Hello and welcome to Stampin’ Up! Inspiration Saturday! This Sunday, May 10th is Mother’s Day in North America and we invited our friends at Stampin’ Up! to help us celebrate all Moms with some amazing projects! We have demonstrators Martha Inchley and Linda Yamamoto here to share some creative ideas with the Sweet Laughter stamp set. So whether you’re called Mom, Mum, Mama, or Mother, this post is for you!
Sweet Laughter Stamp Set is available in Clear Mount and Wood Mount.
Let’s welcome Martha Inchley to the SCT blog and see what she’s created!
“One thing I hear a lot of from my customers is that they avoid out-lined stamps because they don't like their colouring. I love showing them that they don't always need to colour in out-lined stamps to have a coloured image. All they need is different coloured cardstock, scissors and adhesive! A few stamped images and a little bit of fussy cutting later and you have a colourful image.”
“One thing I say at my classes is not to let a stamp set dictate your creativity. If there is something more you want from it then find a creative solution to do it! The person I want to give this to is beyond perfect... they are beyond measure... they overflow with kindness!”
“Although not a lot of people like to fussy cut, I still love to show that you can take a seeming simply image and add a little dimension to it, to make it pop!”
“You can take a seemingly straightforward stamp set and transform it into something so much more with a little creative masking and a Stamp-a-ma-jig! I was able to make my flower grow as the card is pulled up to reveal the gift card. “
“Sometimes it's easy to forget about all the specialty cardstock out there. I love showing people how simple little changes in cardstock can add such great details to a project. Instead of Whisper White cardstock, I chose the Naturals White cardstock and I layered the Window Sheet with White Vellum cardstock for a 3D look to the measuring cup.”
Thank you so much Martha for sharing your awesome projects with us! Now let’s see what Linda Yamamoto has created to celebrate Moms!
“I love the sentiments in this set, so made them a key element on this page featuring my mother and myself. I created a bokeh effect by watercolouring with ink refills onto Shimmery White cardstock and then sponging circles in Whisper White craft ink. This would be a fantastic page to frame and give as a gift.”
“In my classes I like to highlight ways to stretch your sets. Here, the focus is on the text from one of the stamps in this set. When combined with the Little Letters Thinlits, the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper and some gold ribbon, you get a more elegant feel from this set than you might initially imagine.”
“I had fun with this one – the tab pulls out to reveal the definition! It’s always neat to add an interactive component to a card that seems fairly simple and straightforward otherwise.”
“So easy to have a child help make this one! After stamping the image onto the cardstock, I stamped another onto a sticky note, and cut out the centre of the image. I placed this sticky note mask over the original image, and then “filled” the measuring cup with fingerprints! The background on the card is also done with fingerprints. This is definitely a one of a kind card!”
“Another fun interactive card – pull up the slider to reveal the coloured image. The magic colour card is always a hit!”
“During classes when we make shaker cards, you can be sure this is the one that people can’t put down! I love that it seems quite complex but is actually fairly easy to create. This measuring cup is filled with hearts from the Confetti Heart Border punch, and accented with an Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Sticker that perfectly fits the Happy Heart Embossing Folder.”
A big thank you to Martha and Linda for helping us celebrate Moms today! We are so thankful you’ve shared your great ideas with us! As a lovely treat today, our friends at Stampin' Up! would love to share the Sweet Laughter Stamp set with you too!
To be entered for an opportunity to win this amazing set, be sure to leave a comment below by May 30th! Good luck!
Last month we featured the beautiful From the Garden Stamp Set and Handpicked Framelits with a set of each for one lucky reader...
The winner of this prize package is...
Spring is in the air and the hope of gardening--and card making or scrapbooking about it!!! Loved the samples, too! Posted by: Jody Ward | April 04, 2015 at 03:46 PM
Congratulations Jody! Please send your mailing information and telephone number to us at catherine@scrapbookandcards.com! Thank you once again Martha and Linda for all of today's beautiful inspiration!
We wish you all a lovely weekend and to all Mom's everywhere, enjoy your celebratory day!
~ Catherine
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These samples are wonderful! I absolutely love that measuring cup! Great idea to use it as a shaker card, and also as a window in the box with the vellum.
Posted by: Stephanie Rodgers | May 14, 2015 at 08:17 PM
I would love to make cards using these!
Posted by: E. Breen | May 14, 2015 at 09:32 PM
What a great set of samples showing the versatility of that stamp set. Thank you for showcasing your talents.
Posted by: Helen Van Daalen | May 14, 2015 at 09:33 PM
What wonderful Mother's Day pieces! You give me so many great ideas!! Love this set! Always great to use for scrapbook pages as well!!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | May 14, 2015 at 10:01 PM
i LOVE YOUR POST, the helpful hints, AND THE GIVEAWAYS. TFS.
Posted by: sherry butcher | May 15, 2015 at 11:07 AM
Fabulous stamp set. Will check it out full size in my computer
Cheers
Happy weekend
Posted by: Maye M. L | May 15, 2015 at 01:17 PM
Some very unique and amazing projects!! Thank you for sharing your projects.
Posted by: Marion G | May 15, 2015 at 11:33 PM
Love this stamp set!! All of the projects made with it are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Janet Lamkin | May 15, 2015 at 11:51 PM
Wonderful projects. Love what you've done with the adorable measuring cup! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Leanne | May 16, 2015 at 10:45 AM
One of my favourite things to scrap with is hearts. Love the Mother`s Day Card that incorporates the hearts. Thanks for the change to win.
Posted by: Cheryl | May 16, 2015 at 11:03 AM
This is a really pretty set, kudos Stampin' Up for another timeless classic and thank you for the giveaway!
Posted by: Kim K | May 17, 2015 at 04:46 PM
I am afraid that I totally overlooked this stamp set in the Occaisons Catalog! It is very flexible and can be used in many ways as your blog has demonstrated. I love it!!
Posted by: Cynthia Tuttle | May 17, 2015 at 06:00 PM
What a great showcase of ideas for this set! I love all the ideas!
I'd say you elevated this set to a whole other level! Fabulous!
Posted by: Laurie | May 18, 2015 at 06:20 PM
I love baking and would love this set! Thank you for the chance to win.
Posted by: E. Breen | May 19, 2015 at 09:37 PM
Great Mothers Day projects. Love the stamp too, thanks so much for the chance to win!
Posted by: Lainey | May 19, 2015 at 09:38 PM
Very sweet mother's day set...love the sentiments along with the cute images.
Posted by: Mary-Anne V. | May 20, 2015 at 11:10 AM
A great set. I like the dictionary.
Posted by: Kathleen B | May 20, 2015 at 11:35 PM
When I first saw this stamp set I thought it had very limited possibilities and so didn't buy it, but now after seeing all these amazing ideas it's definitely a 'must have'. Thank you for inspiring me once again.
Posted by: Tracy Elsom | May 21, 2015 at 06:34 AM
This is such a cute stamp set. I see sooo many possibilities with it.
Posted by: Jennifer P | May 21, 2015 at 01:45 PM
Loved the stamp set. What wonderful project shares!
Posted by: Karen Lai | May 27, 2015 at 12:19 AM