Sunny Days Make Everything Better

I'm sneaking this one in just in time for the deadline over at Retro Sketches this week. Here's Danielle's fun sketch:

I used stamps from I Like You by Reverse Confetti to make the sentiment. How true, yes?

I'm loving the Reverse Confetti projects I've been spotting around blogland. As you post your Reverse Confetti creations, don't forget to link them up to the Reverse Confetti blog for a chance to be featured as a 'FETTI FIND! For more info and this week's link list, click HERE. Prizes? You bet!

Want to be a ‘FETTI FIND?  Here are the details you need to know…

Each Monday on the Reverse Confetti blog we’ll be posting:

1. a few of these projects which will be that week’s ‘FETTI FINDS

2. a new link list for that week (posts made Sunday through Saturday)

From these ‘FETTI FINDS, we’ll choose a ‘FETTI FAVE!  The ‘FETTI FAVE will win the entire next stamp release and be asked to join the CONFETTI CREW as a guest during our next release for sneak peeks and the release hop. These will be announced on the last Monday of the month.

Just a few rules…

1.  Anything goes, as long as Reverse Confetti stamps are the main focal point of the project

2. No limit to the number of projects linked, but they must be posted to your blog or gallery that same week (no linking older projects)

It’s time to CELEBRATE THE CREATIVE SIDE OF YOU!

May Card Kitchen - Part 2

Today I have the remaining cards I made using the May Card Kitchen kit. Jillibean Soup's Irish Farm House Soup collection played a starring role in the May kit. I just love the rich, intense colors and the whole bicycle motif!

When You Dance

The fab sentiment is from one of the Bite-Size Bits (cut-apart journaling cards). I trimmed it down and turned it into a grouping of flags. Each one is curled slightly to give it a blowing in the wind look. There were decorative brackets above and below this sentiment, which were too good to waste, so I incorporated one into this next card. It made a lovely anchor for the strip of bicycles.

Celebrate

Aren't those mini clothespins adorable? And the wooden ruler/yardstick background? And the bicycles? Ah, so much to love about the Irish Farm House Soup line!

Sending A Line

An awesome postal themed stamp set was included in the May kit. I used the "sending a line" sentiment  here.

Special Delivery

A whole bunch of Irish Farm House Soup Pea Pods and stickers make up this little collage. 

I mentioned yesterday that the May kit is sold out. I'm sure you can see why -- what a great collection of products!

For more information on the Card Kitchen, visit The Card Kitchen website. Also, check out The Card Kitchen blog and/or The Card Kitchen on Facebook, where peeks have begun for the JUNE kit. 

Wow, the end of May sure has crept up on me. Some emails were going around about a picnic during a Memorial Day weekend baseball tournament, and my first reaction was, "why are we planning Memorial Day already?" I'll get my head screwed on right someday - I hope!

May Card Kitchen - Part 1

This has got to be the busiest Spring on record for the Sheffer family! I personally feel like I've been at a dessert buffet for the past three weeks: everything has been too good to pass up, and I'm left feeling satisfied, but also uncomfortably full. So that's my excuse for not posting my May Card Kitchen cards earlier :) Actually, Kimber has started peeks of the JUNE kit already on The Card Kitchen blog and on Facebook, so be sure to check those out. The June kit is available June 1! But first, some of my May kit creations:

Bicycle Thinking of You 

The May Card Kitchen kit was filled with assorted die-cuts (Jillibean Soup's Irish Farm House Soup Pea Pods). I used a bunch of them on this first card -- the bicycle is my favorite!!

Flower Thinking of You

For this one, I took a red doily Pea Pod and a bunch of Irish Farm House Soup label stickers and made a flower. I love the wood flag sentiments, and especially that four came in this kit!

Good Times

My favorite card this month ... I've been increasingly drawn to cleaner, simpler designs lately. 

Thankful

There were four of these sweet definition elements in the May kit -- love them!

The May kit has sold out, but for general Card Kitchen information, click HERE. Also, check out The Card Kitchen blog and/or The Card Kitchen on Facebook.

I'll share another four May cards another day this week. Thanks for stopping by!

