It Takes a LOOOONG Time....

Good Morning!

It is another two (maybe 3) cup coffee morning for me...LOL! Besides running Loves Rubberstamps I also work full time in law enforcement and this week has been a week so far! We are getting all new computer programs for the MDT's in the squad cars and a new CAD sytem and nothing works how it is supposed to. So it has been a TAAAAD stressful! Week's like these are the ones I am thankful for having the store and stamping therapy :)

On a much happier note...look at this cutie!

This adorable card was created by design team member Ceal Pritchett. She used a super cute S.W.A.L.K. stamp called Old Friend. I love the way Ceal colored her image. I have a hard time with red hair and she did it very well!

If you plan on making the men in your life a Father's Day card... don't forget to enter it in our Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge for Masculine Cards... you might be our winner for a shopping spree in our store!

Have a great day!
Laura

Dropping you a line...

Good Morning Stampers!

Hope you are having a wonderful morning so far! I am a little tired this morning and found it a little tough to get going. Had to have an extra large cup of my morning vitamin....caffeine :)

One thing that did gave me a smile this morning was this super sweet card created by design team member Lisa Rasmussen!

            

I love the soft grays with the pink and red. So pretty! Reminds me of a sweet summer day! Lisa used Ramona Fishing from Stamping Bella.

Be sure to visit Lisa's Blog - Eat, Sleep, Stamp to see all the details on this cutie!

Enjoy your day!
Laura

Let's Play a Round of...GOLF!

Good Morning Stampers!

Today's card was created for inspiration for this week's Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge - Masculine Cards. Be sure to play along because you could win a shopping spree to the Loves Rubberstamps Store of up to $50! The more people that play... the higher the shopping spree :)

Here is my card...

My card was actually a really quick card to make. The golf scene was inspired by Michelle Zindorf and I followed her tutorial to create it. I am not very good with the brayer like Michelle is, so I use all sponging instead of using a brayer.

I added the sentiment on the golf scene using the Flourishes stamp set called A Guiding Light.

My Stampin Up! More Mustard Layer was stamped repeatedly with the All About Men sentiment stamp from Great Impressions Stamps. I stamped it using the More Mustard Ink because I wanted it to be subtle. I then sponged the edges with early espresso ink also from Stampin Up! The thing I LOVED about the All About Men stamp is that my more mustard layer is 4" x 5 1/4" and the stamp fit PERFECTLY clear across the front!

Here is a close up of my golf ball so you can see it actually has dimples in it like a real golf ball would. You can't see it in the other picture because they are very subtle and the light was not the greatest. Sorry for the yellow tinge on this one, one of my lights burned out in my light box right in the middle of taking pics!

My ball is popped up using dimensionals. I also popped the golf scene layer up on dimensionals as well.
Really fun and quick card that packs a big "wow"!

Hope you play along in our Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge!

Happy Stampin!
Laura

Hello Stampers!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend! I didn't get as much done around the house as I wanted to but that is how it goes sometimes! Later today, I will be on the hunt for glass sun tea jars. A friend of mine told me that she found them at a store thats about a half hour drive from here. All the stores around here only have them in plastic! I don't think I want my tea brewing in the sun in plastic. Glass sun tea jars used to be so easy to find but not anymore, at least not in Iowa. They are a remnant of the good old days here!

Speaking of the good old days... today's card designed by design team member, Olivia Marmara has a very vintage look to it which I love. The colors of the paper and the way she colored her adorable fairy, with the sprinkling of glitter all gives it that vintage feeling. It is such a beautiful card!




I love it! Olivia did an amazing job and every element she chose to put on this piece is just a perfect accent. The image that she used is an Elizabeth Bell design called Crocus from the Twinkle Toes Collection designed for Sweet Pea Stamps.

Be sure to visit Olivia's Blog and see all the details on this gorgeous card!

Don't forget to play in our Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge - Anything Goes...submissions close at 9pm and a new challenge will post at midnight! The more people we have play ... the bigger our prize gets :)

Happy Stamping!
Laura

My Sunday Shares - June 10th

Good Afternoon Stampers!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend...mine is just starting so I treated myself to sleeping in this morning :) You have to do that every now and then I think! I have a LOOOONG list of things I need to get done around the house today...mow the yard, dishes, laundry, dust...well you get the jist of my day...all of the not so fun house chores...BUT after I am done I am going to go play in my stamp studio...I am looking forward to THAT!

Today's shares will be a little different. I didn't have much time this week to look around the galleries or do my company searches so I decided today to share some cool you tube videos that I have in my "favorites" with you, instead of cards today.

Today's videos are all created by Darlene Devries of DarleneDesign.com. She posts a new video on you tube about every Wednesday. I was searching around about creating with copics on you tube one day and came across this video she did. I loved the look of her card using copic markers on patterened paper. She uses Stampin Up! supplies but you could easily use any light colored scrapbook designer papers or stamps for this technique.

     

The second video I want to share with you is one about creating a card using multiple embossing powders. This card is really pretty! Not only does this video have a beautiful project...it also had a COOL TIP on how to create smaller frames with your layer dies. Doing this doubles the sizes of layers you can get out of your layer dies!!

     

I thought the idea of tracing the outside of your die and then cutting it out with your scissors was genius. You can get 2 sizes of layers for each die! This would work with many die brands too. Perfect for when you want just a very subtle layer.

This last video I will share with you really showcases the way Darlene colors with her copics. I really loved this method and thought that it is a great way for beginners to achieve the professional looking blends with copics. This card that she creates using a Hero Arts cupcakes set showcases this coloring style perfectly. Plus I love cupcakes :)

  

I hope you enjoyed today's shares. If you want to check out Darlene's other videos...and believe me she has a LOT of great ones... you can visit her you tube channel - darlene003

We will be starting to stock the copic markers at Loves Rubberstamps soon! YAY! I am excited for that! Hero Arts is also on our list of suppliers that we will be adding in the future too :)

Happy Stampin Everyone!
Laura

Lazy Daisy Days

Good Morning Stampers!

Hope your weekend is off to a good start! After work today I have a few errands to run and then my weekend will start! YAY! Saturday nights my hubby races a sportmod race car so the evenings are spent at the race track which is always fun :)

Other than the races...I plan on spending my weekend holed up in my stampin studio having some quality "Me" time...that is my plan anyway so we will see how it goes :)

Today I have a gorgeous treat for you! Today's card is created by Design Team Member - Jacqueline Smith. This talented lady knows how to layer! I can spend hours looking at her creations and spot some new detail or embellishment that I didn't see before! I love that about her mini works of art. Take a look at this beauty...

Those flowers are gorgeous! The attention to detail that Jacqueline puts in to each and every one of her cards just amazes me. I love how she colored her flowers and created all the popped layers for texture.
Those beautiful flowers are from the Flourishes Stamp Set called Gerber Daisies and the sentiment is from the Orchids Stamp Set also by Flourishes. We will be adding both of these sets to our line up in the near future.

Be sure to visit Jackie's Blog - Jacqueline's Creative Works of Art and check all the details on this beautiful summer stunner!

If you find yourself with some time to stamp this weekend... enter our Week 3 Blog Challenge - Anything Goes ... we are giving away a shopping spree of up to $50 in our store! This week's challenge ends Monday night at 9pm CST.

Happy Stampin All! Enjoy your weekend & Be safe!
Laura

What? Me? Old? Naaaah!

Good Morning Stampers!

Hope you are having a wonderful day so far! Here the sun is shining...birds are chirping...and I have a gorgeous card to share with you today created by our design team member - Meredith Winston! Couldn't ask for anything better!

Isn't this gorgeous? I LOVE it! And see...If you have to grow old...you can just not grow up! Hee Hee! I love the stamp set that Meredith chose to use on her card today. It is called Vintage Verses from Gourmet Rubber Stamps and it is one of my favorite sets. I know... I know... I have LOTS of favorites :)  I love the floral accents that Meredith chose too, those pretty felt flowers are gorgeous...and she created them HERSELF with her die-namics rolled rose die...AWESOME!! We will be adding the die-namics dies and also some stamps from My favorite Things in the near future :)

I really admire Meredith's ability to create a card having a verse as the focal image. I seem to have a hard time with that because I always want to add a picture image with it :) Some verses, like this one, are perfect by themselves!

Take some time to visit Meredith's Blog - Paper Canteen Creations and read about how she created this beauty! One thing I love about Meredith is she has this wonderful ability to make every card unique and is also very versatile in the style she uses. It is always exciting to see her creations because you never know what she will wow you with next! 

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!
Laura