This card warms my heart! I love that greeting and the little bit of bling! This card is perfect for Valentine’s Day without the typical red, pink, and white! It could be used for weddings and anniversaries too!
I started with an Elegant Eggplant card base. Then I took a piece of Whisper White (4″ x 5-1/4″) and stamped the heart from the Love Sparkles Stamp Set all over in Elegant Eggplant Ink. I added this piece to the card front. For the greeting, I used the Banner Triple Punch for the fabulous banner tips. The Whisper White is 1-1/2″ wide and the Gold Foil Paper is 2″ wide. I stamped the greeting in Elegant Eggplant Ink from the Love Sparkles Stamp Set. I adhered them together and added it to the card front. Once it was all together, I added Gold Glitz Dazzling Details to each of the little bling on the hearts and greeting! Love it! Be sure to add this after you are all done assembling so you can set it aside to dry completely.
Of course I did this whole concept again with Silver Foil Paper and Silver Dazzling Details! I decided to use the star and mix up the greeting as well! I am loving this set!!!
Which do you prefer Love Sparkle Hearts or Celebrate the Stars??? Let me know in the comments below!!
Happy Friday, everyone!!! This has been a fabulous week!!! I took the day off on Monday to spend the day with my Mom celebrating her birthday! Ahhh the joys of being your own boss! We went shopping and then the rain started. My Mom then asked if we could go back to the house and make cards!!! 🙂 Of course I said, “Yes!” It was an amazing day!
Then on Tuesday, I got to gather with my amazing team! Not all of them could attend but that doesn’t mean we don’t still celebrate their accomplishments! Marcella just promoted to Silver so I showered her with all things Silver!!! We had a few more promotions and anniversaries to celebrate but I didn’t get a picture! (stay tuned, hopefully I will get them soon)
Wednesday was Stamp Club which is always a great time! I am starting a NEW Club in February!!! If you love stamping product, learning new techniques, and getting free stuff then Stamp Club is for you! Club is created to have a group of stampers get together once a month to create 2-3 cards featuring techniques and/or 3D items. Club consists of a minimum of 6 people and each person will place an order each month in the amount of $25 or more (totaling at least a $150 workshop order). This is a great way to be a hostess without having a party at your house! Club lasts for 6 months and one of those months you will be the Hostess and earn all of the hostess benefits. Stamp Club is on the Third Wednesday of the Month at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.! Let me know if you would like to join in February!
Now I’m getting excited to stamp with the ladies over in Paris…..Illinois!!! 🙂 I do enjoy saying I am going to Paris for the weekend! hehe The ice last weekend ruined our stamping plans for last weekend but luckily we were able to move it to this weekend! I am super excited and can’t wait!
Sale-A-Bration is always a great time to stamp, hostess, and join Stampin’ Up! Every $50 you spend, you can pick out a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click here to see all of the items you can pick and you will earn Laura’s Loyal Stampers Stickers! Woot Woot! When you Hostess a party or place an order that reaches $250, you will earn an additional $25 in Hostess Benefits!! That means you get $50 in Free Product!! You can also use that $50 to join Stampin’ Up! There is a fabulous special for joining during Sale-A-Bration too! You can use your hostess benefits towards your kit or you can join without having a party! It is $99 to join and you get to pick out $125 in any product you would like PLUS 2 FREE Stamp Sets of any value! Go for the highest value sets and that’s an additional $104 in product!!! WOOT WOOT! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out! I’m always happy to chat about it! Click here for more information!
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!
Normally this vintage/rustic look isn’t my thing but I am loving this so much!!! The Delicate Details Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set is so much fun to create backgrounds, edges and so much more!!! Even better, the stamp set was FREE with a $50 order! I love Sale-A-Bration!!!
