October Key Ingredients Blog Hop

Happy Thursday, everyone!!  It is the 20th of the month, which means it is time for the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients blog hop!!  The October Key Ingredients kit is full of gorgeous Crate Paper "Farmhouse" collection, and the rich colors & patterns are perfect for the fall season we are in right now.  But the great thing about the papers is that they are very versatile, and can really be used for any sentiment and theme.  

The kit also includes a fabulous strip of frilly orange blooms...and those are probably my FAVE part of the kit this month.  They come on a strip of netting, but as you will see on my card...you can easily cut them off the netting and use each bloom by itself.  That way they can make multiple cards, rather than just one or two.

I have created my card for some challenges as well, and those will be listed at the bottom.  Here is what I created!!

"Give Thanks" supplies:
Cardstock/Paper/Ribbon/Flower/Brad: Taylored Expressions October Key Ingredients kit

Stamps: Taylored Expressions (Celebrate Life set)

Ink: Clearsnap (Pigment: leather)

Distress Ink/Blending Tool: Tim Holtz (antique linen)

Instructions: Make card from light green cardstock. Cut floral paper slightly smaller, and adhere a strip of orange paper to the bottom of it. Tie ribbon around the seam, and then adhere a flower & brad to the center of the bow. Cut a banner end to cream cardstock, then distress ink the edges. Stamp the sentiment to the banner, and then adhere slightly tucked into the floral accent. Adhere the entire floral block to the card front using foam adhesive.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Key Ingredients designers have created for today's blog hop...it is sure to be a treat!

• Corinna McGregor
• Jessica Diedrich
• Lea Lawson (You are here!)
• Monika Davis
• Rachel Sztonyk
• Stephanie Kraft
• Taylor Van Bruggen

If you aren't subscribed to the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit and would like to, be sure to head on over to the Subscription Page!  I hope that you have a great rest of your day!!  ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

Lovely Challenges I used Today:
-Sketchbook Saturday challenge #33
-The Ribbon Reel challenge #13- pretty pastel florals
-Wee Memories challenge #72- holiday madness
-Stamptacular Sunday challenge #134- anything goes