Beauty of the Deep ~ Inky Block Technique

 Enjoy this video, learn a neat technique by seeing what not to do to learn what to do.

Wow! This is the first I’ve inked this set… didn’t realize what I had been missing! What a Gem!

 Catch some of the stories of my life and daily happenings as I pull together an underwater scene built from this great Beauty of the Deep Bundle. 

And interestingly, Family movie night after my Live tonight was Young Woman and the Sea, chosen by my husband! Amazing story, well done film, I think!! Trudy Ederle! Wow!

Smiles,

Laurie

Happiest Day Stamp set is a real Sweetie from Stampin' Up!

Ready for sending some summer thoughts to a friend? No better set to use than the understated Happiest Day stamp set, from the new Annual catalogue from Stampin' Up! Great sentiments, sweet images...

and an easy twist ( literally) of one stamp set to double up on image potential!! 
I love that!

Check out my Facebook Live@8pm MT 

I share my creative process Live most weeknights @8pm ( for the past 3 years, almost, so plenty to rewatch, if you want to binge 😉)

Summer is busy but it's always nice to hold some space for creating cards and keeping in touch with friends! I can help! touch base to find out about the Summer Club Camps I have going on each month right now!  A different bundle and some product to get loads of ideas for in a private facebook group that you'll have access to for months to come for referring back to for ideas, tips and techniques!

smiles,

Laurie

Need a Card to Celebrate a Special Occasion? Embossing jazzes up any card!

Cute Critters and Embossing create this special card for our Canada Day Celebration. 

Customize and personalize your cards with Alphabet stamps or die cuts! I had such fun pulling this card together for Canada Day! I could easily adapt it with the words Celebrate spelled out as the main focus. I love this stamp set Fluffiest Friends, the animal images are really perfect. Stamping for kids and with kids, they are always a winner.

Paired with the Light the Year fireworks stamps, embossed subtly with Clear Embossing powder, says it's a celebration!

  

Hope you have fun watching the ideas unfold for this card. I'd love to hear what you might use a card like this for! 

smiles, 

Laurie

Celebrating Jack Kerouac's Birthday Stampin' Up! style

 An out of the box creation tonight on my Live@8pm MT

 Using Punch Art to create these Friends' car!

In a series of celebrating authors birthday by learning a bit about them and checking out their stories, we've come up with some unique card ideas. Creating a little bit of art from the inspiration we find from titles, imagery, setting, characters etc! 

 Born on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, Jack Kerouac was a novelist and a poet whose work pioneered, captured, and inspired the Beat generation movement of the 1950s. Although he began writing in the 1940s, he is most well known for his novel On the Road which was published in 1957, a story of travelling across country with his friend.  Today the book is regarded as an American classic and still has an impact. He also changed the way Americans saw themselves, and their country. He loved his country. Before its time he was known for the promotion of civil rights for society.

Jack Kerouac and his literary works had a major impact on the popular rock music of the 1960s, many greats give credit to his inspiration.

You can see the quick version of making the card in this Reel 

watch for upcoming Inspiration Challenges with more Author's Birthday!

Follow this blog and head over to my Facebook page to follow and Like to receive notifications and catch one of my Lives@8 pm MT, live! You can enjoy the interaction with others in the comment area and watch my creative process of figuring out a vague idea I start with and build a card from! 

hope to see you soon!

Smiles, 

Laurie

HINTS for NEW 2024-2026 In Colors Stampin' Up!

 Want to play along! The New In Colors will be announced this week. 
I have mixed feelings, only because of some of my favourite colours are retiring! but I'm looking forward to seeing these new colours and how they will work with the rest of the Stampin' Up! colours

more more interaction head over to Facebook to drop your guesses in the comments and see what others are saying!

smiles,

Laurie

HINTS for the NEW 2024-2026 In Colors Stampin' Up!

 Want to play along! New In Colors are being announced this week...

I have a few hints for you to guess what the names will be, and maybe  a hint toward what the colours themselves will look like! 

The colour in the photo is meant to be a very neutral colour, not a clue to help with the HINT!

for more interaction head over to Facebook and drop your guess there.

Smiles,

Laurie

New Birthday Sparkle Kit from Stampin' Up!

 This is a fun one and it includes a great stamp set! You'll have 6 cards and 6 tags to help celebrate loved ones birthdays!

Birthday Sparkle Kit Details:

Create glittering birthday cards and gift tags with the Birthday Sparkle Kit! This kit includes six cards and six gift tags. Create each project with the included stamp set, die-cut paper pieces, and twine. It also includes other elements such as glitter stickers, pressed wood picks, coordinating envelopes, and gold foil paper pieces! It’s easy to create each project for your recipient or get ahead on your crafting for the year by making quick multiples.

Kit includes:
*Birthday Sparkle Photopolymer Stamp Set
*Clear Stamp Block
*Early Espresso Stampin’ Spot
*Predesigned projects
*Step-by-step instructions
*Precut pieces (No prep work! Get right to crafting)
*Make 6 cards and 6 gift tags
*Cards: 3 each of 2 designs; folded card 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″
*Gift tags: 3 each of 2 designs; largest tag 2-1/4″ x 3-1/2″
* 6 preprinted envelopes
*Enough adhesive to complete projects
*Gold glitter stickers and pressed wood picks.
*Baker’s Twine in Early Espresso and White
*A 9-7/8″ x 6-1/2″ x 2-3/4″ printed designer box for storage or crafting on the go

Product colors: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, gold glitter

Download a PDF how to here

you can shop for it right here

smiles,

Laurie