Laura Bassen

Altenew Markers Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 20, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their November blog hop featuring their newly release Artist Markers. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the lovely Kathy Racoosin’s blog.I have a couple of projects that showcase some of the gorgeous colors in the Artist Markers B & C sets.For my first card I simply scribbled several of the markers onto Yupo paper. The Yupo paper has a coating on it that works beautifully with alcohol based markers. I added some blooms from Garden Treasure that were embossed in white onto vellum along with a sentiment from Label Love.My next card used the same Yupo paper that I scribbled the exact same colors on as above, but afterwards I added some drops of alcohol blending solution which created a magical reaction.
For the sentiment I used one of the Script Words 2 dies and embossed a coordinating sentiment from Super Script.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these projects.

Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Monday, November 27th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Wednesday, November 29th.

You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate!

I have a winner to announce from my previous Altenew blog hop giveaway, too.
Congratulations Annalisa!!

The next stop on the hop is Mindy Baxter.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Botanic Thanks

November 17, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant highlighting the new Botanic stamp set.
I embossed the large floral sentiment in white onto a kraft card base.
Then I trimmed several scraps of cardstock to 1/4″ wide and adhered them together. I embossed the floral sentiment onto the strips and adhered it to the card base. I added some Copic shading to the sentiment & blooms to make them stand out a bit more.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

I also have a winner to announce from my Deer Love post.
Congratulations to Isabelle!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-November Stampede

November 15, 2017

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

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

I’ve created three gift card holders featuring the new Stitched Gift Tag-Creative Cuts.I had so much fun embellishing these little puppies! Can you tell, ha ha!
For the base of each tag I used patten paper by Pinkfresh Studio. I embossed a sentiment from the Girlfriends stamp set on each of the little tags.
I used a fun mix of textures on the bows and added some jewel brads & gems that I’ve been hoarding for years. I had to raid my house to find some half-decent looking gift cards. Subway wasn’t exactly what I had in mind, but oh well:)
So Hobby Lobby had their ribbons & trims half-off this week and mama got a bit carried away:) I’m in LOVE with the sequin ribbon, mini white pom-pom trim & chunky gold glitter ribbon. I was trying to channel my inner Rebecca Luminarias on these. I adore every single thing she makes.

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 amazing designers!

Anna Kossakovskaya
Amy Yang
Vera Rhuhay
Melania Deasy
Nichol Spohr
Laura Bassen←you are here!

Milk & Cookies: Simon Says Stamp Card Kit

November 14, 2017

Hi there! Just poppin’ in with a cute little project featuring the awesome new Milk & Cookies December Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp!I thought it would be so fun to make a pop-up box with the adorable Christmas Squad images. I used the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up die for the box and the Christmas Squad stamp set for the images. I don’t have the coordinating dies so I fussy cut the images out.I’m a huge Doodlebug fan so it was easy to fall in love with this kit! I also used some of the Doodlebug pattern papers from the kit on the pop-up box. I also added some Rainbow Sprinkle Jewels to the Christmas tree.Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more fabulous inspiration showcasing this super fun kit. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Happy Birthday!

November 10, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the CZ Design All Caps No. 01 & Birthday Palooza set.You can see the full project & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew November 2017 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 8, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their November blog hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.
I have a couple of projects to share featuring a few new products from the November release.This first card features the Snapshots stamp & die set. I inked the camera stripes with Pink Diamonds & Pinkalicous and added a fun puffy sticker to the center of the camera. I made this card for my daughter Alex. She loves polaroids so I cut a small frame using this cut file on my Silhouette to frame a photo of us.I layered some Pinkfresh Studio pattern paper for the background and used the Creative Edges: Notebook die to add detail to the sides of the pattern paper. I embossed a sentiment from the Story of Us stamp set.
This next card features the Story of Us stamp set. I layered two of these gorgeous multi-step stamping blooms and popped them up to frame the sentiment that is also from the Story of Us.
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, November 16th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Saturday, November 18th.

I will also be drawing a winner to receive a $30 gift certificate. Leave me a comment for your chance to win!

Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Erum Tasneem.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

MFT-Deer Love

November 8, 2017

Hi there! I’m just popping in with a fun project featuring some of the new goodies from the latest November release by My Favorite Things.How sweet are these deer with the little hearts on their antlers? I used Die-namics Deer Love dies on colored cardstock and added glossy accents to the hearts & noses. I used black enamel accents for the eyes of the deer. So much fun!
For the background I blended Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon & Cracked Pistachio onto bristol paper.For the sentiment I used the new Die-namics Peace die along with a coordinating embossed sentiment from the Snow Globe sentiments set.
GIVEAWAY!!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a prize package:)

Check out the new release below & thanks so much for stopping by!

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Pretty Pink Posh November Blog Hop

November 3, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Pretty Pink Posh for Day 2 of their November blog hop.
My first card features the Joy Shaker Die & the Wild Rose stamp set.For the background I embossed the blooms from the Wild Rose stamp set all over a panel of Neenah Solar White in clear and used distress inks to create a colorful emboss resist pattern.

I adhered a few Joy Shaker die cuts together for dimension topping it off with a die cut from glittered cardstock. I filled the shaker with some of the gorgeous new Sparkling Clear Snowflakes Mix.Next up is the Sparkle Dot Patterns 1 stamp set. I had so much fun with this set!!!For the first card I adhered sequins to the rainbow dot image. Oh my heavens:) I stamped the rainbow image in a super light Lemon Chiffon color so that nothing would show through.I used the “you” from the Thank You Script die and added an embossed sentiment from the Fox Friends stamp set.For this next card I used Nuvo Jewel drops to the rainbow dot image. This is the most delicious thing I’ve ever seen!!!GIVEAWAY!!
There are 4 $25 gift certificates up for grabs (two winners each day). Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 11/7/2017. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Joy Taylor
Jeanne Jachna
Crystal Thompson
Keeway Tsao
Lexa Levana
Carly Tee Minner
Amy Kolling
Eloise Blue
Suzy Plantamura

Thanks so much for stopping by!

MFT-Joy

November 2, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring several products from their October release. I used the Drifts & Hills stencil for the background and the Snow Globe Sentiments & Die-namics Joy for the sentiment.You can see the video over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel. Thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-Trick or Treat Shadow Box

October 31, 2017

Happy Halloween! I’ve been so in love with the Lawn Fawn shadow boxes lately that I wanted to make one featuring these adorable Trick or Treat critters, but the images were too large so I had to get creative and make my own.I created the shadow box by trimming 2 pieces of Royal Purple cardstock to 3.5″ x 6.75″. Then I scored both of those at 4.5″ & 6.5″. I used one of the Stitched Rectangle dies to create the window opening and the Stitched Slopes & Hills to add some hills inside the shadow box.
For the images I used a combination of the Trick or Treat & Ghostly Greetings stamp sets. I stamped them with Memento ink & colored them with Copics. How fun is this? I think I wanna make a shadow box for everything now:)
Wishing you a safe & happy Halloween! Thanks so much for stopping by!