Dec 16 2014

Technique Tuesday – Glimmer & Glitz Stars

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! That means that I have a fabulous technique to share with you and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one! Lots of bling and you can pick whatever color you want!!!!

I love love love Silver and BLING….add in a pop of color and it screams my name!!!!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Silver Glimmer Paper, Cardstock, Sponge Dauber, Star Framelits, Big Shot, Stamps & Ink

Start off with a card base of 4-1/4″ x 11″ in Whisper White and adhere a piece of Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum on top measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. Vellum can be tricky to adhere because you can see where the adhesive is since it is partially clear. With this card, you don’t have to worry about your adhesive because it is covered by the Whisper White decorative piece. Then using a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 3-1/2 x 4-3/4″, you will place the third largest star from the Star Framelits on the bottom half and run it through your Big Shot! Now using your Sponge Daubers, brush the edges of the white rectangle and the punched out star! You can use the star on the inside of your card or for a completely different project! Stamp your greeting to the top of the white rectangle and then add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the corners of your white rectangle. You can add maybe 1 or 2 in the middle if you like them a lot like me! Place that on your card front. Now using the 2nd smallest Star Framelit, cut out a star in Silver Glimmer Paper! You will adhere this star in the center of your cut out star on your card front. Adhere with Snail Adhesive! You can place your cut out white star on the inside of your card! For the card above, I used Blackberry Bliss and the Endless Wishes Stamp Set!

For this card, I used Real Red and the Endless Wishes Stamp Set. I added the star to the inside on the top for some extra flare!

For this card, I used Pacific Point and the Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set! Also, I added in a little Silver Foil Star from the center of the wreath from last week’s post! To see this all in action, check out the Video Tutorial below! Be sure to give it a Thumbs Up if you liked it!!!!

I would like to thank Dawn Griffith for this great idea. She did her’s in all Silver which I loved but I added my flare with the color!!!! Let me know in the comments below which color your favorite was or which color you would like to use for a POP of color!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 11 2014

Christmas Bauble!!!

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

This Christmas Bauble Stamp is so simple and yet so much fun! It is a single stamp and really that is all you need! How fabulous is this card? I stamped the bauble on Whisper White cardstock in VersaMark and then poured Silver Embossing Powder over it. Heated it with my heat tool and then let the magic begin! I played with my Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities a little and then was sad that I didn’t have the Old Olive set as well. No worries, I got out my markers. I will saw that the Blendabilities were more fun and you can’t see the stroke lines like you can with markers! Either way though, this card is fabulous! After coloring it, I cut it out with my Labels Collection Framelits and my Big Shot, added some Stampin’ Dimensionals and popped it on my card! My card base is Crumb Cake and the center strip is Cherry Cobbler ran through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder!

Here is another one using my Lost Lagoon Marker and I left out the Cherry Cobbler strip. I just played around with it to see what I liked the best. I prefer the top one! What about you?

If you love to color, this is so much fun and you NEED the Blendabilities Markers! 🙂

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 10 2014

Pine Tree Perfection!!!

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I am loving this card…..is it the Trees? Mossy Meadow? Lucky Stars Embossing Folder? Satin Stitched Ribbon? I’m not sure which one item it is or if it is just a combination of all of them! It just look so perfect and like a real tree line!

I started with a card base of Mossy Meadow. Then I took a piece of Whisper White (4″ x 5-1/4″) and ran it through the Big Shot with the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder! I really love that one! I wrapped some Mossy Meadow Satin Stitched Ribbon around the bottom portion and then adhered it to the card front. Then with some scrap white cardstock, I stamped the trees from the Festival of Trees Stamp Set in Mossy Meadow! I used the coordinating Tree Punch (Bundle & Save) to punch them out and I added them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! The greeting is from the Festival of Trees Stamp Set as well and I brushed the edges with my Sponge Daubers! For the ends, I slide the piece of paper into my Curly Label Punch to only punch one side at a time! Of course do that before sponging the edges! I hope you enjoy this card as much as I do!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 9 2014

Technique Tuesday – Silver Foil Wreath!

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today and this one is amazing!!!! It uses lots of my favorite items – embossing folders, bling (Silver Foil), and ribbon!

