Mother's Day Shop & Hop with Laura's Loft!!!

Welcome to our Mother's Day Shop & Hop!!  We have so many lovely projects to share with you today!!

It's time for spring cleaning, so we're having a sitewide blowout sale of 30% off everything!!  And as always, we've got $10 off your purchase of $75 or more with code $10off75.

If you've arrived here from Emma's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what everyone has created.   

I wanted to make a mixed media card with a lot going on.  This was made with We R Memory Keepers Next Level Gemstone embossing folder, CASual Fridays Lovely stamp set, Mini Distress Ink Kits 2, 4, 13 and 14, and the We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board, one of my most favorite tools.

We've got a fabulous prize to give away this month!

There are several ways to enter and the more comments you make in the different social media platforms, the more entries you earn! It is required that you comment on each blog in the Hop.  After that, you are encouraged to like and comment on our Facebook page, tag on our Instagram post and pin on Pinterest, as well as share on your own pages. The participant with the most entries wins the fabulous prize package! How cool is that!??

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order:

Laura

Deana

Jasmine

Robbie

Emma

Lisa <----YOU ARE HERE!!!

Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping and shopping!!  Laters!!!

Crazing Medium with Laura's Loft!!

Hi everyone!  I've got a great card up on Laura's Loft today featuring the new Tim Holtz Crazing Medium!  I also used his amazing Collage Brushes which made applying the medium super easy and less messy!

If you've ever used any kind of collaging medium or glue, you know that they're usually messy and never dry how you expect them to.  This stuff is NOT Mod Podge!  First thing I noticed when I opened the jar is that it's smoother than other brands I've worked with.  I used the widest of the Collage Brushes but any of them would work.

Don't forget that EVERYTHING is 15% off at Laura's Loft until April 3rd!  Time to stock up!

Here's a closeup so you can see the amazing texture this stuff has!

My background was created with Distress Inks, using Mini Kits #2, #12, #14, and I finished my card with a few Virginia Turtle Enamel Dots.  These are so great to add a little extra pop to your card without adding a lot of weight or depth.

Can you see it?  It's like teeny tiny crosshatch designs, but it feels super smooth.  The design is IN the medium instead of on top of the finished product.  I also noted that you don't get a lot of clumps on the edges of the elements with this stuff, which is rare.

Be sure to check out my post on the LL Blog and be sure to visit Laura's Loft for all your creative crafty needs!!  Laters!!

Calling All Sistahs with Laura's Loft & CAS-Ual Fridays!!!

Calling All Sistahs!!

1 in 8 women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime.

On August 17th, 2015, an awesome friend of ours became part of that statistic.  Calling All Sistahs was started by Michele Gross, owner of CAS-ual Fridays stamps, shortly after her breast cancer diagnosis.  It's her hope to create Breast Cancer Awareness beyond the month of October by reminding you to do your self breast exams on the 17h of every month.  We want to use these projects each month to encourage all of you do to the same.  You can read more about Michele's story here.

The Calling All Sistahs collection was created by Michele with the intent of donating 50% of her profits from all sales to Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention charities, in honor of all women battling or who have battled breast cancer.

Be sure to join us on the 17th of every month for special projects created with the Calling All Sistahs collection and a reminder to your self exams!

I'm so thrilled to be a part of a DT that's doing so much for a good cause. I'm also thrilled that Laura's Loft is one of the first shops to carry the Calling All Sistahs collection!  Laura also wants to continue funding the fight so she'll be donating 50% of all the profits from the Calling All Sistahs collection sold at her shop to breast cancer research near her in VA.

**This is a reminder to do your self exams!!**

And remind all your sistahs, too!

If you need information on how to do them, it can be found here.  If you need any additional information on breast cancer, it can be found at nationalbreastcancer.org.

Now onto the art!!  This card was created using the Hope Fri-Die!

Since this is a hop, you'll want to be sure to visit our next stop and that's Robbie!  If you got lost, our hop starts here!

There are wonderful prizes to be won from this hop!  Laura is giving away two $25 store credits to Laura's Loft to random commenters who visit all the blogs!!!  It's definitely worth hopping along!

Thanks so much for looking girls!!  Get hopping and get checking yourself!  Laters!

CHA New Release Hop With Laura's Loft!!

Welcome to our special CHA New Release Shop & Hop!!  We have so many lovely projects to share with you today!!

Since it's National Craft Month, we're having a sitewide sale of 15% off everything!!  The sale runs now through April 3rd at midnight!  And as always, we've got $10 off your purchase of $75 or more with code $10off75.  We've got some great new products at the Loft, too!  There's great new products from Hero Arts, Stamping Bella and Tim Holtz!

