Just Give Me Stamps...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hi friends!  Long time no post...  We've been pretty sick here in the Schmidlin household so there hasn't been a lot of stamping going on lately.  I did want to pop in here and change up the scenery a bit and to let you know that I haven't moved to Timbuktu!  :-)

I have some cards that I made for the Gina K January release party that I thought I share with you today (since they are all lovey dovey cards :-)!

 

For this first card, I used Melanie's Stately Flowers 6 stamp set!  I adore her flowers...they are just so detailed and gorgeous!  The pretty pink ribbon is from the new Innocent Pink Organza bundle and the button is from the Garden Green Mix!

Here's a close-up of the rose.  I added some crackle glaze to it for some added texture.

 

For this card, I used the Lovely Ladybugs set.  I am really, really liking the gray and pink combo...just can't get enough of it!  :-)

And on this CAS card, I used the Simple Hearts set!  I love hearts...and I love circles, so this set is a must have for me!  :-)

 

Well, that's all from me today!  I hope you all have a GREAT Valentine's Day!!  Hugs, Laurie

 

February Diva Inspiration Hop...

Welcome to our FebruaryDiva Inspirations Hop!  Today the Divas are dusting off some Verve favorites and putting on our monthly hop to inspire you with a fresh new spin on the stamps in our stash! So grab a drink and hop along as we share a little Verve with you! There's a great little prize involved, too! A random commenter on one of the hops will win a $30 gift certificate to VERVE, so be sure to leave a little love in the comment section as you hop about! You can find out all the prize details over on the Verve Blog today.

If you arrived here from Janelle's blog, then you are at the right spot!  :-)  If you are just checkin in with me today, why not head on over to Julee's blog so you don't miss out on anything!  :-)

I LOVE Valentine's Day!  I just think that a holiday dedicated to showing your love is just the best!  :-)  And Verve has some fabulous Valentine's stamp sets!  I chose the Heart's Desire set (I adore the pretty frames Julee included in it).  I added in a stamped and die cut notebook paper (using the Notebook Paper Plain Jane and Rounded Rectangle Die).

Next up on the hop, is Maureen!  Just in case you get lost along the way, here is the whole hope order...

 

	1. Julee	8. Andrea
	2. Betty	9. Charmaine
	3. Jen	10. Janelle
	4. Sankari	11. Laurie
	5. Sony	12. Maureen
	6. Susan	13. Teresa

 

Thanks so much for joining me here today!  Hugs, Laurie

 

 

Stamps:  Heart's Desire, Notebook PJ (Verve)
Paper:  Imaginisce patterned paper, White c.s.
Ink:  Soft Pink, Soft Granite, Charcoal (Hero Arts)
Accessories:  Rounded Rectangle Die (A Cut Above by Verve), True Love Chipboard (Basic Grey), Corner rounder punch, Heart Rhinestone (Imaginisce), Flower, Ribbon (SU!), String, Rhinestones, Silver wooden clip, Sewing machine

 

Love...

Good morning!  I went to bed early last night as I wasn't feeling the best (my kids gave me their nasty cold).  I woke up to what I can only call a "post Superbowl MESS"!  Yikes!  Normally, my DH keeps them all in line (making all the kids clean up after themselves) but I'm not sure what happened!  There were empty Gatorade bottles on the floor, chips scattered and crushed all over the floor, and sticky stuff all over the counters!  Wow!  My family must have really enjoyed that game!  LOL! 

Before I go and clean up everything, I thought I'd pop in here and share a card I made that is up on the Bella BLVD blog!

I used the new Kiss Me collection to create this fun lovey, dovey card!  :-)  For some added texture, I added Dew Drops and Stickles to the ice cream cone! 

Don't you just love that navy blue?  I think it's so fun combined with the other pinks and aquas that are in the collection! 

 

Okay, a mountain of laundry and a messy house awaits...  I do hope to sneak into my stamp room a little later though! 

Hugs, Laurie

 

Kiss Me:  Alpha & Bits, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Borders & Cute Cuts, True Love;  Button Market:  Blues

With Love...

Happy Saturday!  I have a quick Valentine's Day card to share with you!

I've had these chipboard pieces (from Crate Paper) in my stash for a while now and I have really been wanting to use them!  So, I actually did!  Imagine that...using stuff from my stash.  Hmmm, I think I'm on to something there!  :-)  I combined them with the  matching patterned paper (along with some gray polka dot paper) and Verve's new No Matter What set!  I stamped the itty bitty heart on a few random polka dots and finished it off by stamping one of the sentiments on a tag.

Well, that's all from me today!  :-)  I hope you have a great day!  ~Laurie

 

 

Stamps:  No Matter What (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Cream c.s., True Black patterned paper (PTI), Fourteen patterned paper (Crate Paper)
Ink:  Soft Pink, Charcoal (Hero Arts Shadow Ink), Chamomile Vintage Ink (PTI)
Accessories:  Fourteen Chipboard (Crate Paper), Ribbon (SU!), Heart rhinestone (Prima), Corner rounder punch, Lace String, Dew Drops, Stick pin

 

You're My Fave...

 

Happy Friday, friends!  Today, the endless inspiration continues over at the Bella BLVD blog!

 

I have my final Bella CHA project to share with you today.

