Pig Out Birthday Cake with Whimsy Stamps

Monday, May 31, 2021

It's June 1st on the East Coast and that means it's time for a new Whimsy Stamps release! This release is farm themed and there are some CUTE new products. You can see everything by clicking that link above.

I decided to have some fun with the Piggies Background Stamp and create my own Pig Out sentiment. I think the new Bandana Paper made some excellent frosting, don't you agree?

As I'm typing this, I'm now suddenly craving cake... Even vanilla cake with pink frosting which I will admit is not my go to flavors. Maybe I should go eat something...

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Escape into a Mermaid World with Whimsy Stamps

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Was it just me or did you ever wish you were a mermaid? I remember trying to swim with my legs together and pretending I had a mermaid tail. Such a magical dream to escape into their world! I can only imagine that mermaids would dream about being on land (I mean, there's a whole Disney cartoon movie about it) and I think my slimline card captures that dream perfectly.

I just love how Whimsy Stamps creates slimline paper packs to help anyone create a magical scene so easily... All you have to do is pick the right stamps to go with the paper and you've got a vibrant card without a whole lot of effort!

Since Whimsy Stamps helped make it so easy, I focused on sharing how I color my mermaids in today's video. I think I still have quite a lot of room to grow with coloring, but I like my style and I thought maybe someone else could use the encouragement to color what feels fun to them!

So watch the video and escape into a CRAFTY world.

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Heart Bursting Anniversary Card with Kindred Stamps

Friday, May 28, 2021

Sometimes I'm nice and I make cards for friends.

My friend needed a card for his wifey for their anniversary and I had a really neat idea that ended up not working at all.

I wanted to use the Lawn Swish 'N Pop dies because how cool would it be to have this space creature swoop out from the ceiling and attack our awesome female astronaut?! Well, I didn't have enough room and I already was happy with my layout so I had to change my game plan.

I decided to make a double slider instead. And honestly, it works and I love it. You can hear all about my troubles and see my card come together in the video below.

In my video I ask what your favorite 80's sci-fi movie is (if you're into them like me) and I'd love to hear what yours is here, too!

Until next time, it's GAME OVER, MAN.

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Hope Your Day is Just Brilliant with Whimsy Stamps

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Oh, hello there! You can believe your eyes, because I am back to blogging.

Sure, my website name is a little different as I let my original URL lapse and now it's used for spamming ads, but I kind of like having the ".cards" because it's pretty true that Lauren Taylor Made Cards.

But over the past few months, I'm realizing now that having a central site where you can find everything you need to create your own projects inspired by my ideas and shares is probably a good idea. I really would like to continue to grow what I share and how I share it, so yep. I'm back to a personal website.

While my site is still under construction, I would love to know what kind of ideas you would like to see on a crafter's website. What do you want to see to make finding an idea of mine easier? Do you like a lot of text or something short, sweet and to the point? Let me know in the comments.

Until next time, I hope your day is just brilliant.

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