Countdown to Confetti + CASE Study! Petals 'n Posies

Hello! I'm so excited to be sharing a new card this afternoon - not only am I guest designing for the fabulous CASE Study challenge this month, but Jen's letting me share some new Reverse Confetti goodies with you a few hours early!!

The March Muse is the amazing Joni Andaya. Here is the inspiration for this week...

I just loved those bold black stripes and the banner layer...here's my take...

I used a foam mat and shaping tool to soften and shape the flowers. There are two new Reverse Confetti sets and MATCHING die sets on this card! I've stamped the flowers and laurel from Petals 'n Posies in Memento Luxe inks, then shaded over top with Prismacolor Pencils.

Beautiful Banners is a must have! I also shaded the banner with pencils. The stripes from So Stripey were stamped on vellum. The background is ombre paper. 

Here's a peek inside...

Are you hopping along and visiting all the Confetti Crew today?!  Make sure to leave comments as you go, one lucky duck will WIN $15 to spend on some Reverse Confetti goodies of their own! So leave a comment here and on all the blogs for the most chances to win. Comments will close at noon CST on March 7th and the winner will be announced at 5pm on March 7th. 

Head on over to the Reverse Confetti blog for all the designer links! (the rest of the crew will be posting at 5am!)

I hope you'll play along with CASE Study this week!

Stamps: Petals 'n Posies, Beautiful Banners (Reverse Confetti) Paper: Lucky Charm (AC) Ink: Angel Pink, Raspberry, Pear Tart (Memento Luxe) Dies: Confetti Cuts: Beautiful Banners, Petals 'n Posies (Reverse Confetti) Other: Prismacolor Pencils

Warm Thoughts

Hello creative friends! It's time for another Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. This week the challenge is tool time - use an edge punch (no dies!). I wanted to play along with the Paper Smooches designer drafts challenge, this is such a classic sketch!

Here's my card...

I stamped the jar on vellum, trimmed around it and adhered it over the flowers using a zig zag stitch. One of the things I love most about clear stamps is being able to manipulate them a little, here I've bent the flower stems to create a little scene.

After stamping the flowers I used ink and a waterbrush to paint directly onto the image for a little colour variation - I love how this looks!

I cut multiple borders with the Effervescent punch and overlapped them so the smaller holes were peeking through the larger.

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are Paper Smooches - Crystal Clear and Sentiment Sampler, the paper is The Pier - Crate Paper, and I've also used the Garden inks from Hero Arts and some sequins. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

Here's a peek at the inside of my card...

Sympathy cards are never easy to make, but I hope this one will bring comfort.

Stamps: Sentiment Sampler, Crystal Clear (Paper Smooches) Paper: The Pier (Crate Paper) Ink: Toffee Crush (Memento) Garden Shadow Inks (Hero Arts)  Other: Effervescent Border Punch (Fiskars) Sequins, Waterbrush

Day Five Teasers: Who's That Mermaid & CS about Sympathy

It's the final day of teasers - tomorrow is the amazing new release from MFT! Today the team is bringing you teasers from this month's Triple Scoop set - Clearly Sentimental about Sympathy and the latest in the WTG line, Who's That Mermaid.

I stamped and cut out my mermaid, sitting her on the paper pieced background. Her bodice is coloured with liquid pearls and I used glitter for her tail. I used these fun social club papers from Cosmo Cricket to create a lush undersea environment. I thought a mermaid might use an oyster as a purse, so I cut one out and popped it under her hand. A dot of liquid pearls served as the treasure in her oyster purse!

The sentiments in this set are so adorable!

This month's Triple Scoop set is yours free when you spend $60 and this month it is a must-have. You hope to never need sympathy cards, but we all do, and it helps to have just the right words at your fingertips.

I created an elegant card, embossing the sentiment onto a label shape from the You Move Me set and layering it on a High Tea Party Doily. I've also used the Solid Bracket Border - and if you look closely, you'll see I also used the negative of the die-namic to border my patterened paper strip.

Inside my card I've combined two sentiments, placing them both on my clear mount before stamping.

Here are the Die-namics I've used today:

Here are the details about the upcoming release on July 5 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on July 5 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available July 5 at 10 PM EST.
• Be sure to check in on the guest designer contest to see who is crowned the winner. The announcement is made in the release party thread, AND on the guest designer contest thread in the MFT forum on SCS The winner will receive over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the design team next month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. The final 2 winners will be announced at the release party, and will also be contacted by e-mail. 

Who's That Mermaid Card:

Stamps: Who's That Mermaid Card (MFT Stamps) Cardstock: Kraft (SU) Paper: Social Club (Cosmo Cricket) Blushing Bride (SU) Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento) Blushing Bride (SU) Dies: Jumbo Scallop Die-namic (MFT Stamps) Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders) Other: Baker's Twine (MFT Stamps) Glitter, Liquid Pearls, Satin Ribbon, Button, Brads

Clearly Sentimental about Sympathy Card:

Stamps: Clearly Sentimental about Sympathy (MFT Stamps) Cardstock: Basic Black (SU) Paper: Le Chateau (Kaisercraft) Ink: Brilliance Black Dies: High Tea Party Doily, You Move Me, Solid Bracket Border Die-namics (MFT Stamps) Other: Satin Ribbon, Button (SU) Rhinestones (Kaisercraft)