I love embossing folders and how they make a simple card have such an amazing WOW factor! It is so simple to emboss and doesn’t require extra layers or embellishments! I used the Boughs & Berries Embossing Folder from the Holiday Mini Catalog on this card. For the greeting, I used the Berry Merry Stamp Set. You can Bundle & Save 15% when you get the set and embossing folder together. I stamped the greeting in Basic Black, holly berries in Real Red, and leaves in Garden Green. I stamped the holly randomly around the greeting and then die cut it with the Ovals Framelits! I thought it looked a little plain to just add it to the card front so I used a scrap piece of Silver Foil Paper that I had to layer the oval on. I used the Banner Triple Punch to create those banner ends! Of course the greeting was added to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! I really liked the way it turned out with the Silver Foil. It added a little shine and texture! This would be a great card to send out any time from November through January since it is very festive and not holiday specific!
Happy Friday everyone!!! Halloween is tomorrow and I have my treats ready…..we shall see if anyone comes! This is going to be a nice relaxing weekend enjoying the last days of October. November always feels like the Holidays are officially upon us so it will be nice to relax a bit before it all begins!!! 🙂 What are you doing this weekend – stamping, relaxing, trick or treating, hitting up the pumpkin patch?? Let me know in the comments below!!!
It isn’t officially Friday without the Weekly Deals!
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I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! See you back here on Monday!!!
One little Boo and I’m screaming like a little girl. Halloween isn’t my favorite holiday as I am a scaredy-cat! Halloween is this weekend so here is a quick and simple card that you can create last minute!!!
I started with a Whisper White card base and added a piece of Basic Black measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. For the little ghosts, I punched out Whisper White Owls from the Owl Builder Punch and snipped off the feet and turned them upside down. There is your little ghost. I used the small circles from the Owl Builder Punch for the eyes and one of the larger circles for the mouth! I used Mini Glue Dots to pop all of those circles onto the ghost body! The greeting is from the Cheer All Year Stamp Set and then I punched it out with the 1″ Circle Punch and added it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Quick, simple and adorable! You still have time to whip up a few of these!
Yesterday, I shared how you can create over 70 cards with the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack! Today I’m going to share the rest of the samples with you! Let’s get started!
This card uses a Very Vanilla card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 5-1/4″ x 4″. You can get 1 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 4 cards like this! The Designer Series Paper is layered onto a piece of Mint Macaron measuring 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″. I wrapped some Silver Baker’s Twine around the paper and tied it into a knot. The greeting is from the Blessed By God Stamp Set and die cut with the Lots of Labels Framelits. I added the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off, I punched out two hearts with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch and added a Pearl to one of them. It is so cute! It makes it look like a little girl and boy heart! This card would be perfect for an Anniversary or Wedding!
This card uses a Mint Macaron card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 4″ x 5-1/4″. You can get 1 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 4 cards like this! I cut the piece of Designer Series Paper into 2 pieces so I could use both sides. The top piece measures 4″ x 2-1/4″ and the bottom measures 4″ x 3″! I tied a bow at the spot that the paper comes together with the Mint Macaron Lace Trim! I stamped the greeting from the One Big Meaning Stamp Set!
This card uses a Calypso Coral card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 3-3/4″” x 5″. You can get 1 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 4 cards like this! With some of the leftover pieces, I cut a 3-3/4″ x 1″ piece to use the back side pattern for that strip under the greeting. The greeting is from the Tin of Cards Stamp Set and punched out with the 2″ Circle Punch, then layered onto a 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch! I layered the Designer Series Paper onto a piece of Old Olive measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and then placed the other strip of Designer Series Paper on the top half! I attached the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off, I tied a bow with some Calypso Coral Seam Binding!
This card uses a Calypso Coral card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 5-1/4″” x 4″. You can get 1 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 4 cards like this! I stamped the butterfly from the Watercolor Wings Stamp Set in Pink Pirouette, Calypso Coral and Watermelon Wonder! Click here to see a tutorial on that. I die cut the butterfly with the coordinating Bold Butterfly Framelits (Bundle & Save 15%). I added the butterfly to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and finished it off with a few Pearls. For the greeting, I used the Watercolor Wings Stamp Set on a Lots of Labels Die Cut that was cut in half. I love the look like it’s a banner coming down!
