today begins our taylored expressions october sneak peeks! this month the release is full of christmas & winter themed rubber stamps & craft dies. all new products will be available for purchase on thursday, october 1st at 7am pdt. and be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post for details about the october release giveaways.

my first card for today features the newest addition to the simply stamped collection. this new set is called simply stamped - pinecones & works well for either christmas or winter themed projects. the stamp set has 3 different sized sets of pinecone stamps, some greenery & several holiday & winter themed sentiments.

each pinecone was stamped four times - each layer with a different stamp & a different shade of brown. then, the final layer was stamped with embossing ink & heat embossed with white embossing powder - so each pinecone has a nice dusting of 'snow'. the die cut for the red bow is one of the dies in the simply stamped - pinecones coordinating die set & i gave it good coating of glitter.

next up is a winter themed card i created with the newest addition to the garden arbor collection - holiday arbor accessories. i also used the new build a scene christmas 6x6 paper pack & a sentiment from the previously released baby, it's cold outside stamp set.

my entire winter scene was built with die cuts & came together very quickly. i used the previously released build a scene - rolling hills for the snowy hill & added a few snowflakes that i die cut with the new little bits - snowflake confetti set. the snowflake patterned paper worked perfectly for the background & is one of my favorite patterns in the build a scene christmas 6x6 paper pack.

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 & new product information then please head over to the te blog for a complete blog roll of participating designers.

merry christmas supplies
cardstock: [red pepper, sugar cube, toffee] taylored expressions
rubber stamp: [simply stamped - pinecones] taylored expressions
distress ink: pine needles] ranger
dye ink: [brown sugar by jenni bowlin] ranger, [creme brulee, doc brown] studio calico
watermark ink: [clear versamark] tsukineko
marker: [clear wink of stella] kurtake zig
embossing powder: [white] a muse studio
craft dies: [build a tag 3, simply stamped - pinecones] taylored expressions
available in the taylored expressions store -
let it snow supplies
cardstock: [earl grey, mulled wine, oreo, potato chip, sugar cube] taylored expressions
patterned paper: [build a scene - christmas 6x6 paper pack] taylored expressions
rubber stamp: [baby it's cold outside] taylored expressions
pigment ink: [steel] a muse studio
marker: [clear wink of stella] kurtake zig
craft dies: [build a scene - rolling hills, build a tag 3, holiday arbor accessories, little bits - snowflake confetti] taylored expressions
available in the taylored expressions store -