps EVER!

The kids go back to school tomorrow after a 3 day weekend, so I better go make sure teeth are brushed and they get in bed!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Be Mine - Sketch Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:15:00 +0000

Well I am just in the Valentine spirit after that awesome TE release... my kids' Valentine's are almost done and I even picked up supplies for their class parties. Sheesh-- I hope this streak keeps up the rest of the year!!

I even had time to make a card for the first sketch challenge on SCS this year with a card using the stamp set: Moka Cherie' from Taylored Expressions. I used papers from Love Me- My Mind's Eye.... isn't she cute with her little striped dress and heart hair clip! I actually think I'm going to make a felt barrette for my daughter using the Hearts A Plenty dies that I used for the circles at the bottom of the card.

Alright... I need to go get some laundry done (unfortunately that is one thing I'm NEVER ahead on!! Ugh!

TE Release Day - LOVE

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

It's JANUARY RELEASE DAY-- so that means, it's time to SHOP!! I used the LOVE A LA CARTE stamp for my simple to replicate card today and I paired it with the new Valentine Basic Recipe Project Pantry Kit. Love A La Carte is another one to add to the a la carte Word collection! This will be great for Valentines, wedding and anniversary wishes, as well as scrapbooking options.

I also used our Project Pantry Basic Recipe Kit along with additional Spice It Up Ingredients that you can pick and choose from to build the kit just the way you want it!

The Valentine Basic Recipe Project Pantry Kit includes:
20 sheets of double sided patterned paper (American Crafts With Love Collection)
12 sheets of 8.5 x 11 solid cardstock
6 yards of ribbon (2 yards each of 3 different styles)

*Plus lots of optional Spice It Up Ingredients to add in to create a truly personalized kit.
The heart buttons I used are one of the optional items-- a fun way to customize your own kit!!

TE Release Day!

All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven Department to see everything in one place!
More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you. Just follow the link list below.
Did you win one of the Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaways? Find the list of winners on Taylor's Blog.
Buy one Animals in Love A la Carte and get one free/Select calendar products 50% off/Layered Doily Dies Special - get all the details on our January Release Specials by clicking here.

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen blog line-up!!

Day 3 - Taylored Expressions - MONSTER LOVE

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Day 3 today which means you get to see some of my absolute FAVORITE new sets -- maybe EVER!! Throughout the Baker's Dozen, we'll have peeks of 2 new full size sets plus 3 new A La Carte stamps!

First up is ANIMALS IN LOVE A LA CARTE-- I have the new set PANDAS IN LOVE! Can we all get a collective AWWW.... Last year, TE introduced Elephants, fish, flamingos, owls, scotties, snakes, turtles, and whales... along with the full size set Animal Love Sentiments. Customers loved these, so we've added 3 more! These are great for Valentines or to show your love all year round! I also think these would be great for some of the calendars you can create too! We're also running a SPECIAL!!

If you buy one of the 3 new Animals in Love, you can select any one of the 8- 2011 Animals in Love for Free!

For my pandas, I also used several of the new dies including the medium layering doilies die. These will be available individually or discounted for the whole set of 3!! I also used the Jumbo Heart Border die and leaves from the Rosy Posey Die set for under my rolled felt flower. The papers are We R Memory Keepers Love Struck and the sentiment is actually from Buddy Bear (introduced yesterday).

One tip- To get my blacks EXTRA dark on my stamp, after I stamped, I used a black copic marker and carefully colored over the darkest areas to deepen it!

My second card uses the new set-- and my personal favorite of the release - Love Monsters - Are these just the cutest, silliest, most awesome little monsters ever?!? These will be great for the kids and the kids at heart! Lots of cute sentiments so pretty much everyone can find a use for these little guys! Full size set includes 19 images/sentiments. I just loved the morning coffee sentiment... Starbucks and I get along JUST fine in the morning... so I could totally relate! I used the same papers - We R Memory Keepers Love Struck and added an accent from the Hearts A Plenty die set.

My last project is just a really simple idea you could use for Valentine's Day class treats. I used the new Heart Favor Box die along with the third set I'm introducing called TOTALLY TAGS Valentine. This is a new set of tags to coordinate with the Totally Tags Taylored Dies…great for all sorts of cards and treats for Valentine’s Day and beyond! It's a full-sized set including 9 large tag images.

Here are all the dies I used:

January 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, January 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 close Wednesday 1/4 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen blog line-up!!

Day 2 - TE - BUDDY BEAR

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

And on to day TWO!! Today we have peeks of 3 new sets, 1 mini set and 2 petites. I'm using the new adorable set called "BUDDY BEAR" from the Apple Doodle Ink line by Doug Applegate. Buddy can be a polar bear, a brown bear, pink bear... whatever you decide! No matter what he is ca-ute!! This petite set includes 8 images/sentiments and remember that we now have storage for our petite sets with the Petite Storage Cases. (New Year = Organization, right!??!)
Now I'll admit that I MAY have gone a little die cut crazy on this card, there are 5 different die sets used including the Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles, Cloud Duo, Hearts a Plenty (NEW THIS MONTH), Grass border, and Picket Fence Border. I may have a die problem!! (The grass and clouds are die cut from felt.)

The papers are from WeRMemory Keepers LOVE STRUCK 6x6 pad and I handcut the sentiment and used a sewing patter tracer for a little bit of texture.

January 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, January 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 close Wednesday 1/4 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen blog line-up!!

Taylored Expressions - Sneak Peek Day 1 - Celebrate Love

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Today we have peeks of 2 new stamp sets, 2 new A la Carte stamps, 7 new dies and die sets, plus a brand new Project Pantry.

The set I'm previewing today is called ROSY POSEY.... ironically it's the Rose Parade today-- so how perfect is that!?!?

This set will coordinate with the Rose Wreath, brand new Rosy Posey dies (which I used to die cut the roses), mini leaves die set, and the leafy branch die. It's a full set in the Whimsical Wishes line by Nancy McKinney.

For my card, I used some fun new modern papers from the Crate Paper - Paper Heart Collection. I thought of my favorite "Chevron" pattern when I saw the striped paper, so I took a strip and reversed it for a fun little accent. The roses are embossed in red and then die cut using the new Rosy Posey small and large rose dies and I layered them on another new die being released today called the small layering doily (we actually have THREE layering doilies being introduced and they are awesome!!)

For the sentiment, I used the Spellbinders Grommet Tags die, airbrushed the inside and then took my colorless blender pen Copic and hand-drew zig zags. I just love how the color combo turned out!!

January 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, January 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 close Wednesday 1/4 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen to see more fun projects!!

Happy New Year!!

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:57:00 +0000

Gettin' ready for sneak peeks tomorrow from Taylored Expression!!

Happy New Year everyone... I hope you had a safe and fun New Years Eve. We spent the night making fondue, drinking wine, and playing Taboo with some close friends at home.

We made it to midnight watching Change-Up???(the Ryan Reynolds/Jason Bateman movie... so funny!)

I'll be back tomorrow with some adorable sets to showcase!! I can't wait!

All ready...

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:15:00 +0000

5 days until Christmas and things are ready to go...well with the exception of a midnight "building" project for Christmas Eve. I'm cleaning out my stamp room and reorganizing for the New Year... so to test out my clean new space, I went ahead and worked on a Valentine Day card to start my creative flow for the next season! Just wait until you see the TE release for next month! This new paper came in the mail this week which is the LOVE ME stack from MME! ADORABLE!!

I used the stamp set - S.W.A.K. with the cute little penguin from the Apple Doodle Ink line.

I also bought the wonky rectangle dies from Spellbinders and the Grommet Tags from Spellbinders-- both are going to see some major use!

