Sep 23 2014

Technique Tuesday – Pom Pom Fun!!!

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to share with you and today it is making cut little Pom Poms!!!!

I am loving the Pink little Pom Pom on that party hat!!!! It is just so fluffy!!! And fairly easy to make! Let’s get started!

Supplies Needed: Baker’s Twine (I prefer to use the Thick style), a fork or piece of scrap paper, and a needle

The supply list is short and a little odd but you will see! For this card, I used the Thick Strawberry Slush Baker’s Twine. Since I wanted a smaller pom pom, I just wrapped the twine around the tines of a fork about 10 times. Then you will take another piece of the twine and loop it through the middle tines and tie all of your loops together. Now you can slide the loops off of the fork and cut all of the loops. I do kind of like all of the loops too…super cute! Once you can have cut your loops, you can either stop there or take your needle and run it up each piece of Baker’s Twine to fray the ribbon into lots of smaller strands. This is the part that sometimes can take awhile and make you want to go crazy! Once you think you have done them all, you find another one. 🙂 Fluff all of the pieces and your Pom Pom is complete!!!! I attached the Pom Pom to the Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper triangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I layered the party hat onto a piece of Strawberry Slush that I had run through my Big Shot with the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder! The greeting is from Remembering Your Birthday and I punched it out with my Decorative Label Punch!

For this adorable gift box, I decorated it with the All Is Calm Designer Washi Tape which is super simple. Then I used the Silver Baker’s Twine for the pom pom. To make this one a little bigger, I wrapped the twine around a piece of scrap paper that was wider than the fork. Again 10 times around, slide it off and tie it in the middle, cut the loops and fray it!

To see this all in action, check out my Video Tutorial!!! Be sure to give the video a thumbs up if you liked it and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss out on any future videos (like the one on Thursday 😉 )

Happy Pom Pomin’

~Laura

Sep 16 2014

Technique Tuesday – Decorative Masks!!!

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! You know what that means! I have a fabulous technique to share with you today! I am going to show you how to use your Decorative Masks! Also, I’ll show you how your can use your Build a Banner Masks too!!!

You know me and my love for the Ombre look (check out more here and here)! I just can’t get enough of it! I used my Build A Banner Polka Dot Mask for this one but you could use the Dots & Stripes Decorative Mask as well! Soft Sky, Marina Mist, and Night of Navy were the colors I sponged on with my Sponge Daubers (love)! I sponged a few rows of each and then when I went to the next darker color, I rubbed lightly over that last row of the lighter color to give it a blended look. The Happy Birthday is from the Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set! I sponged the edges of the greeting as well and adhered that with Stampin’ Dimensionals to a 1-3/4 Circle Punched piece of Night of Navy! I ran the circle through the Big Shot with the Stripes Embossing Folder! For a little texture, I looped some Whisper White Baker’s Twine in there as well!

This one is very similar to the one above. I used my Sponge Daubers and the Hearts and Stars Decorative Mask Set! I layered that onto some Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey cardstock and added some Satin Stitched Ribbon in Lost Lagoon! I am really loving that ribbon and find myself reaching for it often! For the popped up stars, I used the small and medium stars from the Bright & Beautiful Stamp Set that is in the Holiday Mini Catalog! Of course, there is a Star Framelit so you don’t have to fussy cut those stars out! 🙂 Love it! You could do this in Red, White, & Blue or Navy and Silver would be fabulous too!

Of course, it is always easier, for me at least, to understand a technique when you see it in action. Here is a Video Tutorial for you see both the Ombre Background and Stars Decorative Mask. Be sure to give the video a thumbs up if you liked it and don’t forget to subscribe to My Channel so you never miss out when I post a new video!

Happy Maskin’

~Laura

Sep 9 2014

Technique Tuesday – Masking, Coloring, & More!!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! I have an amazing technique or tip for you today! It is SUPER simple and the outcome is amazing! You will think, why didn’t I think of that!

So you may be looking at this card thinking it is Pink and includes Flowers so it looks like Laura’s favorite card. But that’s not the fabulous part! Look closer at the flower – both the purple one and the black background ones! The black ones don’t overlap and have this amazing garden/3D effect. The purple one has some fabulous shading which was done with my Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities and those leaves are just another flower punched out in Old Olive! How fabulous! Not let’s get started on how I got this amazing look!

