Deconstructing Jen https://deconstructingjen.com Handmade Cards | Paper Crafts | Crochet Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 32511319 TE | Back to Basics https://deconstructingjen.com/te-back-to-basics/ https://deconstructingjen.com/te-back-to-basics/#respond Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21698 A handmade card with a green background, a dusty purple layer with a basket weave impression and a paper embroydery hoop with the sentiment I love you and Love stitched out with the stamps. All supplies to make the card are from Taylored Expressions. The card was made by Jen Shults.

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are having a great day today. I am back to share a card made with Taylored Expressions Back to Basics release.

My card today focuses on the new Simple Weave Cutting Plate. I LOVE all of the wonderful impression cutting plates Taylored Expressions carries. They are all a wonderfully elegant way to add texture to a project. I combined this with the Modern Embroidery Hoop die set and The Archive Collection Stitch by Stich stamp set.

A handmade card with a green background, a dusty purple layer with a basket weave impression and a paper embroydery hoop with the sentiment I love you and Love stitched out with the stamps. All supplies to make the card are from Taylored Expressions. The card was made by Jen Shults.

Card Supplies:

Stamps: The Archival Collection – Stitch by Stitch stamp set
Dies: Simple Weave Cutting Plate, A2 Layer Stacklets, Additional A2 Layer Stacklets, Modern Embroydery Hoop dies, A2 Large Scallop Stacklets
Cardstock: Sugar Cube, Honeydew Melon, Plum Tart, Latte, Buttercream Frosting, gold metalic cardstock
Ink: Poppy Seed, Cherry Pop
Other: foam tape, twine

]]> https://deconstructingjen.com/te-back-to-basics/feed/ 0 21698 TE | Little Bits https://deconstructingjen.com/te-little-bits/ https://deconstructingjen.com/te-little-bits/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21662 A handmade birthday card features a layered "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" sentiment in bold, white block lettering with light teal and slate blue outlines. The card is styled with a white border containing a diagonal textured pattern. In the background, a translucent shaker window is filled with a mixture of confetti-like paper circles in pastel shades of peach, sage green, and blue. The card sits on top of white envelopes, surrounded by a light wood background with small clear rhinestones, a piece of twine, and light blue scissors partially visible on the right.

Good morning! I hope your week is off to a good start. Today is the Little Bits, Big Ideas release from Taylored Expressions and oh boy is this an amazing release. Little Bits have been some of my absolute favorite and most used products from Taylored Expressions throughout the years and I’m so happy we have a new round of products joining the line up.

My first card features the Little Bits Shapes Collection. I used Little Bits – Circles in my card shown above. I started by creating a background on Rose Water cardstock. I stamped the Funfetti background stamp tone on tone onto Rose Water, splattered with gold watercolor. Next I die cut Little Bits – Circles from Rose Water, Tiki Mule, Royal Icing and Honeydew Melon cardstock. I cut a frame using Frame in Frame 3 cutting plate and added the Little Bits Circles to the shaker along with some Bits & Pieces Sparkly Dots. For the top of the shaker I added C’Mon It’s Your Birthday in Tiki Mule and Royal Icing.

A handmade birthday card features a layered "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" sentiment in bold, white block lettering with light teal and slate blue outlines. The card is styled with a white border containing a diagonal textured pattern. In the background, a translucent shaker window is filled with a mixture of confetti-like paper circles in pastel shades of peach, sage green, and blue. The card sits on top of white envelopes, surrounded by a light wood background with small clear rhinestones, a piece of twine, and light blue scissors partially visible on the right.
A handmade birthday card features a central bunch of colorful, illustrated balloons with unique smiley faces, including one wearing sunglasses, another with heart eyes, and a central pink balloon wearing a yellow-trimmed party hat. The balloons are framed by a black rectangle with stitched detailing, set against a white background textured with an embossed repeating text pattern of "IT'S YOUR DAY! WISH BIG HOORAY!". Below the balloons, a small white banner displays the word "HOORAY!" in a playful black font. The card rests on a stack of white envelopes over a light wood surface, flanked by a piece of twine, small clear rhinestones, and light blue scissors on the right.

