Puppy Love

Hi Everybody!!

I am SOO excited to be posting here for my very first time since becoming a member of the Baker's Dozen! somebody pinch me!!

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I am just thrilled with this month's new stamps.! (especially the new Stamps A La Carte!!)
I still can't get over the versatility these individual stamps offer, not to mention, they are budget friendly too!

For me, the best way to determine if I truly want to purchase a stamp or stamp set, is figuring out the number of ways I can use it. (without looking repetitive of course!)
So today I am going to show you a way you can use your stamps, and card-making "scraps" to make a super-cute scrapbook page!

This little brat is my baby Tyson. I haven't scrapped too many pictures of him because he has kept me busy for the past 8 months! He is just a handful, and people tell me Boxers are such calm and sweet dogs, but goodness he must not have gotten the memo because all he does is drive me nuts!! It doesn't help, that at 10 months old, he is well over 60lbs., so that means when he's tearing down the street I am usually flapping in the wind behind him!!! Then again, one look at that face, and it's all over - could you resist?? :)

Anyway, onto my page! As soon as I saw the Big Love stamp in the Animal Love stamp set I thought it would be just perfect for a scrapbook page, and you can literally use it for anything!! Of course the "It's a love Thing" is just as perfect and all I did was stamp it onto my Choice Buttercream Cardstock, and cut out each word individually. All of the patterned papers I used on my layout are from the October Afternoon Cherry Hill Collection. I cannot tell you how utterly divine these papers are, and if you're into retro/vintage looking prints, you will pass out from sheer excitement, trust me. I did., and I liked it.

Now seriously, the trick to doing a layout like this, is use your scraps! no measuring, no worries, just layer some patterns you like and voila! I have to say, the inspiration behind this page was the little dog house from my Scotties in Love stamp, so I had to use it for my page!! I stamped it onto my Choice Buttercream cardstock, and colored it using Copic markers. I then cut out the doggies, since I only need the house, and adhered it to my page using dimensionals. I also cut out an additional heart from my patterned paper and mounted it onto the little house, for some extra pop! I could not resist adding one more little embellishment, and what could be better than this ultra Adorable polymer clay cupcake button tied up with some fun (and matching!!) Farmers Market lime twine!

I absolutely loved how this page tuned out, but what I loved most was using my stamps to make it! Thank you for letting me share my "scrappy" look at our TE stamps, I hope you'll be inspired to ink up your stamps on some layouts too!!

Big Love to you all!!

Alex

Trick or Sweet by Sharon Harnist

I love that all the elements in Taylored Expressions’ Key Ingredient Kits coordinate so well together. This makes fast scrapbooking super easy! Everything you see on this Halloween scrapbook page (except for the button) is included in the current Halloween Key Ingredients Kit.

I combined the kit with the new Trick or Sweet II stamp set (also available as a Trick or Sweet II Bundle which includes the Halloween Key Ingredients Kit AND the Trick or Sweet II stamp set) – I thought this sweet girly little ballerina/princess with her wand would accent my girls dressed up in their Halloween costumes well. Printing the photo in black & white also makes scrapbooking fast/easy – no worries about conflicting colors. While my daughter on the left was dressed in the perfect purple compliment to these papers, my other daughter’s costume was bright red!

I stamped sweet Cuppie with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto TE Choice Snow White cardstock (also included in the Halloween Key Ingredient Kit) and colored her with Copic markers YG23, YG17, BV11, YR12 & C5 to match the colors in the Basic Grey Eerie patterned paper (also included in the KI Kit). Her “cherry” & wand are accented with Star Dust Stickles.

I die cut Cuppie with Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities and layered her onto green Prism cardstock from the KI Kit, die cut with Pinking Circle Nestabilities. She’s popped up on foam tape.

The purple mat behind the photo is also from the KI Kit and cut with SU’s Top Note die. A custom date from my label maker complete this quick 6-inch scrapbook page.

Thanks for stopping by today! ~ Sharon