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Altenew August 2017 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

August 23, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their August Blog Hop! If you’re following the hop then you should have arrived here from Vicky Papaioannou’s blog.My first card features the ultra fabulous Simple Shapes XL stamp set. It’s a geometric shape lover’s dream set!There are three different sizes of triangle images in the Simple Shapes XL set that I used to stamp each corner with Altenew Inks. For the sentiment I used one of the Envelope Liner die.My next card features the Striped Leaf Cover die.
How gorgeous is this Striped Leaf design? I popped it up over a panel smooshed with Distress Oxide inks and then added a sentiment from the Envelope Liner dies.
I also made a liner for my envelope with the Envelope Liner Die using some striped pattern paper to coordinate with my card.
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by Thursday, August 31st at 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on Saturday, September 2nd.

I will also draw a winner to receive a $30 gift certificate. Leave me a comment for your chance to win!

Your next stop on the hop is Lilith Eeckles.

Here is the full hop order:
Altenew Card Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Vicky Papaioannou
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Lilith Eeckles
Nina-Marie Trapani
May Sukyong Park
Therese Calvird
Terhi Koskinen
Virginia Lu
Mindy Baxter
Svitlana Shayevich
Kymona Tracey
Yoonsun Hur
Galina Filippenko
Isha Gupta
Flora Monika Farkas

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Create a Smile-In Bloom

August 18, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Create a Smile for a video hop celebrating not only a fantastic new release but also Christine’s birthday! Happy Birthday Christine?My project features the gorgeous In Bloom stamp set.
I embossed the images in clear and blended Altenew inks for the color.
I adhered some pattern paper for the background and popped up the images with foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from the Cart full of Treasures stamp set.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Make sure and check out the Create a Smile blog for their fun giveaway!
They also have a challenge going on over on their Instagram account.

The next stop on the video hop is Marika!

Here’s the full video hop order:
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Marika Gewalli
Justine Hovey
Kelly Latevola
Jess Gerstner
Birka Reinitz
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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SSS-September Card Kit

August 17, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of project featuring the latest September Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.This kit is so fun! I love the Doodlebug papers & stickers and the Best Ever stamp set coordinates perfectly with everything, too.For this card I used some of the of the Heart stickers included in the kit and some of that I already had…you do need a lifetime supply of these:) Then I mounted them onto little circles that were punched out using my 3/4″ circle punch. I popped the circles up onto a piece of the Doodlebug Fairytale paper & embossed a sentiment from Best Ever.
This next card is super simple and super sweet.
I stamped the images from the Best Ever set with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. Then I fussy cut the images out and popped them up with foam tape. I love how there are several sentiments in the Best Ever set that are arched and fit perfectly over the rainbow.You can find out more about the September Card Kit over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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You’re the Bee’s Knees

August 12, 2017

Hi there! Just popping in to share a sneak of a project I have over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Encouraging Animals set along with one of the awesome Hellos dies designed by Cathy Zielski for Simon Says Stamp.You can see the full project & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Pinkfresh Studio Design Team Line up & Escape the Ordinary Blog Hop

August 11, 2017

Hello! Today I’m excited to join Pinkfresh Studio for a blog hop featuring their new Out of the Ordinary collection.
My first card features the Escape the Ordinary stamp set along with the coordinating Escape the Ordinary die.
For the background I blended distress inks onto bristol paper. I stamped the images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics and added a few stickers from the Escape the Ordinary collection. The mountains are from the Chipboard Sticker set and the stars are from the Puffy Stickers set.

This next card uses the gorgeous 12 x 12″ Escape the Ordinary pattern paper and the Stitched Hearts Stickers.I have to take a moment to talk about these amazingly delicous Gold Foiled Wood Alphabet Stickers. I need a lifetime supply of these little beauties. The Stitched Heart Stickers are stunningly beautiful, too. They are layered and stitched with gorgeous colors, vellum and patterns.

GIVEAWAY!
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away two amazing prize packages!!!
– There will be 2 winners :
– stamps/dies worth $100
– entire Escape the Ordinary collection

Comments will close at 11.59pm CST on Friday August 18th 2017.
The winners will be randomly selected and the requirement is that you have to leave a comment on each stop in the Hop

Laura Bassen←you are here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Little Girl Agenda

August 10, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the sweet Little Girl Agenda set.To begin I stamped the Little Girl Agenda images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. Then I used the coordinating Little Girl Agenda creative cuts to die cut the images out.I used one of the Frame Tags-Chelsea creative cuts to create the opening on Soft Stone cardstock.
For the sentiment I use one of the Trio Winow Cover creative cuts with several colors of cardstock and popped them up onto the window panel.Sending you big, colorful hugs today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Smile! It looks good on you:)

August 9, 2017

Hi there! Yesterday I shared this project over on the Altenew blog featuring the gorgeous Floral Shadow stamp set.I created this colorful, dreamy background using Distress Oxide inks on Bristol paper.
I added a sentiment using the Halftone Smile stamps & dies and embellished with some delicious Nuvo jewel drops.
Here’s a video to show you how I made this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Neat and Tangled Birthday Blog Hop

August 8, 2017

Hello! Today I’m excited to join Neat & Tangled in a blog hop to celebrate their 5th birthday!My project features a few of the awesome new August release products. For the background I blended distress inks using the Balloon Trio stencil onto bristol paper.
I used the Hooray word die for the sentiment and stacked four together for dimension and then for top die cut I used some glittered cardstock.
On the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment from the Hooray stamp set and blended a few more balloons with distress inks using the Balloon Duo stencils. I popped up the panel onto some striped pattern paper and added a few sequins from the Like Magic sequin mix.GIVEAWAY:
Neat & Tangled is giving away one $50 and one $100 gift certificate to the Neat and Tangled shop. Winners will be chosen from comments all along the hop all week long.

Here is the blog hop order for today:

Neat and Tangled

Laura Bassen←you are here!

Laurie Willison

Kathy Racoosin

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Mama Elephant-Little Boy Agenda

August 5, 2017

Hi there! Laura here and today I’m sharing another project featuring the adorable Little Boy Agenda stamp set along with the coordinating Little Boy Agenda Creative Cuts.To begin I stamped several images using the Little Boy Agenda set with Memento ink, colored them with Copics and used the coordinating Little Boy Agenda Creative Cuts to die cut them out. I also used one of the Mini Tags Creative Cuts to die cut six colorful little tags.For the background I blended distress inks onto bristol paper, and then I flicked on some water and diluted distress inks with a wet brush.I popped up the cute images onto the Mini Tags and then onto the ink blended panel.I love how the Mini Tags sort of frame the images as well as adding color. To finish it off I stamped a sentiment in the middle from Sunday Sentiments.These sweet little faces from Little Boy Agenda never cease to melt my heart. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Encouraging Words Release Blog Hop

August 5, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Encouraging Words Release Blog Hop. Simon hosted two blog hops for this release. You can head over to the Simon Says Stamp blog to see yesterday’s line up of amazing designers.I’ve been wanting to create one of those “oh-so-cool” pop-up box cards for a while. I thought these new Space Journey dies would work perfect for creating a colorful galaxy on a pop-up card.
For the sentiment I used the You’re a Star die. How cool are these colorful planets? I used several colors of Simon Says Stamp cardstock along with coordinating ink colors to blend on each planet for some added interest. I also added some Wink of Stella to the stars for shimmer.Here’s a video to show you how I made this pop-up box card.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 gift certificate to each stop on the hop. Leave me a comment for your chance to win! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Tuesday.