Fantastic!

I've been having way too much fun with the current Curtain Call Bow Tie challenge! Today's card is the last of the batch of four cards I made for this challenge.

Just a reminder, our sponsor is Waffle Flower Crafts, and a randomly selected participant in the Bow Tie challenge will have his or her choice of a Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set! Have you played along yet? Tomorrow is the deadline (8 am CST).

I have used Waffle Flower's Mailable 3D Bow Template Die and their Bowtiful Additions stamp set.

Have a great weekend!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Bowtiful Additions (Waffle Flower)

Dies: Mailable 3D Bow Template Die (Waffle Flower)

Paper: white card stock, Pink Paislee's Hello Sunshine 6x6 pad

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Other: wood veneer stars, felt

Reverse Confetti August Blog Hop

It's blog hop day at REVERSE CONFETTI (the 8th of every month, by the way)! If you're already hopping with us today, you should have made it here from Leigh Penner's blog, and next you'll be visiting Sarah Gough (I'll link to her again at the end). If you've just happened to stop by, you can find the beginning of the hop, as well as all the hop participants, on the Reverse Confetti blog.

We have a $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificate to give to one random commenter, so be sure to leave some comment love along the way! Comments close Monday, August 11, at 5pm CST. The winner will be announced on the Reverse Confetti blog as part of the Time For A Card Tuesday post.

Our theme this month is to create a background using either Reverse Confetti's background stamp sets OR any other Reverse Confetti stamp set. I'm loving the trendy triangles that seem to be in all of the paper collections these days, so I pulled out the polka-dot triangle image from CELEBRATE CAKE (typically either an ice cream cone or a party hat) and created my own triangle background. The sentiment is from GO TOGETHER.

I was also inspired by the current Fusion Card Challenge:

I obviously used the sketch. Less evident, but also there, is the inspiration from the photo: the blue and white colors; the rows of dish ware; and the light, airy feel. I even spot a triangle in the cupcake pyramid!

That's it for me! To continue hopping, head over to Sarah Gough's blog. If you get lost anywhere along the hop, head back to the Reverse Confetti blog for a full hop list. 

Enjoy!

REVERSE CONFETTI STAMPS: CELEBRATE CAKE, GO TOGETHER

PAPER: Neenah white card stock, 

Papertrey Soft Stone card stock and vellum card stock, 

Stampin' Up Soft Sky card stock

INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin' Up Soft Sky

OTHER: paper piercing tool/needle/white thread; 

Studio Calico wood veneer feathers, 

distressing tool, clear rhinestones, 

Stampin' Up Sahara Sand marker; Scotch foam tape

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie Reminder

There is still time to play along with the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie! You have until August 10th at 8:00 AM CDT.

Lead and Show Stoppers from this challenge will be announced on August 14 on the Curtain Call blog. 

Waffle Flower Crafts is sponsoring the Bow Tie challenge. A randomly selected participant in the Bow Tie challenge will have his or her choice of a Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set!

Once again, I was inspired by the colors of the bow tie as well as the bow tie itself. I used their Mailable 3D Bow Template Die and the Bowtiful Additions stamp set. 

Update: I just noticed at this angle you can see that I covered some stamping with the felt bow -- oops! That's like having spinach in your teeth or your underwear showing! 

I die-cut my pair of hearts, layered the felt bow onto them, then topped the bow with a wood veneer heart. For fun and pizzazz, I splattered white and black paint onto the background, sprinkled on some silver star sequins, and then added the length of sparkly twine to the background.

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Thanks for visiting!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Bowtiful Additions (Waffle Flower)

Dies: Mailable 3D Bow Template Die (Waffle Flower)

Paper: rustic white card stock; Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine 6x6 pad

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Other: Papertrey Ink felt, Verve heart die, vellum, 

white acrylic paint, Earl Grey Maya Mist, 

Pretty Pink Posh silver star sequins, silver sparkly twine (source unknown), 

Studio Calico wood veneer heart

I Love Us

I mentioned having gone a little overboard making cards for the current Curtain Call Bow Tie challenge. Today's card is one of my extras. 

I used Waffle Flower's  Mailable 3D Bow Template Die and some Papertrey Ink felt for the bow tie, and Waffle Flower's Bowtiful Additions stamp set for the sentiment.

The Bow Tie challenge is being sponsored by Waffle Flower Crafts. One random challenge participant will receive a Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set of his or her choice. Link up your  entry HERE before 8 am CST August 10.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Bowtiful Additions by Waffle Flower

Dies: Mailable 3D Bow Template by Waffle Flower

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Paper: white card stock, Teresa Collins Something Wonderful 6x6 collection

Other: Papertrey Ink felt, photo corners, thread, vellum, distressing tool, Heidi Swapp gold Color Shine

What Makes You Different Makes You Beautiful

Today I have a whole flock of Reverse Confetti's FABULOUS FLAMINGO.

I really don't want to admit how many tries this card took me. Let's just say white card stock, pigment inks, and the masking technique take a lot of precision and patience (and white card stock), and I am short on all three!

I did a lot of masking to create this one-layer scene. To help differentiate one flamingo from the next, I also added some shading along the bottom of each flamingo using a dry brush with pigment ink, as well as some prismacolor pencils after the pigment ink was dry. I painted clear Wink of Stella over the two bright pink birds. The grass is done by flicking on some different green Copic markers.

The Wink of Stella is so sparkly in direct sunlight. Have a look:

Thanks for visiting today!

REVERSE CONFETTI STAMPS: Fabulous Flamingo

PAPER: white card stock

INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Luxe Rose Bud and Angel Pink, Hero Arts Soft Granite

OTHER: baker's twine, corner rounder, Eclipse masking paper, Copic markers, ZIG Wink of Stella

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

We have a new sponsor, Waffle Flower Crafts, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie!  A randomly selected participant in the Bow Tie challenge will have their choice of a Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set!

I got a little carried away making samples for this challenge, so you'll be seeing lots more bow tie inspiration from me in the next couple of weeks. For today's card, I was inspired by both the bow tie and the color combo in the inspiration graphic. The gorgeous dimensional bow was done with Waffle Flower's Mailable 3D Bow Template Die (I added the extra tails in the back), and the "HEY HANDSOME" sentiment, which I stamped on white satin ribbon, is from Waffle Flower's Bowtiful Additions stamp set. I think it's the buttons that make me think of this as a baby boy card!

Here's a closer look at the Mailable 3D Bow Template Die. Pretty cool!

Bow Tie Designers

Waffle Flower Crafts Designer, May Park

Amy Sheffer (you're here)

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Lisa Henke

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Follow us!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Bow Tie for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Thanks for visiting!

Hello - CAS(E) this Sketch #87

I'm thrilled to be guest designing with the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge today! I LOVE that challenge, and their design team is such an inspiration each and every challenge! This week, CAS(E) this Sketch is also teaming up with another fabulous challenge, Tag, You're It, so in addition to using the sketch below, either make a tag or include a tag on your card project.

Visit the CAS(E) this Sketch blog for all the design team samples, challenge details, and link list.

I knew right away I wanted to do a white-on-white embossing paste look for those diagonal stripes. I used a die-cut for a stencil: Pretty Panels Diagonal Stripe Confetti Cuts by Reverse Confetti. The "hello" die-cut (by Simon Says Stamp) happened to be on my desk, and everything else fell into place quickly. Fun sketch by Gayatri!!

To give the word die-cut some added stability and thickness, I layered it onto some Craft-A-Board by Ellen Hutson. This is a new-to-me product, and it is perfect for beefing up the more delicate die-cuts. I also went over the word die-cut with a clear Wink of Stella pen. I've tried a lot of different shimmer products over the years, and this is the easiest to work with out of all of them -- easy brush-tip applicator, uniform coverage. Thumbs up for sure!

Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you'll play along!

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: I Like You (Reverse Confetti) - row of light blue dots

DIES: Tag Me, Too Confetti Cuts and Pretty Panels Diagonal Stripe Confetti Cuts (Reverse Confetti);

Hello (Simon Says Stamp)

INK: Soft Sky (Stampin' Up)

PAPER: white, black, and soft sky card stock

OTHER: Craft-A-Board (Ellen Hutson); 4mm clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); 

clear Wink of Stella (Zig); wood veneer stars (Studio Calico); yellow acrylic paint; 

black chevron ribbon (May Arts); buttercream baker's twine (The Twinery); white embossing paste