This is my second post today so if you're looking for Mercy's sketch challenge just scroll down....
Hi everyone! It's the 20th of the month and time for the Key Ingredients Challenge from Taylored Expressions. This is my first key ingredients challenge since joining the Baker's Dozen Design Team and boy are you in for an awesome kit this month! The designer paper in this kit is one of my new favorites: Can you say Cosmo Cricket Earth Love? I know!!
The required element in this month's challenge is DIMENSION...anything to give your creation some pop...foam tape, liquid pearls, rhinestones, pearls, etc. Head on over to Taylor's blog for all the details!
This is the card I made for the challenge. The ribbon, chipboard birds and Avocado Maya Mist I used to color the birds are all from the October Key Ingredients Kit! I laid the birds and their wings out on a piece of scrap paper and simply misted them with the Maya Mist. They dried lickety split and are so pretty and sparkly IRL! Oh and a tip: Just tap the Maya Mist in the palm of your hand to get the shimmer all throughout the mist. The branch and sentiment are from the Taylored Expressions set Branching Out. The Branch was stamped in Dark Chocolate (PTI). The sentiment was also stamped in Dark Chocolate, was cut out with Ribbon Tag Dies by Spellbinders, then sponged with So Saffron ink before removing from the die. I think I'm addicted to doing that! LOL! I adhered the birds and popped their wings up on dimensionals. The eyes are black Taylor's Tiny Twinkles. Oh, and I can't forget the stitching! I used chocolate thread and I LOVE the look!
If you haven't enrolled in Taylor's Key Ingredients Subscription Service, you can do so at any time! You don't have to pay for it all at once either....Instead of paying for the 3-month or 6-month subscription up front, Taylor now bills you monthly! It's a great deal!
You can see more awesome samples from these girls: Dawn Easton, Karen Motz, Denise Marzec, Laurie Schmidlin, Sankari Wegman and Taylor Van Bruggen.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a great Tuesday!
Gorgeous card! :)
Posted by: Jody Morrow | October 20, 2009 at 08:36 AM
This is SO pretty...and I LOVE the chocolate stitching!!!
Posted by: Karen Motz | October 20, 2009 at 09:31 AM
Helloooooooooooo gorgeous!!! I LOVE the soft sponging in the back ground because it really pops out the cuteness of those birdies!!! how completely adorable Jackie!!! I LOVE the way you put this card together - simply awesome!!
Big hugs!
Sankari :)
Posted by: Sankari W. | October 20, 2009 at 10:25 AM
SOOOOO CA-YUTE!!!! Love your details, I shoulda got some of that mist when it was on sale last weekend.
Posted by: Becky C | October 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Beautiful card, Jackie -- love those sweet birds and the pretty papers you combined!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | October 20, 2009 at 12:51 PM
You and Dawn are BRILLIANT! I love the chipboard birds on the stamped branch...too cool! I also love the two DP patterns you put together...yellow and green make such a GREAT color combo.
Posted by: Denise (peanutbee) | October 20, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Ms Pedro, this is one of those cards that I GASPed when I saw it, well done, well done! (hands clapping)!
Posted by: Wendy | October 20, 2009 at 02:27 PM
Jackie, this is gorgeous! I almost used two birds too....hehe...but the branch I used would not fit it...You are right, GMTA!
Love the stitching!
Posted by: Dawn Easton | October 20, 2009 at 03:22 PM
Gorgeous!!!!! I just love everything about this card!!!!
Posted by: donna calamari | October 20, 2009 at 04:00 PM
SOOOOOOO gorgeous Jacks! Everything about this is AMAZING, from the papers to the layout, that stitching (LOVE the chocolate thread!!) and the dimension...FABULOUSITY!!!
Posted by: Jodi | October 20, 2009 at 05:25 PM
Very pretty!!
Posted by: Danni | October 20, 2009 at 08:11 PM
OMWord!!!! This is the most adorable card ever! I am in love with all the brown stitching! I so need a sewing machine...
Posted by: Karen Giron | October 20, 2009 at 08:40 PM
Gorgeous, Jackie! Love these colors...they go so well with the little birdies! :)
Posted by: Julie Lacey | October 21, 2009 at 08:32 AM
This is so cute, Jackie! I love the colors and all the stitching and dimension!
Posted by: Niki Estes | October 21, 2009 at 10:54 AM
What a super cute card Jackie! Love the colors, the cute birds, the stitching... TFS!
Posted by: Monika/buzsy | October 21, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Gorgeous, Jackie! Earth Love is so perfect with those birds! :)
Posted by: Christina Fischer | October 21, 2009 at 07:04 PM
So, so sweet, Jackie!
Posted by: Charmaine Ikach | October 21, 2009 at 07:06 PM
OMG Jackie!! This is so adorable! Love the two little birds..way cute!
Posted by: Laura (scrapnextras) | October 21, 2009 at 08:14 PM
OMG Jackie!! This is so adorable! Love the two little birds..way cute!
Posted by: Laura (scrapnextras) | October 21, 2009 at 08:14 PM
This is just beautiful Jackie. Love your stitching!!! You are always a wonderful inspiration. Hugs!!
Posted by: Pam Varnell | October 22, 2009 at 04:52 AM
Super gorgeous card - Jackie!!! Love the colors and the sweet little chipboard birdies!!! Hugs ~S~
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | October 23, 2009 at 06:35 AM
Sorry I'm so late getting around to make comments! Your card is absolutely adorable! I just love your combination of everything and the Branching Out branch is perfect!
Posted by: Taylor | October 23, 2009 at 07:56 AM
Gosh Jackie, I love this!!! I adore those birds... and your ribbon...and your stitching... it's all wonderful! Now I'm totally inspired to break out my kit and run with it. I bought some more colors of the Maya mist and some stencils, so I can't wait to try that out this weekend, too.
Posted by: Lisa Hjulberg | October 23, 2009 at 03:45 PM