Heffy Doodle June Guest Designer - Otter Side

hello!
how excited am I to be part of the Heffy Doodle family for the month of June?! I'm back with my 2nd post of the month, and this time, I'm using the otter-ly ADORABLE Otter Side stamp set!

eeeep! otters are definitely in my top 5 favorite and cutest animals ever! and this scene was inspired by the pair of river otters that live in the lake behind my parents house!

I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and then fussy cut them out!
those sweet critters are are clearly enjoy the water on a summer day! and I wish I was there, too! ha!

for the background, I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina for the ocean. then I used Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo for the beach. then I splattered some ink color and white acrylic ink to create the sandy look.
I also used a dry brush and white acrylic paint and added the texture of the crashing of the waves onto the beach! so FUN!

I used the Stormy Seas Stencil to add the waves! first I used some DecoFoil Duo Gel. then once it was dry, I added Opal foil to make the subtle shimmer for the waves! love that subtle effect! 

lastly, the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto black cardstock and then fussy cut out!

this card makes me so happy when i see it!
and I'm SOOOOO humbled and happy to be part of the Heffy Doodle blog and family this month!
be sure to check out my post on the Heffy Doodle blog, too!
enjoy!

Reverse Confetti January 2018 Blog Hop!

good morning and welcome!
today is the Reverse Confetti January Blog Hop!!

you should have arrived here from the amazing Audrey Tokach's blog!! swoon, she's amazing!
if not, you'll want to start at the Reverse Confetti blog, get all the details, then start your hop!! 

my card features the incredibly;y adorable Heart Spots stamp set and dies! eeek!! i told you earlier that I'm absolutely IN LOVE with these little guys!

I stamped and colored all of the images with Zig Color Real Brush Markers then die cut them out with their coordinating dies! 

I added some white little freckles to their pink cheeks and then popped them up over that Distress Ink blended background!
I also added some sparkle to the heart flowers with Crystal Stickles and then heat embossed the sentiment onto a banner of black cardstock! 

so fun!
next, be sure to hop along to Deanne Kuntz's blog where you're SURE to be inspired!! 

enjoy!

Reverse Confetti January 2018 Release Countdown - Day 3

hi!
as one of the Reverse Confetti's Fetti Friends this month I'm stoked to share the day 3 sneak peak of the January release!

sooooo exciting! I'm in LOVE with these products this month!! how lucky am I?!
today we're showcasing the wonderful Kindess Cards stamps/die and Something Wonderful stamps/die sets!

i am super excited to share my scrapbook layout with you using these products! I know, I know, you're here for cards! but sometimes I make scrapbook layouts, too! and with the papers from the new Forever My Love 6x6 paper pad, I couldn't resist making one! ha! 

so adorable, right?
my little Menn actually both looked and smiled for this photo!! what?! it was a summer's day miracle, I tell you! ha!

I used the papers from the new 6x6 paper pad to layer behind my photo. and I also tore some of the edges and look!! you can see some of the papers peeking out there, too! (that's my favorite part of the layout!)

I used gesso to mute out some of the striped paper from my stash, and then Distress Inks in Cracked Pistachio, Hickory Smoke and a mix of Worn Lipstick/Dried Marigold as watercolor behind my photo cluster! then some white embossing paste and a polka dotted stencil on top of that to finish off the mixed media action!

lastly, I used the heart shaped die to die cut out hearts from the patterned paper and some vellum. I stitched together the vellum hearts on top of the paper hearts and then added them like embellishments to my layout! the title is from the stamp set too! I used black ink to do part of the title and then a combination of Blueprint Sketch and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks for the 'amazing' part of the title! which I then die cut out five times and layered together to add some height!

ok!
so be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the sneak peak posts for each designer! there is a $15 gift certificate to one blog commenter and also one to one Facebook commenter! comments will close at noon CST on January 7th and the winner will be announced at 5pm that day on the Reverse Confetti blog and Facebook page! you can get all of the details on the Reverse Confetti blog!

Amy Kolling

Melissa Phillips

Tricia Barber

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Deanne Kuntz

Jeanne Jachna

Susan Liles

Wanda Cullen - Fetti Friend

Samantha Mann - Fetti Friend

Reverse Confetti January 2018 Release Countdown - Day 2

hello again!
I'm back as one of Reverse Confetti's Fetti Friends this month to share the Day 2 of sneak peak of the January release!

sooooo exciting! I'm in LOVE with these products this month!! how lucky am I?!
today we're showcasing the adorable, cute as can be, Heart Spots stamps and die!

I am in LOVE with these little guys!!! and I want to make *ALL THE CARDS* with this guy!
ha!

ok, so here's my card!

so adorable, right?
I stamped and colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out - SO EASY!

I used Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks to blend the background! then I added splatters of ink and water to the background to add some interest. 
I heat embossed the sentiment onto a strip of black cardstock then popped it up! 

ok!
so be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the sneak peak posts for each designer! there is a $15 gift certificate to one blog commenter and also one to one Facebook commenter! comments will close at noon CST on January 7th and the winner will be announced at 5pm that day on the Reverse Confetti blog and Facebook page! you can get all of the details on the Reverse Confetti blog!

Amy Kolling

Melissa Phillips

Tricia Barber

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Deanne Kuntz

Jeanne Jachna

Susan Liles

Wanda Cullen - Fetti Friend

Samantha Mann - Fetti Friend

Reverse Confetti January 2018 Release Countdown - Day 1

hello hello hello!!
I am HONORED to be one of Reverse Confetti's Fetti Friends this month!!!! 
and to kick off ALL of the fun, today is the first sneak peak of the January release!

sooooo exciting! I'm in LOVE with these products this month!! how lucky am I?!
today we're showcasing the Heart Filled Sentiments and Congratulations stamp sets! There's also an amazing Congratulations die!

my first card features the Heart Filled Sentiments and Congratulations stamp sets, and I'm in SUPER major love with it! 

so I started by stamping some hearts and die cutting them! ha! I used Distress Oxide Inks for all of the colors, LOVE them! then popped up some, and left some low. then I used Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Inks to blend the background and added some sequins!  

the sentiment was heat embossed in black and I LOVE how it pops! oh! and I added some white pen details to the hearts too...because...I can! ha!

my second card uses the amazing Congratulations Square Panel Die and the Congratulations stamp/die set! 

oh, and did I forget to mention it also uses some paper from the AMAZING new Forever My Love 6x6 paper pad? because, it does!
first, I die cut the panel out of the mint patterned paper, then added some Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide inks to the bottom, to add an ombre effect! then I heat embossed the sentiment in white, and added some white details to the letters! 

I glued a clear piece of acetate behind the die cut, and then glued that to a partialled piece of my card base! LOVE that custom card size! 
I did more stamping with Distress Oxide inks, and more die cutting with the coordinating dies for the balloons! LOVE them! 

oh, and one more thing, that's super AMAZING to share...check out the this amazing Ink Color Chart available at Reverse Confetti!! the * indicates that the color is also available in cardstock! amazing!! the inks are available here!

ok!
so be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the sneak peak posts for each designer! there is a $15 gift certificate to one blog commenter and also one to one Facebook commenter! comments will close at noon CST on January 7th and the winner will be announced at 5pm that day on the Reverse Confetti blog and Facebook page! you can get all of the details on the Reverse Confetti blog!

Amy Kolling

Melissa Phillips

Tricia Barber

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Deanne Kuntz

Jeanne Jachna

Susan Liles

Wanda Cullen - Fetti Friend

Samantha Mann - Fetti Friend

Paper Smooches September Blog Hop ***Giveaway***

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card that's up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog today, scroll down or click here!**

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches SEPTEMBER 2017 release with you!  FOUR new stamp sets and FOUR new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on August 31st.  You will find our new products HERE once they go live.  

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it will increase your chances) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, August 27th to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, August 28th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Alice extended her vacation a bit, so we have a wonderful replacement for her for the blog hop but you will see her creations later this month.  Samantha Mann is stepping in for her and I am super excited about that - woohoo! (yay! that's me!!!)

Jill Hawkins

Karin Akesdotter

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Samantha Mann

Savannah O' Gwynn

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)

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Yay!!!
Surprise! Today I'm part of the Paper Smooches Crew! And I couldn't be happier or more excited!! Thank you Kim, for the invite and kind words!!!! *heart eyes*

Ok, so today I have 2 cards and 1 planner spread to share with you! Let's get to it! :)

My first card uses Dinky Doodles 1 and Daily Diary stamp sets! 

LOVE it!!!

So adorable right?! I turned that little monster into a crab, and then created a tiny beach scene with Distress Oxide Inks, within the AWESOME new Postage Stamp Dies!!!
I die cut out the largest size frame 4 times and adhered them together! LOVE the stacked height!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto a strip of black cardstock! And I finished off the card with some gold thread around the frame, and some gold Heidi Swapp Color Shine splatters! 

My 2nd card uses the BEYOND ADORABLE Monster Dies!!!! I die cut out the outline of the monster (and his arm!) 4 times and stacked it all together!

Then added color by blending some Distress Oxide Inks in Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio!

I added some glossy accents to the eyes (they look like googly eyes now!! ha!) and added some glitter to his horns!! LOVE THIS LITTLE GUY!
The watercolor background was created with Distress Oxide Inks in Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Spiced Marmalade!

Then I added the sentiment from Halloween Sampler onto a banner of black cardstock!! So cute, right?! Those little white gel pen details I added with to the monster make me giggle, too!

My last project is a planner spread!

If you aren't aware (I mostly post my planner spread on my Instagram only), I use a planner EVERY DAY. But I don't decorate the weekly pages. I need those to be function only! LOL! But I go crazy with the monthly spreads! I call it "art planning" a mix of art journaling, and using a planner!!
So here's my spread before the pen!

What do you think?!

I started by using some white gesso on my pages, then added the watercolor rainbow look with Distress Paints! August is a busy month with both of my boys' celebrating birthdays and back to school! And this year, we even got to see the Solar Eclipse in 100% totality!! Pretty cool!

I hope you're inspired and love what you see!
Don't forget to enter for your chance(s!!) to win!! 

Enjoy!

Your Next Stamp March Guest Designer!

hello and good morning!
i am SO excited to be joining in with the Your Next Stamp team for all of the fun that is planned for March!! :)
I am honored and so excited to be part of this amazing team, if only for a month! :)
my first card, along with a little bio about me, is up on the Your Next Stamp blog! here's a little sneak peek:

i used Black Soot Distress Paint to create the polka dot background and then heat embossed some smaller images onto a few of the dots for a little interest!
i colored the FRYTASTIC part of the sentiment with Distress Markers (Wild Honey and Mustard Seed) and the rest of the sentiment was stamped in black ink!

be sure to head over to the Your Next Stamp blog to see the whole amazing card I created to kick off this incredible month! :)
i can't wait for you all to see what else is coming up this month!
enjoy!

happy birthday cupcake toppers sneak

the month long birthday celebration is still in full swing over at the little tangles challenge blog! 
neat and tangled is celebrating their FIRST year and there have been prizes, projects and celebrating every day on the little tangles challenge blog all month long!

today i'm one of the guests on the blog with fun cupcake toppers! 
here's a sneak of what i'm talking about:

so head on over and see what's going on - there is so much inspiration! there are even a few challenges for you to try too!
enjoy!

guest designer at little tangles!

i'm beyond excited!! today, i'm over at the little tangles challenge blog as a guest designer! :)

but wait, there's more! :) 
neat and tangled is celebrating their 1st birthday...ALL MONTH LONG! it's a great time over there with TONS of inspiration, FUN and prizes!! so be sure to check back each day to see what's in store!

here's a sneak peak of my card there today:

and because i couldn't make just one birthday card for the neat and tangled birthday bash, i made a second card! :) i was going for the 'and one to grow on' theme! 

so that's it! help neat and tangled celebrate turning 1!!! i can't wait to see what another year brings!! and for all the fun and excitement, check out the little tangles challenge blog!
enjoy!

little tanlges challenge 18 - let's celebrate!

what an exciting and happy day!! today, i'm being featured over at the little tangles challenge blog today! :)

and that's not all! 
neat and tangled is celebrating their 1st birthday!!! and there's a party going on!! there's going to be a MONTH long celebration so you'll want to check in with the little tangles challenge blog to see all of the fun, inspiration and prizes of course! :)

there's also a brand new challenge going on! and of course, it's all about birthday's and celebrating!! :)

and i can't think of brithday's without thinking of cupcakes! and these cupcakes from neat and tangled steal the show! :) 

the cupcake from sketchy cupcakes was paper pieced and popped up. then i added some glitter to the sprinkles and some sequins (pretty pretty pink and lemon) to add to the festive nature of the card! :)

i masked part of the sentiment 'love your muffin top' stamp to create the 'to' and then used that super fun wood veneer from freckled fawn to finish the sentiment! :)

so that's it! help neat and tangled celebrate turning 1!!! i can't wait to see what another year brings!! and for all the fun and excitement, check out the little tangles challenge blog!
enjoy!