Mar 25 2016

Fabulous Friday!!!

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Friday everyone!!! This is the last Friday of Sale-A-Bration! That makes me super sad because I have been loving all of the fabulous Sale-A-Bration items and having so much fun with them! I mean look at these fabulous creations!!! I am having a Final Sale-A-Bration Class that includes 7 cards all using Sale-A-Bration items. It will be on March 31st!!!

Remember that you can earn Sale-A-Bration Rewards in lots of different way!!!

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!

Of course, it isn’t a Friday without the Weekly Deals!!! Stock up on the bling!!! Stock up a lot and earn Sale-A-Bration goodies!!!

Of course I wanted to share this fabulous little sample again since it is not officially Easter Weekend! I’m super excited because Easter is my favorite holiday! I love the new beginning, the warm colors, the nice weather (let’s hope), the flowers, the candy, and the time with family! 🙂 I wish you all a Happy Easter!

Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 24 2016

Pedal Pusher!!!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I can’t believe Sale-A-Bration is almost over!!!! Be sure to stock up on supplies and goodies now so you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration items. This promotion ends on March 31st! Today I’m showcasing the Pedal Pusher Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set! It has this cute bike in it and it is super fun!!!!

I started with a Whisper White card base and added a piece of Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″! Then I placed a White Tea Lace Doily on the front of the card with the edge of it on the right hand side of the card! If you would like more or less doily, you can always cut it and add as much as you wish! For the focal point, I cut out a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 3″. I stamped the bicycle and greeting in Basic Black Archival Ink from the Pedal Pusher Stamp Set! I colored it in with a Blender Pen using Bermuda Bay, Tip Top Taupe, Pear Pizzazz and Rose Red Ink. Once I was done coloring, I used the Corner Punch to round the 2 left side corners. I added this piece to my card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little texture!

I think it is super cute and would make a great Anniversary card! Here is another sample I created using Pacific Point, Real Red and Basic Gray!

If you would like to see this technique 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!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 23 2016

Put Your Party Pants On!!!

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I love the name of this stamp set – Party Pants which is one of the Sale-A-Bration items that you can earn for Free with every $50 order. This promotion ends on March 31st!!! I have really enjoyed all of these fabulous Sale-A-Bration items and will be sad when it is over!!!

For this card, I started with a Cucumber Crush card base. I added some of the Silver Striped Designer Paper from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack to the bottom portion of the card. I stamped the balloons from the Party Pants Stamp Set in Pacific Point onto Whisper White. I punched them out with the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I added the end of some Whisper White Baker’s Twine to the back of each balloon and attached it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. I added them to the card front and then tied the tails together with a little bit more Baker’s Twine. For the little white line/glare look on the balloons, I used the White Chalk Marker! For the greeting, I stamped Happy Birthday from the Party Pants Stamp Set. I omitted “to you” part by just coloring in the Happy Birthday portion with a marker! I punched out the greeting with the Washi Label Punch and brushed the ends with some Cucumber Crush ink on a Sponge Dauber! I added the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals too! Love it!!!

This would make a fabulous Man Card! You could always change up the colors for a girl or to match the recipients favorite colors. What colors would you use? Let me know in the comments below!

To check out more samples using Sale-A-Bration items, click here! There are only 8 more days of Sale-A-Bration!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 22 2016

Technique Tuesday – Vine Cut Out!!!

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday everyone! You all know what that means….I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!! We are playing with the Botanical Bundle and creating a fabulous cut-out!!! Check this out!!!

Isn’t this card just beautiful??? I love it!!! I can not take credit for this idea though. I got it from another fabulous demonstrator – Wendy Weixler. Thanks Wendy for the amazing idea!!! Let’s get started!

For this card, I used all 3 products from the Botanical Bundle – Botanical Blooms Stamp Set, Botanical Garden Designer Series Paper, and Botanical Builder Framelits. I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4-1/4″ x 11″ and I folded it in half for my card base! I laid this piece of cardstock onto the Precision Base Plate on my Big Shot and placed the vine framelit from the Botanical Builder Set on the left hand side, solid leaves on the outside, and a little diagonal. You will want to place it falling off your cardstock in the top left corner near your fold. Run it through the Big Shot and there you have that fabulous vine cut-out. I love using the Big Shot Die Brush to pop out the cardstock from the Framelit and get rid of all of those little paper hairs. Now you can decorate as you wish. I used a piece of the Botanical Garden Designer Series Paper measuring 2″ x 5-1/2″. You can make your piece smaller or larger, just make sure it is enough to back the vine cut-out. This piece of DSP will go on the inside left of your card. On the front, I used the little flowers stamp and stamped all up and down the card in Blackberry Bliss. For the other flowers, I used the Botanical Builder Framelits and 3 shades of Purple – Blackberry Bliss, Perfect Plum, and Wisteria Wonder! I added some Crushed Curry Candy Dots to the center of the flowers for a little POP! The greeting is from the Botanicals For You Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set. I used my markers to only ink up the “You’re Awesome” and omit the “…because”. I love this card!!!

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

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 21 2016

Bright Balloons in the Clouds!!!

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

There is always something beautiful even on a cloudy day! With this card, I think the clouds are sparse enough that is is just a bright and beautiful day!!! 🙂 I love that POP of color in the balloons on this card!

I started with a Soft Sky card base and added a piece of Marina Mist measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. Then I took a piece of Very Vanilla measuring 3-3/4″ x 5″ and stamped the clouds from the Balloon Celebration Stamp Set in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I stamped the big cloud in Marina Mist (stamped off once) and the smaller cloud in Soft Sky. You can always stamp the images a few times to get those various shades and lighter look. For the balloons, I stamped onto scrap Very Vanilla cardstock with the Balloon Celebration stamps. I stamped the solid balloon in Calypso Coral (stamped off once) and then I stamped the texture/dots in full strength Calypso Coral. I punched the balloons out with the Balloon Bouquet Punch (Bundle & Save 15%). I placed the end of the Gold Baker’s Twine on the back of the balloon and placed a Stampin’ Dimensional over the top of it to hold it in place. Then I added 1-2 more Dimensionals up higher and placed it on the card. I pulled the strings tight and wrapped them to the back of the cardstock and placed another Stampin’ Dimensional on top of the ends. I added more Dimensionals to the back and placed it on the card front. You all know how I love my Stampin’ Dimensionals. For the greeting, I stamped it in Marina Mist onto Soft Sky. I slide the paper into the Banner Triple Punch and added it to the card front! Love it!

You can check out more samples using the Balloon Celebration Bundle here and here!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 18 2016

Fabulous Friday!!!

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Friday!!! This has been a fabulous week of warmer weather and SUNSHINE!!! I just love the sun. It really can brighten your day….in more ways that 1. 🙂 This has been a busy and fabulous week!!! I had my Fabulous Friends Team Meeting this week and got to shower Becky B. with lots of Bling! She promoted to Silver last month so she got Silver Foil Paper, Silver Glimmer Paper, Silver Satin Ribbon and Silver Sequins. I’m so proud of her and her accomplishments!!

Don’t forget that you can join my Fabulous Friends Team this month for just $99 and you can pick out $155 worth of any product of your choice!!! Click here for more information or feel free to reach out. I’m always happy to answer any questions your might have!

Of course it wouldn’t be a Friday without the Weekly Deals!!! There is GOLD Bling in there for you. Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day so get your pot of gold with this fabulous Gold Foil Paper!

I have another fun filled weekend of Stamping!!! I’ll be stamping with the girls in Paris on Saturday. Then on Sunday I’m headed to my Mom’s house for more stamping with her and her friends! I am loving every minute of it!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 17 2016

Balloon Bouquet!!!

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Eeeeee! This card just makes me so excited I have to scream! PINK! BLING! RIBBON! SPONGE DAUBERS!!! I love it!!! You could always change up the color to your favorite color/s or even for a more masculine card! I’m super excited about the Balloon Celebration Stamp Set and coordinating Balloon Bouquet Punch (Bundle and Save 15%)!

I started with a Melon Mambo card base. Then I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. I stamped the balloon strings and greeting in Basic Black. Then I stamped one large and one small balloon outline onto Melon Mambo cardstock and punched them out. I also punched out one large and one small balloon in Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper and Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. You will want to adhere the balloons from the bottom up (shortest strings first)! I did half of them directly to the cardstock and the other half with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Then I brushed the edges of the cardstock with Melon Mambo and a Sponge Dauber and added it to the card base. For the bow, I used Melon Mambo Cotton Ribbon and used the Fork Bow Technique! You can check out the video tutorial on that here! I adhered the bow to the card with a Mini Glue Dot! Perfect!!!

