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Altenew-Wings of Hope

February 21, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Altenew blog featuring the beautiful Wings of Hope stamp set with coordinating dies.To begin I stamped each of the floral & leaf images with Altenew inks. For each image I used two inks: a lighter and darker to give a soft, gradient look. I am absolutely in LOVE with the new ink colors: Green Meadows, Tea Party & Sweet Dreams and I combined several on this card.
I die cut the images with the coordinating dies and arranged them into a loose wreath type of design and then added an embossed sentiment, also from Wings of Hope. To finish it off I added some sparkling clear sequins.Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

How would you like to win the beautiful Sakura Blossom stamp & die set? I LOVE this set & created a card with it HERE. I have one to giveaway😀 Leave me a comment for your chance to win!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-The Bunny’s Hop

February 19, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting The Bunny’s Hop stamp set.
I had some fun combining images from The Cat’s Meow & The Dog’s Woof along with The Bunny’s Hop. I stamped the images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics.
For the background I used a piece of Lawn Fawn pattern paper and die cut the window into it using one of the Framed Tags-Chelsea Creative Cuts. For the sentiment I used the “hugs” from the Tri Window Cover Creative Cut set.To see more inspiration using The Bunny’s Hop set visit the Mama Elephant blog.

I also have a winner to announce from my Altenew February 2018 Release Blog Hop giveaway.
Congratulations JoAnneR!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

w&w 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop Celebrating Love and Friendship

February 16, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Winnie & Walter for their 4th Birthday Bash Blog Hop!I have a couple of projects to share with you using some of my favorite Winnie & Walter products. My first card features the gorgeous Scenery: Ticking Stripe Creative Screening.
I blended Distress Oxide inks in Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, Twisted Citron & Lucky Clover and added a sentiment using the Thanks die and an embossed sentiment from The Big, The Bold and You set.
This next card features the spectacular Cover Model: Do You See What I See?←That the name of the background cover die:) Isn’t is so pretty with the blended oxide inks? I used Worn Lipstick, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Candied Apple and Wilted Violet.For the sentiment I used the In a Word: Hugs Cutaway along with an embossed sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday.Here’s a video to show you how I made these cards.

Prizes:
Winnie & Walter will be giving away 4 $40 gift certificates to the Winnie & Walter shop.
Winners will be randomly chosen from all the comments left along each stop of the hop. Comments will close on February 28^th 11:59 p.m. CST.
Blog Hop Order:
w&w blog
Rubeena Ianigro
Kelly Griglione
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Lea Lawson
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Heather Hoffman
Cheiron Brandon
Vanessa Menhorn
Amy Tsuruta
Laura Sterckx
Isha Gupta
Taheerah Atchia
Miriam Prantner
Keren Baker
Emily Leiphart
Gayatri Murali
Amy Kolling
Kate Capper
Laurie Willison
Crystal Thompson
Evelin Tee (instagram)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-February Stampede

February 15, 2018

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!

My project features The Bunny’s Hop stamp & die set. How adorable are these bunnies?

I stamped the images with Memento and then colored them with Copics. I used the “Easter” die from The Bunny’s Hop and added the “Happy” from the Labeled Messages.

I used the Inside Pop-Fence Creative Cuts on the inside of the card and added a few images from The Bunny’s Hop.

Mama Elephant-Inside Pop-Fence Creative Cuts

Here’s a little peek at the inside of the card.

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 3 winners to win their choice of stamp set! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!

» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «

» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «

» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «

Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!
Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our amazing designers!

Nichol Spohr
Laura Bassen
Anna Kossakovskaya

Amy Yang
Pamela Ho
Vera Rhuhay

Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit-Choose Joy

February 14, 2018

Hi there! Today I have a couple of projects to share showcasing the gorgeous new March Card Kit-Choose Joy. This kit has TWO stamp sets included in it & gorgeous pattern papers & stickers💗My first card features the adorable Showers & Flowers stamp set.
I used one of the cream card bases, included in the kit, along pattern paper by Carta Bella that I die cut with one of the Nested Circle dies. I stamped the images and colored them with Copics. To finish it off I added a white pom-pom to the bunny tail along with an embossed sentiment from Showers & Flowers.
This next card uses some of the beautiful stickers by Carta Bella that are included in the kit.
I layered the gingham & pink pattern papers by Carta Bella and popped up the stickers with foam tape for dimension. How gorgeous is that “hello”sticker? To finish it off I added some sparkling clear sequins.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more inspiration and information about this fun new March Card Kit! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of The… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps SHOWERS &… [ SSS ]	Carta Bella SPRING MARKET 6 x 6 Paper… [ SSS ]
Carta Bella SPRING MARKET 6 x 13… [ SSS ]	Neenah Environment 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Kokuyo LONG Dot Liner Adhesive Runner… [ SSS ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR MIX… [ SSS ]

Altenew February 2018 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

February 7, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their February Release Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Mindy Baxter’s blog.I have a couple of projects to share with you featuring some of the fabulous new February release products.
This first card features my favorite new set called Trigonometry. I stamped the background using almost all of the delicious new inks, too! I used one of the Trigonometry dies to add the smaller triangles and embossed a sentiment from Crafty Life to finish it off.
This next card showcases Birds of a Feather stamp set.
I used the Trigonometry set for the background and added the bird, branch & sentiment from Birds of a Feather.
Here’s a video to show you how I made these cards.

Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Wednesday, February 14th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 2/16/2018.

You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate.

I am the last stop on the hop!
To start at the beginning of the hop you can go to the Altenew blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Trigonometry Stamp Set – Altenew [ ALTN \| SSS ]	Trigonometry Die Set – Altenew [ ALTN \| SSS ]	Birds of a Feather Stamp Set – Altenew [ ALTN \| SSS ]
Birds of a Feather Die Set – Altenew [ ALTN ]	Crafty Life Stamp Set – Altenew [ ALTN ]	Tea Party Oval Set – Altenew [ ALTN \| SSS ]
Sweet Dreams Oval Set – Altenew [ ALTN \| SSS ]	Green Meadows Oval Set – Altenew [ ALTN \| SSS ]

Mama Elephant-Puppy Valentine Favors

February 5, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing these Valentine Favor Bags over on the Mama Elephant blog.To begin I used the Favor Bag Accessories-Dog Creative Cuts to make these adorable puppy faces.I also used the Favor Bag Accessories-Love Creative Cuts to add the hearts & arrows.I embossed the sentiment from Scripty Bday onto each heart and adhered everything onto the bags that were die cut using the Favor Bag-XL Creative Cut.Here’s a video to show you how I created these Favor Bags.

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

SSS-Repeating Circles die

February 3, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of projects over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Repeating Circles die. I went a little wild & crazy with the Picture Book Monkey on this one. I just can’t resist a cute monkey:)You can see both projects along with a video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks for stopping by!

Love Blog Hop

January 27, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Love Release Blog Hop! You can check out the fantastic new Love Release HERE.
I have a couple of project to share featuring the Streaming Heart die.
I blended Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade on a panel of Neenah Solar White cardstock and then ran it through with the Streaming Heart Die. For the sentiment I used the Take Care die and adhered it using the Quickie Glue Pen.
Next I created a Valentines shaker using the same Streaming Heart die.
I blended Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry & Wilted Violet on the panel and filled the shaker with the gorgeous Iridescent Heart Confetti Mix by Pretty Pink Posh. I used the Love 2 die for the sentiment along with an embossed sentiment from the All My Love stamp set.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these projects.
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 posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Kristina Werner
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Yana Smakula
Debby Hughes
Nina-Marie Trapani
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Heather Ruwe
Lisa Addesa

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp STREAMING HEART… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp TAKE CARE Wafer Dies… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp LOVE 2 Wafer Die… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Clear Stamps ALL MY LOVE… [ SSS ]	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ]
Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]	3M Scotch ROLL WHITE MASKING TAPE… [ SSS ]	Sakura QUICKIE GLUE PENS 2 Pack 58482 [ SSS ]
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ]	Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun… [ SSS ]
Scor-Tape 1/4 Inch Crafting Tape [ SSS ]	Hero Arts ACETATE CARDS 5 x 6 inches… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Cardstock WHITE… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ]	Pretty Pink Posh IRIDESCENT HEARTS… [ SSS ]

Mama Elephant-Occasional Labels

January 26, 2018

Hello again! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the fun Occasional Labels stamp set.I used the Could Nine-Creative Cuts to create this fun scene. For the background I used pattern paper by My Favorite Things.
Who can resist rainbow raindrops?? I popped each one of those little suckers up with foam tape, too, cuz I like to torture myself, but I just couldn’t resist the dimension:) Lovin’ those sweet eyelashes on the cloud, too. I used a small paint brush to dap Blush ink for the cheek color. I realized that occasionally I need a super tiny ink blender for adding subtle check color. Any suggestions?
To finish it off I added one of the fun sentiments from the Occasional Labels set. This set is so versatile and always looks great on any design. That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp OCCASIONAL… [ SSS \| MML ]	Mama Elephant CLOUD NINE Creative… [ SSS \| MML ]	My Favorite Things GRAPHIC GRID… [ SSS \| MFT ]
Mama Elephant Creative Color BLUSH… [ SSS \| MML ]	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ]
MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS ]	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ]
VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment… [ SSS ]	Raspberry Fizz Cardstock [ PPR ]	Hibiscus Burst [ PPR ]
Orange Zest Cardstock [ PPR ]	Summer Sunrise [ PPR ]	Lemon Tart [ PPR ]
Limeade Ice [ PPR ]	Simply Chartreuse [ PPR ]	Aqua Mist [ PPR ]
Perfect Match Blueberry Sky Cardstock… [ PPR ]