Jan 5 2017

Pretty Pocket Sale-A-Bration Card Kit!!!

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Laura's Stamp Pad

The Pretty Pocket Card Kit is one of the Sale-A-Bration Promotion items that you can earn for FREE with every $50 order you place! That means that if you order $100, you can pick 2 items for FREE! This kit is adorable, simple, quick and doesn’t need any other supplies! Love it!!!

The kit comes with all of the supplies to make 8 pocket cards and the envelopes! There are 4 So Saffron pockets and 4 Pool Party pockets! The little inserts even have lines on them which making writing your message super simple! I’m horrible at writing downhill for sure!

Here are all of the stickers provided in the kit! You can see they say Thank You and Hello in different languages as well as the flowers at the top. I took this photo after making a few so that is why some are missing! 🙂 You can always use the extras in other languages for other projects!

Here is the final look of the pocket and the insert! I love how the Pool Party pocket has a So Saffron polka dot insert and vice versa! I love it. Also, the greeting has a border on the insert so you know exactly where to place the sticker. For the flower at the top, I suggest placing the insert into the pocket and then placing the flower down. This way you know that the flower will be peaking out of the top and placed high enough!

While some may think these are too simple, I think they are perfect to have on hand for a quick grab and go! Sometimes you just need something now and don’t have time for intricate ideas or pulling out all of your supplies! Don’t forget about the Occasions Mini Catalog which just started this week as well. When you have $50 or more in supplies to order, you can pick out any Sale-A-Bration item for free like this kit!!!

To see the reveal of this kit in action, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe if you are new!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 4 2017

On Cloud 9! The Occasions Mini Catalog is here!!!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Laura's Stamp Pad

It’s here! It’s HERE! IT’S HERE!!!! Today is the day that the Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Promotion begin!!!! I’m so excited to start sharing all of these goodies with you and you can get them now too!!! Bright colors, beautiful patterns, new tools, and so much more! AND with all of this new stuff to buy, you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration items with every $50 order. That’s even better! I love this time of year!

This card uses some items from both catalogs and yet they all coordinate together!!! I started with a Peek-a-Boo Peach card base. Then I took a piece of Whisper White (4″ x 5-1/4″) and stamped the clouds all over the top portion in Night of Navy Ink. The clouds are from the Lift Me Up Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini Catalog! Then I stamped the greeting from the same set in the middle on the bottom! There are lots of fun greetings in this set! I cut a piece of Carried Away Designer Series Paper into a 4″ x 2″ piece and adhered it across the cardstock. I love how this Designer Paper is a Sale-A-Bration item that coordinates with one of the bundles from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Just fabulous!!! Also, I wanted to point out that I picked the dimension of this strip to be 4″ x 2″ because that is an even number for a 12″ x 12″ sheet of paper. Now you can use up every inch of that paper!!! After adhering the Designer Paper on, I tied some Mint Macaron Sheer Ribbon around the card and then adhered it to the card base! Love it!!

Stay tuned as I have tons of samples and reveals of these new items coming soon! You can see my Haul Video of some of the Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration items here!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 4 2017

Occasions Mini Catalog & Sale-A-Bration Begin!!!

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Laura's Stamp Pad

The best promotion ever has begun – Sale-A-Bration!!! You can enjoy the benefits as a customer, hostess, and even when you join Stampin’ Up!!!

~Every $50 you spend, you can pick out a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Click here to see all of the items you can pick!

~Now is a great time to hostess as well. When your party or order reaches $250, you will earn an additional $25 in Hostess Benefits!! That means you get $50 in Free Product!! You can also use that $50 to join Stampin’ Up!

~There is a fabulous special for joining during Sale-A-Bration too! You can use your hostess benefits towards your kit or you can join without having a party! It is $99 to join and you get to pick out $125 in any product you would like PLUS 2 FREE Stamp Sets of any value! Go for the highest value sets and that’s an additional $104 in product!!! WOOT WOOT! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out! I’m always happy to chat about it! Click here for more information!

And just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, they came out with some AMAZING new items!!! Ice Cream Cones, Balloons, Flowers, Tools, Dancing Girl, Dragonfly, Hot Air Balloons and so much more fill this Occasions Mini Catalog!! Have fun checking out all of the goodies and you can start shopping here!!

3-Month Prepaid Subscription (137859) ~~$59~~ $55
Get a discount on 3-month prepaid subscriptions and instantly qualify for a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!

12-Month Prepaid Subscription (137861) $215 USD
Save over $2/month with the everyday awesome price, earn $21.50 in Stampin’ Rewards, and instantly qualify for 4 FREE Sale-A-Bration items!

Stay tuned as I have tons of samples and tutorials coming soon featuring these new products!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Nov 11 2016

Awesome OnStage!!!