If you've arrived here from Emma's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what everyone has created.   

I had soooooo much fun creating this card.  I used the new Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends Stamp set and coordinating Die Set.  My Background and frame were created using all three sets of the new Tim Holtz Distress Crayons.  Set #1 is definitely my favorite because it's bright colors, but Set #2 is really earthy and Set #3 is all neutrals.  It was great to be able to mix and match the sets together.

I HIGHLY recommend the Distress Crayons to EVERYONE, they're super easy to use and blend like butter, just use your fingertips!

Our prize for this hop is awesome, just look:

Who wouldn't love to win this??

There are several ways to enter and the more comments you make on our different social media platforms, the more entries you learn!  It is required that you comment on each blog in the Hop.  After that, we encourage you to comment on our Facebook page, tag on our Instagram post and pin on Pinterest, as well as sharing on your own pages!  The participant with the most entries wins this fabulous prize. How cool is that?!?

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order:

Laura

Deana

Jasmine

Robbie

Emma

Lisa <----YOU ARE HERE!!!

Sue

Your next and last stop on our hop is Sue!

Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping and shopping!!  Laters!!!

Hopping Into Spring with Laura's Loft!

Welcome to our March Shop & Hop!!  We have so many lovely projects to share with you today!!

Since it's National Craft Month, we're having a sitewide sale of 15% off everything!!  The sale runs now through April 3rd at midnight!  And as always, we've got $10 off your purchase of $75 or more with code $10off75.  We've got some great new products at the Loft, too!  There's great new products from Hero Arts, Stamping Bella and Tim Holtz!

If you've arrived here from Sue's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

And stay tuned to our blog, we have another new product release hop coming up later this month!!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what everyone has created.   

First up is this cute spring card, made with We R Memory Keepers Next Level Gemstone embossing folder, and Altenew Thoughts and Reminders.

My second card is using a few stamp set favorites of mine, CAS-ual Fridays Curtis Background and Lovely.  I also used several Mini Distress Inks sets, #6, #8 and #9.

Can't see where the Lovely stamp set?  It's on the flowers!!

Cute right??

Our prize this month is amazing, just look:

A Mini Distress Ink kit, an adorable Stamping Bella stamp and a Laura's Loft-exclusive set of sequins!  Red Hot Love, how cute are those??

There are several ways to enter and the more comments you make in the different social media platforms, the more entries you earn! It is required that you comment on each blog in the Hop.  After that, you are encouraged to like and comment on our Facebook page, tag on our Instagram post and pin on Pinterest, as well as share on your own pages. The participant with the most entries wins the fabulous prize package! How cool is that!??

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order:

Laura

Deana

Jasmine

Robbie

Emma

Sue

Lisa <----YOU ARE HERE!!!

Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping and shopping!!  Laters!!!

CF Calling All Sistahs with Laura's Loft & CAS-Ual Fridays!!!

Calling All Sistahs!!

1 in 8 women in the US will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime.

On August 17th, 2015, an awesome friend of ours became part of that statistic.  Calling All Sistahs was started by Michele Gross, owner of CAS-ual Fridays stamps, shortly after her breast cancer diagnosis.  It's her hope to create Breast Cancer Awareness beyond the month of October by reminding you to do your self breast exams on the 17h of every month.  We want to use these projects each month to encourage all of you do to the same.  You can read more about Michele's story here.

The Calling All Sistahs collection was created by Michele with the intent of donating 50% of her profits from all sales to Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention charities, in honor of all women battling or who have battled breast cancer.

Be sure to join us on the 17th of every month for special projects created with the Calling All Sistahs collection and a reminder to your self exams!

I'm so thrilled to be a part of a DT that's doing so much for a good cause. I'm also thrilled that Laura's Loft is one of the first shops to carry the Calling All Sistahs collection!  Laura also wants to continue funding the fight so she'll be donating 50% of all the profits from the Calling All Sistahs collection sold at her shop to breast cancer research near her in VA.

**This is a reminder to do your self exams!!**

And remind all your sistahs, too!

If you need information on how to do them, it can be found here.  If you need any additional information on breast cancer, it can be found at nationalbreastcancer.org.

Now onto the art!!  This card was created using the Hope Fri-Die and the Calling All Sistahs stamp set!

Since this is a hop, you'll want to be sure to visit our next stop and that's Angie!  If you got lost, our hop starts here!

There are wonderful prizes to be won from this hop!  Michele is giving away THREE $25 gift certificates to CAS-ual Fridays to random winners selected from blog comments!  So make sure you comment on all the entries to have a chance at winning!

As a bonus, Laura is also giving away two $25 gift certificates to Laura's Loft to random commenters as well!!  It's definitely worth hopping along!

Thanks so much for looking girls!!  Get hopping and get checking yourself!  Laters!

St. Pattys/Easter Shop & Hop with Laura's Loft!!!

Hi everyone!  We're having a St. Patty's Day/Easter Shop & Hop at Laura's Loft and we're thrilled to have you with us!  If you've arrived here from Emma's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

We're having a great sale at the Loft this month!  Get $10 off your $75 purchase with coupon code 10off75!

Plus we've got some great new products, including Design Creative Sequins exclusive to Laura's Loft in Just My Luck!!  Green and gold and oh-so-fun!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what everyone has created.   

I'm featuring a fabulous stamp set today from Laura's Loft, CAS-Ual Fridays Lovely!  I'm also using Lucky Clover Distress Ink from the Distress Mini Ink set #15!!

Our prize this month is amazing, just look:

A WRMK Fuse tool, enamel dots, Jewel Box sequins exclusive to Laura's Loft and WOW White Opaque Ultra High embossing powder!!  Awesome!

There are several ways to enter and the more comments you make in the different social media platforms, the more entries you earn! It is required that you comment on each blog in the Hop.  After that, you are encouraged to like and comment on our Facebook page, tag on our Instagram post and pin on Pinterest, as well as share on your own pages. The participant with the most entries wins the fabulous prize package! How cool is that!?!

Next on the hop is Linda!!  Be sure to visit, she has some gorgeous creations in store for you!

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order:

Laura

Deana

Jasmine

Robbie

Emma

Lisa <----YOU ARE HERE!!!

Linda

Sue

Kim

Noe

Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping.  Laters!!!

**RESIST** New Challenge with Laura's Loft!!

It's our second challenge at Laura's Loft, and our theme is RESIST!!  Get those embossing powders out and make some artsy magic!

We have two AMAZING prizes for you to win this month!!  First prize is a $25 gift certificate to Laura's Loft!!

And our lovely sponsor Avery Elle has donated a $15 gift certificate to the runner up! Awesome!

I'm playing with the Curtis background stamp from CAS-ual Fridays, the Lovely stamp set from CAS-ual Fridays and several sets of Distress Ink Minis: 12, 13, 14 and 15.  All these products can be found at Laura's Loft!

I did a resist technique for my background with watercolor paper and Distress Inks. I couldn't find my craft sheet so I just smooshed the pads onto a plastic bag and sprayed it with water!  The embossing resisted the ink and I could dip my paper or drag it across the wet ink multiple times until I got the look I desired.

Remember you can play along as many times as you'd like!  This challenge runs today through January 29th!!

Be sure to visit the blog to see what everyone else created!  Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

LOVE GROWS HERE Shop & Hop with Laura's Loft!!!!

Hi everyone!  We're having a Love Grows Here Shop and Hop at Laura's Loft and we're thrilled to have you with us!  If you've arrived here from Linda's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click there the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

We're having two amazing deals this month at the Loft as well!!  All Christmas stamps are marked down 45% off!!  Plus, get $10 off your $75 purchase with coupon code 10off75!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what everyone has created.   

I'm featuring a fabulous stamp set today from Laura's Loft, CAS-Ual Fridays Lovely!  I'm also using the same Curtis Background that I used yesterday.  I wanted to showcase that you can use the same stamps for girly cards and masculine cards!

I also liked the idea of a "love" card that wasn't all red and white and romance!

This card also uses the Curtis Background, as well as the Tag Buddies I featured yesterday.  This was my spin on GIRLY with the same background. I like stamps that work for several projects!

We're once again having a fabulous contest on Instagram!

There are several ways to enter and the more comments you make in the different social media platforms, the more entries you earn! It is required that you comment on each blog in the Hop.  After that, you are encouraged to like and comment on our Facebook page, tag on our Instagram post and pin on Pinterest, as well as share on your own pages. The participant with the most entries wins the fabulous prize package! How cool is that!?!

Next on the hop is Valentina!!  Be sure to visit, she has some gorgeous creations in store for you!

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order:

Laura

Deana

Jasmine

Robbie

Emma

Sue

Kim

Linda

Lisa <----YOU ARE HERE!!!

Valentina

Thanks so much for looking and happy hopping.  Laters!!!

CAS-Ual Fridays with Laura's Loft!!!

Happy Wednesday all!  I'm here with a special post today with Laura's Loft and CAS-ual Fridays!!  This is a really special release with Laura's Loft as there's a brand-new Girlfriends collection releasing today!  These stamps and dies were previously only available to Stamps of Approval memberships, so it's your first chance to get them!!

