Laura Bassen

DieCember® Release Blog Hop

December 6, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for Day 2 of their DieCember® Release Blog Hop! I’ve created a couple of projects featuring a few of their fun, new dies.

SSS-Birthday Wishes Circle, Winter Wishes Circle & Burst die

My first card uses the Birthday Wishes Circle die along with the Burst die.

I used one of the Nested Circle dies to create a window opening to frame the Burst die cut. Behind the Burst I blended Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon & Blueprint Sketch. The Birthday Wishes was die cut with metallic gold cardstock.

This next card is uses the Winter Wishes Circle die along with the Burst die.

Everything is exactly as the first card except for this one I used warm tones for the blending: Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade.

Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.

GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop. Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, December 11^th.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Amanda Korotkova
Heather Hoffman
Vicky Papaioannou
Cheiron Brandon
Preeti Chandran
Anna-Karin Evaldsson

Simple Thanks

December 5, 2019

Hi there! Just popping in to share a peek at a couple of simple thank you projects using the Large Outline Thanks die by Simon Says Stamp.

You can check out the video of these projects over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Trying to remain calm & thankful during this chaotic season. My daughter showed me how to put soft, instrumental Christmas music on YouTube with a fireplace burning for the video. I love it! You can check it out HERE. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do:) Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Gray Muse

December 2, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of projects for The Gray Muse. Rubeena was so kind to send me a few of her adorable stamp sets along with a couple of gorgeous enamel pins.

My first card features the Hugs stamp set. I embossed the image in white onto Fog cardstock. Then I embossed each letter onto solid colored cardstock. I fussy cut each letter and popped them up into place. I took a C1 Copic and adding shading to the foliage. I added an embossed sentiment from the You Grow, Girl stamp set.

For this next project I created a bookmark featuring the Dogs in the Craft Room stamp set. I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to 2.25″ x 7.25″. Then I used one of the Large Tag dies to add the rounded edge to the top of the tag.

I blended Distress inks to the tag and splattered water. I colored the adorable pups with Copies and fussy cut each one to adhere to the bookmark.

I had to get a close up shot of this delicious Rainbow Envelope Pack enamel pin. I’m getting quite a collection of beautiful enamel pins. I need to find display them because they make me smile just looking at them.

Check out The Gray Muse and see Rubeena’s adorable products! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy DieCember®!

December 1, 2019

Hi there! Have you seen the fun, new DieCember® release by Simon Says Stamp? I have a couple of project to share with you created using some of the new products.

SSS-Lined You & Leafy Christmas Trees, Lined You & Leafy Christmas Tree

My first card features the Lined You die. Using a metal shim with these intricate, new dies helps a lot to get a nice, clean cut. I embossed a sentiment from the CZ Great Things stamp set to coordinate with the Lined You.

I layered the Lined You over some greenery die cut using the Leafy Christmas Tree dies. Behind that are strips of solid colored cardstock along with a few Sparkling Clear Sequins.

This next card uses the Detailed Leaf Cluster die. I die cut the leaf with white cardstock and then filled in several of the leaves with shades of green cardstock.

For the sentiment I used the CZ Thank You die with Doll Pink and white cardstock. I also added some Party Jewels for embellishment.

There’s a fun reveal video of this new DieCember® release over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Check out the fun new products HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by & Happy DieCember®!

Christmas Tags on Cards

November 30, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m sharing just a couple of simple holiday projects where I used tag dies on cards. I love to make tags, but tags can also look great on cards.

This first card uses the CZ Ho Ho Ho Tag Die. I backed each letter with solid colored cardstock. Then I popped the tag up onto some pattern paper by Pebbles & Sunny Studios. I also added some of Black Tie cording.

This next card uses the Stocking Tag Die. I was tempted to make a whole row of rainbow stockings. How fun would that be? It would make for one lonnnng card though.

For the sentiment I used one of the Sentiment Strips Extra Large Christmas. Each of the stockings are popped up with foam tape, but I adhered a few smokey gray crystals to look like a hanger. More Sunny Studios pattern paper along with Black Tie cording to finish it off.

Are you ready for the holidays? Ha Ha…I haven’t even started yet, but that’s how I roll every single year. I like to wait until I can get a full on panic attack before starting. I do have ideas swirling around. Maybe tomorrow on Cyber Monday I can get some shopping done. Here’s wishing your a festive start to your Christmas season, even though I’ve been making and posting Christmas cards since September:) Thanks so much for stopping by!

Concord & 9th-Thank You for Being & Warm Wishes

November 29, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m back with Concord & 9th sharing a couple of project using the Thank You for Being & Warm Wishes sets.

For this card I created a shaker by die cutting the Thank You for Being frame to create a shaker window. I filled the shaker with left over hexagons from the Hexagon die. The sentiment is from the Thank You for Being set.

This next project features the Warm Wishes set.

I stamped the large and small Turnabout star designs from Warm Wishes and used the coordinating dies to create a window opening and popped up the smaller star. I used the Warm Wishes stamps & dies for the sentiments.

Check out the Concord & 9th blog to see more fantastic inspiration using these fun, new sets. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Christmas Plaid

November 25, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this festive project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring a little Christmas plaid stamping using the Jumbo Stripes stamp set.

SSS-Jumbo Plaid, Holly & Pine Frame, CZ Clean Lines Christmas

I added a window opening to frame the sentiment from the CZ Clean Christmas stamp set along with the gorgeous Holly & Pine Frame die. You can check out the video HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Challenge Me a Christmas Card

November 23, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m joining my lovely friend, Michelle, for her Christmas card challenge. She contacted me a while ago and asked me to pick the product, theme or technique for our challenge. I said, “How about a rainbow emboss resist Christmas card?” She said, “I was hoping you’d say rainbow”:) So here is what I came up with.

SSS-Leaves & Berries Background, Merry Frame, Marie Snowflake

For the background I embossed the Leaves & Berries background stamp in clear onto white cardstock. Using Pinkfresh Studio inks I blended some subtle and more vibrant colors onto the panel.

For the sentiment I used the Merry Frame die with Tim Holtz Metallic Rose Gold cardstock. I layered it over a snowflake die cut using the Marie Snowflake die. I added a simple coordinating sentiment from the Sentiment Strips Christmas pack. I die cut the sentiment using one of the Sentiment Label dies.

Make sure and check out what Michelle came up with using the rainbow emboss resist theme! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Concord & 9th-Hexagons

November 22, 2019

Hi there! I’m back with Concord & 9th featuring the Hexagon Designer dies. As you can probably imagine, I had myself a hay-day with these gorgeous geometric dies.

Concord & 9th-Hexagon Designer & Tall Type Alpha dies

Both of my cards were inspired by photos that I’ve seen on Pinterest.

Here’s this gorgeous quilt that I saw on Pinterest that inspired my card. It’s by Modern Handcraft. I LOVE the rows of colors along with the white space.

I used the outline hexagon grid from the Hexagon dies as a guide to adhere all the colored hexagons in rows onto Khaki cardstock. Using a Jewel Picker for this is a must have! For the sentiment I used the Tall Type Alphabet dies with gold foil cardstock.

This next card is very similar, but I adhered the rows horizontally this time onto Ivory cardstock.

This stunning honeycomb wall with it’s sherbet-y colors, light wood and white space were my inspiration. It is by Vintage Revivals.

I used the Tall Type Alphabet dies with gold foil cardstock for the sentiment again.

Check out the Concord & 9th blog to see more amazing inspiration using these amazing Hexagon Designer dies. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Limited Edition 2019 Holiday Card Kit

November 20, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple projects using the latest Limited Edition Christmas 2019 Card Kit.

SSS- Limited Edition 2019 Holiday Card Kit

My first card features the Crate Paper Snowflake Alphabet Thickers Stickers that are included in the kit.

I adhered strips of cardstock on a white card base. There’s a package of white card bases in the kit that make it so handy dandy! I love these fun puffy stickers! Does it make you want to start singing the Christmas Carol?

Next up is a fun tag/card project using the snowflake from the My Mind’s Eye Yuletide ephemera. The red and white twine and tiny bells are also included in the ephemera.

I used one of the Large Tag dies with some of the Christmas Cottage pattern paper included in the kit and embossed a sentiment from The Magic of Christmas stamp set, also included in the kit.

Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog to see more gorgeous inspiration using this fun Limited Edition Christmas 2019 Card Kit. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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