Case Study #189

*Note: this is my second post today.

Please scroll down to see my Day 2 of Reverse Confetti's May Release

& leave a comment for your chance to win.

I'm just popping in this evening to post a card that 

I made for Case Study Challenge #189.

I couldn't resist CAS-ing this super sweet card of Wida Miller's!

I decided to make a shaker card...

Here's my take:

I stamped it with the same background stamp (Reverse Confetti's Whole Lotta Hearts),

but I did it in hawaiian shores, raspberry fizz & fine linen.

Then, I used Reverse Confetti's Love Note die to cut the scalloped frame.

I die cut the notebook die from Reverse Confetti's Class Act Confetti Cuts from another layer

and then stamped the sentiments from You Make Me Smile (a new set being released this month!)

Then I filled my shaker with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins 

(pink peonies, aquamarine & sand)

and tied some twine to my card, just like Wida did.

Thanks for looking!

RC Release: Label Me & You Make Me Smile

Welcome to Day 2 of the May Release for Reverse Confetti! 

It's a fabulous release.... and even more so because Reverse Confetti

is celebrating their 1st birthday this month!

And in celebration of this milestone, 

there will be 2 separate prizes: a $ 25 gift certificate &

The ENTIRE release (6 stamp sets & 6 Confetti Cuts)!

So make sure you leave a comment on each sneak peek post for each designer.

Today, we are introducing two more new sets: a label set called Label Me 

& another key words sentiment set called You Make Me Smile.

You can see the product graphics at the bottom of my post.  

Here are the projects made with these sets...

First up is a treat bag I made using Label Me.

I created the treat bag using some My Mind's Eye patterned paper with 

Reverse Confetti's Sweet Treat Tent.

I die cut the Label Me Confetti Cuts die and stamped my frame in simply chartreuse

and my sentiment in navy (both from Label Me).

I added a bow, some buttons and twine.

And here is the card I made using You Make Me Smile:

To create my background, I used five different colours of card stock 

and a new Confetti Cut being released this month called Doin' The Wave.

Then I stamped my sentiment (from You Make Me Smile) in versa mark on

the vellum and heat embossed it in white.

A few enamel dots (in colours to coordinate with the card stock background)

finish it off.

 

So, remember there will be 2 separate prizes up for grabs this month: 

a $ 25 gift certificate & The ENTIRE release (6 stamp sets & 6 Confetti Cuts)!

So 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 May 7th and the winner will be 

announced at 5pm on May 7th.

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

RC Release: Oliver Owl & Winning

Welcome to Day 1 of the May Release for Reverse Confetti! 

It's a fabulous release.... and even more so because Reverse Confetti

is celebrating their 1st birthday this month!

And in celebration of this milestone, 

there will be 2 separate prizes: a $ 25 gift certificate &

The ENTIRE release (6 stamp sets & 6 Confetti Cuts)!

So make sure you leave a comment on each sneak peek post for each designer.

Today, we are introducing two new sets: 

another super cute Quirky Cuties set called Oliver Owl

& a fun set called Winning.

You can see the product graphics at the bottom of my post.  

Here are the cards I made with this set...

First up is the card I made using Oliver Owl.

I decided to paper-piece this cutie using some Chickaniddy Crafts patterned paper.

I perched him on a branch and gave him a sign to hold (cut from patterned paper

& stamped with a sentiment from Oliver Owl.)

And here is the card I made using Winning:

Again, I did a little paper-piecing (this time using some Basic Grey patterned paper).

I used the Winning Confetti Cuts to die cut the tab before stamping my sentiment.

The star border is also new this month: Oh My Stars Confetti Cuts.

So, remember there will be 2 separate prizes up for grabs: 

a $ 25 gift certificate & The ENTIRE release (6 stamp sets & 6 Confetti Cuts)!

So 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 May 7th and the winner will be 

announced at 5pm on May 7th.

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

One layout, five NSD challenges

Well, I'm pleased to say that I was able to get one layout

made yesterday on National Scrapbook Day.

I was checking out the different challenges posted at Studio Calico

& Two Peas in a Bucket and printed out quite a few of them.

When I finally had time to make a layout, 

I ended up using several of the challenges on my layout.

I started with Stephanie Bryan's Recipe Challenge. 

She challenged us to use: a die cut, a frames, photos, embellishments & patterned paper.

I also used her layout for the Scraplift Challenge --

I loved her layered patterned papers, her typed journaling & how she had 

part of her title over her main photo.

For my layout, I used some My Mind's Eye patterned papers & decorative brad.

Here's a close-up of my journaling:

The "been there" stamp is from PTI's A Few Pointers stamp set.

(I've never inked up this stamp before -- as well as the two other stamps I used from this set

-- so I'm entering my layout in the Studio Calico NSD Challenge #2: Get Inky,

where we were challenged to use a stamp we've never inked up before.)

Another challenge at Two Peas was the We Spy Our TwoPeas Exclusives Challenge,

where we were challenged to use product from their Exclusives line. 

I decided to use this wooden die cut on my layout.

For my title, I used my Mama Elephant Inline Alphabet dies,
cut from white card stock ("Brussels") & map patterned paper ("Belgium").
The "we were here" stamp is PTI's A Few Pointers.

I used my PTI Slide Frame die to cut my frame for my photo:
once from map patterned paper & once from a coaster
and then I layered them together.
I added a stamped die cut (PTI's A Few Pointers) & some Basic Grey Flair.

I really enjoyed creating this layout
and working with the different challenges.

I'm really happy with how it turned out -- I included so many things
that I love to include on my layouts:
patterned paper, embellishments, typed journaling on my typewriter,
stamping & die cuts
and everything is lined up just the way I like it.
This is definitely my signature style, so I'm linking it up for
the Two Peas Signature Style Challenge.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day

I'm not sure how many National Scrapbooking Day activities

in which I'll be able to participate today

(we're helping friends of ours move today),

but I'll see....

I know that Studio Calico is hosting some challenges (click!)

as well as Two Peas in a Bucket (click!)

& Big Picture Classes is having a free National Scrapbooking Day 10K.

AND....

Chickaniddy Crafts is having a giveaway!

Click here to enter.

So, hopefully I'll be able to participate a little....

In honour of the holiday, I want to share a layout.

I made this one last fall & I don't think I've shared it yet

(but if I have, please forgive me for posting it again!)

I used some Little Yellow Bicycle patterned paper for my background.

I added some favourite photos, some Elle Studio strips as well as some other embellishments.

For my title, I used a combination of dies 

("a" was cut from my PTI Wonderful Words "happy" die, 

"love" is a Memory Box die and 

"for" was cut from my PTI Wonderful Words "forever" die &

"LUCY" is cut with my PTI Block Alphabet dies.)

So, do you have plans for NSD?

Thanks for looking!

Pages With Papertrey #33

Today I have a layout to share for Pages With Papertrey Challenge #33

which is to include journaling in more than one place on your layout.

I created my layout using a sketch comes from Create: Sketches:

It's a 8.5x11" sketch, but I converted it to a 12x12".

I didn't have a bunch of tiny photos printed up, so I decided to use one 4x6" photo instead.

Here's my layout:

I used some Fancy Pants patterned paper and letter stickers (pink).

For my title, I cut the "Valentine" out on my silhouette from the same white cardstock

as my background (American Crafts).

From some coordinating patterned paper, I diecut the two hearts using my

Reverse Confetti's Love Note dies.

I added a PTI button and twine.

Here's the first part of my journaling:

Since I had three stories to share (one for each of my kids), I decided to use my

PTI Edger's #5 dies and create three tabs -- one for each of them -- that I can

pull out to reveal my journaling.

I stamped their names using a Studio Calico stamp that my friend Mandy gave me.

It's like a date stamp, but with letters instead of months and numbers.

I diecut each of the tabs from patterned paper and sewed them to some PTI which cardstock,

on which I'd printed my journaling.

If you decide to create a layout for this challenge,

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

Thanks for looking! 

CAS(E) This Sketch #74

*Note: this is my third post for today.
Please scroll down to see the card I made for Reverse Confetti's SFYTT
and the card I made as a Guest Designer for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.
Thanks!

Here is the card that I made for
 CAS(E) This Sketch #74 by Chrissy Larson:

I decided to make a Mother's Day card with this sketch,
using the Feather Finery stamp set from Papertrey Ink.

I stamped most of the largest feather in Sweet Blush, but inked up the end of it in
the corner of my Versamark pad, which I heat embossed in gold.
I added some dots to my feather in Mama Elephant's Bubblegum.
I stamped my sentiment (from Wplus9's Mother's Day Bouquet) in dark chocolate.
Some gold Pretty Pink Posh sequins finish it off.

Here's an angled shot so you can see the shimmer of the embossing powder
and the 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, May 8th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

Curtain Call Inspiration: Guest Designer

*Note: this is my second of three posts for today.

Please scroll down to see the card I made for Reverse Confetti's SFYTT.

Thanks!

I'm super excited to announce that

I was asked to be the Guest Designer for Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge.

Here's the challenge:

I love the pink and gold in the inspiration photo!

Here's my card:

I started with my Papertrey Ink Slide Frame die.

I die cut some white card stock and adhered them together. 

For the top layer, I die cut some gold Chickaniddy Crafts Foil Paper.

I die cut some The Sweet Life dies and stamped them with sweet blush, hibiscus burst

& raspberry fizz. For the leaves, I stamped them in spring moss and then stamped

the top layer in versa mark & heat embossed them in gold.

The sentiment is Wplus9.

I finished it off by adding just a little more gold with some Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Gold Sequins.

Here's a close up at an angle, so you can see all of the gold sparkle.

Click on the photo below to participate in the challenge, 

which is being sponsored by Pretty Pink Posh.

Thanks for looking!

Sketch for you to try #12

Today, I have a card to share that I made for Reverse Confetti's Sketch For You To Try #12.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my card:

I started with some Simple Stories patterned paper.
I die cut the rectangle from Confetti Cuts: Class Act from the same patterned paper
as the background I layered it over.
I stamped the sentiment from All About You and added the die cut Arrow
and some enamel dots.
The rectangular die cut was added with some dimensional adhesive and
some stitching finishes it off.

Be sure to head on over to the Reverse Confetti blog to see

the other designers' takes on the sketch and to play along, if you'd like.

Oh, and before you go...

Thanks for looking!