Ink It Up with Heidi Shafer -- Mama Elephant's Calli Letters

Today, I've joined again with
Heidi Shafer of Mapleberry Musings for Ink It Up.

Ink it Up is a challenge where, on the second and fourth Wednesday 

of each month, Heidi and I share cards that we've made with new stamp sets

that we haven't used yet.

Today, I'm sharing some projects that I made using my 

Mama Elephant Calli Letters stamp set.

I'm actually sharing the invitations that we made for Sage's 12th birthday party 

that we hosted two weekends ago.

Sage decided that she wanted to have a Paris-theme for her party this year.

So, she and I made the invitations together.

Sage blended green parakeet and Hawaiian Shores ink onto the background of the cards.

Then, using my MISTI, I stamped the Eiffel tower (using a Sweet 'N Sassy stamp set) 

onto each one in versamark and heat embossed them in silver.

I stamped the Bonjour from PTI's Fresh Floral Wraps stamp set 

and then the "you are invited" using the Mama Elephant Calli Letters stamp set.

I set up every second letter first and then went back a second time to fill in the remaining letters.

For four invitations, this went pretty quickly with my MISTI.

Sage's party was a hit!

She and her friends spent a lot of time outside, jumping on our trampoline.

Then, we came inside and did a little card making.

(I asked Sage and she said that she would be a guest blogger 

for me soon and share the card she made -- spoiler alert: it's gorgeous!)

Then, we enjoyed some treats...

I decided to use the Mama Elephant Calli Letters stamp set

to make some cards for each of the treats.... and in French, just for fun!

On each tiny card, I stamped the treat, as well as an Eiffel Tower image

from PTI's City Scene, in Delicata Silver ink.

We also made toppers for the cupcakes using the same stamps 

and their coordinating die.

We also had Butter Crunch....

... and macaroons, which we purchased at our local Farmer's Market.

Sage's party was very fun -- and her guests were thrilled with the Eiffel Tower 

necklaces Sage gave them as a thank you for coming!

I'm so glad that we can enjoy planning and hosting her parties together!

Don't forget to hop over to Heidi's blog to see what
she created for this Ink It Up.

Thanks for looking!

Countdown to Confetti: Treat Tubes & Topper

Welcome, 'Fetti Fans to Day 3 of the September Release for Reverse Confetti! 

This month's release is really fantastic!

In addition to the four new stamps sets & nine new Confetti Cuts,

we're also introducing four new products that Reverse Confetti will be carrying:

cardstock, ink, patterned paper and stencils!

And today, we're showcasing a wonderful new clear container 

with coordinating Confetti Cuts: Treat Tubes & Topper.

I baked up a batch of Cracker Jack to fill two Treat Tubes

and created two fun toppers and tags to go with them.

Here's my first one:

I diecut the Topper Confetti Cuts from some Echo Park patterned paper

and fit it on my Treat Tube.

I created the tag by diecutting one of the smaller Lacy Scallop Frames Confetti Cuts

from some coordinating patterned paper and threaded the twine through two of the scallop holes.

I stamped the Happy Harvest acorn and cap onto some Reverse Confetti White Cardstock

that I diecut using the Happy Harvest Confetti Cuts.

I diecut the new Wheat Confetti Cuts from Reverse Confetti White Cardstock

and blended Delicata Golden Glitz ink onto them before tucking them behind my acorn.

 I was inspired to embellish my next Treat Tube and Topper using the current

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Candy Apple:

 justataste.com

I looked through all of my patterned paper and was shocked that I couldn't find 

any black paper with white polka dots!

I diecut the Topper Confetti Cuts from this patterned paper instead.

I used the new Lacy Scallop Frames Confetti Cuts once again to make my tag,

but this time, used it as a frame.

I stamped the image from All Apples onto its coordinating diecut.

I also diecut the All Apples Confetti Cuts from Lime Green Cardstock and a piece

of the black patterned paper.

I tied my tag to my Topper Confetti Cuts using Solid Charcoal Twine.

Remember, there's still time to play along with this

 Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.

 

 

 

  

That's it for today!

There will be a $15 gift certificate up for grabs, so you make sure you leave a comment 

on each sneak peek post for each designer to increase your chances of winning!

Comments will close at noon CST on today (September 7th) and the winner will be 

announced at 5pm later today.

*AND, we are also giving away new product each day.

Check out the Reverse Confetti blog for more details.

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

Countdown to Confetti: Love Blooms & Sugary Sweet Sentiments

Hey, 'Fetti Fans, welcome to Day 3 of the January Release for Reverse Confetti! 

This is such a fabulous release, with six new stamp sets and eight new Confetti Cuts!

There's truly something for everyone this release....

Today, we are introducing two more fabulous sets:

Love Blooms (with coordinating Confetti Cuts!) and Sugary Sweet Sentiments.

The card that I'm sharing today also features a new product that Reverse Confetti is releasing this month...

Aren't they lovely?

These Quick Card Panels are a limited edition.

You get eight different panels that are so perfectly designed for Valentine's Day.

And their size is fabulous -- they work so well on the front of a card, but would 

also work to use in a pocket-type album.

Here's my card:

I stamped the sentiments (from Lots to Say & Puppy Love -- also being released this month)

in versa mark on my Quick Card Panel and heat embossed them in white before adhering it to my card front.

I diecut the Love Blooms Confetti Cuts and stamped them with the coordinating Love Blooms stamps before layering them over the flowers on the Quick Card Panel.

Next up, I have a couple of projects using the super fun new Sugary Sweet Sentiments -- a great stamp set which focuses on candy & sweet things!

Here's what I made....

Are these adorable?

I love that you can use these stamps to create sweet treats for others!

Here are some close-ups.

I used the new Square Tag that's being released this month to stamp

the sentiment from Sugary Sweet Sentiments in three different colours.

I made the treat bag using Tagged Tote Confetti Cuts and cut the front panel using

one of the Pretty Panels to create the window so you can see the jelly beans on the inside.

For my bottle of Coke, I used the Envie Wrap Confetti Cut with some Pink Paislee patterned paper, 

which I extended a little with my paper trimmer to fit around the bottle.

I diecut the largest circle from Circles 'n Scallops Confetti Cuts from stamper's select white card-stock.

I diecut the largest heart from the new Heart to Heart Confetti Cuts from a sticky note,

which I layered over the diecut circle. 

Using my Tim Holtz blending tool, I inked the outside of the circle with cranberry ink.

Then, I stamped the sentiment from Sugary Sweet Sentiments over top.

What a fun way to dress up a treat!

    

 

  

That's it for today!

There will be a $15 gift certificate up for grabs, so you make sure you leave a comment 

on each sneak peek post for each designer to increase your chances of winning!

Comments will close at noon CST today and the winner will be 

announced later today at 5pm CST.

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Birthday, Jonah!

Today is my son, Jonah's, 11th birthday and I have some projects to share.

I made some treat wrappers for the Kit Kat bars that Jonah picked out to give to his friends, using this week's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink: Stamping Random Background patterns.

 

I used my Headline Alphabet stamps to stamp their names. Then I used Boy Basics: Game On & Live Love Life to stamp the random background.

And here's the card that Sage made for Jonah, also using this week's MIM:

I'm linking Sage's card up to the Simon Says Stamp Kids' Summer Vacation Challenge.

So, the kids should be arriving any moment, and then we'll be off to the pool. It's a little cool and cloudy, but that won't prevent them from having a great time, right? ;)

Thanks for looking!