Author: Laurel Seabrook

  • S’more Than You Know

    S’more Than You Know

    When I saw this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches I knew what I wanted to do.

    I thought of this oldie (but goodie) S’More die set from MFT. I die cut out the sticks and marshmallows then inked the edges of the marshmallows a bit. I mounted them on foam squares.

    The sentiment and large marshmallow are from The Stamps of Life.

    Now I just have to make up a S’More themed gift basket and find someone to give if to 😏

    Here’s the sketch and I am playing along with Just Us Girls as well because it was time to dig out these fun dies again!

  • Relax & Enjoy

    Relax & Enjoy

    The new Inspired By challenge is up and it gave me a good excuse to dig into some of my older Stampin’ Up stash.

    I was inspired by the beach theme and the colors. I used some of my older Stampin’ Up! stash of papers (can’t remember the name of the collection) – the colors were perfect for this challenge don’t you think? I also used the Notes & Totes stamp and die from Stampin’ Up. I mounted the tote on foam squares for some dimension. 

    Can’t wait to see how it inspires you! Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team have created.

  • Purr-mission

    Purr-mission

    I played with the Pam-purr Yourself stamp once again. It’s basically the same sketch/layout as the other day but different papers.

    Once again paired with Echo Park Paper – this time the French Girl collection.

    Of course, the speech bubble is from the Thinking Out Loud stamp set… it’s such a fun addition to cards!

    Now, be sure to grab the stamps while they’re on sale!

  • Pam-purred

    Pam-purred

    I had fun making this card. Everything just kind of worked and fell into place easily.

    I had created some DT cards for Echo Park Paper using the Cat Lover collection and since the paper was out, I thought it worked well for this new Unity Pam-purr Yourself Stamp

    I used some of the scraps leftover from my other cards and just layered them onto the card front. I colored the image with copics, fussy cut it out and mounted on foam squares.

    I stamped one of the sentiments in the Thinkin Out Loud stamp set and mounted on foam squares as well.

    I then finished off with some stickers.

    BOTH of these stamps are on sale right now! Go grab them!

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning

    The new Inspired By challenge is up and it is such a cute image. I was inspired by the birds and the sketch.

    I started with the Little Spring Stories paper pack (on sale right now) from Unity and played around until I liked the papers and layout. for the top layer I subtly stamped the Lilac Poise image, splattered with ink then punched the side with a notebook punch. 

    After coloring the image from Beginning Today stamp set I mounted on foam squares.

    Can’t wait to see how you are inspired.

  • Too Fabulous

    Too Fabulous

    When I saw this week’s Beach challenge on the Simon Says Challenge I knew I had to ink up this fun new Cabana Critics stamp from Unity

    I combined it with the paper pack (also from Unity) and an old CTMH die. To add a little more interest I mounted the image on foam squares and added some Echo Park enamel dots

    Now this fabulous Cabana Critics stamp set is on sale right now so be sure to grab it!

    And I am playing along with the Simon Says challenge

  • Hive Got Your Back

    Hive Got Your Back

    Well… this card got a little away from me. My idea was CAS for the Krafty Chicks challenge and to use the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

    The sketch, inspired 3 hexagons which, because I got carried away aren’t very visible ha. Splattering isn’t my go to. And it went… everywhere.

    So I stencilled my background and tried again… better, but definitely too much splatter

    Hence, the ribbon and the hello 😆

    It still works for the Simon Says Challenge – things with wings 😁. I used the Hive Got Your Back Stamp Set from Unity and just cut the bees apart. This cute set is on sale right now so be sure to grab it.

  • Thanks for being so sweet

    Thanks for being so sweet

    Hey everyone, the new Inspired By challenge is up and it is a sweet one 😉.

    I was inspired by the theme, colors and sketch this week. I was excited to use my Pink & Main Box of Donuts dies along with an old MFT frame die. The sentiment is from The Stamps of Life and the enamel dots are from Echo Park.

    I mounted the donuts on foam squares and finished them off with some fun sprinkles. Now which donut would you choose?

    Come play along with us over at Inspired by! I am also entering this into the Simon Says challenge

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  • Ice Cream

    Ice Cream

    Having just gotten over pneumonia and basically living off it… I quite agree with this statement. Though truth be told I would eat it anytime 😆

    When I saw the new Simon Says Challenge I knew I had to play… Food or Drink – always fun cards to create. All of my supplies are from Unity except the sprinkles (I purchased from Simon Says Store)

    I wanted some interest so I used the postage stamp dies for subtle texture. The ice cream is mounted on foam squares.

    Might want to go grab this stamp set as it’s on sale right now!

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    Playing along with:

  • Rise & Shine

    Rise & Shine

    I’m up on the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Blog today with my second card for this month’s theme – which is sunshine

    I took a little different view of it for this card. I was thinking of having coffee and watching the sun rise.

    I love these Unity Papers Chickens & Chintz – all the elements of morning the roosters, the newsprint and then I added the coffee using die cut mugs using a Honey Bee Stamps die. The Stamped sentiment and image on the one mug are from Echo Park.

    I added a button for some interest and them mounted the mugs using foam squares. Thankfully this card went together quite easily because I didn’t have the energy or brainpower to struggle this time LOL

    Also playing along with:

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