Well I better go back to some baking and finishing up the Christmas packing to go to each house... Happy Holidays to you and your family and if I'm not back sooner, I'll be back in the New Year - January 2nd with sneak peeks for TE!!

My little Ballerina...

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:46:00 +0000

Hey all!! So is everyone done with their Christmas shopping?!? HA!! I'm glad that I did some early, because I feel the last minute scramble is going to attack me again this year. I still have NO CLUE what my 8 year old is going to get... the things on his "list" are not happening-- I mean seriously child... you are not getting your own laptop at EIGHT!! Oh well... what's a Christmas without the frantic last minute wrestling over the final toy on the shelf at Target! (Um, NOT that I'VE ever been known to do that! - ah-hem... really!)

I made a card today--- FOR REAL... I did!! My own little ballerina has two upcoming performances for her class (she dresses like a reindeer for one and in a princess tiara for her other one)--- so I thought this would be super cute for her....even though she can't really read at 4! :)

I used MOKA MORGANA at Taylored Expressions and the paper is the AWESOME new October Afternoon Sidewalks. I want to wallpaper a room with the gorgeous papers in that pack!

Nothing too complicated on the card... I used the large scallop border Taylored Die and a little bit of antique edges with a sponge dauber.

All three kids have their school Christmas program tonight... so I'm sure there will be an evening of entertainment ahead!! Here's a quick picture from last night of my princess Gabby in her new skirt from Etsy that she's going to wear for the concert. SO CUTE!!

I took a 5 hour photoshop mentoring class yesterday, so I'm having some major fun using my new editing skills to work on pictures!! Love how this one turned out!!

Hope you are all staying warm and toasty and are doing better than me with getting ready for the holidays... I haven't even baked a single cookie yet... YIKES!

Taylored Expressions Release Day!!

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000

TE Release Day!

All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven Department to see everything in one place!
More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you. Just follow the link list below.
PETITE-A-PALOOZA SPECIAL: Purchase any 6 Petite Stamp Sets (new or old) through Friday December 9th and receive a Petite Storage Case absolutely FREE!

Release Day is here... and we have more fun inspiration with these fabulous new petite sets this month. One thing I forgot to mention yesterday was that with all of these petite sets, you need someplace to store them, so I was CRAZY excited when Taylor told us that we had new Petite Storage Boxes this month which hold up to 6 petite sets inside! YAY for organization!! (And just in time for that New Years Resolution that rears it's head every year to get more organized!!) You can find those here: Petite Storage Box

I made a couple of fun projects for release day... the first is using the Moka Nora set that I mentioned on Monday, which features one of the new Card Kits--- Times & Seasons Card Kit:

http://www.tayloredexpressions.com/item.php?item_id=4043

I used some liquid pearls in opal to add some texture and a fun look to her fur trimmed dress and I colored the rest with copics.

The next project today is another calendar page that I made for my new painted Calendar Stand. I used the SNOWFLAKE Wreath and stamped and cut it out with the Wreath Die. I used some Taylor's Tiny Twinkles to add some "berries" to the wreath and I handcut the stamped ribbon.

Jami's Blog: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Lori's Blog: http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Nancy's Blog: http://www.cardworthy.blogspot.com

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen to see more fun projects!!

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peek - December - Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

December Release At a Glance

It's Petite-a-Palooza as we introduce A DOZEN new Petite stamp sets, plus one new A la Carte, from every stamp collection available at Taylored Expressions.
Tuesday is Calendar Day as we showcase FOUR new TE calendar products - all perfect for gift giving!
Wednesday is Card Kit Day as we introduce FOUR new Taylored Card Kits available just in time for the holidays!
All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, December 1st 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.

Today's project is the one I'm MOST excited about... I love making something personal for my kids teachers (which I usually combine with a gift card). They do so much for my kids... and I want them to know that we really appreciate what they do. The set I'm featuring today is called Fly Your Flag 2 with a coordinating Taylored Die - set of 7 rubber images plus 1 die.

