Countdown to Confetti: Candles 'n Confetti and Celebrations

Hey, 'Fetti Fans, welcome to Day 2 of the May Release for Reverse Confetti! 

This is an extra special release, because we're celebrating Reverse Confetti's 3rd birthday!

And we have such a fabulous anniversary release, with four new stamp sets and eight new Confetti Cuts!

Lots of sweet goodness coming this month!

Today, we are introducing two fun sets perfect for celebrations: 

 Celebrations & Candles 'n Confetti which comes with coordinating Confetti Cuts.

  

For my first card, I used a new Quick Card Panel: Party Time as my background.

I diecut my cake and plate using the Candles 'n Confetti Confetti Cuts and stamped them

with their coordinating stamps.

I coloured in the plate with some ink pressed onto my acrylic block, some water and a paintbrush.

I stamped my sentiment (from Celebrations) on my panel and added

a banner along the bottom, which I diecut from some teal cardstock using the new

Linked Garland Confetti Cuts.

For my second card, I decided to create a wedding cake.

I stamped the plate and larger cake on their coordinating Confetti Cuts.

To make the top tier, I partially inked up one side of the large cake stamp, stamped it on my

cardstock, then wiped it clean and did the same thing on the other side, lining them up.

I fussy cut it out by hand.

I blended ink onto the cake banner diecuts and then stamped them with the coordinating stamps.

For my background, I created a stencil by diecutting the new Detailed Circles Confetti Cuts from a post it note.

I layered this over my background and used a blending tool to apply ink to the circle.

I love how the stitched lines also got diecut from the post-it note and became part of the stencil

-- it's such a fun detail!

The little birds topping the cake are from Life Me Up,

which I stamped onto coordinating die cuts and coloured in with my Zig markers.

I trimmed out the one bow to make a bowtie for the groom. ;)

I stamped the sentiment using Celebrations.

  

 

  

 That's it for today!

There will be three $30 gift certificates 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 Thursday, May 7th and the winner will be 

announced later that day at 5pm CST.

Want two more chances to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

Countdown to Confetti: Lift Me Up

Hey, 'Fetti Fans, welcome to Day 1 of the May Release for Reverse Confetti! 

This is an extra special release, because we're celebrating Reverse Confetti's 3rd birthday!

And we have such a fabulous anniversary release, with four new stamp sets and eight new Confetti Cuts!

Lots of sweet goodness coming this month!

Today, we are introducing a super cute set called Lift Me Up

 that comes with coordinating Confetti Cuts.

For my first card, I used CAS(E) This Sketch #171 designed by Sam Simpson :

Here's my card, using the adorable Lift Me Up stamp set!

I started by creating a tag from a piece of white cardstock.

On it, I stamped the giraffe and bird from Lift Me Up

as well as the "wishes" sentiment from Celebrations.

To make the card topper, I diecut one of the three fun new topper dies called

that are also being released this month and a Quick Card Panel (also being released this month)

and adhered it to the top of my tag along with some Solid Strawberry Twine.

I coloured in my giraffe, bird and grass with some ink pressed onto my acrylic block,

some water and a paintbrush.

I stamped the "big" (also from Celebrations) onto my card background.

Oh, and do you like my diecut word?

You'll never guess what I diecut it from -- the packaging from a Reverse Confetti Confetti Cuts.

There's a lovely strip of teal along the bottom of Reverse Confetti's packaging,

so I diecut my Fancy Words Confetti Cuts from it.

I love how it turned out!

Then, as a finishing touch, I added some confetti that I diecut from another piece of packaging

and the new Falling Confetti Confetti Cuts that's being released this month.

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 12th to link up your card.

For my next card, I decided to use the Lift Me Up Confetti Cuts along with the stamp set.

I started by diecutting my Lift Me Up Confetti Cuts from watercolour paper and

stamping them in versamark and heat embossing them in white.

Then, I used my Zig markers, some water and a paintbrush to colour them ink.

I'm really pleased with how they turned out!

For my background, I created a stencil by diecutting the new Cover Panel: Big Stripes

from a thin piece of white cardstock.

I layered this over a piece of watercolour paper and used a blending tool to apply ink to my panel.

I finished it off by stamping my sentiment (from Celebrations) in dark chocolate ink.

  

 

 

 That's it for today!

There will be three $30 gift certificates 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 Thursday, May 7th and the winner will be 

announced later that day at 5pm CST.

Want two more chances to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

The Card Concept #54 {Spring Flowers} & Muse #164

Today, I have two cards to share.

The first one is a Clean & Simple card to share that I made

for The Card Concept #54 {Spring Flowers}:

  

I just love this beautiful image!

I decided to use my Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea stamp set to create my card.

I started by stamping my hydrangeas two different shades of Altenew Ink: Lavender Fields & Midnight Violet.

Then, using my MISTI, I stamped them in the same spot again in versamark and heat embossed them in clear.

I did a little masking and then stamped the leaves, using the same technique, but with Altenew Forest Glades.

 Then, I used my Zig Markers, a paintbrush and some water to colour in my flowers.

I coloured with a Zig marker onto my acrylic block, added water and using a paintbrush,

added colour to a strip of Crate Paper text patterned paper.

Once it was dry, I adhered it behind my panel.

The sentiment is from Altenew's Best Mom, which I stamped on a piece of black

cardstock and heat embossed in white.

A few rainstones finish it off.

My second card is for the Muse Card Challenge #164:

I was immediately inspired by Michele's beautiful card.

I stamped the watering can and tools using PTI's Garden Variety

and filled the watering can with Wplus9 Fresh Cut Florals.

I decided to use my new PTI Inspired Faith stamps to stamp the sentiment.

I had a bit of a smudge on my cardstock, so I added a PTI Colour Pop Butterfly

to cover it up.

Thanks for looking!

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge 278

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

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge 278:

I decided to use my Fall Florals set to make a Mother's Day card.

I started with a piece of My Mind's Eye patterned paper as my background.

I stamped the Fall Florals in Altenew Buttercream & Warm Sunshine, PTI Aqua Mist,

Tropical Teal and Stormy Seas onto watercolour paper diecuts.

I stamped my sentiment (from Altenew's Best Mom stamp set)

onto a strip of Smokey Shadow cardstock in versamark and heat embossed it in white.

Thanks for looking!

Essentials by Ellen APRIL Pin-Sights Challenge

Today, I'm playing along with the 

Essentials by Ellen APRIL Pin-Sights Challenge:

I just love the pretty colours and images here!

I decided to use my Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea stamp set to create two cards.

  

For my first card, I started by stamping my hydrangeas in versamark and heat embossed them in white.

Then, I stamped the leaves and brushed off the extra embossing powder before heating it.

I stamped the sentiment in Wplus9 Ocean Drive.

Then, I used my Zig Markers, a paintbrush and some water to colour in my flowers.

For my second card, I used the same stamps, but this time I stamped the Hydrangeas in 

a coloured dye ink first, and then, using my MISTI, stamped them again in Versamark

and heat embossed them in clear.

I used the same technique to colour in my hydrangeas, with my Zig markers,

water and a paintbrush.

(I actually stamped this card and then brought it along to my Sunday School 

yesterday where we did "card club" and made mother's day cards.

I brought my Zigs and taught them how to watercolour with them. :)  )

I stamped my sentiment (Wplus9 -- I think it's retired though) in versafine and embossed it in clear.

Thanks for looking!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Charming

*Note: This is my second post for today.
Please scroll down or click here to see my Pinterest Inspired Challenge post. 

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

The LEAD of the Charming Challenge will be invited as a 

Guest Designer in a future challenge!
Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge Blog for all the challenge info and deadline.

When I first saw the inspiration photo, I thought I'd go digging through my 
stash of patterned paper, but then I remembered that the diecuts that came in the
PTI Colour Pop Florals kit were in these colours...
 

I started by blending Spring Rain ink onto the edges of a piece of white cardstock.

From this I diecut the scalloped frame (PTI).

I diecut the flowers from the patterned paper that came with the Colour Pop Florals kit. 

I stamped my sentiment (from PTI's Graceful Greetings) in versafine onyx black.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Amy Kolling

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson
Silke Ledlow
Stacey Schafer
Tara Godfrey

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Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Charming 

for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Thanks for looking!

May Pinterest Inspired Challenge

Today, I have a card to share for the May Pinterest Inspired Challenge:

Isn't it fun?

I was inspired by the splattering of fun colours to make my card.

I started by stamping the sentiments from PTI's Phrases & Praises in versafine onyx black.

Then, I stamped the birds from PTI's Wee One in Altenew's Frosty Pink,

Coral Berry, Warm Sunshine, Caribbean Sky & PTI's Green Parakeet.

 

I'm also linking this up to this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Please check out the Pinterest Inspired Challenge to what the rest of the DT created 

using this photo as their inspiration and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until May 25th to link up your project.

Thanks for looking!