TIP: So you might notice a bit of an outline of a balloon on the glimmer paper….DON’T DO IT! I added the balloon border to the Melon Mambo balloons and I liked how it really defined the balloon so I thought I would do the same with the Glimmer Paper. It didn’t dry and then smeared and got all over my fingers/project. I guess it eventually dried but I wouldn’t recommend doing it. 🙂 That’s what I’m here for….to make the mistakes and pass along the tips!

If you would like to see more samples and some basics on the Balloon Celebration Bundle, check out my video tutorial here or by clicking below! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 16 2016

Birthday Boy!!!

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

This card is very simple, quick, and could be modified for anyone!!!! I think this card screams Birthday Boy but you could change the colors to pink and yellow for a girl. Really you could do any color combination for anyone! My favorite color growing up was blue until about high school and then I went crazy over PINK!!!! A few years ago it was purple and green but still pink. Now it is Bermuda Bay and still Pink!

For this card, I used a Tip Top Taupe card base. I took a piece of Very Vanilla measuring 4″ x 3-1/2″ and used the Corner Rounder Punch on the bottom right corner. I stamped the greeting in Cucumber Crush from the Balloon Celebrations Stamp Set. For the balloons, I used Cucumber Crush and Bermuda Bay. I stamped the outline in full strength and the solid balloon fill I stamped off once. I used Basic Black for the string. I adhered this to my card front and added a little piece of Cherry on Top Washi Tape! I love how quick and simple it is and you could really use this card for lots of occasions if you switched up the greeting! I just might be making lots of these with different color combinations. Believe it or not I am low on cards right now!!! Time to bulk up!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 15 2016

Technique Tuesday – Botanical Gardens!!!

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You all know that means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today! This one is super simple and yet super fabulous!!! Check this out!!!

Isn’t this card fabulous? You are probably looking at it thinking what’s the technique! It’s the Designer Series Paper! I used the Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper and Botanical Blooms Stamp Set but you are going to want the entire Bundle and Save 15% which includes the Botanical Builder Framelits as well! Love all of these products! Plus if you order it before the end of the month you will get a Sale-A-Bration item for FREE! Let’s get started!

The Botanical Blooms Stamp Set coordinates with the Designer Series Paper so you can stamp the leaf veins and centers of the flowers to add more texture and interest to the flowers. It really makes the paper POP! I love it! It goes from cute to WOWZA!!!

For the card above, I added the Designer Series Paper to a Hello Honey card base. Then I wrapped some Linen Thread around the card a few times and tied it in a knot! I like the jungle look that the thread gives! For the greeting, I used the Rose Wonder Stamp Set and stamped it in Cajun Craze. I punched out the Whisper White with the 2″ Circle Punch and layered it onto Mint Macaron punched out with the 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch. I added the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you would like to see this in action, check out my Video Tutorial below or by clicking here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and subscribe to my channel – Laura’s Stamp Pad so you don’t miss out when future videos are posted!

Stay tuned for a lot more samples using the Botanicals Bundle!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 14 2016

Corrugated Creation!!!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

So if you have been following me for even a week, you know I am IN LOVE with the Rose Wonder Bundle! I love the greetings and the flowers! You might look at it and think it’s flowers and girly. While I would agree, I like to think out of the box and see if I can create some Man Cards with it as well. I DID IT!!!

I started with a card base of Pear Pizzazz and stamped the leaf from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set (Bundle & Save 15%) in Pear Pizzazz. I also die cut some of the leaves from the coordinating Rose Garden Framelits and added those to the card front. I used the Fine Tip Glue Pen to adhere them. Then I added a strip of the Corrugated Kraft Paper. This paper is super fun because it adds texture to your project but it isn’t too bumpy and it cuts super easy with the Stampin’ Trimmer! It has a very masculine look to it as well! For the greeting, I stamped the label in Pear Pizzazz and the greeting in Crumb Cake and then die cut it with the Rose Garden Framelits! I added the greeting with Stampin’ Dimensionals!

I have done lots of cards with this bundle, you can check them out by clicking here, here, and here! Let me know which one your favorite is in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura