Fluttering By Release Blog Hop

April 13, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for day 2 of the Fluttering By Release Blog Hop. My project features the Heart Mandala die along with the Love You Mama set. SSS-Heart Mandala & Love You MamaTo begin I blended Distress Oxide inks in Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade onto bristol followed by flicks of water. SSS-Heart Mandala & Love You MamaNext I die cut the Heart Mandala onto white cardstock and adhered the die cut panel to an acetate sheet using spray adhesive. I create a shaker filling it with Celosia & Like Magic sequins.SSS-Heart Mandala & Love You MamaFor the sentiment I used the Love You Mama stamp set & coordinating die. I embossed a coordinating sentiment from the set in white onto a black strip and popped both up with foam tape. SSS-Heart Mandala & Love You MamaHere’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 a comment for your chance to win! Winners will be chosen over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.

Blog Hop Order:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Heather Ruwe
Lisa Addesa
Barb Engler
Jean Manis
Bibi Cameron
Rubeena Ianigro
Tracy Freeman
Lea Lawson
Yana Smakula

Thanks so much for stopping by!

WPlus9-Plush Friends Pup Die

April 11, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the WPlus9 blog featuring the adorable Plush Friend Pup Die.WPlus9-Plush Friends Pup DieI am a HUGE shape card fan and these Plush Friends dies by WPlus9 are perfect for making them. With this die you can make either a pup or a pig. There’s also an adorable Plush Friends Panda die, too!
WPlus9-Plush Friends Pup DieI die cut my pup out of cream cardstock and added cream stitching around the outsides, which is totally optional. I think I could get into this stitching on cards thing. Guess it’s time to get more embroidery floss, in every color of course, and then organize it, label it and store it. Whew, do I wanna open this can of worms?
WPlus9-Plush Friends Pup DieNot that the pup needed any help in the cutie patootie department, but I decided to add a bouquet of balloons. Everything’s better with balloons, am I right? I used an old circle punch, but you could also use a circle die or a balloon die, too.
WPlus9-Plush Friends Pup DieHere’s a video to show you how I created this card.

That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-Be Brave

April 10, 2018

Hi there! Have you seen the amazing new Fluttering By release by Simon Says Stamp? So many fun new products for spring, mother’s day and beyond! I have a project to share featuring the Yes You Can stamp set designed by my favorite Cathy Zielske and the adorable Picture Book Lion die.SSS-Yes You Can & Picture Book LionTo begin I stamped one of the sentiments from the Yes You Can stamp set all over the background using Lavender ink on Lavender cardstock. Then I die cut several pieces of solid colored cardstock for the Picture Book Lion. I used partial die cutting with one of the Stitched Oval dies to create a window frame for the the lion.
SSS-Yes You Can & Picture Book LionHere’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Make sure and check out the Fluttering By release to see all the fun new products. I’ll be back to share a few more new release projects soon! Thanks so much for stopping by!


Limited Edition Mother’s Day Card Kit

April 9, 2018

Hi there! Have you seen the amazing new Limited Edition Mother’s Day Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp? It is absolutely gorgeous! Full of beautiful florals, gold accents and everything you need to create special projects for Mother’s Day and beyond.SSS-Limited Edition Mother's Day Card KitI’ve created two projects using the contents of the kit. This first card uses one of the gorgeous metallic gold die cuts from the 4×4 mat stack by DCWV that is included in the kit. For the background I used a piece of patter paper by My Mind’s Eye, also included in the kit.
SSS-Limited Edition Mother's Day Card KitFor the sentiment I used the Script Mom die and then embossed a coordinating sentiment from the Mom’s Clematis stamp set included in the kit. To finish it off I added some Nuvo drops in Rose Water and Metallic Bright Gold.
SSS-Limited Edition Mother's Day Card KitFor this next card I die cut two tags using the Stitched Dress Up Tag die. Then I die cut an oval into the white tag die cut using one of the Stitched Oval dies. This created a perfect frame for the gold Puffy Heart sticker. I also added some Flourish Thickers Stickers one each side of the puffy heart.
SSS-Limited Edition Mother's Day Card KitI embossed another sentiment from Mom’s Clematis and added the trimmings to the tags using the Carousel ribbons by Crate Paper.
SSS-Limited Edition Mother's Day Card KitYou can see more about this Limited Edition Mother’s Day Card Kit over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew’s 4th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway

April 3, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their 4th anniversary blog hop! If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from May Sukyong Park’s blog. Below are a few of my favorite projects from the past year showcasing Altenew products.
I’ve created a project featuring the gorgeous Deco Wallpaper Stencil.
Altenew-Deco Wallpaper StencilI blended several Atlenew inks using the Deco Wallpaper Stencil. For then sentiment I die cut the “you” using the Caps Bold Alphabet Dies onto aqua glittered cardstock. I also stamped a coordinating sentiment using the Crafty Friends stamp set.
Altenew-Deco Wallpaper StencilHere’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 5 lucky winners. There are also 13 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by April 15th, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 30 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 17th, 2018.

Your next stop on the hop is Kristina Pokazanieva!

Blog Hop order:

Altenew
Simon Says Stamp
May Sukyong Park
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Kristina Pokazanieva
Kathy Racoosin
Enza Gudor
Erum Tasneem
Nicole Picadura
Svitlana Shayevich
Chameleon Pens
Kelly Latevola
Flora Monika Farkas
Dana Gong
Vicky Papaioannou


Pinkfresh Studio 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop

April 2, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m joining Pinkfresh Studio for their 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!Pinkfresh Studio-Floral SquaresMy project features the Floral Squares die set. I die cut five of each die and stacked them together adhering them with spray adhesive.
Pinkfresh Studio-Floral SquaresI adhered each die cut to a small square of pattern papers from the Let Your Heart Decide 6 x 6 paper pack. I embossed a sentiment from the Word Series: Thanks stamp set.Pinkfresh Studio-Floral SquaresGiveaway!
Pinkfresh Studio is giving away a $40 gift certificate on each stop of the hop. Leave me a comment for your chance to win. Entries close on Monday, April 9th at 6am PST. Winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Blog on Monday April, 9th at 12:30pm PST.

You can also leave a comment on the Pinkfresh Studio blog for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate.

Blog Hop Order:
Pinkfresh Blog
Adrienne Alvis
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Vicky Papaioannou
Amanda Baldwin
Amy Tsuruta
Ashley Horton
Crystal Thompson
Melissa Bickford
Erum Tasneem
Flora Farkas
Lea Lawson
Heather Hoffman
Kathleen Gramuller
Lorilei Murphy
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Nina-Marie Tripanni
Veera Saarivuo
Zsoka Marko
Isha Gupta
Elsie Robinson
Elena Roussakis


SugarPea Designs 4th Birthday Bash

March 30, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Sugar Pea Designs for their 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop.
Sugar Pea Designs-Otterly AdorableMy project features the Otterly Adorable stamp set.
Sugar Pea Designs-Otterly AdorableTo begin I die cut three “wave” panels using the Sugar Cut-Card Front Element Builder dies. I blended each panel with distress oxide inks. I flicked water on each panel with a small wet brush. I also smooshed the oxide inks onto an acrylic block and with a wet brush I flicked the color onto each panel.
Sugar Pea Designs-Otterly AdorableI stamped the adorable otter images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and adhere them behind each wave.
Sugar Pea Designs-Otterly AdorableTo celebrate, SugarPea Designs is offering a coupon code: BDAY04 for customers to receive 15% off their entire purchase AND a FREE 4×8 stamp set with any purchase (valid until April 7th 11:59 EST).

GIVEAWAY
SugarPea Designs will be giving away (4) FOUR $40 gift certificates to the SugarPea Designs shop.
Winners will be randomly chosen from all the comments left along each stop of the hop.
Comments will close on April 7th 11:59 PM EST with winners announced on April 8th.

Blog Hop Order:
Amy Kolling
Amy Rohl
Amy Tsuruta
Ardyth Percy-Robb
Becky Pearce
Jennifer McGuire
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Kelly Lunceford
Kelly Latevola
Kerin Sylvester
Kristina Werner
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Lea Lawson
Lydia Fiedler
Martha Tucker
Nichol Spohr
Nina-Marie Trapani
Raluca Vezeteu
Sandy Allnock
Simonne Clay
Stéphanie Beauchemin
Taheerah Atchia
Vera Yates


Altenew-Hope

March 28, 2018

Hello there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Altenew blog featuring the Hope Stamp Set. I thought I would try a color combination that I’ve never tried before. I don’t think I’ve ever combined purple and orange together, other than maybe at Halloween time, but they are absolutely gorgeous paired together.
Altenew-HopeTo being I blended Midnight Violet on the bottom of a panel and Orange Cream on the top. I adhered the beautiful Dotted Washi Tape over the ink blended panel, which really toned down the colors, but still allows you to see the subtle purple and orange ink blending.
Altenew-HopeThe next step was stamping the beautiful floral images from the Hope Stamp Set. For the bloom I used the Shades of Purple ink set and for the leaves I used the Green Meadows ink set. I also added Sunkissed and Autumn Blaze for the center of the bloom.
Altenew-HopeThen I die cut a circle window opening into the background panel using one of the Halftone Circles dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Hope Stamp Set and embossed a coordinating sentiment in white onto a strip of royal purple cardstock.Altenew-HopeHere is a video to show you how I created this card.

I have a winner to announce from the March Release blog hop.
Congratulations Kathy McCluskey!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Dragon Wishes

March 26, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the adorable Dragon Wishes stamp set along with the Kingdom Trio-Creative Cuts.Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesTo begin I die cut three panels with the Kingdom Trio-Creative Cuts and blended each of those with distress inks. Then I blended the card base to give it a soft sky background. I also flicked the blended background with water.
Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesI colored the images from Dragon Wishes with Copics and die cut them using the coordinating Dragon Wishes-Creative Cuts. The sentiment is also from Dragon Wishes.
Mama Elephant-Dragon WishesThat’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!


Motion Crafts Blog Hop

March 25, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Motion Crafts for their Spring Blog Hop! I have a couple of projects to share using some of their fun animation stamps & die set.
Motion Crafts-Pull Slider die set & Critters & Sunshine Animation Stamp setBoth of my cards are featuring the Animation Card-Pull Slider die set. The card below also uses the Critters stamp set for the images & sentiments.
Motion Crafts-Pull Slider die set & Critters Animation Stamp setThis next card uses the Sunshine stamp set for the rainbow & sentiment. The photos just don’t do the animation justice!
Motion Crafts-Pull Slider die set & Sunshine Animation Stamp setHere’s a video to show you how I created these animation cards.

GIVEAWAYS AND PRIZES!
Each participant in the blog hop has their own prize giveaway, so be sure to check in on each of their blog posts to see how you can win! I have a picture of my giveaway below. It is a Animation Card-Pull Slider die set & the Sunshine stamp set. Leave me a comment for your chance to win!Motion Crafts GiveawayMotion Crafts will be giving away 3 $50 gift certificates to use in their shop. You must leave a comment over on their blog to qualify.

Blog hop order:

Motion Crafts Blog
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Vicki Papaioannou
Kreative Kymona
Svitlana Shayevi
Martine Rijnbeek
Kelly Griglione
Karen Hasheck
Taheerah Aticha
Tracey McNeely
Michele Ferguson
Miriam Prantner
Jeanne Jachna
Kassi Hulet
Keren Baker
Tammy Nickel
Carolina Zarate Ponce