This card uses a Very Vanilla card base and I embossed the front with the Elegant Dots Embossing Folder. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 2″ x 5″ and 3″ x 2″. You can get 1 of the big pieces and 3 of the little pieces from one sheet. Since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, you can create at least 6 cards like this! The larger piece is layered on a piece of Pacific Point measuring 2-1/4″ x 5-1/4″ and adhered to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The smaller piece of DSP was layered onto a piece of Old Olive measuring 3-1/4″ x 2-1/4″. I added this to the card with Stampin Dimensionals on the right hand side and Snail Adhesive on the left. This makes it level across! I stamped the greeting from the Blessed By God Stamp Set and punched it out with the 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch! I finished the card off with a few punched flowers with the Petite Petals Punch and some Black Candy Dots! TIP: If you run out of black, you can always color in any of the other colors with a black sharpie!
Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means!!! I have a fabulous technique to share with you today. I will show you how to create over 70 Cards from a Designer Series Paper Stack! I used the Pretty Petals Stack and created cards for every occasion – man, women, sympathy, birthday, anniversary, wedding and more!!! I love it!
Here are the cards that I created with each sheet in the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack! You can get multiples of each of these cards and then use the leftover scrap pieces to create quilt cards like these samples! I will be posting a few of these today and the rest tomorrow!!! 🙂 Let’s get started!
This card uses a Calypso Coral card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 4″ x 5-1/4″. You can get 1 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 4 cards like this! The Designer Series Paper is layered onto Old Olive measuring 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″. I wrapped some Gold Baker’s Twine around the left edge and tied it into a bow! The greeting is from the Tin of Cards Stamp Set. I die cut the greeting out with the Deco Label Framelits and added a layer of Old Olive with the next frame size up! I added a flower that was punched out with the Petite Petals Punch and I placed a Pearl in the center!
This card uses a Very Vanilla card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 2″ x 5-1/2″. You can get 3 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 12 cards like this! The border on the left and right of the DSP is from the Tin of Cards Stamp Set. I stamped the greeting from the same set and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch!
This card uses a Pacific Point card base. The Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper measures 5-1/4″ x 4″. You can get 1 of these from one sheet and since there are 4 sheets of this pattern, that is 4 cards like this! I used some of my scraps of cardstock in Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive and Pacific Point. I used various sizes of circle punches. The greeting is from the Tin of Cards Stamp Set. I thought the circles looked a little plain at first so I added the little stitches around the edges and I think it really makes them pop! Love it!! This would make a fabulous kid’s card!
I will be posting the rest of the cards in the set tomorrow! If you would like to see all of this in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or by clicking here! If you liked the video, be sure to give it a thumbs up! Don’t forget to subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss tomorrow’s post! 🙂
See you tomorrow! Which one of these is your favorite so far? Let me know in the comments below!
I feel like I mention it a lot but texture on a card can really make it go from nice to FABULOUS! This card is fabulous for sure to me! I love all of the textures with the doily, ribbon loop, and embossed cardstock. Do you think it is too much? Let me know in the comments below if you like texture or not!!!
I started with a Wisteria Wonder card base and stamped the greeting from You’ve Got This in Basic Black on the bottom. Then I took a piece of Cucumber Crush and ran it through the Big Shot in the Elegant Dots Embossing Folder and adhered it to the card on the right side. I added a 1/3 piece of a White Tea Lace Doily to the edge of the Cucumber Crush. You can cut the doily into 3 pieces and really get the most out of each one! 🙂 For the flower, I stamped it from the You’ve Got This Stamp Set in Stazon Black onto Watercolor Paper. I used an Aqua Painter to color in the flower in Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry, and Cucumber Crush! I love how it turned out with the shading and all. Watercoloring is something that usually something I feel like I either nail it or it’s ehhh! After the flower was completely dry, I layered it onto Tip Top Taupe with Tear and Tape because I like to use a strong adhesive to really hold down the watercolor paper since it isn’t always flat. I added a little loop of Cucumber Crush Lace Trim to the right hand lower side of the flower before adding it to my card front. This is a great way to use those little scraps at the end of a roll or that you trimmed off from another project! Love it!!!
You can check out more samples using this stamp set here, here and here!
