Dec 16 2015

Christmas Spirit!!!

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

The Peaceful Pines Stamp Set was begging to be stamped in a beautiful shade of blue!!! I used the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set and coordinating Perfect Pines Framelits (Bundle & Save 15%) to create these beautiful trees! After stamping the first tree in Lost Lagoon and die cutting it out, I layered it onto a Silver Foil tree! I love how the Perfect Pines Framelits have 3 different sizes of trees the set so you can layer them! Love it!!! I added the trees with Stampin’ Dimensionals to a piece of Whisper White that I ran through the Big Shot with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. I actually used the de-bossed side rather than the embossed side. That means that all of my little dots actually go in rather than pop out! This is layered onto a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock. I stamped another greeting from the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set onto the Whisper White card base.

I really enjoy shades of blue for Christmas and Winter cards! You can see another sample here and a Video Tutorial here! What are you favorite colors to use on Holiday cards? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 14 2015

Home for Christmas!!!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

The Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper Pack has a lot of classic images – houses, Santa, Rudolph, ornaments, and poinsettias. I was looking for a quick and simple card and I needed to create a lot of them. I cut the 12″ x 12″ sheets into 3″ x 4″ pieces so I was able to get 12 pieces from each sheet! Since there are 12 sheets in the pack, that’s 144 pieces or cards that you can create! Fabulous!!!! I used a Pool Party card base measuring 4-1/4″ x 11″ and adhered the Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper! I added the greeting directly to the card front. The greeting is from the Reason For the Season Stamp Set but you could use any of your favorite greetings! It is stamped in Chocolate Chip! I finished it off with a piece of Real Red Cotton Ribbon tied into a knot! You could always change up the greeting or pop it up on a punched or die cut piece of cardstock. You can change up the ribbon or add some Dazzling Details to make the snow sparkle!!!

Here is another sample using a different piece of paper from the Home For Christmas Designer Series Paper. My husband told me I needed a Santa card and I pulled out this paper. He said, “Flat Santa!” Now every time I see this card, that’s all I can think of! 🙂 I think that’s hilarious – Flat Santa!!!

Which is your favorite Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog??? Home For Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Merry Moments, Seasons of Cheer? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 10 2015

Corner Flip Card!!!

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

I am really loving the Black, White and touch of Gold this season! This card only enhances that feeling. Check out this card for my other favorite card! This card was created with the Corner Flip Technique which I learned from fellow stamper – Julie! Let’s get started!

For this cool technique, you will start with a piece of cardstock measuring 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ which is a regular card size! Using your Stampin’ Trimmer with the Score Blade, score the card in half at 4-1/4″! This is what creates a regular sized card. You can always just fold the card in half and use your Bone Folder. Now move the cardstock over the 3” mark and using the cutting blade cut from 2-1/2″ down to 4-7/8”. Then turn the cardstock 90 degrees and line it up at 3” mark again and using the Cutting Blade cut from 3” line up to the 5/8” line. This will look like an L-Shape cut! Now you are all done and you will just press on the corner of the L-Shape and flip the corners over! You can secure the corner down with a Mini Glue Dot! If you would like to see a Video Tutorial, check out Julie’s here! Now it is time to decorate! I used a piece of Gold Foil Paper measuring 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″. Then on a piece of Whisper White measuring 2-1/2 x 2-1/2″, I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set and the pine cones from the Wonderland Stamp Set! Both of these were stamped in Basic Black. I did go back to this card and added a little bit of Gold Dazzling Details to the pine cone! I love it! The Winter Wonderland Designer Series Paper at the bottom measures 4-1/4″ x 1-1/2″!

I did add a piece of Whisper White to the inside of the card so you can write on it and to have the fabulous white border! I really love all the pops of gold and the simplicity! This would also make a cute kids card!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Dec 9 2015

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer!!!

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

Little Rudolph is so precious!!! He was created with the Owl Builder Punch and Bird Builder Punch! You can see a Video Tutorial on how he was created here! I added the Reindeer to a piece of Merry Moments Designer Series Paper. I thought he needed a little something under his chin as well so I added a knot of Real Red Cotton Ribbon and attached it with a Mini Glue Dot! I added the Reindeer to a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and stamped the greeting from the Snow Place Stamp Set in Real Red. This was all added to a Mossy Meadow card base! This card is super cute and would be perfect for the little ones on your list and everyone else!!!