Isn’t the Silver Foil just amazing? The best part is there is no Silver Foil waste because you cut out the wreath from the layering piece of foil! I love using up all scraps and pieces!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Silver Foil (or Gold Foil), Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Cardstock, Stamps, and Ribbon

You will start with a piece of Silver Foil measuring 3-3/4″ x 3-3/4″! Lay the wreath framelits in the center and run it through the Big Shot. Be sure that it is in the center because you will be using the leftovers to layer on your card! Now that you have your wreath cut out, you will place it in the Embossing Folder of your choice. I used the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder in the one above and Stylish Stripes in the one below!

Now you can start to assemble. Add some Snail Adhesive to the corners of a piece of cardstock measuring 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″. For the one at the top, I used Night of Navy and for the one just above I used Lost Lagoon! Then you will adhere that to your Silver Foil that you used to cut the wreath out of. Add some Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back corners of the Silver Foil and attach to the top portion of your card base. Then you will add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the Wreath and attach that to the center of your square. Now you can pick the ribbon of your choice to add to the top of your wreath. For the card at the top, I used Whisper White Organza Ribbon and for the card just above I used Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon! On the bottom you can put the greeting of your choice. For one card at the top, I used Christmas Bliss Stamp Set and Modern Label Punch. For the card just above, I used the Watercolor Winter Too Stamp Set! The card pictured below uses the Bloom with Hope Hostess Stamp Set because I wanted a Birthday greeting that was scrolly and elegant like the card! I am loving this card idea and can’t wait to make more!

To watch this card be made, check out the Video Tutorial below!!!! Don’t forget to give it a Thumbs Up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss next week’s video on how to use the center of the wreath to make the little star!

Let me know which color was your favorite in the comments below – Night of Navy or Lost Lagoon?

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 4 2014

Lovely As A Tree!!!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

This card has been the favorite in all of my Christmas Card Classes this year! The funny this is……it is not even a Christmas Stamp Set – it’s Lovely As A Tree!!! While I am not a fan of the color brown, I do really like this card and that POP of color with the Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding!

For the card base, I used a piece of Soft Suede measuring 4-1/4″ x 11 and I ran that through the Big Shot with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. TIP: You will want to fold your cardstock in half first so that you know where your crease is and won’t put the card in too deep on the folder! If so, you will end up with a few dots on the back of your card. Then you will take a piece of 2-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Very Vanilla cardstock and stamp the tree towards the top and the greeting towards the bottom; leaving space in between for your ribbon. The tree is from the Lovely As A Tree Stamp Set and the greeting is from the October Promotional Set – Good Greetings. You can always use the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set or any other favorite greeting of yours. Now you will adhere this to a piece of Crumb Cake measuring 2-3/4″ x 5-1/2″. Once those two pieces are together, you will tie your Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding around them both. I just did a knot but you could always do a bow if you wish. Now you will place this piece onto your card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals! DONE! This is a fairly simple card so you can crank out many of them in a little amount of time!

I hope you enjoyed this sample! Let me know your favorite Holiday Card that uses a non-holiday Stamp Set in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 26 2014

Filigree Frame Fun!!!

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I love the simplicity and elegance of this card! Of course, you know me and my love for Embossing Folders and this Filigree Frame one is no different – so elegant and so simple! You could use this Filigree Embossing Folder for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, babies, and so much more! Just stamp a greeting in the middle and you are done! LOVE IT!

I started this card off with a Real Red card base. For the Whisper White piece, I actually cut it a smidge bigger that usual because I wanted all of the filigree on it so it measures 4-1/8 x 5-3/8″! I ran that through my Big Shot with the Filigree Frame Embossing Folder! I then stamped my greeting from the Bright & Beautiful Stamp Set! You could always pick your favorite greeting! I thought the card needed a little bling so I took the star from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and punched 2 stars from the Silver Glimmer Paper! I attached those with Mini Glue Dots! DONE! How fabulous is that? You could whip up many of these in no time at all!

Are you making Christmas Cards this year? I would love to see your creation, leave me a photo or description in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 25 2014

Technique Tuesday – Wreath Candle Holder!!!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!! You all know what that means….I have a fabulous technique to share with you today! You have seen over the past few weeks lots of samples using the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and coordinating Wonderful Wreath Framelits! Well I have another out of the box way to use this amazing pair!

