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Jan 28 2015

Happy Hearts!!!

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Hello Life Hearts, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Tis the season of seeing hearts and love EVERYWHERE!!!! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner so lets get started on card making and treat packaging!!! You can check out this post to see some adorable treats!!!

This card is fairly simple! I started off with a Pink Pirouette card base (4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″). I would use those dimensions for your card base so that you can adhere your Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper on the bottom and tie the Blushing Bride Baker’s Twine all the way around the card. (Note: I used a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ piece and the tied my twine around the Designer Series Paper and I found it really bumped and pulled on that little piece of paper.) So once you have your paper and twine on the bottom, you can start working on your hearts. I used the Hearts Collection Framelits (4th Up for the Smallest) for the Whisper White heart. Then I stamped the greetings from the Hello Life Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog in Real Red Ink! Then using the Hearts Collection Framelits (2nd Up from the Smallest) again, I cut out the Black/Heart from a piece of the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper!!!! I love this paper because it is lovey with shades of pink on one side and Black and White on the other!!!!!! LOVE!!!! Okay back to the card, I attached the black heart with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little texture and dimension. The little red heart is stamped from the Hello Life Stamp Set!!!! Cute & Simple! I hope you are enjoying my Valentine’s Day samples! Let me know your favorite – This One? This One? or This One?

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 27 2015

Technique Tuesday – One Tag Fits All!!!

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Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today and I do!!!! I received the One Tag Fits All Stamp Set for free from Stampin’ Up when I attended the New Catalog Premiere! It was super fabulous and a great perk of being a demonstrator is getting to see the new catalog items before everyone else….and free stamps! If you would like to join me for these events, you can sign up to be a demonstrator now and earn a FREE kit from the Occasions Mini Catalog! Woot Woot!!!

One Tag Fits All Baby, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Okay so lets get started on this fabulous technique I have to share with you today! Actually there are a few techniques….multiple uses of 1 stamp set and some cool ways to use your punches!!!! Isn’t this baby card just precious? It is very simple to make and since it is light blue and yellow, it isn’t gender specific so you can make a few of these up to have on hand. Love it!!!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch, One Tag Fits All Stamp Set, Memento or Stazon Ink, Blendabilities or Markers, and Ribbon

I started with a piece of Soft Sky cardstock measuring 4-1/4″ x 11″. I folded the card in half and then stuck the front of the card in my Polka Dot Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot! Then I stamped the New Baby image, from the One Tag Fits All Stamp Set which is in the new Occasions Mini Catalog, with the Memento Ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White Cardstock. If you are coloring the duck in with Markers, you will want to use Stazon Ink. If you are coloring the duck in with Blendabilities, you will want to use Memento Ink. This is so the ink won’t bleed when you are coloring. After stamping it down, I colored it in with my Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities and Daffodil Delight Blendabilities! Then I lined up this image in my Decorative Label Punch and punched it out. I then took my Decorative Label Punch and put my card front in the punch towards the right side and all the way into the punch so that I knew it was straight/even. I punched! Then I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to my stamped, colored, and punched piece and placed it in the punched hole on my card front. The best way to line it up is to have the card folded shut and just lay it in that punched hole. This is adhering the piece to the inside of the card which makes a fabulous front and inside to the card! Precious! Then I added some Daffodil Delight Cotton Ribbon around the side of the card and through that punched hole! Quick and simple and fabulous!!!!

One Tag Fits All Baby, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Here is another photo showing the image on the inside! If you want to see this in action, check out my Video Tutorial on this card and others that you can create with this amazing One Tag Fits All Stamp Set! Don’t forget to subscribe here so you don’t miss out on those cards that will be posted later this week and next week. At the top right of my page – www.LaurasStampPad.com you can enter your email address and then you will get an email every time I post something new!

Get your One Tag Fit All Stamp Set today!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 26 2015

Sophisticated Serifs!!!

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When I first looked through the Occasions Mini Catalog the Sophisticated Serifs Stamp Set jumped out at me and I just had to have it! I love the font of the alphabet and you know I love love love the little flowers! It is so elegant and fabulous. You could make up a set to give as a gift to anyone or for yourself! They would make beautiful Bridal Shower gifts and we know how many Thank You Notes they send out! Here are a few samples I have created with this set!!!

Sophisticated Serifs Monogram Note Cards, www.LaurasStampPad.com

These little note cards are quick, simple, fabulous, and fairly cheap to make! I used a pack of Note Cards and Envelopes which are just $5.95 for 20 of them and the Sophisticated Serifs Stamp Set! The rectangle box was stamped in Mossy Meadow and then letters were stamped in Blackberry Bliss. Stamp those 2 items (the letters were all lined up on a clear block and stamped together) and you are all set! Super quick! For the one on the left, I stamped the letters all together and then used my markers to color in the flowers and leaves in Blackberry Bliss and Mossy Meadow respectively. Just beautiful! I love it!

Monogramed Thank You Notes, www.LaurasStampPad.com

I recently did these for a Bride and Groom who wanted them for Thank You Notes! The card base is Whisper White and I stamped Thank You on the inside with a greeting from the Lots of Thanks Stamp Set. For the front, I ran a piece of Elegant Eggplant through the Big Shot with the Filigree Embossing Folder from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Then I stamped the letters in Silver Encore Ink! They turned out amazing!

What do you think about Monogrammed Note Cards – love them / hate them? Leave me a comment down below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 23 2015

Fabulous Friday!!!

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Happy Friday! This has been a busy week so I’m excited for the weekend to finally be here! Woot Woot! But first we must check out the following fabulous deals!!! The Weekly Deals this week are super fabulous again!

Weekly Deals 1.20

I love Baker’s Twine because it is super cheap ($0.0038/per inch regularly, even cheaper now)! Also, it is not bulky so you don’t have to worry about your card being to thick to mail! LOVE IT!!! The Skin Tone Blendabilities….WHAT? I gave in and purchased those just a week or 2 ago. You know I’m not a big fan of the browns but the more I play with my Blendabilities, the more I was needing those colors….especially for the From the Herd Stamp Set. Check out this post! See I need the browns and tans! Get your set now!!!! Don’t forget that if you order is $50 or more, you qualify for a free Sale-A-Bration item and you can get Blendabilities as your FREE item! Woot Woot!

January Paper Pumpkin, www.LaurasStampPad.com

My January Paper Pumpkin Kit arrived in the mail this week and it was SUPER fabulous! Of course, Stampin’ Up knows how to prepare us for all of the upcoming holidays so this one is for Valentine’s Day! This kit comes with 24 treat bags which are perfect for kid’s classroom/daycare, your grandkids, nieces/nephews, neighbors, and even complete strangers. Am I the only one that likes to randomly give the person at the Post Office or Grocery Store a little treat to make their day?!?!?! Surely not! 🙂 Even if all of those options don’t sound like something you would do, you can save these for a Birthday Party, Baby or Bridal Shower, Graduation, or another event! I have a fellow stamper who is using this kit for a Twins Baby Shower! How precious! Even though I am a silver girl, I love the shiny gold in this kit. Super gorgeous! You can check out all the contents of the kit here in my Reveal Video!

If you aren’t a My Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you will want to get signed up so you don’t miss out on any future kits! You can sign up by clicking here! You can also purchase Subscriptions in 1,3,6 and 12 months! Right now you can purchase the 3 month at a $5 discount and still earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! Woot Woot! A subscription is a great gift to give as well! 😉

I hope you have an amazing weekend!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 22 2015

Best. Day. Ever.

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Chalkboard Best Day Ever, www.LaurasStampPad.com

This card screams SPRING and when that day comes it will be the Best. Day. Ever.! If you haven’t figured it out yet, I LOVE Spring! New life with budding trees and flowers, fresh warm breezes, bright colors! I love it! This card is all of that – flowers, colors, and new product!

I started with a Pool Party card base and added a piece of the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (4″ x 5-1/4″) which is one of the Sale-A-Bration items that you can earn for free with a $50 (US) order! Then I added my greeting which is on a piece of the new Chalkboard (2″ x 3″) Paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog! I punched the top with my Scallop Tag Topper Punch and stamped the greeting from the Best Day Ever Stamp Set in Rose Coral Chalk Ink! The Rose Coral comes out much brighter than the Aquamarine which is used here! I looped a piece of Pool Party Cotton Ribbon through the tag and attached it to my card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals! For a little bit of flare and fun, I added the three little flowers – Calypso Coral, Pool Party, and Crushed Curry! I made these flowers by taking a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamping the little 4 petal flower from the Best Day Ever Stamp Set twice; giving the flower 8 petals! Then I cut them out…by hand….oh how I wish there was a punch for that so I didn’t have to fussy cut!! 🙂 I added those to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and put a Rhinestone in the center! Bright, Fresh and Fabulous! I love it!!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 21 2015

From the Party Animals!!!

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From the Herd, www.LaurasStampPad.com

My Mom’s Birthday was last week and this was the card that I created for her! It’s adorable, funny, and perfect for her! The first time I saw the Stamp Set – From the Herd which is in the Occasions Mini Catalog I loved it! It is just so funny and cute! I grew up on a farm and while we only had cow, chickens, and sheep I still love it! For this card to my Mom, I only wanted two animals to represent my husband and I (I’ll let you decided who is who 😉 )! Using my Basic Black Marker, I colored the goat and the bird and then stamped it on my piece of Whisper White cardstock. I’m not going to lie, I had to go over a few lines with the marker again because they didn’t come out clean and I wanted a bold line! Then I colored them in using my markers – Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray, and Smoky Slate. Adorable! Then I cut it out with the Deco Label Framelits! I wanted a nice layer so I cut a piece of Basic Gray out with the next Framelit up! For some texture, I ran the gray piece through the Big Shot with my Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder. I added this to my card base which was Wild Wasbi and added some Linen Thread. For the greeting, I stamped Happy Birthday on the front and then using the other greetings I stamped From the Party Animals on the inside! This stamp set also had a party hat, balloon, and noise maker so I decorated the envelope with some balloons on the front and party hats along the tab of the envelope in the back! It was just fabulous! I loved making a special card for someone who is so very special to me! 🙂

How do you plan on using the From the Herd Stamp Set? Leave me a comment down below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 20 2015

Technique Tuesday – Crazy About You!!!

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Happy Tuesday!!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!! I’m sharing the Crazy About You Stamp and coordinating Hello You Thinlit Die! I love this stamp set because it has some fabulous greetings and flowers!!!! Double Win!!!

Crazy About You Thinlits, www.LaurasStampPad.com

How fabulous is that? I am loving that color combo too – Strawberry Slush, Calypso Coral, and Crisp Cantaloupe!!! Let’s get started!

SUPPLIED NEEDED: Cardstock, Crazy About You Stamp Set, Hello You Thinlit, Big Shot, 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Wax Paper, and Embellishments

I started off with a card base of Pistachio Pudding (4-1/4″ x 11) and I stamped the leaf image from the Crazy About You Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog with Pistachio Pudding ink on the bottom! Then I stamped the flower in Strawberry Slush, Calypso Coral, and Crisp Cantaloupe Ink onto scrap paper and punched them out with my 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch! I adhered one of the flowers right to the paper and popped the other two up with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Now comes the fun part – picking out a fabulous greeting! The Crazy About You Stamp Set has greetings that coordinate with the Hello You Thinlits as you can see above! There are so many mix and match options!

Crazy About You

When you are using your Thinlits to cut out the greetings I have the following tips it goes smooth! 🙂

~Use Wax Paper on top of the cardstock when cutting out the words! This will help it pop right out of the die much easier. Your layers will go…Magnetic Plate or Multi-Purpose Platform / Clear Cutting Pad / Cardstock / Wax Paper / Thinlit / Clear Cutting Pad

~If your words don’t pop out right away, you can use the back of a straight pin or even Paper Snip tips to push it from the backside through those little holes in the Thinlit!

~If it seems that your Thinlit is not cutting through the cardstock, you may need to add a shim (I use a little piece of the cardstock that comes in the back of Designer Series Paper packs)! This adds a little bit of thickness so the die is pressed nice and tight!

Once you have your words cut out you can attach them to your card and stamp the coordinating greeting of your choice! I stamped “So Much” in Pistachio Pudding! Super fabulous! I hope you enjoyed this and if you want to see it in action, check out my Video Tutorial below! 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!

If you want to see the other sample shown in the video, click here!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 19 2015

Irresistible Polka Dots!!!

