Hi there! Today I’m sharing these fun projects over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Peaking Cat, Pup, Frog & Bunny dies along with the You Matter stamp set.
You can check out the video HERE! Thanks for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their August release blog hop! You can check out the new August release HERE. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.
I’ve created three projects using some of the gorgeous new products from the August release. My first card features the Antique Roses stamp set. This stamp set also comes with a coordinating Mask/Stencil as well as a die set.
For the background I used the Stone Wall stencil and Aqualicious ink. The sentiment was embossed using the Wonderful Wycinanki stamp set.
My next card features the Wonderful Wycinanki stamp set.
I tried to emulate some of the beautiful Polish Wycinanki artwork that is so colorful and symmetrical.
My final card features the Polish Papercuts 3D die set.
What can I say? These dies are to die for! I simple used all of the dies along with solid colored cardstock and layered them up. The sentiment is again from the Wonderful Wycinanki stamp set.
Here is a video to show you how I created these cards.
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 8/14/2019 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 blogs on 8/17/2019.
Your next stop on the hop is the talented Norine Borys.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Rainbow Bright
August 7, 2019Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun project over on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring the new Rainbow Bright Die-namics. The Little Hello Die-namics that I used for the sentiment is free with a $60 purchase. You can find more about there HERE.
Check out the video HERE! Wishing you a rainbow-tactic day:)
Waffle Flower Crafts Color Combos Release Blog Hop
August 5, 2019
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Waffle Flower for their August Release. These fun, new products are designed to help you organize your ink and paper supplies, BUT they can also be used to make some awesome designs on cards.
My first card features the Color Combos die set. I used the dies to create a colorful design using solid colored cardstock. I scrounged through my cardstock stash to find as many colors as I could to group together. Most of the time I could only come up with three shades so the darkest shade was created using the darkest shade of cardstock and a copic maker to make the strip slightly darker but yet still in the same color family.
For the sentiment I used the Big Dots Sentiment Stamp Set.
This next card used the Big Dots Die Set as well as the Big Dots Sentiment stamp set.
I used those same scraps of cardstock to fill in each of the holes. I popped up the panel and recessed each of the colorful dots. I gotta give the jewel picker tool a shout out for making this job a complete joy.
Promotions:
To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 8/8/19 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 8/10/2019.
Receive a FREE Color Swatches for Inkpads Stamp Set with all orders $50 and over, while supplies last.
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Blog Hop Order:
Waffle Flower
Cathy Zielske
Laura Bassen⟵you are here!
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Amy Rysavy
Renee Day
Alexandra Stapleton
JJ Bolton
Channin Pelletier
Rebecca Keppel
Keeway Tsao
Alix Davis
Kelli Cool
Believe in You Release Blog Hop
July 27, 2019
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for Day 2 of their Believe in You Release Blog Hop. You can check out the fabulous new release HERE!
My project features the Faceted Stripes Stencil. I used Pixie Spray to hold down my stencil, and it worked like a charm. I know you’re gonna think I’m crazy(and I don’t deny it), but I did, in fact, mask off each segment of on the stencil to blend each one a separate color.
I just had to give the idea and try and I gotta say, I absolutely love how it looks, although it’s definitely not something that you’re gonna want to mass produce. For the sentiment I use the new Greetings Mix 1 stamp set. I also added some silver thread and clear drops, just to zhuzh it up a little:)
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 31st of July.
HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Debby Hughes
Yana Smakula
Nichol Spohr
Yoonsun Hur
Heather Hoffman
Bibi Cameron
Cheiron Brandon
Karin Äkesdotter
Emma Williams
Hero Arts & Gina K. Designs Blog Hop
July 26, 2019
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Hero Arts & Gina K. Designs for this very special blog hop. Hero Arts is celebrating their 45th Anniversary and today they are partnering with Gina K. Designs with the release of this gorgeous Friendship Blooms stamp set.
For my project I stamped the large floral image with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock. Then I trimmed several strips of solid cardstock and stamped the floral image again using Versamark ink for a tone on tone look.
For the sentiment I used the Friendship Blooms stamp set again and masked off half of the sentiment using post-it tape to isolate only the words that I wanted to use. This is a great way to get more mileage out of your sentiments.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
GIVEAWAY!
Leave me comment for your chance to win this gorgeous Hero Arts + GinaK Friendship Blooms stamp set! One winner will be drawn from the comments left across the hop. Comment by Sunday, August 4 at 11:59pm PST.
Gina K. Designs
Jennifer McGuire
Kristina Werner
Kathy Racoosin
Laura Bassen
Jaycee Gaspar
Yana Smakula
Michelle Short
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Janette Kausen
Caly Person
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Sunflower Stem
July 24, 2019
Hi there! Popping in with a fun project featuring a couple of the new products from the awesome new Believe in You release by Simon Says Stamp.
I used the Sunflower Stem die for this card. I die cut about four out of white cardstock and stacked them together using spray adhesive for dimension.
I colored the inner petals with Copic makers and inlayed them into the die cut. For the sentiment I used the new CZ Clean Line Everyday stamp set. If only sunflowers came with rainbow petals. Wouldn’t that be spectacular?
I’ve got a fun release reveal video showing all of the fantastic new designs over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. More inspiration to come in the next few days with blog hops and giveaways. Stay tuned and thanks so much for stopping by!
Perfect Shapes
July 22, 2019Hi there! Today I’m sharing this colorful, geometric project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Perfect Shapes die set and CZ Simple Sentiments No. 1 stamps set.
You can check out the video HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Party Like a Panda
July 20, 2019Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project using the latest August 2019 Card Kit-Party Like a Panda.
I used the fun Flocking Sheets to make a fuzzy little Picture Book Panda and the Party Like a Panda stamp set for the sentiment.
The kit comes with some Doodlebug pattern papers as well that I used on the background. The panda is not only cute, it doubles as a bookmark. Emma couldn’t wait to test it out on her latest book. She asked me if I could possibly make her a unicorn bookmark, and I can using the Picture Book Unicorn die.
Here’s a video to show you how I made this card & bookmark.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Birthday Hugs & Kisses
July 10, 2019Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun birthday card on the My Favorite Things YouTube channel featuring several of their new July release products. I used the really fun Impact Alphabet Die-namics to customize the name on the card, the Magical Rainbow Die-namics for the rainbow and Bitty Birthday Wishes for the sentiment.
As you can see, this card is for my Emma, who is turning nine tomorrow. How did that happen? She is giddy about her birthday. I talk all about her exciting birthday wishes in the video HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by!
