Countdown to Confetti: Dream in Color and Peacock Pretties

 

 

Welcome to Day 2 of sneak peeks for Reverse Confetti!  Today we are sharing 2 more sets releasing this month:  Dream in Color and Peacock Pretties.  Dream in Color will become a part of the Reverse Confetti:  Key Words Collection.  So stay tuned to later releases for more on this.  :)

 

I've combined both these new sets for my card today.  Using my favorite technique, emboss resist, I've made my own stamped colored panel using Distress Inks.

 

 

 

 

 

We have a little something for YOU! Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI! You have until 1 pm EST on May 7th to leave a comment. (Only one comment per blog per day, please!). The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!

Make sure to head back over to the Reverse Confetti blog for a full list of those sharing sneak peeks of this set!!!

 

 

{dream in COLOR}

Stamps:  Dream in Color, Peacock Pretties (Reverse Confetti)

Paper:  White, Enchanted Evening (PTI)
Ink:  Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Distress Inks (Tim Holtz)
Misc:  Foam Adhesive, Black Pearls

May Verve Diva Inspiration Hop

 

***For my Reverse Confetti Countdown post, please scroll down or click HERE***

 

 

Welcome to our Diva Inspirations Hop! It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the Verve Inspirations Team to breathe new life into some much-loved stamps and dies. And there's a PRIZE up for grabs, which might just come in handy for the new stamps and dies Verve is releasing on Friday, May 10! So be sure to leave a little shout out in the comment section of each blog as you hop about to be entered in a drawing for a $30 gift certificate to Verve Stamps! Check out all the details and prize info over at the Verve Blog.

 

 

	1. Julee	7. Sankari
	2. Amy	8. Sarah
	3. Anya	9. Sony
	4. Betty	10. Susan
	5. Jessica	11. Tiffany
	6. Karen

 

 

I've used a stamp set called Text Objects to make an anniversary card to have in my stash.  I know this is more layers than I generally do but it's kinda fun to get out the papers and sewing machine!!!  Love the little quote by Winnie the Pooh that was stamped for the horizontal panel.....

 

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.--Winnie the Pooh

 

I've used the newest Viva la Verve sketch that can be found HERE but I rotated it horizontal..  Make sure to read the master challenge thread on Splitcoast Stampers for your chance at winning some Verve for yourself!

 

 

Ok, now it's time to send you on your way. You're next stop is Anya's blog!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment here and at each stop along the way for a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Verve Store. Thanks for sharing part of your day here with me!

 

 

{I never want to live without you}
Stamps:  Text Objects (Verve)
Paper:  Vintage Cream (PTI)
Pattern Paper:  Come Away with Me (MME)
Ink:  Kraft (PTI)
Dies:  From the Heart (A CUT above DIES by Verve), Circle (Spellbinders)
Misc:  Sewing Machine, Pearls, Edge Distresser

Countdown to Confetti: Happy Harbor

 

Welcome to the first day of sneak peeks for Reverse Confetti!  All of us on the DT have been patiently waiting for this day and it's now here!  Today we are sharing projects using an adorable nautical themed set called Happy Harbor.  Lots of options when it comes to this set.....and several sentiments!!

 

I went for a non-traditional color scheme but using trendy nautical stripes!  Do you see the light beams?  It's the fishy bubble stamp from this set!  Love to find other uses for stamps!

 

 

 

 

 

We have a little something for YOU! Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI! You have until 1 pm EST on May 7th to leave a comment. (Only one comment per blog per day, please!). The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!

Make sure to head back over to the Reverse Confetti blog for a full list of those sharing sneak peeks of this set!!!



 

 

{you're swell}

Stamps:  Happy Harbor (Reverse Confetti)

Paper:  Rustic White (PTI), Peach (Bazzill)

Pattern Paper:  Trendsetter (Fancy Pants)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pink Grapefruit (Versamagic), True Black (PTI)

Dies:  Circles (Spellbinders)

Misc:  Saddle Stitch Ribbon (PTI), Navy button, Button Twine (PTI), Copics, misc. twine, Foam Adhesive



Timeless Twine May Challenge: Mother's Day

 

I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your weekend!  When this post goes live, I will be sitting through my 2nd baseball/softball game of the day!  Love this time of the year but I just wish that the weather would cooperate!  Ahhh......Kansas!

 

 

I have a card to share today for the May challenge over on Twineology!  I've used some fabulous Raspberry Pink Timeless Twine by Bella Creationz.  Our challenge theme is:  Mother's Day.  I paired my twine up with a sweet "mom" die from Lil' Inker Designs that was just released. 

 

I die cut my "mom" die from chipboard and stamped it lightly with the Envelope Pattern stamp from Hero Arts for just a little added texture.  I saved the heart and used that to layer my twine on and then placed my die cut word over the top with foam adhesive!

 

 Have you seen the new MME Kate & Co. papers yet??  The one I've used is called Cambridge Court .  I've used it for several cards already....it's just beautiful!! 

 

This challenge does have a PRIZE up for grabs.......go check it out over on the Twineology blog and link up your twine project!

And if that isn't enough, Timeless Twine is having a SALE for Mother's Day.....May 1st-12th.  All spools are 30% off!!!  Check it out HERE.

 

{mom}

Stamps:  Envelope Pattern (Hero Arts)

Paper:  Hibiscus Burst, Vellum (PTI)

Pattern Paper:  Kate & Co. Cambridge Court (MME)

Ink:  Kraft (PTI)

Dies:  Mom Word Die, Sitched Mats: Rectangles (Lil' Inker Designs)

Twine:  Raspberry Pink (Timeless Twine by Bella Creationz)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive

I'm on the Confetti Crew!!!

 

 

I have been keeping a secret for a LONG time and I'm so excited to finally share!!  A couple of months ago, I received a Facebook message from my friend Jen del Muro inviting me, ME, to be on her DT for her new stamp company, Reverse Confetti.  I have long admired Jen for her style and have had the opportunity to be on several DT's with her.  So when she asked me about this, I knew it would be a "yes" and that her designs would be fabulous! 

 

 



 

I can't wait to show you Jen's designs in action on my blog and this gets started SOON!  The first release is May 8th and it kicks off with sneak peeks on May 5th.  You can read more about Jen and the other Confetti Crew members HERE as we still have one day left of introductions!  Jen has lined up some *awesome* talent for her team!!  You can read about a little "interview" we all had with Jen on the blog too!

 

Check out the Reverse Confetti Facebook page.......HERE.

Thanks for letting me share my news today!!!!

 

 

Avery Elle May Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Avery Elle May Release Blog Hop!  I'm so excited to be joining this fabulous group of designers on the team for the month!  My card was chosen last month in their monthly card challenge to be the Guest Designer for May.  You can see my card HERE.  Thank you Jamie for letting me join in this month with your team!

 

 

I am sharing a card made using one of the newest sets to hit the Avery Elle store.....Cupcakes!  I used the images to do some simple paper piecing using some awesome new paper from MME:  Cambridge Court.  I am a pink girl at heart and this collection just speaks to me!  Love the muted pinks and aquas! 

 

 

 

TIP:  I wanted to share that I originally used a pink tipped Dritz stick pin but it just didn't look right.  So I cut off the tip and added my own tip using one of the enamel dots from the matching collection!  I think it gave my card a more finished look.

 

Now, are you ready to continue with the blog hop?  Here is the list:

Avery Elle / Jamie

Chunyuan Wu

Nina Yang

Heather Campbell

JJ Bolton

Amy Kolling

Donna Mikasa

Kasia Curry

 

 

To celebrate our May Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one winner. You have until midnight Sunday, May 5th to enter. The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, May 6th . All products are now available for purchase in the Avery Elle store.

To increase your chances of winning:

1. Comment on any of the design team's posts & here on the Avery Elle Blog
2. Tweet the contest (we are @averyellestamps )
3. Share us with your friends on Facebook (we are www.facebook.com/AveryElle ) and make sure they tell us you sent them.
4. Pin one of the May Release projects from here or the design team’s blogs to Pinterest
5. Like us on Facebook (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already like us)
6. Become a blog follower (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already follow us)
7. Join our Flickr group (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already belong)

 

 

{You are the icing}
Stamps:  Cupcake (Avery Elle)
Paper:  Rustic White (PTI)
Pattern Paper:  Cambridge Court/Kate & Co. (MME)
Ink:  True Black, Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist (PTI), Onyx Black (Versafine)
Misc:  Enamel Dots (MME), Stick Pin (Dritz), Foam Adhesive, Stickles

Happy Birthday!

 

I know I keep you informed with my weather updates here on the blog but come on SERIOUSLY......SNOW on May 2?  Yep!  That's the forecast.....it stinks and as some have lovingly tagged it.....Sprinter.  Well, I don't like it and it can go away!!!  :)

 

If you visited the Fresh Squeezed Stamps Blog yesterday, you would have seen this card but I just had to share it here too!  I've used the soda straw from the stamp set.....Soda-lighted. I've stamped it on the angle and then colored in just the tiny stripes with Copics: Y35, RV25, BG13. Next up, stamping my sentiment across the panel, trimming it down and adding in some enamel dots........all done!  I am LOVING these enamel dots lately.......anyone else?  :)

 

 

If you visit my blog, then you may know that in the past I don't do "tilted" but it's really growing on me now! I guess I just needed to get out of my comfort zone!!  You can check out my "tilted" PTI Blog Hop card HERE that was featured in the PTI newsletter yesterday! How fun!

 

 

{happy birthday}

Stamps:  Soda-lighted (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Paper:  Raspberry Fizz, White (PTI)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores (PTI)

Misc:  Copics, Enamel Dots (MME)