My second project uses the Little Bits Birthday Collection. I focused on using the Little Bits Balloon & Strings with the Little Bits Party Hat. I cut out a bunch of the balloons out of Sugar Cube cardstock and ink blended them with Lemon Meringue, Candy Corn, Watermelon, Jelly Donut, Wintergreen and Snow Cone ink. I stamped faces on the balloons using the C’Mon Get Happy clear stamp set. The sentiment is from the Birthday Vibes stamp set.

A handmade birthday card features a central bunch of colorful, illustrated balloons with unique smiley faces, including one wearing sunglasses, another with heart eyes, and a central pink balloon wearing a yellow-trimmed party hat. The balloons are framed by a black rectangle with stitched detailing, set against a white background textured with an embossed repeating text pattern of "IT'S YOUR DAY! WISH BIG HOORAY!". Below the balloons, a small white banner displays the word "HOORAY!" in a playful black font. The card rests on a stack of white envelopes over a light wood surface, flanked by a piece of twine, small clear rhinestones, and light blue scissors on the right.
A handmade greeting card features a retro-style instant camera in shades of purple, pink, and yellow, layered over a swirling, multi-colored pastel rainbow. A white polaroid-style frame sits below the camera, displaying a cheerful, illustrated bumblebee next to a purple flower. The background of the card is white with a dotted, embossed texture and a small "HELLO" sentiment piece tucked under the camera. The card rests on a stack of white envelopes over a light wood surface, styled with twine, small clear rhinestones in a tray, and light blue scissors on the right.

My last card uses the Little Bits Vintage Collection (I LOVE this one!). I used the Little Bits – Instant Camera and the Instant Photo Frames Dies along with a couple of the previous TE free with purchase stamps! In the background I embossed a piece of Sugar Cube with Swiss Dots embossing folder and splattered with gold watercolor. I die cut the Rainbow Bright 3 die from Sugar Cube and ink blended the layers with Raspberry Sorbet, Peaches & Cream, Pineapple, Honeydew Melon, Royal Icing and Plum Tart ink. I used the same colors of cardstock to make the instant camera.

A handmade greeting card features a retro-style instant camera in shades of purple, pink, and yellow, layered over a swirling, multi-colored pastel rainbow. A white polaroid-style frame sits below the camera, displaying a cheerful, illustrated bumblebee next to a purple flower. The background of the card is white with a dotted, embossed texture and a small "HELLO" sentiment piece tucked under the camera. The card rests on a stack of white envelopes over a light wood surface, styled with twine, small clear rhinestones in a tray, and light blue scissors on the right.

Please stop by Taylored Expressions so find all of the new Little Bits being released today!

]]> https://deconstructingjen.com/te-little-bits/feed/ 0 21662 TE’s Pick Your Pairings https://deconstructingjen.com/tes-pick-your-pairings/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21642

Morning! I hope your week is off to a good start. Today is Pick Your Pairings day at Taylored Expressions. This means that YOU get to pick what is released this week by making suggestions of products to pair with items currently in the product line.

My first card features a coloring stencil to go with Just Because Blooms. The stencil has coloring layers from both blooms and the leaves. I used different purples with some deep greens to color my blooms. I stamped and stenciled two of the lilac blooms and layered them with the leaves between. The rest of the card is super simples with a Plum Tart base and Sugar Cube layer embossed with Swiss Dots and a little extra detail of some stamped stitching at the top and bottom of the Honeydew Melon layer. This layer was super simple to create in my MISTI and I’m sure you’ll see this again from me, lol. I lined the stamp up against the bottom edge of my MISTI so it was straight then stamped and A2 piece of Honeydew Melon with the same color ink by stamping one side then rotating and stamping the other. Super simple and everything lined up perfectly.

To finish up I foiled a piece of Poly Glaze with Champagne Fun Foil and die cut Little Bits Butterfly Kisses (also new today) from the foiled cardstock. I LOVE the Poly Glaze sheets – now I can foil any die cuts with any TE Fun Foil.

Card Supplies:

Little Bits Die Set – Butterfly Kisses
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Just Because Blooms Coloring Stencil
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Just Because Blooms Stamp Set
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Just Because Blooms Coordinating Dies
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Stitched Strips Clear Stamp Set
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Embossing Folder – Swiss Dots
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Rounded Rectangle Stacklets
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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Gina K Designs Poly-Glaze Sheets – White
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TE Fun Foil – Champagne
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TE Premium Cardstock – Plum Tart
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TE Premium Cardstock – Honeydew Melon
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Oreo
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Plum Tart
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Plum Punch
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Lavender…
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Granny…
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Sweet Basil
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Burlap Twine
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My second card features addition to the C’Mon large word die line – C’Mon It’s Your Birthday! I paired this up with the Postmarked Birthday Foil It and Stencil in the background and a few little birthday icons from Birthday Bash Stamp Set and the coordinating dies. I wanted to keep this gender/age neutral so I went with bold primary colors. I used Cherry Pop, Peapod, Dijon and Blueberry. This color combo is a go to for me when I need to add to my birthday card stash but want it to be usable for anyone.

Supply List:

C’mon It’s Your Birthday Die Set
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Birthday Bash Dies
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Birthday Bash Stamp Set
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Postmarked – Birthday Layering Stencil
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Foil It – Postmarked Birthday
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Cardstock – Cherry Pop
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Cherry Pop
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TE Premium Cardstock – Blueberry
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Blueberry
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Dijon Cardstock
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Dijon
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TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Peapod
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Gold Shimmer Fun Foil
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Foam Square Roll, 1/2″ – Thin
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And last but not least this card features some new additions to our A7 line of products. A7 cards are 5×7 and TE has been expanding their line of products designed for this size card. For this card I used the new A7 Postage Stamp Stacklets with the Baroque Bouquet Stamp and Coloring Stencil.

To start this card I stamped the Baroque Boquet stamp on Sugar Cube and colored with the coordinating coloring stencil. I used Cake Pop, Popsicle, Pineapple, and Papaya ink for the flowers and Lime Zest and Peapod for the greenery. After die cutting I used an OLO marker to color the white edge to match Royal Icing cardstock. Next I stenciled the Take Two – Beads & Blooms stencil tone on tone on Royal Icing cardstock. I die cut this with the A7 Layer stacklets and assembled everything. I had some butterflies left from my previous card so I added those and a foiled sentiment from Simply Stated Foil Its die cut with the coordinating die.

Simply Stated Dies
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Foil It – Simply Stated
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Take Two – Beads & Blooms Stencil
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Baroque Bouquet
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Baroque Bouquet Die
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Baroque Bouquet Layering Stencil
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A7 Postage Stamp Stacklets Die Set
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Cake Pop
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Popsicle
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Pineapple
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Papaya
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Lime Zest
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Peapod
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Royal Icing
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TE Premium Cardstock – Royal Icing
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]]> 21642 Happy Halloween! https://deconstructingjen.com/happy-halloween-2/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:00:44 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21621 A photo of a handmade card with a black cat and black bat on the front. The background has purple, pink and yellow green ghosts. The sentiments say EEK and BOO!

Good morning! I hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday. It’s been SO hot here in KC and I discovered yesterday the AC wasn’t working in my classroom (EW)! Thankfully we aren’t back in session for another week – I just went up to get my room set back up after summer cleaning.

Back on topic, lol. Today I have a couple of cards to share with you using new Halloween goodies from Taylored Expressions. My first project uses one of my FAVORITE Taylored Expressions products – a Create in Quads stencil! This new stencil set features just what you need to create a variety of Halloween cards. I focused on using the ghost panel of the CIQ stencil. I inked everything up with Plum Punch, Bubblegum, Poppy Seed and Pear ink. After trimming the ghost panel I embossed with the coordinating 3-D embossing folder – Boo Crew Embossing Folder. Make sure when you use a 3-D embossing folder you spritz the back of the paper lightly with rubbing alcohol or water to soften the paper fibers before running it through the machine. (I tried alcohol one day because my water spritzer was empty and I think I like it better for this task!)

A photo of a handmade card with a black cat and black bat on the front. The background has purple, pink and yellow green ghosts. The sentiments say EEK and BOO!

After creating the background I die cut a frame using A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate and Poppy Seed cardstock. I cut the cat and bat from Ghost Hugs Dress Up Die and Clear Combo. I added a little tone on tone ink and gel pen accents to dress them up a bit. I added a vellum layer underneath along with EEK! and BOO! from Spooky Sayings stamp set and coordinating die.

A photo of a handmade card with a black cat and black bat on the front. The background has purple, pink and yellow green ghosts. The sentiments say EEK and BOO!
Create-in-Quads Layering Stencil -…
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3D Embossing Folder – Boo Crew
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Ghost Hugs Dress Up Die & Clear Stamp…
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Spooky Sayings Stamp Set
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Spooky Sayings Coordinating Dies
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A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate
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A2 Layer Stacklets
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Additional A2 Layer Stacklets
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Cardstock – Poppy Seed
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Poppy Seed
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Plum Punch
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Pear
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Bubblegum
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TE Vellum
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A photo of a handmade card with with sentiment Trick or Treat. The card is purple, green, orange and teal. All stamps and dies used to make the card are from Taylored Expressions.

My second card features a new additions to the Postmarked collection: Postmarked Spooky Season Layering Stencil, Posted Marked Spooky Season 3D embossing folder and a Postmarked Spooky Season Foil It.

I started my card by foiling the Foil It with TE’s black Fun Foil. (I love this foil for the times when I want the details and shine but not metallic sparkle.) Next I inked the stencils with Sweet Potato, Lime Zest, Jelly Donut, Sweet Corn and Cookie Monster ink and TE’s blender brushes. On the last layer of the stencil instead of using just one color I blended the green, blue and purple inks. After inking I embossed with the coordinating embossing folder. I trimmed this panel and matted it with Cookie Monster cardstock and matted it again with Jelly Donut cardstock cut with A2 Large Scallop Stacklets. I added a sentiment from Spooky Saying die cut with the coordinating die and layered on a Cookie Monster and Jelly Donut circle stack.

A photo of a handmade card with with sentiment Trick or Treat. The card is purple, green, orange and teal. All stamps and dies used to make the card are from Taylored Expressions.
A2 Large Scallop Stacklets Die Set
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Postmarked – Spooky Season Layering…
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3D Embossing Folder – Postmarked -…
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Foil It – Postmarked Spooky Season
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Spooky Sayings Stamp Set
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Spooky Sayings Coordinating Dies
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Additional A2 Layer Stacklets
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Circle Stacklets
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Additional Circle Stacklets Die Set
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A2 Layer Stacklets
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Cookie…
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TE Premium Cardstock – Cookie Monster
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Jelly Donut
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TE Premium Cardstock – Jelly Donut
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Lime Zest
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Sweet Corn
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Sweet…
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VersaFine Clair – Nocturne
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Bits & Pieces – Black Rhinestones
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]]> 21621 TE | Happy Square Sheets https://deconstructingjen.com/te-happy-square-sheets/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21599 A photo of a set of three winter themed cards with sentiments that say "Let it snow" and "Warm Wishes". All the cards featurs a blue and purple background with snow flakes.

Good morning! I hope your Tuesday is off to an amazing start! Today I have some projects to share with you using a Taylored Expressions product that I love! If you’ve been around here for very long you know I LOVE anything that makes card making quicker – sketches especially. When I saw we had new Happy Square Sheets releasing I was so excited. These are a great resource, especially when you need to quickly refill your stash of card. TE has a range of Happy Sheet products AND for a limited time you can earn double points in this category!

A photo of a winter themed card with sentiments that say "Let it snow" and "Warm Wishes". All the cards featurs a blue and purple background with snow flakes.

For my card I used Happy Square Sheets – a new take on Happy Half Sheets that starts with a 6×6″ piece of cardstock and creates 3-4 cards! I used Snow Season Stamp and Die combo to create the patterned base for my card. I started by stamping the snowflakes on Sugar Cube with Versamark and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I used Plum Punch, Popsicle and Cotton Candy ink to blend over the whole 6×6 piece of cardstock. This created a custom piece of patterned paper for my project. Next I carefully (and potentially with a ruler and pencil first because I’m a measure 4,000 times cut once and still mess it up person) cut out the pieces according to the Happy Square Sheet map. I added some mats using cardstock from the same color family. One the card above I also added a mat cut from Sugar Cube using A2 Large Scallop Stacklets.

A photo of a set of three winter themed cards with sentiments that say "Let it snow" and "Warm Wishes". All the cards featurs a blue and purple background with snow flakes.

For this card I added a background mat of Sugar Cube embossed with Geo Blooms Embossing Folder and die cut with A2 Large Scallop Stacklets.

A photo of a set of three winter themed cards with sentiments that say "Let it snow" and "Warm Wishes". All the cards featurs a blue and purple background with snow flakes.

And this one I left as is with only a little corner rounding on one side.

TE Maps – Happy Square Sheets
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Snowy Season Stamp & Die Combo
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A2 Large Scallop Stacklets Die Set
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Embossing Folder – Geo Blooms
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Plum Punch
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TE Premium Cardstock – Plum Punch
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Popsicle
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TE Premium Cardstock – Popsicle
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Cotton…
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TE Premium Cardstock – Cotton Candy
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VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
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TE Fine Detail Embossing Powder – Clear
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Corner Rounder Punch
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Turn one stamped or stenciled 6 x 6 inch panel into coordinated cards with Happy Square Sheets! Volumes 1 and 2 are joining the Taylored Expressions catalog with 10 easy-to-follow cutting maps and 37 unique card layouts between them.

You can also create a colorful floral-and-butterfly panel with the Florals & Flutters 6 x 6 Stamp & Stencil Combo, then use your favorite Happy Square Sheet to confidently cut and arrange every piece.

For a limited time, earn DOUBLE CRAFTY REWARDS on the entire Happy Sheets category—including products that help you create beautiful patterns and polished card layouts!

]]> 21599 TE | Berry & Bright Card Making Kit https://deconstructingjen.com/te-berry-bright-card-making-kit/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21581 A group of four handmade cards with red and green holiday ornaments. The sentiments read from left to right, Peace on Earth, Merry Christmas, Merry & Bright, Happy Holidays.

Good morning. I hope you are doing well and are ready for some Christmas in July! Today I’m sharing the Taylored Expressions Berry & Bright cardmaking kit. This kit comes with:

  • Berry & Bright Layering Stencil
  • Berry & Bright Greetings Split Stamp
  • Berry & Bright Coordinating Dies
  • The Insiders – Berry & Bright

With these optional add-ons:

  • Bauble & Bow Die Set
  • Berry & Bright Greetings Coordinating Dies
  • Foil It – Berry & Bright
A group of two cards and two tags, all handmade. The text reads Berry & Bright cardmaking Kit & Bundle. Shop Now. Clickable to the cardmaking kit.
A photo of one closed card and one open. The closed card has a red circle with Peace on Earth written in script with holly and greenery around it. The open card says "Wishing you the wonder and joy of the season!" with holly.

This first set of projects feature just the products included in the kit and a few items from my stash. I went with a traditional color palette of Cilantro, Watermelon, and Lime Zest when stenciling. For the background I die cut a piece of Sugar Cube with A2 Large Scallop Stacklets then embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and then added a light splatter of gold watercolor. I added some twine for accent. On the inside of each card I added one of the Insiders Berry & Bright with some holly from the Berry & Bright Coordinating Dies.

A photo of two handmade cards made using the cardmaking kit. One says peace on earth, the other says Merry Christmas.
Berry & Bright Cardmaking Kit
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A2 Large Scallop Stacklets Die Set
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Embossing Folder – Swiss Dots
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TE Watercolor Set – Metallic
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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TE Premium Cardstock – Cilantro
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Cilantro
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TE Premium Cardstock – Watermelon
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Watermelon
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Lime Zest
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Peapod
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TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod
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Burlap Twine
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1 x 3 in. Foam Strip Roll – Regular
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TE Exclusive – Teal Misti
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Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
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A photo of a brightly colored handmade card with a Christmas ornament on the front. The ornament is bright pink with Merry & Bright in gold metallic script.

For my second project I went with a different color combo and I also used some of the kits additional products. The colors I used are Tropical Punch, Dragon Fruit, Kiwi and Peapod. I love how bold and fun these are together. I also added a little gold fun foil on the coordinating Foil It and some gold foil cardstock on the bow and bauble top die cuts.

A photo of a brightly colored handmade card with a Christmas ornament on the front. The ornament is bright pink with Merry & Bright in gold metallic script.

That’s it for me today! I hope you have a wonderful day and head over to Taylored Expressions to check out these wonderful new card kit.

Berry & Bright Cardmaking Kit
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Bauble & Bow Die Set
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Foil It – Berry & Bright
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Berry & Bright Greetings Dies
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Pixie Dust 6×6 Background Stamp
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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TE Exclusive – Teal Misti
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Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
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1 x 3 in. Foam Strip Roll – Regular
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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Gold Fun Foil
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Mini Minc Foil Applicator
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6 x 8.5 in. Foil Magic Shim + Foil…
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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TE Premium Cardstock – Tropical Punch
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Tropical…
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TE Premium Cardstock – Dragon Fruit
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Dragon…
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TE Premium Cardstock – Kiwi
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Kiwi
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TE Premium Cardstock – Peapod
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Peapod
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TE Foil Cardstock – Gold
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TE Fine Detail Embossing Powder – Clear
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Stamp Joy 2026 Registration Closes on August 3rd! ?

Registration for Stamp Joy Staycation closes Monday, August 3 at 11:59 PM CT, and we don’t want you to miss out!

Join Taylored Expressions on Saturday, November 7 for a live virtual crafting experience filled with creativity, learning, and connection. You’ll create exclusive projects alongside TE founder and Creative Director Taylor VanBruggen and Designer Susan Block, discover exciting new techniques, enjoy a $60+ goodie bag of brand-new TE products, and craft with a welcoming community of fellow cardmakers… all from the comfort of your own craft space!

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]]> 21581 TE – Second Chance and MORE! https://deconstructingjen.com/te-second-chance-and-more/ https://deconstructingjen.com/te-second-chance-and-more/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:06:50 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21563 A photo of a handmade card with six quadrants. In each quadrant are different types of fruit such as apples, oranges and grapes. The background behind the fruit is a light blue polka dot on a rustic brown base. The sentiment on the card reads "Birthday Wishes from the Whole Bunch"

Good morning! I hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday. It’s been a busy week here in KC. We moved our daughter back down to Arkansas and did a massive clean out of the house (which feels really good) so we are ready for a fresh start to the school year.

Today is the Second Chance sale at Taylored Expressions and to say that we have a LOT of new goodies to coordinate with them is an understatement. There are SO MANY amazing products to check out!

A photo of a handmade card with six quadrants. In each quadrant are different types of fruit such as apples, oranges and grapes. The background behind the fruit is a light blue polka dot on a rustic brown base. The sentiment on the card reads "Birthday Wishes from the Whole Bunch"

The first card I have to share with you features the Fruit Cocktail Die Set ($100 gift with purchase from May 2026) which is so adorable! With this is used All Planned Out 6 and the very punny Fruity Fun stamp set and coordinating dies. I started this card by cutting out all of the fruit from Fruit Cocktail and ink blending the edges. Next I cut out All Planned Out 6 from Toffee and Salt Water Taffy (stamped with Polka Chic for a little texture). I arranged all of the fruits around the card, added little gel pen accents and finished up with two of the sentiments from Fruity Fun.

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Fruity Fun Dies
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All Planned Out 6 Die Set
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Polka Chic Background Stamp
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE Blender Brushes
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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TE Exclusive – Teal Misti
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Just Press Tool
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Precision Glue Press
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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A handmade card on a white background. The card is purple and yellow with soft flowers. The sentiment says hello.

My second project features the Geo Blooms Embossing Folder (free gift with $100 purchase from February 2026) and the new coordinating products: Polka Dot Cutting Plate and Geo Blooms Stencil. I started my card with a Dried Fig cardbase. From there I die cut the Polka Dot cutting plate from Macaron cardstock then stenciled it with the Geo Blooms stencil with coordinating ink. After that I embossed with the Geo Blooms embossing folder for texture. I layered this on a piece of Potato Chip cardstock so the yellow peeks through the polka dots. I added a Sugar Cube frame from A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate. To finish I die cut HELLO from Sugar Cube and Dried Fig cardstock using the Tall Tales Alpha Dies Set. I carefully layered the letters and adhered them to the top of the card. Next I added a few flowers from Garden Variety 2 Die Set in Potato Chip, Lime Zest and Honey.

A handmade card on a white background. The card is purple and yellow with soft flowers. The sentiment says hello.
Geo Blooms Stencil
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Polka Dot Cutting Plate Die
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A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate
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Garden Variety 2
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Tall Tales Alpha Die Set
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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TE Premium Cardstock – Dried Fig
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A handmade card with two geese on the front. One goose holds a red balloon and the other holds a yellow flower. The sentiment says Happy Birthday You Silly Goose.

My third project features the Silly Goose Stamp Set (free with $100 purchase April 2026) along with the new coordinating dies and Silly Goose Coloring Stencil. I started by stamping the Sketchy Stripes background stamp on Blu Cheese cardstock with Blu Cheese ink. Next I die cut the Mini Slim Frame in Frame Cutting Plate dies from Toffee, Pineapple and Cherry Pop. I layered the largest frame over the background. Next I stamped two of the geese from Silly Goose Stamp Set on Sugar Cube with black ink and used the coordinating stencil to color everything in. I did add a bit of grey accent with OLO markers on the body of each goose. After die cutting the geese I adhered them to the small frames from the Mini Slim Frame in Frame Cutting Plate. I wrapped a little twine around the cardbase, added the geese with foam tape and a sentiment.

A handmade card with two geese on the front. One goose holds a red balloon and the other holds a yellow flower. The sentiment says Happy Birthday You Silly Goose.
A handmade card with two geese on the front. One goose holds a red balloon and the other holds a yellow flower. The sentiment says Happy Birthday You Silly Goose.
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Sketchy Stripes 6×6 Background Stamp
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Toffee Cardstock
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Toffee
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TE Premium Cardstock – Bleu Cheese
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Pineapple
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Burlap Twine
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Bits & Pieces – Clear Drip Drops
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A photo of a handmade card on a white background. The card has a rainbow background with white spring images embossed on top. The focal image is an orange flower and the sentiment reads "to my favorite chick".

My last card uses Springtime Sprinkles Background Stamp – March 2026 $100 GWP. I created this card by blending Dried Fig, Cotton Candy, Mint Julep, Mango, Candy Corn and Fruit Punch on a piece of Sugar Cube (this might be my new favorite TE rainbow!!). After heat setting I stamped the background with Springtime Sprinkles and Versamark then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I die cut this with the A2 Layer Stacklets. Next I die cut a piece of Sugar Cube with one of the A2 Large Scallop Dies and wrapped it with twine. I added To My Favorite Chick from the Hello Spring stamp set and added a flower from Another Year In Bloom (which is retired but could be substituted for any of the other Year in Bloom flowers).

A close up photo of a handmade card on a white background. The card has a rainbow background with white spring images embossed on top. The focal image is an orange flower and the sentiment reads "to my favorite chick".
A Year In Bloom Die – July
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A Year In Bloom Stamp – July
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Stitched A2 Layer Stacklets Die Set
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A2 Large Scallop Stacklets Die Set
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Springtime Sprinkles Background Stamp
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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TE Bitty Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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TE MISTI Double-Sided Grid Paper
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Teal Tape
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White Fine Detail Embossing Powder
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VersaMark Ink
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Dried Fig
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]]> https://deconstructingjen.com/te-second-chance-and-more/feed/ 2 21563 TE | Sweet Stacks Birthday https://deconstructingjen.com/te-sweet-stacks-birthday/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21510 A photo of a handmade card with 5 birthday candles on the front and a sentiment that reads "It's Your Day". All stamps and dies to make the card are from Taylored Expressions.

It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for a Taylored Expressions release and today we have a great new card making kit that is perfect for all of your birthday wishes! The Sweet Stacks cardmaking kit.

My first card is a fairly clean and simple card using the Make a Wish die set and Bold Birthday Greetings previously released. The inside is where the magic happens with the Sweet Stacks Layering Stencil and Party Pop Up Die.

A photo of a handmade card with 5 birthday candles on the front and a sentiment that reads "It's Your Day". All stamps and dies to make the card are from Taylored Expressions.

The Sweet Stacks stencils and icing dies pair perfectly together and make the most gorgeous cake on the inside of the card.

Shoutout Birthday Embossing Folder
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Bold Birthday Greetings Dies
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Bold Birthday Greetings Stamp Set
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Frame in Frame 3 Cutting Plate
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Party Pop Up Die
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Make a Wish Die Set
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Sweet Stack Cardmaking Kit
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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TE Premium Ink – Full Size – Cherry Pop
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My second card features the Sweet Stacks Layering Stencils and coordinating die on the front of the card layered with lots of candles from the Make a Wish Die set. For the background I used the 5×7 Funfetti background stamp with Lavender Glaze, Confetti Cake, Pineapple and Guava ink. I used the same colors to ink the stencils for the cake. The sentiment is from Building Blocks – Happy.

Building Blocks Die
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A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate
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Make a Wish Die Set
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Sweet Stack Cardmaking Kit
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Teal Tape
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VersaMark Ink
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]]> 21510 TE | Birthday Bash!! https://deconstructingjen.com/te-birthday-bash/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21486 A photo of a handmade card with Birthday Boy spelled out in bold bright letters. A turtle carries balloons and birthday presents at the bottom.

Happy Tuesday! I hope you are having a wonderful day so far! Today is release day at Taylored Expressions and this week we are celebrating Taylor’s birthday with some fun new birthday products and releasing a few previous products from previous Stamp Joys and Combo Club add-ons.

A photo of a handmade card with Birthday Boy spelled out in bold bright letters. A turtle carries balloons and birthday presents at the bottom.

My first card pairs some new products with a couple of previously released goodies. I started by adhering a strip of Pineapple, Blueberry and Granny Smith cardstock to a sticky sheet and stamping the panel with Versamark then heat embossing with clear embossing powder. I trimmed this with A2 Layer Stackets. Next I layered a frame from A2 Thin Frame Cutting Plate. I die cut the Birthday Boy die from Pineapple, Blueberry and Granny Smith cardstock and put the colors together on the backer in Sugar Cube (this would be a FANTASTIC card to make multiples of). I added a secondary sentiment from Big Birthday Hugs stamp set. To finish up I added Critter Crew – Turtle and some birthday add-ons from Critter Crew Stamp & Die Combo – Birthday.

A photo of a handmade card with Birthday Boy spelled out in bold bright letters. A turtle carries balloons and birthday presents at the bottom.
Stacked Sentiment Strips Die Set
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Critter Crew Stamp – Turtle
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Birthday Boy Die Set
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Party Doodles 6×6 Background Stamp
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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Sidekick Manual Die Cutting &…
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Grid Paper Placemats
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Teal Tape
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TE Premium Cardstock – Granny Smith
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A photo of a handmade card with stamps birthday images and a Wish Big sentiment. The card is predominantly pink and yellow.

My second card features Postmarked – Birthday stencils and Foil-It with the Postmarked Cutting Plate. I foiled the Foil It with TE Fun Foil in Holographic Gold Glitter then stenciled with Bubble Gum, Pineapple, Honeydew Melon, and Tiki Mule. I die cut with the Postmarked Cutting Plate and arranged the stamps and envelopes on a layered square of Pineapple and Bubble gum cardstock cut with Square Stacklets and Petite Scallop Square Stacklets. I stamped the Pineapple layer with the Funfetti 5×7 background stamp with Pineapple ink. To finish up I layered all of this on an A2 piece of Toffee cardstock embossed with the Swiss Dot embossing folder and wrapped a little twine around the layered squares.

A photo of a handmade card with stamps birthday images and a Wish Big sentiment. The card is predominantly pink and yellow.
Funfetti 5×7 Background Stamp
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Petite Scallop Square Stacklets
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Square Stacklets Die Set
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Bold Birthday Greetings Dies
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Bold Birthday Greetings Stamp Set
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Foil It – Postmarked Birthday
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Postmarked – Birthday Layering Stencil
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Postmarked Cutting Plate Die
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TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube
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Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
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TE Blender Brushes
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Just Press Tool
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]]> 21486 Across the Miles https://deconstructingjen.com/across-the-miles/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://deconstructingjen.com/?p=21459

Good morning! I hope you are having a good week so far. Today Taylored Expressions has a super fun release today featuring stamps designed to help you connect with friends and loved ones that live all over the US. The Across the Miles release features stamps from all 50 states and a US map stamp and die. These are PERFECT for reconnecting and letting those that live far from you know you miss them! I made two cards with this release.

The first card features one of the state dies – Missouri, where I’m from. I made this card for my daughter who has moved to Arkansas full time. She’s currently in Japan on an educational trip but when she’s back she’ll be off on her post college adventure of working and maintaining her own apartment.

I combined the Across America – Missouri die and clear combo with Around Town Stencil, Postage Stamp Stacklets and the Stitched with Love Cutting Plate.

My second card uses Across the Miles with the coordinating die. I paired this up with the Shiplap Background Stamp and the Lots of Dots background stamp. I love the simple, rustic look of this.

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