I took a package of pencils and stamped and punched out a flag for each of them to make a personalized flag. I used the teacher's initial on the heart and arranged them in a cute little mug that I found at Walmart (with some jelly beans at the bottom to hold the pencils in place.) I tied a little Christmas Twine on the cup and then created a matching card.

For the card, I stamped one of the flag images 5 times and then hand cute the "banners", coloring each to match. I used the You’re My Type Upper stamps to stamp in the TEACH and I adhered them on top of the twine for a banner look. I then used the new Apple Wreath on the card, perfect for a teacher and a cute, personal gift!

There are so many cute things you can do with these flags--- stick them on a toothpick for cupcakes, create little banners, or find your own fun use!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen to see more fun projects!!

TE December Sneak Peeks - Day 1

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0000

December Release At a Glance

It's Petite-a-Palooza as we introduce A DOZEN new Petite stamp sets, plus one new A la Carte, from every stamp collection available at Taylored Expressions.
Tuesday is Calendar Day as we showcase FOUR new TE calendar products - all perfect for gift giving!
Wednesday is Card Kit Day as we introduce FOUR new Taylored Card Kits available just in time for the holidays!
All of the new products will be available for purchase on Thursday, December 1st 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.

We have some FUN, FUN stuff in store this month... and I can't even believe it, but we are climbing up on the end of another year already!! Today we are going to be showcasing Calendar Products to get you ready for the new year... and I have a product that will make such a great monthly project!

Today, I'm using the Frame your Imagination Vertical Calendar stand... which comes in a natural, unfinished wood for only $12.99. You get to customize it to whatever you'd like and there are tons of different things you can do to personalize yours. For my stand, I used an aqua spray paint to paint the wood (which matches my kitchen where I'll use the calendar) and I added a coordinating polka dot ribbon across the bottom held on with sticky tape. The stand includes the ring holders and you can purchase 6 x 6 page protectors at TE to hold your calendar pages.

For my actual calendar page, I printed out the 2012 Calendar Download which is only $2.95 and then cut it out and framed it with a thin border of coordinating purple cardstock. I used the Moka Kristie stamp set ($7.95 for a set of 5) which is designed by Nancy McKinney and I cut out a square that would fit the calendar. I used a cute sentiment that says Have some Frosty Fun which is included with the Petite Moka set and there is also a cute Moka Nora releasing this month, which I'll feature later this week!

I can't wait to work on my February page... these stands and calendar pages work with so many of the TE stamp sets and it's such a fun project that you get to enjoy every single day!

Here are links to the Baker's Dozen to see more fantastic calendar products:

Give Thanks!!

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:20:00 +0000

Days like today make me so proud to be a mom! I have a card I made with the Taylored Expressions set released last week called "Thankful" which is exactly what I am!

I came home tonight and my sweet 6 year old, Kaiden, had thrown his bags on the ground and his papers came tumbling out (not unusual)... I was thumbing through to see what he came home with so we could talk about his day and in the mound, I found a certificate which showed that he had been awarded the November PE Student of the Month. I read through the certificate and couldn't be prouder of my kind hearted, caring little boy. The teacher chooses one child from the elementary school to be recognized for using kind words, being a role model, persevering, being helpful, and encouraging others. He was so modest, but you could see the look of pride on his face and it's one of those moments that I'll cherish! Definitely one of those proud mama moments! (I posted a picture at the bottom of the post with him and his certificate-- he also received a little sports wristband, which he has on, but you can't see it well.)

So anyway--- bragging done... here is my card with THANKFUL. My favorite two colors and some fun apple coloring with a pop of a white gel pen. I used an aqua colored pencil to shade the shadows... and added some doodle twine for a fun handmade look. You can find the materials at Taylored Expressions.

Here is my proud guy--- with that tiny little smirk we see all the time!!

Taylored Expressions Release Day!!

