Taylored Expressions January "Blast from the Past" Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday everyone!!  I hope you have been having a good week so far.  Today I am playing along with the Taylored Expressions "Blast from the Past" blog hop.  I can't wait to hop along myself and see what everyone else has created!  So, let's get right to it!

I used one of the Valentine stamp sets from last year by Taylored Expressions.  It doesn't see ink too often, and that is really a shame because it is such a CUTE stamp set.  I need to make myself break it out more often.  Keeping the blast from the past theme, I also used Valentine papers from last year's My Mind's Eye release.  I still love these papers...the colors are some of my favorites! Here is what I created:

"Bursting with Love" supplies: 

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (red) & The Paper Company (cream)

Paper: My Mind's Eye (Be Loved: Sweet Hearts, Beautiful Branches, Smitten Stripes, Dearest Dots)

Stamps: Taylored Expressions (Love Everywhere set)

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: cranberry, chestnut, mint) 

Ribbon: Renaissance by Design

Twine: Darice Inc. & Lawn Fawn Trimmings

Lace: vintage craft supply

Pearls: Kaiser Craft 

Jewel: Westrim Crafts

Buttons/Scallop Die/Cloud Die/Felt: Papertrey Ink

Corner Rounder: EK Success

Diecut Machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft

Circle Cutter: Creative Memories

Instructions:  Fold red cardstock in half to make card base, and round the bottom corners.  Round the bottom corners of a heart paper block.  Cut a 4" circle from cream cardstock, ink the edges, and adhere to the front of the card, trimming the excess from the right side.  Adhere a strip of branch paper just below the sentiment, and then adhere a strip of dotted paper to the right side.  Cut a scalloped edge to a striped paper strip and adhere to the branch paper.  Add lace trim over that seam, then tie ribbon around the bottom of the branch paper.  Accent the middle of the bow with a button using twine.  Adhere the entire block to the front of the card, and accent the lower left corner with pearls.  Stamp the sentiment and hot air balloon to the cream circle, then accent with pearls and a heart jewel.  Cut two clouds from felt and adhere the first one to the front.  Accent the second felt cloud with buttons & twine, then adhere to the front, slightly overlapping the other cloud and the stamped balloon. 

We were given a lovely sketch from Sankari Wegman that we could use if we wanted.  I did chose to use it, because it was fabulous {as always}!  Here is the sketch: 

I hope you take some time to follow along the blog hop!  I can't wait to sit down with a cup of coffee and peruse all the lovely inspiration.  Have a wonderful day today! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

P.S.  If you are loving the blog hop, why don't you join in next month!  It will be lots of fun!