Ways to Use Your Blendabilities!!!

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I am loving my Blendabilities Markers! They make coloring so much fun and there are so many ways to use them!!!

Blendabilities Flower Shop, www.LaurasStampPad.com

How many ways did I use my Blendabilities on the card above? If you guessed 4 then you are correct! I colored my ribbon, my rhinestones, my flower and created the polka dots! How fabulous is that!

For the Ribbon, I started with a piece of Whisper White Organza Ribbon and the lightest Rich Razzleberry Marker. Start coloring on the right side to about half way in, then take the darkest marker and start on the left and color to the middle where it meets the lightest color. Now take your medium marker and color the middle section overlapping over both the dark and light shades. This gives a fabulous ombre look to your ribbon! You know how I love me some ombre! 🙂

For the Rhinestones, just color one rhinestone with each of the 3 markers! It is as easy as that!

For the Flower, I stamped this one from the Flower Shop Stamp Set with my Memento Pad. Then starting with the darkest color, I started coloring the tips of all of the petals, then I grabbed the lightest color and colored the center of the flower and a little out. Finally, take your medium marker and color the middle, overlapping both the dark and lightest colors. I have also done it where I color with the darkest and lightest marker only and use the lines in the flower to color one section light, the next dark. Once I was done coloring, I took the Color Lifter and ran it along those tight lines. The Color Lifter sorta bleaches out the area so this gave a lighter look in those areas! Of course after coloring the flower, I used my Pansy Punch to punch it out!

For the Polka Dots, I adhered my flower to the Whisper White square with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then using the lightest marker start dotting all around the flower with a few farther out. Then take your medium marker and dot around the light dots and a few father out. With the darkest marker, dot randomly farther out. This will give the look that the dots fade out. I’m not the best with random so mine doesn’t really give that illusion but some come out better than others! 🙂

I put it all together with some Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry cardstock with a layer of Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper in there! I love the bright colors and the way the flower pops! So cute! What is your favorite way to color with your Blendabilities? Leave me a comment down below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura


Flower Fun Mini Cards!!!

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Mini Cards with Blendabilities, www.LaurasStampPad.com

These cards are just little 3″ x 3″ ones! Decorating them is so much fun because you only have a little area to work with! I used my Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities for the background on the right and left! Starting with the lightest color, move back and forth like you are making a splotch of color. You will go about half way across the 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ piece of cardstock. Then taking the darkest color and start from the top coming down to the middle. Finally with the medium color blend in the middle on top of the dark and light colors. This will give you a nice ombre look fading from light to dark. Then you will layer that onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry measuring 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ and then onto the card base of 3″ x 6″ (folded in half). I stamped the greetings from A Dozen Thoughts with my Memento Pad. I punched a few flowers from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack our of the Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper.

For the middle card, I started with my Melon Mambo base (3″ x 6″) and layered Rich Razzleberry (2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″) and then Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper (2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″). For the greeting, I stamped on a piece of 3/4″ x 2-1/4″ Whisper White Cardstock with Memento and the A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set. For the banner tips, I cut straight down in the middle and then from both corners diagonally to that center cut. This helps you get even tips and not have one longer. For the flower, I stamped the flower from the Flower Shop Stamp Set onto Vellum, punched it out with the Pansy Punch and colored the back side with my Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities! I used the darkest and lightest marker! I didn’t blend as much as I usually do but instead just did certain petals light and others dark. I attached it to my card with a Stampin’ Dimensional and then added a Pearl which I also colored with my Blendabilites! I love how you can color so many different materials with your blendabilities. Be sure to check out this post to see even more way!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura


More Cards using Sponge Daubers!!!!

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Okay, so if you have been following my blog for even a week you probably know I love the color PINK and my SPONGE DAUBERS! These are just the coolest things ever and can really make your project amazing!!! Check out some samples using them here and here. Then I did a Video Tutorial on using your sponge daubers here! Well today I thought I would show you a few more samples!!!!