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000

TE Release Day!

All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven Department to see everything in one place!
More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you. Just follow the link list below.
Did you win one of the Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaways? Find the list of winners on Taylor's Blog.

For my release day project, I made a very simple set of Thank You cards using THANKS A LA CARTE. Using just ink, a white gel pen, and YR21 Copic, you can whip out a set of these in no time flat! That little pop of white on a colored cardstock makes all the difference!

Papers are from MME True Blue - Fine and Dandy.

You can find more samples at our guest designers blog who just happens to be the INCREDIBLE Lori Craig!! You don't want to miss it!

Here are links to the rest of the team as well:

Nancy = http://cardworthy.blogspot.com/

Jami = http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Lori = http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Thanks for stopping by!!

TE Sneak Peeks Day 3 - November

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000

November 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, November 3rd 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 close Wednesday 11/2 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Hello again! We're at Day THREE of our sneak peeks and today we have three sets that coordinate perfectly with each other. The first is called Thankful, then we have Sunflower Wreath (in our wreath series), and the final one is a stamp I'm using called Thanks A la Carte... a single image stamp illustrated by Nancy McKinney.

I used papers from the November Project Pantry Kit and added some mini leaves from our new die being released this month. For the image, I stamped it in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and colored in the lettering and image with colored pencils. While stil in the rectangle die, I sponged the edges with Caneloupe Memento ink and as a final step, I used some mineral spirits on a blending stump to brighten and blend the colored pencil. These single word image stamps are so easy to use and make quick, adorable cards!

Visit the rest of the Baker's Dozen to see more from today's peeks:

Jami = http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

TE November Sneak Peeks - Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000

November 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, November 3rd 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 close Wednesday 11/2 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Today we have 4 sets being introduced including Love Grows Here, Life is a Dance, Moka Morgana, and Moka Katie.

I'll start my peek today with an introduction to our newest illustrator, Emily Burger, and her collection Embracing Grace. She's starting us off with an adorable new set of 7 vignettes of trees for year round fun. This is a full size set and includes 18 images on our standard FULL COLOR panels with our traditional cute PINK rubber pre-cut stamps.

My card uses the cutest little puppy sitting on a bench with a heart tree... all ready for Valentine inspiration. There are perfect sentiments to match each tree included in the set and you can see more on each of the Baker's Dozen's blogs!

Next up is another beautiful Moka... this is Moka Katie all dressed up for a celebration. Katie is a set of 5 (one of our Petite sets) and it's on a full color storage panel. As always, our Moka's are Illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Moka Collection. I used papers from our November Project Pantry Kit and the mini leaves dies for embellishments. I handcut a white felt circle into a spiral in order to make a rolled flower... it mimic'ed the flowers she's holding and I can see this image being used for so many occasions! She's such a beauty!

Check out the rest of the Baker's Dozen!!

Nancy = http://cardworthy.blogspot.com/

Jami = http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

TE November Sneak Peeks -- Day 1

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000

November 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, November 3rd 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 close Wednesday 11/2 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

The first set we are introducing for this release is Labels of Love II from Taylor's TE line, which is our Giving Tree set for November, December, and January! Information is below explaining the Giving Tree Program and the recipient for this quarter!

This is a brand new set of labels/frames to follow the popular Labels of Love set which includes sentiments to cover nearly every holiday throughout the year! This will be a perfect addition for every stamper and is a set of 27 stamps coordinating with Labels of Love and Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio 3.

For my card, I used the BE MINE sentiment and heart label paired with the Birds of Feather stamp set. I used the heart border die rather than ribbon for the label. I love the little love birds and found a heart button in my stash that fit perfectly inside the heart on the stamp image. The red cardstock has been embossed with the Hearts Impression Plate.

The TE Giving Tree is a program designed to raise funds for a different charity each quarter. For the months of November, December and January, Taylored Expressions will donate $5 from the sale of each Labels of Love II stamp set to the Union Rescue Mission.

