July 20 Key Ingredient Subscription with Taylored Expressions

This month, Taylor challenged the Baker’s Dozen Design Team to make either a home decor item or housewarming gift and I combined the 2 with a set of 3 framed prints to send to Taylor as a housewarming gift!

I purchased the set of 3 white frames from Target a few months ago, knowing some day I would utilize them for a great project. I chose 3 cuppies from the Stamp a Sweet Impression line of stamps available at Taylored Expressions, as well as 3 coordinating sentiments from the Faith & Hope set in the Lasting Impressions line of stamps. All supplies used are in the July 20th key ingredients subscription, except I did not use the chipboard pieces or liquid pearls that came in the kit (they are great but I just couldn't fit them in this design, but tomorrow I will have a project on the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog that uses them so check back!).

Here is a close up of the Beach Bum sailing cuppie with sentiment, “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship”. Louisa May Alcott.

Here is a close up of the umbrella toting cuppie from A Year of Sweets 1 with sentiment, “Expect to have hope rekindled, expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways, the dry seasons do not last, the spring rain will come again.” Sarah Ban Breathnach

Here I used A Year of Sweets 2 cuppie in the flowers and sentiment, “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It’s what sunflowers do.” Helen Keller

Lastly, here is the card I made to send to Taylor and her husband Jon, celebrating their new home & blessing in their lives with Taylor working her stamp business full-time! I used this week’s cupcake challenge sketch {TECC74} for my layout and the Branching out stamp set, including personalization of the birdhouse representing the Van Bruggen’s house. I added a little red heart above the lovebirds too. I already mailed this gift to Taylor and she received it this past weekend, so I thought I would share her sweet response to the surprise (hope it is o.k. with her!)

“OMGosh... I am nearly speachless. Those frames are sooooo adorable! I love the Faith and Hope sentiments that you paired with the cuppie images... so perfect. Almost like they were designed to go together! I am planning to hang these in my house somewhere. They are just too pretty to go unnoticed so I'll have to find a special spot for them. I love the card you made too! It's so special how you wrote VanBruggen on the little bird house. :)”

Be sure to check out all the details about the Key Ingredient Subscription on Taylor’s blog today as well as the following ladies who have more wonderful creations to share with you using this month’s key ingredients!

Ana, Charmaine, Jodi, Karen G, and Laura

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