Fairytale Bookmarks - on the Reverse Confetti Blog

Good morning! I have a new edition of Wednesday in the Works on the Reverse Confetti Blog and YouTube Channel this morning - this week I'm sharing something different from a card - a couple of custom bookmarks! So fun and easy to make! I hope you'll pop over HERE and check it out for more details!

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Background Stamps Two Ways- Pinkfresh Facebook Live Cards

Good morning! Last Thursday was the day for our weekly Pinkfresh Studio Facebook Live! If you missed the Live video and want to take a peek, you can find it on the Pinkfresh Facebook Page - this week's video is available HERE. As always, there was one giveaway for someone who watched live, so make sure and pop in each week to win that live giveaway - 10 AM Pacific time on Thursday morning!

I have been trying to post info here the next day on the card (or cards) we make - for those that aren't on Facebook or maybe didn't see it over there - but thought I might switch things up and post the day before the NEXT Facebook Live, as a reminder that there will be one the next day. We'll see how it goes - and if this works better! So without further ado, here is a look at the cards we created last week - we used some different colors and sentiments, so you may want to check out the replay of the video!

So...here are the cards we made last week using the new Abstract Cube and Floral Diamond Background Stamps!

For this first card, we stamped and heat embossed the background on watercolor cardstock, then colored with some of Pinkfresh Studio's liquid watercolors. Check out the video to see the card we made - I love the way the background lined up on that one best - it gave a deeper more diagonal line!

This second one we stamped very simply in Pinkfresh's new black ink that is releasing very soon! Then we die cut a border along the side to mount over some colored cardstock.

The watercolor panel was mounted with foam on a white cardbase, and a simple little sentiment added on a diagonal.

The other one we just added a large die cut sentiment using Sentiment Suite: Hello Die, die cut from black cardstock, and vellum for the shadow layer. Before attaching that, we added some gold stripes with Pinkfresh's matte gold washi tape.

There are slight variations on both of these cards that we created live, so feel free to check them out and tell me which ones you like best! And - hope to see you tomorrow for this week's Facebook Live!

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Birthday Foliage Trio - Simon Says Stamp

This month seems to be the month of trios of cards using my Simon Says Stamp supplies, and today is no different, except instead of building my sympathy card stash as I needed to earlier this month, I realized I was a bit low on birthday cards this past weekend, so thought I should spend a bit of time working those! Pair that up with a new stamp set that I hadn't used yet, and the urge to pull out my watercolors and play, and these cards are the result!

I first stamped all my images from the Be Kind stamp set on panels of Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper. I really should pull out this high quality watercolor paper more often - I really love it, and it totally makes a difference on my watercoloring!

I stamped all the images in black, and offset them on the panel so that they were slightly off the edges in some way, leaving room for the sentiments later.

I had fun mixing and matching up different color combos using my Daniel Smith watercolors - I almost think this monochromatic blue is my favorite...although it certainly is a hard choice!

Once all the images dried, I stamped the sentiment from Sketched Flowers on the panels using my MISTI, then carefully matted the panels in a thin border of black cardstock before mounting on cream cardbases - the perfect tone match for that watercolor cardstock.

As a final finishing touch, I added a good heavy coat of Glossy Accents to each of the leaves on each card - just a *tiny* bit of texture, but I love the dimension and shine it adds to the finished cards!

I think I will be playing with this design again - these leaves are so very fun to watercolor!

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Layered Vellum Heat Embossed Lace - on the Unity Stamp Company Blog

Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's card!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

I think you are PAWsome - on the Evelin T Designs Blog

Good morning! Dropping by with a little sneak of a card I have posted on the Evelin T Blog this morning! I hadn't used my Polychromos colored pencils in quite a while, and thought it would be a great opportunity to break them out and do a bit of coloring - and this adorable image is perfect for it! You can check out all the details HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

Wishing You a Happy Birthday - Spellbinders Cut and Emboss Folders

Hello! I was recently given the opportunity to play with a couple of the fun new Spellbinder's Cut and Emboss Folders - I'm popping in this morning with a couple of cards using them both in similar, but slightly different ways! I used similar, but slightly different color combos for these cards - one a bit bolder, and one a bit softer. I love the details you get on these with a combination of embossing and die cutting, all in one pass!

This first card uses the beautiful Sedona Cut and Emboss Folder - definitely has a southwest feel, doesn't it?

Once I ran it through my Spellbinder's Platinum, I did some ink blending over the top using Distress Oxides in Rusty Hinge, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, and Broken China. I also added some bold gold splatters with my Starry Colors Palette.

I added a stamped and die cut sentiment using Wishing Expressions stamp and die set - part of Spellbinder's Indie line that is only available at other retailers. For this one I die cut the word and shadow from gold glitter and black cardstock, then heat embossed the supporting sentiment on a thin strip of white cardstock. I mounted it all on a white cardbase, and added a few white jewels to the centers of the cutout portions - just to emphasize and make use of that space!

This second card uses the gorgeous Kyoto Cut and Emboss Folder - and it makes me think of the beach and ocean, something about the pattern reminds me of shells!

My color combo on this ended up looking very similar - but for this I used softer colors. My distress oxides for this card are Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Shabby Shutters, and Tumbled Glass. I also added some softer gold splatters using my Starry Colors palette again.

I used the exact same stamp and die set, only this time used black cardstock and vellum for the main word, and heat embossed the supporting sentiment in white on black cardstock. I also added a few tiny white jewels to the base of those cutout portions for additional sparkle.

I really love making sets of cards - and when I can use one similar design and make two slightly different cards, that is one of my favorite things to do! These cards would be easy to recreate in multiples just changing up the color scheme and sentiments as well!

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Happy Birthday Stripes Card - Pretty Pink Posh

Good morning! I'm stopping by today with a card using some of the most recent release from Pretty Pink Posh - another card I actually created closer to the release, but didn't get it written up to share until now! For this card, I was inspired by the lovely Laura Bassen who uses strips of cardstock so beautifully! I paired it up with the new Birthday Frame Die and Happy Birthday to You Script Die.

I started off by cutting thin strips of colored cardstock from Simon Says Stamp - I used a mix if Peacock, Green Apple, Doll Pink, Cotton Candy, and Blue Violet. I cut them in 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch strips for variety.

Next, I adhered them on a panel of cardstock, varying the width of the strips for interest - I love this fun color combo!

I die cut the Birthday Frame Die from white cardstock, and adhered it over the panel, then die cut the Happy Birthday to You Script Die twice from white cardstock, adhered them together, then adhered in the center of the frame - love the way it fits so perfectly!

It is super hard to see in the photos, but I finished off by adding some sparkly clear Nuvo Drops over portions of the outer frame to add some interest and sparkle.

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Birthday Treat Mugs - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Dropping by today with a couple cards I actually created a couple month's ago. (notice the date on the watermark on the photos? Um...yeah...) I created these way back in DIEcember with some of the new releases from Simon Says Stamp, and despite sharing a lot of those creations then, somehow these slipped through the cracks and hadn't been shared yet. So...it was definitely time to get them posted - because I sure love how they turned out! I went a bit overboard when I was die cutting for THIS CARD - and had to put them to use on another card (or two as it turns out!). I was also running short on birthday cards at the time, so I decided that was what they were going to become!

I created two different color combos, but laid them out exactly the same.

The adorable cups are die cut using Picture Book Mocha wafer dies - with some cute wiggly eyes attached!

The circles are die cut using Nested Circles Wafer Dies.

I adhered the circles directly to the card base, then popped the mugs up on foam adhesive.

I even used the same sentiments from Tiny Words Birthday stamp set on each card, lining them up in my MISTI for easy stamping on each of them.

Added some clear PPP droplets for added texture and sparkle.

Finished off by rounding off one of the corners, and adding some sparkly clear Nuvo drops on the whip cream on the cups.

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Textured and Inked Window Card - on the Unity Stamp Company Blog

Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's card!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Pinkfresh Studio February 2020 Background Stamp Release Blog Hop

Good morning! Today is an amazing blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's February 2020 Background Stamp Release! You may have seen some of the sneak peeks of this fabulous new product from Pinkfresh in Creativation photos this past month - and now it's time to officially reveal them all! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY! You also might want to pop over to the Pinkfresh Studio Facebook Page at 10 AM Pacific Time this morning - I will be going LIVE featuring some of the new releases, and there will be a gift certificate up for grabs as well - in fact, there will also be an extra special giveaway, so you don't want to miss it!

I have several cards to share with you again today, since I created a total of 33 cards in less than a week right before Creativation to help make sure there were enough samples to put in the booth. Since I have a LOT of cards to share, and figured I may as well show several today! All 3 of my cards today use the beautiful NEW Enchanted Blooms Background stamp:

For this first card, I heat embossed the background in gold on watercolor paper, then watercolored the image in by custom mixing my own colors using lots of Pinkfresh's Liquid Watercolors.

I added a sentiment from Layered Bouquet, heat embossed in gold on some black cardstock and trimmed into a banner shape. I attached it with foam adhesive with a bundle of gold thread tucked underneath.

Finished off with a few jewels from Essentials: Jewels Mix - love that rich coppery color!

Next card, same background, but totally different look!

For this card I heat embossed it in white on white cardstock, then did some ink blending over the top using Coral Reef and Raspberry Bliss inks in an ombre pattern. Gotta love those pinks! I also added some Perfect Pearls splatters on the background for added texture and sparkle.

 For this card, I used one of the dies from the pretty Frame Builder: Botanical Circle. It was the perfect size to tuck in that corner without any trimming needed - isn't that fantastic?

I also tucked some torn vellum under it, then added a sentiment from Phrase Building: Sending Die Set, and an add on sentiment from Curvy Floral Vine Stamp set heat embossed on a bit of black cardstock. Finished off with a few more of those lovely jewels!

And one last way to use this gorgeous stamp!

This is how beautiful it is just simply stamped in black on white cardstock! It's like printing your own pattern paper - right?

I turned this one into a shaker card, creating the shaker frame using Essentials: Diagonal Stitched Rectangle to create the outer portion, filling it with small sequins. So sparkly and pretty!

Finally, I added the sentiment using Sentiment Suite: Happy Birthday, die cutting the main later from white glitter cardstock, and the shadow layer from coordinating aqua cardstock. This is one of my favorite color combos - makes me happy!

Make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio! All winners will be chosen and posted on the Pinkfresh Blog on Monday, February 24, 2020 - so make sure and check back to see if you were a winner! Winners must check that page and claim their prize within 2 weeks.

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