In part the URM's Mission Statement reads:

We embrace people experiencing homelessness with the compassion of Christ – giving hope and healing for a changed life – helping them find their way home.

By Embrace we mean to welcome, to encircle with our arms.By Compassion we mean to love and touch others, as Christ loved us.By Hope we mean providing encouragement and resources for a new start.By Healing we mean being restored in body, mind, and spirit through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.By Changed Life we mean going in a new direction and to realize our God-given purpose.

By Home we mean having the opportunity to earn a living, secure housing, and be a healthy family again.

The Union Rescue Mission (URM) was founded in 1891 and is one of the largest missions of its kind in America--bringing help and hope to men, women, and children experiencing homelessness in Downtown Los Angeles. Taylor's husband, Jon, served at the Union Rescue Mission when they lived in California and saw first hand the impact it had on the lives of the homeless. Visit the Union Rescue Mission website at http://urm.org/

For more sneak peeks, here are links to the Baker's Dozen!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Happy Halloween from the Wild House!!

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:35:00 +0000

I've had some amazingly fun "kid" days this past couple of weeks preparing for Halloween--- we made cookies, went on school pumpkin farm trips, and tonight the kids went with a friend to a college Halloween event where they each completely filled their treat bags in the college dorms-- they had games, crafts, snacks, pinata's... I think we have a new tradition because they had such a great time! My little owl, Popcorn, and Darth Vader were quite the trio and I'll have pictures of them all tomorrow, but they looked great! We have school Halloween parties in the afternoon and my 6 year old invited me to come have lunch with him at school for "crispito" day... I went to "Chili" day last week with Parker and he was so excited to have me come eat lunch with him at school, so my goal is to go at least once every couple of months to spend some special time with them.

Yesterday, we carved our pumpkins and my husband actually made his first fancy carved pumpkin... he complained about his hand hurting the whole time lol... but he made Kaiden's Frankenstein look pretty darn cute!! While he did that, I whipped out Hello Kitty Dracula for Gabby and Phineas for Parker.... and they looked pretty darn impressive outside! :)

Taylored Expressions release post will be coming later this morning... so stay tuned for that and I'll get pictures added of Parker and Kaiden at some point too... here is Gabby in her Owl Costume!

Dance sweet angel...

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:46:00 +0000

A sweet friend that I've known for 15 years, had an unthinkable loss this week of her beautiful daughter, Mackenzie, in a tragic car accident. Mackenzie had a smile that could light up a room and a spirit as beautiful... just like her mom. I've just been so heartbroken for Kelly and her family... and I can't imagine the pain and sorrow losing such a beautiful soul. I'm sad for all those things that she'll never experience, but happy that in the short 14 years that she was here, she had such a loving and amazing family who will never forget and forever love their precious angel.

Please help me pray for strength and courage for her and her family. Hold your children tight and tell them how much you love them... be thankful for each day, even the trying ones.

If tears could build a stairway
and thoughts a memory lane
I'd walk right up to heaven
and bring you home again
No Farewell words were spoken
No time to say good-bye
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knows why.

My heart's still active in sadness
And secret tears still flow
What it meant to lose you
No one can ever know.
But now I know you want us
To mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
Life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten
I pledge to you today
A hallowed place within my heart
Is where you'll always stay.

God knows why, with chilling touch,
Death gathers those we love so much,
And what now seems so strange and dim,
Will all be clear, when we meet Him.
I Knew you for a Moment

Author: Unknown

Stamp: Moka Angel - Taylored Expressions -- Papers from Basic Grey.

TE October Release Day!!

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000

TE Release Day!

All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh Out of the Oven Department to see everything in one place!
More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you. Just follow the link list below.
Did you win one of the Mystery Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaways? Find the list of winners on Taylor's Blog.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - you can help support the Susan G. Komen Foundation through the purchase of Moka Hope. Plus you can donate cards to the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center through Hope You Can Cling to at SCS. I will feature a card later this month with Moka Hope and this is for such a great cause... plus it's just an adorably illustrated stamp set!

