Laurel Beard

Influencer, Brand Ambassador, Blogger, Designer, Youtuber

Coffee and Cards LIVE – GIVEAWAY

Join us over on the  StampNation Community Facebook Page (open to all) on Thursday, March 26, beginning at NOON EST.  We are having a coffee and cards hour LIVE. Catherine and Erika will kick off the marathon live stream event  and then a few of us will join them! We will all be sharing fu nway to use Cover Plates. I am going to try something BRAND NEW live. I have never tried it before so here’s to hoping it works! The group is open to all StampNation members, which will be hosting the live coffee and cards stream! The giveaway is open to ANYONE!

YOU CAN WIN a Cover Plate just for being one of my loyal blog readers! Just comment below with your favorite cover plate from Catherine Pooler’s Shop HERE. I will randomly pick a winner from the comments on this post on Sunday the 28th. Winner will be contacted via email!

 

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*Video: 5 ways to use black cardstock

5 ways (actually 6! – I was too lazy to edit the graphic, lol) to use black cardstock?? We all have colored cardstock I’m sure so these ideas can go with any color you choose! I am just a lover of the black cardstock! It really pops……. Onward to the video! OH, and loads of giveaways as this video is part of the Save the Crafty Youtuber hop! I’m offering up $25 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson store….. Just leave a comment on the VIDEO!

So many ideas… So many possibilities! Did you have one favorite idea? Or did you learn anything new? I’d love to know!

Chalkboard

 

Metallic Watercolors

 

Distress Oxides

 

Die Cutting

 

Monochromatic

Goodies used: (Affiliate links used at no cost to you. Support your favorite shops IF you can)

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Fruit Versus Donuts + Giveaway

Do you like fruit or donuts? Or both? I’ll never say no to a donut or strawberries. So I guess you could say I’m a lover of both, but I’ll probably crave a donut more because I am addicted to sugar!  The latest Catherine Pooler release is so fruity and fun! This one stamp set in particular speaks to me… There is fruit and donuts! Meet Sweet Life!
Add Catherine Pooler inks to these images and voila! A sweet, colorful card just hanging out and living the sweet life!
Then meet a donut! A delicious donut. I used the exact same sentiment as above. I just cut the stamp a part so I could stamp it in a line instead of stacked! How about that multi use situation happening?
Here is the hop order…

Giveaway:

One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, March 29th at 11:59pm PDT. Winner will be notified by email.

Supply list:

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Fruity Cards Several Ways

In light of what is happening world wide, how about a little fruity action to spread some happiness! I have several cards to share with you using goodies from the just released Catherine Pooler Forever 13 collection! You also can get a free stamp set with your order! Just click HERE for the details!

 

So this card features two stamps! The background was made using the Fresh Squeezed Background stamp.  I painted on a few metallic colors of paint I had in my stash, spritzed the stamp with water and stamped onto some black cardstock. That loose watercolor look is awesome.

Then I continued on with watercoloring the lemon bundle from the  Zest Bundle stamp set and die cut it with the coordinating die. I especially love this die because it cuts all the holes in between the leaves and branches. I stamped and die cut the same image in Vellum as well!

 

Here is a close up look at that gorgeous background stamp! Watercolored again with the metallic watercolors. Note the black cardstock is not watercolored cardstock so these watercolors work great with regular card stock.

So very pretty.

Let’s talk about this amazing Petal Connection coverplate die. I die cut it onto black cardstock and adhered it to some gold mirror cardstock.

Here is a close up…..

Same coverplate background – just left some of the little circles in place instead of poking them out.

I added a glaze to the lemons but you can’t tell on camera…. Imagine then very glossy! Courtesy of Tonic’s Crystal Glaze

So, what do you think? Do you like one card the best? Any product in this release that just speaks to you? Let me know in the comments!

Goodies used:

 

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10 cards with just 1 background die: Die Cutting Video

Die Cutting with just one background die!!!! Today, I’ve got 10, that’s right TEN, cards created with just ONE background die!!!! I am using the just released Wall Flowers cover plate die to create 10 very different cards! I throw in lots of techniques and tips along the way so be sure to check out the video below: To see a complete list of all the new products I used, click HERE. This Cover Plate die stole my heart the second I saw it! I love the open spaces! And when I first glanced at it, I saw smiley faces. Look closely at the card examples. Do you see smiley faces or am I just crazy! Onward to the video!!!

Each card created in the video features a different technique. Here are a few photos of the cards featured in the video with the caption of the technique listed below:

Die Cut Inlay, double heat embossing, double die cutting

 

Stenciled Die Cutting (Seriously, who doesn’t lick the bowl, or the spoon – or anything with something sweet on it)…..

 

Stacked Die Cutting (I especially love the white on white on this card)

 

Heat Embossed Stacked Die Cutting (the background was a background I had made preciously. Sometimes, I sit and make a lot of backgrounds and keep them and just pull out a background whenever I need one. This one screamed USE ME!

 

Double Inlaid Die Cutting (ok, so this is kinda the one where I highlighted the “face” of the die…… Do you see it?)

 

Ink Swiped Die Cutting (the heat embossing resists the ink, making for a really cool look)

 

Stecnciled Die Cutting, Dry Embossed Die Cutting (The dry embossed purple panel was a complete accident – refer to the video to see how)

What did you think of the cards? Was there one technique that you learned that you didn’t know before? Anything extra I could have done to make this video more compelling? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below! And be sure to please subscribe to my youtube channel if you haven’t already!

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