Danielle's Special Delivery Blog Hop!

Hi everyone!  I'm here today with a ton of blog friends helping to celebrate a new baby!!  Danielle, from Neat & Tangled, had a baby GIRL!  We wanted to do something special for her so join along to wish her well and for some fabulous baby card ideas.  You should have arrived here from the Neat & Tangled blog to start the hop.

I had the pleasure of meeting and rooming with Danielle last fall........she is a sweet and lovely person inside and out.  It was so fun to meet her after working on her DT for over a year.  I even got to watch her design in her sketchbook....hehe.  Here's a picture I had to share of Danielle and I.......with a MDQ photo bomb!  :)

Congrats Danielle.....enjoy every second with that precious one!!

I created a little "onesie" shaped card courtesy of some dies and added a sweet "Special Delivery" message (from Santa Tags by Neat & Tangled) embossed in white on vellum.  The tiny button dies were tied up with mini crochet threaded bows.  I will never tire of Danielle's handwriting stamps.......they are just beautiful!!

There's lots of great ladies celebrating during the hop.......your next stop is Jessica Pascarella!

{Special Delivery}

Stamps:  Santa's Tags (Neat & Tangled)

Paper:  White (PTI), Vellum (Michael's)

Pattern Paper:  Memories Captured (Fancy Pants)

Dies:  Onesie Card and Finishers Die (Top Dog Dies), Stitched Mats: Rectangles (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  White Embossing Powder, Versamark, White Crochet Thread

a post for DAD

A quick post here using some fairly new goodies from Simon Says Stamp from the Pure Sunshine release.

I created this card using the Lots of Stars stamps and Simon Says Stamp inks in Soft Navy, Green Apple, Smoke, and Lipstick Red.  I really like how this turned out....simple yet perfect for a masculine card.  Since I don't have the actual "dad" die, I improvised and used the full card Dad die.  A few snips and you have a "dad" die!

Thanks so much for sharing a part of your day with me!

{Dad}

all supplied from Simon Says Stamp

Stamps:  Lots Of Stars 

Paper:  White, Smoke

Ink:  Green Apple, Soft Navy, Smoke, Lipstick Red

Misc:  Foam Adhesive

The Cutting Edge Challenge!

Hi everyone!  I have some fun news about a new Challenge Blog that you are just going to LOVE to play along with........I mean, who doesn't have dies and lots of them?  Let's introduce:  The Cutting Edge Challenge.  I'm so tickled to be joining this group of designers for a fun take on diecutting!

Here's a little bit about the challenge:

This challenge is based on an INSPIRATION CARD and incorporate DIE CUTTING. 

Feel free to use a Silhouette Cameo or Portrait, Cricut, Spellbinders, Sizzix, Papertrey Ink, Paper Smooches, Avery Elle, just to name a few or ANY other kind of electronic or metal dies.

So, to kick things off.......our first challenge is based on some of the DT cards to use as inspiration.  And the best part??.........it's a Guest Designer search!!!  Simply create a card using the DT cards as inspiration but make sure to tell us WHAT inspired you!

For more details on the challenge this week, please check out The Cutting Edge Challenge blog!

CAS for CASology

Hi all!  It's been an exhausting week......won't go into details but I do have a CAS card to share using Whimsy Stamps.  

I decided to play along with CASology this week as their challenge is "anniversary".  I used a little set called Feeling Fruity Additions for a little punny humor.  I stamped the inside of this card with Happy Anniversary and then added a few 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.    

Thanks so much for sharing a part of your day with me!

Reverse Confetti June Blog Hop!

 Hey there, Reverse Confetti fans!  

It’s the 8^th of the month and time for another sizzling Blog Hop from the Confetti Crew and a few other friends.  Summer is quickly approaching, so this is a good excuse to stay inside out of the heat and recharge your batteries with us!  We’ll give you a minute to grab a glass of lemonade as we hop along together and share some crafty goodness with you!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Daniela’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 of Reverse Confetti’s amazing stamp sets!

This month we are featuring ways to use Reverse Confetti's stamps and dies in FUN ways......you need to see the inspiration from the DT.......just sayin'!!!  :)

I decided to make a set of mini cards/envies and matching gift box.  I've used the dies and stamps for Class Act from Reverse Confetti and added in some Office Edges Confetti Cuts to make them a "shaped" card.  I used my envelope punch board to make my matching envies in some fun polka dot paper!

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’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.

How would you like to win some Reverse Confetti goodies of your very own?  Leave a comment on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI. Comments are open until Tuesday, June 10 at noon CST, and the winner will be announced 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.  Click HERE for a chance to win.  AND, be on the lookout for another great COLOR challenge on June 16^th and another way to win!

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Thanks a LATTE

Whew!  The weekend is here!  

I have a little "thanks a LATTE" card to share for all my followers....

I've used an image from the Coffee Break that can be found at Whimsy Stamps.  The matching dies make this a fabulous set especially the stitching on the coffee cozy!!!  I embellished the cozy by stamping a star, adding a star diecut from the Coffee Cup Die set, and adding Wink of Stella and 6mm Sparkling Clear sequin from Pretty Pink Posh.

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

{thanks a LATTE}

Stamps:  Coffee Break (Whimsy Stamps)

Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Soft Stone (PTI), Basic Gray (SU)

Pattern Paper:  Let's Polka (Lawn Fawn)

Ink:  Onyx Black (Versafine), Pure Poppy (PTI)

Dies:  Coffee Cup Die Set (Whimsy Stamps), Stitched Mats: Rectangles (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive, Sequin (Pretty Pink Posh)

Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop!!!  Paulina has lined up some fabulous ladies and we are sharing LOTS of inspiration along the way using the newest product Paulina has added to her store.......steel dies! 

My favorite die of the release is this die called Window Panes Die.  There is so much that you can do with this!  Paulina has done a fabulous job of sharing ideas using this die to make shakers and little scenes within the window panes.  Check out THIS POST for the video!

I've used the Window Panes Die to create my own "stencil".  I diecut the Window Panes from cardstock and carefully applied 6 different colors of Distress Inks in rainbow order.  I wanted to spell "thanks" out in alphabet dies but I wanted them to stand out so diecut the individual letters out of the same sponged colors as the Window Panes and added Glossy Accents over the top.  

Now for the good part......PRIZES!!!  There are 2, $25 gift certificates up for grabs to spend in the PPP store!!!  Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop.  Comments must be left by 11:59 PDT on 6/8/14.  Winners will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh blog.

Pretty Pink Posh blog

Jennifer McGuire

Laura Sterckx

Gayatri Murali

Julie Ebersole

Maureen Merritt

Amy Kolling--->you are here

Lisa Elton

Laurie Willison

Stacey Schafer

Leigh Penner

Joni Andaya
Anna Kossakovskaya

It's almost down to the wire for voting in Round 3 for Gallery Idol.....my card is #9!!!  You can vote here:  http://ck.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=126376&s=66175387&i=2

{thanks}

Paper:  White, New Leaf (PTI)

Ink:  Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Seedless Preserves (Distress Inks/Tim Holtz/Ranger)

Dies:  Window Panes Die (Pretty Pink Posh), Stitched Alpha (Lil' Inker Designs)

Misc:  Foam Adhesive, Glossy Accents