Laura Bassen

Altenew January Release Blog Hop

January 27, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew along with several talented designers for Altenew’s January release blog hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Svitlana Shayevich’s blog.My first project features the fun new Be Strong stamp set & coordinating die set. I love these fun cactus images with the festive garland of lights.I stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copics. For the background I blended distress inks in Wild Honey & Cracked Pistachio. I embossed the sentiment in white onto a black strip of cardstock.My next card showcases the new Farmers Market stamp set. These jumbo vegetable images are so bold and fantastic and really showcase the gorgeous new Altenew ink colors: Warm & Cozy and Tropical Forest. Totally in love with these new ink colors!Using my MISTI I multi-inked the images to give them a nice gradient look.My last card features the fun Halftone Circles stamps & dies. Such a simple card stop make, but really packs a colorful punch using several Altenew ink colors.For the sentiment I used one of the Halftone Circles coordinating dies and added a few sparkling clear sequins.To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, February 2nd at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Saturday, February 4th.

Your next stop on the hop is the one and only Virginia Lu!
Here’s the full blog hop order:

Altenew
Svitlana Shayevich
Laura Bassen
Virginia Lu
Simon Hurley
Lydia Evans
Heather Hoffman
Ashley Horton
Kelly Latevola
Debby Hughes
Suzy Plantamura
Eunyoung Lee
Erum Tasneem
Lilith Eeckels
Emily Leiphart
Yana Smakula
May Sukyong Park
Aimee Dow
Agnieszka Malyszek
Sveta Fotinia
Nicole Picadura
Marika Rahtu
Jennifer McGuire
Therese Calvird

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SSS-Sunrise Border die

January 25, 2017

Hi there! Just poppin’ in to share a fun project featuring the Sunrise Border die by Simon Says Stamp.I die cut six borders in different colors of cardstock and then trimmed them to make them a little be shorter and adhered them onto my card base, overlapping. I stamped a sentiment from Uplifting Thoughts in Versafine Onyx Black.
This is a great way to get a little more mileage out of those border dies. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Otterly Adorable

January 23, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a fun project to share featuring the Otterly Adorable set by Mama Elephant.For the background, I stamped the waves and then created masks with post-it tape and blended Sunshine & Rainwater for the water and sky.
I love how the Otterly Adorable creative cuts allow you to tuck the otters in the water and add little accessories to their hands….or paws? I gave mine a nice glass of lemonade:)
Then I stamped a bunch of hearts from the set, colored them with Copics and stitched them on to create a colorful banner. I manipulated the sentiment to curve along with the stitched heart banner.
Wishing you an “otterly” fantastic day:) Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Botanical Hello

January 20, 2017

Hi there! I’m back again with Mama Elephant highlighting the Botanical Hello stamp set.I thought it would be fun to show the contrast of how this image looks when colored with two different mediums. The above card was embossed in clear onto watercolor cardstock and colored using Zig Clean Color Markers & the one below was colored with Copics. Such a fun comparison!
The Zig Clean Color Markers are super fun to color with. I took a light gray Copic marker and added a very subtle shadow along the inside of the “hello” just to make it a little easier to read.I added a thin mat of black cardstock under the white panel to give it some contrast and popped it up onto a white card base.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more amazing inspiration from the design team using the Botanical Hello stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Swashy Letters

January 19, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the fun new Swashy Letters stamp set.I used the new Favor Bag – XL Creative Cuts to create a little valentine for my Emma with some Pink Fresh pattern papers. The Swashy Letters are so fun for customizing all kinds of projects.
I added an image from Otterly Adorable set. I tucked a felt heart in the otter’s arms that was die cut using the Otterly Adorable dies.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the Swashy Letters stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Just a Note

January 18, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant as they highlight the Just a Note stamp set along with the Zipper Creative Cut.To create my card I first stamped the large Just a Note sentiment with Memento Tuxedo black ink. Then I embossed the Organic Blooms in clear on the corners of the panel. I stamped one more Organic Bloom onto scratch paper to create a mask that I layed over my embossed blooms and blended in several Mama Elephant pigment inks.
I also embossed a sentiment from Just a Note on my card base and die cut the Zipper Creative Cut in place so that you could reveal the secret message by “zipping” it open. So fun! To finish the card off I die cut the whole panel using the Femme Frames and added a few black splatters with my Gansai Tambi paints.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more fantastic inspiration using the Just a Note stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Waffle Flower Crafts-Bear and Bird

January 18, 2017

Hello there! Today I have a super fun project to share for Waffle Flower Crafts featuring the adorable Bear and Bird stamp set along with the Popping In stamp set.I just love how these two stamps sets work so perfectly together. There are lots of fun accessories and scene building images in both sets that can be easily combined in endless ways.
I stamped all my images with Memento Tuxedo black ink using my Mini MISTI and colored them all in using Copic markers.
Here’s a video to show you how I created my card.

Check out the Waffle Flower Crafts blog for more information and fabulous inspiration. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Altenew-Sketchy Cities Birthday

January 16, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m sharing a project that I created for Altenew and was on their blog yesterday featuring the gorgeous Sketchy Cities America 2 as well as the Happy Birthday die.I am in love with this beautiful Seattle skyline! I wanted to highlight it by embossing it in clear and blending several of the Altenew inks from their Sea Shore ink set.
I used some silver foil cardstock for the Happy Birthday die cut and added a few clear gemstones to finish it off.
Here’s a video to show you how I created my card.

Also just a heads up that Altenew is running a free stamp promotion right now. They also have great deals in the Sale category HERE.
GIVEAWAY!!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to Altenew…woot!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-January Stampede

January 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 Botanical Hello stamp set.

I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored it in with Copic markers.

I embossed a coordinating sentiment from the Botanical Hello set in white onto a strip of black cardstock. Might have gotten a little heavy handed with the sequins, lol. Sometimes it happens:)

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!
Vera Rhuhay
Nichol Spohr
Pamela Ho
Melania Deasy

Laura Bassen
Anna Kossakovskaya

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SSS-February 2017 Card Kit

January 14, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a project to share featuring the adorable February Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp called “Coffee, Tea & Cocoa”.The star of the show here is the cutie patootie Coffee Love die that comes in the kit.
I was inspired by the fun Doodlebug Latte Love stickers that come in the February Card kit and mimicked the colors & design for my die cuts coffee cups, well, mine are actually tea cups, ha ha:)
I used the Holiday Shapes die to make the little felt hearts. I also used some Copic markers to make stripes on my coffee cup sleeve as well to add rosy cheeks and some gray for the lids. I mean, seriously, look at the teeny tiny coffee cup arms…can’t take it!
Here’s a super quick little video to show you how I made these coffee, I mean, tea cup die cuts:)