My Peeps!

Hi Stampers!

Sorry for the late post today..now this morning! I am really off my schedule today! I have a super cute card to share with you from Ceal using some adorable Paper Smooches stamps!

I think it is super cute! This card uses the Paper Smooches Stamp set called My Peeps, which we will have in the store very soon :) Ceal colored the little bird with Copic Sketch Markers. I love the embossing that Ceal did and the pop of teal with the white! That little cloud is adorable too!

Love it! I always enjoy seeing Ceal's CAS designs because these types of cards are always so hard for me :) Thanks for stopping by today!

Laura

Party Bus!

Hi Stampers!

Before I start my post I just want to say that my heart, thoughts and prayers are with all the families of those who were lost on 9-11. We will never forget that day! God Bless us all!

Today is my Design team post day for The Cutting Café! This week we could choose one of three files to use - Apple Treat Box, Bus Shaped Card , or the printable stamp set called School Borders. I don't do much in the way of back to school projects since my kids are older but I saw on the Bus Shaped Card that there were some fun sentiments that you can use anytime...like PARTY BUS...so that was the file I chose to work with this week!

I used some designer paper from a really old paper pack I had, not even sure of the name, but  I thought it looked like balloons at a party or champagne bubbles maybe :) My little lady is from My Favorite Things A La Mode Collection called Disco Queen. I couldn't find my silver metallic sharpie so I did the disco ball in gold metallic and then did 3 layers of iridescent ice, which you can see a little. It is really sparkly in person :) I added some bling to the tail light, main sentiment, headlight and steering wheel. This is a fun file to use! In fact...I have another A La Mode called Groovy Girl who is a little Hippie and I think this would look super cute done up as a little Hippie Van with loads of flowers :D I think I will try that next :)

This project also fits our Loves Rubberstamps challenge this week to have a Sentiment on the Front! Easy Peasy so I hope you join us and play along with us!

Later this afternoon be sure to visit The Cutting Café Blog to see all the Design Team Projects and remember when you leave a comment you could be the lucky winner of the weekly give-away!

Have a great day!
Laura

Beach Bum

Echo Park Paper

Bazzill Cardstock-Banana Split

Spellbinders

CC Designs-Starfish/Shell Die Set

 

Hello Friends and Stampers,

 

Hope your Monday was great!  Sorry we are late, but that is like the story of my life! lol.   I am one of those irritating people who shows up 10-15 minutes later than I'm suppose to.  To know me is to love me, lol.   My Best Friend used to pick me up for college events and she would always tell me that it started about 30 minutes before it actually did because she knew me, lol.  And she was one of those people who was excessively early to events.  So I think we compromised and found a way to meet in the middle. 

 

Anyway, this late but great scrap page was made by our very talented design team member, Olivia.  Don't you just love the colors and fun layout?  How about those dies she used?  I LOVE it!  All you need is something like this to really spark some creativity and some fabulous paper and dies.   A big thanks to Olivia for giving us all some scrap page mojo and inspiring me to dig out all those stamps and dies I bought especially for scrap pages. 

 

Don't forget to look in on the Challenge Blog for our new Challenge tomorrow!  And be sure to scroll down and blog hop for a chance to win $20.00 from the store!  Now that ones really easy. 

 

Thanks for checking in on us today.

 

Holly

 

 

Sensational Sunday Inspirations Blog Hop + Candy

Hi Stampers,

It's time for the Sensational Sunday Winner to be drawn... This week the winner was chosen from
Joni's Blog!

Here are your random numbers:

4

 

Timestamp: 2013-09-07 22:37:32 UTC

Congratulations to Iamuniquelyimperfect who said: What a gorgeous creation! Your coloring is amazing and I love your layout. You're name will be in the $20.00 Gift Card Drawing on October 6th!!

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 be in a monthly drawing for a $20 Loves Rubberstamps Gift Voucher!  We will draw the winner of the Voucher the 1st Sunday of each month! Remember, you have until 8:00 pm CST Saturday to leave your comments!

For my project today I decided to do my first... I guess you would call it an art journal page. It is not in a book yet, and I didn't use any fancy mixed media stuff...just my favorite stuff that I like. But I guess there is no right or wrong way to art journal...so that is what I am calling it - LOL!

 

 

 

 

 

I used one of my favorite Ching-Chou Kuik images called Dark Sirene and colored her with copics. My page is 6 1/4" x 6 1/4". The Designer paper I chose is from the Gorgeous Girls line...totally my favorite paper ever and I will be getting it listed in the store, hopefully by early Monday morning :) I frantaged the edges, again this will be in the store soon too! The flowers are some of my favorite colors and they are from prima...will be in the store soon too - LOL! The die cut tree is the La La Land Heart Tree Die  and I used the Martha Stewart Branch Punch to punch some branches for under my flowers.

 

I wanted this to look like kind of a dark, mysterious night with a few stars and I thought the gold frontage looked a little like fireflies :)

 

Here is a close up of my journal words that I stamped on vellum:

 



 

This is part of the sentiment that comes with the Ching-Chou Kuik The Seahorse set. I completed my page with one of my favorite butterfly embellishments that I bought of Etsy.

 

Here is a close up of Dark Sirene:

 

 

 

I did the background around her with copics by dotting different colors and then blending them with the lightest yellow and teal I had. Then I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Shaded Lilac.

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 to be in our drawing on October 6th!! Enjoy your Sunday and thanks for stopping by!
 

Laura - Loves Rubberstamps Inspiration Blog

Dangina

Athina

Shanna 

Marcy

Nicole

Joni

Nina

Have a great day!

Laura

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/ Optional Grandparents Day
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish - Must Use Yellow, Blue & Red
Allsorts Challenge - Use a Butterfly on Creation
Catch the Bug - September Challenge - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Got the Blues
Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes
Crafts-Too Challenge You - Texture - Embossing on Vellum, Die Cut Swirly tree, Frantage, Flowers
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Graph It Color Challenge - Background Effects
SweetPea Stampers - Fantasy Challenge
4 Krafty Girls - Anything Goes
As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Flowers or Favorite Trees - These Prima Flowers are my Favorite because, I love the colors they come in as they are pretty neutral and I love that they have a gold type embossing on the petals already.
Southern Girls Challenge - Make Believe
Anything Goes Challenge - In the Garden - Add Some Butterflies
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
 

Video Tutorial - JEANS TEXTURE TUTORIAL

Hi Stampers!!

Today we are debuting with a new format for your inspiration... VIDEO TUTORIALS!! You will see a range of topics covered and they will be every Saturday! I am SOOO EXCITED for this!

Our Video Designer is Indah Permatasari of AmberlyCrafts

 Be sure to subscribe to her YouTube Channel - missambercrafts - so you don't miss any :)

Indah's video today is on how to create a Blue Jeans Texture on your colored images! Here is Indah's finished card that she creates in the Video! Isn't this beautiful?? LOVE it! The colors are so vibrant and adorable! She uses the super cute image from Some Odd Girl called Music Mae!

 

Here is Indah's Video Tutorial - JEANS TEXTURE

I hope that you enjoyed Indah's first video! I think this will be such a fun, new and exciting way to share some inspiration with you! Let us know what you think!!

Have a great day all and wish us luck in the big race tonight! Thanks for stopping by!
Laura

Let's Do Lunch!

Hi Stampers!

Happy Holly Day Friday! Hope you have some exciting plans this weekend! My husband made the big show for Saturday so we will be racing! And then Sunday night it is back to reality and back to work for me! BOO! How DOES vacation go so fast??

Holly created a super adorable card for your inspiration today!

 

 

 

I LOVE THIS!! I think this is super sweet and I love how Holly layered the images. Check out the paper pieced little blanket! That little bear just makes me smile - it is too cute! Holly chose some great colors and patterned papers and her coloring is beautiful as always! LOVE this layout too...as you know Holly is the MASTER at picking the perfect layouts that showcase her images perfectly! TOTALLY love it!

 

Here is a list of products that Holly used on her card - all available in our store :)

 

MFT PI - On a Picnic

MFT Die-Namic Sentiment Strips 2

Echo Park 6X6 - Beautiful Life

Copic Markers

Best Glue Ever

X-Press It Paper

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Card Candi Toy Box

Card Candi Fix

 

I hope you have a great weekend! Be sure to check our blog tomorrow! We have our new Video Design Team Member debuting with her FIRST VIDEO TUTORIAL and super cute project! It is awesome...trust me! We will be having video tutorials every Saturday!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Laura

Somewhere...over the Rainbow!!

WAAAAAAYYYY UP HIGH!!!

LOL! Good Morning Stampers!

Hope you don't mind my singing! Believe me it is much prettier reading it on here than you having to hear it for real - LOL! I couldn't help myself when I saw Ceal's pretty card for today! Reminded me of floating off to some unknown destination!

 

 

Isn't this cute? Ceal used the Lawn Fawn stamp set called Blue Skies to create this adorable clean and simple designed card. She used some pretty papers from My Mind's Eye. I love how she layered the two balloons. Super cute design and you could really use it for many occasions by changing the papers and the sentiment! Her little baskets are colored with copic markers.

 

Be sure to check out this week's Loves Rubberstamps Challenge! It is an Anything Goes Challenge and I have to say...the Design Team Projects are all beyond gorgeous this week! Plus we debuted with our new Design team members who all did AMAZING jobs!

 

Speaking of AMAZING JOBS....coming this Saturday...our new Video Designer - Indah Permatasari of AmberlyCraft will be making her Video Debut here on our blog! I just watched the video and IT IS AWESOME! She did a wonderful job and I am super excited to share this new media addition to our blog :)  You will want to make sure you subscribe to her YouTube Channel - missambercrafts so you don't miss any of her fun tutorial videos!

 

Well! I better get some more work done! Check out all the New My Favorite Things that I added to the store last night .... fun stuff...and LOADS more to come :D

 

Have a great day all and thanks for stopping by!

Laura