Feb 18 2015

You Light Up My Life!!!

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

This card LIGHTS UP MY LIFE! I love the bright colors! I love the bling with Glimmer Paper and Rhinestones! I love the greeting! This is sure to brighten anyone’s day! I started with a card base of Coastal Cabana and layered a piece of Strawberry Slush measuring 3-3/4″ x 5″! I used my Top Note Die and Big Shot to cut out the Whisper White piece. Using the lights from the One Tag Fits All Stamp Set, I inked JUST the lights in Memento Ink and stamped them in the corners. The easiest way to do this is to turn over your stamp and ink it up with the ink pad. You can see where you are inking better. TIP: Then to be safe, place a post-it note or scrap piece of paper over the words before stamping. I do this just in case it is still a little dirty because I don’t want that light image coming through on my project and if some ink got on there while inking up the lights! Come on, I’m not the only one that has made this mistake, am I? Well it won’t happen to all of you because of the tip I gave you! 🙂 I colored in the lights with my Blendabilities – Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, and Melon Mambo! I added a Rhinestone to one of the lights! Now for the tag and greeting! I stamped the greeting in Memento onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the Large Oval Punch! I layered this onto a piece of Strawberry Slush punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch! I stamped the Tag image from the One Tag Fits All Stamp Set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and colored it with my Blendabilities – Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral, and Melon Mambo! I fussy cut the tag because I wanted the full image and if you use the Note Tag Punch, it is slightly smaller! I attached the tag to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a small strip of Silver Glimmer Paper…use up those scraps! 🙂 Then I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the oval greeting as well! LOVE IT!!! You can see this card and others using this stamp set in my Video Tutorial here!

What color combination brightens your day? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 17 2015

Technique Tuesday – Rainbow Resist!!!!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday all! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend celebrating Valentine’s Day, Mardi Gras or just a nice weekend relaxing!!! Now it is time to get out those crafty supplies and create this amazing rainbow card because today is Technique Tuesday!!!

LOVE THIS! I think I like the stars better than the scallop but either way these cards are AMAZING!!!! Now let’s get started!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper, Sponge Daubers, Ink Pads, Paper Towel, Greeting Stamp

You will start with a piece of Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration) measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. Get out your ink pads and Sponge Daubers. I used Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, and Elegant Eggplant. Starting on one corner start with your Bermuda and go diagonal. Just add enough color for the look you want and you don’t need to go really wide. Take your next color and overlap it a little with the previous color so they blend together really well. I was able to use each color twice but as you can see in the two samples above, some colors are wider and my angles are different. That is okay!!!! Love it! Once you are all done adding your rainbow colors, you will take the paper towel to wipe off access ink that is sitting on top of those embossed images. You will really start to see your white embossed image POP right now! Now you can layer this onto your card front. I used Whisper White Cardstock. For my greetings, I used the Label Love Stamp Set and coordinating Artisan Label Punch (Bundle & Save!). The card on the left I used Pumpkin Pie Ink and for the card on the right, I used my markers in the same colors as the rainbow to color the stamp! LOVE IT!

If you would like to see this in action, check out my Video Tutorial! Be sure to give it a Thumbs Up if you liked it! 🙂 Also, if you would like to see more samples using the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper, check those out here, here and here!

Happy Spongin’

~Laura

Feb 16 2015

You Made My Day!!!

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

This quick and simple card is just adorable! The perfect little note card to give to someone randomly as soon as they make you smile!!! I used one of the Note Cards & Envelopes and stamped the background with the 5 dots from the Best Day Ever Stamp Set in Coastal Cabana! Then I took a piece of Whisper White and stamped the greeting in Calypso Coral! You could use Best Day Ever or You Made My Day! I brushed the edges with my Sponge Dauber for some added color and adhered this to the card front with some Stampin Dimensionals. Then I added some Ribbon and a Button from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack! I love using my Sale-A-Bration items on adorable simple cards! You can earn Sale-A-Bration items with every $50 (US) you spend from now till March 31st!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 13 2015

Fabulous Friday!!!

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Friday!!! WOOT WOOT! The Weekly Deals the week are AMAZING! (I hope you heard my high pitch sing song voice for that!) 🙂 Check them out!!!

I think I’m going to say that my favorite is the Floral Frames Framelits! Here, here, and here are some projects that I have created with these! LOVE THEM! My second favorite item is the Chalkboard Banner Kit. That kit is super fabulous because you can use it over and over and over again because you just erase the words written in chalk and write another one. I have used this at my Craft Fairs, Parties and even my niece and nephew’s birthday party!

Isn’t that fabulous!?!?!? It comes with tons of patterns and colors of decorative banners as well! Those pom poms on the end are super festive as well! LOVE IT! These deals end on Monday night so get them before they are gone!

Have a fabulous weekend and Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

~Laura

Feb 12 2015

Pairing Petite Petals!!!

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I love this quick and simple card that is just fabulous….after all it has flowers on it!!!! I started with a card base of Bermuda Bay but you could use any color you would like for this! Then I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and punched along the left hand side with my Petite Petals Punch! You can do as many as you wish just be sure to stay away from the edges and away from each flower. You don’t want to punch real close and have it rip because it is too close! Then you will stamp your greeting! I used the greeting from Petite Pairs (how fitting ; ) )but there is plenty of room for a large greeting or small one! Before adhering it down with Stampin’ Dimensionals, I added some Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine to the middle. Now you can place it on the front of your card. To finish it off, I added Pearls to the center of each flower! You could always use a Rhinestone OR (this just came to me) you could do this in yellow and add a Basic Black Candy Dot to the center and it would look like a Daisy! Oh I just may have to go do that! Also, you can add some of those punched flowers to the inside of your card for a little decoration! Isn’t that fabulous and simple? I love it!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 11 2015

Fabulous Gift Idea & a Give-Away!!!

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Who wouldn’t love this adorable gift??? It is fabulous, useful, and simple to make!!!! I grabbed some Note Cards & Envelopes, Lotus Flower Stamp Set which is a Sale-A-Bration item and some ink pads!!!! I stamped the flowers and greeting in Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Tangerine Tango! My stem was done in Mossy Meadow! You can see a tutorial on stamping with this stamp set here!

Aren’t they gorgeous? After stamping them all, I put them in a Gusseted Cellophane Bag and tied it shut with some Whisper White Organza Ribbon. I looped a little bit of Gold Sequin Trim in there as well for a little bling! 🙂 I love it! I have been using these as Thank You Gifts to my Hostesses and Bridal Fair Give-Aways! These would be perfect for a friend’s birthday, a thank you gift to someone who you wish to thank, or a gift at your next Bridal or Baby Shower! You can match the flower color to the recipient’s favorite color or Bride’s wedding colors! So much fun!

So who would love to receive some of these??? Subscribe to my blog (in the upper right corner) and leave me a comment below with your favorite color of flower!!!! I will be picking a random winner!!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 10 2015

Technique Tuesday – Elegant Butterfly!!!

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!! Today I am sharing the Butterfly Thinlits with you from the Occasions Mini Catalog! It is super fabulous and elegant! Also, butterflies make me think of Spring so I’m all about them right now! 🙂 How amazing are these cards?

My mom asked me for some elegant, simple cards that she could use for occasions such as Baptism, 1st Communion, Confirmation, and Weddings! This is what I came up with and she loved them!!!!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Butterfly Thinlits, Oval Framelits, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Pearls, Very Vanilla Cardstock

I started with a Very Vanilla card base. Then I took a piece of Very Vanilla (4″ x 5-1/4″) and using my Oval Framelit I cut an oval out of the center. The size I used was the 4th one (middle one)! After cutting out the oval, I placed the piece of cardstock into the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and ran that through the Big Shot. I adhered this piece to my card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. You know how I love those things and I really liked how it can dimension to the card. NOTE: I placed the embossed paper onto my card front with the embossed image down, so it doesn’t pop up on my card but is smooth. I just thought this made it smooth and elegant! Then I ran a piece of Very Vanilla through the Big Shot with my Butterfly Thinlits from the Occasions Mini Catalog! LOVE these! The best way to do it to layer your Clear Cutting Pad, Dryer Sheet, Cardstock, Wax Paper, Thinlit, and Clear Cutting Pad. The Dryer Sheet and Wax Paper make it super easy to pop it out of the die and so you don’t spend hours popping out each of those butterfly details!!! I adhered the Butterfly with Mini Glue Dots and stamped the greeting in Chocolate Chip from the Crazy About You Stamp Set which is also in the Occasions Mini Catalog! Perfect! I added some Pearls to one of them! Also, I created this one as well with the Bird Builder Punch!

Of course when I showed these to my Mom she loved them and wanted lots of them to have on hand! 🙂

Here is a Video Tutorial shows you how to make this card and showing you how to die cut using your Thinlits! I hope you enjoy it and if so be sure to give it a Thumbs Up!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 9 2015

I Love You! It’s True!

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Valentine’s Day is this Saturday!!!! This is a fabulous card to give to someone you love!!! I started with a Basic Black card base and added a piece of Real Red to the front measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″! Before adhering it though, I took a strip of Whisper White Satin Ribbon and looped a knot through it and then adhered the ends to the back of the Real Red! It is different than a bow or knot and super fun! Then I cut out a Whisper White piece of cardstock with my Deco Label Framelits and Big Shot! Using my Basic Black ink pad, I stamped the greeting from the One Tag Fits All Stamp Set which is in the Occasions Mini Catalog! I added a few Red Glimmer hearts that were punched out with my Itty Bitty Punch Pack! I love those little punches! Since black is so dark, I added a piece of Whisper White (4″ x 5-1/4″) to the inside and then added a few hearts in there as well! LOVE IT!

You can see other cards created with this stamp set here and here and a Video Tutorial here! Do you have your Valentine’s done and ready? Leave me a comment down below with the Stamp Set you used!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 6 2015

Paper Pumpkin Friday Fun!!!

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Friday!!! Today I’m going to share with you the January Paper Pumpkin kit which is absolutely adorable! I love the gold accents! You can see the reveal of this kit here! I put together these treat bags and they are just precious! Now I am all set with my goodies to give my nieces and nephews! Since the kit comes with 24 treat bags, I will use the rest as random acts of kindness to pass out to people I see when I am out and about next week! LOVE IT!!!!

If you aren’t a My Paper Pumpkin subscriber, you will want to get signed up before February 10th so you don’t miss out on any future kits! I can’t wait to see what the February Kit is going to be!!! Click here to sign up now! Also, don’t forget that you can purchase the 3 Month Subscription now during Sale-A-Bration and you will get $5.00 off AND a Sale-A-Bration item for FREE!

Of course what is a Friday with out the Weekly Deals??? GLIMMER PAPER! I am so excited about that! You know how I love my bling! Also, you can use the Tag A Bag Accessory Kit for your Valentine’s! Be sure to order those now to get them in time!!!

I am looking forward to my stamp class with an amazing group of ladies tomorrow morning! Starting off the weekend my favorite way! I hope you all have an amazing weekend!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 5 2015

Birthday Bash!!!!

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I am loving the Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper in the Occasions Mini Catalog! Remember my love for the Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper and how sad I was when it retired…..well Stampin’ Up has brought back it’s cousin!!!! WOOT WOOT!

How fabulous is this quick and simple card? I used Bermuda Bay as the card base and added a piece of the Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper (DSP) measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″! For the greeting, I used two images from the Big Day Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set! I colored in the letters with my Blendabilities!!!! A stamper friend of mine said this paper looks like books and it would be fabulous to write book titles on the books! Isn’t that a great idea?!?!?!

I “think” this one is my favorite but it is so hard to pick! I just love the stripes and color combination. I used Tangelo Twist for the card base here! LOVE IT!

This one is fabulous too! It was the favorite at my Girls Night Out Stamp Event! I think more people picked this one than any other design! This one uses a Crushed Curry card base! So many fabulous options and each one looking amazing as ever!!!!

You can make these cards with the following items:

Bermuda Bay Cut & Ready Card Bases….$4.95

Crushed Curry Cut & Ready Card Bases….$4.95

Tangelo Twist Cardstock…$6.95

Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper….$12.95

Memento Ink Pad….$5.95

Bermuda Bay Blendabilities….$11.95

Daffodil Delight Blendabilities….$11.95

When you order all of these items you get the Big Day Stamp Set for FREE with Sale-A-Bration!!!!! You can make 40 cards and have lots of supplies leftover to use on other projects!!!! Get your’s today!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura