Laura Bassen

Distress Oxide Sprays

February 26, 2019

Hey there! Today I have a fun project to share where I experimented with the Distress Oxide Sprays. These are so much fun to used, although I have MUCH to learn! Once I sprayed the background with Mermaid Lagoon & Cracked Pistachio I turned it into a card using the hearts from Ornate Love, a sentiment from Everyday Words on a Line & Tiny Words. I also added a few gorgeous Studio Katia sequins.

Here’s a short little video to show you how I created this card.

Hope you have a wonderful day! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Deco Heart Hello

February 22, 2019

Hello! I’m back again today sharing this fun project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Deco Heart dies and the CZ Hello You stamp & die for the sentiment.

Check out how I made this card over on the Simon Says Stamp blog! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Poppy Flowers

February 22, 2019

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the Poppy Flower stamp set.

I embossed the poppies in clear and blended Tutti Frutti & Plumberry ink for the color. I created a jar by die cutting the Jar Shaker-Creative Cut with some vellum. The background is some older Pinkfresh Studio-Escape the Ordinary patter paper.

Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the Poppy Flower set. Thanks for stopping by!

Pinkfresh Studio-Inked Florals

February 20, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m sharing these two fun projects over on the Pinkfresh Studio YouTube channel featuring the Inked Florals stamp set.

Pinkfresh Studio-Inked Florals, Oval Foliage

For this first card I stamped the floral outlines from Inked Florals with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamped the solid floral blooms using Mama Elephant pigment inks. I added a sentiment from Oval Foliage and framed the design using pattern paper from the Joyful Day collection.

Pinkfresh Studio-Inked Florals & Joyful Day Puffy Phrases Stickers

For this next card I embossed all of the floral outline images in clear from Inked Florals in clear and blended over using distress inks. For the sentiment I used one of the fun Puffy Phrases Stickers from the Joyful Day collection along with a coordinating stamped sentiment from Let’s Flamingle.

Check the video HERE to see how I created these two cards! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Little Fairy Agenda

February 19, 2019

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the Little Fairy Agenda set.

I used the Basic Rectangles-Creative Cuts with My Favorite Things pattern paper to create the background panel.

I stamped the images from Little Fairy Agenda with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. For the sentiment I used the Smile Script-Creative Cut with white glitter cardstock.

Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the Little Fairy Agenda set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Little Chickie Agenda

February 18, 2019

Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant as they highlight the adorable new Little Chickie Agenda set.

Mama Elephant-Little Chickie Agenda & Gatefold X Fence-Creative Cut

To begin I used the Circular Grid-Creative Cut to die cut a panel. I trimmed the panel into a square and popped it up over Ivory cardstock. Then I used the Gatefold X Fence-Creative Cuts to make the sweet picket fence closures.

I added images from the adorable Little Chickie Agenda set to the inside of the card. For the bubble word sentiment I used the Everyday Greeting stamp set, and for the front of the card I used a sentiment from Hello Friend Wishes.

Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the adorable Little Chickie Agenda set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-February Stampede

February 15, 2019

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!

www.mamaelephant.com

My project features the adorable Little Fairy Agenda stamp set along with the coordinating Little Fairy Agenda-Creative Cuts. I stamped the images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics.

I used the Tri Window Cover-Creative Cuts for the window panel, which was die cut with Lawn Fawn pattern paper. The Hugs sentiment is also part of the Tri Window Cover-Creative Cuts and die cut with white glitter cardstock.

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 3 winners to win their choice of stamp set! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!

» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «

» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «

» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «

Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!

Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our designers!

Keeway Tsao|Nichol Spohr|Thi Lam|Amy Yang

Simon Says Stamp-March 2019 Card Kit

February 14, 2019

Hi there! Have you seen the awesome new March 2019 Card Kit, Lucky Rainbow? It is right up my rainbowlicious alley!!!

My first card features the Amazing stamp set included in the kit. I am so giddy about this card because it’s been far to long since I’ve made a one-layer wonder, and I gotta say, it feels darn good.

Simon Says Stamp-March 2019 Card Kit-Amazing

I used Mama Elephant pigment inks for this, keeping it very clean and simple and stamping a bold black sentiment from the Amazing set.

This next card features the adorable Wooly Lucky stamp set.

Simon Says Stamp-March 2019 Card Kit-Wooly Lucky

I created a shaker card using a Nested Circle die and filled it with some of the fun Lucky Charmz included in the kit. I also used some of the fun Really Rainbow Scallops pattern paper.

Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more inspiration using this Lucky Rainbow Card Kit. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Paper Smooches – February 2019 Blog Hop

February 12, 2019

Hello! It’s time to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches FEBRUARY 2019 release with you! ONE new stamp sets and FOUR new dies will be available to purchase at 10:00 AM Central time zone on February 14th. You will find the new products at their online store once they go live. www.papersmoochesstamps.com

Paper Smooches-So Fairy Cute, Mushroom Dies, Flaunters, Bannerific

I’ve created a couple fun projects using several of the fun, new February goodies!

Paper Smooches-So Fairy Cute, Flaunters, Bannerific

The first card features the So Fairy Cute set. I created a window frame using the largest Flaunters die. For the sentiment I used the Bannerific die.

Paper Smooches-Mushroom Dies, Flaunters, Bannerific

This sweet little round card features the Mushroom Dies. I framed it with one of the Flaunters dies and added a bird to the top of the mushroom using on of the Birds dies and a simple sentiment from Delightful Greetings.

To add extra fun to our blog hop…there is a prize! The prize – a $25. gift code to use at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

Leave a comment on any of the blogs listed below (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it will increase your chances of winning)
FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
Deadline: You have until midnight Central time on February 14th to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on February 15th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.

Alice Lihsuan Huang
Amy Tsuruta
Audrey Tokach
Jill Hawkins
Karin Akesdotter
Kathy Racoosin
Kelly Booth
Kristina Werner
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Michele Boyer
Paper Smooches blog
Savannah O’ Gwynn
Teri Anderson

Ways to increase your chances of winning:

Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop. If you don’t already like the PS FB page, please do https://www.facebook.com/PaperSmooche s
Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop (follow PS on Twitter – https://twitter.com/papersmooche s)
Share our blog hop on Instagram @papersmooches
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four extra chances to win on each blog)

Did you know that Paper Smooches offers up a fun challenge each month? Keep an eye on the PS blog for details. http://papersmooches.blogspot.com/

Thanks so very much for joining us.