Reverse Confetti May Blog Hop!

Well hello Reverse Confetti friends!  We have had such a wonderful time celebrating our FIRST BIRTHDAY with all of you and sharing all of the fabulous sneak peeks for this month’s brand new release.  We hope you’ve liked what you’ve seen so far!  With 6 new stamp sets and 6 new Confetti Cuts Dies, there’s a lot of inspiration to be had.  

Today, since it’s the 8^th of the month, the Confetti Crew, Challenge Crew and a few of our friends are excited to bring you a few more projects for our Reverse Confetti new release blog hop using all the latest RC products.  Now’s the time to hop along with us and be sparked by the crafty goodness!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Daniela Dobson's blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop at the Reverse Confetti Blog, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all the new Reverse Confetti stamp sets and dies!

I have one more card to share using one of the new sets this month.....Winning.  Oh boy, is this set going to get a workout at my house!  I've stamped the stars in Silver Delicata pigment ink over a white cardbase.  Using the coordinating Confetti Cuts, I've diecut a banner and the pinked circle and layered them all up with foam adhesive!  

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Kathy Martin’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog

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A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

May’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY is open for you to play along.  Click HERE for a chance to win.  AND, be on the lookout for a NEW COLOR challenge we will be introducing on May 16^th and another way to win!

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Countdown to Confetti: Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the newest release for Reverse Confetti!   If you are just joining in on the fun, there are new AMAZING things happening this month as it's Reverse Confetti's FIRST Birthday!!!  Wahoo!  Want to know what's in store for this release??......SIX stamp sets and SIX Confetti Cuts!!

Today we are sharing two more new sets:  Here We Go and Let's Chill.  

My first card is using the cute polka dot plane image with coordinating dies from Here We Go.  I've die cut some clouds and layered this panel with foam adhesive over this adorable heart paper from Pink Paislee's Pen Pals collection.  I'm kinda smitten with how this card turned out!  :) 

My next project uses the new set Let's Chill with it's coordinating dies.  Let's just say this set is my FAVORITE of this release by far!!  Here I've used a strip of pattern paper from Lawn Fawn's Hello Sunshine collection (love this BTW) and cut 3 strips in different sizes.  My popsicles were die cut with the same paper collection from Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment was heat embossed in white onto vellum paper and layered behind the popsicles.

And I couldn't resist adding in some Prisma Glitter to my popsicles and embellishing with 6mm Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.  

So in celebration of Reverse Confetti's 1st Birthday there are  TWO separate prizes up for grabs for commenting on the DT blogs during sneak peeks!!!  

--the WHOLE release (6 stamp sets and 6 Confetti Cuts!)

--$25 gift certificate

There is also a FACEBOOK Promo going on too!  So make sure to check the Reverse Confetti Facebook page for another chance to win!  

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!

Countdown to Confetti: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the newest release for Reverse Confetti!  There some new AMAZING things happening this month as it's Reverse Confetti's FIRST Birthday!!!  Wahoo!  It's been an amazing year with Reverse Confetti and I can't wait to see what Jen has for next year!  But let's get to what's in store for this release:  SIX stamp sets and SIX Confetti Cuts!!

Today we are sharing two more new sets:  Key Words: You Make Me Smile and Label Me.  Let's start with this amazing new die called Doin' the Way.  It cuts several wavy lines in one cut and can be layered in ENDLESS ways.  I've used it for both my projects today!

I started by diecutting the waves several times and then piecing them back together for a wavy panel for my card front.  I softened it a bit with a sewn vellum panel.......this idea came from a good blog friend, Leigh Penner and her card HERE.  I loved her card and had to put my own spin on it!  :)

I've heat embossed my sentiment from Key Words: You Make Me Smile with white embossing powder and sewn on a few coordinating die cut stars from Oh My Stars Confetti Cuts.  Lastly, I added some 4mm Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Next up is a super CAS card especially for my son.  This kid LOVES LOVES LOVES bacon!!!  Seriously.......anything bacon, pig, etc.  So again using the Doin' the Way die, I HAD to make him a BACON card!  Nothing frilly.....just bacon and a sentiment from Label Me!  He will love this!!  :)

So in celebration of Reverse Confetti's 1st Birthday there are  TWO separate prizes up for grabs for commenting on the DT blogs during sneak peeks!!!  

--the WHOLE release (6 stamp sets and 6 Confetti Cuts!)

--$25 gift certificate

There is also a FACEBOOK Promo going on too!  So make sure to check the Reverse Confetti Facebook page for another chance to win!  

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!

Countdown to Confetti: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the newest release for Reverse Confetti!  There some new AMAZING things happening this month as it's Reverse Confetti's FIRST Birthday!!!  Wahoo!  It's been an amazing year with Reverse Confetti and I can't wait to see what Jen has for next year!  But let's get to what's in store for this release:  SIX stamp sets and SIX Confetti Cuts!!

Today we are sharing two new sets:  Oliver Owl and Winning.  I thought I'd try my hand at coloring the sweet Oliver Owl with some Copics.  I had fun but I really liked how some of the DT did NOT color him......next time, I will try that!  

Now for the good stuff...........PRIZES!!!  There are TWO separate prizes up for grabs for commenting on the DT blogs during sneak peeks!!!  

--the WHOLE release (6 stamp sets and 6 Confetti Cuts!)

--$25 gift certificate

There is also a FACEBOOK Promo going on too!  So make sure to check that out for another chance to win!  

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!

May Verve Diva Inspiration Hop!

Welcome to Verve's May Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This month we've got a fabulous challenge that's sure to take you on a sentimental journey! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize!

Our April challenge is Font Focus:

Fancy fonts are all the rage! Let your inner wordsmith shine and make a gorgeous sentiment (or two or three!) the focus of your card. Whether you draw inspiration from the graphic or take some poetic license of your own, just flash us some fonts!

I chose to work with watercoloring a little Verve today for my card.  I white heat embossed the star on a string image from Always on My Mind.  A did a few quick squiggle strokes of watercolors over my embossed images and let dry.  I then added a little white pen doodling with dots to the images....love how much that tiny detail adds!  Finally, I added in some Pastel Sequins to the star centers.  All done!

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 Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines, and a little bit about our brand new Diva!

	1. Julee	9. Susan
	2. Amy	10. Chaitali
	3. Anya	11. Stacey
	4. Betty	12. Maureen
	5. Karen	13. Marisa
	6. Sankari	14. Andrea
	7. Sarah	14. Charmaine
	8. Sony	14. Christyne

Check out our May special...

{DREAMS}

Stamps:  Always on My Mind, Blue Skies (Verve)

Paper:  White (PTI), Sweet Gelato (WP9)

Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine)

Misc:  Corner Rounder, Watercolors, White Embossing Powder, Foam Adhesive, White Pen (Signo Uniball)

One diecut........Love!!!

Hi everyone!!!  Happy Saturday.......I'm finishing up our annual garage sale today.  It was a very productive day yesterday with only selling a $15 item as the most expensive......so far we've made in excess of $400!  All little things and clothes!  This is my 8th year having a garage sale with my neighbor and we always have soo much fun.  Just in the last couple of years, we've added some wine "tasting" to our Thursday night before as we are marking for the sale.  This year we tried a new one by Cupcake Vineyards called Moscato D'Asti.  Oh my.....probably the best moscato I've had to date!

Ok, ok.........you are here for a card not wine recommendations!  :)

I have a card to share that is using ONE die and that's it.  No sentiment stamp because it's a word die!  I know there are lots of "hello" dies out there but I have already used this one a lot from Whimsy Stamps.  The yellow 'hello' has been diecut 5 times, layered, and glued together for dimension.  Love how it stands out!  (this is a partial CASE of a card by my friend Catherine Pooler....you can find her card over at StampNation).

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

{hello}

Paper:  Basic Gray (SU), Harvest Gold (PTI), Soft Stone (PTI)

Die:  Hello (Whimsy Stamps)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty

 photo source: 100layercake.com

We have a fabulous new sponsor, Pretty Pink Posh, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

My project is a total CASE of a sweet blog friend.......Chari Moss.  You can find her AMAZING card HERE.  I paired up some gorgeous sequins in Pansy Purple, Pink Peonies, and Lemon Meringue from Pretty Pink Posh with the fabulous Quilted Stitched Pattern Die from Lil' Inker Designs!  

My sentiment is a layered Mom word die from Lil' Inker Designs overstamped with the Envelope Pattern stamp from Hero Arts in Lavender ink from Simon Says Stamp.  Do you see one little surprise in there?  Yes!!!  Paulina has just released 4mm size sequins in ALL current colors!  I'm in LOVE with the minis!!

Pink & Pretty Designers

Leigh Penner, Guest Designer

Amber Kroening

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty and play along with us!