Passport To Summer Blog Hop

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to our Passport To Summper Blog Hop for Taylormadecards4u!

Today is the release of three special Passport Kits:

Passport to Paris,
Passport to London, 
and Passport to New York.

Each member of the Design Team has created a project with one of the Passport Kits.
You have a chance to win one of the great kits!
All you have to do is leave a comment!
Then head over to the shop and leave a comment there.
Monica is giving away a $15 gift certificate to her digitals!

Also, there is a Special Promotion on the entire Passport Kit Category.
Use the Promotion Code PPKPROMO to get 3 Kits for only $11!
That gives you your third kit for free! :o) 

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Okay, with all that fun business out of the way, 
let's move on to my project. 

I had the pleasure of using the Passport to Paris Kit:

Here's the layout I created:

Originally, I had different photos in mind for this layout. 

Then the fire happened at the Notre Dame Cathedral,

so I thought these photos would be more appropriate.

I took these photos when I was in Paris 4 years ago.

I also have some beautiful photos of the interior of the cathedral,

and of the gorgeous ceiling,

but these photos were perfect with the coloring of the kit.

I distressed all the edges of the papers with both tool and ink.

I added stenciling to the peach colored background cardstock,

using the Mini Carte Postale Stencil from TCW.

Then I added some fun stamping around the page,
using the gorgeous Vintage Paris stamp set from Cavallini.
There's even a Notre Dame Cathedral stamp.

I punched a hole in this tag and added some string.

I added a date stamp, and wrote in the date.

I had the month and year but was going to check on the day,

so I'll add that when I know it.

The elements in this kit made it so easy to put this page together.
There was lots more that I didn't add too!

What will you create if you win the Passport to Paris?
Leave a comment and you might be the one to win it!

Here's the complete list for you: 

 Monica Taylor
You are here >Nancy Nickel<You are here Robin Sizemore Wendy Chapman Bellino
Robin Francini
Jeanie Ellis
Alina Florea
* * * * * Thanks so much for hopping along with us! You have until June 12th to complete the hop and to qualify for the prize draw! Have fun and be inspired! :o)

Taylormadecards4u - Gone Fishin Passport Kit

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to a New Release for Taylormadecards4u!

Today is the release of the Gone Fishin Passport Kit!
You can find it right HERE. 
It's just in time for Father's Day too!

This time around, I've made a tag:

I just had fun with a bunch of layers!

I distressed all the edges with both ink and a distressing tool.

I adhered everything in place,

using foam tape on some pieces.

I added a jute twine loop to the top of the tag.

I had to add the part of this tag that had "Canadian waters" on it.
It's a really great masculine collection!

Other Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink;

Jute Twine.

Gone Fishin Passport Kit

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!
I'll see you back here very soon! :o)

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You can see everyone else's projects using this Kit HERE.

 You can find everything you need here:

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Taylormadecards4u - My Mother's Garden Passport Kit Release

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to another New Release for Taylormadecards4u!

This is the second Passport Kit that Monica has for you this month!

Today is the release of the beautiful My Mother's Garden Passport Kit!
You'll find it in the shop HERE.
I also used the Mother's Roses Flower Kit!
You can find it HERE.
It's so fun to play with!

Here's what I created using this kit:

I actually only used one paper from the kit,

along with the Flower Kit.

I diecut an oval, and layered a smaller pink oval inside.

All the rose pieces were cut out, 

and then layered up using foam tape.

Here you can see some of the layers and dimension:

Finally, I just added three pink pearls,

and a pretty pink bow!

Here's the kit:

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!
I'll see you back here very soon! :o)

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Monica has a new website!
You'll find everything you need all at one place:

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Taylormadecards4u - Passport to Spring Release

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to the April 1st Release for Taylormadecards4u!

Monica makes fabulous vintage digital images, 

and wonderful passport kits.

Today is the release of the Passport to Spring Passport Kit.
It's another beautiful kit full of goodness!

This time I was inspired to create a card:

I decided to pull out some of the pinks that were found in the images.

I matted the largest and smallest pieces with pink cardstock.

The rest were inked with the distress ink.

I adhered everything in place using foam tape.

It all has such lovely dimension!

