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Love You Sassy Lass

February 23, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the a few new CZ design products. I used the Archie Alpha dies to spell out “love” & the Heartthrob stamp set for the winged heart image.For the background I tried out the new Distress Resist Spray and after it dried I blended some Distress Oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon & Cracked Pistachio. I also tried out the new-to-me Gemini Junior die-cutting machine. Check out the video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Waffle Flower Spring 2018 Release Blog Hop

February 22, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Waffle Flower for their Spring 2018 Release Blog Hop! I absolutely love the new designs as well as the variety of talented designers.
I have a few projects to share using some of the new Spring release. My first card features the Hello stamp set along the the Hello coordinating die.
These kiddos just stole my heart…not to mention the playful kitties❤ For the background I blended Distress Oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon & Cracked Pistachio. I colored the images with Copics and popped them up with foam tape. Look at those rainbow striped pants!!! LOVE😍
Next up is the fun Jungle Birthday stamp set along with coordinating dies. One word….MONKEYS!
For the background I blended more oxide inks in Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin & Squeezed Lemonade and then splattered some water using my Distress Sprayer. I drew the strings that the monkeys are hanging from using my Copic Multiliner and a ruler. I colored the images with Copic and added a sentiment from the Enveloper Hello stamp set.
By the way, all three of these cards are a smaller 3.5″x 5″ size. This last card features the adorable Limo Ride stamp set and coordinating dies.
Doesn’t get much better than a station wagon full of furry friends with party hats on and balloons, am I right? For the background I masked off a “road” and blended Black Soot ink along with Mermaid Lagoon for the sky. Images were colored with Copics and popped up with foam tape.
Giveaway
To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Leave comments along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 2/25/18 for your chance to win. Winners will be chosen at random and announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 2/28/2018.

Blog Hop order:
Waffle Flower

Laura Bassen←you are here!

MFT-Hooray Yappy Birthday!

February 21, 2018

Hi there! Just popping in to share a little sneak of this project that I have over on the My Favorite Things YouTube Channel featuring the Canine Companion set & Single Stitch Line Tag-Corner Rectangle Frame dies. I also used the Hooray die that is a free gift with $60 purchase.Leave me a comment for your chance to win a few MFT goodies:)
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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!