Sensational Sunday Inspirational Hop + CANDY!

Hi Stampers,

Hope that you had a great weekend! Before I can show you my project we need to announce last week's winner!

This week the Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot was on Marcy's Blog...


Here are your random numbers:

10

Timestamp: 2013-07-14 08:54:04 UTC

Congratulations to Gale - Just make Something Already - who said: So beautiful!! Great coloring and the bling is so pretty.

Please send me an email at lovesrubberstamps@yahoo.com by July 20th and I will send you your code for a $10.00 gift voucher to the Loves Rubberstamps store!

Before we start the Hop I want to let you know we are having a DESIGN TEAM CALL! You can see all the perks and how to apply in THIS BLOG POST!

Welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps weekly Sensational Sunday Blog Hop! The Design Team has created some gorgeous projects for your Inspiration. Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, each stop will have a full list of links. One of the Design Team posts is the hop's Sensational Sunday Sweet Spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $10 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  Remember, you have til 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

Here is my Inspirational Piece for you today...

 This card is called a Shaped Double Tag Card. It creates double pouches so you can add a tag in each slot. I only created one insert because I made it as a Get Well Card and I thought it would be cute in the upper pocket to add a packet of Lipton Chicken Noodle Soup :)

For the outside I used the Tilda In Key Largo Stamp from the Magnolia Stamps Summer Memories Collection. I actually have this collection in and will be adding it to our store later this week. I have a few other things I need to finish listing in there first :) I colored it with my copics and created the sky. I tried to add some purple and pinks into my clouds this time. I chose the designer paper because it looked like little Suns and I wanted it to remind you of a hot summer day at the beach! My Waves were created using the My Favorite Things Wave Die-Namics and the Die on the front is Spellbinders.

 Here is a look at the Insert out. For this one I used the Magnolia Stamp called Pearl Tilda which is also from the Summer Memories Collection. This is one of my favorite series :) I tried something new with her hair which is adding some teal to the brown. Here is a closer look...

 I got a tad carried away with my doodle dots on her tail - LOL!

Here is a close up of my Cover Image:

Now be sure to check out what the other Designers have for you today! Don't forget to leave comments on all the blogs for the most chances to win! Enjoy your Sunday and thanks for stopping by!
Just in case you get lost along the way...

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog
Dangina
Athina
Shanna
Lydia
Marcy
Ivonne

Have a great time!
Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Magnolia-Licious - Some Like It Hot
Midweek Magnolias - Wish You Were Here - Seaside/Beach Challenge
Marvelous Magnolia - Anything Goes - Beginner Section
Stamp and Create with Magnolia - Let's Get Wet
Tilda's Town - Anything Goes

Ready for Spring!

Hi Stampers!

We are having quite the windy, snowy, blowy, yucky day here in Iowa! I had to work the overnight shift and this is how my drive home looked at 7:30 this morning....

We had white out conditions and you could only see one line ahead of your car. Luckily, once you were out in the open country it was blowing so hard it wasn't really sticking to the roads so the pavement was mostly clear. There were a few nasty spots still. In town and the east/west roads were awful...totally snow, tire ruts, ice and slush covered! Your car would get pulled and slid everywhere when you were trying to drive. That part wasn't fun! And before you ask...I was stopped when I took this picture with my phone :)

The winds are supposed to stay blowing around 40 mph all day whipping this snow around! Yuck! Good thing it is my bedtime so I don't have to be out in it... at least until I tredge to work tonight - LOL!

Anyway...my card today is much prettier to look at and reminds of a beautiful Spring or Summer day which I am totally ready for - LOL!

This week at The Cutting Cafe we could choose from  four different files - Onesie Shaped Card, Overalls Shaped Card, Assorted Crown Shaped Cards or The Butterfly Shaped Card. It was a tough decision this week because these are all such adorable files! I decided to use the Butterfly shaped card and made my Grandma's Birthday card. She was 75 Monday! She is currently battling breast cancer for the second time and will be having to have a masectomy. So I wanted to make her something a little extra special.

