Feb 23 2016

Technique Tuesday – Easter Lamb!!!

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You all know what that means!!!! I have a fabulous…and adorable…technique to share with you today!!! This little Easter Lamb is just precious!!! When I first saw him in the Occasions Mini Catalog, I knew I had to have him! My favorite holiday is Easter so that is perfect. Plus I thought you could omit the Easter greeting and use it for Baby, Baptism, and Children’s Birthday Cards!!! He’s just so cute!!!

See what I mean??? I love it!!! Let’s get started!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Easter Lamb Stamp Set, Blender Pens, Archival Basic Black Ink, and Ink Pads of your choice

I started off by stamping the Easter Lamb Stamp in Archival Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock. You will want to use this ink or Stazon Black Ink because these won’t run when you are coloring. Then I took the Blender Pens and little touched them into the ink to color in the scene! I used Pear Pizzazz for the grass. I used Blushing Bride for the ears and cheeks. I used Chocolate Chip for the hooves. I used Pool Party for the background. I will say it was all really easy and fun except for the background. I really struggled with that on each one because it came out different each time. You really need a light touch and be okay with random streaks. 🙂

I really like how this one turned out and I think I like the grass colors just on the sprigs and not all filled in. They are both super cute though. I layered the lamb onto Pool Party cardstock. I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back. I added a small piece of Whisper White Seam Binding and just added dimensionals on top to hold it in place. I placed this onto a piece of So Saffron. I did use some of the Sale-A-Bration Artistically Yours Designer Series Paper but there wasn’t enough to make multiples. I put it all onto a Whisper White card base!

If you would like to see this in action, check out the video below or click here!!! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and Subscribe so you don’t miss out on future videos!

Do you send out Easter Cards? How would you use this stamp set? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 22 2016

On Your Special Day!!!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

The more I look at this card, the more I love it! This card is perfect to have on hand for those random occasions that you might not have a greeting for like Confirmation, Baptism, getting a Promotion, the Anniversary of something special. This card could also be used for the occasions we are all familiar with as well like wedding, and birthday. Everyone needs to know that they are special and mean the world to someone because it’s so very true! I feel like I need to go make 10 more of this card now! I love it!!!

I started with a Crumb Cake card base. I took a piece of the Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper measuring 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ and layered it onto Rose Red measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″. Sometimes that smaller little border makes the greatest look on a card. I’m don’t typically like to cut in anything besides 1/4″ and 1/2″ but every once in a while it just needs it! 🙂 I layered this onto the card front and started on the greeting. I stamped the greeting from the Botanicals For You Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set in Rose Red onto Whisper White cardstock and punched the banner tips with the Banner Triple Punch. I layered it onto a piece of Garden Green and added it to the card. I wanted a little something to pop out and add texture so I punched out some hearts with the Itty Bitty Accents Punch. I adhered the hearts with Stampin’ Dimensionals. You could always change up the accents to be stars or flowers or just a few pearls or rhinestones. It’s all up to you!

Don’t forget that your leftover pieces of the Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper can be used a for a quilt card! You can check out how to do that here! Love it!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 18 2016

Feeling Warm & Cozy!!!

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

I’m not a huge hot tea drinker or coffee drinker (although I love the smell of it) but I do know that a warm cup of tea screams cozy and warm! This card makes me think of warm, cozy, loving feelings and that is sure to make you smile! 🙂 This one was fun to make and give since it was for my Mom’s Birthday last month!!!

For this card, I started with a Whisper White card base. I used the Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper for the tea pot! I cut out the mug, tea pot, heart shaped steam and tea bag using the Cups & Kettle Framelits. I stamped on the cup and stamped the tea bag (prior to die cutting it) with the A Nice Cuppa Stamp Set (Bundle & Save 15%) On the mug, I stamped the heart in Basic Gray. The tea bag was also stamped in Basic Gray. I placed one end of the Linen Thread behind the tea bag and added a Stampin’ Dimensional to the back to hold it on. I placed the other end of the thread on the back of the mug and added a Stampin’ Dimensional to the back to hold it in place. I added a few more Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the mug and attached it to the card front! I adhered the steam with the Fine Tip Glue Pen! This is the perfect adhesive for those small intricate pieces!!! Love it! For the greeting, I used the Botanicals for You Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set!

This is the inside with some hearts and then I inked up the greeting with a Basic Gray Marker so I could omit the “and” on the stamp. I wanted it to say “heart/love” spending time with you but the stamp coordinates with another stamp and says “and.” No problem here since I just omitted it! Love that!

You can check out a full video on the Cups & Kettle Framelits here and see another sample using it here! I can’t wait to use this for Mother’s Day and many other fabulous occasions!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 16 2016

Technique Tuesday – Floating Watercolor!!!

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! I have a super fun technique to share with you today!!! It includes watercoloring so remember that each one will turn out differently and it requires some patience….but the look is AMAZING!!! Check this out!!!

I honestly think this blue one is my favorite even though I don’t know if I have ever seen a blue rose like this. I just love it!!!

Okay so let’s get started. You will need a piece of Shimmery White cardstock for the rose. This cardstock is thicker than regular Whisper White but not as thick as Watercolor Paper so it works perfectly. It always has that beautiful shimmer which is fun! I stamped the rose from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set in VersaMark onto the cardstock. No need to worry about the leaves since you will cut them off. Then you will pour White Embossing Powder over the it and using the Heat Tool, set the powder. Now you will need to pick your colors and add a little drop of re-inker to a clear block or press the block into the ink pad to get some color. Then you are all set with your image, you will spritz the heck out of it with water. I mean like puddles on top of your image. Using an Aqua Painter, lightly touch the ink and then touch the tip of the Aqua Painter into one of the puddles on the flower. You can start with a light color on the outside or inside whichever you prefer. For the rose above, I used Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, and Night of Navy. When you touch the color to the water, you will see it spread out all over. If it doesn’t but instead seem really dark and like it soaked into the paper, you need more water. You can either squeeze the Aqua Painter or spritz again. Add color as much as you would like. A good tip for myself is….If you think it needs a bit more, STOP! I tend to do a little more here and then there and it ends up messing up. Also, it will dry differently then it looks right now too! You can either set it aside to dry OR you can tip it a bit and allow it to dry like that. This allows the excess water to run to one side and dry darker in those spots. I prop it up on a clear block.

Once it is all dry, you can cut it out along the border of the embossing flower and add it to your card front. I used the Rose Garden Framelits (Bundle & Save 15%) to die cut the leaves in Cucumber Crush. I used a Whisper White card base and some of the Artistically Yours Designer Series Paper from Sale-A-Bration! I stamped the greeting from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set!

For this rose, I used Real Red, Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight. I love how it turned out. The leaves on this one were die cut in Pear Pizzazz!

For this one, I used Blushing Bride, Watermelon Wonder, and Elegant Eggplant. You can see those really dark purple spots….that was where I didn’t have enough water and the paper just soaked up the color strongly. I used Mossy Meadow for the leaves on this one. I also used the Curvy Corner Trio Punch as well.

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 subscribe so you don’t miss any future videos!

Which color combination is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below! The blue one is my favorite!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Feb 11 2016

It’s My Party Birthday Card!!!

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

We all love the layered, embellished, and detailed cards but every once in awhile the quick and simple ones look just as fabulous!!! I love creating this quick and simple Washi Tape cards and make lots of them! I use this same style for making Thank You cards to pass out at Bridal Fairs with my contact information on them! Love it!!!

TIP: Start with a full piece of 8-1/2″ x 11″ cardstock and place the two stripes of washi tape across the bottom 1/3 of the cardstock along the 8-1/2″ side. Once the washi tape is down, then cut the cardstock in half at 4-1/4″! By doing this, you are eliminating extra cuts of the washi tape! I used the It’s My Party Washi Tape for this card. After cutting it into a card, I folded it and used my Bone Folder for that nice strong crease. For the greeting, I used the Happy Birthday Everyone Hostess Stamp Set in Melon Mambo ink! You can create multiples of these in no time at all.

Check out my video tutorial, below or here, on this card and see how quick and simple it is! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you liked it. Don’t forget to subscribe to my Channel – Laura’s Stamp Pad so you don’t miss out on any of my video tutorials.

Do you love Washi Tape? What are your favorite ways to use it? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 9 2016

Technique Tuesday – Rose Wonder!!!

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You all know what that means….I have a fabulous technique to share with you today!!! I loved the Rose Wonder Stamp Set and coordinating Rose Garden Framelits (Bundle & Save 15%) once I first laid eyes on them! I love the beautiful flowers and the greetings…..oh my goodness. I reach for this stamp set for every card I create because the greetings are PERFECT!!!

This is a very simple and yet so beautiful card that is perfect for many different occasions!!! I created this one as a Sympathy and Thinking of You and the other sample is Birthday! I love it!!! You can also play with different colors for even more fun! Let’s get started!

For this card, all you need is cardstock, ink, Fine Tip Glue Pen and the Rose Wonder Bundle! I cut a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and placed it on the Precision Base Plate. I placed the large rose die on the paper where both of the leaf ends are very close to the edge or falling off. Then run this through the Big Shot. You can run it through 1-2 times to make sure you have that nice even cut. Then the best way to get the image out of the die and to pop out all of the cut out piece, you will want to use the Die Brush. Check out how amazing it is here! That thing is best thing ever! Love it!!! You will want to keep the negative/corner of the cardstock of the Rose as well. I used a Lost Lagoon card base and adhered the corner piece to the top right hand corner of the card front. Then using the Fine Tip Glue Pen, I add adhesive to the Rose and placed it right next to that corner piece. In some places it is closer and in others, it is farther away and that’s okay. You don’t need to coat the entire back of the rose. I mostly did the edges and a few spots in the middle, then placed it down and held it for 15-30 seconds. Then if there are a few spots still popping up, just add a little underneath and press it down again. I used Lost Lagoon ink for the greeting from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set! Here is another sample!

I thought it would be fun to use two colors – Elegant Eggplant and Pink Pirouette. I love how it turned out. I think a light and dark blue would be fabulous as well! Since the cardstock is so dark, I decided to add the greeting to the bottom left corner! I also added a few pearls in the center of the rose for a little bling! I love it!

If you would like to see this in action, check out the video below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on Thursday’s video as well! 🙂

Let me know in the comment below which color combination you like the most or what color combination I should try next!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 4 2016

Cute Conversations Paper Pumpkin Kit!!!

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

The January 2016 Paper Pumpkin Kit arrived and as always I was super excited to rip it open. You can check out my excitement here! It is called Cute Conversations and after playing with it, I totally get it. They are little conversation hearts. I love it! I will admit though when I first opened it and saw the banner and treat bags, I was a little skeptical. I didn’t really want to create a banner that would only be up for a week or two and I only needed a few treats….or so I thought. I started to play with the kit and create the treats like the instructions where you adhere two hearts together.

I didn’t really like the way they turned out. The opening was really small and the treats weren’t staying in. Also, if you put a few kisses in there, they will be spilling all over. So I put the candy in some cellophane bags, used the Mint Macaron Baker’s Twine to tie them up and added them to the hearts.

I needed treats for all of my nieces and nephews so I started with those. I put the candy into a Cellophane Bag. I stamped on the conversation heart with the stamps and Watermelon Wonder ink. I adhered the heart to the front of the bag and clipped a clothespin on with a little piece of sequins. On the little banners, I stamped To/From and wrote their names. I added adhesive to the back of it and adhered it to the left side. I love how they turned out!! I had so much fun making these, I made a few more that say You’re Sweet so I could pass them out to random people at the Post Office, Bank, Store and other places I go to. Why not share a little love?? 🙂

I had lots of the little banners left over and still some candy that I had to get packaged up before I ate it all. I wrapped the little banner on a cellophane bag and tied some ribbon on the top. Super cute and simple!!!

I wanted to create a few cards as well to send out for Valentine’s Day so here are my Conversation Heart Cards. I just added a few hearts and stamped. I added some of the loose sequins to the card with the Fine Tip Glue Pen! They are super cute and I love how they turned out. I still have some banner left and tons of ribbon and sequins. I love how these kits come with so much goodie!

If you would like to sign up for Paper Pumpkin and get the February Kit, be sure to do so before the 10th!!! Click here to sign up now! I can’t wait to see what it is. You can also purchase a Pre-Paid Subscription for 1,3,6, and 12 months. Starting at 3 months, you can earn Sale-A-Bration goodies! Woot Woot!

Can’t wait to see the February Kit!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Feb 2 2016

Technique Tuesday – Watercolor Wildflowers!!!

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday! I am so stinking giddy about sharing this card with you today! I LOVE IT! It’s so soft and beautiful. I know I know, it’s not my usual bright colors but it is flowers! 😉 The technique I’m sharing with you is a little watercoloring with the Aqua Painter. I know many might not like it or have never tried it so I’m going to share some tips and tricks today!!!

This card also screams Spring with the pastels and blooming flowers. Oh how I am counting down the days still Spring – 47 more days!!! Let’s get started on this beauty!!!!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Aqua Painter, Basic Gray Archival Ink (or Stazon), your choice of colors

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and stamped each of the flowers from the Flowering Fields Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set. I used every image in the set except the butterfly and I really should have added him in. That would have been amazing! I stamped all of the flowers with Basic Gray Archival Ink which you can use for watercoloring. I liked the softer look of the gray verses a black. It is okay if the flowers don’t all line up along the bottom because the greeting banner is going to cover that up! Now that your images are stamped, it is time to color. I have found that when using an Aqua Painter, you don’t need to squeeze it at all. The water will gently come out as you color. I also found that just barely touching it to the paper is best for those fine lines. I tend to press hard but then the brush tip bends and it becomes really wide and all over the place. Just a light touch to the paper works best. If you don’t like making a mess on the inside of your ink pads to create a color palette, just press a clear block into the stamp pad and use that as your color palette and then rinse off when you are done. You can always add re-inker to the clear block as well. I used Pear Pizzazz for my stems. The flowers are (left to right) Wisteria Wonder, Hello Honey, Pear Pizzazz, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, and Calypso Coral. Another tip that I have is allow it to dry a little and then go back and add accents or more color. Don’t think that you have to get the perfect look with one swipe. Have fun with it!!! For the greeting I stamped it in Basic Gray onto Pear Pizzazz from the Greatest Greetings Stamp Set. This card could really have any type of greeting on it! I added a little piece of Tea Lace Doily to the bottom of the banner and adhered it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! By adding just a little piece of the doily, I can get 3, sometimes 4 of these out of one doily. I love getting the most out of my supplies!

If you would like to see this in action and how I used the Aqua Painter, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked and subscribe so you are notified when I post the next one!

Let me know in the comments below which you prefer – Aqua Painter, Blender Pens, Marker, or not a fan of coloring!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 28 2016

Memories In The Making!!!

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

The Memories In The Making Project Life Card Collection is one of the items that you can earn for FREE through Sale-A-Bration!!! I thought the cards were super fabulous because many of them are window sheets with frames and borders and amazing designs. There are a few that are gold on one side and silver on the other. WOOT WOOT! I love how there is something for everyone there. The other pieces have embossed prints on them so you can have fun and add color for an emboss resist technique. Love it!!!

The card above uses one of the embossed patterns and I brushed over it with an Elegant Eggplant Sponge Dauber to give it some color. Since the card is 4″ x 6″, I had to cut it down a bit (4″ x 5-1/4″). I added some Whisper White Cotton Ribbon. For the greeting, I used the Big News Stamp Set. I layered it onto Elegant Eggplant and added it to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I thought it needed a little bling so I added some Dazzling Details to all of the little dots in the scroll. 🙂

I didn’t want to waste that little strip that I cut off so I created this card. I took another Memories In The Making Card, stamped the greeting from the Tin Of Cards Stamp Set in Stazon Ink and added it to my card front once it dried. Be very careful when stamping on Window Sheet as it can be slick and want to slide all over. Straight up and down! This is one of those cards that the dotted wreath is gold on the back side. I’m a silver girl though! 🙂 Since you can see adhesive on Window Sheet, I just added it to the left hand side where the patterned paper is. It is held securely with Tear & Tape so I don’t have to worry about it coming off!

I wanted to do another one so I took another Card from the Collection that was embossed stripes. I used my Sponge Daubers to add color in this amazing ombre pattern. I used Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, and Night of Navy. I loved how it turned out. I wrapped some Silver Metallic Thread around a few (hundred) times on the left hand side and tied a knot. I added it to a Bermuda Bay card base and did the awesome greeting again from the Big News Stamp Set. Perfect Man Card!!!

Then with the little strip that I had to cut off, I created this card. Again I took one of the Window Sheet Cards and stamped in Craft White Ink with the Tin of Cards Stamp Set. I adhered it on with Tear & Tape under the strip of ombre! I love how these turned out!

You can use Project Life Card Collections for greeting cards and memory keeping. They are so much fun and so versatile. You can check out a few of my Project Life Album Pages here!

To see all of the cards from the Memories in the Making Card Collection, check out the Video Tutorial below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it.

Have you ever tried the Project Life Card Collection for memory keeping or card making? Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Jan 26 2016

Technique Tuesday – Curvy Corner Trio Punch!!!

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means…..I have a fabulous technique to share with you today! Today it’s all about the Curvy Corner Trio Punch. Some tips and ideas on how to use this punch and the fun you can have with it!

How beautiful and simple is that card? I love how those decorative corners allow more of the Calypso Coral to show through. It really stands out so much more! If you would like to see a sample using the other corner, click here! Let’s get started!

I started with a Calypso Coral card base. I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4″ x 5-1/4″ and punched all 4 corners with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch and then added it to the card front. Using a piece of the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper (1-1/2″ x 5-1/4″) from the Sale-A-Bration Promotion, I placed that down the center. For the greeting, I used a piece of Whisper White (2-1/2″ x 1-1/2″ and stamped the greeting from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set in Basic Black. Oh how I love the greetings in this set! Then I took one of the flowers from the Flowering Fields Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set and stamped it in the background in Calypso Coral. I stamped a few times before going back to the ink to give a lighter look and those various shades. I layered this piece onto Basic Black measuring 2-3/4″ x 1-3/4″. I added the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals! I love it!

If you would like to see a Video Tutorial on the Curvy Corner Trio Punch, check it out below or click here! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you liked it!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

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Technique Tuesday – Easter Lamb!!!

On Your Special Day!!!

Feeling Warm & Cozy!!!

Technique Tuesday – Floating Watercolor!!!

It’s My Party Birthday Card!!!

Technique Tuesday – Rose Wonder!!!

Cute Conversations Paper Pumpkin Kit!!!

Technique Tuesday – Watercolor Wildflowers!!!

Memories In The Making!!!

Technique Tuesday – Curvy Corner Trio Punch!!!