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Aug 5 2013

Ways to use Washi Tape!

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So I will totally admit that when I first got introduced to Washi Tape, I was like “Washi What?” Everyone else was screaming and all excited and I thought to myself, “did I miss something?” The more I learned about Washi Tape and the more samples I saw, the more I was joining the bandwagon of screamers! Washi tape is amazing and something to scream about! There are so many ways you can use it.

Here are just a few ways to use Washi Tape: Yellow Flower Washi Tape

~Background on a Card (Yellow Gingham on the Just For You Card)

~ Banner Flags on Ribbon for a Card or tie the ends onto Sticks and place it in a cake for a special event (Gingham Garden Washi Tape on the Let’s Celebrate Card)

Birthday Washi

~ Use a piece to create an image like a candle or pencil or anything you can imagine (Epic Day Washi Tape as a candle)!

Washi Tape Candle~Wrap around a Toothpick and tear or cut as a flag on the ends and place in cupcakes or use on a meat and cheese display at your next party!

~Wrap around a clear bowl for your next Potluck Party to decorate it and know which bowl is yours at the end of the night!

~Accents on a Birthday Gift Bag or BoxThis & That

~Use as tape to hold a photo in your This & That Journal or on a poster board or just about anywhere.

~Any many more ways….

You can get Washi Tape for every occasion with the Gingham Garden (my fav.), Epic Day This & That, Witches Brew, and Season of Style. And if you want to get a Tutorial AND lots of Washi Tape, you can purchase the What To Washi Bundle!!

Would love to hear your ideas on ways to use Washi Tape so please share in the comments below!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

 

Aug 2 2013

Mosaic Madness is AMAZING!

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Blue Mosiac CardYou know there is always one product or stamp set or product suite that you are just drawn too and love….well that is the Mosaic Madness items for me! I am in love with the Mosaic Madness Stamp Set, Mosaic Punch, and Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder. You can purchase the Stamp Set and Punch in a bundle at a 15% discount – always love a discount! I have used these items so much since they came out in June with the NEW Idea Book & Catalog! Some of the samples I have created use all 3 items like this Midnight Muse and Whisper White card on the left! I stamped the images onto scrap paper in Midnight Muse Ink and punched them out with the Mosaic Punch. Some of them are adhered directly to the card front (which was embossed with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder) and some were adhered on with Stampin’ Dimensionals (heart them). In the smaller embossed images, I used one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and added a pearl! Can’t wait to try this card out in other colors like Elegant Eggplant or Melon Mambo or multi-colored!!! So many possibilities, so little time! 🙂

And then there is this amazing card!! I love the color combination of Bermuda Bay and the New In-Color Strawberry Slush. They Hey Therego together so well and are so vibrant. You all know I’m a Brights Girl more than Neutrals or Subtles. After embossing the Whisper White Cardstock with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder, I stamped 2 of the images from the Mosaic Madness Set in Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush. I will say it isn’t always easy getting them lined up inside that embossed image but the Clear Stamps and Blocks make it so much easier! The greeting is from the My Paper Pumpkin first kit (for more information on that, click here). And a little trick about the banner flag that on this card…..for a perfect flag every time, cut straight up in the middle of the end and then cut diagonal from the corner to the end of that straight cut on both sides! Viola! Another way to get the banner look is using the New Hexagon Punch but it is a more shallow “V”. For more samples of the Mosaic Madness Suite, check out my Facebook page – StampinAndScrapbookin with Laura Schmidt-Borchert!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

 

Aug 1 2013

NEW Holiday Mini Catalog is Here!

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Holiday Mini Image

Although I’m not ready for the Holidays just yet….after all I haven’t even celebrated my Birthday yet (pssst…August 29)! But this Holiday Mini Catalog is amazing and is making me so ready for the Holidays. I think the kits are my favorite product! There is a Halloween Kit, Thanksgiving Kit, and Christmas Kit so it will so easy to decorate and get in the spirit this year!!! Check out this post to see how you can get one of the kits for FREE! Another favorite of mine is the Festive Flurry Stamp Set and matching Framelits! Get the bundle and save 15%!!! Snowflakes are so amazing and you can use those even after the Holidays. Snowflakes can be used for Birthdays, celebrations/events, and even Thank Yous through the winter season!

Festive Flurry Framelit Bundle

If you would like a copy of the Holiday Catalog, email me your contact information and I will get one in the mail to you! If you would like to place an order, you can order online 24/7 and use the following Hostess Code: SJQZYTG6 for a chance to win the Hostess Benefits! Everyone loves FREE stuff!!!! Also, be sure to check out my Calendar of Events to see some of the Holiday Mini Catalog items used!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jul 31 2013

Try Paper Pumpkin for Only $10.00!

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From now until August 31, get 50% off your new My Paper Pumpkin monthly subscription for your first two months!

Click here and sign up with the following promo code: PUMPKINDEAL to get My Paper Pumpkin for only $10 a month for the first two months*. Check out these fabulous videos showcasing the June and July My Paper Pumpkin Kits!

*Here’s the nitty gritty details

  • Price does not include tax, where applicable. Shipping IS included.
  • After you receive two month’s worth of My Paper Pumpkins kits, the price will go back to the regular price of $19.95/month.
  • Special pricing is only available for NEW customers and only for the first kit that is ordered. (If you order two kits/month, the first one will be discounted and the second will be regular price.)
  • Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
  • You Paper Pumpkin will be shipped on or around the 15th of the month.
  • You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month’s kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let’s say you sign up on or before August 10, we’ll send your kit around August 15. If you sign up on August 11, we’ll send your first kit around the September 15.)
  • There’s no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jul 30 2013

Technique Tuesday – A Fabulous Fold!

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It is Tuesday again and so I’m sharing a fabulous technique with you!!!

This week it is this Fabulous Fold with Designer Series Paper!

Combined Flip Card

I love how this card creates such a WOW response and it uses both sides of our fabulous Designer Series Paper! Now I don’t have to worry about holding a piece back because “surely there is a better project for this great piece of Designer Series Paper.” Or am I the only one who thinks that when I see a piece with 2 great sides??? The other great thing about this project is you can get 2 cards out of one 12 x 12 piece with a 1 inch strip left over for other projects!! And don’t forget you can stock up on Designer Series Paper this month (July 2013) with our Buy 3 Get 1 Free Special! Only 1 more day so order today!!!

Supplies Needed: Designer Series Paper and the Simply Scored Scoring Tool

You will need a piece of 12” x 5-1/2” piece of Designer Series Paper, score at 2”, 4”, 8”, and 10” using your Simply Scored Scoring Tool or Score Blade on your Paper Trimmer or just a Bone folder and straight edge. Fold on those score lines making mountains on either side of the center. Along the 5-1/2” side, put a little mark at 2-3/4” with a pencil. Then cut from the 4” score diagonal to that 2-3/4” mark! Do that on both sides. You will then flip those pieces over and layer them on the bottom of the mountain and adhere to the card. You can then decorate the inside with a piece of Whisper White cardstock which measures 3-3/4″ x 5-1/4″. On the outside flap I adhered (only half way so it would hang over the other half) the Labels Collection Framelit cut-out decorated with the Birthday Cake from the Embellished Events Stamp Set.

Coming soon….tips on how to use Designer Series Paper scraps like that 1 inch strip left over from this project!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jul 29 2013

Be The Difference!

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Be The Difference is the theme this year at Stampin’ Up! and I want to make a difference this year! Stampin’ Up! is a global sponsor of Ronald McDonald Donation 7.2013the Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC)! They have a stamp set each year where they donate $3.00 for each set sold to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC). This year it is called Tag It and it is fabulous! There will be a class on using the Tag It Stamp Set coming soon! Be sure to keep an eye on my Calendar of Events!

Another way to make a difference at the Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) is Soda Tabs!!!! I have this adorable little cardboard House that my husband and I put all of our soda tabs! My husband is so good, he even has his co-workers drop their tabs into his lunch bag every day! Every few months the house is full and I mail them off to the Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC)! I was told that a full house (a sandwich baggie full) allows a family of 4 stay at the house for free for about 3 days! How amazing is that? Each time I send the tabs, I throw in some hand-stamped cards for them to use too! These in the picture are just a few of the cards I sent, there were about 50 total!!! If you have extra cards that you would like to donate, feel free to bring them over when you attend an event or you can mail them to your local Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC)! I LOVE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jul 26 2013

Get one of Stampin’ Up’s Fabulous Project Kits!

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Project Kit

Sometimes I have lots of great project ideas and other times I feel like I don’t have a creative bone in my body! Have you ever been there? Stampin’ Up is doing a fabulous job to help me (and all of you) out now! They have been creating these amazing project kits! The Tag A Bag Bundle and Tag A Box Bundle is in the 2013-2014 Idea Book & Catalog so you might have seen it. BUT the other 3 kits are in the Holiday Catalog which doesn’t start until August 1 (lil sneak peak 🙂 ).  There is a fabulous Halloween kit – Build a Banner Created Kit and Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit! And a fabulous Thanksgiving Day Kit – Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. And a fabulous Christmas Kit – Build a Banner Simply Created Kit and Christmas Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit. Of course there are many more amazing kits too BUT you can get one of the above mentioned kits for FREE when you sign up!!!! How amazing is that? All you have to do is make a wish list of $125.00 worth of Stampin’ Up product and pick one of these kits and you pay only $99.00 plus tax (shipping is FREE). You will get all these goodies and be a demonstrator. As a demonstrator, you will get a fabulous discount on Stampin’ Up! product and access to lots of ideas and goodies and so much more. And the best part, you can do however much you wish to do. It is all about you! Promotion ends on August 31! If you have any questions or would like to chat, send me an email!

Jul 25 2013

All Occasions Stamp Class

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Wouldn’t you love to have a card handy for all those Occasions in your life – Birthdays, Weddings, Babies, Sympathy, Thank You, etc? This class is perfect for you then! On Thursday, August 1, I will be having an All Occasions Stamp Class where you will make 6 cards for all those upcoming events in your life! And if you need more of one type, you can always change the greeting to be something different than the sample. This Class is $20.00 and includes all the supplies. All you have to bring is yourself. Click here to RSVP.  If this date doesn’t work for you, gather some friends and we can have a private class at your place or mine! For more information on this class and others, check it out here!

All Occasions Stamp Class

 

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jul 23 2013

Stamps In A Snap

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In July, I started a fabulous club called Stamps In A Snap! This is perfect for those with busy schedules, those who love to stamp, those who would like to learn new techniques, and those who love Stampin’ Up! Product! This kit is $45.00 and includes shipping costs. The Kit includes about $30.00 in Stampin’ Up Product and the instructions, supplies, and tips for that month’s project (and the best part, it comes right to your door)!!! All you need to do each month is sign up by emailing me or filling out the form on my Stamps In A Snap page at the top of this site!

In July, you will receive the fabulous (I’m so in love) Swallowtail Stamp Set and the New 5 In-Color Markers! And all the supplies to make these cards:

July Stamps in a Snap

 

Be sure to check this out each month because I have another fabulous kit for August which is right around the corner! And in August, you will be getting lots of fun embellishments to take your cards from wow to AMAZING!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jul 23 2013

First Post!!!

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Hello Everyone! I am so EXCITED (and a little nervous) about starting this blog. I feel like when you have a blog…it’s like REAL! I can’t wait to start sharing so much with you!!! Of course be sure to subscribe to this blog by signing up on the right hand side! That way you will get notified every time I post!

So here is a little bit about me.

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I have been stamping for over 9 years now. I started out as a scrapbooker and then I was introduced to Stampin’ Up! and I was completely blown away by the fact that I wouldn’t need a million sheets of alphabet stickers anymore. Now I can purchase an alphabet stamp set and use all the fabulous colors. AMAZING! So I signed up because I just had to have it all. Here I am 9 years later and I am having the time of my life! I have a few classes each month, Stamps In a Snap Club (via the mail), workshops, private classes, and other events. I like to keep my calendar full because that means I get meet lots of new people and laugh A LOT! I hope to stamp with you too soon! In the meantime, enjoy this blog!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura