Hi everyone! I hope you had wonderful holidays and are recovering and are easily getting back to normal. School started up for me yesterday with a full day of 7th grade – whew, I’m tired, lol. Every year I tell myself I won’t completely wreck my sleep schedule and every single winter break I wreck it anyway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I have 4 fun projects to share with you using new goodies from Taylored Expressions. First up I have a set of cards using the new Create-in-Quads – Hearts Layering Stencil<\/a>. This stencil is so fun and will create endless possibilities for Valentine-themed cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I used Pineapple, Cookie Monster, Plum Punch and Guava for my card set and used a bit of soft stenciling on each quadrant to create some subtle gradients. I paired the stencil up with Love and Hugs sentiments<\/a> and coordinating dies<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also added a bit of gel pen and die cut hearts from Little Bits – Hearts<\/a> for extra pop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/div> Create-in-Quads – Hearts Layering…<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> Love & Hugs<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> Love & Hugs Dies<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td><\/tr> <\/div> Little Bits – Hearts<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> Stitched Frame Stacklets 1<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Ink – Guava – Full Pad<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td><\/tr> <\/div> TE Premium Cardstock – Guava<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Ink – Pineapple – Full Pad<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Cardstock – Pineapple<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td><\/tr> <\/div> TE Premium Ink – Cookie Monster -…<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Cardstock – Cookie Monster<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Ink – Plum Punch – Full Pad<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td><\/tr> <\/div> TE Premium Cardstock – Plum Punch<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Ink – Oreo – Full Pad<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td><\/tr> <\/div> TE Foam Tape, 1\/16″<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td> <\/div> Milky Pop Pastel Gel Pens – White<\/b><\/div> [ TE<\/b><\/a> ]<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/table>