Altenew-Build-A-Flower: Carnation

December 13, 2017

Altenew-Build-a-Flower CarnationHi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for the release of their Build-A-Flower:Carnation set.
I love these gorgeous multi-step stamping sets. They really make you look like you know what you’re doing, ha! The carnation image is such a classic that will never go out of style.
Altenew-Build-a-Flower CarnationI used variations of the Red Cosmos ink set to get the three different looks for each carnation and the Tropical Forest ink set for the leaves.Altenew-Build-a-Flower CarnationGIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment on the Altenew Card or/and Scrapbook blogs for a chance to win one of four $30 gift certificates. Winners will be announced on December 20th. (Two winners chosen from the card blog post, two winners chosen from the scrapbook blog post.)

You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate:)
Thanks so much for stopping by!


Honey Bee Stamps-Twelve Designers of Christmas

December 11, 2017

Honey Bee Stamps-Season's Tweetings & Forest FriendsHi there! Today I’m happy to be joining Honey Bee Stamps for their 12 Designers of Christmas series.
My first card features the adorable Season’s Tweetings stamp set & coordinating dies.
Honey Bee Stamps-Season's TweetingsI used a circle die to create individual frames for each festive bird to pop out of. All of the images were colored with Copics and I blended distress inks on the background.
Honey Bee Stamps-Season's TweetingsMy next card features the sweet Forest Friends set.
Honey Bee Stamps-Forest FriendsI used another circle die on pattern paper to frame the Forest Friends and clipped a felt bow at the top for fun using the Put a Bow on it die, Aqua Mist felt & a gold clip. I colored the images with Copics and embossed a coordinating sentiment.
Honey Bee Stamps-Forest FriendsGIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment on the Honey Bee Stamps blog for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate between December 1 – 11.
On December 12th Honey Bee will give away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky commenter, so be sure to leave comments on the Honey Bee blog daily!
Thanks so much for stopping by!


Altenew December Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

December 8, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their December blog hop. If you’re following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Blitsy Blog.
Altenew-Parrot Paradise & Flower ArrangementMy first card features the Parrot Paradise stamp & die set.
Altenew-Parrot ParadiseI flicked black paint on the background and colored the parrot with Copics. The leaves were stamped with Altenew Tropical Forest inks.
Altenew-Parrot ParadiseThis next card features a few new sets: Floral Arrangement, Bold Numerals & Birthday Builder.
Altenew-Flower Arrangement, Bold Numerals & Birthday BuilderI used pattern paper for the background, stamped the blooms with Altenew inks and die cut the numbers with woodgrain pattern paper. The embossed sentiment is from the Birthday Builder set.
Altenew-Flower Arrangement, Bold Numerals & Birthday BuilderGIVEAWAY!
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 Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Friday, December 15th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Sunday, December 17th.

You can also leave me a comment for you chance to win a $30 gift certificate!

The next stop on the hop is Reiko Tsuchida.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Love, Joy & Peace on Earth

December 8, 2017

Hi there! Just popping in quick to share a little sneak of a project that I have up on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Center Cut Kaleidoscope Background Cling with some fancy schmancy masking & ink blending:) I added a sentiment using the CZ All Caps No 01 dies and Fa La La stamp set.SSSCENTER CUT KALEIDOSCOPE BackgroundCheck out the full project & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

I also have a winner to announce from my Holiday Tag Kit giveaway.
Congratulation Lee!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Waffle Flower V-Day 2018 Blog Hop

December 7, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Waffle Flower for their Valentine’s Day Release Blog Hop!
Waffle Flower-Little Bakers & Make a FishI’ve created a couple of cards featuring some of my favorites from the Valentine’s Day release. My first card features the adorable Little Bakers stamp set and coordinating dies.
Waffle Flower-Little BakersFor the background I stamped the tiny heart image from Little Bakers. I colored the sweet bakers with Copics and popped them up with foam tape.
Waffle Flower-Little BakersMy next card features the Make a Fish stamp & die set.
Waffle Flower-Make a FishSeriously, I can’t get over the attention to detail here with these dies. Incredibly designed and so unique! I die cut all the pieces with white cardstock and used my Copics to add the color.
Waffle Flower-Make a FishFor the background I used a BG10 & BG11 Copic refill along with Blending Solution on Yupo paper. I added an embossed sentiment from the Make a Fish stamp set.
Waffle Flower-Make a Fish

GIVEAWAY INFO
To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. Leave comments on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 12/10/17 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 12/12/17.


Spellbinders Holiday Blog Hop

December 4, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Spellbinders for their holiday blog hop! You can check out all of the new holiday products HERE.Spellbinders-Tree Picking & Snowflake SnippetsMy first card features the Tree Picking die.
Spellbinders-Tree PickingI used alcohol inks on yupo paper for the background and added a sentiment from the Ho Ho Ho die set on glittered cardstock.
Spellbinders-Tree PickingThis next card features the Snowflake Snippets.
Spellbinders-Snowflake SnippetsAgain, I used alcohol inks for the background. I die cut the Snowflake Snippet die onto white glitter cardstock and embossed a sentiment from Jumbo Stripes.
Spellbinders-Snowflake SnippetsGiveaway!
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, December 10th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.

You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Spellbinders.
Blog Hop:
Spellbinders
Simon Says Stamp
Yana Smakula
Laura Bassen
Stephanie Low
Svitlana Shayevich
Sharyn Sowell
May Sukyong Park
Elena Salo


DieCember® Blog Hop

December 3, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their DieCember® Blog Hop.
SSS-Picture Book Tree Background & Evergreen CircleMy first card features the Evergreen Circle die. I die cut the evergreen image with a nested circle die and then using a slightly larger circle mask, blended distress inks onto the background.SSS-Evergreen CircleI embossed a sentiment from the Coolest Yulest stamp set and popped the panel up onto a Fog card base.
SSS-Evergreen CircleThis next card uses the same technique and features the Picture Book Tree Background die.SSS-Picture Book Tree BackgroundI used a Basic Rectangle die to die cut the Picture Book Tree image out and then masked a slightly larger rectangle using post-it tape to blend the distress inks onto the background.SSS-Picture Book Tree BackgroundHere’s a video to show you how I created these cards.
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop.
Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Nichol Spohr
Nina-Marie Trapani
Amy Rysavy
Heather Ruwe
Kelly Latevola
Suzy Plantamura
Lisa Addesa
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Gayatri Murali
Virginia Lu
Lorraine Aquilina


Happy DieCember®!

December 1, 2017

Hello there & Happy DieCember®! The latest DieCember® release by Simon Says Stamp is now available and there is so much to love. I have a couple of project to share with you using a few of my faves from the release.SSS-DieCember 2017 ReleaseFirst up is a project featuring the new Picture Book dies. The Picture Book dies are some of my most favorite dies by Simon and I was absolutely giddy to see a Hippo, a Moose & a Polar Bear💗
SSS-Picture Book Hippo, Moose & Polar BearFor the background I partially die cut one of the larger Nested Circle dies to create a circle frame and blended distress inks behind using Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade.
SSS-Picture Book Hippo, Moose & Polar BearThe sentiment is also from the DieCember® release and is called the Script Miss You die.
SSS-Picture Book Hippo, Moose & Polar BearNext up is another fantastic new die! I LOVE this one. It’s called the Happy HB die.
SSS-Happy HBI kept this one really clean & simple adhering several strips of colored cardtsock in a row to show through the die cut letters of the Happy HB die. I used one of the Nested Circle dies to die cut the Happy HB die cut into a circle shape and popped it up over the colorful strips.
SSS-Happy HBThe colors of solid cardstock I use are: (top to bottom)
Amethyst Allure, Royal Purple, Doll Pink, Schoolhouse Red, Chilli Pepper, Orange Peel, Sunshine
SSS-Happy HBI’ll be sharing more projects in the next few days so stay tuned for the blog hops & giveaways!!
Check out the new DieCember® release below & thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-Limited Edition Holiday Tag Kit

November 29, 2017

Hello! Have you seen the latest Limited Edition Holiday Tag Kit by Simon Says Stamp? I’ve created a few projects to share with you using the kit.SSS-Limited Edition Holiday Tag KitI created these tags using the Fanciful Tag dies that are included in the kit. I love the door flap that you can add to make the tag interactive. I added some images and sentiments from the Handmade Christmas stamp set included in the kit.
SSS-Limited Edition Holiday Tag KitI used several of the gorgeous pattern papers in the kit and added photos behind the door for a fun surprise.
SSS-Limited Edition Holiday Tag KitFor this next card I used the Snowflake stencil by Tim Holtz along with the Ranger Opaque White Texture paste included in the kit.SSS-Limited Edition Holiday Tag KitFor the sentiment I used one of the Heidi Swapp foil accent holiday stickers included in the kit.
SSS-Limited Edition Holiday Tag KitHere’s a video to show you how I created these projects.

For more information about the kit visit the Simon Says Stamp blog!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a prize package!

Also wanted to announce the winner from my Altenew Markers Release blog hop.
Congratulations Louanne Collins!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Scripty Notes

November 27, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a couple of projects over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the Scripty Notes stamp set.Mama Elephant-Scripty NotesFor my first card I combined the Scripty Notes set with The Cat’s Meow.Mama Elephant-Scripty NotesI stamped the cats with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. Then I die cut a circle window into Soft Stone cardstock to frame the sentiment from the Scripty Notes set and added some sparkling clear sequins to finish it off.Mama Elephant-Scripty NotesFor my next card I used some sweet images from the Whimsical Winter stamp set. Mama Elephant-Scripty NotesI also used the Framed Tags-Hug it Out creative cuts for the red frame & brown tag. I colored the images with Copics and added a bit of ink blending on the background using Mermaid Lagoon & Blueprint Sketch.Mama Elephant-Scripty NotesThat’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!