The card I made today uses Moka Betty... the first card I made with her was holiday themed, so for this one, I went with cupcakes and cookies! I used paper from MME Lime Twist - Life of the Party. I just love the cute sentiments in this Moka set and the cookie that I stamped around the edges is also a stamp included.

Serious cuteness all over the place with this months' release... I hope you had fun hopping along and hopefully you won some fun prizes at the release party!

Here's everyone with more new cards featuring the October Release... and then after the inspiration you can jump over to the store and do some shopping!!

Jami: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jen Shultz: http://deconstructingjen.com/

Nancy McKinney (Illustrator): http://cardworthy.blogspot.com/

Baker's Dozen:

Taylored Expressions - Day 3

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000

October 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, October 6th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the OvenDepartment 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 close Wednesday 10/5 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

We're back for our day three peeks and have two more Christmas Season sets to share today called Wreaths of Joy and Glad Tidings. I have a card with Wreaths of Joy and I just HAD to have this set when I saw the illustrations by Nancy McKinney. My 86 year old Grandmother collected Cardinals for over 50 years... I remember shopping with my Grandpa when I was little and searching for something she didn't have yet... which was quite the challenge back then because she had nearly every one we could find. My Grandpa passed away 14 years ago and we kept the traditional alive with finding fun Cardinal gifts for her each Christmas. Last year, we had to move her into a care center for the onset of dementia and my Aunts and Dad had to make the tough decision to sell her collection in an estate sale to help pay for her living arrangements. The grandkids and great-grandkids all kept special Cardinal figures, which my kids have displayed in their bedrooms. My daughter and I like to make trips during the week to go visit her and it's always fun to bring her a card with Cardinals on it, so I'm on the constant search for Cardinals and fun ways that I can use them.... so this set was very personal and fun for me to use.

Wreaths of Joy includes two wreaths for the Christmas season! If you've been on the fence about these wreaths all year, we're sure this set will push you over the edge!

This series was concepted by Jami and it's a mini set on a sturdy square CD sized full color panel and includes 13 stamps for $12.95. It coordinates with the Seasonal Wreath and Bow Dies.

All of my papers are from the 12 Days Project Pantry Kit this month!

And with that... let's hop to it!

Jami: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jen Shultz: http://deconstructingjen.com/

Baker's Dozen:

TE Day Two Peeks

noreply@blogger.com (Tori Wild) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000

October 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, October 6th at 8 am PST. You'll find it all in the Fresh out of the OvenDepartment 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 close Wednesday 10/5 at 7pm PST for the drawings.

Welcome back to our SECOND day of peeks at Taylored Expressions! We're on the path the Christmas... and today we have two new holiday sets to share. Totally Tags, Peaceful Poinsettia, plus coordinating "Poinsettia Taylored Die Set".

For my card, I used Peaceful Poinsettia... this elegant set gives you options for open line and solid image stamping to create beautiful layered flowers with heartfelt sentiments. I used the solid images for my card and made a very easy to replicate card that you could put together in under 10 minutes. I stamped the solid images and added a strip of patterned paper from the Authentique Wonder paper in one of our Project Pantry kits this month. I then used some scrap paper to stamp a layered poinsettia and then using the line up templates, cut out two of the poinsettia sizes from the 5 piece die set and then added a final layer on top of the dies with the center. This sentiment is included in the set and I used my airbrush to color the inside while it was still in the die.

This set is being added to our Whimsical Wishes line by Nancy McKinney and includes 16 images and sentiments on a full size panel for $21.95.

Now, lets hop along with the Baker's Dozen, our AWESOME and newly announced design team leader, Jami, and our guest designer, Jen!

Jami: http://jami.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Jen Shultz: http://deconstructingjen.com/

Baker's Dozen: