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Trendy Hello...

Happy New Year's Eve!!  I'm knee deep in CHA projects, but I wanted to pop in, change up the scenery a bit, and wish you all a very happy New Year's Day!  We are going to be doing our usual New Year's thing - playing games and eating a cheese fondue!  There are definite perks to having a Swiss husband!  :-)

 

I made this using the brand new (to be released tonight at midnight) Cardbooking Dies!  L.O.V.E. these new Paper Smooches dies!!  I combined it with the die cut "hello" from the previously released Quote Tag Die.

 

Well, it's back to the studio for me!  (It's a tough life, I know!)

Huge hugs,
Laurie

P.S.  A lot of you have been emailing me (as well as asking in the comments) asking how my daughter is doing.  Unfortunately, the news is not all that good.  When I have a bit more time I will update you all.  Thanks for being so caring!!

Paper Smooches December DT Blog Hop...

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the Paper Smooches January release with you!  TEN new stamps and EIGHT new dies will be available to purchase at 12:01am, Eastern time...on January 1st.  It's CHA (trade show time) so the release is extra-big!  You will find them HERE

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

• 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 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 but it increases your changes) 
• You have until midnight MT on Sunday, December 29th to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, December 30th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.

Ashley Marcu

Betsy Veldman

Emily Leiphart

Erin Lincoln

Heidi Van Laar

JJ Bolton

Kalyn Kepner

Karolyn Loncon

Kim Kesti

Laura Bassen

Laurie Schmidlin

Mou Saha 

Pamela Ho 

Summer Fullerton

Teri Anderson

 

To increase your chances of winning:

• 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 three extra chances to win on each blog)

 

 

For my card, I featured the new Botanicals 1 set!  Oh, how I just adore these gorgeous silhouette floroal images!  This new set is going to be released on January 1st  The sentiment is from the new Scripty Sayings (also releasing on January 1st). 

I embossed a couple of the shilhouette floral images (from the Botanicals 1 set) using white embossing powder onto watercolor paper.  I then used some reinkers to add a wash of color. 

The die cut image was made using the Polaroid Dies. 

 

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

 

Christmas Gift Holders...

Good morning!  Ok...I just have to share.  Lucas slept 6 hours straight last night (which means that I got the most sleep that I have gotten in 3 months (because that last month of pregnancy was not very fun LOL))!!  Yep, I feel like a new woman!!  Normally his "long" stretch is 3 hours.  I can't complain too much because he will just wake to eat and then go right back to sleep.  But a little bit more sleep at one time feels like such a luxury!  :-)  Ok, now back to my regularly scheduled programming...

I have quite a few gift containers to share with you today!  All of them feature Bella BLVD yummy winter and Christmas collections!

First up is an ornament shaped gift card holder.  Using my Silhouette Cameo, I created the ornament shape and then decorated it using Bella's Christmas Countdown collection.

The heart I added to the front actually helps to hold the flap closed.  :-)  For the pocket, I just glued down some patterned paper (only on the sides).

 

My second project is another gift card holder.  I have to say, I give more gift cards away to those outside my family than anything else.  They really are perfect...easy to mail and customizable to the recipient!

This time, I created a stocking shaped gift card holder.  I didn't have a punched out heart (like I did on the ornament)  to keep the flap closed so I used a magnetic closure.  This stocking also features the new Christmas Countdown collection.

 

For my next project, I decorated a large tin.  We also give away homemade goodies (like cookies, fudge, & candy) and I like to decoarate various tins (I collect them throughout the year) to package them in.

 

After covering the tin with some Christmas Countdown paper, I added one of the coordinating Paper Pieces, stitched felt leaves, Bella Buttons, and two Crochet Hearts

 

My final projects is a decorated bakery style bag...perfect for holding a set of handmade cards!  I started with a strip of patterned paper and then added coordinating stickers (all from the Winter Wonder collection) to create a quick and easy package!

 Oh, and just for fun...I added some glitter to that sweet snowman!  :-)

 

To see more projects, make sure to visit the Bella BLVD blog!

 

Have a great day!  Hugs, Laurie

Love Struck...

Happy Tuesday friends!  It's actually a beautiful day here in Montana!  Before I get to my very long to-do list, I thought I would pop in here and share a new card with you...

 

I used the new Love-Struck set combined with the new Love-Struck Icons dies.  I created a bulls-eye using some circle dies and one of the images (included in the Love-Struck set) for the center.

I just love making Valentine's Day cards!  Next to Christmas, it my favorite holiday!  :-)

 

Well, off to tackle my to-do list while little bit is napping.  :-)  Speaking of little bit...here he is earlier this morning.  He has discovered that he can blow spit bubbles!  :-)

 

 

Have a great day!  Hugs, Laurie

 

Reverse Confetti December Color Challenge...

Good morning!  I'm so excited to be playing along with the brand new Reverse Confetti Color Challenge!  You can see more of the details about the challenge as well as links to the ladies that are playing along today over at the Reverse Confetti Blog!

I used the new Be a Barista set to create this fun, girly thank you card.  Even though the colors would look amazing on a Christmas card, I am still shamefully behind on making/sending out thank yous.  :-)  The tag is from the Confetti Cuts Tag Me set.

You can see in this close-up that I added a little bit of sparkle on the coffee cup.  Sparkle and coffee...definitely two of my most favoritest things!  :-)

 

 

• There will be a new Color Challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 16th of each month.

• The color link list will be open from the 16th until noon CST on the 29th. The color challenge will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s challenge post with the link list during this time.

• Just like the Sketch For You To Try, we are allowing “anything goes” until the end of the year. Note, that we will be adding the Reverse Confetti stamps only in January.

• You may enter as many times as you wish.

• There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of Color Challenge will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 30th of each month.

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hugs, Laurie