I started with a Pool Party card base! Then I took a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock (4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″) and stamped 2 of the doilies from the Delicate Details Stamp Set in Craft White Ink. I love that the stamps are photopolymer because you can add as many of the lace images to the same block and stamp them together! Be sure to allow the white ink to dry since it is craft ink! Once it was dry, I added a Lace Doily. These doilies are AMAZING! They are white on one side and vanilla on the the other side. These doilies are also a bit thicker than the Delicate White Doilies so you can color them too!! They are fabulous! Then I tied some Linen Thread around the cardstock a few times for a little texture and fun! I added this piece to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals so it looks smooth over the thread! For the greeting, I stamped it from the So In Love Stamp Set in Pool Party Ink. I inked up the Happy and stamped it, then cleaned it and inked up Anniversary and stamped it. I love masking greetings to make it fit! Then I die cut it with the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I love these framelits for that amazing texture edge with no effort or extra layer. After cutting it out, I stamped the leaf image in Crumb Cake Ink. I took a loop of Pool Party Satin Stitched Ribbon and laid it on the back of the greeting and secured it with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added the greeting to the card front! To finish it off, I tied a little knot of Linen Thread into a bow and attached it with a Mini Glue Dot! I just love how this turned out!
If you would like to see this all in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give this a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe if you are new!! If you would like to see the other card shown in the video, click here!!!
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I am “so in love” with this card! I couldn’t help it! 🙂 This was the first card I made with the Delicate Details Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set and I love it!! It is very basic but still fabulous. It could be used for anniversary, wedding, or just because you love that person!
I started with a Very Vanilla card base! Then I took a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock measuring 3-3/4″ x 5″ and stamped the Delicate Details lace on the top and bottom. I stamped the large lace piece in Crumb Cake Ink. I tied some of the NEW Vanilla Satin 1/4″ Ribbon around it and tied it into a knot. I added this piece to the card front in the middle. For the greeting, I stamped it from the So In Love Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog! I stamped it in Crumb Cake Ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. I die cut it out with the Layering Circles Framelits as well as a Crumb Cake scallop circle to layer. I layered them together and then added it to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish it off, I added a few Pearls for texture and bling. Love it!
Check back tomorrow to see more using this stamp set!!!
Happy Tuesday!!! You all know that means I have a fabulous technique to share with you!! Today we are using those scraps that you all have on hand…..come on, I know I’m not the only one with scraps! Check out this beauty!!!
I love the combination of foil and cardstock in this background!! These are the two paper scrap bags that had the most in them so I went with it! I cut the Pool Party into 1/4″ strips and the Silver Foil Paper into 1/2″ strips. Love it!!! Thanks to Stampin’ Up! for showing this amazing technique!
I started with a Pool Party card base! Then I took a piece of Whisper White (4″ x 5-1/4″) and placed the scrap strips on it diagonally. I cut the Pool Party into 1/4″ strips and the Silver Foil Paper into 1/2″ strips but you can always do any size of strips you wish! There is no right or wrong way to do this technique. That is the fabulous thing about this! I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to adhere the strips because it was easy and I didn’t have to worry about the width of the Snail Adhesive. Just place the strips down and trim off the ends. You can then use the cut off pieces again on the ends!
After you are all done with the background, add it to the card base and decorate!!! For the greeting, I stamped it from the Suite Sentiments Stamp Set onto Whisper White. Then I die cut it with the Stitched Shapes Framelits (coming back soon, stay tuned). I love that fabulous stitching for the texture and pattern without an additional layer!!! 🙂
Look at that shine!!! I just love this! You could do this technique with Cardstock, Designer Paper, Glimmer Paper, or Foil Paper. There are so many options! Whatever you have scraps of, use them for this fabulous design!!! Go all out and have fun!
If you would like to see this all in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here!! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe if you are new! I post every Tuesday and Thursday!
This card is perfect to have on hand because it can be used for many different occasions!!! The other fabulous thing about this card is using the Pop Up Balloon Framelits in an out of the box way!!! Love it!!!
I started with a Whisper White card base and stamped the confetti image from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set all over the background in Dapper Denim Ink. Then I took a piece of the Carried Away Designer Series Paper (3″ x 4-1/4″) which is one of the items you can get for FREE through Sale-A-Bration and added it to the card front. For the greeting, I stamped it from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set onto a Whisper White piece measuring 1″ x 2-1/4″. I added the bow image to the top and bottom of the greeting piece. I die cut the bow from the coordinating Pop Up Balloon Thinlits (Bundle & Save 10%). Then I added all of this to a circle that I die cut with the Layering Circle Framelits. I added the circle to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Then I thought it needed just a little bit more so I added some Dapper Denim Enamel Shapes to the corners!!! I love how it turned out!!!
As you all know, stamping is a big part of my life! I love what I do and I love sharing what I love! I really really love sharing my love of stamping with my family!!! Here is a picture of my Mom and I stamping her Christmas Cards a few months ago! I never got a chance to share this but really wanted to….better late than never, right?
We had so much fun stamping, creating, and talking! My Mom doesn’t stamp regularly but we also make her Christmas Cards together. I love every moment of it! <3
I also got to stamp with my Mother-In-Law, Cindy, over the holidays!!! Cindy stamps with me as often as she can. She really enjoy coloring in all forms and I normally don’t have the patience to color all day. Oddly enough, when we played in the stamp room all day, I colored with the new Watercolor Pencils and she made fabulous cards! Again, we had an amazing time chatting, laughing, and stamping!! Nothing warms my heart more than stamping with friends and family. This week I started my classes back up and let me tell you I couldn’t be happier! I enjoyed the mini break but missed everyone! 🙂
I’m super excited to announce I have changed up my Laura’s Loyal Stampers Program for 2017!!! Now it doesn’t matter whether you order with me at a class, party, event or online!!!! You will earn a Sticker for every $40 order you place and after 10 Stickers, you will get a $40 Gift Certificate from me! The most amazing thing ever is that earning stickers is super easy during Sale-A-Bration!!! You can check out more information about it here – 2017 Laura’s Loyal Stampers Program! Click here to start shopping, earning Sale-A-Bration freebies, and Laura’s Loyal Stampers Stickers!!!! 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you here back on Monday!
Succulents are so in right now! Little potted plants and fairy gardens are in all the stores and are just so darn cute! I love them! My Mom has them all over the house and they are precious! We got to pick out a few for her to pot up for us for Christmas! Can’t wait to pick it up!!! Eeeee Love them!!! (now let’s just hope I can keep them alive) If you are like me and love them but can’t keep plants alive, this is perfect for you!!!! The Vertical Garden Project Kit comes with all of the supplies to make this succulent garden! No watering necessary! 🙂
The kit comes with all of the flower die cut out for you. All you have to do is curl the petals with your Bone Folder for that nice rounded look and glue them together! I actually brushed my petals with a sponge dauber in the same color as the cardstock just for a little texture and color variation. I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to adhere the layers together. The Kit Instructions say to use the Multipurpose Glue but I tend to use too much of that stuff! I love that I didn’t need to get out the hot glue gun for this entire kit. Me and the hot glue gun don’t get along very well and it takes like a million hours to complete because of the pick up, set it down routine.
I did use a Hot Glue Gun for the little roses. You will want to curl it around a pencil or your fingertip to get a base curl and then add the glue and press and hold. You actually want to put the glue on that “second to last” petal and then wrap the last petal up with the rest. Hopefully this photo helps!
Once you have all of your flowers done, you can hot glue them into the box. The box is super sturdy and not flimsy at all. I expected it to be a bit more flimsy but it doesn’t bend or curve at all. Be sure your spacing for your flowers fills box rather than placing them all in there and having leftover space (like me) or not having enough space for all of them! I just placed the greeting over the space that I had leftover. The ribbon that is included in the kit is super fun and frilly. It is easy to make a big floppy bow.
The kit comes with 2 banners which is fabulous for making mistakes or changing up the greeting!! The coordinating stamp set for this kit is Vertical Garden which has the words Welcome and Hello! I decided not to purchase the stamp set and thought I could add a greeting that I already had. I used the Layered Letters Alphabet Stamp Set for the letters and the leaves from Flourishing Phrases Stamp Set. I added a score line about an inch from the edges and added hot glue on the back side of the score line. I adhered that score line to the edge of the box! I super love how this turned out and I can’t wait to hang it on my front door closer to Spring! I wish that was tomorrow but unfortunately here in the midwest we have an ice storm coming so we must wait longer.
If you would like to see the contents of this kit in action, check out the unboxing video below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe you are new!!
A new year has begun and that means Birthdays will happen!!! I love sending Birthday Cards because it is the one event that we all partake in!!! I tend to struggle with man card since I love PINK and flowers and bling but this one is perfect!!!
I started with an Emerald Envy card base! Then I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 3″ and punched the right side corners with the Corner Rounder Punch. I stamped the balloons from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set in Pacific Point Ink and Emerald Envy Ink. I stamped the strings of the balloons in Basic Black Ink. I made this card first but since I have made a few more and I like the squiggle string better for this card. It makes the strings not look so straight and blah. I added this piece to a Emerald Envy card base in the middle of card. Then I added a piece of Party Animal Designer Series Paper measuring 1″ x 5-1/2″ along the left hand side of the card. This covers the gap between the edge of the card and the balloon piece! Then I added some Emerald Envy Taffeta Ribbon around the card and tied into a knot. The ribbon goes to the inside of the card! For the greeting, I stamped it in Pacific Point Ink onto Whisper White. I punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch. Then I punched out another one in Pacific Point and cut it in half. I put half behind the upper part of the greeting and the other hand on the lower portion of the greeting. Check out the video on how to do it here! I added the greeting to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Love it!!!
If you would like to get a Birthday Card this year, send me you name and address here! I would love to send out tons and tons of cards this year! #imbringingbirthdaysback
Happy Tuesday!!! Today I have a fabulous technique to share with you that you could use with lots of different stamp sets!!! Creating backgrounds is perfect for all types of projects from cards, scrapbooks, 3D projects and more!!!
All the shades of purple are used in this amazing balloon background card – Sweet Sugarplum, Perfect Plum, and Elegant Eggplant!
I started with a Perfect Plum card base! Then I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 3-3/4″ x 5″ and stamped the greeting from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set in Basic Black Archival Ink. I love this set for the amazing greetings and fun balloons!!! While waiting for the greeting to completely dry before watercoloring it, I worked on the background. I started with the border/outline balloon images from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set. There are 5 total balloons stamped with the outlines. I stamped the top left corner in Elegant Eggplant Ink and then stamped the bottom right balloon with it as well (without going back to the ink). This gives even more color variation to the card besides the 3 colors already. I stamped the middle balloon and bottom left balloon in Sweet Sugarplum Ink (both full strength). The balloon on the upper right is Perfect Plum Ink. After the 5 base balloons are set, I filled in the balloons with the solid balloon stamp. I stamped each of the balloons and then stamped a few of the solid ones along top of the cardstock to resemble more balloons in the background. You can play with the color variations by stamping off on scrap paper for some or using full strength! One big tip – when using the 2nd stamped image be sure it is only after stamping the first image completely. What I mean by this is that if you stamp the image and half of the balloon is falling off the cardstock, don’t stamp it again completely on the card. If you do it, it will stamp as a dark image on the half that was “falling off” and light on the half that was stamped before. To avoid this, you can stamp off directly on a piece of scrap paper before stamping onto your project so it is an even stamp off. Now that the background is all complete, I colored in the letters of the greeting with an Aqua Painter and ink from the ink pads – Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum. Once it was dried, I adhered it to a piece of Elegant Eggplant (4″ x 5-1/4″). I tied some of the Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon around the bottom of the cardstock and added it to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I liked using dimensionals when I have ribbon wrapped around because it makes it look nice and smooth and I just love the added texture. It is purple perfection!!!
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