Laura Bassen

Spellbinders October 2017 Blog Hop

October 16, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Spellbinders for their October blog hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Seth Apter’s blog. I have a project featuring the beautiful Little Plants Etched dies. I blended several distress inks onto Bristol paper and then die cut it using the Little Plants Etched dies.I flicked some black acrylic paint onto the background and embossed a sentiment from the Scripted stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

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

Giveaway!
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Thursday, October 19th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.

I will also be giving away a $25 gift certificate to the Spellbinders shop.
Leave me a comment for your chance to win!

Your next stop on the hop is the lovely Yana Smakula!

Blog hop order:
Spellbinders Paper Arts
Jennifer Mcguire
Seth Apter
Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula
Wanda Guess
Debi Adams
Kimberly Crawford
Svitlana Shayevich
Julia Stainton
Amy Kolling

Mama Elephant-October Stampede

October 15, 2017

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!

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

My project features the adorable new So Many Snowment stamp set.

I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo ink and colored them with Copics. I used my colorless blender to add the dots for snow and a bit of clear Wink of Stella to the hats for shimmer.
Mama Elephant-So Many Snowmen

I added a sentiment from the Occasional Labels set.

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!

Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Amy Yang
Melania Deasy
Anna Kossakovskaya
Vera Rhuhay
Pamela Ho

Card Making Therapy Blog Hop

October 13, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m honored to join Amanda Korotkova from The Crafty Pill for her Card Making Therapy Blog Hop!I have a project to share featuring more new release goodies from the Making Spirits Bright release by Simon Says Stamp. My project features the adorable Picture Book Snowman, Santa & Deer dies as well as a sentiment from the Merry and Bright stamp set.
For the background I die cut three circular window openings using the Nested Circle dies and blended distress inks for color.Here’s a video to show you how I made this card.

GIVEAWAY!

– Six 20$ gift cards to the Simon Says Stamp store (one for each stop on the blog)

– One 25$ gift card to Concord and 9th.

– One 30$ gift card to Pretty Pink Posh.

– One 25$ gift card to Waffle Flower.

– Two $20 vouchers to Kit and Clowder

Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on all the posts by 11:59pm EST on October 17th and will be announced on The Crafty Pill blog on October 19th.

Blog Hop:

Little Crafty Pill

Laura Bassen←you are here!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Making Spirits Bright Release Blog Hop

October 12, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Making Spirits Bright release blog hop!
My project features a few of the new release products: Fa La La stamp & die set & the Pine Needles Border die.
For the background I blended Distress Oxide inks in Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade and then used my regular Squeezed Lemonade distress ink.
For the Pine Needles Borders, I blended Twisted Citron & Lucky Clove Oxide inks and then went over it with my Wink of Stella pen. I also added an embossed sentiment from the Fa La La stamp set.
Here’s a video to show you how I made this card.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 gift certificate to every stop on the hop.
Leave me a comment for your chance to win!
Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Tuesday.
There will be a second blog hop on Friday, so make sure and check out the Simon blog for more inspiration tomorrow.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Shari Carroll
Nichol Spohr
Heather Ruwe
Kelly Latevola
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Kathy Racoosin
Lisa Addesa

I also have a winner to announce from my Altenew September Blog Hop!
Congratulations to Barb MacAskill!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

What I used:
Shop the new release:

Wednesday Sketch Challenge – Sketch 354

October 11, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with another Sketch Challenge for My Favorite Things.This week I flipped the sketch upside down. I’m hoping that’s no against the rules, but I liked it better that way:)

To make the window opening I use one of the Stitched Rectangles dies and blended distress inks behind using Blueprint Sketch & Mermaid Lagoon.
For the sweet images I used the Polar Pals set and for the sentiment I used Snowglobe Sentiments.
Play along HERE for your chance to win $50!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Rudolf & Frosty

October 9, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the Favor Bag Accessories-Snow Deer dies along with the Puffy Holiday Greetings stamp set. It’s Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer & Frosty the Snowman!!!You can mix and match the Favor Bag Accessories dies giving you lots of options. I added a santa hat to the snowman using the Favor Bag Accessories-Santa Elf. The sentiment from Puffy Holiday Greetings.I added glossy accents to the noses and used pattern paper for the bow ties. I also added a dot of white get pen to the eyes and some very light pink Copic marker for the cheeks.Want to wish all my lovely Canadian friends a very Happy Thanksgiving today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Winnie & Walter World Cardmaking Day 2017 Blog Hop

October 7, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Winnie & Walter for their World Card Making Day Blog Hop!I’ve created a couple of projects featuring the Scenery: Pattern of the Rings Creative Screenings.
I created this overlapping, layered look by using the stencil three times, placing it in a different spot each time and blending with a different color of distress ink.
For the sentiments I used the In a Word: Birthday Tiles Cutaways.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.

Prizes:
Winnie & Walter will be giving away five $25 gift certificates to the Winnie & Walter shop.
Winners will be chosen randomly from comments left along the hop.
Leave me a comment for your chance to win!

Winnie & Walter Blog

Kelly Griglione
Emily Leiphart
Lea Lawson
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Luminarias
Laura Sterckx
Nina Marie Trapani
Joan Bardee
Vanessa Menhorn
Yana Smakula
Amy Kolling
Heather Hoffman
Miriam Prantner
Agnieszka Malyszek
Kate M Capper
Yoonsun Hur
Laura Bassen←you are here!

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy World Card Making Day!

Wednesday Sketch Challenge – Sketch 353

October 4, 2017

Hi there! This month I’m honored to join My Favorite Things for their Wednesday Sketch challenges.My card layout was based off of this month’s sketch(below). I also featured several of the fun new October release products.
I normally struggle with sketch challenges, but the new Happy Holidays Circle Frame die was the perfect jumping point to go along with this sketch.I blended distress inks in the window opening and added the sweet penguin image from the Polar Pals set along with a coordinating embossed sentiment from Snow Globe Sentiments.Feel free to play along with this week’s sketch challenge for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to MFT! Thanks so much for stopping by!
What I used:

Shop my favorites from the new release:

STAMPtember® Special Card Kit-Hooray!

September 29, 2017

Hi there! I’m super excited to introduce to you the amazing STAMPtember® Limited Edition Special Card Kit called Hooray! Oh my goodness, this kit is amazing!!! So much fun, color, stickers, rainbows and more! I’ve created a couple of projects to share with you.My first card features the Dream Come True stamp set included in the kit and sold separately. I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo ink and colored them with Copics.For the background I masked off some rays using post-it tape and blended distress inks onto distress cardstock.For my next card I used one of the Carousel Puffy Words stickers for the sentiment on a panel of Royal Purple & Khaki cardstock.
I added few Glitter Girl Stickers by Shimelle that are included in the kit and sold separately.
I embossed a coordinating sentiment from the Dream Come True set and finished it off with a few Nuvo Drops & Sparkling Clear Sequins.
I did a fun walk through video of the kit over on the Simon Says Stamp blog! There’s some amazing projects featuring the kit contents as well! Hope you love it as much as I do! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew September 2017 Release Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway

September 28, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for Day 2 of their September Release blog hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Kristina Werner’s blog.
My first project showcases the fun 3D Circle Ornament die set. I thought that these ornaments not only make great ornaments but could also be colorful little gift toppers. I wrapped a gift with kraft wrapping paper that I stamped with the Majestic Mistletoe stamp set and clipped the ornaments onto the baker’s twine.
My next card features the Building Blocks die set.
To begin I blended distress cardstock with Altenew inks and then die cut the panel with several of the Building Blocks dies. I adhered them onto the card base with foam tape. I added a glittered sentiment from the Script Words 2 dies as well as an embossed sentiment from Happy Holidays. I embossed the branch from Peace on Earth onto vellum and added Nuvo Jewel drops for the berries.
My final card features the Winter Rose stamp set.
Such a gorgeous multi-step stamp set. I stamped the blooms using several Altenew inks. To finish it off I added some clear round drops.
GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, October 5th at 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Saturday, October 7th.