Inking with your Sponge Daubers, www.LaurasStampPad.com

In the video, I showed you a sample using shades of green but then I created a shade of purple background! This is the completed card! I stamped the word Hello using the Epic Alphabet Stamp Set and my Stazon Ink and then I added some bling – Rhinestones! I layered that piece onto Wisteria Wonder (the lightest shade I used) and then placed it on a card base of Blackberry Bliss (the darkest shade I used)! I just love using multiple shades of one color because it really shows an amazing spectrum!

Inking with your Sponge Daubers, www.LaurasStampPad.com

This card was created by one of my stampers at Stamp Class and she used 5 different shades of green – Pistachio Pudding, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Garden Green, and Mossy Meadow! She added the name Mike because his birthday was right around the corner! She also used the Epic Alphabet Stamp Set as well as A Dozen Thoughts (Wish Big) and Teeny Tiny Wishes (Happy Birthday)! I love how my stampers sometimes do exactly what I do and other times get creative and do their own thing! Together, we always come up with another great idea! I love it!!! I hope you try out this technique and feel free to leave me a comment below or send me your project. I would love to see it and share it!


Big Shot Promotion – Daydream Medallion!

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Happy Monday!!! In celebration of Stampin’ Up’s fabulous Big Shot Promotion this month I thought I would share with you all the ways I love my Big Shot! So get ready for a week of BIG SHOT FUN!

Daydream Medallion.Floral Framelits, www.LaurasStampPad.com

The month of August when you purchase the Big Shot, you will get a Bundle for FREE!!! There are 5 Bundle options, click here to see them! One of them options is the amazing Daydream Medallion Stamp Set and matching Floral Collection Framelits! This is probably my favorite of them all! Isn’t the card above just fabulous! I used Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, and Very Vanilla! I stamped the image and then used the coordinating framelit to cut them out (no fussy cutting necessary!)! I added the greeting from A Dozen Thoughts and a few pearls!!!! Love it!

Daydream Medallion.Floral Framelits, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Check out this amazing background you can create with the Daydream Medallion Stamp Set using the same color scheme –  Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla! Again I used the A Dozen Thought Stamp Set for the greeting and punched it out with the Word Window Punch and Modern Label Punch! I then added a little Satin Stitched Ribbon in Hello Honey for some extra pop of color! You can check out these samples and these samples using the same background technique!

Daydream Medallion.Floral Framelits, www.LaurasStampPad.com

I think this one is my favorite! I used the same color scheme and just layered the cut out image (with dimensionals of course!)! I added in the White Tea Lace Doily and stamped the greeting from A Dozen Thoughts as a little banner! Check out the Video Tutorial below or by clicking here to see this Bundle in action with the Big Shot! Be sure to click subscribe to my Video Channel so that you don’t miss out on all of the Big Shot videos I’ll be posting this week!

Only 14 more days to take advantage of this amazing Big Shot Promotion!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura


Precious Baby Boy!!

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Epic Baby Card, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Or Girl!!! Is this card not precious or what? I created this for a friend of mine who is going to be a Grandma to a little baby boy! I used the Epic Alphabet Stamp Set which is a photopolymer set so that means it is completely clear and you can see your stamping placement perfectly!!! Love it! I stamped the letters in Stazon so I could color them in with my Pear Pizzazz & Pool Party markers! I added the “it’s a boy” greeting from A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set (which also has an it’s a girl greeting)! You could always leave off the gender greeting and make this card in yellow and gray or another gender neutral color to have on hand for your next baby card need! I thought the card needed just a little something more so of course I pulled out my Itty Bitty Punch Pack star punch and added a little Daffodil Delight star on there! Adorable!!!!

What are some of your favorite saying or words that you like to spell out on your cards with the Alphabet Stamps? Leave me a comment down below! I’m having a hard time coming up with short words although I did do this super cute card!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura