Happy Birthday To You - TESC #136

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! I've finally gotten around to Taylor's sketch for this two weeks--TESC136. And what a fun sketch is it--so many possibilities with this sketch!

I'm also using April's Key Ingredients Kit for just about everything on this card--and I love how it turned out! It's a simple sketch, but gives you room to stretch your creativity, KWIM?

So, first I did the big picture part of the layout and then I worked on the details. I sandwiched that sweet yellow gingham ribbon between the large elements and tied it in a bow. Then I cut the banner from patterned paper--one pattern is full of banners so why not take advantage of them, right? I cut three pennants out and adhered them to the tiny blue rick rack in the kit, then adhered it to the card. Then I stamped the cake and cake stand from Make a Wish, cut it out, and popped it up on foam.

Next, I stamped the sentiment, also from Make a Wish, and cut it out with a flag from Spellbinders' Nested Pennant set, added some flat backed pearls from the kit, and popped it up on foam, too. Finally, I added some of the sweet paper roses from the kit. To find out more about Taylored Expressions' Key Ingredients kits, click HERE. The kits take all the guess work out of matching patterned paper, card stock, ribbon and embellishments. Check it out!

Thanks SO much for stopping by today!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Make a Wish (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: pearls, flowers, ribbon (Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit); Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Nested Pennants (Spellbinders); foam tape

What's Cookin'? Taylored Expressions March Key Ingredients

Happy Sunday! OMGosh! It's gotten COLD here again in South Central Virginia! It was really nice all week and now this! Yuk! 

OK, on to my card :) I'm using the brand new Taylored Expressions Sketch! Yep, that's right, Taylor has started up her sketches again! I'm so thrilled--I always loved her sketches and really missed them. Just create a card using the sketch as inspiration and upload it at SCS for a chance to win a gift certificate to the TE store. You can find all the details on her blog HERE or at the new Taylored Expressions Company Forum on SCS HERE. Hope to see lots of you folks playing this week!

Here's my card using the sketch and the March Key Ingredients Kit. I stamped the images from From the Heart and the sentiment is from From the Heart Funnies. I colored them with Copic markers and punched them out before adding a little red mat and popping them up on foam dots.

Then I tied that luscious yellow ribbon around and added the sparkly brads. All of the papers, the ribbon, and the brads are from the kit. To find out more about Taylored Expressions' Key Ingredients kits, click HERE. The kits take all the guess work out of matching patterned paper, card stock, ribbon and embellishments. Check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Supplies~

Stamps: From the Heart, From the Heart Funnies (Taylored Expressions)

Paper: Taylored Expressions March Key Ingredients Kit

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories/tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft); Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon, brads (Taylored Epressions March Key Ingredients Kit); foam dots (craft store); 1 1/4" round punch (EK Success); Copic markers