New Guest Designer and Attention SoCal & Central Iowa Stampers!

Happy Halloween! There's a strange tradition in the Des Moines area where trick-or-treating takes place on the evening before Halloween. So we welcomed ghosts, goblins, Spiderman, Batman, Minnie Mouse and more last night! Our cat Morris also made an appearance as a shark. He's so sweet and allows me to dress him in just about anything. I could tell he hated this costume though. It was a big snug through the mid-section and with the hood up he couldn't see anything. We had a good chuckle for a few minutes and then replaced his costume with the bumble bee from last year. It's always such a treat to see everyone all dressed up. Although I wish that were treat enough for me! I had one of those "I ate too much candy" tummy aches when I finally crawled into bed last night.

I have a few announcements today that have nothing to do with Halloween, but they're certainly spooktactular!

The Baker's Dozen and I will begin sharing sneak peeks for our November release beginning tomorrow at 8am PST so mark your calendars! Before we begin sneak peeks I want to introduce you to our new Guest Designer! But before I do, I must say a huge thanks to our September/October Guest Designer Barbara Anders! She's been working her magic with the TE Stamps and bringing them to life with her signature style! You can find all of her beautiful creations right here in the TE Gallery! Thank you, Barbara!

And so with Barbara's departure I'm super excited to introduce our next Taylored Expressions Guest Designer for the months of November & December, the talented Mona Pendleton! Mona shares her amazing artwork on her blog Cupcake's Creations (Mmmmm...cupcakes)! Her signature style features beautiful and dainty details that will bring a whole new look to the TE stamps! I can hardly wait to see what she has in store for us! Welcome, Mona!

ATTENTION SO-CAL & CENTRAL IOWA STAMPERS!

I'll be traveling to Southern California in November and would love to see you at one of the Taylored Expressions classes! I'll be teaching two card classes while I'm back and you can find all the details below:

Holiday Card Class

When: Thursday, November 11th @ 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Where: Pages from the Heart - Monrovia, California

Cost:
Card Class Only: $20.00
Add Penguin Pals OR Hangin' Out North Pole: $35.00
Add Penguin Pals AND Hangin' Out North Pole: $50.00 

Sign Up: Call Kathy @ Pages from the Heart 626.358.5334. Space is limited and spots are filling quickly! Make sure you tell Kathy if you want either or both of the stamp sets we'll be using!

Dinner & A Card Class

What: Not the traditional dinner and a movie, this is dinner and a card class! Join Taylor for a fabulous Italian buffet and a holiday card class featuring these five holiday cards.

When: Friday, November 12th @ 6:00 p.m.

Where: Frantone's Restaurant - Cerritos, California

Cost:
Dinner & Card Class: $38.00
Add Sparkle & Cheer OR Winter Wonderland: $53.00
Add Sparkle & Cheer AND Winter Wonderland: $68.00
*prepayment required*

Sign Up: Email Taylor to reserve your spot for good food and fun! 

Central Iowa is now the home of Taylored Expressions so I'll also be teaching a holiday card class for those of you located near Des Moines!

Holiday Card Class

When: Thursday, November 18th (two sessions)
10:30 am - Noon OR 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Where: Taylor's Home - Ankeny, Iowa

Cost:
Card Class: $20.00
Add Sparkle & Cheer OR Winter Wonderland: $35.00
Add Sparkle & Cheer AND Winter Wonderland: $50.00

Sign Up: Email Taylor to sign up for the card class and you'll receive directions to the location of the class.