How adorable is this? It would be fabulous at your dinner table, on your mantel, on an end table and so many other places! You could use the Fall colors and use this at your Thanksgiving Dinner too!Now lets get started on how to make this!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Big Shot, Wild Wasbi Ink, Garden Green Ink, Cherry Cobbler Ink, Red Glimmer Paper, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Candle

You will want to stamp three of the wreaths onto Whisper White cardstock and cut them out. Here is a video tutorial on how to stamp and cut! Now it is time to assemble. I started with a Scallop Circle punched piece of Garden Green as my base; you could always use any circle or scallop circle you wish! Add some Snail Adhesive around the edges of the scallop circle and place your first wreath down! Add some adhesive around the inner circle of the wreath. Take your second wreath and cut it apart on one side and overlap the wreath about 1/4″ to 1/2″ and press it into your adhesive. Now you will repeat with your last wreath but overlap it just a little bit more so that you have that gradual tapering affect. You could always use a Hot Glue Gun for this project as well. Now for your candle, measure your candle so you know how much Red Glimmer Paper you will need (all candles vary). I used Sticky Strip to adhere the Red Glimmer Paper to my candle. Now you can add a bow to your candle to help cover the crease of the glimmer paper and for some added flare. I used Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and attached it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Be sure not to adhere your candle to your wreath because the on/off switch for the candle is on the bottom! (Thought I would mention that since I almost did that. 🙂

I hope you enjoy this technique today and were able to see yet another way how to use your Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and coodinating Wonderful Wreath Framelits! Bundle & Save! Love this pair!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 20 2014

Holiday Holly!!!

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Last week I showed you how to use the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and matching Wonderful Wreath Framelits (Bundle & Save) for a Fall and Winter Wreath and Tuesday I showed you how to make garland! Today I’m going to show you how to make a window planter full of holly!

You will start with a piece of Garden Green cardstock measuring 4-1/4″ x 11″ and score along the 11″ side at 2-3/4″ and 8-1/4″ and fold those in. This created your gate fold card base! Next you will need 2 piece of the Plaid Designer Series Paper from the Trim the Tree Paper Stack measuring 2-1/2″ x 4″. Put some adhesive on the back of one piece of Designer Series Paper and attach one end of your Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon (7″) to the edge (outside edge, centered from top to bottom, see photo above). Now add additional adhesive and place it on the left side panel of your card base. Adhere the right side panel as well. Now you will pull the ribbon around to the front and next to the edge of the inside portion of the panel you will apply 2 strips of Sticky Strip as shown below! Cut the end of the ribbon diagonally or with banner tips!

Now it is time to create the window! Just like on Monday’s sample, you will start with a 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ piece of Early Espresso cardstock and run it through the Big Shot with your Woodgrain Texture Embossing Folder! This adds a little texture to your window! Then place four 1″ Square Punched pieces on top to resemble a window! These will be your guide! You can punch your squares out of Post-It notes on the sticky end or just use some scrap paper and add a small dab of Snail Adhesive. Now using your 1″ Square Punch, you will slide the white square in and line up those scrap squares and punch! Now you have your window!

Now to create the curtain you will need some of the Garden Green checked Designer Series Paper from the Trim the Tree Designer Paper Stack. You will need three Large Oval Punches and you will cut one in half! Turn your Window frame over (face down) and apply Snail adhesive to the back side! You will place the two full ovals on the top two windows diagonally with the green check face down and then you will add the halves to the two bottoms. These bottoms ones are only slightly diagonal. Turn over your window and it should like to curtains (see photo above). Now you can pull the Sticky Strip backs off of your card base and center your window to the front of your card. Your window should only be adhered to your card on the left side so that your card can still open!

Now for the planter, you will need a piece of Garden Green cardstock measuring 3/4″ x 3″ and you will cut a diagonal from both ends to give the shape of the planter. Then using your Sponge Dauber, brush the edges of the planter with Early Espresso. Place two Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back of the planter (towards the bottom, so your holly and be tucked under) and place it on your window. You will need 1 wreath for all of the holly in the planter. I used Wild Wasbi, Garden Green, and Cherry Cobbler for my wreath and Cherry Cobbler for the Ribbon! Check out this Video Tutorial to see how to stamp and die-cut your wreath!

Now you will cut the wreath into sections about 1″ or less long. You will want to cut along the leaves so it looks like real holly and leaves. Place 2-3 of your pieces in the planter (left, center, right) with Snail Adhesive. Then take the other 2 pieces and place them in between with Stampin’ Dimenionals to add texture and dimension. Adhere the ribbon to the center of your planter and you are all done!!!

I hope you enjoyed this technique on another way you can use your Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set! Be sure to check back on next week to see more fabulous ideas!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 18 2014

Technique Tuesday – Garland in the Window!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you!!!! When I get a Stamp Set, I enjoy stamping with it in the obvious ways (click here and here) but I always like to see how I can use it in other ways! In ways that you might not think of right away! In ways that give you so many more options! So today I’m going to show you just that!!!!

