Friend | Altenew + Simon Says Stamp + My Favorite Things

Hello and Happy Sunday.  I've been busy wrapping up Coffee Blog Hop stuff along with preparing for my pending vacation.  I started this project last week and finally put the pieces together this morning:

Surprisingly this card has no stamping.  I originally thought I was going to stamp a sentiment but then went with the Painted Friend die.  I've been incorporating gold glitter cardstock in all my projects lately.

Isn't that Altenew Peony Dream 3D Die amazing?  Thank goodness for the step-by-step photos.  

I was thoroughly smitten by the Inspired By...challenge:

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Comfort and Peace | Le Petite Market + SugarPea Designs

My cousin owns several Alpacas (See Here, Here + Here).  She reached out to me last weekend to see if I might design an alpaca sympathy card.  A friend of hers had recently lost their rescue alpaca.  She picked THIS digital set by Le Petite Market.  A couple other cute digi's jumped into my cart too.

Here's how I was inspired:

I managed to design 2 different cards with two different size images (the beauty of digitals!).  First up is the portrait version.  I used Stampin' Up Pistachio Pudding cardstock and layered an Avery Elle striped panel.  The sentiment I used on both cards is SugarPea Designs - Heartfelt Sympathy.

My second version is landscape with a Stampin' Up Pool Party panel layered with a Basic Grey - Hey Boy (Gasp, I know) panel.  I heat embossed the sentiment in white.

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Color Throwdown | Guest Designer

I'm super excited to have been the Color Throwdown Featured Stamper #541.  Today I get to be the Guest Star Stamper today for the newest Color Throwdown!  Such a fun color trio of Aqua, Green + Grey.  

Here's how it inspired me:

I recently picked up the Newton's Nook - Newton Dreams of Paris.  After visiting my boy in Paris a couple of years ago, I'm slowly collecting parisian themed sets.  

I stamped them out on Neenah Solar White 110.  They've been stamped with Lawn Fawn Jet Black and colored with various copics.

The MFT Double Stitched circle has been cut with Reverse Confetti Baby Blue + Avocado cardstock.  I trimmed the Avocado panel to a grassy hill.  I stamped the Eiffel Tower directly onto that panel in black.  The cloud is from the Reverse Confetti Cool Friends set.

This has been my go-to card sketch.  I've been enjoying making sweet images the star of the show.

I can't wait to see how you're inspired!

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Picket Fence Studio | Winner!

Thank you to everybody that visited my Picket Fence Studio Giveaway Post!  I wanted to post my winner of the super generous $100 Gift Certificate to the Picket Fence Studio store!

Yay Jingle!  I'm going to reach out to you!  

A super BIG Thank You to Picket Fence Studios for hosting this giveaway!!!!!!

birthday wishes | Reverse Confetti | Stock Your Stash

Have you seen the Reverse Confetti challenge, Stock Your Stash?!

This is a chance to create a card to keep in your stash.  (Of course, you could send it off right away!).  Each month will bring a new theme.  

There will be a new Stock Your Stash challenge posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 1st of each month.

The link list will be open from the 1st until noon CST on the 29th of the month. 

Reverse Confetti stamps and/or Confetti Cuts are required to win.  This is a way we get to thank our customers for using our stamps.  Anyone is welcome to play, though!

You may enter as many times as you wish.

Use #SYSChallenge when playing along with this challenge.

There will be a random winner selected each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store. The winner of challenge will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog at the end of the month.

Here's how I was inspired for this month's challenge:

Have you seen the May New Release?!  Oh so much cuteness!  I used the Party Animals set and teamed it up with the See Through Tag confetti cuts.  The sentiment is from the Birthday Wishes set.

I hope you're not too tired of this color palette!  I've been loving it so much!

Worn Lipstick

Spun Sugar

Scattered Straw

I can't wait to see how my teamies were inspired:

 Amy Kolling

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Last project - 2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop

We just wrapped up the Friday FLASH Prize Party over in the Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group!  Such a fun group of caffeinated crafters!  The Spring | Summer Coffee Lover's blog hop?  A total success, there are so many gorgeous projects!

I'm popping in her quickly to share my last project for the hop.  I'm crossing my fingers that we can beat our 2018 Spring | Summer record of 1,355.  If not, we're definitely in 2nd place!

I did a mash of different companies for this card:

Avery Elle

Kat Scrappiness

Miss Ink Stamps

While editing these photos, I couldn't figure out why I had the Kat Scrappiness, Let's Get Caffeinated set in the picture.  Then I remembered...

I redid the photo with my stamped envelope.  I also included the dryer sheet I used for the Kat Scrappiness Coverplate.  Love using that technique!  My die sandwich:

Kat Scrappiness Peacock Backdrop Die (face up)

A2 panel

folded dryer sheet (unscented)

I ran it through my Spellbinders machine twice.  It compresses the dryer sheet onto the A2 panel and you carefully peel it away and voila!  So much LESS mess than having all those bits all over my workspace and floor!

Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

Final day of the Spring | Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

I can't believe that today is the final day of the Spring | Summer Coffee Lover's blog hop!  I hope that you were able to link up to be eligible for one of the many prizes that are available!

I'm up on the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog today chatting about Super Sponsor Create a Smile's new Coffee Collection kit!

I did want to share one of my cards here on my blog!  Isn't this fun?  I love that sentiment on the circular ephemera!

Make sure you pop over to the Coffee Loving Cardmaker's blog for all the details!

Day Seven - 2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!

Tomorrow is the final day of the 2019 Spring Summer Coffee Lover's Blog Hop!   I have a project that I can't wait to share with you:

When I popped into Impress during their Anniversary Sale, I picked up the cutest things!  Today, I'm featuring two of the stamp sets:

Impress Seattle Rain

Flora & Fauna Mini Sloth

I had so much fun putting this card together.  I used my exacto knife so Mr. Sloth could carry his mondo coffee cup.

That corrugated floor is an upcycled Starbucks coffee sleeve.

I was inspired by The Card Concept:

STYLE:  Clean and Layered

So my plan is to get a bunch of cards done and posted tomorrow.  I have so many coffee sets that I want to use!!!!  Work has been busy and the admin of the hop is busy so that doesn't leave me much time or energy to create for this hop.

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May New Release Creative Blog Hop | Reverse Confetti

Today is the day!  The Reverse Confetti May Release is now available for purchase!  We're celebrating with a hop!  You should have arrived from Julee Tilman's blog, if not, you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the Reverse Confetti blog!

Here's a peek at all of the new products:

What a fantastic release!  It's all available HERE.

Here's my project today.  I combined some of the new release products with the previously released Coffee and You set:

I made the ice cream truck into a coffee truck!  Those little pups were sharing an ice cream sundae which I swapped with a latte.

So what do you think?!

The background consists of a Buttercup panel.  A Piggy Bank panel was cut with the Split Circles Cover Panel.  To create the scenery window, I used the Square & Circle Frame confetti cut in Midnight.

The sentiment is from the So Many Sentiments set.

Here's a quick peek at all the projects I shared for this awesome release:

I can't wait to see what Kathy Schweinfurth designed for today!  In case you get lost along the way, here's the complete hop listing:

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Wanda Guess

Tricia Barber

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Heather Hoffman

Michelle Short

Julee Tilman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Leanne West

Becky Roberts

Deanne Kuntz

Ali Farmer

Annette Allen

Keeway Tsao

Raluca Vezeteu

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May Countdown to Confetti Day Three | Reverse Confetti

It's the final day of the Reverse Confetti Countdown to Confetti!   That means all products will be available tomorrow!  You are going to be amazed at all of the new products for this month! Please note that new product links will not be active until release day/time.

This month we welcome the following designers  as our 'Fetti Friends:

Annette Allen

Keeway Tsao

Raluca Vezeteu

Today we're featuring:

Cake & Champagne stamps + coordinating confetti cuts  

Oh this set is so beautiful!  Check out my project:

The cake image is gorgeous, and I couldn't wait to use this color combo again, I cased THIS color palette.

Do you love shaker cards?  I love the challenge of making them!

I can't wait to hop around and see what my teamies designed!  Leave a comment on all the sneak peeks post for each designer.  Comments will close at noon CST on May 7th and there will be a $25 Gift Certificate for one blog commenter and also one FB commenter.  Make sure you pop over to the Reverse Confetti Blog for all the details!

Reverse Confetti Blog

Amy Kolling

Tricia Barber

Lisa Henke

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Deanne Kuntz

Ali Farmer

Annette Allen

Keeway Tsao

Raluca Vezeteu