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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Pretty Pink Posh New Product Release Blog Hop!

Welcome to the New Product Release for Pretty Pink Posh!

Paulina has just released some fantastic new dies and sequins!! I'm excited to be sharing these with you!

I've used the new Stitched Banner Duo Dies to create a mini shaker card to show off some of the new 4mm Springtime Sequin Mix. Look at all the stitching!

These colors just scream SPRING to me! I love the mix of the new spring colors in the 4mm size. They are perfect for a mini shaker card! My sentiment, bird, and branch are from a new stamp set/die from Reverse Confetti called The Tweet Life.

There are 2 $25 gift certificates up for grabs. Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop. (Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PDT on 3/11/2015. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog)

Pretty Pink Posh blog

March Verve Diva Inspiration Hop!

It's the 5th of the month and time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop! There are two ways to win Verve prizes: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings!

Our March challenge is B is for Birthday...

Don't be caught short - make a fabulous birthday card to keep in your stash or give away! Use the inspiration graphic as a starting point, or head off in your own direction - just show us your birthday creations!

I've used the adorable little cupcake image from Small Packages from Verve. I stamped, colored with Copics, and die cut it out. My cupcake was layered onto a stamped and die cut frame from this same set!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Thursday, Mar. 19.
Prize: $40 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

Need a little inspiration? Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blogtoday for all the prize info and deadlines!


	1. Julee	7. Sankari
	2. Amy	8. Sarah
	3. Anya	9. Susan
	4. Betty	10. Marisa
	5. Jen	11. Maureen
	6. Karen	12. Stacey

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Countdown to Confetti: Day 1

Welcome to the Reverse Confetti March Release! If you are just joining in on the fun, there AMAZING things happening this month.....5 new stamp sets, 7 Confetti Cuts, and new Quick Card Panels this month! Wahoo! Make sure to check out the Reverse Confetti blog for a list full of inspiration and more projects!

This month's release has fun new SPRING goodies! Today the DT is sharing projects using The Tweet Life and More Than Jellybeans.

I was so excited to use the new set from Dawn Machell........The Tweet Life. OMG......these little images just may convert me to coloring! They are adorable! I've stamped, colored, and die cut one of the birds.

I've used some Doodlebug papers and pieced together a small scene! I love this birdie!!!

My second card uses the new More Than Jellybeans set and matching Confetti Cuts. I stamped and diecut several of the eggs and layered them into some grass that was made using the Wonky Scallop Border Die.

There are TWO $15 prizes up for grabs this release: 1 for blog commenters and 1 for Facebook commenters. So leave those comments and make sure to check the Reverse Confetti Facebook page too!

Details can be found over on the Reverse Confetti blog for all the prizes!

REVERSE CONFETTI BLOG

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Lil' Inker Designs March Release: Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the Lil' Inker Designs March Release! Have you enjoyed the release? It is FULL of amazing dies and stamps that will be perfect for those any occasion cards! You should have arrived from the Maureen's blog. But guess what?? The whole new release is now available and can be found HERE!!!

Today's card uses the newest and most fab Cover Up Die yet.......Pointelle!!! OMG......this die is fantastic and I've not seen anything like it! I wanted to create an elegant card using the Pointelle Cover Up done in WHITE. I layered this onto a top folding white note card.

Now for a few more details.......those flowers? They are die cut from the Modern Mehndi Die set. After diecutting, I simply used coordinating Copic markers to flick color for some details. My sentiment is from the set Sketched Floral Stamps. I white heat embossed it onto a strip of black cardstock and hand trimmed into a flag.

Now for the fun part! There is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky commenter along the way! One lucky winner is chosen for each day!!

LID Blog http://www.shoplilinker.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Carter http://jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Sarah Jay http://www.criminalgrace.com/

Maureen Merritt http://www.mamamostamps.com/

Amy Kolling http://stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/

Lisa Henke http://mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com/

Laura Williams http://lauralooloo.blogspot.com/

Lea Lawson www.lealawsoncreates.com/

Karen Baker http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Chrissy Larson http://chrissycards.blogspot.com/

Lil' Inker Store http://lilinkerdesigns.com/#_a_akolling

Check out this special Laura is offering on the new Wonky Squares Dies!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Monday, March 2, 2015

Lil' Inker Designs March Release: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Lil' Inker Designs March Release! This release is FULL of amazing dies and stamps that will be perfect for those any occasion cards.......are you ready? You should have arrived from the Sarah's blog. But guess what?? The whole new release is now available and can be found HERE!!!

My first card uses the new Hey, Foxy Stamps/Dies. If you love foxes, then you will love this new adorable FOX with stitching! There are lots of ways to customize your little fox. I've used the flower die from the Flip Flop Dies to embellish my scene and to adorn the fox!

I've used the Wonky Squares as a funky way to display my scene. These are on special this month too! See details below!

My second card uses the new AMAZING stamp set called Really Rosemaling. Truthfully, I had no idea what Rosemaling was when I received this set but a little searching found tons of ideas. This set has ENDLESS possibilities!!! (it may be my favorite LID stamp set to date!!!!) I was inspired by some bright color combos that I've pinned on my Color Board for this card!

I've framed my Rosemaling images with the Side Stitched Rectangles Mats. I added my panel with foam adhesive and added a few sparkling clear sequins! A simple sentiment was stamped with StazOn onto vellum and adhered with mini gluedots under the letters of the sentiment.

Now for the fun part! There is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky commenter along the way! One lucky winner is chosen for each day!!

LID Blog http://www.shoplilinker.blogspot.com/

Sarah Jay http://www.criminalgrace.com/

Amy Kolling http://stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/

Maureen Merritt http://www.mamamostamps.com/

Chrissy Larson http://chrissycards.blogspot.com/

Lea Lawson www.lealawsoncreates.com/

Karen Baker http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Carter http://jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Laura Williams http://lauralooloo.blogspot.com/

Lisa Henke http://mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com/

Lil' Inker Designs http://lilinkerdesigns.com/#_a_akolling

Check out this special Laura is offering on the new Wonky Squares Dies!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Lil' Inker Designs March Release: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Lil' Inker Designs March Release! This release is FULL of amazing dies and stamps that will be perfect for those any occasion cards.......are you ready? You should have arrived from the Lisa's blog. But guess what?? The whole new release is now available and can be found HERE!!!

My first project features the new Mini Canvas Die, Paint Your Canvas Stamps, and Mini Easel. I started by doing a Distress Ink background onto my Canvas Diecut by dragging it through Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio watered down inks that were on my craft mat. I completely let this dry and then stamped my sentiment in Memento Black ink.

The one thing that is fantastic about this Mini Canvas Die is the detail Laura included around the perimeter of the canvas. LOVE!!

My second project features this ADORABLE new Triangle Treat Holder Die. To make this, you need one piece of cardstock or pattern paper. I used some mini dot pattern paper in a neutral color. After diecutting 2 panels, I scored and assembled my box.

Once assembled, I added the details like the ears and paws which I embellished with R20 Copic. The little face and sentiment flag was stamped using the Bunny Treats Stamps (part of the bundle). I added my sentiment which was stamped onto a Sentiment Flag and stapled to a toothpick. There is plenty of room to add in some sweets to the inside prior to assembly. This is truly adorable once assembled!

Now for the fun part! There is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs for one lucky commenter along the way! One lucky winner is chosen for each day!!

Jen Carter

Check out this special Laura is offering on the new Wonky Squares Dies!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Lucky

****If you are here for my Sparkle and Shine Challenge post, please scroll down!****

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!
The LEAD of Lucky will be invited as a Guest Designer in our next challenge!

I couldn't let St. Patrick's Day pass without using one of my all time favorite Verve sets: Lucky You. I just love the detail in the sketch marks of the shamrocks. I stamped the shamrock and diecut using the coordinating Shamrock dies. I added my sentiment to panels that were die cut with the Border Builder Dies from Lil' Inker Designs and added a few Shamrock sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.