Center of Attention Product Spotlight - Metal Squares

Shooo-weee!! We got's lots going on in the hen house today!! Well, it's Thursday, so da hens know what that means.... it's That's Krafty Thursday #19! But not only is today's card my TKT post, it's also part of the Taylored Expressions' Center of Attention Product Spotlight AND the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #105 too! This is ONE BUSY card, huh?


This month's product spotlight is Metal Squares. These squares are packaged as aluminum, copper or you can get a combo pack with both. The Taylored Expressions store is also offering the squares today through March 28th at a 15% discountl! Yay!! What hen doesn't love a sale? Hmmm?

I decided to emboss the copper square and incorporate it as part of the TESC layout.

I just LOVE how this turned out too! The metal squares were a cinch to emboss! I placed the square in my Cuttlebug "bubbles" embossing folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug. Yoila! Perfect! I was wondering if the embossing would be delicate to handle, but I had no problems at all. The weight of this metal is surprisingly heavy which I believe is why it made such a clean impression. Oh, and cutting the metal was just as easy! My rotary paper trimmer buzzed right through it like buttah! Cool beans huh? Get it? Beans, coffee??? Yeah, I'm weird, what can I say!! Ok, I knew I wanted to use this little coffee cup and steam from the "Sprinkled with Love" set, so I stamped them both onto some SU Very Vanilla. I stamped the cup image twice because I wanted to cut the second image out and pop it up for a cool 3D effect.

I colored the images with my Copics, stitched it onto some brown CS and sponged a little chalk ink around the edges. I popped the second coffee cup up with a few dimensionals and even added some vanilla coffee scent too! Mmmm-mmmmm!! Yum!! This DP is from Cosmo Cricket's Lil' Man collection and I matted it with the brown CS and then stitched it to the Kraft card base. To finish, I added this little band of brown CS and a copper brad on top! Now That's Krafty!! I just LOVE the look of the copper with the oranges and browns, don't you?

Okee dokee, that's it for me today.... don't forget to leave a cluck below and let me know what you think, k? Oh and be sure to fly on over to the rest of the Baker's Dozen team participating in this challenge and see what FABULOUS creations they've come up with. Have a GREAT day! {{{hen hugs}}}

• Taylor VanBruggen
• Carolina Buchting
• Sankari Wegman
• Karen Motz
• Alex Maldonado
• Jackie Pedro
  

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Sprinkled with Love from Taylored Expressions; DP - Cosmo Cricket; CS - Prism Tawny Medium, PTI Dark Chocolate, SU Very Vanilla; Copper brad; Copics; Cuttlebug Bubbles Embossing Folder; Card Scents French Vanilla Coffee; Copper Metal Squares from Taylored Expressions