Taylored Expressions April Sneak Peek: A Glimpse Inside

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Hello, everyone!  I'm so excited to be back again this month as the Taylored Expressions Guest Designer!

We've got another brilliant collection of fabulous stamp sets and dies to show you!  So let's get started!

Today I have the honor of showing you a sneak peek of the new stamp set A Glimpse Inside.  It coordinates beautifully with last month's From My Window stamp set, and is exceptionally perfect with the new Picture Window Die, which I've also used.

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I wanted to have a brick wall as my backdrop for this beautiful window, but I don't have one of those particular embossing folders, so I just made my own wall.

I scored a piece of 4" x 5.25" white cardstock making each brick 5/16" W x 3/16" H.  I played around with a smaller scored piece of cardstock until I found just the right combination of colors for the bricks - Fired Brick (imagine that!) and Frayed Burlap.  I also dabbed a bit of Black Soot here and there and used a white pencil to go over the grout lines and create a few more lines on the bricks.

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To create the window, I first cut the Picture Window from white cardstock and shaded it a little with my W0 Copic marker.  I stamped my beautiful tulip image onto another piece of white cardstock and laid the window over it, tracing around it with a pencil.  I colored my scene with Copic markers and then cut out the scene just inside the pencil lines.

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I also traced around the window onto a scrap piece of plastic, using a pen this time (pencil won't show up), and cut it out as well.  I pieced all three layers together with sticky tape and 1/16" foam mounting tape.

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My sentiment is also from A Glimpse Inside.  It was stamped on white cardstock, cut out with a Labels Ten die, sponged with Tumbled Glass Distress ink, and mounted on 1/8" foam mounting tape.  I also added some cool washi tape to infuse a little unexpected element.

Here's another look at my project using A Glimpse Inside and the Picture Window Die.

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That's it for me today!  Here is today's blog hop route in order to check out all the AWESOME creations of the Baker's Dozen:

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Broni Holcombe

Carole Burrage

Charmaine Ikach

Jami Sibley

Jen Shults

Kerri Mchaud

Lynnette Kauffman

Nancy McKinney

Sankari Wegman

Shannon White

Shelly Mercado

Stephanie Kraft

Tammie Edgerton

Taylor VanBruggen

Wanda Guess

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Thank you so much for stopping in!  Have a great week…..be sure to come back.  I'll have several more projects this week featuring new products from the Taylored Expressions April release!

 

 

Comments

[Jami]

Your card is so so so pretty! Thanks for showing how you created the brick wall. I love it!

[Wanda G (stampcat)]

Hi Broni! I'm so happy you're stamping with us again this month. Your card is absolutely stunning! Thanks for the awesome tutorial - I never get that right without lots of fussing. Your brick background is genius!! (I'm still in awe of last month's wood siding background). Just beautiful! Have a happy day! XO

[Kerri M.]

WOW! I love the brick wall! So creative and your card is just gorgeous!

[nise]

Bless You! I have a brick embossing folder, but it's horizontal and most times I want vertical, so now I can make "Broni Bricks". Your card is beautiful. Wonderful colors and coloring. Thanks!

[Natalie H]

This is gorgeous and I love the brick wall! Thanks for sharing the steps! Beautifully done.

[AngieB]

Beautiful card!

[Billie A]

Beautiful card and love the brick technique. I am loving this stamp set and it's on my list.

[Stephanie Kraft]

Gorgeous card, Broni! Love the brick background!

[Linda Carson]

Whoa! You could easily get a second job as a brick layer! I just adore this card! Your brick wall looks real and the curtain adds the perfect touch. I saw it on FB.

[Tammie E]

Shut the front door! Your brick wall is amazing, Broni...love those pops of purple too!