Winnie the Window Peeker

Hi Stampers!

I know I know it is Monday...but Monday's are awesome here on the blog because that is when we get to see a super cute Inspirational Project created by Olivia! Such a perfect way to start the week off! Take a look at this cutie...

This adorable image is called Winnie Peeking Out The Window and is from Stamping Bella's Uptown Girl Collection. This is one of my FAVORITE stamp lines! They are sooo cute! What do you suppose Miss Winnie is thinking about? I think she is wondering where the heck the weekend went so fast! LOL!

I think Olivia did such a cute job paper piecing the curtains and the colors scheme is so pretty! This is a great stamp that you can use for many occasions! Love it!

If you haven't had a chance to get in on our Anything Goes challenge this week you still have a few hours left! Come show us what you have been working on! We will also be starting a Design Team Call as well so if you have wanted the chance to be a member of our amazing team...you will be getting the chance to apply! Look for Details on Tuesday!

Also be sure to keep tabs on our New Items Section in the store...you will see loads of new items and it won't be slowing down anytime soon :)

Have a wonderful day all and thanks for stopping by!
Laura

Sensational Sunday Inspiration Blog Hop + Blog 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 Lydia's Blog...


Here are your random numbers:

3

Timestamp: 2013-07-07 05:31:54 UTC


Congratulations to MiamiKel - Sandcastle Stamper - who said: Fabulous!! I love the CAS look to your card - the great pops of color against the stark white - festive! TFS :)

Please send me an email at lovesrubberstamps@yahoo.com by July 13th and I will send you your code for a $10.00 gift voucher to the Loves Rubberstamps store!

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...

For my card today I used Pizza Time from Belles 'N Whistles. Now this company has closed but we do still have some of their stamps in stock...including this cutie...but supplies are just while they last! For the sentiment, the pizza and my handmade designer paper on the Kraft Colored cardtstock I used stamps from the Gourmet Rubber Stamps set called Spice Up Your Day. I TOTALLY love this stamp set and I think the elements go PERFECT with my little Pizza Time Cutie!

Here are some closer peeks ...

You wanna know how I made my "melty" looking cheese? I colored the cheese area with copic marker Y23 and then I just scribbled my white gel pen over it. That is it! Easy Peasy Melty Cheesy!

Here is a closer look at my Pizza Time cutie...

For my layout I used this week's Mojo Monday #300 Sketch! Are you tired of me using this one yet? LOL!

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
Lydia
Marcy
Ivonne
Holly

Have a great time!
Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch #300
Elisabeth Bell's World - A Little Yummy For Your Tummy
Elphine House - Challenge #47 - Tic Tac Toe - Line Made - Ribbon, Gems & Stitches

Espresso Shaker

Hi Stampers!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend so far! Mine will be a busy one. I have a special family get together today and then races with the hubby. Then tomorrow I have to work 2 shifts at my other job - 7am - 3pm and then 11pm - 7 am. Sounds like fun don't it? I can think of much funner stuff to do than that!

Here is my Inspiration Project for you today. I saw that Impression Obsession was having a challenge of creating a shaker card and I have never made one so I thought what the hay, I will try one out! Plus that gave me an excuse to get one of my favorite stamps...Espresso inky!

For my shaker stuff, I used doodlebug glitter and made some heart punchies. For the acetate I recycled some embossing folder packaging I had and used that for the clear section. Probably not the best idea because my glitter sticks to it in some spots with the static but that is all I had and I didn't want to wait to make this - LOL! My sentiment is also from Impression Obsession also.

I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #300 for my layout.

If you have a chance to get inky this weekend be sure to add your project to our Loves Rubberstamps Challenge this week...it is Anything Goes and we would love to see your creations!

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great weekend - Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Impression Obsession - What's Shakin' Challenge
Mojo Monday - Sketch #300

Happy Holly-Day

Hi Stampers!

Hope you had a great 4th of July celebration! I was mandatoried to work a 12 hr shift yesterday and then my husband raced last night. So I worked until 11am then slept for 4 hours then had to be up and at the race track. The Sportmods that my husband races are the only class on the 4th, the other races are just fun ones. They had a burn out contest, boat races where cars have trailers atteched with junk boats on them and the last car running wins, a roll over contest and the "leap of death" where a car ramps and lands on lined up cars. Then they have some pretty awesome fireworks since they are right over your head at the track. All in all it was a fun night....just no sleep as usual - LOL!

Now I get to work again on my day off to go in and review medical calls - fun fun!

Before I work I want to share with you Holly's adorable card for today!

Holly used the super adorable Limited Edition Greeting Farm stamp - Hatter Bean! What cute colors that Holly chose and the Mojo Monday Sketch that she used is PERFECT! Holly's coloring is AMAZING too! We have a few of these left in stock so if you were wanting them - you need to get them because many places are sold out and they are not available any longer from The Greeting Farm.

Here is what Holly Used on her card:

TGF Hatter Bean

Xpress Copic Paper

Copic Markers

Echo Park

Spellbinder -Octogon

Die-Namic Fishtail Flag Stax

Die-Namic Fishtail Flag Stax Layers

Memento Black Ink

Best Glue Ever

Also I wanted to share Ceal's card with you quick because I didn't get to share that yesterday since I had to try and go straight to sleep to get back up...

This is awesome! I love this Clean and Simple Design and that Magnolia image is super cute! The paper is from the Lost & Found Ruby collection from My Mind's Eye. Ceal did an amazing job coloring this with her copic markers. This turned out super sweet!

I better get going to work! Be sure to check out all the new stuff we have added to the store this week...we have lots of new Whimsy Stamps and My Favorite Things. I still have more of both companies to go and loads more!

Have a great weekend!

Laura

Peas & Strawberries!

Hi Stampers!

Today's post will be super quick because I am in a time crunch - LOL! My inspiration piece for you today I created to enter this week's Saturated Canary Challenge of Summer Fruits. I only have 40 minutes to edit my pictures, write this post and get it entered before Mr. Linky closes! YIKES!

So here is my finished project...

I used the super adorable Saturated Canary Summer! This is the first time I have colored her AND the first time I have tried coloring an image with this much hair! It was pretty scary at first - LOL! This is also the first time I tried to draw in a nose and my second time doing clouds in the sky! I don't think it turned out to bad :)

Here is a close up of Summer:

And a close up of my sentiment...

I LOVE this sentiment - it totally cracks me up! It is from the C.C. Designs Berry Logos Stamp Set. I also used the C.C. Designs Cutters Tickets Die to cut the ticket out. The bowl is the Love Bowls from Great Impressions.

The Sketch layout I used is the Mojo Sketch #300!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked my Inspiration piece for you today :)

Have a great day!
Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

Saturated Canary - Summer Fruits
Mojo Monday - Sketch #300
Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Songbird Challenge - Strawberry Fields Forever
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Summer Lovin'

Strawberry Beatrice!

Hi Stampers!

Today we have our FAVORITE theme going on at Loves Rubberstamps Challenge....ANYTHING GOES! This week we are sponsored by the awesome Cutting Cafe! I had to break out one of Regina's amazing files and use it :)

I decided to make a little Tea Bag Holder using the Tea Bag Holder Template from The Cutting Cafe!
 I LOVE this image from C.C. Designs called Strawberry Beatrice and thought that she would look super cute on the cover :) She is just adorable and reminds me of Summer Days!

Here is a look at the inside of the tea bag holder with the tea bags. I only had Vanilla Caramel (so yummy) but plan on getting some strawberry tea to put inside instead. I decorated the inside with the Berry Logos from C.C. Designs and also used a Delicate Words Die cut from The Greeting Farm on the inside pockets.

Here is a look at the holder before the tea bags are placed inside. I just added a strip of a punchy from a Martha Stewart Punch.

Here is a peek at the back - just used some My Mind's Eye Papers.

And finally a close up of the cutie herself...

 

I colored her with a mix of copic markers and spectrum noirs. The oval is a spellbinder die and I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Old Paper.

I think this turned out pretty cute! 

I hope you come play along with us in our Anything Goes Challenge! We would love to see your project and plus you will have the chance to win some amazing prizes! 

Happy Stampin!

Laura

Here are the products I used on my card:

C.C. Designs - Strawberry Beatrice

C.C. Designs - Berry Logos 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Old Paper

Spellbinders Dies 

My Mind's Eye Papers

The Greeting Farm - Delicate Words Die

 Martha Stewart Punch

Memento Tuxedo Black

Copic Markers - Skin Colors Set

Spectrum Noir Markers - Reds & Browns

Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth White Cardstock

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

All That Scraps - Monthly Challenge - Red Hot

Incy Wincy Designs - Summer Lovin'

Sparkle 'N Sprinkle - Anything But a Card

Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Summer Fun

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Summer

The Crazy Challenge - Anything But a Card

Whoopsi Daisy - Lets Get Girly

Without Words - July Challenge Summer Picnic

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Summertime

Aud Sentiments - Summer

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Summer Days!

Hi Stampers!

Holy Buckets! I can't believe that July is here already! Seems like yesterday the cold, Iowa Winter was in full force! And before you tell me to hush it... Christmas will be here before you know it! That is my reminder for myself that I really need to make Christmas cards now so I can send more than 2 handmade cards this year - LOL!

But before we think about Christmas...let us focus on the gorgeous Summer weather :) Olivia created a super cute (as always!) Summer Inspired Card that is packed full of sunshine, cuteness and one of the best reliefs on hot Summer Days.... ICE CREAM!

How cute is this?? Olivia used the adorable Mo Manning Lacie with Ice Cream from Stamping Bella! I love how she made the panel look like a polaroid! The papers, colors and ticket are perfect! I love the way she added the word Summer along the bottom also!

Such a cute way to start the week off! Be sure to hop along in our Sensational Sunday Blog hop if you didn't get the chance yesterday! You have until Saturday to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!
Laura