My Sunday Shares - July 15th

Happy Sunday All!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was one of those up and down weekends. Had some things happen that bummed me out ... but then also had some things happen that have me super excited. So overall...it all evens out in the end :) Always have to look for the silver lining and the doors that open so to speak!

Speaking of silver linings...I will be making a surprise announcement later this evening so be sure to check back for that! :)

Now on to today's shares! This first card is created by the talented Larissa who goes by Milawi on Splitcoaststampers. I was doing my usual search for my obsession...Paper Smooches stamps - LOL - and came across Larissa's A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E card!!

Isn't this the sweetest thing EVER? That huge pile of animals gives me the giggles! Larissa did a fantastic job stamping and masking to create this super cute scene! That Celebrate sign uses toothpicks for the little posts - GENIUS! Larissa used the animals from the Paper Smooches stamp set called Chubby Chums to create the card. You can visit Larissa's Blog - Car-D-elicious to see more details on this cutie!

The second card that I wanted to share with you is absolutely GORGEOUS!! It is created by the mega-talented paper artist Kathy whose beautiful blog is called Joyfully Made Designs.

Isn't this just beautiful? When I was reading about how Kathy created this card I was surprised that it was colored with prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits! The blending and shading she achieved is awesome! I would have guessed that it was done with copics. Makes me want to break out my prismacolors and play with them :) This gorgeous image is called Planting Some Love and this is one of the Belles 'N Whistles stamps that we added to our last order with them since they will be going out of business. Super bummed about that because I LOVE their stamps! Our order shipped yesterday so look for this cutie to be in our store soon!  If you want to read about how Kathy created this summer cutie you can visit her blog post or you can also visit her splicoaststampers gallery - rosekathleenr. Be prepared to spend some time on her sites because she has LOTS of stunning designs!

The last card I want to share with you today was created by the super talented Renee - of Renlymat's World. Check out this super cutie...

I LOVE this card! It is so fun! I love the paper pieced little dinosaurs and the little scene that Renee created. I have never tried a circle card before so I love to look at ones that other people have done. It is on my "things to try" list - LOL! This would be an adorable card for a little boy's birthday. This card uses the Dinosaur Party stamp set from Pink Cat Studio.
Be sure to check out Renee's blog post to read all about this super sweet card or you can also visit her splitcoaststampers gallery - Renlymat for a lot more super cute eye candy!

I hope you all enjoyed today's shares! An extra special thank you to Larissa, Kathy and Renee for allowing me to share their ADORABLE works of art with you! I hope you will check out their sites and be even more inspired by these three very talented ladies!

Don't forget you still have until tomorrow to play along in this week's Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge - this week it is a Summer Themed card.

Happy Stamping All!
Laura

A Little Mo-an...

Do you ever have those days were you have SOOOO MUCH stuff to try and do and not enough time to do it? Where you have good intentions on creating a plan and sticking to it to get your stuff done and then you get totally distracted and before you know it...half your day is gone? LOL! Well I am having one of those days today!

Today's card share is designed by design team member Jacqueline Smith and it captures my mood right now...LOL....

Ahhhh....the good old days when your day wasn't going as planned and you could just lay down on the floor and throw a fit, kicking and screaming until you felt better...LOL! I could try it I guess but I don't think it would help...and my neighbors probably wouldn't appreciate it :)

This cute stamp is designed by Mo Manning for Stamping Bella and is called Toby is Two. Jacqueline did a beautiful job coloring her image using prismacolor pencils. I love that gorgeous background paper that Jacqueline used! So pretty! Visit Jacqueline's Blog to find out how she created this adorable card!

I am off to try and get my butt in gear and get some of my stuff done anyway...I hope :)

Happy Stampin!
Laura

Lil Miss Eleanor...

Good Morning Stampers!

YAY! It is Friday! I love Fridays, not only because it means the weekend is almost here but also because Friday is when we share design team member Meredith Winston's creations! Today we have a super cutie that she made using a Kraftin Kimmie Stamp called Eleanor. We have this stamp ordered already so look for it soon in our store :)

Isn't this image the absolute cutest? I love it! Meredith did a beautiful job coloring her image and paper piecing that adorable hat! I am a sucker for gingham prints :) I love the red, white and blue nautical theme too! Like I said... look for Miss Eleanor in our store soon as well as the newest release Kraftin Kimmie stamps (they will debut on their site this Sunday and in our store as soon as they arrive) They are A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Laura

My Heart Blooms

Good Morning All!

Hope your day is going great so far! Today is Thursday which means that we have a beautiful card to share from design team member - Ceal Pritchett! Ceal is a queen when it comes to creating clean and simple cards! You would think that they would be easier to do but I find them tough - LOL! I always want to add stuff to my white area :)  I envy people that can create such elegant looking cards while letting the image pop as the focal point.

See what I mean? Isn't that stunning? I love the way Ceal colored her image with those rich colors. The embossed frame is the perfect touch! This gorgeous bouquet of flowers and sentiment are both part of the Flourishes April Showers stamp set.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day! I plan on getting some pre-order items listed in the store and on trying to make it to my stampin studio at some point to play with some stamps :)

If you have a chance to stamp today - don't forget about this week's challenge to create a card with a summer theme! You could be this week's lucky winner :)

Happy Stampin!
Laura

A Little Cuteness...

Good Morning All! Today is Wednesday which means we have some cuteness to share with you from design team member - Lisa Rasmussen!

Lisa used an adorable Kraftin Kimmie Stamp called Eleanor which she colored with copic markers and then used paper piecing for her fabulous outfit! Very cute! This would be a great card for many occasions!

Happy Stampin!
Laura

You're One in a Melon...

Good Morning!

It is Tuesday which means that we start a new Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge! This week the theme is Sweet Summer Days and it is a fun one! Just create a card that has a summer theme! Here is my card for this week's challenge:

I used one of my FAVORITE sets by Flourishes called Wild for Watermelon to create this cute summer apron. The watermelon slice is my little apron pocket! I colored the watermelon using my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Markers. The green and white polka dot paper is from the newest release Simple Stories 6x6 paper pack called Summer Fresh. I wanted my apron to have a cute country charm to it. There is nothing better on a hot summer day then eating a slice of ice cold watermelon! Yum Yum!

Hope you will play along with us in this week's challenge!

Happy Stampin!

Laura

It's a Hottie!

Good Morning All!

Hope that your morning is starting off on the right foot...even though it's a Monday :)
One thing that will brighten your day is knowing that since it is Monday...we have a super cute Olivia Marmara design for you! And today's card is HOT....

HOT WEAVE that is! I absolutely adore the KennyK Glam Gang Collection from Whimsy Stamps. It is one of my favorite lines! Olivia did an AWESOME job coloring her image using the Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink Markers. I love the hot pnk colors with the pretty blues. Visit Olivia's Blog - ORM Crafty Nights to see all the details on this super cute card!

Being Monday - today is the LAST DAY for this week's Loves Rubberstamps Blog Challenge. This week we had a fun sketch to use! One lucky winner will receive a $25.00 shopping spree in our store so be sure to play along!

Happy Stampin!
Laura