Slice of life....

Since I have this sample as my blog heading right now, I thought I'd share the whole card with you.  I love the colors on this one.  I used Pear Pizzazz for the card itself, and layered Not Quite Navy behind the striped DSP from the Springtime Vintage collection from the Occasions Mini.  There are some really GREAT colors and patterns in that collection of papers. 

I stamped the image from the Slice of Life hostess set (also in the Occasions Mini).  I colored it in with markers.  The word "Friends" is from the Just Believe stamp set.

The center shape is cut 3" square and I sliced off each corner and layered it onto Not Quite Navy CS.  I think this is a neat card---I'll be making more of these to send to friends. 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Smiles, Laura

Am I on a roll?

OK, I'm probably boring you with this color combination this week. I think I've used it three day--Wild Wasabi and Baja Breeze. And I've used the Morning Cup set before, too. But I do love the designer paper and made up a set of cards using it. So I'll share these last two today. This card uses a Martha Steward punch along the side. I love this one!! And it also has the same vertical strips I used on another card. I hope this shows you several ways to use this stamp set.

This card uses the Just Believe stampset from the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! catalog. This is going to be a set I use ALOT. I punched the corners of this one using a Martha Stewart corner punch.

Come back and see me soon---I have more to share. Smiles, Laura

Three-Tiered Slider Card

My friend Regina sent me one of these three-tiered slider cards and of course I HAD to make one myself. I just KNOW my stamping ladies are also going to want to make one! I'll post directions later for this one. It is alittle complicated to make and you would want the dimensions and instructions for cutting it. For now, I'll just show you the card. I'll post instructions after I teach it in my class. This first shot is of the card closed.When you pull the tab on top, out slides the second tier.You keep pulling and then out comes the third tier. Isn't it a neat idea? Here is a close up of my front. I used the new Elegant Soiree DSP on this card and I'm telling you, this is one of my very favorite of the new DSP in our new catalog. I stamped this flower from new Just Believe stamp set using Soft Suede. It's a large stamp and one of the few that you need Clear Block E to stamp (if you purchase the clear mount set). Here is a close-up of the stamped image on the second tier. On this one, I cut my JUST FOR YOU stamp into two pieces, so that I can get it to fit inside this cute little curly box. I KNOW I will be using it this way often!

This Just Believe stamp set is one you will be seeing again on my blog! I love it!! The nice things about this card is that it will fit into our regular A2 envelopes.

Watch my blog later in August for directions. You will enjoy making this one and I'll try to write up some directions you can follow. Smiles, Laura