Reverse Confetti June Creative Hop & Sale!

It's blog hop day with Reverse Confetti (always on the 8th)!

But first, have you heard about the current sale? Check it out:

I can't get enough of the Work of Art set!

Today's card was a fairly quick one to create. I started with a stamped row of paint tubes in Piggy Bank, Buttercup, Lime Green, Iced Aqua, and Tangerine inks. I did just a hint of loose ink splattering  in those same colors.

Next I stamped the sentiment in Midnight and accented with clear sequins.

And last, I edged the top and bottom with the stitched line die from Edge Essentials, and mounted the stamped panel to two patterns from the Pattern Play paper collection.

 

 

 

 

We are giving away a $15 gift certificate to one random commenter along the hop, so be sure to visit and comment on each stop. Comments close on Sunday.

Enjoy the hop!

Amy Kolling

'Fetti Friend, Tricia Barber
Heather Pulvirenti
Lisa Henke
Melissa Phillips
Amy Rohl
Heather Hoffman
Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth
Audrey Tokach
Amy Sheffer (you are here)
Leigh Penner 
Jeanne Jachna
Laurie Schmidlin

 Wanda Guess

Susan Liles

Queen & Co. Pretty Presents Kit

Queen & Company has a new kit called Pretty Presents, available in the store now. Included are a stamp set, three different present dies, each with three matching foam shaker elements (for a total of 9 foam shakers), adorable Toppings for filling the shakers or using as accents, and a 6x6 paper pad. Additional foam shakers and toppings are available separately as refills, too -- love that! And the Pretty Presents Paper Pad is also available separately in case you need more paper.

I have a pair of cards over on the Queen & Co. blog today, each featuring a different present die and shaker element. Please visit me over there for more info!



My first card is a trifold money holder birthday card. 

Supplies: Pretty Presents Kit, scalloped border punch/die, Versamark ink, white embossing powder, stitched circle die.

And my second card is a congrats card with some of the softer colors and patterns in the paper pad.

Supplies: Pretty Presents Kit, sewing machine

More info HERE on the Queen & Co. blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

You('ve) Still Got It

This adorable llama from Jillibean Soup's Souper Celebration collection is so stinkin' cute! 

Puffy stickers and wood veneers are also from the Souper Celebration collection.

Flower die-cuts, tab sticker, and wood veneer circle are from Souper Celebration. The adhesive-backed sequins come on sheets and include multiple sizes. They are available in a rainbow of colors.

Gah! She's so darling, I can't help but smile!

Before I go, can we talk grammar a second? 

The former editor and grammarian in me needs to acknowledge two things: 1) grammatically, this card should say "you've still got it"; 2) but I'm totally okay with "you still got it" here. Learn the rules first; then you get to break them. Besides, it's a greeting card, not the state of the union!

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper: Souper Celebration/Bowl of Bash, Cup of Ceremony, Bite Size Bits

Pea Pod Parts: Souper Celebration

Puffy Stickers: Souper Celebration

Wood Veneers: Souper Celebration

Coordinating Stickers: Souper Celebration

Adhesive Sequins: Red Raspberry

Other:  kraft cardstock, foam adhesive

Look for Jillibean Soup products at your favorite retailer or shop online in Jillibean Soup's online retail store.

For more Jillibean Soup project inspiration, visit the Jillibean Soup blog.

Thanks for visiting!

Inspired By All the Little Things #59

Hey there, I am excited to guest design for this week's Inspired By All The Little Things Challenge #59. A big thank you to my friend Leigh Penner for inviting me!

Here is the inspiration photo:

As soon as I saw the inspiration photo, I knew I wanted to use my Hello Lovely stamp set by Concord & 9th. Is it not absolutely perfect for this inspiration photo? 

I was inspired by the pink and yellow flowers, as well as by the top and bottom arrangements in the photo.

I stamped, heat embossed in white, and colored with new-to-me Daniel Smith watercolor paints. Everything is custom mixed from the individual paints I own. (That's usually the way I watercolor, rather than straight out of the pans.)

Not wanting to cover up those gorgeous florals, I went with a simple sentiment white embossed on vellum, along with a tiny tag with a heart cut-out and some white linen thread.

For more inspiration, challenge details and link-up, visit the Inspired By All The Little Things challenge blog. There's also a fun Q&A with me over there :)

Thanks so much for visiting today. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful weekend!

Altenew May Blog Hop Winner

I have drawn a name to win the $30 Altenew giveaway from this post. Congratulations goes to Holly Stephens!

Holly, please email me for instructions on how to claim your prize!


Be sure to check out the Altenew blog tomorrow for their announcement of three $50 giveaways. If you didn't win today, maybe you'll win tomorrow!


 

Quick & Easy Souper Celebration Birthday Cards

That last-minute, the-birthday-party-starts-in-half-an-hour-and-I-still-need-a-card card? I don't know about you (I tend to be a procrastinator), but I need those all. the. time! Here are a few quick ones that I created using mostly Jillibean Soup's Souper Celebration collection.

This first one? Seriously, so easy. The row of colorful candles is a pre-printed 4x6 card from Souper Celebration's Bite-Size Bits (one of the patterns in the collection that is basically a mix of journaling cards).

I topped those candle flames with large sequins to match the candle colors ...

... added the "make a wish" sticker (and accented with wood veneer stars. Optional detail (still super quick) was to add the row of holes along the top and bottom, which I did with one of Reverse Confetti's Edge Essentials dies.

So quick -- insane!

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper:  Souper Celebration/Bite Size Bits

Pea Pod Parts:  Souper Celebration

Wood Veneers:  Souper Celebration

Adhesive Sequins:  Teal Plum, Navy Blueberry, Green Apple, Pink Grapefruit, Red Raspberry, Orange Tangerine

Other:  kraft cardstock, foam adhesive.

This next one also features a journaling card from the Souper Celebration Bite Size Bits paper. I placed it on straightforward background of Souper Celebration patterns ...

... then added the alligator sticker and a wood veneer crown. Easy, am I right?!

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper:  Souper Celebration/Cup of Ceremony, Gallon of Gala, Bowl of Bash, Bite Size Bits

Coordinating Stickers:  Souper Celebration

Wood Veneers:  Souper Celebration

Other:  kraft cardstock, foam adhesive.

And last is one that features some Souper Celebration Pea Pod Parts (candles and sentiment banner diecuts), a wavy banner that I die-cut from patterned paper, and a sequin trio.

I love the crisp, clean all-white background. I used a stitched rectangle die to get that nice finished edge, then popped the whole panel up on the card base using a layer of fun foam.

Supplies:

Jillibean Soup

Patterned Paper:  Souper Celebration/Cup of Ceremony

Pea Pod Parts:  Souper Celebration

Adhesive Sequins:  Navy Blueberry

Other:  white cardstock, stitched rectangle die, foam adhesive, wavy banner die.

All of these cards appeared on the Jillibean Soup blog last month. Be sure to look for the "Cards on Monday" and "Cards on Tuesday" features for lots more card inspiration!

Look for Jillibean Soup products at your favorite retailer or shop online in Jillibean Soup's online retail store.

Thanks for visiting!

You Color My World - May SFYTT

Reverse Confetti's May Sketch For You To Try challenge is winding down, so be sure to get your entries in soon for a chance to win a Reverse Confetti gift certificate! You have until noon on the 29th to link up HERE.

Here's our May sketch:

And here's my loose interpretation of the sketch:

Can you even see the sketch? Blobs of paint for the three squares?

The paint blobs were done with both watered down re-inkers and watered down acrylic paint. The sentiment and paintbrushes are both from Reverse Confetti's new Work of Art stamp set. I used a coordinating Work of Art Confetti Cuts die for the paintbrushes. 

This was quick and so fun to make!

Thanks for stopping by!