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

This past weekend I traveled with my biggest support, my husband to Kansas City, MO for Stampin’ Up’s OnStage Event! It all started on Friday night with CentreStage. I got to see the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Brochure and it is AMAZING!!!! There are so many fabulous new stamps, new papers, new ribbons, and so much more!!! Sale-A-Bration is going to be amazing too! Both of those begin on January 4th so stay tuned! 🙂

I couldn’t believe all the ribbons I had earned over the year. I was blown away but all of them! Thank you to all of you for your support and love. I had my best year yet!

This bag has stolen my heart. I love the colors and the pop of PINK. It has pockets and snaps and everything about it s fabulous!!!

Then of course I had to get photos with the AMAZING Stampin’ Up Corporate Team! Brian Pilling and Pam Morgan were the lucky ones who got to come to Kansas City and be with us and we were just as lucky! They are so amazing and I was giddy to get photos with them and chat a bit! #starstruck

And last but certainly not least……these amazing ladies!!!! I happened to see them in the parking lot of my hotel on Friday night on the way to the festivities. When I got to the Convention Center…..who did I see? This group of ladies!!! I was excited because they seemed to know where they were going and I did not. I asked if they were stampers and they were!! I ended up sitting with them all weekend and enjoyed their company, sharing ideas, laughing, and stamping! I’m so thankful to have met these wonderful ladies and know that I have stamper friends in the middle of Missouri!!! 🙂 Can’t wait to stamp with you all again soon!!

I have been on the biggest high all week long. Amazing people who share my love of stamping. A company that is so thankful for me and all of the demonstrators around the world whether they sell $5 a month of $5,000. I have never felt so appreciated for the hard work that I do! The fun, the laughter, the bonding, and the excitement is so amazing!!! I can’t wait to do it again in April! I would love to have you join me as well! Whether you live near me or not, I would love to share this experience with you! You won’t be disappointed for sure! Click here for more information or reach out to me if you have any questions!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you back here on Monday!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Apr 20 2016

Blue Botanicals!!!

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

You all know how much I love flowers! 🙂 I just can’t get enough of them! Here I used the Botanicals Bundle from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The greeting is from the coordinating Botanicals For You Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set (promotion ended in March). You could use this card for any occasion!!!

I started with a Pool Party card base and then took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and stamped on it. I stamped the greeting from the Botanicals For You Stamp Set in Basic Gray. The little flowers are from the same set and I stamped them in Crushed Curry. For the main flowers, I used the Botanical Builder Framelits and Botanical Blooms Stamp Set. The leaf is done in Pear Pizzazz and I stamped the vein in the same color. The larger flower is Pool Party with a Bermuda Bay smaller flower and Crushed Curry mini flower. I added the leaf with regular Snail Adhesive. I popped up the big flower with Stampin’ Dimensional. I layered the rest of the flowers on top with the Fine Tip Glue Pen. Love it!!!

You could mix up the colors to be your favorites or whatever color you have on hand. With the simple Just For You, it could be used for just about anything!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 31 2016

Lovin’ The Silver Bling!!!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I love bling and let me tell you the Sale-A-Bration Glitter Tape is AMAZING!!!! I am blown away at how awesome this stuff is. It is thick and durable but still easy to tear. It is bling-y but yet not chunky and falling off. It is amazing to add that little POP!

For this card I started with a Melon Mambo card base! Then I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and stamped the rustic image from the Timeless Textures Stamp Set all around the edge in Crushed Curry! There is no perfect way to stamp the border. It’s okay if you overlap a little or miss a spot. It looks fabulous either way! Then I laid down a piece of the Silver Glitter Tape across the card. You can cut the ends or tear it and wrap it to the back side! I stamped the greeting from the Sale-A-Bration Perfect Pairings Stamp Set in Melon Mambo. I like how the greeting looks a little rustic so it fits perfect!! Then I added some Bermuda Bay Stitched Ribbon around the card and tied into a knot! I did this after the greeting so it didn’t get in the way when I stamped the greeting. Then I added this to my card front! Simple and fabulous!!!

Here is another one with a Bermuda Bay greeting from the same Perfect Pairings Stamp Set! Don’t forget that TODAY is the last day of Sale-A-Bration! Every $50 order will earn you a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! Now is the time to stock up or get those items that have been on your wish list for a while! Click here to shop now!

To see this card in action and how I created the rustic border, check out this Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 30 2016

Botanicals For You!!!

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I love big greetings because then you don’t need much else to make a fabulous card! Here I layered some cardstock with the greeting and added a flower! It’s as simple as that! I love it!!!

I started with a Hello Honey card base. Then I layered some of the Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper (3-3/4″ x 5″) onto a piece of Lost Lagoon cardstock (4″ x 5-1/4″). For the greeting, I used the Botanicals For You Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set and stamped it in Cajun Craze onto Whisper White (2″ x 4-1/4″). I layered this piece onto Old Olive cardstock (2-1/4″ x 4/1/2″) and added it to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a little flower which I punched out in Hello Honey with the Petite Petals Punch! I added a Basic Black Candy Dot for the center of the flower. If you don’t have a black one, you can always take a black sharpie and color any of the candy dots! Simple and fabulous!!!