I created this card using the Curtis Background from the Girlfriends Collection.  I'm also using the Tag Buddies Fri-Die!  Check back here tomorrow to see another project using the same stamp in a different way!

Now I know it's called the Girlfriends collection, but I thought it would be fun to use the items to make a masculine card!

Be sure to visit everyone else in the hop to see their amazing creations!

Laura - Deana - Jasmine - Emma - Sue - Kim - Linda 

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting!

Tic-Tac-Toe! First Challenge with Laura's Loft!!

Happy Saturday!  It's our first challenge with Laura's Loft and we have the super fun theme of Tic Tac Toe!!  Look at this fun board we're playing with!

Our challenge will run from today until January 2nd!  This is our first so there are a couple guidelines to go over:

1. You may enter as many times as you'd like.
2. You can play any line going vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
3. You may substitute any kind of alcohol marker for Copics.

I've decided to play the right vertical line, Stencil, Copics and Die Cutting!

I'm using the adorable Secret Santa stamp set from The Greeting Farm and three sets of Tim Holtz Mini Distress Inks!  I've used inks from Kits #13, 14 and 15!

We have two fabulous prizes going to our winner and runner up!  The winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate for Laura's Loft!

The runner up will receive a $10 Gift Certificate!

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting.  Laters!!

Ringing In The Holidays! December Shop & Hop with Laura's Loft!!

Hi everyone!  We're having a Ringing In The Holidays Shop and Hop at Laura's Loft and we're thrilled to have you with us!  If you've arrived here from Joy's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click there the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

We're having two amazing deals this month at the Loft as well!!  All We R Memory Keepers products are 20% off!  Just use promo code WRMK20% to get this offer!  Plus, all Christmas stamps are 30% off!  No promo code needed!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what they've created! 

We also have a great GDT member hopping with us this month!  This month's Guest Designer is Jasmine!  Make sure you stop by and leave them some love!

I'm featuring a fabulous stamp set today from Laura's Loft, The Greeting Farm's Secret Santa. I was so inspired with this theme, Ringing In The Holidays!  When I saw that, I KNEW I wanted to use bells on my projects!

I also wanted to make a set of gift tags with these adorable stamps!

We're also having a fabulous contest on Instagram!!

TO ENTER:

1. Follow Laura's Loft on Instagram @InLaurasLoft, like the IG Hop/Giveaway post and tag a friend. as many as you like but one tag per comment.

2. Follow Laura's Loft store page on facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lauras.Loft.Shop

3. Leave a comment at each stop on the blog hop.

Next on the hop is Jasmine!!  Be sure to visit, she has some gorgeous creations in store for you!

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order:

Laura Scott

Deana Benson

Robbie Rubala

LeeAnn McKinney

Debbie Brunssen

Joy Hadden

Lisa Bedigian<---- You Are Here!!!

Jasmine Burgess

Emma (Heart of Craft)

Cindy Dooley

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting and hopping.  Happy Holidays!  Laters!!!

Winter Wonderland with Laura's Loft Shop and Hop!

Hi everyone!  We're having a Winter Wonderland Shop and Hop at Laura's Loft and we're thrilled to have you with us!  If you've arrived here from LeeAnn's blog, YAY!  If not, you can click there the PREVIOUS button above to stop back by!  If you've just discovered our hop, there's a link below to get you back to the beginning!

We're having an amazing discount this month at the Loft as well!!  From now until November 28th, 2015, use code AE20% to get 20% off all Avery Elle products!!

We've gathered some amazing talent from our DT members today and I'm sure you will love what they've created! 

We also have two great GDT members hopping with us this month!  This month's Guest Designers are Jasmine and Linda!  Make sure you stop by and leave them some love!

I'm featuring some great products today from Laura's Loft.  For the sentiment, I've used the Avery Elle Simply Said: Hello set.  I love how it's a winter card but not a holiday card.  Could work for lots of occasions!!

You can also see the snowflakes have been heat embossed.  I used the WOW Atlantic Seaspray embossing powder.  I'd never used their powders before and they truly are a WOW.

It's green and gold and platinum and awesome.  Perfect for this time of year!

Next on the hop is Joy!!  Be sure to visit, she has some gorgeous creations in store for you!

If you get lost along the way, here's all your stops in order!!

Laura Scott

Deana Benson

Robbie Rubala

Debbie Brunssen

LeeAnn McKinney

Lisa Bedigian<---- You Are Here!!!

Joy Hadden

Linda Gorman

Jasmine Burgess

Cindy Dooley

Emma (Heart of Craft)

Thanks so much for looking and happy crafting and hopping.  Laters!!!