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Laura Bassen

Amazing Airplane

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun project over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring the Amazing Airplane Die-namics set & High-Flying Adventure set. For the background I used the Slimline Cloud Edges Stencil and for the sentiment I used the Banner Day Sentiments. How cute are these sweet bunnies flying away in those colorful retro airplanes? I was so tempted to make a whole rainbow row of airplanes!

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You can check out the video HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their 7th Anniversary Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Blog.

Altenew-Book Engravings

For my project I used the Book Engravings Stamp, Stencil & Die set.

Altenew-Book Engravings

For the sentiment I used the Many Thanks stamp set, and on the background I blended a very subtle pattern using the Cube Builder Stencil.

Altenew-Book Engravings

Giveaway Prizes
Over $1,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $70 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 15 lucky winners. There are also 19 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of 41 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 41 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/24/2021.

Blog Hop Order
Altenew Blog
Laura Bassen
Vicky Papaioannou
Kathy Racoosin
Emily Midgett
Amanda Baldwin
Erum Tasneem
Scrapbook.com
Nathalie DeSousa
Simon Says Stamp
Svitlana Shayevich
Jenny Colacicco
Mindy Eggen
Yoonsun Hur
CiLi in Papers
Isha Gupta
Caly Person
Victoria Calvin
LauraJane

Rainbow Treat Shop

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this colorful treat shop shape card over on the Honey Bee Stamps YouTube channel.

Honey Bee Stamps-Treat Shop Add-On, House Builder, Pickup Lines

To begin I used the House Builder Card Base-Honey Cuts to create a cream card base along with white windows & door. For the rainbow canopy I used the Treat Shop Add-On-Honey Cuts and Treat Shop Add-On Stencils to blend the rainbow colors. For the accessories I used the Treat Shop Add-On Stamp Set and for the sentiment I used the Pickup Lines set.

Honey Bee Stamps-Treat Shop Add-On, House Builder, Pickup Lines

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Waffle Flower April Release Blog Hop

Welcome to Waffle Flower’s April 2021 Release day! I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you on the Waffle Flower website! This month, the Waffle Flower release is full of stamps, dies, and stencils that celebrate the hope and joy of Spring!

Waffle Flower-Birthday Puppies & Kitties Stencils, Pawsome Birthday, Brick Wall Stencil, Oversized Smile

My first card features the Brick Wall Stencil on the background. I blended distress inks in Kitsch Flamingo, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Cracked Pistachio & Mermaid Lagoon.

Waffle Flower-Brick Wall Stencil, Oversized Smile

For the sentiment I used the Oversized Smile word die with white glittered cardstock & vellum and embossed a coordinating sentiment in white onto slate.

Waffle Flower-Brick Wall Stencil, Oversized Smile

My next card uses the Brick Wall Stencil again for the background.

Waffle Flower-Birthday Puppies & Kitties Stencils, Pawsome Birthday, Brick Wall Stencil

I used the adorable Birthday Puppies & Birthday Kitties Stencils along with the coordinating dies to create this cute scene. For the sentiment I used Pawsome Birthday. I also adhered some Cupcake Clay Sprinkles to the tops of the party hats for a cute embellishment.

Waffle Flower-Birthday Puppies & Kitties Stencils, Pawsome Birthday, Brick Wall Stencil

Giveaways:
For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EDT on Monday April 12th, 2021 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 4/14/2021.
There are more giveaways to enter on our Instagram! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out! 

Waffle Flower Blog
Amanda Korotkova
Arjita Singh
Cathy Zielske
Channin Pelletier
Galina Filippenko
Jeanne Jachna
Jessica Frost-Ballas
JJ Bolton
Keisha Charles
Laura Bassen
Lydia Fielder
Michele Ferguson
Rachel Arribas
Rebecca Keppel
Sidnie Des Jardins
Svitlana Shayevich 
Tracy Ware
Vicky Papaioannou

Easter Daffodils

Hi there! Today I’m sharing an Easter Daffodil project over on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel.

Pretty Pink Posh-Daffodils, Fancy Easter Script Dies

I used the Daffodils Stamp Set along with the coordinating Daffodils Stencil Set & Dies. For the sentiment I used the Fancy Easter Script Dies and embellished with Marigold Jewels. You can check out the video HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Video Hop for Jessica

Hi there! Today I’m joining my crafty friend, Jessica, for a video hop to celebrate her reaching 10k YouTube subscribers! I’ve created a colorful project featuring some gorgeous products by The Greetery.

The Greetery-Mimosa Musings, Square Dance Stencil, Written in Ribbons

For the background I used the Square Dance stencil set. For the florals I used the Mimosa Musings stamp set and for the sentiment I used the Written in Ribbons set.

The Greetery-Mimosa Musings, Square Dance Stencil, Written in Ribbons

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

There are over $800 in prizes to be won! You must leave comments on the YouTube videos before 11:59PM ET on April 8th for a chance to win one of the prizes.  The more videos you comment on, the better your chances to win!  Winners will be announced on Jessica’s blog and YouTube channel on April 9th.

Pinkfresh Studio March 2021 Cling Stamp, Stencil, Die, and Hot Foil Release

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Pinkfresh Studio for their March Release Blog Hop! You can check out the fun, new products HERE!

Pinkfresh Studio-Folk Garden & Folk Art Birds Hot Foil Plate, Stencil Set & Die

I’ve created a couple projects using the new Hot Foil Plates. This first card features the Folk Garden Hot Foil Plate. I used Rose Gold foil onto white cardstock.

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After foiling the foliage I used the coordinating Folk Garden Stencil Set to add color. For the sentiment I used the Lea’s Ornate Uppercase & Heathers Lowercase dies with solid colored cardstock. I also added a few jewels for bling.

Pinkfresh Studio-Folk Garden Hot Foil Plate, Stencil & Die

My second card features the Folk Art Birds Hot Foil Plate. This time I used silver foil onto white cardstock. The results are stunning.

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To add color I used the coordinating Folk Art Birds Stencil Set with Pinkfresh Studio inks. For the sentiment I used the My Favorite Things to Say 2 set.

Pinkfresh Studio-Folk Art Birds Hot Foil Plate, Stencil Set & Die

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

GIVEAWAY!
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog & YouTube channel.

TEN $25 gift cards will also be given away picked from the comments along the hop.

Winners will be posted on April 5, 2021 on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Spring Birds

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this colorful Spring Birds project that was up on the Simon Says Stamp blog a few days ago.

SSS-Spring Birdsopy

For the birds I embossed the images from Spring Birds in clear and blended distress inks for the rainbow color. For the sentiment I used the Reverse Sympathy Sentiment Strips.

SSS-Spring Birds

I’m also sharing this card over on my Instagram feed as part of a Colorful Celebration Insta Hop for my crafty friend Danial Diaz. He is celebrating one year of joining Instagram and this awesome crafting community. Daniel also lives in Germany and his friendship has been such a blessing to me these past two years. He is such a ray of sunshine and the biggest encourager and cheerleader to so many in the crafty community.

SSS-Spring Birds

There are some AMAZING prizes that Daniel has lined up for his Insta Hop Giveaway. You’ll need to hop over to my feed HERE to check out the details and how to enter the giveaway. Make sure to stop by Daniel’s feed as well to say congratulations!! Thanks so much for stopping by!

All the Feels Release Blog Hop

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for their All the Feels Blog Hop. You can check out the fun, new release HERE!

SSS-Sweet Garden Birds, CZ Mini Slimline Patterns Stencil, Inside Family Messages

For my project I started with one of the CZ Mini Slimline Patterns Stencils. I used the dotted stencil with Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel.

SSS-Sweet Garden Birds, CZ Mini Slimline Patterns Stencil, Inside Family Messages

I stamped the Sweet Garden Birds using Pinkfresh Studio inks. I used two shades of each color per image to give it a soft, gradient look. For the sentiment I used the Inside Family Messages Set.

SSS-Sweet Garden Birds, CZ Mini Slimline Patterns Stencil, Inside Family Messages

GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 31st of March.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog   
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen
Amanda Korotkova
Heather Hoffman
Bobbi Lemanski
Vicky Papaioannou
Bibi Cameron
Kathy Racoosin
Dilay Nacar
Mindy Eggen
Emma Williams
Seeka
Tina Smith

All the Feels Release

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of projects from the latest All the Feels release with Simon Says Stamp. You can check out all of the fun, new products HERE!

SSS-Sweet Garden Cherry Tree, Floral Garden, Bear Hugs, Reverse Sassy Mama

My first card features the adorable Bear Hugs die. I used khaki, vanilla & black cardstock for the bears. I also added a small rosy cheek using an R30 Copic.

SSS-Bear Hugs, Reverse Sassy Mama

For the sentiment I used one of the new Reverse Sassy Mama Sentiment Strips. The background is some older pattern paper by Pinkfresh Studio.

SSS-Bear Hugs, Reverse Sassy Mama

This next card uses the Sweet Garden Cherry Tree die. I masked off the blooms to blend color onto each one using distress inks. I added some chunky rainbow jewels to the centers of each bloom.

SSS-Sweet Garden Cherry Tree, Floral Garden

I added acetate to the back of the die cut to turn it into a shaker and filled it with heart & star confetti. The background is Pinkfresh Studio pattern paper again and the sentiment is from the Floral Garden set.

SSS-Sweet Garden Cherry Tree, Floral Garden

I have a fun reveal video showing the entire release over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!