Always believe...

Today, I have a card to share that I made using

some Reverse Confetti stamps & dies. 

I started by diecutting the bottom half of the larger tag from Reverse Confetti's Tag Me die set from vellum and used is as a banner by trimming it down on its sides.

On it, I stamped my sentiment from Paper Crane and heat embossed it in white.

I adhered it to my aqua mist card stock background and stitched it in place.

Then I stamped the feather from Peacock Pretties by inking it in three different colours at once (starting with the darker blue & ending with the coral) and cut it out by hand.

I tied some Teal Twine from Pretty Pink Posh around it and adhered it to my card.

Some My Mind's Eye enamel dots finish it off.

Thanks for looking!

Our playdate -- take 1

 

The Scrapbook Cottage is a fabulous scrapbooking store in Winnipeg

that I love to visit when we go to the city.

 

I stopped in there at the end of February and Kathy showed me all of the new

products they'd gotten in..... including Chickaniddy Crafts!

As I hadn't received my Chickaniddy Crafts products yet, I was thrilled

to see them in real life!
I told Kathy that I was a member of the Chickaniddy Crafts design team

and she sent me home with some Date Night patterned paper and embellishments and

asked if I could make a layout for them to display in the store.

 

Here's the layout I made:

 

 

Date Night is a fabulous collection!

I thought it would be fun to use it to document a "date" that I had in the fall with my oldest son.

We went to see a play together -- hence the title: "our playdate" (which I diecut

using my PTI Bookprint alphabet dies.)

I made a tag in a pocket along the side, which I embellished with some Date Night sticker &

decorative brad.

 

I added another Date Night sticker as a banner along my journaling, which I diecut

with PTI's double-ended banner die.

The striped banner was diecut with PTI's Get a Handle on It.

The journaling was diecut with the largest tag from Reverse Confetti's Tag Me.

A few Date Night enamel hearts finish it off.

 

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #69

Today, I have a card to share that I made for
 CAS(E) This Sketch #69 by N@ Ali:

For this sketch, I decided to use my Wplus9 Fresh Cut Florals stamp set
and I was inspired by an image that I found on Stephanie Bryan's blog.

I loved the colour combo and how the flowers formed a wreath
around the words in the middle.

Here's my card:

 I stamped my sentiment (from Papertrey Ink's Think Big Favourites #12)

in Spring Moss.

Then I added my leaves and flowers in Melon Berry, Enchanted Evening and 

a light blue Mama Elephant ink called Winter.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 
and to play along, if you'd like.
You have until Thursday, March 27th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

Monthly Moments -- February

 

Well, I finally got my Papertrey Ink order and was able to sit down

and complete my Monthly Moments spread for February.

 

For the left hand side, I created a collage of photos in Picasa and printed

them out as a 6.5x6.5" square, which I adhered to the back of my January full page spread.

 

I added some Basic Grey Persimmon patterned paper and some sweet blush cardstock along the bottom, under my journaling and added some pure poppy cardstock that I diecut

using the largest heart from Reverse Confetti's Love Note dies.

 

For the right hand side, I used a page protector that has two 3x4 pockets at the top and a 4x6 pocket

at the bottom. These are separated by a 1.25x6" pocket in the middle.

 

 

At the top, I created my own journaling tag in Word and printed it out on vintage cream cardstock.

I added a thin strip of red cardstock to it.

I diecut the journaling card and my photo using my new PTI Journaling Card 1 die.

 

I'm almost embarrassed to let you read all of my injuries from February... It was a rough month!

 

For my month, I used my new Papertrey Ink February die that I cut from pure poppy cardstock.

I layered it over some Basic Grey persimmon patterned paper-- we hardly saw any birds this

month, but I had to include these sweet little guys on my layout!

 

For my bottom pocket, I diecut part of the Basic Grey patterned paper with the Journaling Card 1 die and trimmed out the rest with my paper trimmer.

To this, I adhered my photo (also trimmed out partially with my Journaling Card 1 die)

and some journaling I'd printed out on the computer.

 

I'm really liking this Monthly Moments album and find that, so far, it's enjoyable, doable

and not stressful. :)

 

Thanks for looking!

Lucky

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

In honour of this special occasion, I made a card using the

fabulous Date Night collection by Chickaniddy Crafts.

And what better card to make for St. Patty's Day than one that includes some yummy mint green 

and the word "lucky'?

This gorgeous line was absolutely perfect!

 Supplies: Paper (DN140S09; DN140S02) ; Clear Stamps (DN14ST01)

I cut some strips of patterned paper (from Dance School & Together is Better)

and laid them on an angle on my card stock.

Using the leaf & one floral image, I stamped on my white card stock base in light grey ink.

I stamped these same images repeatedly on a die cut banner and then added the sentiment over top in 

a darker shade of grey.

Finally, I stamped them in Versamark on some vellum and heat embossed the images in white 

before cutting them out by hand.

For my "lucky", I used a Papertrey Ink die and die cut it three times: once in 

melon berry and twice in white. I adhered them together before adhering

it to my card.

I layered my card on a piece of the back of the Together is Better patterned paper.

Thanks for looking!

March Reverse Confetti Colour Challenge

Well, it's the 16th of the month, which means that
there is a new Colour Challenge up on the Reverse Confetti blog today! 

This sweet colour combo totally put me in the mood to create a Spring card:

I used some My Mind's Eye patterned paper as my background.
On a panel of rustic white card stock, I stamped the sweet little chick from Carton Cuties 
in versafine black and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.
Then, I pressed some green ink onto my craft mat & added some water.
With a brush, I painted the grass onto my card.
Then, I repeated the process with two shades of yellow to paint my chick.
I stamped the sentiments (also from Carton Cuties) in navy.
I used the Double Edge Scallop Border to die cut some green Chickaniddy Crafts patterned paper.
A little stitching finishes it off.

Be sure to check out the Reverse Confetti blog to see what

the other designers created using this colour combo!

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey Sketch #31

Today, I have a sketch & a layout to share

for Pages With Papertrey.

The sketch is the next one in my Create: Sketches book.

I decided to convert the sketch to a 12x12 layout

and I used six photos instead of nine.

I used some Basic Grey Carte Postale patterned paper, postage stamps & flair.

For my title, I stamped an arrow from Reverse Confetti's Crushin' stamp set.

I diecut the letters from some orange zest cardstock using my PTI Book Print uppercase alphabet dies.

For my journaling, I used the packaging from the Basic Grey

postage stamps & typed the journaling on my typewriter.

If you create a layout using this sketch,

please link it either here in the comments or here on the PTI forum.

Thanks for looking!

CAS(E) This Sketch #68

Today, I have a card to share that I made for
 CAS(E) This Sketch #68 by Joni Andaya:

With this sketch, I decided to make a love card, 

using some Crate Paper patterned paper and my Wplus9 Valetine Wishes stamp set.

Here's my card:

 I layered some PTI Get a Handle on It die cut banners over some white card stock.

I die cut the Valentine Wishes "wreath" and stamped it in grey.

I stamped the sentiment in red and die cut the banner from sweet blush.

As a finishing touch, I added some stitching and a trio of Marshmallow Pretty Pink Posh sequins. 

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 
and to play along, if you'd like.
You have until Thursday, March 20th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

Runway Inspired Challenge #55

 Today, I have a card to share that I made for Runway Inspired Challenge #55:

As soon as I saw the photo, I was immediately inspired to use some

  Chickaniddy Crafts Foil Paper in Silver Surfer

and paired with the Chickaniddy Crafts Date Night stamp set.

Here's my card:

I cut a sheet of the foil paper to 4x5.25" (isn't it fabulous?!)
Using the wonderful floral stamps from the Date Night stamp set, I stamped in Versamark
and then heat embossed in black.
An interesting effect occurred as I was heating the powder.... it started to leave spots on the
flowers -- but it wasn't unpleasant, so I went with it.
I stamped the sentiment (from Mama Elephant's Wanderlust stamp set) in
Versamark and heat embossed it in white.
A white mat finishes it off.

Thanks for looking!

Fusion #5

Today, I have a card to share that I made using

Reverse Confetti  stamps for Fusion Card Challenge #5:

I was inspired by the colours in the images, but especially the cups.
I also liked the sketch, so I used that, too, but changed it up a bit.

I started with some My Mind's Eye patterned paper (isn't that stripe fabulous?)
From it, I die cut a circle.
On a piece of vintage cream card stock, I played around with stamping, masking and
paper-piecing the cup image from Be A Barista to make it look like two stacked cups.
I stamped my sentiment from the Beautiful Banners stamp set.
I adhered my panel to my card stock base using some dimensional adhesive.








Thanks for looking!

Cure for the Monday Blues #7

Today, I have a card to share that I made for 

Taheerah's Cure for the Monday Blues Challenge #7: Sunny Side Up.

I was inspired by the woodgrain tray, the yellow & white wide stripes 

and the juice cup & striped straw.

I knew immediately that I wanted to use a piece of MME patterned paper from a new

paper pad I picked up last week, along with my Wplus9 Milk & Cookies stamp set.

Here's my card:

I used vintage cream card stock for my base, which I impressed using PTI's 

woodgrain impression plate.

I die cut the MME patterned paper using Mama Elephant's Femme Frames.

I die cut my Milk & Cookies pieces and stamped on them.

For the lemons, I stamped them on a scrap of the MME patterned paper

and cut them out by hand.

The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti's Lots to Say stamp set.

Thanks for looking!

Reverse Confetti March New Release Blog Hop

Hello Reverse Confetti friends!  

Winter may be trying to hold on for dear life, 
but with the hopes of spring right around the corner, 
there’s a fresh new release from Reverse Confetti!  

There are 6 new stamp sets and 5 new Confetti Cuts Dies 
(some of which coordinate perfectly with a few of the stamp sets, too).  

  

Today, we’re hoping to put a “spring in your step” with our new release Blog Hop!  
The Confetti Crew, Challenge Crew and a few of our friends have sprung into action 
with some fabulous projects to share this month using the newest RC products.  
Hop along with us and catch “spring fever”!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, 

and you should have made it here from Suzanne Dean'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 & dies!

For my card, I paired one of the brand new sets, Carton Cuties,

with a set that was released in January: Go Together.

I decided to do some water colouring on my card and coloured in the cute

chick images, the border/background on my card and my sentiment.

A few splatters and some enamel dots finish it off.

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 Amy Sheffer'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”…

The March Sketch For You To Try is open for you to play along.  Click here for a chance to win.  

AND, there will be a Colour Challenge introduced on March 16^th and another way to win!

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Thanks for looking!