Countdown to Confetti-Day 2

Hi there, I am back for day 2 of the Reverse Confetti Sneak Peeks and today we are sharing the  Celebrate Cake set that will be released on July 8th.

 Before we get started with the show and tell, I wanted to let you know that if you leave a comment on each of the designers blogs during the sneak peeks and you could win a $15.00 gift certificate for the store.  The details are listed below:

First up is a cute little cupcake, all glittery and ready for the party!  My layout inspiration for this one is the July SFYTT.

I picked some fun papers from Echo Park to create this sweet birthday card.  I stamped the bottom of the cupcake in some pool ink and the top with a pretty pink.  I die cut the image panel and two coordinating circles to create the focal image.  After all of the layers were assembled, I added some pretty Stickles glitter to make the cupcake sparkle.  You know, ya gotta dress up for the party!

We've had the cake so how about a little ice cream? I started with a 4 1/4" square orange card and rounded the bottom two corners  I stamped the cone image in tan ink and the ice cream and sentiment  in orange.  I masked off part of the ice cream words to make it work just how I wanted it to.  A little twine and a button were added just for the fun of it.  I popped up the white layer with some foam tape and added some Stickles to the top of the ice cream.  Glitter to a stamped image is like jewelry to a woman. A must if you ask me :)

Be sure to leave a comment to win and head over to the Reverse Confetti Blog and check out the complete list of designers who are sharing amazing projects using the Celebrate Cake set.

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Today, I am sharing a card I created for the Gourmet Rubber Stamps April Sketch Challenge.

I just loved this sketch and had fun putting this card together.  I stamped the fun retro phone from the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Just Wanted to Say Appetizer set in Punch Chalk Ink (Hero Arts) twice on some white cardstock and cut them out separating the handset from the phone.  One image was attached to the dot print paper and the second image was popped up on foam tabs.  For the fun little phone cord, I wrapped some May Arts Metallic String around an orangewood stick and set the curl with my heat gun.  It just takes a couple of seconds with the heat gun, go easy so you don't burn the cording.

Here is our inspiration sketch:

Be sure to head on over to the GRS Team Members Blogs and check out their amazing creations:

GRS Blog

Deb Felts

Jeni Allen

Jennifer Ingle

Kelli Palmer

Kendra Wietstock

Stephanie Lee

Taylor Usry
Melissa Cash

Lori Barnett

Joy Stagg

We would love it if you would play along.  If you do, please share with us on the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Facebook page.  We would love to check it out!

So Happy Patchwork Part 3

Hello, here we are at the end of the week.  It has been crazy and busy for me as I prepare to head to Chicago early, early, early on Monday morning for the CHA (Craft and Hobby Assn) show.  I am looking forward to it and also looking forward to meeting up with some of my online friends.  I will be on the lookout for cool and exciting things for the store, plus taking a couple of classes.  Whew, I am tired already and I haven't even left yet!

Today I am sharing part 3 of my Echo Park So Happy/ Patchwork card collection. If you haven't followed along this week, you can read all about it here and here.

  

I started this card with a white card base and then added a layer of the polka dot side of the Patchwork print with Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots.  I continued to layer the papers to create each of the panels.  I used Tombow Foam Tabs to pop the top Patchwork panel up for a little dimension.  I stamped the sentiment with Adirondack Pool ink and then added a bit of shading with Tombow Dual Brush Marker N95 (Cool Gray).  A Tombow Power Tab was added to the back of the button to insure that it would stay in place.  Did you know the Power Tabs can hold up to 6.5 ounces?  Pretty cool huh?

For this card I used some more of the yellow dot side of the EP Patchwork print paper which was adhered to the embossed panel with Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots.  I used the same adhesive for each of the panels.  I used some Tombow Foam Tabs behind the image panel for a little dimension.  I love this little image from By Lori Designs and colored it with the Irojiten Colored Pencils.  I love how these pencils blend together so nicely.  To adhere the buttons I cut a Tombow Power Tab in three pieces and put just a tiny bit behind each one.  The sentiment is from the MFT Celebrate the Season set (yes, I know this is a holiday stamp set, but the sentiment is perfect for celebrating the summer season too, especially if you love the hot weather like I do!

So Happy Continued

Hello, just a quick little post today as I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get things done before I head to Chicago.

Thanks for stopping back by and checking out more of my So Happy/Patchwork series.

This was actually the fourth card I made using the Echo Park So Happy/Patchwork cardstock.  I was getting down to the nitty gritty on my scraps so I decided I would case

 this card by the ever so talented, Michelle Woerner that I had seen a couple of weeks ago and save in my inspiration file.

The "So Happy" sentiment is from the info strip on the Patchwork cardstock, you know the little strip where the collection name/info is?  It was perfect for this card.  I can't believe I didn't actually stamp on this one.  The flowers were from a pile on my desk, so I was glad to be able to use them on this card.  

Come back on Friday to see the other two cards I created using this pretty paper.

Happy Birthday TPE155

Hi there and happy Monday to you all!  

This week I am going to share a series of cards I created using an adorable sheet of cardstock from Echo Park called Patchwork. 

When I sat down at my desk I pulled together 1 sheet of the Patchwork cardstock, 3 sheets of solid colored cardstock, white cardstock and some embellishments.  I ended up making 4 cards.  I will share another one with you on Wednesday and the final two on Friday.  I hope you will stop back by and check them out.

Isn't she adorable?  She is Lollipop Watermelon Smile digi image from By Lori Designs.  I created this card for the TPE155 challenge.  We were to use the inspiration photo below which immediately said picnic to me.  What is better at a picnic than a big slice of yummy watermelon?  The sentiment is from the Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler.

I wrapped the twine around the card five times and finished off the card with a button tied with a twine bow.  Remember, always take a minute to finish off your buttons with some type of thread, twine or ribbon.  

"No naked buttons allowed"  

The aqua cardstock that I used is some of the new Card Shoppe cardstock from Bazzill.  I love it!  This cardstock has a nice smooth surface and is a hefty 100# cover weight. The  dark pink cardstock is from American Crafts.

Check out The Pink Elephant's blog here.