Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler
Paper: Choice Snow White, Kraft, Bazzill Hillary
Accessories: Prima flower, May Arts twine thread, Martha Stewart Rose Leaf Punch, Tonic Distress Tool, Foam Tape, 3M Quick Dry Adhesive

I stamped the large daisy from the Oops a Daisy stamp set on Canson 90# watercolor paper using Palette Hybrid ink in Noir. Then armed with a small waterbrush and my Distress Markers I started watercoloring. Here are the markers I used:

Flower Center: Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo
Petals: Weathered Wood, Pumice Stone, Dusty Concord (shadows)
Leaves: Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Dusty Concord (shadows)
Glow: Scattered Straw 

I tend to like my watercolor to look a little watercolorish, lol so I don’t smooth it as much as I could. I’m going to work on getting a video tutorial together soon on coloring these flowers.

Using DS43:

Using DS49:

Using DS50:

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.
• Be sure to check the TE Current Specials page for May Release Bundle options.  The new Father’s Day Digi Image and inspiration sheet is available FREE with purchase of any Bundle!
• Did you win one of the Mystery Baker’s Dozen Blog Giveaways? Find the list of winners on Taylor’s Blog.

Who’s ready to shop?!? It’s release day!!

I’ve got two more samples to share with you today! One uses the super fun Father’s day digi and I have another cute little creation using All Aboard! Are you ready?

For this father’s day card I used the brand new Father’s Day digi and printed it out on Choice SnowWhite cardstock and I printed it a second time on designer paper so I could paper piece the tie. I die cut the image using a Spellbinder’s Label 4 die and to make the matte for the die cut I traced around the outside edge of the die and hand cut the matte. This was then sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and distressed. I then layered up a bunch of papers from this month’s Loyal Project Pantry Kit (I LOVE this kit… I’ve made 4 cards from it so far and I’ve got TONS of paper left for more!). I to finish it all up I added a bit of ribbon from the kit and a few buttons from my stash.

For my second card I created a side stairstep card using a tutorial I found on Splitcoaststampers. I used Simple Stories gorgeous Fabulous paper pad. I started everything out by stamping the train, girl conductor and crossing sign from the All Aboard stamp set. I colored the train, conductor and sign with Copics and cut them out. I used the Cloud Duo dies, Grass Border die and Train Track Die to add more to the scene. I propped the clouds and conductor up on foam tape to add dimension.

Lastly to make is just a bit more girly I used some Smooch Glitz on the pink parts of the scene.

Taylored Dies used on these cards:

That’s it for me today! I hope you have enjoyed this release! I LOVE it!!!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Jami Sibley
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Michele  Boyer – Guest Designer
• Nancy McKinney –  Illustrator
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Stephanie  Kraft -
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess

This week we have a FABULOUS sponsor to share with you as well. Ribbon Carousel is very generously offering one very lucky participant a full year subscription to the Ribbon Club Kit! How awesome is that??!!??

So here’s your sketch:

And here’s my take on the sketch:

For this card I started with a A2 Kraft cardbase layered with a slightly smaller piece of kraft cardstock sponged with Vintage Photo ink and with this month’s Ribbon Club Kit from Ribbon Carousel and cut the dark blue ribbon from the kit into strips. I cut the ends of the strips on the diagonal and glued the ribbon down also on the diagonal. I used Aleene’s No Sew glue to glue the ribbon to the card. Over that I layered a piece of kraft colored ribbon from the kit along with the sentiment from Verve’s Forever In Our Hearts stamp set and die cut it with the Tagged Rectangle Die. I distressed all the cardstock with a Tonic Distress Tool and then added a few Prima Flowers and MS Rose Leaves. The final touch were a few pearls in the corner colored with a Copic marker.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. Now it’s time to hop around and see what everyone else on the DT has been up to and leave them a little love.

I also have a Design Team update! I am so so so happy to announce that Amy Sheffer is going to be staying on with us as a full time designer. I am SO pumped to have her with us!!

• Amber Hight
• Amy Sheffer
• Arielle Gordon
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults <— You are here
• Jessica Diedrich
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Pam Varnell
• Sheri Gilson

May 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, March 3rd at 8 am PST. You’ll find it all in the Fresh out of the Oven Department at theTaylored Expressions Store.
• Join us as a fan on Facebook for an early peek at the stamp sets, as well as aSPECIAL 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 onTaylor’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 for the drawings close Wednesday 5/2 at 7pm PST.

It’s day three of previews over at Taylored Expressions and I’m so so so stoked about the stamp set we are previewing today. It’s so cute with great sentiments… and REALLY fun to stamp with.

Oops a Daisy is a full sized set that comes with 20 images/sentiments and has a gorgeous matching die set that can be purchased separately. Oops a Daisy is illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line at Taylored Expressions and is made of the highest quality red rubber and EZ Mount Cling Foam and is predie cut and ready to use!

For my sample today I started with Choice Snow White cardstock and inked the flowers with Scattered Straw, Tea Dye and Walnut Stain Distress Markers. On one flower I spritzed the inked stamp with water lightly to give it a bit of texture. After stamping the flowers I die cut them with the matching dies and then did the same with the leaves. Using another piece of Choice Buttercream die cut with Taylor’s Frame It Up 1 die I stamped the flower stems and a couple more leaves using Memento Bamboo Leaves. I stamped the sementiment on Choice Buttercream using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then sponged all the edges of the cardstock and designer papers with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The designer papers are from Cosmo Crickets Baby Jane paper line and are sanded a bit on the edges to give them a bit of a distressed feel. To finish the card I layered everything together propping the flowers on foam tape to create dimmension, die cut the sentiment with the Fly Your Flag 2 die and added a bit of May Arts twine thread and a button.

• Charmaine Ikach
• Jen Shults
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Melissa Sauls
• Nancy McKinney – Illustrator
• Regina Mangum
• Sankari Wegman
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor VanBruggen
• Tori Wild
• Wanda Guess