Just Give Me Stamps...: September 2013

Count Your Rainbows...

Good morning friends!

I have a fun and encouraging card to share with you all today!

My daughter has been going through a rough time lately and I wanted to make her a card that would encourage her! I reached for the new Count Your Rainbows set from Reverse Confetti. I just love this sentiment...it acknowledges the hard times (thunderstorms) but also encourages at the same time!

I added just a little bit of Stickles to the bottom of the "Count" sentiment. You can never go wrong with a bit of glitter, right? :-)

That's all from me today! I hope you have a great weekend! Hugs, Laurie

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Verve September Spotlight Hop - Day 5...

Welcome to our September 2013 Spotlight Hops! We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! Each day this week, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set, so stay tuned for a week filled with inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 9/27 (that's today - woohoo!).

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Today, the design team is sharing projects made with the new Rain or Shine stamp set !

My card features the new Rain or Shine set. Just like so many of the Verve sets, this one has a fabulous mix of sentiments with gorgeous fonts! And just look at those sweet umbrellas! So fun!

Ready to keep hopping? Here's the list of ladies sharing projects today...


1. Julee	7. Amber
2. Teresa	8. Laurie W.
3. Charmaine	9. Christyne
4. Stacey {Guest}	10. Marisa
5. Andrea	11. Janelle
6. Jen	12. Laurie S.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs, Laurie

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Paper Smooches September DT Blog Hop...

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches October release with you! FOUR new stamps and EIGHT new dies will be available to purchase at 12:01am, Eastern time...on October 1st. You will find them HERE

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize!

The way we choose our winners and the prize has changed:

FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog
The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.
Just leave a comment on any of the eight design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win! (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify)
You have until midnight MT on Sunday, September 29th to leave a comment.
Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, September 30th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.

The perks to our change:

You will have more time to comment
You can choose dies as a part of your prize (or anything else in our store of course)
You don't have to check all 8 blogs to see if you won, you just need to check the PS blog.

Good luck ;)

To increase your chances of winning:

Leave a comment on this blog post
Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to four chances to win on each blog)

I used the super cute Enchanted Elves set! As always, Kim has created such a fabulous new release...and just you wait until you see all the dies! Yay! :-) Speaking of dies, I used the coordinating Elf Icons dies (these will release on the 1st), Notebook Basic die, & Word Bubble dies!

Speaking of super cute stamps...guess who is Moxie Fab today?? That's right, Paper Smooches is being featured over at the Moxie Fab World Blog! Wooohooo! Make sure to check it out (you can even win some Paper Smooches goodies)!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Big hugs, Laurie

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Verve September Spotlight Hop - Day 4...

Welcome to our September 2013 Spotlight Hops! We're so excited to share some new Verve with you! Each day this week, the Divas will be shining their Verve spotlights on a different set, so stay tuned for a week filled with inspiration! Everything previewed this week will be available in the Verve online store on Friday, 9/27.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

Today, the design team is sharing projects made with the new Poppy Birthday stamp set and Build a Poppy Die Set!

I need to to just say that this new Poppy Birthday set is my favoritest Verve set off ALL TIME! I am so smitten with this set...seriously, I have sketched out 7 different cards that I want to make as soon as I have a free moment! And there are matching dies (Build a Poppy Die Set)...bonus!! Love, love, love! Oh, and check out that awesome font...be still my heart! :-)

I kept my design simple but I really wanted these gorgeous flowers to be the center of attention! :-) With the ability to cut out the flowers using the dies this card was what I would call one of the faster ones I usually make! I do like to play around with placement for a while, so it could have been faster (LOL!) but I so love the end result! :-)

Ready to see more? Check out what the other ladies have created...


1. Julee	8. Laurie W.
2. Teresa	9. Christyne
3. Charmaine	10. Maureen
4. Stacey {Guest}	11. Marisa
5. Andrea	12. Janelle
6. Jen	13. Laurie S.
7. Amber

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs, Laurie

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Gina K September Inspiration Hop - Day 3...

The Design Team for Gina K. Designs welcomes you to another fabulous Inspiration Blog Hop! Gina and the Design Team will inspire you with many beautiful ideas!

And as you hop through their blogs, make sure to leave a comment on each of them because we will choose a few random comments and those stampers will each win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! To see the full list of winners check the Big News Forum at StampTV a few days after the hops.

Today, the design team is sharing projects created with the new Christmas Joy and Beyond Baskets 2 sets!

Like I mentioned yesterday, this year all of my Christmas cards are going to be on the CAS side! With a new baby to take care of, my time will be very limited. One thing that I have learned though, is that CAS does not mean boring! It's stunning images like the ones in the new Christmas Joy set (illustrated by Rupa Shevde) that really stand out when paired with a clean design!

I made a pair of small cards (4" square) with minimal embellishments...perfect for giving with a home baked treat! I embossed the dove and sentiment using gold detail embossing powder onto Pure Luxury White cardstock.

I created another set of small cards using the same Christmas Joy set! This time I chose the wreath image and a different sentiment. I used all Fresh Asparagus Pure Luxury cardstock. I did rub the edges of one layer with some gold ink.

For my next card, I used the new Beyond Baskets 2 set (illustrated by Melanie Muenchinger). I combined the gift bag image, little tag, and two sentiments with some festive chipboard pieces that I already had in my stash. For embellishments I added a Red Hot Double Stitched bow!