today is sneak peek day 2 of the taylored expressions august release which will be available for purchase on thursday, august 7th at 7am pdt. also, don't forget that today you have another chance to win a giveaway over on the te blog.

my first card for today features three new products:
- free spirit - a new sentiment set with a fun brush stroke font
- follow your arrow - a new craft die set with several arrows in different sizes
- southwest cutting plate - the newest addition to the cutting plate collection

to create the jar of arrows i first die cut the jar with the little bits - mason jar die. i wanted the arrows to actually look like they are in the jar, so i die cut the bottom two thirds of three arrows from the jar so that i could inlay three of the arrow die cuts. then i added the die cut lid & a bit of embroidery floss.

next up is a card i created with the new simply stamped - daisies set & the coordinating dies. this stamp set is the second addition to the simply stamped collection which features stamps designed for multi-step stamping.

i went with a coral color combo for my daises & i learned that with some dye inks you need to let each layer dry completely before stamping the next. otherwise you might end up with all 3 colors blending together into one mid-tone color. after stamping the daises i added several little dots of glossy accents to each center.

taylored expressions is celebrating release week with some fabulous giveaways! visit the te blog each sneak peek day this week for details on how you can enter to win.
if you'd like to see more taylored expressions projects and new product information then please head over to the te blog for a complete blog roll of participating designers.

follow your arrow supplies
cardstock: [sugar cube] taylored expressions
patterned paper: [jack & jill - jill collection kit] echo park paper
accents: [jill enamel dots] echo park paper
fiber: [yellow embroidery floss] dmc
rubber stamp: [free spirit] taylored expressions
dye ink: [pool to navy ombre] hero arts
craft dies: [follow your arrow, little bits - mason jar, southwest cutting plate] taylored expressions
available in the taylored expressions store -
celebrate supplies
cardstock: [sugar cube] taylored expressions
fiber: [blue thread] ikea
rubber stamp: [simply stamped - daisies] taylored expressions
distress ink: [squeezed lemonade] ranger
dye ink: [soft cantaloupe, fresh peach, pale tomato, field greens] hero arts
pigment ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
liquid accent: [glossy accents] ranger
craft dies: [simply stamped daisies] taylored expressions
available in the taylored expressions store -