Verve May 2013 Spotlight Hops: Day 3--Strong Anchor

We're on Day 3 of Verve's new release Spotlight hops! Today, we're peeking the new sets Strong Anchor, Adjusted Sails Plain Jane, and the Nautical die-set. This is a gorgeous set that I think you love for those masculine cards! I created my Dad's father's day card already, hee!!

My dad is a Godly man and I think this set is just perfect for him...I can't wait to send it off  *guess I better get started on that Mother's day card? Ha!*

This set has a few gorgeous verses, and some fun nautical images and even comes with a coodinating die set! I cut the wheel out with one of the dies and then stamped the wheel stamp in rhubarb ink. The rope border is also from Strong Anchor.

I kept the layout quite similar on the inside of the card and added a couple more sentiment stamps from the set. I really can't wait to send this to my dad, have I mentioned that yet?:) 

If the layout looks familiar, this is Deconstructed Sketch #100! It's a two week sketch, so you have another whole week to play along if you want to!

Now you'll want to check out what the rest of the Diva's have created with this amazing stamp set!

1. Julee 8. Andrea 2. Charmaine 9. Jen M. 3. Teresa 10. Laurie W. 4. Stacey 11. Laurie S. 5. Amber 12. Janelle 6. Christyne 13. Maureen 7. Marisa 14. Jen S.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! See you back here tomorrow with another sneak peek!!

Reverse Confetti May 2013 New 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 you should have made it here from Karolyn Loncon’s blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, 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 inked up I Like You again and this time used the Sunny Days sentiment! I agonized over creating those sun rays for what felt like HOURS! I just couldn't get them right! Well this card was supposed to be bigger, but I kept trimming off the rays I didn't like and now have a 4.25x4.25 card, ha! I love that I was able to curve the "i like you" stamp and stamp it on the curve of this circle...

Do you love this stamp set??? Well it and three other stamp sets are NOW AVAILABLE! Be among the FIRST to get Reverse Confetti in your hot little hands:)

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to Jess Witty’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!

Thanks so much for visiting me this week, we can't wait to see what you do with these stamps!!

Verve Spotlight Hops Day 1: Take Note & Happy Graduation

***If you're here for my Day 3 Reverse Confetti post, PLEASE CLICK HERE! My blog is very busy today and I want you to see what you're here to see:)**

Today, we begin Verve's May Release spotlight hops! I do love new Verve, how about you?

Welcome to our May 2013 Spotlight Hops!  Today we're shining our Verve spotlights on the new stamps Take Note and Happy Graduation Plain Jane. Each of the release team Divas and Guest Divas below has posted her first look at these new stamps today. As you hop through the list below, you just might see some super sneaky peeks of new coordinating dies and ribbons, so keep your eyes peeled! Everything you see previewed along today's hop will be available in Verve's online store on Friday, May 10.

Here's my card using the new set Take Note!

How about that new font? I'm *crazy* for it!! This set has SO much fun packed into it, I can't wait for you to see the whole thing! I used the "just" and "because" which are two separate stamps. The dangling hearts are also included in this fabulous set!

I also cut out a couple flowers with the Goodness Flowers die set and stamped the coordinating flowers from Surely Goodness in gray and blue ink. The sentiment is stamped on a tag cut out with the Tagged Rectangle Die and the coordinating graph stamp from Tag Time.  I finished it off with some ribbon, button, and twine and rhinestones! The blue chevron paper is from Simple Stories and the Stone polka dot papers are from PTI.

The layout of this card comes from my sketch for this week's Viva la Verve sketch challenge. If you haven't played along yet, come on over and get inky with us! The prize is HUMONGOUS! What would YOU do with a $100 gift card at STAMP RELEASE TIME? I know...you could get a LOT of new goodies;)

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog for all the prize details and deadlines. Woohoo! Let's get hopping!

1. Julee 8. Andrea 2. Charmaine 9. Jen M. 3. Teresa 10. Laurie W. 4. Stacey 11. Laurie S. 5. Amber 12. Janelle 6. Christyne 13. Maureen 7. Marisa

Confetti Countdown: I LIke You!

Hello there! Are you ready for the last set of Reverse Confetti sneak peeks? These amazing new sets will all be available tomorrow morning (tonight?:) at midnight! 

Today we're peeking a new set called I Like You, which should be called "I *love* You" because I love this set:)

I really love the font style that Jen has chosen, it's really fun don't you think? This set has the "I like You" sentiment plus a bunch of other things we ladies like love:) I used papers from MME and a fun Prima flower that I have in my Prima stash from like 4 years ago, I really need to use those more often, they're awesome! The dotted border and fabulous ampersand are also from I Like You. I have just the person to send this card to! I just love it when I actually send one out, ha!

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 7th 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 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!

 Also, make sure you stop by the Reverse Confetti blog to see the lineup of the whole crew! You don't want to miss a single project, these girls really brought their "A" game!

You can also visit the Reverse Confetti Facebook page...Jen will be sharing lots of fun things there in the near future!  (Make sure to click "Like" so that you don't miss an update!)

Countdown to Confetti: Dream in Color & Peacock Pretties

Hello and welcome to Day TWO of the Reverse Confetti May Release Sneak Peeks! Did you love yesterday's set or WHAT? Super cute little nautical set, every stamper needs it in her arsenal;)

Today we're peeking TWO new sets, and they are FANTASTIC! Yes I really am that excited, ha!

This card uses images and a sentiment from Peacock Pretties. I stamped the feathers in Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay ink and then cut them out. Someone yesterday commented on my post that they loved the stamps and dies. Well let me set the record straight, there are NO dies for these stamps, just my good ole' fashioned Cutterbee's ;)

I kept this one pretty simple since it has a bunch of bright colors!

My next card uses stamps from the new Dream in Color set...

I knew right away that this was going to have to be a colorful card:) Ya can't have a sentiment like that in brown or gray, now can you? I cut out a bunch of flags with some MFT die-namics and then layered and sewed them down. I colored the "color" in with different Copics. I love the rainbow effect and think you're going to see that concept a lot today, ha!

Well that's all I have for today, I'm so glad you stopped by! Thank you all for your lovely comments yesterday, you really know how to make a girl feel good:)

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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 7th 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 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!

 Also, make sure you stop by the Reverse Confetti blog to see the lineup of the whole crew! You don't want to miss a single project, these girls really brought their "A" game!

You can also visit the Reverse Confetti Facebook page...Jen will be sharing lots of fun things there in the near future!  (Make sure to click "Like" so that you don't miss an update!)

Countdown to Confetti: Happy Harbor!

Hello there and welcome to DAY ONE of the First Reverse Confetti Stamp release!!! I'm so happy you're here and excited to help usher in the first Reverse Confetti stamps:) 

The first set we're introducing is Happy Harbor! This is such an adorable set and I just know you're going to love it as much as we do!

I used many of the elements from this fabulous stamp set on my card today! The sentiment, lighthouse, rope border, whale, and fish are all from Happy Harbor. The card base is Nightshade from MFT and the striped paper is from Simple Stories. I bought a wave border (EK Success) just for this set, because I know I'm going to use it a ton this summer!

Here's one more set I did, again with the sweet little whale and Swell sentiment!

I can't wait to hear what you think of our release so far! I know all of us at RC are LOVING this release and can't wait for you to get these sets in your hot lil' hands!:)

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 7th 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 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!

 Also, make sure you stop by the Reverse Confetti blog to see the lineup of the whole crew! You don't want to miss a single project, these girls really brought their "A" game!

You can also visit the Reverse Confetti Facebook page...Jen will be sharing lots of fun things there in the near future!  (Make sure to click "Like" so that you don't miss an update!)

I have a little announcement!!

