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Jan 21 2016

A Nice Cuppa!!!

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Tea Cup, www.LaurasStampPad.com

While I don’t drink coffee or hot tea, I just knew I had to have the A Nice Cuppa Stamp Set and coordinating Cups & Kettle Framelits (Bundle & Save 15%) from the Occasions Mini Catalog! My parent’s both drink hot tea and coffee daily and the greeting World’s Greatest Mom is always needed! I love my parents! My favorite image is that little heart steam! I love it!! The other thing I super love about this set is the A Nice Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack because the colors are so fabulous!!!

Let’s get started on this fabulous card! I used a Whisper White card base and adhered a piece of Bermuda Bay measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ onto the front. I cut a piece of the A Nice Cuppa Designer Series Paper into a 2″ x 5-1/4″ strip and added that to the card front. Using the Deco Labels Framelits, I die cut Whisper White cardstock for the focal point! The little mug was die cut in Bermuda Bay with the Cups and Kettle Framelits. The heart steam was die cut in Melon Mambo. I stamped the heart from the A Nice Cuppa Stamp Set in Bermuda Bay onto the mug and the greeting in Tip Top Taupe over top! Also, I stamped the tea bag in Tip Top Taupe onto Tip Top Taupe cardstock. Then I die cut that out as well. I placed the end of the Linen Thread on the back of the tea bag and placed a Stampin’ Dimensional over the end. The other end of the Linen Thread is placed behind the cup. I adhered the mug to the frame with Stampin’ Dimensionals also. The little steam was adhered with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. I love it!!! This card is perfect for just about anyone – those who love coffee, tea, or any other beverage in a mug. It would be perfect for someone who is sick and needs a little pick-me-up or just a little note to brighten anyone’s day!

If you would like to see all of the image in the Cups & Kettle Framelits and more on this set, check out the Video Tutorial below or by clicking here! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you liked it!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 20 2016

Look at that Shine!!!

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Glitter Ribbon, www.LaurasStampPad.com

So I showed you a quick and simple version of this card here! Today I’m going to show you the stepped up version!!! Glitter always steps up a card!!! LOVE IT!

I started with a Pool Party card base. I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 3-3/4″ x 5″ and stamped the greeting from the Botanicals For You Sale-A-Bration Promotion in Basic Black. You can earn this stamp set for free with a $50 order. The flowers are from the same set and I stamped them in Bermuda Bay and Pool Party. The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz. I would like to say I randomly stamped but I’m not the best at that. I have a tendency to think it needs one more over there and then maybe there and eventually I have stamped WAY TOO MANY. So my only advice is to stop early and if you think it might need one more, don’t do it! 🙂 I adhered this piece to the card front and added some of the New Pool Party Glitter Ribbon. This ribbon is super fun to add to a card and it ties really well, not chunky like some glitter ribbons. Also, I thought I would add a little foo foo to the inside to make it even cuter!

Inside The Card, www.LaurasStampPad.comCheck out those little flowers in the lower right and upper left corners! I just love flower stamps because you can do it in any color possible. What color would you use for this card? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 19 2016

Technique Tuesday – 3 Step Stamping!!

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Happy Tuesday everyone!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you. Three Step Stamping, Masking, and Flowers make this technique oh so amazing!!! Check this out!!!

Layered Flowers, www.LaurasStampPad.com

These colors scream SUNSHINE and BRIGHTER DAYS!!! I think it is the perfect card for a Sympathy, Just Because, or Get Well Soon because it is so bright and cheery! It would make a great card for any occasion though! This card uses the What I Love Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set! You can earn this set for FREE with a $50 order.

This card just needs stamps and ink and cardstock like any other card. I started with two pieces of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and 3″ x 4-1/4″. Add a little dab (little) of Snail Adhesive to the back of the smaller one and place it in the center of the larger one. We will be stamping over the 2 layered pieces at the same time. Now using the What I Love Stamp Set, I stamped the flowers randomly all over the layered paper. I used Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight for the 3 flower images. You will notice that the flower stamps have a little arrow. That arrow is to help you line up your images. Take note of where that arrow is every time you stamp and lining up the next one will be easier. For example, if you stamp the first one (the online image in the darkest ink) with the arrow pointing up, be sure to stamp the next two images with the arrow pointing up. The second stamp is the full solid flower which is stamped in a lighter shade or a stamped off image of the first color. The third stamp is the smaller solid image and this one can be just about any color – lighter, darker, or totally different. Don’t worry if you images aren’t lined up completely because I found that with the rounded edges and flower look, it’s okay to be off. It creates sort of a watercolor look and that’s okay! Remember you stamped projects are make with love, not perfection and you are your biggest critic. 🙂 Once you are done stamping, you will separate the two white pieces and layer the smaller one onto a piece of Tangerine Tango measuring 3-1/4″ x 4-1/2″. You can place the larger layer onto your card front of Daffodil Delight. I added some Daffodil Delight Cotton Ribbon to the smaller piece and adhered it down with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the greeting, I used the Rose Wonder Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. This stamp set is AMAZING! It has flowers and some of the most beautiful greetings for all occasions. I love the font. I love the sayings. I love this stamp set. Get your’s now so you can play along with me in all the samples I’m creating with it. I stamped the greeting onto Whisper White and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch. I layered it with a Daffodil Delight punch as well (tutorial on that here). I added the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals as well! Love it!

If you would like to see the 3-Step Stamping in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or by clicking here! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and let me know what color combination you would use for your card!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 18 2016

Valentine’s Day Love!

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Valentine's Day, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner so now is the time to start working on those sweet cards and goodie bags! I love Valentine’s Day because it is a day that I can share my love for everyone. I like to do it all year long but this day is even more special! This card is quick and simple and fairly gender neutral.

I started with a Whisper White card base and added a strip of Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper! The Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack is perfect for Valentine’s Day but it also has lots of great prints for all occasion cards too! I added some Silver Baker’s Twine along the top and tied in a bow! For the greeting, I used the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set in Rose Red. I punched out the greeting with the Word Window Punch and layered it onto a Washi Label Punch from Blushing Bride cardstock. I added the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Simple and fabulous! I love it!

Do you send out Valentine’s Day Cards? Let me know in the comments below!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 15 2016

Fabulous Friday!!!

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Happy Friday everyone!!! Another fabulous week of Sale-A-Bration and stamping fun has taken place. I have played in my stamp room the past 2 days and it was so much fun! Sometimes I work so hard on blogging, videos, class prep, etc that I just need to take some time to just play! I’m sure you can all relate. Stamping is like therapy and I love it very much. If you are ever think you are spending too much on stamping supplies, just remember that the a therapy session starts at like $50 and that’s just an hour. You can spend $50 and gets lots of supplies to stamp for hours!!! AND you will earn a Sale-A-Bration item too! Bonus!!!

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Of course, it just isn’t a Friday without the Weekly Deals!!! You can snag some of the deals and still earn Sale-A-Bration items! The Heart Border Punch is on sale just in time for Valentine’s Day! The Something To Say Stamp Set has lots of great greetings. I don’t have this set (yet) but at this price, I can’t help myself!

Don’t forget to check out my YouTube Channel to see some great tutorial and product reviews. Also, the January Paper Pumpkin Kit will be arriving any day now and I will be opening it up on camera with all of you so Subscribe to my Channel! That way you won’t miss it!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I will be celebrating my amazing Mother’s Birthday with her and the family as well as having a stamp party! Stamping, Cake, Family, and Friends…..what more do you want on a weekend!!!! Eeeeee So Excited!

See you back here on Monday!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 14 2016

Wink of Glitter!!!

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Oh my goodness, I’m in heaven with the NEW Wink of Stella Pen!!! I just want to carry that pen around with me everywhere and add that perfect amount of sparkle and shine to EVERYTHING! Watch out, Brad. The whole house is going to shine and I’m not talking about doing a deep clean! 🙂 Check out this beauty!!!
Birthday Cake, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Okay so this photo doesn’t show the shine but it is a fabulous and adorable card!!!

Glitter Cake, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Check that out!!! The cake is all glittery AND the Pink Stripes! I love it and squeal each time I look at this card. I think I have squealed each time I’ve shown this card to others as well! LOVE!!!!

So for this adorable card, I started with a Mint Macaron card base. I cut out a piece of the It’s My Party Designer Series Paper measuring 4″ x 2″. You can get 18 of these pieces from one sheet of 12″ x 12″ paper! Then I cut a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 3-1/4″ and this piece I stamped on. I used the Party Wishes Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The greeting was stamped in Mint Macaron and I used my Melon Mambo & Tip Top Taupe Markers for the cake! You will notice it more in the first photo that the cake looks beautifully swiped with pink icing. This is not a technique but just sorta happened. I will say be sure to swipe left and right across the stamp and not in a swirl pattern or anything because you will be able to tell. I layered the Designer Series Paper and stamped white piece onto the card front. I added the Whisper White Cotton Ribbon around the card front and over the spot where the paper comes together. For the little candles, I used the Party Wishes Stamp Set and coordinating Party Punch Pack (Bundle & Save 15%). I colored the candle with a Mint Macaron and Crushed Curry Marker and then punched them out. You can add as many candles as you wish! I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to add them to the cake! You only need a small small amount of glue! To finish off the card, I added glitter with the Wink of Stella Pen. I just brushed it over the cake and over the pink stripes! It is so stunning! I love it! Here is another up close photo!
Wink of Stella, www.LaurasStampPad.com

If you would like to see this all in action and shine, check out the Video Tutorial below or by clicking here! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss any future videos!

To see more samples using the Party Wishes Stamp Set, check it out here and here!

Happy Glitterin’

~Laura

Jan 13 2016

Incredible Ice Cream Cone!!!

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Ice Cream Cone, www.LaurasStampPad.com

This is sweet enough to eat! YUM!!!! This card is perfect for telling someone you are thinking of them or to brighten their day! It would also work for a Birthday too! I used the Honeycomb Happiness from the Sale-A-Bration Promotion! You can earn this stamp set for FREE with a $50 order!

I started with a Mint Macaron card base and added a strip of Basic Gray cardstock across the middle. Then I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 2″ x  4″ and punched the corners with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch! I love that little detail on the corner and I think I will be using this punch a lot now! I stamped the ice cream cone and greeting with the Basic Gray Archival Ink so I could color in the cone! I used the Aqua Painter and some ink to color in the cone and ice cream. I did the cone in Tip Top Taupe and the ice cream in Mint Macaron. It was almost too cute to cover with the little Honeycomb Embellishements! When you add the Honeycomb, you can attach it completely like this sample and hand deliver the card or only attach the one side and add a little message in the card about pulling off the other side of adhesive and stick it down after mailing it. I attached the whole tag to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Just adorable! I can’t wait to play with the little chick from that same stamp set!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 12 2016

Technique Tuesday – Confetti Fun!!!

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Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!! We will be coloring on an embossed image and it is so much fun!!! Check this out!

Sponged Embossed Confetti, www.LaurasStampPad.com

How cute…or manly….is this card? I think this would make a great Man Card and many would probably say a Man Card isn’t described as cute. 🙂 You could use any combination of colors to match the occasion. You could do school colors for a graduation card, wedding colors for wedding or the recipients favorite color for Birthday, Just Because, or Thank You!!! I love it!!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Ink Pads

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and ran it through the Big Shot in the Confetti Embossing Folder from the Occasions Mini Catalog! Then I took my Sponge Dauber and Ink Pads and lightly brushed over the embossed portion. I went in a circular motion to keep in little sections but you could always go back and forth or whichever way you like best. I used Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, and Cucumber Crush for this card! Then I placed it onto a Cucumber Crush card base. Since the center is smooth in this folder, I used my Oval Framelits for the greeting! I stamped the greeting from the Party Wishes Stamp Set in Pacific Point. I stamped it on Whisper White and layered it onto Pumpkin Pie. You could always just stamp the greeting directly onto the embossed piece! The greeting is attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals! How simple is that? I love it!

Colored Confetti, www.LaurasStampPad.com

If you would like to see this in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or by clicking here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on any future videos!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 11 2016

What I Love!!!

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3 Step Flower Stamp, www.LaurasStampPad.com

You all know how I love flowers and look at these beauties!!! I’m truly in love! This is a Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set that you can earn for FREE!!! It is also a 3 Step Stamping Set so you can really get those layers and colors to look amazing! For this card, I used the What I Love Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set.

I started wit ha Elegant Eggplant card base. On a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 3-3/4″ x 5″, I stamped the flowers all over. For the 3 steps of the flower, I used Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant. You will notice that some of the flowers are darker and some are lighter. For a few of them, I stamped the Perfect Plum off before stamping it on the cardstock. This created a lighter flower. For the leaves, I used Pear Pizzazz and stamped off Pear Pizzazz. I added a strip of Washi Tape from the It’s My Party Washi Tape Pack. I ripped the one end and folded the other end behind the cardstock. Then I adhered this piece to my card base. For the greeting, I used the What I Love Stamp Set and some Elegant Eggplant Ink. I cut banner tips on the right end. Since this is really small, I didn’t use the Banner Triple Punch. Instead, I cut down the middle of the end and then cut diagonal from the corner to that center cut. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the greeting to the card! I love it and want to make this card in every color!

Which color would you use to create this card? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 8 2016

Fabulous Friday!!!

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Happy Friday everyone! We survived the first full week of 2016!!!! Woot Woot!!! The Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Promotion have begun and I have had so much fun sharing it will all of you! Yesterday was my big event sharing samples, ideas, product, and fun with lots of fabulous stampers! It was a blast!!! Here are some photos of the displays. I always forget to take pictures during the event because I’m having so much fun chatting and sharing what I love! Note to self: have my husband take photos for me! 🙂

Girls Night Out, www.LaurasStampPad.com

There are so many fabulous ways to celebrate during Sale-A-Bration!

As a Customer: You earn a Free Sale-A-Bration Item for every $50 you spend!!!

As a Hostess: You earn $25 additional in Stampin’ Rewards when you party reaches $250.00. This could be a single order, an in home (or my home) party with friends, a private class, or even an online party where you gather orders from friends and everyone enjoys the comfort of their home!

Want it all?? If your wish list is large and you are ordering anything close to $100, then this is the perfection option for you! When you join Stampin’ Up and my fabulous team during Sale-A-Bration, you will get to pick out $155 worth of product and you will pay just $99 (plus tax, free shipping)! How amazing is that? There are no obligations once you are a demonstrator to do anything! Enjoy the goodies, make the most of your discount and have fun with all of us stampers at our team events!! You can check out more information here! If you have any questions at all, don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m more than happy to quickly respond to anything you are wondering about!

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Of course it wouldn’t be a Friday without the Weekly Deals!!! So many fabulous deals!!!

Decorated Anti-bacterial Gel, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Also, I thought I would share this little gift that I recently gave to my cousin when they brought home their new baby! Look how adorable this little AntiBacterial Gel looks. I love it!!!!

Baby Gift, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Here are all of the goodies – Chocolate for a little pick-me-up! Mints to feel fresh even if you don’t have time for a shower. Toilet Paper because it’s a necessity but getting to the store just might not happen today. Anti-Bacterial for all the visitors to use before holding the new baby! Simple, cute and useful! Love it!!!! I used the Scallop Tag Topper Punch for the tags and then brushed the edges with a Bermuda Bay Sponge Dauber.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! See you back here on Monday!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura