Laura Bassen

Make Merry Blog Hop

October 10, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for their Make Merry Blog Hop, and I have a project featuring the Good Vibes stamp set along with the Vibes word die.

I stamped the diamonds from Good Vibes using several colors of Pinkfresh Studio inks. I die cut the Vibes word die using gold foil & vellum.

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

GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Leave me a comment for your chance to win. Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 14^th of October.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Amanda Korotkova
Heather Hoffman
Yoonsun Hur
Laurie Willison
Bobbi Lemanski
Preeti Chandran
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Keisha Charles
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Bibi Cameron

Very Merry Full Card Shaker

October 8, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this festive shaker over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring the Very Merry and Bright Die-namics die.

I also used some of the Christmas Cheer pattern paper and sprinkles by Studio Katia. Check out the video HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by!

New Make Merry Release

October 8, 2020

Hi there! Today I have a couple of fun projects to share featuring the festive, new Make Merry release by Simon Says Stamp.

SSS-Merry On a Line, Geometric Christmas Tree, CZ Good Cheer

My first card features the Merry On a Line die. I love this clean, graphic look. I die cut several strips of solid colored cardstock and adhered them onto a slight angle.

I embossed a sentiment from the CZ Good Cheer stamp set in white onto black cardstock and used one of the Sentiment Label dies to cut out the sentiment and pop it up below the “merry”.

My second card features the Geometric Christmas Tree die.

I adhered three Geometric Christmas Tree die cuts together for added dimension and then adhered strips of solid colored cardstock behind the stacked up tree. I added an embossed sentiment from CZ Good Cheer.

I have a fun reveal video walking through the new Make Merry release over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. You can shop the new release HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Waffle Flower-October Blog Hop

October 7, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Waffle Flower for their October release blog hop! I’ve created a couple of festive projects using some of these fun, new products. You can check out the new release HERE!

Waffle Flower-Angle Stripe Panel, Winter Floral Panel, Big Dots Holiday

My first card uses the Angled Stripe Panel.

Waffle Flower-Angel Stripe Panel, Big Dots Holiday

I adhered strips of solid colored cardstock behind the white Angled Stripe Panel. For the sentiment I used the Big Dots Holiday Stamp Set. I added a few die cut leaves from the Winter Floral Panel die and tucked them on the sides of the sentiment.

Waffle Flower-Angle Stripe Panel, Big Dots Holiday

This next card features the Winter Floral Panel die.

Waffle Flower-Winter Floral Panel, Big Dots Holiday

I die cut the panel with white and also with several colors of solid colored cardstock to fill in the negative spaces. I embossed a sentiment from the Big Dots Holiday Stamp Set.

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

Giveaway!
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 October 11th, 2020 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 9/14/2020.
There are more giveaways to enter on our Instagram! Follow us at @waffleflowercrafts so you don’t miss out!

Waffle Flower
Alix Davis
Arjita Sepha Singh
Channin Pelletier
Elyse Robinson
Galina Filippenko
Jeanne Jachna
JJ Bolton
Maria Peters
Natalia Zubkova
Rebecca Keppel
Amy R
Cathy Zielske
Nichol Spohr
Laura Bassen

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Rose Release Blog Hop

October 7, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for a blog hop featuring the new Craft-a-Flower: Rose Layering Die Set.

Atlenew-Craft-a-Flower: Rose-Layering Die Set

This Layering Rose die set is absolutely gorgeous and so easy to put together. The Cherry Blossom & Green Meadows Gradient Cardstock Sets work beautifully for this type of project, too.

I added some strips of cardstock on a cream background panel with an embossed sentiment from Many Thanks.

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

Giveaway!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 10/12/2020 for a chance to win.

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/15/2020.

Blog Hop Order
Altenew Card Blog
Laura Bassen
Jaycee Gaspar
Kelly Griglione
Norine Borys
Keisha Charles
Therese Calvird
Nenette S. Madero
Nicole Watt
Tenia Nelson
Nathalie DeSousa
Dana Joy
Erum Tasneem
LauraJane
Virginia Lu
Maryam Perez
Vicki Finger
Svitlana Shayevich

Happy World Card Making Day!

October 3, 2020

Hello & Happy World Card Making Day! Today I’m celebrating with Simon Says Stamp along with other talented designers from around the world. Each of us are sharing a project featuring the CZ Chunky Christmas set.

For my card I created two-toned panels using solid colored cardstock and stamped the “joy” on each panel using VersaMark ink.

I embossed a coordinating sentiment from Chunky Christmas in white onto black and added the small holly image with small raspberry jewels.

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

Head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to join the celebration. You can link up one of your creations for a chance to win a $100 gift card.

Check out these talented designers from around the world to see what they’ve created using the CZ Chunky Christmas set:
Yana – Ukraine
Debby – Scotland
Amy – Canada
Cathy – USA

Long Distance Hug

October 2, 2020

Hi there & happy October!! Today I’m sharing this colorful, geometric project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Geometric Builder Squares die set.

SSS-Geometrci Builder Squares, Beautiful Butterflies

I used an assortment of solid colored cardstock and a simple sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies. You can check out the video tutorial over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Sending you a long distance hug today!! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tim Holtz STAMPtember® 2020 Exclusive Collaboration

September 26, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m back with another fun STAMPtember® Collaboration with Tim Holtz called Snarky Christmas Cats.

Tim Holtz STAMPtember® 2020 Exclusive Collaboration

I had to do some ink blending for a Tim Holtz card so I made a few small panels using various color combinations and trimmed them down to fit onto a slimline card. If you want some spectacular ink blending color combo inspiration, look at Kristina Werners examples. They are true eye candy!

For the images, I stamped them with Memento ink and colored with Copics.

I fussy cut the images out and popped them up onto the ink blended panels and added a few clear drops for embellishment. I also embossed three sentiments from the Snarky Christmas Cats set in white onto black cardstock and die cut them using the Sentiment Label dies.

Make sure and check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more awesome inspiration using this fun STAMPtember® Collaboration with Tim Holtz. Thanks so much for stopping by!

STAMPtember® 2020 Card Kit

September 25, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m back to share a couple of projects using the latest STAMPtember® 2020 Card Kit called Freestyle Flowers.

For this first card I used the Freestyle Flowers Stamp Set. I stamped the images with Memento ink and colored with Copics. For this card I created a shaker using one of the Nested Oval dies & some of the Honey Bee Stamps pattern paper included in the kit.

On this second card I used the Freestyle Flowers Stencil along with the Freestyle Flowers Stamp set.

SSS-Freestyle Flowers Stamp Set & Stencil

I fussy cut the wreath focal & sentiment and added glossy accents to the centers of the blooms.

You can see more inspiration using this fun, new STAMPtember® Card Kit over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Autumn Afternoon Release Blog Hop

September 23, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Honey Bee Stamps for Day 2 of their Autumn Afternoon Blog Hop!

Honey Bee Stamps-Lovely Layers-Maple Leaf, Autumn

I’ve created three colorful, fall themed projects using these awesome new products! My first card features the Lovely Layers-Maple Leaf Honey Cuts.

For the background I layered the Garden Lattice Base & Top cover dies over white card base. For the sentiment I used the Autumn stamp & die sets.

This next card features the Hello Fall stamp set. I stamped a bunch of colorful leaves using Altenew inks and die cut them using the coordinating dies.