February Coupon

I am planning on offering monthly coupons and/or specials. Here is the first special! Contact me if you would like to take advantage of this great offer!!

Tissue Pouch made with Stampin Up Fabric

Hello stampers and crafters! My husband bought me a fabulous new sewing machine back in November for my 40th birthday. He was shocked that I asked for that for a special birthday! I have been playing around with it and trying to teach myself to sew and quilt. I found this tutorial on Pinterest for the tissue pouches. I made about 8 in an hour! They are perfect for little scraps of fabric and such. They would make great gifts for teachers and friends that are under the weather! I made mine using the Timeless Portrait Designer Fabric (#122337, $9.95) and also added an Antique Brad (#117273, $5.95 for 20) and a loop made from Very Vanilla 1/8" taffeta ribbon (#119960, $5.95).

Give them a try! They are super easy!!!

Thanks for looking!
Laurie

A Red Rose.....or cherry cobbler

Hello stampers!! It has been over a year since I have posted anything to this blog!! I thought I would post this card just to see if I have any followers left! If you know longer want to receive updates, feel free to unsubscribe. Trust me, I completely understand! I am going to try to at least post once a week. I'm not making any promises but I am going to make an attempt!!



I know most of you have jumped on the Pinterest craze! I know I have and I am totally addicted! I CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) from there. You can view the original here. I kept it basically the same only changing out one of the white layers for a layer of black. The rose petals and stem are made using the Bird Builder Punch (#117191).

Here's a list of Stampin Up! supplies:
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Black, Garden Green, and Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler (sponged the edges of the petals), Garden Green (sponging)
Stamps: Only used the valentine sentiment from Grateful Greetings on the inside
Other: Perfect Polka Dot folder (117335), Bird Builder Punch (117191), Lattice Bigz Die (115958), Cherry Cobbles Seam Binding Ribbon (120992), Stampin Dimensionals (120992)

Thanks so much for looking!

Join me on Facebook

Hey Stampers! I have had such a hard time finding time to blog, I have created a group page on facebook. I can now take the pictures with my phone and post in a snap - even while I'm at work, hee hee. If anyone would like to join me over there, feel free to, it's an open group. I will not be posting many details about the cards but you can always ask me a question in the comments and I will shoot an answer back. Here's the link: Laurie's Stampin Sistahs on facebook.

Happy Stamping!

Mojo Monday #151

Hello stampers - don't have a stroke or think the world is coming to an end because I posted twice in one day, ha ha! Also, don't get used to it, I may not post again for 6 months! I wanted to get back into participating in challenges so I picked the Mojo Monday sketch challenge to get back into the groove. It was an adorable sketch and easy to do. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Occasional Quotes, Crazy for Cupcakes
CS: pacific point, real red, celebrations dsp, whisper white
Ink: black, pacific point
Other: scallop trim border punch, retired striped pacific point ribbon

Card Inspiration

Hello Stampers! I know it's been forever since I have posted but I had some free time today and decided to post one for ya. Back to school time makes me think of Autumn and my favorite colors. Here is a quick and simple card with a couple of those colors. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: Elizabeth, Teeny Tiny Wishes
CS: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Confetti White, bashful blue
Ink: early espresso, cajun craze
Other: scallop trim border punch, early espresso grosgrain, trio flower punch, pearl jewels

Card Inspiration

Hello stampers! I am stuck CASE'ing Renee's work over at Stamping for Sanity Blog. I feel like her style is very close to my own. When life gets busy and you don't feel like coming up with ideas on your own, you can always depend on the internet to get you through!! I pretty much copied her card exactly but changed the colors up a bit. I was going to use the colors from the Colour Q Challenge but just couldn't put those colors all together for this card.

Thanks to all of the bloggers out there that give us beautiful inspiration!


Details:
Stamps: All Holidays
CS: kraft, whisper white, cameo coral, sage shadow, sweet pea DSP
Ink: soft suede
Other: 2 step bird punch, nestabilities dies, embossing folder, eyelet border punch

Card of the day.....or week.....or month.....

Hello again stampers! 2 days in a row for posts, don't get used to this! This is another card that I CASE'D over the weekend from here on Inking Idaho. Take a look at her blog, she had some adorable projects. I, like her, was wanting to use up some of my Sweet Pea Designer paper because I have so much of it left. I tend to shy away from the orange colors, I guess because I hate to wear orange. This was a nice change! I also loved the idea of using the oval punches to make a flower. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps - simple friendship
CS: sweet pea DSP, whisper white, choc chip
Ink: choc chip
Other: large and small oval punches, circle punch, scallop border punch, old olive ribbon

Graduation Cards

Hello Stampers! I know, I know, I haven't posted anything in over a month! I just haven't been in the stamping mood. I got my mojo back yesterday and was very productive. After preparing all of the projects for stamp club next Friday, I realized that someone had requested that I do a graduation card. I forgot all about it until all of the cardstock was already cut out for 14 people! So....I made some today to give you all some ideas. Since I didn't technically have a "graduation" set, I made do using a hodge podge of stamps from various sets. I was inspired by this card here by Amy Celona. It's hard to come up with a card that will fit all of the various school colors in the area and be for a boy or a girl so I made some for each. For the inside of the card, I just used my word program to print sentiments. Enjoy!

PS: If you would like to know any of the details for the supplies used, just contact me.

Card Inspiration

Hello Stampers! Here's another one of my submissions that was a failure, lol!! It is made using various circle punches and the DSP out of the current mini catalog. Leave me a comment if you have any questions.

Also, don't forget that Sale-a-bration will be coming to a close at the end of the month. If you would like to take advantage of this special, please contact me or go to my website to place an order and get a free stamp set or punch for every $50 you purchase!

Enjoy!

Card Inspiration

Hello Stampers! I have yet another submission failure to share with you! I am glad I don't get a complex after all of this rejection! Maybe one day I will see one of my projects on the pages of a card magazine but 'til then it will just have to be published here for my peeps, lol! Enjoy!

Card of the week

Hey stampers! It's been crazy busy at work lately and it has sucked all of the mojo out of me!! This is a card I made a few weeks ago for a magazine submission. It wasn't picked so I decided to post it on here now. It was made using all SU products except for the embossing folder. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment and I will post the answer! Enjoy!

Card of the day

Hello stampers! Not really a card of the day but actually Jarren's "family art project" for the month. I, I mean, WE put a Stampin Up spin on it!! I did let him use the heat gun and sprinkle some glitter! I, I mean, WE got on the internet and found several patterns for the punch art leprechaun. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps - none
CS: garden green, black, summer sun, really rust
Ink - none
Other: gold embossing powder, many punches, celery glitter

Card of the day.....or week!

Hello Stampers! I know I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks but I have been busy with stamp camp projects, school projects and magazine submissions. I have submitted several things to Paper Crafts Magazine this year but haven't been picked yet. I guess I just don't have the style that they are looking for but I will keep trying!! This is a card I whipped up tonight. The idea came from here (Me, My Stamps and I blog) and I thought it was adorable. It uses a couple of the stamps that you can get for free during Sale-a-bration. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps-Birthday Bliss, Vintage Labels
CS: Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Whisper White
Ink: Choc Chip
Other: bermuda bay polka dot ribbon, curly label punch, small star punch, trio flower punch, paper piercer

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! Here are a couple of my submissions for a magazine that I made this month. I don't think I was chosen so it looks like it is okay to post these now. If you need any of the details, feel free to contact me. Enjoy!

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! My post tonight is a card I made for theSorry my pictures have been a bit blurry the last couple of times, I think the lighting has just been really bad in the loft. I encourage everyone to get involved in challenges, they're addicting!! Enjoy!

Details:
Stamps: birthday bliss, crazy for cupcakes
CS: close to cocoa, choc chip, regal rose, blush blossom, white, retired DSP
Ink: black stazon, regal rose, close to cocoa
Other: scallop border punch, ticket corner punch, wide oval punch, choc chip grosgrain, polka dot EF, glitter paint

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! This is a total CASE - I didn't even put my own spin on it, I liked it just the way it was. I only changed the ribbon because I didn't have the exact ribbon the creator had!! Enjoy!

The Details:
stamps: eastern blooms, on your birthday
CS: barely banana, old olive, white, choc chip
Ink: old olive, choc chip
other: elementary ribbon originals, rich regals brads, scallop circle punch, circle punches, scallop trim border punch

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! I hope you all have been enjoying the posts lately. If you have any suggestions of projects you would like to see, please let me know. This card was made using a MOJO sketch from back in November. I love that blog!! Enjoy!

The details:
Stamps: on your birthday
CS: kraft, regal rose, pretty in pink, choc chip, pumpkin pie, retired dsp
Ink: choc chip
Other: elegant bouquet EF, sherbet designer buttons, linen thread, circle punches, clear flower sizzix die, small oval punch, scallop trim border punch, pumpkin pie striped grosgrain ribbon

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! It's been a few days, I have my computer at the shop so I haven't been able to post. I am using my hubby's laptop today and I hate it! This is a simple card that I CASE'D from here on Andread Walford's blog. Enjoy!

The Details:
stamps: birthday bliss
CS: close to cocoa, brilliant blue, so saffron, white, rose red
Ink: brilliant blue
Other: polka dots EF, old olive grosgrains, tag punch, pinking heart border punch

Card of the day

Hello Stampers! I'm not impressed with this card that I made for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch but I thought I would go ahead and post it anyway. The color combo came from a Colour Q challenge from several weeks ago. I may try to work on that sketch again tomorrow. Enjoy!

The Details:
Stamps: wagon full of fun, on your birthday
CS: rich razzleberry, regal rose, white, orchid opulence, kiwi kiss dsp
Ink: black stazon, rich razzleberry, regal rose
Other: scallop circle punch, circle punches, polka dot EF, razzleberry ribbon