Tag Archives: Holiday Mini Catalog

Dec 26 2013

Weekly Deals

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Weekly Deals, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Stampin’ Up is still offering Weekly Deals! Check out these fabulous finds! Maybe some of these items are on your wish list still!!! These items are on sale until December 30th!!!! Check out all of these items here and don’t forget to check out the Clearance Rack as well. More items will be added tomorrow – December 27th!

A few other reminders:
~The Holiday Mini Catalog ends on January 2, 2014 and the Occasions Mini Catalog begins on January 3, 2014!!!
~Valentine’s Day items are available already! Be sure to check out the adorable Monster Candy Treats and other amazing items!
~The Best of 25 Stamp Sets that have showcased many of the amazing stamps that Stampin’ Up! has come out with over their 25 years in business are all out now! You can check out the complete list here! Also, remember that you get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice when you purchase 6 of these Stamp Sets!

Happy Shoppin’

~Laura

Dec 25 2013

Merry Christmas to All!

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Our Tree, www.LaurasStampPad.comWhether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or neither, I am wishing you the best day ever today (and this season)! I love spending the day with family opening presents, having wonderful food, and playing games all afternoon!!! The picture above is our Christmas Tree this year! We always get a real tree and decorate it with all of the ornaments that my husband and I have received over the years – lots of noise making ones, lots of elegant ones, ones that have a special meaning and so much more!!! I hope you have a wonderful day today celebrating! Also, thank you all who have sent cards! As you have seen in my Spreading Holiday Joy Series, I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting mail and have really enjoyed receiving all of these cards! Merry Christmas!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 23 2013

Loving my Banner!!

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Joy Banner, www.LaurasStampPad.comI have changed out my Banner from the Thankful one (here) to this one!!! It was created with the Build-A-Banner kit in the Holiday Mini Catalog! I used Pool Party and Bermuda Bay for the stripes, dots, and chevron patterns. Smokey Slate was the color used for the letters! The decorations between the letter are rosettes from the Christmas Banner Simply Created Accessories Kit. I love these banners so much and plan on keeping a banner hanging in this spot all year long!!! Next one might be LOVE for Valentine’s Day or something for Spring or both!

Right now you can get the Banner Refill Kit and Christmas Banner Accessories Kit on SALE! Check out the weekly deals here! These items end tonight at midnight so get them while they are on sale!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 20 2013

Spreading Holiday Joy Series!!!

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Here is another fabulous card in our Spreading Holiday Joy Series!!! You can check out others here, here, and here!!! I love love love getting cards in the mail and I hope everyone I send cards to enjoys receiving them too!

Tag It, www.LaurasStampPad.comThis card is one of my favorites because it uses a stamp from the Tag It Stamp which supports Ronald McDonald House Charities (check out this blog post)! Of course it is just precious too!!!

Supplies Needed: Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (2 cards per sheet), Basic Black Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Basic Black Chevron Ribbon, Tag It Stamp Set, Chalk Talk Framelits, and Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder

First you will want to run your Whisper White cardstock through the Big Shot with only 3/4 of the paper in the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder. Then you can adhere that to your Basic Black cardstock and adhere your piece of ribbon with the ends wrapping around to the back. Put that onto your Cherry Cobbler card front! Stamp your Santa image in Cherry Cobbler onto a scrap piece of white cardstock and cut it out with the matching framelit! I then colored in his boots and belt with my black marker! Attach that to your card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals! All Done! This card takes about 2 minutes to assemble once you have your pieces all cut!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 19 2013

Spreading Holiday Joy Series!!!

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I just love going to the mailbox this time of year! Getting a card can really brighten your day….especially when it is hand-made!!!! That is what this Series is all about – showing you great cards to make this season so you can spread Holiday Joy!!! You can check out other cards in this series here, here, and here!

Festive Flurry Card, www.LaurasStampPad.com

For some reason, I really really love this card and it is super simple to make! I think its the snowflake, or maybe the Pool Party color, or maybe that greeting….that is my all time favorite greeting because of the scrolly (I think that’s a word 😉 ) look to it. Here is how to make this amazing card!

Supplies Needed: Whisper White Cardstock (2 cards per sheet), Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack (or Paper Pack), Rhinestones, Festive Flurry Stamp Set and Framelits (as a bundle), and Greetings of the Season Stamp Set

I stamped the greeting on the bottom right in Smokey Slate! Stamp your snowflake image on a piece of scrap white cardstock in Pool Party and die-cut it out with the matching Framelit. Adhere your piece of Designer Series Paper to the center of the card and then using Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhere your snowflake! Finish it off with a Rhinestone in the middle of the snowflake! DONE! Super quick and simple! When doing multiples, you could probably do 10 of these in 30 minutes or so!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 18 2013

Spreading Holiday Joy Series!

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This Series shows lots of fabulous cards for the Holiday Season! I enjoy getting cards in the mail so I thought I would create this Series to show you fabulous cards that you can create to spread Holiday Joy throughout the season! This is the seventh card in my Spreading Holiday Joy Series! You can see the others here, here and here!

Festive Flurry Stamp Set, www.LaurasStampPad.com

My favorite non-pink color is for sure Crumb Cake! I am not a brown person. I actually really don’t like the color brown but crumb cake is so amazing and perfect for every type of card!!!!