Here is my card closed...

I used the Butterfly Shaped Card for my base and then I used the Butterfly - Beautiful Wings Die from Stampin Up! to create a smaller set of wings so I could have a 3D layered butterfly. I did two layers for each size, one in pink pirouette and the other in vellum which I embossed in white with the Take Flight stamp set from Tim Holtz. I will be adding some Tim Holtz stamps to my store this week, including this stamp set :)

The extra special thing about this card is that I created it into an Easel card so Grandma could keep it on display and easily see that beautiful butterfly...

The inside roses hold the butterfly up so it makes it's own stand. I also added a corrugated heart and the banner and sentiment from the Tattered Angels Vintage Seasons Timeless Romance set. My flourish is the My Favorite Things Fancy Flourish Die-Namics. Grandma really loved it :)

I hope you enjoyed it also! Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe blog this afternoon and see what my fellow design team members have created! I am sure that as adorable as these files are...there will be a lot of amazing projects!

Thanks for stopping by!
Laura

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

You Drive Me Wild...

Hi Stampers!

Today is my day to post my Design Team project for The Cutting Café! This week we had to use a really cute printable stamp set called Feb 14. I have to admit that this stamp set puzzled me for a little bit and I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do. I just got in the new Love Story Collection of Designer papers from Echo Park and spotted a super cute leopard print (which is my favorite) and I remembered that this stamp set had a really cute sentiment that said... "You Drive Me ... WILD!" And well....my project was born - LOL! Here it is...

I decided that I wanted to make a corset using that cute leopard paper so I searched around online until I found a cute design I liked and then created my own template. I am super excited about how this turned out ;D

I plan on creating a Mini Album and using this as my front cover embellishment. It is fairly large about 6" 1/2" tall and a little over 6" wide so it will be perfect!  My husband and I got married on Valentine's Day so I think I will have this be an album featuring pictures of our love through the years...sounds like a fun plan! Now I just have to decide on what kind and size Mini Album I want to make because I have never made one before :) But at least my Cover Decoration will be done - LOL!

When you get the chance later today be sure and swing by The Cutting Café Blog and see what the rest of the Design Team created using this adorable set! Plus you can enter Regina's weekly drawing for FREE GOODIES!!

Happy Stampin All!
Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Crafting for all Seasons - Challenge #43 - Something New (my new leopard paper)
Crafty Creations - Challenge #204 - Something New (my new leopard paper)
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Challenge 92 - Add a Sentiment
Little Red Wagon - Challenge 167 Bring on the Bling
Penny's Paper Crafty - Challenge 109 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Black & White with a Splash of Color
Inky Chicks - Challenge #1 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - #129 - Shiny & New (my new leopard paper)
Clear It Out - Warm Fuzzies - Use Textures Items (trim on corset is old fuzzy stampin up fiber trim)
Artistic Inspirations - Add a Bit of Sparkle & Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Something New (my new leopard paper - which I love!)
 Lexi's Creations - Anything Goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy - Challenge 1 Use Ribbon
Stamp & Create - January Challenge - Love
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge - #48 Anything Goes
Glitter 'N Sparkle - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Ribbons & Bows
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes with Ribbon









 

Whimsy Stamps GUEST DESIGNER!

Hi Stampers!

Guess what??? I was selected to be this week's GUEST DESIGNER for the Whimsy Stamps Challenge Blog! This week their challenge was ALL THINGS SPARKLY...which I thought was funny because that is also the theme for our challenge this week too...LOL! So BONUS ... when you make a creation for one challenge...it will work for both!

Here is the project that I made:

I used the Shape EZ by TLC Witch's Boot file for the card base and that super cute witch is from the Whimsy Stamps Wee Stamps Collection - Hazel. I colored her with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Markers, paper pieced the skirt part of her dress, and then used Dazzling Diamonds on her over coat and also added some green glitter to the little dragon's wings. That gorgeous paper that I used for both the skirt and the boot is from Authentique Paper Pack - Enchanted. My sentiment is from the Kraftin Kimmie Halloween Sentiments Collection.

Here is a closer look at Hazel:

I did add some Bling to her necklace and her watch too! I hope that they enjoyed my card! It is kind of intimidating being a guest designer because you want your project to be awesome and hope that it is good enough to be amongst their regular design team :)

I hope that you will play along in BOTH of the Sparkly Challenges!

Have a great day all! I will be back shortly with my design team project for The Cutting Cafe too!

Laura



Here are the challenges I will be entering this into:

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - #36 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - #35 Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
Catered Crop - Halloween Screams
Sentimental Sundays - Challenge #123 - Anything Goes
Hiding in My Craft Room - HIMCR #66 - Black, Orange, & Purple
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C157 - Your Favorite Halloween Character
The Poodles Parlour - Halloween
QKR Stampede - Challenge #8 - Halloween Fun
Crafty Ribbons - Anything But Square #29
Shelly's Images Blog - TTT Challenge - The Color Orange, Bling & Punch/Die
Crafts and Me - #105 Anything Goes
Divas by Design - #56 Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Colors of Autumn
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - PWC227 - Halloween Card
Stampavie & More - #178 Halloween

Sweet Lil' Pumpy Kin

Evening All!

Sorry for the late post today! I spent the day with my Grandma and didn't get to do too much in the store, and left before I had a chance to get my pictures uploaded for the challenge and the blog post. My Grandma has breast cancer so I try and spend time with her when I can because you just never know.

I mentioned the other day that this week our Loves Rubberstamps Challenge is also being sponsored by Shape EZ by TLC. These awesome templates are available on the Whimsy Store Website. My Card features one of the new release templates called Pumpy Kin.

I chose to do my card with the Flap because I wanted to hide a little treat inside :)
This template is awesome because it also comes with a version without the flap so you can choose which to use.

My little character on the front is C.C. Designs - Punkin Beatrice. I colored everything except her hair with my spectrum noir alcohol ink markers. Her hair I colored with my prismacolor pencils. I stamped her in momento tuxedo black ink which is awesome for using with alcohol ink markers like spectrum noir and copics. I use the Crafter's  Companion Ultra Smooth White Cardstock made for use with alcohol ink markers because my markers don't bleed quite as bad.

Here is a close up of my little Punkin Beatrice...

I cut her out and popped her with dimensionals, her feet are popped up a second time.

The little crow is a new C.C. Designs Cutters Die called Crow. This little guy I found that when I cute him out with black I had the extra beak piece in black so I popped it upside down with a dimensional as a little wing :)  I like to sponge the edges of my black bodies with a light touch of whisper white ink just to give them some dimension. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things - Die-Namics Primitive Pumpkins Die & Matching Stamp Set.

Here is the inside of my Pumpy Kin Card...

I had purchased this Pumpkin Latte Recipe stamp of Ebay a long time ago because one of my favorite things to do is scrap family recipes. There was no brand name or anything so I am not sure who it is by. I stamped it on very vanilla with early espresso ink and colored the little cups and pumpkins with spectrum noirs. I then just funky cut around it, distressed the edges and sponged them. The gorgeous papers that I used on my pumpkin card are all from the new Bo Bunny Apple Cider 6x6 Paper Pack, except for the green checker gingham on the leaves.

Here is a close up of my Pumpkin Latte Recipe... sounds yummy! Haven't tried it yet but want too!

Be sure to come play along in our challenge this week! The theme is super fun... All About Autumn and not only may you be the winner of our gift voucher to the Loves Rubberstamps Store... Shape EZ is giving a choice of TWO FREE TEMPLATES of choice to the winner as well! You could get this awesome Pumpy Kin Template if you choose!!

** All of the products in BOLD but without the links... these have all arrived and will be listed in the store shortly... once they are in I will post the links in ***

Have a great night all!
Happy Stampin!
Laura

I will be entering this into the following challenges:

7 Kids College Fund - #57 Fall is in the Air
All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog - #135 - Let's Think About Fall
Through the Craftroom Door - #38 Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - #34 - Anything But a Card or Tag - Scrapped Recipe
Art with No Boundaries - October/Halloween
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Creative Stamp Friends - Autumn Colors
Kaboodle Doodles - #139 - Colors of Autumn
My Grafico - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Monday Challenge - Fall Inspiration
Stamp With Fun - Autumn
Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Use Two Images
Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Fall Colors
There's Magic In The Air - Anything Fall
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Amusing Challenges - Anything Goes
Catered Crop - Halloween - Fall or Harvest
Great Impressions - Fall Theme
Scrapper's Delights - Distress It - 2nd Entry
Catch the Bug - Seasonal - Fall Harvest
Hiding In My Craftroom - Anything Goes
Just Some Lines - Let's Celebrate Fall
My Sheri Crafts - Apple or a Pumpkin
Broken Box Stock - Fall Foilage Colors
Delicious Doodles - Autumn Colors - Scenes
Simply Create Too - Autumn - Fall
Craft Us Crazy - Halloween or Anything Goes
Crafty Ribbons - Anything But a Square
Milk Coffee Challenge - Welcome Fall

Rain Boots...Not Made for Splashing!

Good Afternoon All!

I am back with my VERY FIRST Design Team Post for The Cutting Cafe! I am SOOOO excited to be on this team!

For our first Design team Challenge we were to use the adorable Rain Boots Shaped Card. I think these little boots are the absolute CUTEST! One thing that I LOVED about this file was that it comes as the full shaped card, and then the little boots are seperate. You cut them out and layer them on the card shape. With the boots being seperate you could use them as embellishments on a scrapbook page, or use a single boot on a card. LOTS of possibilities!

Here is my creation...

For my little boots I chose to use them as the shaped card. I think the shaped cards are so fun to give because it makes them more unique :) The paper I chose is from the Simple Stories 6x6 paper pack called Baby Steps. I love this paper because it has kind of a distressed aged look to the patterns which is what I wanted for my boots. One thing that you have to remember is that when you are tracing your boot pattern on the back of your patterned paper...remember when you flip it over it will be the mirror image. Ask me how I figured that out - LOL! Oh well... I have not one but TWO cute little designer boots facing right to use on another project :) That is another cool thing about this file - You can make your boots face either way by just flipping the way you trace it on your paper! My boot trim piece and the heel pieces are both cut from scrap pieces of paper from this same pack. I did sponge the edges of both my boots and the heel pieces with early espresso ink to give them some definition and to help seperate the pieces.

I added some pearls to my boots and some cream colored ribbon roses from my stash. The sentiment is from the Flourishes stamp set called Apple of My Eye. I punched it using a small oval punch from Stampin Up!, sponged the edges with Early Espresso and popped it on a dimensional. I added a couple more pearls to tie it together.

I have a lot of ideas on other ways to use this file so you will definately see more projects using these adorable boots :) I love that they can be used for a lot of occasions and you can change the look and theme just by your paper choices!  I don't have a cutting machine but Regina creates these files so they are easy for everyone to use! They come with a PDF version for you to hand cut and they match up perfectly!

I also posted this card on the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog. This week's theme is ANYTHING GOES and The Cutting Cafe is the special sponsor this week! Be sure to visit the challenge blog and play along ... and don't forget to visit The Cutting Cafe and get this file... trust me - You will LOVE creating with it :)

Also... be sure to visit The Cutting Cafe Blog this Wednesday and see ALL the fun samples created by the Design Team using these cute boots!

Happy Stampin'
Laura