It was really simple to pick out the colors for this card because I just looked at the packaging (or in the Occasions Mini Catalog) for the Designer Series Paper and it lists all of the colors used in the paper. I just picked my favorites and used them! I love that feature!

Don’t forget that Sale-A-Bration ends TOMORROW! Click here to start shopping and earning your Free Items! Now is a great time to stock up on cardstock, adhesive, and Stampin’ Dimensionals!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 29 2016

Technique Tuesday – Loving Flowers!!!

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday everyone!!! In celebration, I’m sharing some fabulous FLOWER Cards!!! I just love flowers and you can never go wrong with them because they are so versatile. They are perfect for any occasion! I used the Sale-A-Bration What I Love Stamp Set for this card!!

Isn’t it fabulous? You could change up the greeting on the top for any occasion. You could change the colors of the flowers to whatever your favorite color is, whatever you have on hand, or whatever matches the occasion. I love it!

For this card, I started with a Whisper White card base measuring 4-1/4″ x 11″ and then I layered on a piece of Old Olive measuring 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″. I took another piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. On the bottom 2/3 of this piece of cardstock, I stamped the flower from the What I Love Stamp Set. I stamped the outline image in Rich Razzleberry and I stamped the second image in Rich Razzleberry (stamped off once). Then I stamped the leaves in between the flowers in Old Olive. I stamped the greeting from the One Big Meaning Stamp Set in Old Olive. For the ribbon, I placed a piece of Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon across the card and adhered the ends behind the card. Then I took another piece of ribbon and created a Fork Bow. I attached the bow with a Mini Glue Dot! I love it!

Here is another version of the same card but quick and simple. This card doesn’t have any layers or use of adhesive! Same great look but less product and layers! I used Calypso Coral and Old Olive. The ribbon is Daffodil Delight Cotton Ribbon and I just tied it around and into a knot!

If you would like to see this card in action, check out the video tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe to my channel!

Don’t forget that Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31st so click here to start shopping and earning your Free Product! To see samples using the the Sale-A-Bration items, click here!

Happy Sale-A-Bratin’

~Laura

Mar 28 2016

Birthday Bling!!!

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I am in love with this color combination. The moment I saw this color combination in the Occasions Mini Catalog I fell in love!!! Fabulous colors and a little bling makes for a perfect card to me!!! Let’s get started!

I started with a Crushed Curry card base and added a piece of It’s My Party Designer Series Paper (1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″) to the left hand side!! Then I added some of the Sale-A-Bration Glitter Tape right on the edge of the Designer Paper for a little bling. For the greeting, I stamped the Perfect Pairings Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set in Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo, and Crushed Curry. I layered this onto Melon Mambo cardstock and attached it to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals! Simple and fabulous!!! I love it!!!

Sale-A-Bration is ending this week. 🙁 Let me know what is your favorite Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set or Designer Series Paper is??? My favorite is the Flowering Fields Stamp Set and coordinating Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper! You can check out lots of samples I have created here! Click here to place your $50 or more order to earn Free Sale-A-Bration items before this promotion is over on March 31st!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Mar 24 2016

Pedal Pusher!!!

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I can’t believe Sale-A-Bration is almost over!!!! Be sure to stock up on supplies and goodies now so you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration items. This promotion ends on March 31st! Today I’m showcasing the Pedal Pusher Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set! It has this cute bike in it and it is super fun!!!!

I started with a Whisper White card base and added a piece of Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″! Then I placed a White Tea Lace Doily on the front of the card with the edge of it on the right hand side of the card! If you would like more or less doily, you can always cut it and add as much as you wish! For the focal point, I cut out a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 3″. I stamped the bicycle and greeting in Basic Black Archival Ink from the Pedal Pusher Stamp Set! I colored it in with a Blender Pen using Bermuda Bay, Tip Top Taupe, Pear Pizzazz and Rose Red Ink. Once I was done coloring, I used the Corner Punch to round the 2 left side corners. I added this piece to my card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little texture!

I think it is super cute and would make a great Anniversary card! Here is another sample I created using Pacific Point, Real Red and Basic Gray!

If you would like to see this technique in action, check out the video tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Tag Archives: Sale-A-Bration

Pretty Pocket Sale-A-Bration Card Kit!!!

On Cloud 9! The Occasions Mini Catalog is here!!!

Occasions Mini Catalog & Sale-A-Bration Begin!!!

Awesome OnStage!!!

Blue Botanicals!!!

Lovin’ The Silver Bling!!!

Botanicals For You!!!

Technique Tuesday – Loving Flowers!!!

Birthday Bling!!!

Pedal Pusher!!!