Starry Nights with Taylored Expressions

Hi everyone!  

I wanted to share a bit of a card that was up on the Taylored Expressions Blog yesterday.   I was part of a "Double Take" post (along with Julia Stainton) featuring the Starry Night Cutting Plate and Downtown Border.   Make sure to visit the blog to see how I created my card. 

Guess what???  Taylored Expressions is giving away the dies used to make these cards!  Check out the post for details and make sure to comment to win!

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop!

Welcome to the June Reverse Confetti Blog Hop!  The DT is showcasing some fabulous ways to use Reverse Confetti products for Masculine gifts!  You should have arrived from the Reverse Confetti blog......HERE.

I thought it very fitting since my hubby LOVES craft beer.......to make a quick little gift for Father's Day.  My beer tag was made using the Hanging Out Confetti Cuts with kraft cardstock.  I layered pattern paper, added a stamped diecut circle using the Roundabout stamp set and some stars from Oh My Stars Confetti Cuts. 

 I then recycled a burlap sack (from a gift my friend Stacey Schafer made) and filled it with peanuts.  Because who doesn't like beer and peanuts?  I added a coordinating tag from Tag Me that was embellished with a stamped heart image from Roundabout Additions which I then covered up with 2 star diecuts to keep everything matchy matchy.  :)

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What's a blog hop without a prize?  Make sure to check out the Reverse Confetti Blog for all the details but there is a $15 gift certificate up for grabs!!

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 Wanda’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”…

June’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY is open for you to play along.  Check it out for a chance to win and become our newest ‘Fetti Fave! 

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

June 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 June challenge is Eat Me, Drink Me

Are you fueled by coffee, tea or cocoa? Find cupcakes irresistible? Create a card featuring an edible treat or favored beverage!  Use the inspiration graphic as a starting point, or head off in your own direction - just leave us needing a fix of your favorite indulgence!

I couldn't resist inking up this tiny cupcake from Small Packages with white embossing powder on watercolor paper.  After diecutting using the Cupcake Frame Die Set, I used Distress Markers to add some watercolor.  My back panel was done using the same shades of Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, and Cracked Pistachio watercolored randomly.  My sentiment, from Cupcakes, was white heat embossed and Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh) were added.

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Saturday, June 20.
Prize: $30 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. Susan
	2. Amy	8. Maureen
	3. Anya	9. Marisa
	4. Betty	10. Chaitali
	5. Sankari	11. Stacey
	6. Sarah	12. Amber

Since today is the start of the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop, I'm going to link this up over there!  Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Watercolor Blog Hop with Pretty Pink Posh

Welcome to the Watercolor Blog Hop with Pretty Pink Posh!  Watercoloring is so HOT right now in papercrafting and I *might* be a little addicted to it!!  ☺  There are so many mediums for watercoloring but my absolute favorite are Distress Inks.  

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and the "smooshing" technique of Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, and Ripe Persimmon.  Over this, I sprayed some Pure Color Shimmer Mist (from WPlus9).  Oh this technique takes a watercolored panel to a whole other level!!!  With this panel, I diecut a butterfly from Life is Beautiful (Papertrey Ink) and embellished with 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.  My butterfly was layered onto a diecut panel from Stitched Duo3 by Pretty Pink Posh.  

My panel was layered onto a Distress Ink Splattered card base using the same colors as the butterfly and I mixed in some more of that shimmer spray to keep the shimmer theme going throughout the card.  Finally, 4mm Pumpkin and 4mm Pink Peonies Sequins were added randomly by dropping them and adhering.  

Now, for more details on the Blog Hop starting tomorrow!

**Blog Hop starts June 5 at 6am PST and ends June 8 at 11:55pm PST

**Link up to the blog hop over at the Pretty Pink Posh blog.......HERE

**Sponsors----make sure to check out the PPP blog for their prizes!

**PRIZES----If we can get 100 entries, Paulina will donate a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp.  200 entries?  She'll donate another!  For every 100 entries (up to 500), there will be an extra $20 gift certificate! 

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Lil' Inker Designs June Release: Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the Lil' Inker Designs June Release!  You should have arrived from the  Lil' Inker Design's blog.   But guess what??  The whole new release is now available and can be found HERE!!!

I am absolutely loving the watercolor trend.......I carried this over to another baby card using several new products.  I created a watercolor background of pink, blue, and yellow Distress Inks.  I diecut the Baby Word Die from this panel and layered it up for dimension.  I added a frame using the new Embossed Dots Rectangles Dies and added some Circle Banner Dies.  Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh were added to embellish.

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I have a mini card to share using the new Dual Dotted Squares Dies.  I ran this die through my Big Shot with a metal shim just to make sure all those tiny dots were cut completely.  A sentiment from Send Pretty Greeings was added.  

 

NOW.........Did you see these introduced??  They are these AMAZING new paper collections from Lil' Inker Designs!!!  

Ombre Paper Pads!!  Aren't these fabulous????!!!!

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

LID Blog 

Amy Kolling

Karen Baker  

Maureen Merritt 

Lisa Henke 

Chrissy Larson 

Amy Tsuruta (Guest)

Sarah Jay

Heather Hoffman

Lea Lawson

Laura Williams

Jennifer Carter

Lil' Inker Designs Store

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Lil' Inker Designs June Release: Day 2

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

I must admit......I am not a coffee drinker.  Not ever.  I have tried it and it's just not my thing.  Now, I will drink a frappuccino once in a while but that's it!  BUT......I did have fun with this new amazing stamp set called Coffee Talk Stamps.  I have loads of friends that drink coffee so this card will have a home soon!  The border was done using the new Dual Dotted Rectangle Dies.

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For my second card, I've used the new Wrapper's Delight: Sunburst die for a congratulations card.  I pieced this together with some pattern paper and stitched the perimeter with white thread.  I love the sentiments in this set because you can customize them.  See graphic below for all the possibilities!

NOW.........Did you see these introduced yesterday??  They are these AMAZING new paper collections from Lil' Inker Designs!!!  

Ombre Paper Pads!!  Aren't these fabulous????!!!!

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

LID Blog 

Jennifer Carter

Lisa Henke 

Karen Baker  

Sarah Jay

Lea Lawson

Chrissy Larson 

Laura Williams

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta (Guest)

Heather Hoffman   

Maureen Merritt 

Lil' Inker Designs Store

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!