For the background, all you do is stamp your first flower (Flower Shop Stamp Set) on the piece of Whispe White cardstock! Now taking the coordinating Pansy Punch, punch a flower from a piece of scrap paper and place it on top of the stamped flower. Now stamp all around the flower. This mask prevents the stamped image from overlapping and creates that amazing look. Move your mask around to cover up other flowers as you move across the paper! Yep, it’s that easy to get that amazing look! 🙂 For the card below, I created an entire background because I just couldn’t get enough of this amazing look!

For the flower, I stamped it with my Memento Pad onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out with the Pansy Punch. I used my Rich Razzleberry Blendabilities but only the lightest one and darkest one. I colored the entire flower with the lightest one and then went over the lines of the stamped image with the darkest one. I love using the Blendabilities on my Flower Shop images because I find the images to be so easy to color. This image already has the lines for shading dark and a few of the other images have perfect lines or petals that make shading simple! I’m not the best artist with coloring unless I have these images that make it super easy! 🙂 Love it!

For the leaves, all you need to do is stamp the same flower image that you used for the flower onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock. Punch out the flower with your Pansy Punch and then cut 2 petals out and attach it to the back of your flower! It’s that simple!

To see all of these techniques in action, check out the Video Tutorial that I created! be sure to give it a Thumbs up if you enjoyed the video and want to see more! Also, don’t forget to subscribe to My Channel so you don’t miss out on any future videos!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 28 2014

Gift Box Punch Board!!!

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Eeeee This Gift Box Punch Board is sooooo much fun and makes super cute boxes! Okay, it doesn’t make them on it’s own, I use it to make them. Just thought I needed to put that disclaimer out there. 🙂 Today the Holiday Mini Catalog is LIVE which means you can now start ordering from it!!! WOOT WOOT!

Adorable little boxes!!!! Each of the boxes pictured above were created with the Gift Box Punch Board. The board has all the score lines for you to create, a stylus right there for you, and a punch for all of your notches and rounding! It also has a wonderful grid printed right on there showing you the Box Size, Starting Cardstock Size, Starting Line, and Diagonal Line! Everything you need minus the cardstock is right on the board! I love that! The sizing goes from 6″ x 6″ to 12″ x 12″ for your starting cardstock. Of course, you can also use Designer Series Paper too but be sure to press lightly as the DSP is a thinner style of paper! Be sure to decorate your box before scoring or before assembly! 🙂 I have already made that mistake…..about 5 times I think!

Of course, I created a Video Tutorial for you to see this amazing tool in action!!! Be sure to give the video a thumbs up if you like it and want to see more videos! Don’t forget to subscribe to my Channel so you don’t miss out on any future videos!

I will be posting a lot more amazing Holiday Mini Catalog samples in all the weeks so come! So many amazing new products!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 26 2014

Technique Tuesday – Rosettes!!!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday!!! That means I have a fabulous technique to show you and I thought I would keep the Big Shot Fun rolling!!! So this technique uses the Rosette Designer Die and I will show how to make fabulous Rosettes!!! PS: If you missed out on all of the Big Shot Fun last week, click here!

Aren’t these adorable? I am using them for my Bridal Events as name tags but you could always create a wreath out of them or an amazing backdrop or even a gift tag!

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Cardstock, Big Shot, Rosette Designer Bigz XL Die, Extended Cutting Pads, Silicone Craft Mat, Glue Gun, and embellishments to decorate

For the Rosettes above, I cut 2 pieces of cardstock measuring 1-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ because I wanted a little Rosette. You will need 2 pieces of cardstock because otherwise the rosette is too tight and it will not reach around without ripping. The more pieces you use, the fuller your rosette will look. If you want a larger rosette you will make your cardstock pieces wider. Once I had my cardstock ready to go, I placed them on the Rosette Designer Die with at least one end on a crease line, this way I knew it was lined up straight. Run it through your Big Shot and then start folding on the lines in a mountain/valley pattern. Then you will bring out your Silicone Mat and Hot Glue Gun. You can use the hot glue or Sticky Strip or the new Fast Fuse to connect your ends with each other. You will want to connect them so that they keep the mountain/valley. Now you will take your hot glue gun and squeeze out a big glob of it onto your Silicone Mat, then place the rosette on top of the the hot glue, placing the center of the rosette on the glue. Hold for a few seconds, allowing it to cool and then you have your perfect rosette and you can decorate as you wish! I added some Blackberry Bliss Satin Stitched Ribbon and Venetian Crochet Trim, adhering it with more hot glue. Then for the greeting I used the I love you from the Good Greetings Stamp Set which is a Hostess Special Set that you can earn starting on August 28th! I stamped it on Very Vanilla cardstock and punched it out with my 1-3/4″ Circle Punch and layered it onto a Blackberry Bliss Scallop Circle Punch. For the other one, I used a greeting from a Demonstrator Set that I have so I could have little name tags! I used the Decorative Label Punch for that one!

Okay so I may have lost you on the directions above so I have created a Video Tutorial to show you how to create these amazing little rosettes! Be sure to give the video a thumbs up if you like it and want to see more Video Tutorials!

Don’t forget about the Big Shot Special that ends on August 31st! Also, if you want to earn the Good Greetings Stamp Set for FREE, click here to book your party/stamp class today!!!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 22 2014

Big Shot Promotion & Fabulous Friday!!!

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Today is HOT HOT HOT (and I’m not just talking about the temperature outside)! Today I am keeping the Big Shot Fun rolling so I have another Big Shot Tutorial for you! If you missed out any of the others this week, check them out here – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! It’s also FRIDAY so the weekend is in site! Can I get a WOOT WOOT?

I’m showing you how to make these amazing little flowers! I used the Spiral Flower Die with my Big Shot to get the template cut out for these flowers! You need a piece of cardstock that measures 4″ x 4-1/4″ and you can run 2-4 pieces of cardstock through the Big Shot at one time! Great for making lots of flowers at the same time! Then you will un the die-cut image over your bone folder to break down the fibers of the cardstock. This will make it start to curl as well. The middle of the flower is the smallest little scallop, not the bigger end. (That was a surprise to me, I totally thought start big and work your way down. Fold the first (smallest) scallop back and then start rolling forward. This will create a nice flower center. Your hot glue gun and Silicone Mat will be your best friend for finishing these flowers off too! When making a flower with 2 colors, just lay the 2 pieces together and start rolling! You can even do 2 of the same colors and roll them together for a nice full flower! After you have rolled it all nice and tight, throw it in the air and let it bounce around a little to loosen up if you want a fuller, more open flower! Add your hot glue glob to the last circle/scallop and press your flower rolls into that glob and hold for 10 seconds. You can then add some hot glue to the 2nd scallop to adhere it to the side of your flower if you want a tight look. Once you are finished and it is dried/cooled, take a clear block and press it on the top of your flower (too much pressing can result in a ripped/smoothed flower). This will flatten the petals out a little and make your flower look more open. You can also use your bone folder to fold the petals out a little too! Don’t forget to save your negative image of the die to use for Pop Up Cards, check that out here!

To see this in action, check out my Video Tutorial below! Be sure to give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it and want to see more! Let me know in the comments what you would like to see next!

Only 10 more days to take advantage of Stampin’ Up’s Big Shot Promotion – purchase the Big Shot and get your choice of one of five select Bundles for FREE!!! If you already own the Big Shot, you can purchase the specials Bundles at 15% off!

Of course here are this week’s Weekly Deals!!!! Love the Elegant Butterfly!!!

And last but not least, the BEST Promotion of all!

If you sign up as a new demonstrator between August 21-28, you can receive extra Starter Kit product! That’s right, you’ll receive $150 (rather than $125) worth of product in your Starter Kit, for just $99 (FREE Shipping). Talk about a sweet deal! Click here to learn more or click here to ask my any questions your might have!

Well I hope you have an amazing weekend! Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 21 2014

Big Shot Promotion – Top Note Treat Topper!

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Big Shot Fun Week! If you missed out on the rest of this week, click the day to see Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday! Today I am showing you ways to use your Top Note Die for an adorable treat topper!

This little treat bag is adorable! At first I added in the piece of Pool Party cardstock in the bag just so you could see the clear bag better but I kept it in there because it gives a great background to the treats! 🙂 I used the Top Note Die for the tag topper and just folded it in half! If you are using a smaller bag, you can always fold it the other way! The Top Note was done in Pear Pizzazz and then I stamped the greeting from Million & One in Basic Gray! Fabulous! I then punched out 2 butterflies – Elegant Butterfly Punch with Pool Party and Bitty Butterfly Punch with Pear Pizzazz. Layer your butterflies and attach to the treat topper with a Stampin’ Dimensional and then add a few Rhinestones for some bling! These treats would be perfect for teachers (Happy Back to School), neighbors, party favors, etc! To see this project in action, check out the Video Tutorial below! Don’t forget to give me a thumbs up if you like it and want to see more videos like this!

Only 11 more days to take advantage of Stampin’ Up’s Big Shot Promotion – purchase the Big Shot and get your choice of one of five select Bundles for FREE!!! If you already own the Big Shot, you can purchase the specials Bundles at 15% off!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 20 2014

Big Shot Promotion – Quick and Simple Card!

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Still continuing the Big Shot Fun this week! If you missed Monday and Tuesday, be sure to check them out! Today I’m showing you a quick and simple card using your Big Shot not once but twice!

Tempting Turquoise and Strawberry Slush are just precious together!!! This simple card uses a Whisper White card base (4-1/4″ x 11″)! I embossed a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock measuring 3-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ with my Decorative Dots Embossing Folder! That was a piece that was handy in my scraps bags so you could always change up the size of that piece to whatever you have available! 😉 Then grab a piece of Whisper White scrap cardstock and stamp a greeting from the Perfect Pennants Stamp Set. Using a coordinating Banner Framelit, place that on your Big Shot and run it through for a perfect banner! I then used my 1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch to punch a hole for your Thick Baker’s Twine! You can punch 2 holes if you prefer to loop your twine across! Add that to your card with some Stampin’ Dimensionals and you have a fabulous card! The Perfect Pennants Stamp Set has a star and heart stamp in the set as well so I stamped a little heart on the inside just to decorate it up a little! Love it!

This sample is very similar style but I used my Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder and after adding the twine I pulled the ends apart to flare it out a little! To see this card in action using your Big Shot, check out the Video Tutorial below! If you like the video be sure to give it a thumbs up and don’t forget to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss the rest of my Big Shot Videos this week!

Only 12 more days to take advantage of Stampin’ Up’s Big Shot Promotion – purchase the Big Shot and get your choice of one of five select Bundles for FREE!!! If you already own the Big Shot, you can purchase the specials Bundles at 15% off!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 19 2014

Technique Tuesday – Big Shot Promotion!

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

Happy Tuesday and Happy Big Shot Week here on my blog! Click here to see yesterday’s post! Today I’m going to show you an amazing technique with your Big Shot and Embossing Folders! Don’t forget about the amazing Big Shot Promotion Stampin’ Up! has going on this month! Today we are going to talk about using your Embossing Folders with your Big Shot! I love embossing my projects because I really think it takes a simple card to a WOW card with just the crank of the Big Shot!

Okay first off check out this amazing card! LOVE IT! It is soooo simple too! I just used a 4-1/4″ x 11″ piece of Whisper White Cardstock and stamped the amazing flower with my Work of Art Stamp Set! I used Blackberry Bliss & Mossy Meadow Ink (for the various shades of purple I stamped a few times before going back to the ink pad)! Then I placed the card front into the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and ran it through my Big Shot! How amazing?!?! I love it! No adhesive required! 🙂

Now this one was done a little differently! I used the NEW Lucky Stars Embossing Folder which is coming out in the Holiday Mini Catalog on August 28th! I opened up the embossing folder and on the side where the stars pop up I lightly tapped my ink pad over top! You don’t want to press too hard or the ink will go down into the flat area of the embossing folder. Now you will place your piece of cardstock into the non-inked side and close the folder. You can either close the folder and just press and viola you are done or you can close it and run it through the Big Shot for a colored and textured look! I then assembled this piece onto Daffodil Delight Cardstock and Night of Navy card base! I used my Night of Navy Marker to color the Whisper White Organza Ribbon to match! Check out this post for more on that! The greeting is from the Petite Pairs Stamp Set which I punched out with my Decorative Label Punch and added a few punched stars from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack! Check out the video tutorial below to see this in action!!! Don’t forget to give it a thumbs up if you like this video and want to see more! Click the subscribe button so you don’t miss out on more Big Shot Videos this week!

Only 13 more days to get your Big Shot and a Free Bundle! Check back tomorrow for some more Big Shot Fun!

Happy Stampin’

~Laura

Aug 18 2014

Big Shot Promotion – Daydream Medallion!

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Laura's Stamp Pad

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!

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!

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!

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

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Technique Tuesday – Pom Pom Fun!!!

Technique Tuesday – Decorative Masks!!!

Technique Tuesday – Masking, Coloring, & More!!

Gift Box Punch Board!!!

Technique Tuesday – Rosettes!!!

Big Shot Promotion & Fabulous Friday!!!

Big Shot Promotion – Top Note Treat Topper!

Big Shot Promotion – Quick and Simple Card!

Technique Tuesday – Big Shot Promotion!

Big Shot Promotion – Daydream Medallion!