What is your favorite image for Holiday Cards – Snowflakes, Rudolph, Santa, Nativity Scene, Ornaments, Trees, etc?? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 8 2015

Technique Tuesday – Holiday One Sheet Wonder!!!

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means that I have a fabulous technique to share with you today! Tis the Season to be jolly so we are making quick and simple cards using the One Sheet Wonder Technique!!! I got 13 cards from one sheet of 12″ x 12″ Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper!

All adorable, all quickly created, all using the same greeting!!! I honestly whipped these up in an hour or so! I didn’t actually time myself but it was really quick! Let’s get started!

Here is the template. For this set of cards, I cut that top 2″ x 12″ strip into 2 pieces of 2″ x 5-1/2″ to really use up the paper and get more cards out of it! You can also leave in all of those little slivers and create the same style and use up even more of the sheet! I used the same greeting for all of these cards. It is from the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch! I stamped it onto Very Vanilla and layered it with similar colors that coordinate with the paper – Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Mint Macaron, Pool Party, and Very Vanilla!

This is the bottom right hand corner piece. I ripped it diagonally and placed it on the corners of a Real Red and Very Vanilla card base!

These cards use the 3-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ piece and 2-1/4″ x 4-1/2″! I used both sides of the Designer Series Paper for these cards!

I really had a hard time deciding which side to use for all of these cards! Another tip is that you can use your scraps for the layering colors. You don’t need a full piece to layer behind it, instead you can use little strips of paper on either side!

I used the 2″ squares for the middle card and off set them with a 2″ Mossy Meadow square! I really like how it turned out!

Rather than cutting three 1-1/2″ squares, I just left it as a piece of 1-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ in the card laying down! I really went basic for this set because I needed to get these done quickly! That is all 13 cards!!! You can always mix it up and change the pieces as you see fit!

If you would like to see this in action, check out my Video Tutorial here or below!! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it!

You can check out many of my past One Sheet Wonders HERE!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 7 2015

Fancy Foil Vellum!!!

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Vellum is one of those materials that I don’t tend to work with a lot! It can be tricky since regular Snail Adhesive shows up when you use it behind vellum! Since it is somewhat sheer it can be difficult to place it over a white or a color or a pattern! I did create the card above with the Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum and I love it!!! I really love using purple for the holidays! It is so elegant!

I started with a Blackberry Bliss card base and because it is so dark I added a Whisper White piece to the inside (4″ x 5-1/4″). I cut 2 of those pieces in white and used the other for the front. I cut a piece of the Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum the same size and laid it on top of the Whisper White. For adhesive, I used Snail Adhesive and placed it strategically under the greeting and snowflakes. I added a bit in the middle of the card and placed it down. Then I added the greeting from the Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set stamped in Smoky Slate. I die cut the greeting with the Deco Label Framelits and layered it with another in Blackberry Bliss. I added the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Then I stamped a few snowflakes from the Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set and punched them out with the Snow Flurry Punch (Bundle & Save 15%). Once I determined where I wanted to place the snowflake, I would lift up the vellum and add some Snail Adhesive. So technically the corners and other spots are not glued down but the vellum is secure on the card front! I actually really like that look for this card because it makes the snowflakes look like they are floating and that silver foil really looks nice and shiny!!! Of course, I finished the card off with a Rhinestone in the center of the snowflakes!!!

Since I had a few extra snowflakes punched out, I thought I would add them to the inside as a little decoration! I love it!!! You open it up and think you will see a blank inside or just writing but there are fabulous snowflakes too! 🙂

You can see another sample using the Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set here! I love it and you can use this set into the Winter months as well for Birthdays and more!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 2 2015

November 2015 Paper Pumpkin!!!

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I know I probably sound like a broken record but I loved the November Paper Pumpkin! The Cherry Cobbler Pearls are AMAZING!!! I love how the kit included images (holly and mistletoe) that weren’t really in any of the stamp sets in the Holiday Mini Catalog! This means that these cards are totally different than all of the others I have created! AND if you don’t need Holiday Cards you could always make some great masculine cards with the Old Olive stripes and Crumb Cake card bases!

This kit came with 10 total cards – 5 Old Olive Stripes which I have pictured above! I decided not to do the cards exactly like the instructions. I mixed it up a little doing some side ways and both styles on the stripes! I preferred my holly berries to be clustered in groups of 3 rather than randomly placed as well! I used my Sponge Daubers on a few to accent the edges with a little bit of color too!

Here are the 5 Crumb Cake Cards! You can see I mixed them up in style as well! I used the backside of some of the squares for a stamped greeting rather than the patterned paper! It was so much fun! Also, aren’t those envelopes to die for??? LOVE THEM!!!

Here are a few up close looks at some of the styles!!!

After making the 10 cards, I had so many extra pieces that I was able to make these 4 cards as well! I cute 2 pieces of Whisper White cardstock in half. I added in a little bit of Merry Moments Designer Series Paper as well!

I can’t wait to see what the December Kit is going to be! I love the surprise of it all and the fact that it is wrapped all in tissue paper like a present. You can see my excitement opening the November Kit here! Be sure to Subscribe to my YouTube so that you don’t miss out on the December Reveal and other fabulous techniques! To sign up for your December Kit, click here!

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Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 1 2015

Technique Tuesday – Peaceful Pines!!!

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you today! I’m showing off the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set and coordinating Perfect Pines Framelits (Bundle & Save 15%).

This card is the perfect winter scenery and I love it!!! I started with a Whisper White card base. Then I took a piece of Soft Sky measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and ran it through the Big Shot in the Woodland Embossing Folder. I attached this to the card front. I took a piece of scrap Whisper White and ripped it along the top. You will want to go a little up and down to look like snow on the ground. I stamped the greeting from the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set in Pear Pizzazz on the right hand side and place it on the bottom of the Soft Sky cardstock. For the trees, I stamped the green one in Pear Pizzazz onto Pear Pizzazz cardstock and cut it out with the largest tree in the Perfect Pines Framelits! The silver tree was cut out with the medium tree in Silver Foil Paper. Then I used the dotted garland to give the texture and decoration to the tree. I added the silver tree to the card front with Snail adhesive and tucked the stump behind the snow. I added the green tree to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals out front! I love all of the texture and dimension on this card and the beautiful scene it creates! This card would be perfect for all occasions cards throughout the winter season!

If you would like to see more on the Peaceful Pines Stamp Set and Perfect Pines Framelits, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it! I will be posting the other samples shown in the video soon! Be sure to subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss out!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 30 2015

A Merry Little Christmas!!!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I really love purple on my Christmas Cards! I don’t know if it is because it isn’t the traditional red and green or because of it’s elegance! Elegant Eggplant is my favorite purple!!! I used a card base of Garden Green for this card! I stamped the trees from the Festival of Trees Stamp Set in Garden Green onto Whisper White! The greeting is from the same set and I stamped it in Elegant Eggplant. I layered the white onto a piece of Elegant Eggplant and added it to the card base! It is as simple as that. I didn’t use Stampin’ Dimensionals…..although I could have on the purple layer!

This is a quick and simple card that you could whip up in no time. It is also a great card idea for all kinds of styles. Add a cake or present to either side with a Happy Birthday greeting in the middle. You could do flowers on either side and a wedding, sympathy, or birthday greeting in the middle!!

My husband, Brad’s birthday is on Thursday so I will be creating a fabulous one-of-a-kind card for him. I will be posting that on Thursday and thought I would ask him a few Stampin’ Up!/Crafting questions. Let me know in the comments below if you have a question for him or want to see how much craftiness he has!!! 🙂

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 25 2015

Believe in the Miracle!!!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I think my favorite part of this card is the greeting. There is just something so fabulous and touching about it! This simple card was super quick and fun to create! I started with a Pool Party card base. I stamped all over a piece of Whisper White with the snowflakes from the Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set in Pool Party! I added that piece to the card front and then added a little strip (leftovers from another project) of Neutrals Designer Series Paper to the left hand side! This is a great way to use up those scraps or create lots of cards from one 12″ x 12″ sheet! I stamped the greeting from the Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set in Basic Gray onto Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch! Of course the greeting was added to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals BUT FIRST I added some loops of Silver Metallic Thread to the back! You can check out a Video Tutorial on that here! Simple and fabulous!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Tag Archives: Holiday Mini Catalog

Christmas Spirit!!!

Home for Christmas!!!

Corner Flip Card!!!

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer!!!

Technique Tuesday – Holiday One Sheet Wonder!!!

Fancy Foil Vellum!!!

November 2015 Paper Pumpkin!!!

Technique Tuesday – Peaceful Pines!!!

A Merry Little Christmas!!!

Believe in the Miracle!!!