Weekender with Wanda – Taylored Expressions treats!
Hello! Happy Saturday! Hope you had a great week! Did you enjoy coming along with us to CHA last weekend? It was a blast, and we sure had a great time bringing all the show news to you via blog posts and Instagram. Everyone at the SSS home office is busy ordering all the new goodies to stock the store. I can’t wait for it all to come in. Welcome back to the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. Today I’m sharing some cheery Valentines made with super cute new stamps and embossing folders from Taylored Expressions. Their stamps are really so adorable – and I particularly love their Petite sets – they come with the matching dies already in the package! Can’t beat that.
I used the Pizza My Heart stamp set and I couldn’t decide between using the coffee stamp or the donut stamp – so I made two cards! I used the same supplies for both and just switched the papers around a bit. I colored the images with my Copic Markers. I used papers and embellishments from the newest Doodlebug collection. I think that Doodlebug supplies match with Taylored Expressions stamps perfectly!
I love you a latte! And donut forget that I love you! EEEK!
I started with a white A2 card base. For my bottom layer I used white cardstock and then ran it through my Big Shot with the Swiss Hearts Embossing Folder. SO pretty. I used the Stitched Rectangles dies to make my patterned paper layer and my top white layer. The red strip of heart paper I cut with my paper trimmer. I stamped my images with the awesome new Intense Black Ink Pad from Simon Says Stamp (perfect for Copic coloring).
Here are my Copic marker selections – just a few colors. These are the ones that I thought best matched the patterned paper. I love how this Valentine paper pad has some aqua in it – so fresh and bright!
I cut some circles using EK Success punches and then added enamel hearts to the center! I used a Doodlebug Clothespin to make it look like my layers are clipped together. The layers are mounted onto my card base using foam tape. For the coffee cozy I paper pieced it with the same paper pad.
That’s it for me today! Some tips from this post: Use your patterned paper to paper piece some parts of your images to tie it together, Pick your papers before choosing your marker colors so you can color match and, most importantly, have fun! Until we meet again next time – have an awesome and creative day!
SUPPLIES FOR TODAY:
Such sweet cards, Wanda! Thank you for sharing a great tip! I never think to paper piece… but I will now! ♡
so very cute!
Cute card by Wanda! Love these colours and the cute smiley coffee cup!
Super cute cards, love the patterned papers and the coloring of these adorable images!
Those cards are too adorable… love the paper pieced cup sleeve.
So sweet! I love the colors you chose! “Donut” forget that I love you”….such a ‘sweet’ sentiment!
Adorable cards!
Super cute cards, Wanda, using a super cute stamp set. Love these punny sentiments, too. Your coloring is so pretty.
Very adorable cards. I love the donut!!
Love all the bright colors. such a cute card
How cuties are these! So beautiful and on that cute side – TFS – love the coffee cup – gotta have my coffee!
Super cute cards, and a great inspiration.
So fresh, pretty and fun! Wanda, I enjoy seeing you on the blog every Saturday.
So adorable! Gotta love a valentine that includes coffee or doughnuts.
VERY cute card!
I love both of these cards! You’ve certainly inspired me to pull out my Doodlebug papers (love them!!!) and my EK success punches to make sonething beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration!
Sweet!
What cute and very funny cards!!
A D O R A B L E ! ! ! ! ! :-D
I really like the Latte card! Fun cards♥
What sweet cards Wanda. Bright and fresh for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing with us.
Cute card design and I love how you layered the pattern papers.
These cards are super cute – love the colors, sayings and how they are put together !
Beautiful cards!! So cute!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Lovely cards! I love the stamps and the layering. Especially like the colors and papers.
What cute cards!! Love the bright, fresh colors!!
Love the donut and the pretty colors.
These are the cutest cards! :) Taylored Expressions has come out with some really fun new designs, and I also like it that you get both the stamps and dies as a set. Thanks for sharing your work with us today.
Adorable valentine! I love the little heart on the clothes pin! Great color combo!
I like the play on words of these stamps. So fun.
Cute cards
Really like the pun, the texture and that bit of aqua among the reds! Cute card!!
Love the layouts.
I love the cards and color combos used on them.
Darling cards! Love the punny sentiment.
These Valentine cards with TE are so Cute, Wanda! Love the colored papers on the white card base too. Thanks!
Lovely cards.
What great cards!! Thanks for sharing!
Darling cards!!! love them:)
Wanda’s cards are amazing! I look forward to her weekly posts.
SUPER SWEET Wanda!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
I agree. The Swiss heart embossing folder gives such a gorgeous results!
Lovely card, Wanda!
I’m super excited to know that the gorgeous CHA items I got a glimpse of here is going to be in store soon. Can’t wait!!! :)))
Your gorgeous creations always manage to take my breath away.
I always love to see your beautiful creations.
Thanks for sharing, Wanda. Love the bold colors of your cards.
Somehow I always feel like I need to put on sunglasses to look at your work.
Lovely design. I love the layers.
Love your tip. Thanks for sharing.