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!