Using the new Kiss Me collection (which is available in stores now :-), I created a fun circle card!  I layered on lots of stickers, borders, designer tape, buttons, and two stamped sentiments (from the new Kiss Me stamp set)!

Here's a close up of one of the sentiments.  I love this one!  I say this to my DH all the time!  :-)

 

I'm so glad you stopped by today!  I hope your day is a wonderful one!  ~Laurie

 

 

Kiss Me:  Bouquet Kisses, Mustache Love, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Alpha + Bits, Cling Stamp Set;  Designer Tape:  Gulf Dot;  Button Market:  Wood Mix, Outdoors

 

January Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz...

Hi there!  Today's the 17th, which means it's time for the monthly Waltzingmouse Blog Waltz!  If you've never played along, you can fin all the details HERE.  I think I read that Claire's got a few prizes up her sleeve, so you won't want to miss out!  :-)

Speaking of Waltzingmouse, did you read the exciting news??  Waltzingmouse is Moxie Fab!!  You can read all about it HERE (and enter to win some FREE WMS goodies!!

This month's theme is Love...which is perfect because Valentine's Day is right around the corner!  :-)

I created two cards for this Waltz!  One has a more masculine feel, the other is ver girly!  :-)

For my first card, I used both the Woodgrain stamp set (for the background) and a sentiment from the My Heart set!  I kept the design pretty simple, so that I could mass produce them easily.

On my second card, I used the Vintage Garden - Seed Packet and Vintage Garden - Produce sets!  I added lots of embellishments and layers, and kept the color scheme very pink and very girly!  :-)

Here's the card tucked away inside of a glassine bag that I decorated to match.  I loved making this card...I had all sorts of goodies scattered across my desk and I just had to add a bit of everything!  :-)

Well, that's all from me!  To see more inspiration, check out all of the Blog Waltz Links!

Hugs, Laurie

 

No Matter What...

Welcome to our No Matter What Hop!  Today we're releasing a lovely little set that you might have spied during Verve's Thanksgiving weekend sale. It's officially available for sale now, along with three brand new color collections of seam binding! There's a lot of eye candy today, so hop along with us for a chance to win some brand new Verve!

As we're saying hello to a few new products today, we also say goodbye to a couple dear designers. This is our final hop with Amy and Tosh as part of the Divahood, so be sure to let them know how much their AMAZING Verve creations have inspired you.

So... want to know about the prizes? We're picking THREE mystery blogs from today's hop to select a random commenter to win No Matter What plus one of our three new collections of ribbon! So be sure to give a little shout out in the comment section as you hop around to each blog on the list. Winners will be drawn from all of the comments on the mystery blogs. Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines.

For my first card, I combined an image and sentiment from the new No Matter What set with some new seam binding (from the Truly, Madly, Deeply collection).

I went a little more CAS for my second card.  I again used images (and a sentiment) from the new No Matter What set.

Want to see more No Matter What inspiration?  Check out what the other Divas have created...

 

1. Julee 7. Amy 2. Laurie  (That's Me :-) 8. Andrea 3. Maureen 9. Betty 4. Teresa 10. Charmaine 5. Tosh 11. Janelle 6. Amber 12. Jen d.

 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by today!  Hugs, Laurie

 

Super Simple Saturday...

^{There's still time to enter my Seasons Givings Giveaway!  Scroll down, or click HERE for details!}

Hi there!  How about a sweet and simple card today? 

I made this with Bee Mine set from Paper Smooches.  Lots of white, minimal layers and embellishments...yep, this is as CAS as I get!  Teeheee!

Well, that's all from me today!  I hope you enjoy your weekend!  ~Laurie

 

CAS Love...

Happy Friday, friends!  I'm knee deep in CHA projects, so I'm going to have to make this a quick post.  I did want to pop in and share a card I made with this past Waltzingmouse release!

I'm always shocked when I succeed in my attempt to make a clean & simple card!  LOL!  Normally, I envision this lovely clean and simple card...but when I sit down to create it I always end up with THE most heavily layered and embellished card ever!  LOL!   So, this time I actually did it!  :-)

I used the new My Heart set (don't you just LOVE that woodgrain heart?!!), along with some glitter paper and an embossing folder.

Oh...one more thing before I go!  Have you all seen the NEW shipping options from Waltzingmouse?  I know a lot of you have expressed concern about ordering and getting something shipped from overseas, but now there is a "Ships from the USA" option!!  YAY!!! 

Have a great day!!  ~Laurie

 

Happy Heart Day!

Hi ya!  Happy Valentine's Day!!  I absolutely love Valentine's Day!  I mean, a whole day dedicated to love!!  Yay!!

As a girl, one of things that I fondly remember about this day is waking up and finding a small gift left at my seat at the table for me by my mom.  It was most often something small, and usually contained a treat, but it was such a great memory that I carry on the tradition for my kids!  Thanks mom for the great Valentine's Day memories!



This first card is one that I made using the new Geo-Graphic & Word Salad sets from Paper Smooches!  The Geo-Graphic set was designed by the very sweet and talented Karolyn Loncon!  Both Kim and Karolyn are giving away this stamp set!  Head on over to their blogs for all the details!

This second card, uses the newly released Good Gab set (also from Paper Smooches)!  I went with the whole "Love Letter" theme, by using my patterned paper to shape my card into an envelope of sorts.  :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope your day is amazing!!  ~Laurie