Supplies Needed: Very Vanilla Cardstock (2 cards per sheet), Crumb Cake Cardstock (4 per sheet), Festive Flurry Stamp Set, Pearls, Burlap Ribbon, and Delightful Dozen Stamp Set (greeting)

Snowflake Crumb Cake, www.LaurasStampPad.comI stamped various snowflakes in Crumb Cake ink onto the Crumb Cake cardstock! Then using Real Red ink, I stamped the greeting onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla. The trick to get a perfect banner is to cut a straight line up the cardstock from the end and then cut diagonal from the corners to that center cut! Then take a piece of the burlap ribbon the length of your scrap piece. Cut the burlap in half (long ways) since you only need a little bit hanging out the bottom. Adhere the burlap to your greeting with Sticky Strip and then Dimensionals to adhere to your card! Finish it off with pearls in the center of each snowflake!

The card on the left is a similar card but a more simple version. You can see there are less layers and no embellishments (burlap and pearls). Both cards look amazing! Try it out and see which one you like the best! Leave me a comment as to which one you like more!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 17 2013

Technique Tuesday – Winter Wreath

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Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means – TECHNIQUE TIME! This week in the spirit of the Holidays and reality of crazy schedules, my technique is this fabulous kit!!!! The Festive Flurry Ornament Kit has everything you need to make these amazing snowflake ornaments which can be used on a present, strung as garland, or made into an amazing wreath like this!

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit, www.LaurasStampPad.comThis kit contains everything you need to make 10 of these amazing snowflakes. The pieces are already pre-stamped, punched, and even scored for you. All you have to do is fold on the score lines and assemble with hot glue! I love how it is snowflakes so it can stay up all season long!!!! The picture on the left shows a more upclose look at the wreath. The largest snowflake is a white image on Crumb Cake paper, then you have a white image on blue paper, a glimmer snowflake and then silver one on top! Love Love Love the glimmer and bling on these snowflakes. The kit also comes with blue seam binding for you to use with each snowflake. Since I hot glued them to my wreath, I used it to hang my wreath on the hook (and made plenty leftover for another project!)!!! Get your kit today before the are gone by clicking here!!! So many fabulous ways to use and a quick and simple project for the Winter Season!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Dec 13 2013

Spreading Holiday Joy Series!

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This is the sixth card in my Spreading Holiday Joy Series! You can check out some of the past cards in the series here and here!!!

Washi Tape Card, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Oh how I love the simple but fabulous look of Washi Tape! This card only takes about 2 minutes!!!!

Supplies Needed: Package of Notecards and Envelopes (or you could use regular Whisper White cardstock, Season of Style Washi Tape, Rhinestones, and Sweet Essentials Stamp Set!

You can mix up the Washi Tape colors to your preference and I ripped the right edge for a rough look! Stamp your greeting on the top of the Washi Tape strips and add a little Rhinestone! You can also add a Rhinestone to the end of each Washi Tape strip! Cute and simple! Try it out and let me know how it goes in the comments below!

Happy Tapin’

~Laura

Dec 11 2013

Spreading Holiday Joy Series!

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This is the fifth card in my Spreading Holiday Joy Series! You can check out some of the past cards in the series here and here!

Merry Little Christmas, www.LaurasStampPad.com

I think this was the only card that I created in the traditional red and green! I love it even though I’m more into the blues this year!

Supplies Needed: Garden Green Cardstock (2 cards per sheet), Real Red Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Deco Labels Collection Framelits (or any Framelit) and  Merry Little Christmas Stamp Set

For this card, I ran the Real Red Cardstock and Whisper White Cardstock through the Big Shot to cut out the Labels first! I then stamped the greeting in Real Red and the border line in Garden Green! Adhere the stamped piece to the Real Red label with Stampin’ Dimensionals and then adhere to the card front with Snail adhesive. I wrapped the Baker’s Twine around the card base a few times and then tied the bow! I love how the Framelits layer so well that a simple greeting and these layers make a card look fabulous!!!

Happy Stampin’!

~Laura

Dec 9 2013

Spreading Holiday Joy Series!!!!

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Here is the fourth card in my Spreading Holiday Joy Series because I love sending and receiving cards in the mail!! They brighten my day and I hope they brighten the day of those I send them to! You can see the others here and here!

Tag It, www.LaurasStampPad.com

Supplies Needed: Whisper White Cards (2 cards per sheet), scrap pieces of Whisper White, scraps of Real Red and Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (there is also Red Polka Dots in the pack so you could use all Designer Series Paper), and Embellished Events Stamp Set

Cut out squares of the Designer Series Paper (or Real Red Cardstock). Mine are 1.5 inch squares but you could do 1 inch squares too! Then I inked the Santa Hat with my Real Red Maker and stamped it down! Be sure to stamp before punching because then you can line it up in the center when punching! Be sure to clean the stamp real well before inking the Ho Ho Ho with your Old Olive Marker and stamping that down! I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the Hat, Ho Ho Ho, and Merry Christmas Greeting! What can I say, I love Dimensionals! Also, I have to say the Embellished Events Stamp Set is a must have in your collection!!! Check out other samples here and here!

Happy Stampin’!

~Laura