We are so excited to welcome Taylor Van Bruggen with Taylored Expressions in this hour of our World Card Making Day celebration! You may have just seen their New & Noteworthy holiday collection here on the blog yesterday, but today Taylor is with us to share her tried-and-true favourite technique—one that is perfect for using up those scraps of paper in your creative space! Let’s check it out!
Happy World Card Making Day!
I’m Taylor, owner and Creative Director of Taylored Expressions. Since I was a little kid hanging out in my mom’s craft room, card making has always been my favorite way of sharing joy in the world. As I think about all the cards I’ve made over the years, one of my favorite techniques that I come back to over and over again is creating backgrounds with strips of cardstock. This technique is an easy way to use up scraps and comes in handy whenever you need a quick card!
To make this technique even easier I look no further than our Easy Strips collection of dies and Easy Strips Maps. They are so fun and truly easy to use! See them in action in this new video where I use this technique to make a variety of colorful backgrounds. I’ll also share a tip on how to make your backgrounds truly sparkle! Check it out!
The featured items used in my video can be found in the supply list below. You can also find all the products in our special WCMD collection!
- Easy Easy Strips 1/8″, 1/4″, 1/2″
- Easy Strips Stitched 1/8″, 1/4″, 1/2″
- Easy Strips Maps – Volume 1 & 2
- TE Sticky Sheets
- Diamond Embossing Powder
- Open Scallop Circle Die
- Foil It – Boho Hellos
- Boho Hellos Coordinating Dies
- Foil Magic Shim
- TE Fun Foil – Silver Stars & Sparkle
Click HERE to shop the supplies that Taylor used in her video!
It’s never been easier to make an amazing background! Give this technique a try on your next card, but before you do that, leave a comment on this post by midnight on Wednesday, October 11th, sharing your favorite color combination to be be entered to win a $50 TE gift card!! A winner will be selected at random and announced here on the SCT blog on Friday, October 13th!
Happy stamping!
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Don’t miss the next YouTube Premiere video with creative team member Mindy Eggen on our YouTube channel at 11:30 am Eastern! We will see you there, and in case you missed it in our Welcome Post this morning, check out today’s schedule:
9 am | A welcome from SCT headquarters : VIDEO | BLOG POST
9:30 am Interactive Cards with Mari Clarke : VIDEO | BLOG POST
10:30 am Paper strip cards with Taylor Van Bruggen : VIDEO | BLOG POST << you are here!
11:30 am Adding shimmer & shine with Mindy Eggen : VIDEO | BLOG POST
1:30 pm Creating texture with Libby Hickson : VIDEO | BLOG POST
3:30 pm Building shaped patterns with Meghann Andrew : VIDEO | BLOG POST
4:30 pm Blended backgrounds with Kelley Kohout : VIDEO | BLOG POST
My favorite color combination is Mint, Pink and Grey… Light shades :)
Favorite color combo would be pinks, purples and black.
I love using scraps to make cards. So much versatility with scraps.
Pink, Purple and Turquoise.
Mine, too!!
Love this concept
I love doing rainbow colors.
I love a pastel rainbow and lots of teals!
I love any monochromatic color combos!
I really love using rainbow colours contrasted with black.
Thank you, Taylor for validating my rationale for keeping all reusable scraps! My husband laughs at my bags of scraps!
My favourite colour combinations are rainbow or shades of blue.
Love using scraps this way! The pattern to follow is amazing. I need that!
I love these dies! Such a great way to use up scraps.
My favourite colour combination is purple and grey.
My favorite combo is monochromatic pinks and purples, or a combo of pink, yellow, blue!
Rainbow is my go to!! Oh my goodness, how have I not seen these before?! The easy strips maps are genius!! I will have to get some of those!! Thank you for sharing!
This is a really cool way to make a card. Makes the strips perfect fit every time.
I’ve had the strip dues on my wishlist for a while. The strip maps are inspired.
Ok I need all of these dies and backings!
I love the bright colors with lime zest!!
Hi there! My absolute favorite color combo is orange and teal, but basically orange and any color makes me happy. ????
My favorite TE color combo is Passion Fruit, Guava and Candy Corn
Those maps are such a game changer in using strips. I love the cards that you created.
I love using kraft with greens.
My fave color combo would be the pinks and reds❤️????❤️
Love this technique!
My favorite color combination is a rainbow. I know that is a common combination but the colors make me so happy!
Favourite colour combinations are red and pink! Definitely going to try making Taylor’s card.
These templates are BRILLIANT! Love them and so pretty!
Taylor’s cards are amazing! And love her maps! I love all things rainbow…and I love adjusting the rainbow order too, using yellow, orange and pinks together. I also like the cooler side with teals, blues and purples.
These strip dies are a game changer!
My favourite colour combination is the rainbow. I have some strip dies but the Easy Strip stitched and the maps are calling my name!
Fun technique!
Love cool color combos like light green turquoise & purple
I am very partial to pinks and golds…loved the foil demo too.. I just started using them.
I use several colour combos (don’t we all? ????) ….. but a fav is pink, teal & deep yellow! Thanks for the chance to win ….. ????????????
great cards…need to find those sheets here in Canada…I love all the colours, so my favourite is whatever I’m working on in the moment….love building rainbows but also love working in shades of a colour too….or a fall palette is lovely…no favourites, lol
I love the rainbow colors and my second favorite would be purple monochrome!
Just like Taylor – my favorite combo is rainbow.
Rainbow is my favorite color combo.
I love, love, love violet and greens together, especially with a kiss of peach
Thank you Taylor for another great card !
Enjoy rainbow color combination but also enjoy sunrise/sunset combinations of color – so many to choose from.
LOVE Those strips! Rainbow would be my fav combo right now.
Taylor your tools make creating beautiful cards so easy!
Currently favorite color combos is powder blue, orange and lime, sounds odd but it works for me. Loved Taylors demo of the strip maps. Must get!!
What beautiful cards and great ideas! Love these ❤️
Beautiful Cards Taylor!
I love teal and pinks together!
My favourite colour combinations is an ombre of teal colours
I don’t really have a favorite combo, but love the brights.
I love all colors and love mixing and matching! I need. To shop…again. ????
My favorite color combo is teal, purple and grey.