Have you heard about this amazing new stamp company? My friend Jen Del Muro has followed her heart and started Reverse Confetti! You are going to love her fresh designs and we are going to have some SERIOUS fun with this new company! Come check out the announcement, meet my other crew mates, and give Jen a HUGE congratulations!

See full post and details here on the blog, and see who else is on the fabulous team with me!

You can also visit the Reverse Confetti Facebook page...Jen will be sharing lots of fun things there in the near future!  (Make sure to click "Like" so that you don't miss an update!)

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can hardly believe it, but we're finally at the 100th sketch! The time has seriously FLOWN BY! 

I think you are going to love this sketch, so lets get to it!

Here's my card!

I used stamps from Surely Goodness, also the Rounded Scalloped Frame die, the Scalloped Trim Trio die, the Flag It's die, and the Goodness Flowers dies! The papers are from Simple Stories and MME.

It's the Deconstructed Sketch's 2 year anniversary AND 100th sketch! To celebrate we have some special guests joining us as well as two amazing sponsors and we want YOU to join us too! Now here's what you want to know - how can I play too?!?

Commenting:

• There is a prize hidden somewhere out in the 100th sketch blog hop!! One very lucky randomly selected commenter will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Tiddly Inks Stamps!
• So what do you need need to do? Visit all the blogs on the link list below and leave a comment on their Deconstructed Sketch 100th sketch post and cross your fingers!
• The commenting prize deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. We've got TWO things to celebrate so we are celebrating for two weeks!

Make a project:

• There is also a prize saved for one of our sketch participants! One very lucky randomly selected sketch participant will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Taylored Expressions!!
• So what do you need to do for this one? Use sketch 100 to create a project - your project can be a card, layout, Project Life creation - anything, just make sure the sketch is visible. Photograph your creation and upload it to an online gallery or blog and come back here and add a direct link to your project in InLinkz on the Deconstructed Sketch 100 post on Jen's Blog.
• The project deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. Enter as many times as you want with different projects!

Now it's time to hop!!

Shine Brightly, Little Star

So I got my craft room all set back up yesterday and had to make a card right away! Something about unpacking and organizing all my crafty goodies really gets me happy and excited to make a card! I thought Sarah's sketch for this weeks' Viva la Verve! challenge was so fun so that is how I spent my morning:)

I had bought some new MME papers a couple weeks ago, and pulled out Quilting Bee for this card. I knew I wanted to do something with my Shining Star stamp set and the coordinating Starry die.

The flag is the 2nd largest die from the Banner Bundle and the banner stamp and "shine brightly" are from Remember This. Up under the ribbon are a couple flags from the Flag It die set.

Now that my room is all set up again and life has calmed down to a dull roar, I hope to be around much more often! Fun things on the horizon!! Thanks for stopping by today and PLEASE come play with us in the Verve Forums! You could win a $100 gift card for playing along each week!!

If you're looking for a little enabling, there are two more days of Verve's Spring sale! Click banner below to see what's on sale:)

Viva la Verve! April Week 3--You make me SMILE!

Hi there. Remember me? I didn't think so...it's been a while;)

Lots of stuff has been going on in my neck of the woods, which means my mojo ran off for awhile! Been taking classes, working, we sold our house, and are getting ready to move (on Thursday!) And wouldn't you know it, as soon as my scrapbook room is about to be packed away, my mojo comes whispering in my ear *go get inky!!* so I did. :)

It's been awhile since I played along with my Diva team mates in one of the VLV sketches, so I played along with Chrisyne's sketch for the week, Viva la Verve Week Three! 

The stamp is one of Verve's Plain Janes, called Smile PJ. I love the styling of this sentiment and it fits just so perfectly inside the Classy Label Die! 

You can also see a hint of one of the flags from the Flag It die set. I love that die set and feel like I use it on every card!  The papers are from Basic Grey's "Hey You" collection. I love the colors in this paper pad! 

Well that's all I have for now, but hopefully I'll be back before another month goes by:) Thanks for stopping by, I missed you!!