Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks Day 2!

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.


Today I have a fun project using Totally Tags Holiday that will help wrap up all your gifting needs! I created an adorable set of gift tags and decorated a little tin to house them all.

Totally Tags Holiday is illustrated by Nancy McKinney for the Whimsical Wishes line and is a full sized set on a sturdy colour storage panel. There are nine tags for just $21.95.  There is also a set of coordinating dies, Totally Tags Taylored Die Set, to make cutting out these tags a snap! All TE stamps are made from top-quality deeply etched rubber in a cute shade of pink and come on EZ Mount already trimmed and ready to use with your acrylic blocks.

I wanted my tags to be a little bigger than the size of the stamps so I used the Frame It Up 1 die as the base. The tags are cute on their own, but this adds just a little more oomph for larger packages.

All the papers and some of the ribbons are from the 12 Days Project PantryWhen you want to bake up a yummy dessert you head to your pantry for the ingredients.  When you want to create a sweet papercrafting project, you can head to our Project Pantry for all the coordinating elements.  We've found that some of the best cake and cookie recipes are the ones based around a basic batter or dough recipe with lots of options to spice it up according to your tastes.  Taylored Expressions is offering our Basic Recipe Kit along with optional Spice It Up Ingredients that you can pick and choose from to build the kit just the way you want it.


The 12 Days Project Pantry Basic Recipe Kit is $11.95 and includes:
My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas 6x6 pad
12 sheets of 8.5" x 11" cardstock in coordinating colors
6 yards of ribbon (2 yards each of 3 different styles)

Optional Spice it Up Ingredients (choose any or all) are:
  • Christmas Button Mix
  • Doodlebug Holiday Brads
  • Rockin' Pink Sparkly Fluff
  • Rhinestones (Red, Split Pea, Island Lagoon)
  • Coordinating Copic Markers
  • Additional Cardstock Pack
  • Additional Ribbon Bundle


For the tin I simply created a belly band. The window in the lid allows the tags to show through so the tin really doesn't need a lot of embellishment. I used the fun Trim the Tree Taylored Die Set to create the layered tree.

Here are the dies I used:

Now it's time to hop around and see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen created.


Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

24 comments:

Cassie said...

Lovely tags, Karen! You showed off that set perfectly :D

Lisa J said...

I really love these tags. The colours are so juicy and design is clean. Awesome!

Tricia T said...

Wow these are cute! That die you used as the back is perfect!

Jami said...

AACCKKKK - I adore how you used that Frame it Up 1 die with the tag set - GENIUS!!!

Jillisgram said...

The tags are just darling!

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

I just love the tags!

Chris L.

Melody said...

Darling tag set and so cute in the tin box!

Danni said...

So fun and cute!

Susan said...

Super cute projects. Love the tags!

wendy said...

great tags !!!! love the colors

Mandy said...

Your tags are phenomenal.

Sarah Gough said...

omgosh Karen, that set is adorable!

Crafty Math Chick said...

Love the bold and bright, fun and festive colors you used on all of these tags Karen - such a fun shape too! And I just adore that snowman from the a la carte set this month... sigh, I like EVERYTHING in this release! My poor wallet can't keep up, LOL!

Sankari W. said...

Karen, your tags are awesome - too cute!!! I love the container and that frame is the perfect way to show the cards - awesome!!! I adore the colors that you chose - I want to make more now after looking at your gorgeous creations girl!
Big hugs,
Sankari :)

Patty B said...

Super CUTE tags & tin!!! I just love your ideas and the colors really pop!!!

Teresa Zuehls said...

Super cute tags! I love the idea of the tin to give the tags as a gift set.

RSM said...

Hi Karen! This is such a darling and perfect set of tags. So bright, fun, and cheery! XOXO~Regina

365 Project of Life said...

These are my favorite tags! I love the colors...just beautiful!!

JessicaK said...

Wow, this would be a great gift set for someone :D! The tags are so cute!

Wanda G (stampcat) said...

I love your window box container and the way you wrapped it with a Xmas tree. The tags are just awesome!! :-)

Kary said...

Super, SUPER tags!! Karen, these are SO Gorgeous!! You've really inspired me to start making some tags. Great job!

Jen Shults said...

this is just too cute! I love love love the way you layered the tags and those grommets... I need those, lol. Gorgeous tin decoration too!

Jodi Collins said...

These are downright ADORABLE Karen! LOVE the decorated tin too!!!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

Oh my goodness, what ADORABLE tags! I LOVE that you used the larger die as the base for your tags. . .awesome idea!