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Decorative Mask Emboss Resist, www.LaurasStampPad.com

How adorable is this card and it has polka dots!?!?!?!?! Loving it!!! I created this card with the fabulous Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure which means you can get it for FREE with a $50 (US) purchase! Last week I showed you how to use this paper with your Sponge Daubers here and your Spritzers here! Today I’m going to show you how to create this card with your Sponge Daubers and Decorative Masks!

I started off with a Hello Honey card base and then cut my star piece from the Irresistibly Yours DSP (4″ x 5-1/4″). Using my Sponge Daubers and Stripes and Dots Decorative Mask (or Simply Created Build A Banner Template), you will add ink (Bermuda Bay) in the dots over your paper! It is so fun because it reveals these adorable little stars! I love it. NOTE: You will want to take a paper towel and wipe each little dot to get the excess ink off the embossed stars before removing the template. If you remove the template and start rubbing all over to get the excess off, you will get streaks in between your dots!!! That’s what I’m here for….to make the mistakes for you and let you know the tips and trick! hehe! Once that is complete, you can adhere that to your card and start on your greeting. I stamped the greeting from the Big News Stamp Set in Memento Ink so I could color in the words with my darkest marker in the Coastal Cabana Blendibilities Set! Precious! I added a little knot of Hello Honey Satin Stitched Ribbon on the left to finish it off! Of course the greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals as well! What is a card without those?

Of course you can check out the Video Tutorial on this as well and don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it!!!

What is your favorite way to add color to the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper – Mask, Sponge Daubers, Spritzing, Stamping, or something else? Leave me a comment down below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 16 2015

Fabulous Friday!!!!

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Happy Friday!!!! I hope you had a great week and are ready to kick off the weekend with some fabulous Stampin’ Up goodies!!! I’m so excited to share the Weekly Deals with you this week because there are not ONE but TWO of my favorite on there!!!!

Weekly Deals 1.13

If you have followed my blog for even a week, you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Itty Bitty Punch Pack! You can see it used here, here, here, and here! I could have tagged more but I thought I better stop! 🙂 My 2nd favorite item is the Blackberry Bliss Satin Stitched Ribbon. Of course the Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist are fabulous too but I have been loving the Blackberry Bliss lately. I have been thinking it might be time to give that color a little break since it is so dark and I’m ready for Spring!!!! I just might need to pick up only 2 of the Blackberry Bliss and get some Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist for my Spring cards. 😉

Better than Email, www.LaurasStampPad.com

How cute is this NEW Stamp Set – Better Than Email??? This is perfect for stamping on the back of your hand-stamped cards, adding a tag to your home-made jam or treat, and putting on the back of that hand-sewn or stitched item that you created! I think my favorite one is the Better Than E-mail stamp because I LOVE getting mail and it is so much better than getting an email! I love it!!!

Don’t forget about Sale-A-Bration when you are ordering! You can get a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure for every $50 (US) you order!!! Also, be sure to check out the Occasions Mini Catalog for the latest product!!! So much amazing new stuff in there!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 15 2015

I Just Can’t Resist!!!

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I am loving the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure! It is so much fun and simple to get an emboss resist look without pulling out all of your embossing tools. You only need to pull out this paper and a coloring tool of your choice! Today, I’m using Sponge Daubers – my favorites!

Sponge Daubers Resist, www.LaurasStampPad.com

I started off with a card base of Pool Party and then I cut a piece of Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper into 4″ x 5-1/4″! Using my Sponge Daubers and Ink Pads (Pool Party & Calypso Coral) I added color to the paper! I went from the corner to the middle with each color applying ink by going side to side (diagonally). Then I took the flower from the Crazy About You Stamp Set in the Occasions Mini Catalog and stamped it in Calypso Coral. I love how it gave that darker look! I used the coordinating Hello You Thinlits to cut out the Hello and stamped the Sunshine from the Crazy About You Stamp Set. You can get this stamp set in Wood, Clear, and Photopolymer! Bundle with the Thinlits and Save! I layered the greeting on top of a strip of Pool Party and a strip of Beach House Washi Tape! Of course a little bling of Rhinestones finished it off! LOVE IT!

Check out this post and this Video Tutorial on more ways to use the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura