Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Soft Scarf

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

photo source: cottonandflax.wordpress.com

We have a new sponsor, Hero Arts, for this challenge!  A randomly selected participant will receive SIX new clear stamp sets from the Hero Arts, while the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

I was inspired by the colors and texture of the inspiration photo, and by the scarf (sheep-->wool-->yarn-->scarf). I die-cut three felt hearts, added some stitching detail, then arranged them onto a woodgrain background. The adorable sheep and sentiment are from Hero Arts' MISSING YOU stamp set. The sheep is scolored with Copics and trimmed out, and the sentiment is heat embossed in white onto the background.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Soft Scarf Designers

Guest Designer, Angie Tieman

Amy Kolling
Amy Sheffer
Amy Tsuruta
Gayatri Murali
Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Monika Davis
Sarah Gough
Sheri Gilson

Stacey Schafer
Tenia Nelson
Tracey McNeely

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What Did the Whale Say to His Sweetie on Valentine's Day?

(I love you a ton)

Hello, friends! I'm over on the Reverse Confetti blog today, for Wednesday in the Works, where I'm showing some fun Valentine riddle projects. 

Here's a look at one of the riddles:

Lift or rotate the tag for the answer. Join me over on the Reverse Confetti blog today for all four riddle cards, their answers, and ideas for lots more riddles and jokes!

Winter Glassine Gift Bag

Today's project was featured on the Taylored Expressions blog back in December. It's a dressed up glassine bag - perfect for gift cards or little sweet treats (Ghirardelli chocolate square, hot cocoa packet, homemade cookie, etc.). With its winter theme, it works not just for the holidays, but all winter long. 

 I started by embossing a metallic silver tag with Taylored Expressions' SNOWFALL EMBOSSING FOLDER, and coloring over the raised areas with a white gel pen.

(I don't recommend running the whole tag through your die-cutting machine, though, as the little grommet/reinforcer thing will leave a little indentation in the folder [ask me how I know]. Instead, dry emboss as much as you can by machine, then try finishing off manually with a stylus.)

The darling snowman and trees are from Taylored Expressions' READY, SET, SNOW set. I colored with Copic markers, then fussy cut along the top edge. The "to/from" is done by selectively stamping a sentiment from WINGS OF JOY.

Embellishments include twine, silver cord, designer paper circles, a doily, and wood veneer stars.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ready, Set, Snow Embossing Folder - Snowfall Wings of Joy

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Reverse Confetti January Release Blog Hop

The wait is over for Reverse Confetti's January release! All of the new product the Confetti Crew has been featuring all week is now available. 

Today, we celebrate with a New Release Blog Hop. If you're already hopping with us, you should have arrived from new Confetti Crew member Amy Tsuruta's blog. If not, take a few minutes to get caught up -- the beginning of the hop is HERE on the Reverse Confetti blog.

My first project today is a root beer bottle dressed up for Valentine's Day and sporting a tag made with the new SQUARE TAG Confetti Cuts and a sentiment from SUGARY SWEET SENTIMENTS. I love how festive a simple soda bottle can be with just a few quick additions!

First I wrapped some pink/red/white baker's twine around the neck of the bottle a few times, then tied on a paper straw, finishing off with a bow. I cut the SQUARE TAG out of vellum, then heat embossed the sentiment in white. The tag isn't actually tied on -- the hole of the tag just slips right over the bow and tails and is held in place by the bow loops.

The base of the bottle is wrapped in designer paper and accented with a contrasting band and two sweet hearts die-cut with the HEART TO HEART Confetti Cuts dies.

That's all there is to it! Easy-peasy and so fun!

STAMPS: SUGARY SWEET SENTIMENTS

DIES: SQUARE TAG, HEART TO HEART

PAPER: Crate Paper Fourteen Collection

INK: VersaMark

OTHER: white embossing powder, clear sequin, baker's twine, paper straw

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My next card features one of the new QUICK CARD PANELS. Are these awesome or what? They're a perfect size, great for a focal point, with just enough room left over for some embellishments. I just love all the different ways the design team has customized the QUICK CARD PANELS to suit their individual projects and style!

For this card, I added a doily to the bottom left of the panel, an arrow/flag from DOCUMENTED, some twine and a sequin. Backed it with a woodgrain panel, and called it done!

Here's a closer look at one of the DOCUMENTED dies. The heart was done with the HEART TO HEART Confetti Cuts.

  

DIES: HEART TO HEART, DOCUMENTED

PAPER: HEARTS QUICK CARD PANELS, My Mind's Eye Woodgrain designer paper, black card stock

OTHER: doily, twine, sequin

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Thanks for stopping by today! Now, it's time to send you on to the next stop on the hop: the sweet and talented Leigh Penner. Enjoy the hop!

Countdown to Confetti: Love Blooms

Welcome to Day Three of Reverse Confetti's Countdown to Confetti! Today we're featuring two new sets, LOVE BLOOMS and SUGARY SWEET SENTIMENTS, along with corresponding LOVE BLOOMS Confetti Cuts dies. 

Visit the Reverse Confetti blog for a full list of peeks. Leave comments on each blog for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate. Then, head over to the Reverse Confetti Facebook page and leave a comment there for a chance to win another $15 gift certificate. Good luck!

My first project is a sweet, clean and simple card using the LOVE BLOOMS stamp set and the corresponding LOVE BLOOMS Confetti Cuts dies. To start, I cut a heart out of a piece of card stock using my Silhouette. I used the negative as a mask and sponged on blue and green inks.

The sentiment is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black into the center of the sponged heart.

The flowers are stamped in Worn Lipstick Distress ink and the leaves are stamped in Mowed Lawn, then cut with the LOVE BLOOMS dies. I added some depth to the petals and leaves using Copic markers. I selected a few darker color markers and added the shading using a flicking stroke with the brush tip of the marker. 

Finishing touches include baker's twine, a woodgrain scallop border along the bottom, and some clear sequins.

STAMPS: LOVE BLOOMS

DIES: LOVE BLOOMS, DOUBLE EDGE SCALLOP BORDER

INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Mowed Lawn, Broken China, and Worn Lipstick Distress Ink 

PAPER: white card stock,  My Mind's Eye woodgrain 6x6 paper

OTHER: twine, blending tool, Copic markers, clear sequins, heart cut file

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Remember to leave comments on the Confetti Crew blogs and on Facebook for chances to twin two $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificates.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Countdown to Confetti: Here's the Story, Right Here Right Now, & Documented

Be still my ever-loving (but lazy) Project Life heart! On Thursday, Reverse Confetti will be releasing two new stamp sets and a Confetti Cuts die set that are absolutely perfect for Project Life,  scrapbooking in general, and even card making, too. But I'm getting ahead of myself....

Today is Day Two of Reverse Confetti's Countdown to Confetti. Be sure to visit the Reverse Confetti blog for a list of all of today's peeks. Leave comments on the different blogs for a chance to win a $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificate. After that, head on over to the Reverse Confetti Facebook page and look for this graphic: 

Leave a comment on the Facebook page too for another chance to win a $15 gift certificate.

As I was saying, today's featured stamps and dies are perfect for Project Life. I created a set of journaling and filler cards, and even though I've kind of dropped the ball on my project life albums, I can't wait to start again and put these to good use. 

Each card started with a 3x4 rounded rectangle base cut with one of the dies in the DOCUMENTED Confetti Cuts set. On most of the cards, I did a lot of stamping and sponging in order to minimize layers and thickness. All of the designer papers are from the Amy Tangerine Stitched 6x6 collection by American Crafts.

These first two are filler cards. The Love filler card features some of the fabulous new Confetti Cuts dies: the SQUARE TAG, an inlaid heart from PUPPY LOVE, and the word "love" from the HEART LOVE PRETTY PANELS. The Ampersand filler card features STRAIGHT STRIPES PRETTY PANELS and the ampersand from DOCUMENTED.

All of the journaling cards feature HERE'S THE STORY and RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW stamp sets. Some of them show the other dies in DOCUMENTED -- the darling geotag with the stitched inner circle, and the arrow flag.

These are the new release products:

And below is the supporting cast of previously released sets and dies:

STAMPS: HERE'S THE STORY, RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, I LIKE YOU, WHOLE LOTTA DOTS

DIES: DOCUMENTED, PUPPY LOVE, SQUARE TAG, HEART LOVE PRETTY PANELS, STRAIGHT STRIPES PRETTY PANELS, TRIPLE CHEVIES

INK: Versafine Onyx Black, Stampin' Up So Saffron, Hero Arts Mint Julep, Hero Arts Pale Tomato, Hero Arts Tide Pool

PAPER: medium gray and white card stock,  SU So Saffron card stock, Amy Tangerine Stitched 6x6 collection by American Crafts

OTHER: twine, thread, enamel dots, sequins, white embossing powder, blending tool, washi tape, wood veneer camera, foam squares

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If you're still with me, thank you! I'm really loving today's products, and hope you will too! Remember to leave comments on blogs and on Facebook for more chances to win two $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificates.

Have a GREAT day!