Welcome to Friday, everyone! On this eve of World Card Making Day, we wanted to send you a reminder: the holidays are approaching fast! Do you have your holiday cards started? If not, we think you’ll want to check out the new & noteworthy release from Taylored Expressions that we’re showing off today! Let’s take a look!
Hey, crafty friends!
I’m Taylor from Taylored Expressions and I’m so excited to connect with you today! World Card Making Day is coming up tomorrow and I cannot think of a better opportunity for crafters like you and me to do what we do best… share joy with our handmade cards!
The prime season for sharing joy will be here before we know it. While the holidays can be stressful, one way to reduce stress is by completing our Christmas cards early, starting today!
Click HERE to shop the Deck the Halls collection!
Our new Deck the Halls collection of stamps, stencils, Foil-It panels, and dies makes the creation of Christmas cards fun and joyful! Perfectly coordinated for maximum versatility, the Deck the Halls collection takes the guesswork out of making amazing holiday cards for your friends and family. All you need to do is choose your color palette!
Check out the inspiring cards below from our design team for ideas on where to start with your cards!
card by Taylor Van Bruggen
Featured products | Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls layering stencil, Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls Stars dies, Jingle All the Way stamp set and dies, Twinkle Twinkle background stamp
card by Emily Mydlowski
Featured products | Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls layering stencil, Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls Ornaments dies, Swirls Pierce & Cut plate, Little Bits Mini Bows, Jingle All the Way stamp set and dies
card by Melody Rupple
Featured products | Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls layering stencil, Create-in-Quads Deck the Halls Stockings, Pine Clippings dies, Deck the Halls Strings & Things
Ready to create your own holiday card designs? Leave a comment on this post sharing your favorite symbol of the holiday season (e.g. Christmas tree, stockings, holiday lights, candy canes, etc.) by midnight Eastern time on Wednesday, October 11th, and you’ll be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card to Taylored Expressions! A comment will be selected at random and announced here on the SCT blog on October 13th.
Thanks for connecting today! Be sure to tune in to SCT’s YouTube channel tomorrow, October 7th, for tons of card-making inspiration including my exclusive video on a fun and easy way to put your scraps of paper to good use, and be sure to find more ideas, products and inspiration from us at the links below! Happy stamping!
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World Card Making Day 2023 is tomorrow, Saturday, October 7th, and we have so much fun in store for you on our YouTube channel and here on the blog! Our theme is “my favourite technique,” and wow, our contributors have some amazing ideas in store for you! Take a look at the schedule for the day:
Each video will have a corresponding blog post where you can comment for the chance to win amazing prizes and find out what our designers are creating with! Here are the direct links for all of tomorrow’s videos in case you want to add them to your YouTube playlist, and you can already click “notify me” on each video so that you’ll get a notification when the video goes live:
9 am: Welcome from SCT Headquarters
9:30 am: Interactive cards with Mari Clarke
10:30 am: Paper strip cards with Taylor from Taylored Expressions
11:30 am: Adding shimmer & shine with Mindy Eggen
1:30 pm: Creating texture with Libby Hickson for Hero Arts
3:30 pm: Building shaped patterns with Meghann Andrew
4:30 pm: Blended backgrounds with Kelley Kohout from Honey Bee Stamps
We hope to chat with you LIVE in each of these videos, but if you can’t make it, be sure to watch them on replay, and we cannot wait to celebrate World Card Making Day with YOU!
Last week, our friends at Echo Park Paper shared their beautiful October Cardmaker’s Kit with one lucky commenter. That winner is:
“I really like the pinks and more tranquil feel in the Peaceful Christmas Flora as well as the traditional feel of the Merry Christmas Flora.” ~ Jenny K.
Jenny, please email meghann@scrapbookandcards.com with your full name and shipping address so that we can get your prize to you!
We hope to see you all with us for our World Card Making Day celebration tomorrow, and have a wonderful Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, friends!
my favorite symbol of the Christmas season is a nativity scene – it says it all!
i love the nativity as a symbol of Christmas! I love incorporating that symbol into my crafting.
I love using ornaments for Christmas symbols. They’re pretty versatile for crafting and can be used in so many ways!
The star is my favourite Christmas symbol. I love the message of light that it brings.
Stockings for sure. In my family tradition Santa fills the stockings. So much delight when you wake up to see them filled.
What a fabulous release! My favorite symbols of the holiday season are the tree and snowflakes. I love blues and it’s so easy to use various shades of blue with snowflakes!
Love those cozy stockings! They make the holidays feel so festive and warm.
Candy canes are what sparks my Christmas spirit. They have to be peppermint though! Honestly I enjoy all the things, stockings, lights, decorations ,etc., etc.,
My favorite are the very old ornaments that are passed down through the family. Just remembering all those who have placed them on their tree in the decades gone by is heart-warming.
I have to say I love pretty spruce or cedar boughs. Bonus points for little blue cedar seeds.
Love this release from Taylored Expressions! My favorite Christmas icon is the manger. :)
My favorite symbol of the holiday season is the Christmas tree.
Wow! What a fabulous collection!!
My favourite Christmas symbol would have to be stockings. Primarily because we have a tradition in our family surrounding opening stockings, and each family member has a personalized stocking made by my mom, which makes it all the more special.
Fabulous designs from Taylored Expressions! Ornaments are my favorite symbol of the holiday season!
My favorite symbol is Vintage Santa’s.
I love all things Christmas. My favorite symbol is ????!! My tree is not all decked out in fancy things, mine represents 20 years of my 28 year marriage. I have an ornament that represents me, my husband & our life. So yea, my tree is FULL!!
Great release from Taylored Expressions. I like the Create-in-Quads concept because you can make your Christmas cards quicker and have four different card panels. Genius!!
My favorite holiday symbol is a tie between stockings (I love buying things to fill my family’s stockings) and anything gingerbread (houses, people, etc.).
Happy World Card Making Day tomorrow!!
A lovely tree is what says Christmas time!!
To me it’s the Christmas tree! Absolutely love TE and all their products! I am so intrigued by the Create in Quads!
M’y favorite is a snow man. They are so cute
this is such a gorgeous collection – I love the create in quads – such a great way to make 4 fantastic cards
I love the collection and my favorite is the stockings, you can do a lot with stockings
These TE products are so fun and festive- love them! My favorite symbols are Christmas cookies!
Can’t wait to join in the fun of Card making day!
I love the lights that blink with the music. I don’t really have a favorite item but this year I made a lot of penguin cards.
I love all kinds of Christmas symbols but mostly a Christmas Tree or Ornaments are what I lean towards but those new TE Stockings are just too stinking cute!! Love them!!
I live Christmas trees and ornaments. These a
cards are simply lovely. Thank you for the inspiration and the opportunities to win.
Nativity scene, angels, stars, ornaments…all are favourites. The TE collection is awesome!
~carol
I love vintage ornaments with their subtle color and intricate designs. The TE dies and stamps would be so fun to play with!
I love anything with trees! Thank you !!
I like stockings quite a bit. It is hard to select a favorite as all are so fun to use on a card. Love TE designs and the stencils make card making so easy.
I love trees ! That would be my fav for card making . Great new collection from TE . Happy world card making day to everyone .
Such festive inspiration from Taylor and the teammates! My favorite holiday symbol is between Candy Canes and Stockings, since I fill stockings for my daughters, their husbands and my grandkids!
The Christmas tree tops my list. Today’s creations are drop dead gorgeous!
My favorite symbol for the Cheistmas season is the ornanenta. I love all different sizes of the ornaments.
I love nativities and of course all the lights on the tree. It’s so calming.
I love nativity scenes, angels, and stars. Thank you for offering this awesome giveaway! Taylored Expressions products are amazing!!
I love the new TE collection! My favorite would be holidays lights, but Christmas trees are a very close second!
Adorable cards, those patterned stocking are too cute. My favourite are candy canes.
My favorite holiday images are wreaths because I like the shape for cards and layouts, and you can change them up with stars and poinsettias (combining my faves!) and all kinds of colors/ornaments.
My favorite symbol is the Christmas tree!! All are different and I don’t remember seeing any that didn’t bring a smile to my face and joy to my day.
Gorgeous cards and products from Taylored Expressions. My favorite Christmas symbol is the star.Looking forward to card making day tomorrow.
What a wonderful release! There is something for everyone! My favorite Christmas symbol would be putting out my mother’s nativity set. It makes me happy to put it in my bow window with angels around the manger.
I like gingerbread people. They are sooooo cute and sooooo delicious! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Great question! What symbolizes the season for me is baking Christmas cookies with my family and mailing my first card! ☺️
I love those cards – especially the stockings! My favorite symbol would be the nativity scene, but also love the lights and village displays with all the houses.
The Christmas Tree is definitely my favorite holiday symbol. Lots of pretty ways to decorate the real one and the paper one!
Christmas trees are my most cherished Christmas symbol. Our tree is covered with ornaments that were given as gifts, or momentos from trips. So any wonderful memories to cherish.
I love trees. All shape and sizes, decorated and not decorated, with lights and without lights.
For me, Christmas is all about the Nativity scene. It really brings me joy!