Friday is here and I feel like this week flew by! Lots of events and meeting and WARM WEATHER! Oh how I cam holding on to Summer as long as I can! 🙂 I think this weekend I will have to close my eyes and dream in order to hold on to those thoughts! The good thing is I will be stamping with a fabulous group of ladies on Saturday morning and that makes any day fabulous!!! But first let’s get started on some amazing things!!!
TODAY is the last day to take advantage of this fabulous sale! All Stamp Sets are 15% off!!!! Click here to start shopping AND don’t forget you will earn Double Laura’s Loyal Stampers! Woot Woot! I just had a customer get a FREE Stamp Set of her choice this week when she cashed in her points!
What’s a Friday without Weekly Deals??? Here is a fabulous sample using the Bow Builder Punch!!! Also, you can use it with your gift packaging which will come in handy in the next few months!!! Love it!!!
Another fabulous thing that I have to share with you is my Video Tutorial on how to fix your stamping mistakes. Check out that video below or by clicking here! We all make mistakes and sometimes the ways we fix them make us love the project even more! Here are just a few of my little tips and tricks! Let me know in the comments below if you have some tips to share!
Have a fabulous weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!
You all know how much I love weddings and even more when they are friends or family of mine! Today, I’m going to share with you my friend, Megan’s wedding which was this past weekend! I started working with Megan on the invites a year ago. She knew exactly what she wanted after looking at a few samples of mine – Red, Black, and White and the pocket style invite! One of my favorite stamp sets – Baroque Motifs, which is retired, is one that I use a lot for wedding stationary. It is that perfect elegance to add to an invitation. You could also use the Flowering Flourishes Stamp Set. That image was stamped down the left hand side of the invitation as well as all of the cards in the pocket!
I love how it all turned out! For the belly band to wrap around the invitation, I used Read Red cardstock with some Organza White Ribbon. Then I added the Monogram Letter to the middle after punching it out with the Decorative Label Punch! I love it!
The two cards that are above the invitation were Thank You Notes that Megan wanted to match her Invitations. I simply stamped the baroque image in the center and added a monogram letter. The letter is punched out with the 2″ Circle Punch and layered onto the 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch.
A few days before the wedding, Megan reached out to me asking for a banner that said Cards to place on this box. She left the design all up to me. I decided to keep the theme going. I used Black Satin Striped Ribbon to hang each of the tags. Each tag was punched at the top with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch and rounded on the bottom with the Corner Rounder Punch! I layered a piece of Whisper White on top and stamped the letters and a little corner of that Baroque image. I love it! I used Mini Glue Dots to hold each of the tags in their spot on the ribbon!
A few weeks before the wedding, Megan asked for more thank you notes because she was out of the ones from before. I asked what design she would like and she sent me a photo of fabric that was black and white stripes with gold dots all over. These are what I came up with! I used the Neutrals Designer Series Paper for the polka dots and stripes onto a Whisper White card base. Then I added various sizes of circles punched out of Gold Glimmer Paper! The greeting is from the One Big Meaning Stamp Set! She loved them and ended up asking for more so that she could use them for wedding stuff and after!
After all of those circles and dots, I couldn’t stop myself and so I created this wedding card for the fabulous couple. I used some leftover scraps from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper, Real Red cardstock, and Silver Foil Paper! I loved it! The greeting is from the Blessed By God Stamp Set!
I love how it all turned out and it all came together perfectly! Megan, the bride, loved it all and was really excited each time I created another piece for her! It makes my heart happy when I can help a Bride create the wedding of their dreams. You can check out some more of my work at Weddings.LaurasStampPad.com. If you are getting married or know someone who is, feel free to pass my information along. I can work with any budget and create according to the wedding colors and theme!
I hope you enjoyed all of this and I know I have been randomly sharing bits and pieces of the wedding for a few months now! 🙂
Oh my goodness, this card is the most amazing thing ever! I fell in love instantly. I’m not sure if it’s the Black and White concept or that pop of gold with the star or just everything! I LOVE IT!!! I thought I was going to cry when I showed it to my husband and he said, “Ehhh.” I couldn’t believe it but all my stampers at class loved this! I got this idea from Leena Girsa so a big thank you to her! Now let’s get started!
I started with a Whisper White card base and ran the front side through the Elegant Dots Embossing Folder. This is one of my favorite folders right now! I love it! For the trees, I stamped them from the Wonderland Stamp Set in Basic Black on a piece of Whisper White measuring 3″ x 4″! I did not stamp multiple times to create the forest look like I did in this sample. I just inked it up and stamped it; inked it up and stamped it! I layered this onto a piece of Basic Black measuring 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ and added it to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the greeting, I stamped it from the Wonderland Stamp Set in Basic Black onto a piece measuring 3/4″ x 5″ (the 5″ is after the banners were punched). I used the Banner Triple Punch to get those fabulous banner ends. You will want your cardstock to be longer than 5″ since some will be cut off when you punch it! That amazing star was created with the Stars Framelits. I used the 2 smallest stars and laid them both on the Gold Glimmer Paper and ran it through the Big Shot. This creates that amazing frame. So now to assemble the greeting and star onto your card, you will add Snail adhesive to the left and middle of the greeting banner and adhere it over the trees. Then you will add a little bit of Snail or a Mini Glue Dot to one of the inner “V”‘s of the star and place it on the top side of the banner and then pop a Stampin’ Dimensional onto the far right end of the banner. You need that dimensional to balance out the greeting banner since the trees are popped up. The dimensional also holds the star in place as well. BONUS: That little gold star that came from the center can be added to the inside of your card for a little pop! I love it!!! You could also save it for another project! 😉 Oh how I just love this card!
Do you love it or are you just Ehh about it? Let me know in the comments below!!! For more samples using the Wonderland Stamp Set, click here or here!
Happy Tuesday everyone!!! You know what that means….I have some fabulous techniques to share with you today! Today we are playing with Punch Art! It is so much fun to create lots of different creatures and images from the punches you already have (or need to get after today)! When you can use a punch for more ways that the obvious circle or square, it makes it worth so much more as well! Let’s get started!!!
We will start with the Tulips! I love tulips and they make me think of Spring…..can we just skip Winter this year? These tulips can be created in any color! I used Wisteria Wonder to punch out 3 owl bodies from the Owl Builder Punch. I snipped off the feet of the owl and brushed the edges with Elegant Eggplant and a Sponge Dauber. I like how this gives texture and dimension to the tulip. For the stems and leaves, I used Pear Pizzazz cardstock. I cut long strips for the stems. They don’t have to be rectangle or perfect because flower stems never are so make it a long triangle or a short rectangle or a not perfectly straight stem! It all works! The leaves were punched out with the Bird Builder Punch for the final touch! You can create bouquets or just a few along the bottom of your project or just one elegant tulip! I love these!
This little pear is super easy to create with the Owl Builder Punch! Just punch out an owl body with some Pear Pizzazz cardstock and cut off the feet and ears, slopping to the center to give that rounded off look. Then with a little piece of scrap Pear Pizzazz or brown of your choice, cut a little piece for the stem. I brushed the edges of the pear with a Chocolate Chip Sponge Dauber to give texture and make it look rounded! Simple and fabulous!
This little kitty is just adorable and would look super fabulous looking out the window using the Hearth and Home Thinlet Dies! For the kitty, I punched out an owl body in Basic Black with the Owl Builder Punch. Then I punched just a sliver of the body from the side to create that little curved tail. I adhered the owl body to a piece of Bohemian Designer Series Paper with the tail off to the left and then trimmed the bottom off. I like using the Designer Series Paper as a guide to cut straight! There is your kitty silhouette! I did take a Basic Black Marker to create a few whiskers. You could create a face and have the kitty looking at you if you wished! Mine is looking out the window!
The guitar is perfect for any rockstar!!!! You could use Silver, Gold, Red, or Dazzling Diamonds for your guitar. You can even spritz the Dazzling Diamonds with some re-inker and get any color! ROCK ON!!!! I punched an owl out in the Gold Glimmer Paper and cut off the feet. You will also need the Owl Builder Punch for 1 eye (smaller circle above the body) and 2 hearts. Placing the 2 hearts point to point, place a Mini Glue Dot on the end of some Basic Black measuring 3/4″ wide and however long you wish and stick it on the hearts. This creates your guitar end. The little eye will be added to the center of the glimmer paper with a Mini Glue Dot. This is the whole in the guitar. Now adhere the other end of the long black piece to the guitar body. You are all set! You could always take a Signo White Gel Pen and create strings! Love it!!!
If you would like to see all of these in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give the video a Thumbs Up if you liked it! Let me know in the comments below which Punch Art items you would like to see next month! You can see last month’s Punch Art here!
