Sweet Ice Cream Birthday Wishes

I loved putting this cheery card together! Using three of the new In Colors made coordination easy.
My two very favourite ones are the fabulous Polished Pink and the Cinnamon Cider.

Do you have favourites, yet?

I did this fun fold fancy card on my Live@9 over on my Facebook page 

I go Live@9 MT each week night, pulling together cards created from inspiration garnered minutes ahead, so the Lives are very impromptu! (add some bad internet connectivity to the mix and it's a little chaotic! enticed yet to check it out?! : / There is usually laughter, though!)

I really love the way this card works and comes together pretty simply! 

Cutting away a couple panels from the front of the card, straight up and then off the top gives it just a little WOW. I added a layer of DSP (patterned paper) across the entire 'inside' of the card, with a sentiment block that is hidden when the card is closed. I tied some of the beautiful ribbon around the center panel, and extended the size of the front of the card back out with a horizontal panel. 

I am offering a Ribbon Share for $11. 

10 yards, 2 yards each of the 5 In Colors Open Weave ribbon.

$13 and I will pop it in the mail to you anywhere in Canada!

thank you for stopping by!

Smiles,

Laurie

 

United Through Creativity around the world with Stampin'Up! -Free Download

 

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Stampin'Up! released these digital images today for the world to download FREE. 

I'll be working with them, sharing some style ideas, hope you'll pop back here to check them out. 
Join me on my my facebook page for more ideas for these and all the Stampin'Up! items found in our catalogues! 
I have fun creating each weeknight Live@9 (ish! if you watch you'll find out soon enough it's often closer to 9:15pm MT when I'm getting started! ) I'd love for you to join me!

smiles,

Laurie

Eating ice cream — Syttende Mai

May 17th is Syttende Mai, Norway's Independence day. Celebrations include festivals, parades, eating and is one day where the kids get to eat pretty much as many ice creams as they want. They do this even if the weather is sleeting in Norway. My Mom holds up her heritage well in this department, she loves her icecream, enjoying it all the year through, sometimes instead of a meal!

I decided to work with the wonderful Sweet Ice Cream set from the Jan-June catalogue. A set that I am quite happy to see crossover to the new Annual Catalogue! Between the 'sweet' images and the fabulous font on the sentiments, I've fallen in Love. The possibilities and versatility of the set is great!

so to all the Norwegians, this Cone is for you!

smiles, Laurie

Pop Up Book card for World Book Day

 Hello!

In my nightly Live, I created, for the first time this sweet little surprise inside card!
The scoring and cutting to create this little pop up are surprisingly simple, I had great success the first time and under the camera! I used a fabulous sketch by New Zealand demo, Patrice Halliday-Larsen.

The scoring and cutting image was wonderful, I scored the first two lines 1 inch from both the edges and between 1" and 4 1/2", then cut between those lines then put in the rest of the scores and it seemed to have all the easy markers for lining up.

(the adhesive tape goes along the highlighted areas, after you finagle the folds along the score lines)

The dimensions for decorating the little book include two small strips used along the half inch strip to act as a nice accent to the 'book page' edges.

Cutting Instructions

Base Card
–  8-1/2″x 5-1/2 ” , scored in half

Whisper White Card
–  8″ x 5-1/2″ inside of card (cut and scored as above)

2 Panels
–  3-1/4′  x 2-3/16″ (x2) book page inside card (I used DSP for these, you might use cardstock with  stamped images)

Mat for panels and Book edge
–  3- 3/8″ x 2-5/16″ (x2) mat for book page
–  3-1/2″ x 1/2″ (x2) side strip of book

I transferred my Live onto my youtube channel, you can watch it HERE

I'll have my completed card photographed and posted soon! I used Snail Mail DSP  ~ it even has lines, or a page of squiggles to use!

pop back over, please 

smiles,

Laurie

Celebrating Ramadan

 

 I am excited to share a couple card and décor ideas to celebrate upcoming Muslim celebrations. 

Ramadan begins on April 12. This is determined by the Islamic lunar calendar. It ends approximately May 11 this year; the ending is called on the crescent moon's sighting,  which can vary in different countries. This smiling moon marks the end of a very special month of prayer, fasting, and charity, pillars of the Islamic faith. Ramadan is meant to be challenging; fasting allows Muslims to practice self-control, helps them with their spiritual devotion, and develops a kinship with Muslims worldwide. Families wake early to share a meal, sohour, before sunrise and after sunset, break the fast with a meal called iftar. Small children don't fast. To help them connect and keep them interested in this special month, you could help parents with crafting ideas to add to the daily activities many families do. Families can use a Ramadan calendar to mark the days. 

Much like our recent advent calendar kit, they can be decorated and hold small treats. I found several ideas online that could be made and decorated with our paper or envelopes and could include printables, listing small activities or good deeds. These calendars mark the days and also countdown to the Blessed Feast or Festival of Breaking Fast, called Eid al-Fitr.

 Eid al-Fitr is a big celebration marking the end of Ramadan, starting at sundown on May 12 and ending at sundown on May 13. The Festivals traditionally are large community events, welcoming everyone to celebrate, not just Islamics. The more, the merrier to enjoy the reward of the hard work of Ramadan. There is music, games, food and plenty of sweets! Eid Mubarak is a popular expression to congratulate each other for celebrating the holy month. This is a good greeting for cards to use for banners and other décor. Gifts are given, often money and gift cards. Gift boxes of chocolates, too. Ideas for dressing up gift card holders, small boxes, and money envelopes would be helpful for your customers. Help celebrate this month of Blessing and prepare for the festivities of Eid al-Fitr. 

smiles, Laurie

Want a new little twist for using Darling Donkeys stamps? This Split Panel is the trick.

 It's a lovely sunny Family Day in Alberta! Hope this day finds you finds you enjoying some time with your loved ones. As I'm writing this, I'm realizing, maybe we better make a conscious effort to do a little something extra ourselves : D 
Out here on the farm we are pretty lucky to have some easy rhythm of hanging with family, doing some chores, watching some tv and enjoying meals together as we go through our days with the continuing pandemic. I love an excuse to play up special days and we have had a run of mini celebrations over the weekend! 
Lunar New Year was on Friday, Feb 12 this year and Valentine's was Sunday. Now today is Family Day, and with the warmer weather (make no mistake, it's still -23 C out there), we headed out for a bit of a walk together. I have plans for supper of one of my favourite meals from Hello Fresh recipes. A Turkish Pork dish with rice and pickled slaw!
 I'm trying to catch up on posting photos of the cards I've been creating on facebook Lives each weeknight @Nine since September. (please head over to my business page to peruse the saved videos and find some inspiration to get creating for yourself! Hit the notifications to get reminders for upcoming Lives!) 
This card uses the Darling Donkeys earned with $60 of sales (until Feb 28) One of my favourite items you can choose when you make a purchase during this year's Sale-a-Bration. The paper is Designer Series Paper pack from the Jan to June mini catalogue, Hydrangea Hill. It is absolutely more stunning in real life than you can believe! Colouring the Donkey with the smooth Blends in Smokey Slate and edging the whole image with Pool Party. You can order all these things online or touch base with me to help you complete your order.

I made a fun little split panel card utilizing the 'cutaway' piece to hold the edge piece back on, creating a peek-a-boo into the inside of the card's sentiment!

thanks for stopping by,

smiles,

Laurie

12 Days of Gifting 2020 Cherish the Season with ideas using Stampin'Up!

Join me for 12 Days of Gifting ideas and chances each day to win giveaways and prizes!
it's all happening on my facebook page: Act Of Stamping with Laurie LaRose.

I'll be doing Live@4:30 MT each day from Dec 12 - Dec 23, 2020 with chance to win by commenting on various Christmas themed questions. You'll have 3 days to participate in each prompt by commenting under videos, or a photo prompt on the page! Tagging friends and sharing will give you extra entries...
Cherish the Season !

pop on over to catch up and play along!