I glittered everything up with some Stickles.

Here are some close-up photos:

Finally, I added a pretty pink shimmery bow!

Other Materials Used:

Paper: AC - Cardstock;

Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Ribbon: Celebrate It;

Stickles: Diamond.

Here's the preview that shows everything included in the kit:

You'll find it, along with other kits, right HERE.

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!
I'll see you back here very soon! :o)
Now head over to Monica's blog 
and see what everyone else created with the same kit!
You'll find all the projects HERE!

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Monica has just launched her new website!
You can now find all her links in one fun place!

Taylormadecards4u!

Taylormadecards4u March Release - Vintage Garden

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to the March Release for Taylormadecards4u!

Monica makes fabulous vintage digital images, 

and wonderful passport kits.
These kits are so versatile:
cards, tags, passports, etc.
There are so many fun creative possibilities!

Today is the release of the. 
It's another great kit!

This time I created a little mini insert:

A little mini album insert is a little album

that can be inserted into a mini album! lol 

It can be a little mini album all by itself...if that's what you want!

I made it to insert into my Queen Bee mini album that I made a while ago. 

When i first put it together, 

I couldn't get it to stay folded together nice and flat.

So I put it under a heavy weight.

It worked so well

that I couldn't get it to lay flat for any photos! lol

I used black cardstock pages, 

and just had lots of fun adding the paper and elements.

I made some corner pockets to hold some extra cards.

The two interior pages were cut slightly smaller then the cover.

It's such a pretty collection!

Other Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Unknown Twine.

Here's the promo sheet:

Head on over to Monica's blog HERE

to see what everyone has created with this Kit!

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!
EnJOY the rest of your week!
I'll see you back here very soon! :o)

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Here are all the links for you:

Taylormadecards4u Blog

Taylormadecards4u Shop

Taylormadecards4u - February Release - Office Passport Kit

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to the February Release for Taylormadecards4u!

Monica makes fabulous vintage digital images, 

and wonderful passport kits.
These kits are so versatile:
cards, tags, passports, etc.
There are so many fun creative possibilities!

Today is the release of the Office Passport Kit. 
It's another great kit!

This time I created a card:

The card is an A2 size.

I had fun layering all the papers and cards.

I began by trimming down the key paper.

I inked the edges before adhering it to the card base.

I trimmed down the ledger sheet, 

and used the notebook border punch down the left-hand side.

I then distressed and inked all the edges.

On the right-hand side I tucked the little postcard.

It was also distressed and inked.

The focal card was inked, and matted with black cardstock.

It was then adhered in place using foam tape.

Finally, I stamped and cut the typewriter,

and then added it in place with foam tape.

This was a fun one to put together!

Other Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Punch: EK Success - Notebook Border Punch;

Stamps and Die: Pink Paislee - Pen Pals;

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black Ink, Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Embellishment: Tim Holtz - Mini Paper Clip.

Head on over to Monica's blog HERE

to see what everyone has created with this Kit!

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!
EnJOY the rest of your week!
I'll see you back here very soon! :o)

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Here are all the links for you:

Taylormadecards4u Blog

Taylormadecards4u Shop

Taylormadecards4u - January Release of Passport to Love Kit

Hello, my friends!

Welcome to the January Release for Taylormadecards4u!

Monica makes fabulous vintage digital images, 

and wonderful passport kits.

Today is the release of the Passport to Love Kit.
There are so many fabulous projects that can be made with this kit.

I've created a tag:

Just some fun cutting, punching, inking and layering!

I crinkled up a seam binding bow to add to the top.

I added some Stickles and sequins for some pretty sparkle.

I did some layering of some border punching.

Then I fussy cut around the hearts to create a pretty bottom border.

This is a wonderful kit for creating a vintage Love themed tag!

Other Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Border Punches: Fiskars - Scalloped Scallops, Arrows;

Punch: Martha Stewart - Heart Medallion;

Stickles: Diamond;

Stash: Seam Binding, Sequins.

Taylormadecards4u:

Passport to Love Kit

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!
Make sure you head on over to the blog to see what all my 
very talented Teammates created using the same kit!

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Here are all the links for you:

Taylormadecards4u Blog

Taylormadecards4u Shop