Last week I showed you how to use the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and matching Wonderful Wreath Framelits (Bundle & Save) for a Fall and Winter Wreath!!! Today I’m going to show you this fabulous garland card!

Supplies Needed: Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Woodgrain Texture Embossing Folder, Big Shot, X Large Oval Punch, and 1″ Square Punch

Let’s get started! I used a piece of Soft Sky as my card base and added a piece of 4″ x 5-1/4″ Whisper White cardstock after running it through the Big Shot with my Woodgrain Texture Embossing Folder. Next you will take a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ and place four 1″ Square Punched pieces on top to resemble a window! These will be your guide! You can punch your squares out of Post-It notes on the sticky end or just use some scrap paper and add a small dab of Snail Adhesive. Now using your 1″ Square Punch, you will slide the white square in and line up those scrap squares and punch! Now you have your window! Then I took a piece of 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ Soft Sky cardstock and stamped the holly berry wreath image all over in Whisper White Ink. This created a snowy look as you gaze out the window! Once that is dry (craft ink takes a bit longer), you will adhere that to you Whisper White window frame with Stampin’ Dimensionals. By using dimensionals, it adds depth to the window and outside! You can adhere your window to the top 3/4 of your card; allowing room on the bottom for your greeting. For the garland, you will need to stamp and die-cut 2 wreaths! I used Wild Wasbi, Garden Green, and Cherry Cobbler for my wreath and Cherry Cobbler for the two Ribbons! Check out this Video Tutorial to see how to stamp and die-cut your wreath!

Now you will cut one of your wreaths in half and adhere it across your window (the across swag). With your other wreath, you will cut it in half but this time you will want to actually cut around the leaves. Since these leaves will be showing you don’t want to just cut across but actually in and around the leaves. Now you can adhere those two pieces to your window as well, pointing the ends of the garland out from the window (see picture above). I used Snail Adhesive for the Ribbons as well. For the greeting, I stamped the Happy Wonderful Christmas on a piece of scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with my X Large Oval Punch! I adhered this to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! For the final touch, I cut out a holly berry with a few leaves from the leftover wreath pieces and adhered that next to my greeting!

I hope you enjoyed this technique on another way you can use your Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set! Be sure to check back on Thursday to see another fabulous idea!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 17 2014

Terrific Little Trees!!!

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I love these little trees in the Festival of Trees Stamp Set and since they are Photopolymer you can see exactly where you are stamping! I decided to share this sample card with you to show off a little bit of my craziness! 😉 I’m a crazy stamper just like all of you! You will see that the little tree with the purple dots is REALLY covered in dots. That is because I stamped the tree and then took my Blackberry Bliss Marker and colored in all of the dots. Then about 3 samples later of playing with this stamp set, I realized “there’s a stamp for that.” NOTE: I used the stamp for that already as little snow dots on a background piece. So I had used the stamp but didn’t realize it was meant for the tree ornaments. (me shaking my head)

Here is a photo of the stamps in the set. There is garland and the ornaments (dots) that you can use to decorate your trees. Of course the dots fit perfectly in the tree on the top left. Stampin’ Up! – 1, Laura – 0

Of course you can color in the dots on the trees with a marker but I will say it was quite tedious! 😉 Now for the card basics, I started with an Old Olive card base and added a 4-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Blackberry Bliss with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I took a piece of 3″ x 4″x Whisper White cardstock and ran it through my Big Shot with the Stripes Embossing Folder. You know how I love to add texture! I stamped the Merry Christmas greeting at the bottom in Blackberry Bliss. This greeting was from the October promotional set – Good Greetings. You could also use the Merry Christmas from Teeny Tiny Wishes or any other favorite set of yours! For the trees, I stamped them in Old Olive on some scrap Whisper White and then punched them out with the coordinating Tree Punch (Bundle & Save)! I attached them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Adorable!

I hope you enjoyed this card! You can see other samples using the Festival of Trees Stamp Set here!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Tag Archives: Big Shot

Technique Tuesday – Glimmer & Glitz Stars

Christmas Bauble!!!

Pine Tree Perfection!!!

Technique Tuesday – Silver Foil Wreath!

Lovely As A Tree!!!

Filigree Frame Fun!!!

Technique Tuesday – Wreath Candle Holder!!!

Holiday Holly!!!

Technique Tuesday – Garland in the Window!

Terrific Little Trees!!!