Live. Laugh. Love.

Happy Thursday, friends. I have another card to share today using Reverse Confetti's fabulous Peacock Pretties set.  

I had some fun playing with patterns on my backgrounds. For the sentiment panel, I repeatedly stamped the "LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE" sentiment in an irregular, wavy fashion, then topped it with a fussy-cut, multi-colored feather. On the olive card base, I created another pattern using watermark ink and another Peacock Pretties stamp. Rounded corners, a small strip of patterned paper, and a button with twine finish off yet another CAS card.

Reverse Confetti would LOVE to see your RC creations! Link your projects HERE on the Reverse Confetti blog for a chance to be featured as a 'FETTI FIND!

  

Each Monday we’ll be posting on the RC BLOG:

1. a few of these projects which will be that week’s ‘FETTI FINDS

2. a new link list for that week (posts made Sunday through Saturday)

From these ‘FETTI FINDS, we’ll choose a ‘FETTI FAVE to join the CONFETTI CREW as a guest during our next release for sneak peeks and the release hop.

Just a few rules…

1.  Anything goes, as long as Reverse Confetti stamps are the main focal point of the project

2. No limit to the number of projects linked, but they must be posted to your blog or gallery that same week (no linking older projects)

It’s time to CELEBRATE THE CREATIVE SIDE OF YOU!

Before I go, some of you may have seen my post on Facebook announcing the arrival of this very special girl:

Sami, our boxer baby, @ 10 weeks

We're so excited to have her around!

Stamps: Peacock Pretties (Reverse Confetti)
Paper: Papertrey Ripe Avocado and White card stock
Ink: VersaMark watermark ink, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, and Forest Moss Distress ink, Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay
Accessories: corner rounder, black baker's twine, yellow button, Clear Spica, dimensional adhesive

Reverse Confetti: May Release Blog Hop

Can you believe it’s finally here?!! It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for—REVERSE CONFETTI’S VERY FIRST Release Day is today! To get things started, we invite YOU to hop along with the Confetti Crew and a few other talented stampers that are helping us launch this fabulous new stamp company!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and since I'm the second stop on the hop, you should have made it here from there! If not, go back one stop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using Reverse Confetti’s first 4 brand new stamp sets!

I've been showing off my CAS side with most of my peeks; today I'm back in my wheelhouse, with pretty papers and layers and distressing and fun little extras. I'm featuring a sentiment combo from the I LIKE YOU set. At the top is "I like you" and "'n," and along the bottom is "sunny days," each stamped in a bright turquoise ink. The yellow polka-dot borders were done with an accent image in the set.

I LIKE YOU, along with HAPPY HARBOR, PEACOCK PRETTIES, and DREAM IN COLOR are all available NOW in the Reverse Confetti store!

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of ever month for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Anya Schrier's blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog. 

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Stamps: Reverse Confetti I Like You

Paper: Stampin' Up Sahara Sand card stock, Papertrey white card stock, Crate Paper 6x6 DIY Shop

Ink: Stampin' Up Bermuda Breeze and So Saffron

Accessories: baker's twine, circle punch, button, bracket die, chevron twill ribbon, sanding block, distressing tool

Countdown to Confetti: I Like You

Welcome to Day Three of Reverse Confetti Sneak Peeks. Today we're featuring the last of the four new sets in this release. This one is called I LIKE YOU, and is a super fun set of mix-n-match sentiments with all sorts of cute possibilities. For links to all of today's peeks, visit the Reverse Confetti blog.

For today's card, I paired the "hugs" and "kisses" sentiments from I LIKE YOU with an XOXO element that I cut on my Silhouette. I'm having fun with a more CAS look than my usual!

I embellished with some colorful circles, baker's twine, and a wooden ampersand. The stamped black dots are also from I LIKE YOU. Lots to play with in this cute set!

We have a little something for YOU!  Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI!  You have until 1 pm EST TODAY to leave a comment.  (Only one comment per blog per day, please!).   The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7^th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on TODAY.  Good Luck!!

Enjoy today's peeks, and I hope to see you again for tomorrow's release and blog hop!

Stamps: I Like You (Reverse Confetti)
Paper: Papertrey Kraft, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores card stock
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: wood veneer ampersand, baker's twine, embossing folder, silhouette die-cut (from an older Deena Rutter "Oh Darling" freebie), circle die and punch, buttons

Countdown to Confetti: Dream in Color and Peacock Pretties Sneak Peeks

Welcome to Day Two of Reverse Confetti Sneak Peeks! You're in for a treat, because today, the Confetti Crew is featuring two new sets, DREAM IN COLOR and PEACOCK PRETTIES. Visit the Reverse Confetti blog for links to all of today's peeks -- it's going to be colorful!

DREAM IN COLOR is a fantastic sentiment set that is part of the Reverse Confetti Key Words Collection. Look for more mix-and-match sentiments in future releases. 

I went clean-and-simple today, with a rainbow of twine and buttons to compliment my "color me happy" sentiment. The hardest part was deciding which fantastic sentiment to use first! The letters in the word "color" are colored with Copic markers and both parts of the sentiment are heat-embossed for an extra sharp look.

PEACOCK PRETTIES is a gorgeous set of four images and four sentiments. I had so much fun playing around with the bold, graphic images in this set!

First I stamped some pattern onto the background using watermark ink. The feather is inked in four different inks, then trimmed out and popped up for dimension. 

I incorporated two of the sentiments, the yellow "beYOUtiful" at the top and a subtle "LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE" in white along the bottom.

We have a little something for YOU!  Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI!  You have until 1 pm EST on May 7^th to leave a comment.  (Only one comment per blog per day, please!).   The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7^th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7^th.  Good Luck!!

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy today's peeks!

Stamps: Dream In Color (Reverse Confetti)
Paper: Papertrey Kraft and White card stock
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Copic markers, clear embossing powder, corner chomper, baker's twine, buttons, foam adhesive
Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Stamps: Peacock Pretties (Reverse Confetti)
Paper: Papertrey Smoky Shadow, Bazzill textured white card stocks
Ink: Versamagic, Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay, Tim Holtz Peeled Paint, Forest Green, and Tumbled Glass
Accessories: corner chomper, paper piercer, circle punch, Stampin' Up ribbon
Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Countdown to Confetti: Happy Harbor Sneak Peek

Welcome to the first day of Reverse Confetti sneak peeks! Today the Confetti Crew is sharing projects made with HAPPY HARBOR, a swell little nautical set you're "shore" to love! For links to other Happy Harbor sneak peeks, be sure to stop by the Reverse Confetti blog.

I love how the darling whale looks like he's clapping his flippers -- perfect for the "Whale Done" sentiment! 

We have a little something for YOU!  Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI!  You have until 1 pm EST on May 7^th to leave a comment.  (Only one comment per blog per day, please!).   The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7^th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7^th.  Good Luck!!

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of today's peeks!

Stamps: Happy Harbor (Reverse Confetti)
Paper: Papertrey Very Vanilla, Fancy Pants 6x6 Trendsetter 
Ink: Tim Holtz Barn Door Distress Ink, Versamagic Aquatic Splash
Accessories: Maya Road wood buttons, Papertrey red buttons, Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities,  red ric rac, twill ribbon, hemp string,  MFT wave die, Basic Grey metal star studs
Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Exciting Confetti Crew News!

I have some super fun and exciting news to share today! The ever-so-talented Jen del Muro is starting her own stamp company, Reverse Confetti, and she has asked me to be part of her design team, the Confetti Crew. If there's anything to coax me out of my recent "semi-retirement," it's this!!

Jen has a special place in the stamp universe as a huge source of creative inspiration. She also has a special place in my heart as one of the very first friends I made in the paper crafting world, and I am truly honored to join her on this exciting journey! She has an uncanny ability to keep her finger on the pulse of all things paper crafty, and I cannot wait for you to see what she's put together for her first release. Peeks begin on Sunday, first release is May 8!!

Check out the Reverse Confetti blog, where Jen has introduced her new company and has begun introducing her design team, the Confetti Crew. You're not going to want to miss a thing, so "like" us on Facebook and subscribe to our newsletter.

Cheers!