Laura Bassen

Valentine Pickup

February 9, 2021

Hi there! Yesterday I shared this cute little Valentine Pickup shape card over on the Honey Bee Stamps YouTube channel.

Honey Bee Stamps-Big Pickup, Loads of Love

I used the Big Pickup Cab & Big Pickup Tailgate set to create the front and back of the shape card.

I stamped the images with Versafine Onyx Black ink and painted the images using distress inks.

For the heart balloons I used the Loads of Love set. For the “love” I used the Tailgate Alphabet Honey Cuts with Pixie Dust cardstock.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pinkfresh Studio February 2021 Stamp, Stencil and Die Release Blog Hop

February 8, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Pinkfresh Studio for their February Release Blog Hop. You can check out the amazing new release HERE!

Pinkfresh Studio-Slimline Layered Starburst, Reset, Choose Hope, Friendship Blooms

I’ve created two slimline cards using some of the new stamps, dies & stencils.

Pinkfresh Studio-Slimline Layered Starburst, Reset

My first card uses the Slimline Sunburst Stencil. For the sentiment I used the Reset stamp & die.

For this card I used the Choose Hope stencils & dies. For the sentiment I used the Friendship Blooms stamp set.

Pinkfresh Studio-Choose Hope, Friendship Blooms

I blended Fresh Pear & Aquamarine on the background and added some Jewels for embellishment.

GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog, IG feed & YouTube channel.

Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $25 gift card! The winners will be posted them on February 15 , 2021 on the Pinkfresh GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

Waffle Flower February Hop

February 5, 2021

Welcome to Waffle Flower’s February 2021 Release day! I’m blog 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-Stencil-n-Stamp: Lighthouse, Oversized Hope Combo, Sunburst Stencil

For my first project I used the Stencil-n-Stamp: Lighthouse set.

Waffle Flower-Stencil-n-Stamp: Lighthouse

I used distress inks to blend in the color using the Lighthouse stencils and stamped the sentiment from the Lighthouse stamp set using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

For my second card I used the Sunburst Stencil.

Waffle Flower-Oversized Hope Combo, Sunburst Stencil

I used more distress inks for this including the delicious new Kitsch Flamingo color. For the sentiment I used the Oversized Hope stamp & die sets. For embellishment I used Moonstones.

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 February 8th, 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 2/10/2021.
There are more giveaways to enter on our Instagram! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out!

The next stop on the hop is the amazing Cathy Zielske!
You can find the entire blog hop list over on the Waffle Flower blog.

Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

February 3, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Love & Friendship Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew-Tall Foliage, Tall Alpha Lowercase

Both of my cards feature the Tall Foliage stamp set as well as the Tall Alpha Lowercase stamp & die set. For this card I stamped the Tall Foliage images along the border of the card using Fresh Lemon, Sunkissed, Heart Beat, Pinkalicious and Lavender Fields. I used the Tall Alpha Lowercase die set with gold cardstock and embossed a coordinating sentiment from Tall Foliage. For embellishment I used Moonstones.

For this next card I stamped a single image from Tall Foliage with Aqualicious onto Audrey Blue cardsotck.

I embossed the sentiment in white onto various shades of solid colored cardstock using the Tall Alpha Lowercase stamp set and then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I added a few strips of cardstock along the bottom to give it a little kick:)

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/08/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/11/2021.

The next stop on the hop is the talented Kelly Griglione!
Thanks so much for hopping by!

Thought You Could Use a Smile

January 31, 2021

Hi there! Just popping in the share a peek of a project that I created for the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the CZ Simple Duo Stencil, which I used with Gina K. Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel.

SSS-CZ Simple Duo Stencil, Best Friend Ever, Thinking of You Sentiment Strips

For the blooms I used the Best Friend Ever set and for the sentiment I used one of the Thinking of You Sentiment Strips. You can check out the project & video HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tonic Studios January 2021 Blog Hop

January 29, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Tonic Studios for their January Blog hop and featuring the new Backgrounds & Borders stamp & die bundle.

Tonic Studios-Backgrounds & Borders Bundle

The Backgrounds & Borders stamp & die bundle includes a 6×8″ stamp set and the die set contains 18 dies.

For this card I stamped the hexagons using Mountain Mist ink and die cut the tiny hexagons using Concord & 9th cardstock along with Pixie Dust cardstock.

For this next card I stamped one of the border images repeatedly using Concord & 9th inks.

Using the MISTI allows you to easily move the cardstock and repeatedly stamp the border image to get consistent spacing each time. I added the die cut “you” from the die set.

GIVEAWAY:
One lucky winner will win a £50/$50 Giftcard to Tonic Studios and the Backgrounds & Borders Bundle!
To enter comment on every blog in the hop by 11:59pm PST on February 3, 2021/ 7:59am GST on Feb. 4, 2021
Winner will be announced on February 5th, 2021 on IG and FB so make sure you’re following all Tonic accounts!

Amber Rain Davis

Channin Pelletier

Daniel West

Erica Andersson-Burke

Sending Hugs

January 28, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a colorful project using the Geometric Builder Squares & Circles dies.

I created a project similar to this a year ago before I had the Geometric Builder dies, which made it so much easier and more precise. Here is the older card.

My card above has so many imperfections because my measurements were far from perfect, but the Geometric Builder dies make it exact. I have more ideas than time with these dies, but whenever I do play with them, they make me so happy.

For the sentiment I used the Reverse Sympathy Sentiment Strips with one of the Sentiment Label dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Love You Big Time

January 25, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m sharing these two love themed projects over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring products from the latest January release.

MFT-Heart Rays Die-namics, Bitty Hugs & Kisses

The first card features the Heart Rays Die-namics and Bitty Hugs & Kisses. The shaker card below features the Love You Big Time stamp set.

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

Jane’s Doodles Blog Hop

January 22, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Jane’s Doodles for a blog hop featuring two of her new stamp sets called Sweater Weather and Weird.

My first card features Sweater Weather.

I masked off a circle to blend Ocean Breeze to make a frozen pond for the penguins to practice their fancy schmancy figure skating tricks:) I colored the images with Copics and added polka dots to the penguins sweater with a white gel pen.

This next set features the Weird set.

I stamped all images with Intense Black ink and colored them with Copics. I fussy cut the images and popped them up over ink blended backgrounds. I love the sentiment on this card. It’s so fitting for my favorite kind of friends:)

Sale
There will be 30% off (Friday – Sunday).

Giveaway
Leave me a comment for your chance to win.
Winner will win their choice of stamp set.
Winner announced on Monday.

Hop Order:
Kaja
Milka
Marion
Neha
Claudia
Bobbi
Laura (guest)⟵you are here!
JD blog (Katerina’s card)

Mountainscape

January 22, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Pinkfresh Studio YouTube channel featuring the Mountainscape Stencil Set.

Pinkfresh Studio-Mountainscape Stencil, Classic Word Dies

I using Pinkfresh Studio inks to blend the sky and then added Glitz Glitter Gel for the mountain detail. For the stars & moon I blended white pigment ink. I used the Hello word die from the Classic Words Die Set for the sentiment.