It's that time again, and Taylored Expressions is gearing up for another fabulous release on Thursday, November 5! There are three sets this month and today we are previewing "Luxurious Labels", which will help you get all your hand made gifts done with flair and pannache! I love the possibilities of this set, so after you've seen my preview, make sure you take a quick hop over to see what the rest of the Baker's Dozen has cooked up with it!
Here's the full set. It includes a bottle of home made bath salts, body lotion, a pink exfoliating glove and emery board and toe separator for those fabulous feet!
Let's start with the Spa bottles. I stamped the label on sticker paper in Melon Mambo and cut them out with the Large Oval Nestability. The little tub and sentiment were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, and coloured with Copic markers. I used pink gel pens to colour the bubbles so they have a wonderful shimmer in real life. Each bottle has the name of it's contents stamped on the label...those stamps are part of the set! How cool is that? I finished by tying a slip of swirly organdy ribbon, which is part of the Spa Key Ingredients kit, around the neck of the bottle.
The box was very simple. I scored a piece of 12x12 cardstock at 4 1/4" on all four sides, cut out the corners leaving a tab on each to adhere the sides together. I adhered panels of the designer paper from the Spa Key Ingredients kit, and a scalloped border along the top. The image was stamped on Choice Buttercream same as the Spa Bottle labels and accented with layered shimmer flowers, also from the Spa Key Ingredients kit. I tied a length of green trim (yup, that's from the Spa Key Ingredients kit too) in a big bow...fitting for a gift. Inside are 2 sections 4 1/8 x 3 3/4", slit down their centres to 2", and slid together to form a divider for the contents!
My card started out with the intention of using TESC89, however, I struggle with offset panels, so it ended up being nice and balanced (unlike it's maker LOL!). I used the same scalloped label stamp and bath tub image, and the same designer paper from the Spa Key Ingredients kit. I pierced all around the perimeter of the card and added some shimmer flowers to the top of the oval.
What a sweet stamp set and a fun little gift! I am going to be so prepared for Christmas this year!!
OK, have a look at the amazing creations designed by the Baker's Dozen. The versatility of this set is endless as you will soon see!
Jodi Collins
Dawn Easton
Karen Giron
Karen Motz
Sankari Wegman
Donna Baker
Sharon Harnist
Charmaine Ikach
Denise Marzec
Laurie Schmidlin
Jackie Pedro
and of course Taylor herself!
I will be back tomorrow with a preview of the next set in this release! I hope you'll be back to join me! Until then, thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous day!
Recipe: Stamps: Luxurious Labels (Taylored Expressions) Paper: All from the Spa Key Ingredients kit except the 12x12 cardstock and sticker paper Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo Accessories: Ribbon and shimmer flowers both from the Spa Key Ingredients kit, Oval Nestability (Spellbinders), Copic Markers, Spa Bottles (Taylored Expressions), glitter gel pens (?), paper piercer & template, pop dots
