Taylored Expressions - Blast from the Past Blog Hop

Hi!  I'm excited today to join Taylored Expressions' September Blast from the Past Blog Hop.  It's my first time and I'm a newbie TE fan, so I hope I'm doing everything right.  This month's theme is special because it's a double theme Birthday/Birth Day to celebrate birthdays and the birth of Taylor's new baby.

Here's my card:

I used the stamp set Friendship Blooms and the matching dies (Leafy Branch & Friendship Blooms).  First, I stamped the leafy branch with Memento Bamboo Leaves, the flowers with Memento Rose Bud and Tangelo. Then came the fun part to cut out the images using the matching dies. It was so easy and everything cuts perfectly!  To add some interest to the leafy branch, I added some shading with Copic Markers (YG13 & blended it with YG00). For the flowers, I added an outline to the polka dot petals with E95.

I didn't have an appropriate Happy Birthday stamp, but I have a sentiment "Happy Holidays" from Tag...You're It! set.  So, I stamped just the word "Happy" and wrote "Birthday" underneath it with my Copic Multiliner pen.  The sentiment piece was from the die-cut Keeping Tabs.

Did you notice that cute button at the bottom just on the fence? Yes, that's another cute stamp from the Friendship Blooms set.  And, the fence is the awesome Picket Fence border die which I absolutely love.

Thanks for visiting me today!  I hope you like the card.

Here are the entries from the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past blog hop! Stay tuned for details on how you can sign up for the customer blog hop next month!

1.	Taylor VanBruggen	21.	Stephanie Kraft
2.	Sankari Wegman	22.	Jessica Willison
3.	Pattie Goldman	23.	Lesa Smaligo
4.	Cassie Trask	24.	Marti Shuford
5.	Rebecca Ednie	25.	Joan Ervin
6.	Chris Loritsch	26.	Jan Garber
7.	Regina Mangum	27.	Lisa Petrella
8.	Bonnie Ratzloff	28.	Alison Habetler
9.	Tracy Clemente	29.	Sarabeth Burke
10.	Jen Carvajal	30.	Karen Giron
11.	Jodi Collins	31.	Jen Shults
12.	Natalie Houston	32.	Michelle Single
13.	Amanda Kowalker	33.	Melody Rupple
14.	Jasmin Owsley	34.	Jules Romano
15.	Crafty Math Chick	35.	Patty Chalas
16.	Vicki Dutcher	36.	Nancy Jensen
17.	Mary Collins	37.	Jenny Stucky
18.	Lori McAree	38.	Kelly Collins
19.	Margie Cortina	39.	Kary Lim
20.	Debbie Carriere	40.	Jacquie Peifer

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Stamps : TE Friendship Blooms, Tag...You're It!

Paper : Echo Park Paper Victoria Gardens

Ink : Memento Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves, Rose Bud, Tangelo, Distress Inks Wild Honey & Spun Sugar