Celebrate

Happy Saturday!!!  This has been a week of being mom's taxi to and from camp, nurse mom to a sick little girl, and some fun things in there too.  Today we are planning a swim day and I can't wait!  Kids will both have friends so mom can RELAX.  I'm not sure I know what that is!!!  :)

I thought I'd play along with the current CASology Cue:  Glow.  Here is how I was inspired.......I stamped a row of candles from Happy Everything by Whimsy Stamps in pastel colors.  To keep with the softer look of this birthday card, I stamped the sentiment in Slate Ink.  Do you notice the stitched curved border?  This is a new die from Pretty Pink Posh called Stitched Borders 1 and it's awesome! 

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

{Celebrate}

Stamps:  Happy Everything (Whimsy Stamps)

Paper:  White, Hawaiian Shores, Harvest Gold (PTI)

Ink:  Slate (AMuse), Provincial Gray, Peach, Pool, Island, Chamomile (Fresh Ink), Mint (Avery Elle)

Dies:  Stitched Border 1 (Pretty Pink Posh)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive

Reverse Confetti SFYTT

I'm sharing a card for the Sketch For You to Try over at Reverse Confetti.  

I strayed from my CAS ways to this more layered look.  I said that I channeled my inner Jen del Muro and Susan Liles for this one!  LOL  I told them that this card turned out but took me FOREVER to make!  I hope you like it!

I used OODLES of Reverse Confetti goodies for this one.......they are all listed below but I used 7 Confetti Cuts, Fabulous Flamingos and Whole Lotts Dots stamps!  The part I love the most is that I used the Diagonal Stripe Pretty Panel as an impression plate!!!  Oh yeah, that polka dot background paper?  Yep.  I stamped that!

Don't forget to stop by the Reverse Confetti Blog for all the SFYTT details and to link up your own card for a chance to be the 'Fetti Fave!!!!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Reverse Confetti July Blog Hop!

We hope you all agree that this month’s release from REVERSE CONFETTI is hot, hot hot!  We changed things up a bit this month and brought you more dies than ever before, but still quenched your thirst for those fun Quirky Cuties with Rocky Raccoon and introduced what’s sure to be a new favorite, Fabulous Flamingo, just to name a couple of the new stamp sets (there are 4—along with 7 Confetti Cuts Die sets).  Today, we are making a final splash with all the new products, and bringing you our Reverse Confetti new release blog hop.  You’ll have it made in the shade once you see all the fun you can have with this release! 

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Jessica Fick’s blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, 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 must confess....I don't color but what I have been loving lately is watercoloring with Distress Inks!  So I inked up Rocky Raccoon with Versamark and heat embossed in black.  Then I went to town watercoloring and adding shading.  I actually had fun coloring!!  I layered Rocky onto some die cut circles from Circles 'n Scallops and carefully layered them so that the chevrons still lined up on the paper.  My sentiment was stamped onto a banner diecut from Tag Me.

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.

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

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

Celebrate the creative side of you!

{I'm missing you}

Stamps:  Rocky Raccoon (Reverse Confetti)

Paper:  White (PTI)

Pattern Paper:  Adventure (MME)

Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Black (Versafine)

Dies:  Circles 'n Scallops, Tag Me (Reverse Confetti)

Sequins:  Sand (Pretty Pink Posh)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive

Countdown to Confetti: Day 3

Welcome to the Reverse Confetti July Release!  If you are just joining in on the fun, there AMAZING things happening this month.....4 new stamp sets and 7 Confetti Cuts this month!

Today we are sharing inspiration using two new sets:  Fresh 'n Fruity and Fabulous Flamingo.  I have 2 cards to share today.  

First up.......Fresh 'n Fruity for a little margarita action!  I love LOVE margaritas and this set is perfect to make my margarita lovin' friends some cards!  I've used the stamp set and coordinating Confetti Cuts and layered them on a new die called Pretty Panels: Diagonal Stripe.  These panels are sized to layer over the scalloped rectangle from Love Notes.  Genius!!!

Next up.......Fabulous Flamingo and coordinating Confetti Cuts.  First let's take a look at the scallop circle and inner circle.  These are the new Circles and Scallops Confetti Cuts......they are amazing and have a cute debossed line to them!  The circles were layered onto striped paper from MME (Market Street Ashbury Heights) and adorned with 4mm clear sequins.  I'm not sure about anyone else, but I've been seeing TONS of flamingo themed things lately and this stamp set is fantastic!  It's punny, fun, and Jen has thought of everything for this set!

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

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! 

{Take life.....}

Stamps:  Fresh 'n Fruity (Reverse Confetti)

Paper:  White, Limeade Ice, Soft Stone, Ripe Avocado (PTI)

Ink:  Pear Tart (Memento), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Dies:  Fresh 'n Fruity, Pretty Panels: Diagonal Stripe (Reverse Confetti), Impression Plate (PTI)

Sequins:  6mm Marshmallow (Pretty Pink Posh)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive

{Hope your day is fabulous}

Stamps:  Fabulous Flamingo (Reverse Confetti)

Paper:  White, Spring Rain (PTI)

Pattern Paper:  Market Street: Ashbury Heights (MME)

Ink:  Melon (Fresh Ink), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Dies:  Fabulous Flamingo, Circles 'n Scallops (Reverse Confetti)

Sequins:  4mm/6mm clear (Pretty Pink Posh)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive  

Countdown to Confetti: Day 2

Welcome to the Reverse Confetti July Release!  If you are just joining in on the fun, there AMAZING things happening this month.....4 new stamp sets and 7 Confetti Cuts this month!

Today we are sharing inspiration using a new set in the Key Words Collection:  So Very Special.  

I paired up the new Confetti Cuts: Tag Me, Too and Key Words: So Very Special for a mini card that is perfect to add as a tag on a gift bag!  If you visit often, then you know I am VERY fond of mini's and this Tag Me, Too die is perfect for mini cards!  I stamped my sentiment in StazOn Black onto vellum and overlayed it onto some gold striped paper from MME.  A few mini gold sequins were added for that bling!

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

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! 

{Special Birthday}

Stamps:  Key Words: So Very Special (Reverse Confetti)

Paper:  White (PTI), Vellum (Michaels)

Pattern Paper:  Metallic (MME Necessities)

Ink:  Black (StazOn)

Die: Tag Me, Too (Reverse Confetti Confetti Cuts)

Misc:  4mm Gold Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), White Satin Ribbon

July Verve Diva Inspiration Hop!

Welcome to Verve's July Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Divas to serve up some fresh inspiration with their Verve stamps! Leave some comment love along the hop spots for a chance to win a prize, then grab some stamps and play along with our July inspiration challenge for another chance to win!

Our July challenge is Red, White and You:

Red and white are always classic, pair this gorgeous color combo with a color of YOUR choice! Make a statement or keep it muted, it's all up to you! Feel free to use the graphic as inspiration or not, we just want to see you flash a little red, white and "up to you" color on your creation!

I've used one of my favorite Verve floral sets:  Poppy Birthday.  After heat embossing in black onto watercolor paper, I watercolored with Festive Berries Distress Ink.  Sentiment is stamped in StazOn black ink onto vellum and wrapped around the panel.  A few Pretty Pink Posh sequins were added.......well, because I can't create anything without sequins anymore!!!

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!

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

It's a Red, White and Blue SALE!

Everything in the Verve store is marked down 15% (or more) through Thursday, July 10!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Birthday Bash

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We have an awesome new sponsor, Top Dog Dies, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Birthday Bash!  The designers received some fabulous Tog Dog Dies to work with for this challenge...such a quality product!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a prize from Top Dog Dies!

I fell in love with this tiny envelope and heart die that are included in the Heart Mini Album Finishers Die Set.  I paired it up over some sunburst stamps from the new Happy Everything stamp set from Whimsy Stamps (this was just released).

What I love about these "finisher" sets from Top Dog Dies is that there are so many dies included that can be used for OTHER things.  The Heart Mini Album Finishers Die Set has lots of heartsy things but I found a way to use this set for Birthday too!

Birthday Bash Designers

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

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: Birthday Bash and play along with us!

{a whole lotta HAPPY}

Stamps:  Happy Everything (Whimsy Stamps)

Paper:  White, Lemon Tart, Melon Berry (PTI)

Ink:  Peach, Island, Chamomile, Fuchsia, Pink Lemonade (Fresh Ink), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Dies:  Heart Mini Album Finishers Die Set (Top Dog Dies)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive