Sunny Days

Good morning! Looks like Monday found us again, drats! I really don't want to go to work today, I'd rather stay home and craft! BUT I guess the money for those crafty goodies has to come from someplace right? :)

I was playing around with my Reverse Confetti this weekend, and a new sunburst die from MFT! I love how this cheery card came out, just makes me happy:) THe sentiments are from I Like You, the chevrons are from Arrows n' Elements, and I stamped polka dots from Whole Lotta Dots on the yellow sunburst.

I hope you have a fabulous week, whether you're back to work, raising those kids at home, or just having a relaxing week off:) Thanks for stopping by today!!

Aloha, Sweet Friend!

I got some new MFT goodies in the mail yesterday (SUPER FAST too if I might add...release order shipped on Wed and rec'd Friday before lunch!) and couldn't wait to start playing with everything! I even played in this week's Wednesday Stamp Club sketch!

Among my new haul, I got this new set called Tropical Sensations! Isn't it fabulous? I love the big bold flowers and layering pieces. Of course I got the matching dies because I'm a junkie, ha! I already had the instaframe die which I ADORE! The sentiment on the bottom of the card is from Lisa's new birthday set, Birthday Greetings

And I finished off the inside because I plan on mailing this out soon! I had to get these birthday dies,  they're big, bold, and awesome! I love dies/stamps that can really take center stage. They're such a great size for bday cards!

Once I was finished with this card, and couldn't find my desk for the mess I made, I just stamped a couple of the flowers on a pink card base I had just laying around, and the next thing I know, I have another card :-)

This has to be the FLATTEST card I have *ever* made, lol! You know how I like my layers and "stuff"! BUT, this card didn't need anything else after I'd gotten this far! I did add some little rhinestones to the centers of the smaller pink flowers, and had to get at least SOME sewing in on this one;) Some of the ink didn't transfer all the way when I stamped these flowers, but that's because of my desk, not the stamps. And after I noticed this, I kind of like it, ha! They look distressed, nothing wrong with that in my book:) It also kind of adds dimension and depth. See, I did it on purpose *wink*

The stamps I used on this one are from Tropical Sensations again, and the the "miss you like crazy" is from Bold Statements. I am also crazy about this new die I picked up, Speech Bubble Frame. How fun is that??? You can use the cut out, or you can use the negative like I did here. Super fun die:)

And that's it for me! Hope you have a great weekend, I plan on staying in the stamp room:) Thanks for stopping by today!

Viva la Verve - Hello!

Hi there! I have a quick card to share today using Jen's sketch for this week's Viva la Verve challenge! As always, Jen's sketch is amazing, I think you should give it a go...

I pulled out Take Note for this card, as well as the flowers from On Occasion, the leaves from Dream Big, and the border from Borderline. I cut the leaves out with the Dreamy Leaves dies and then stamped the matching leaves from Dream Big. The papers are all from BG's new line, Kneesocks, such cute papers! 

I hope you have some crafty time carved out for yourself so you can play along this week! Remember, if you submit a card with every sketch for the month, you could win a $100 gift card to the Verve store!

Click here to play along!!

Thanks for visiting today:)

Deconstructed Sketch #109

Hi there! I'm here today with a card for the new Deconstructed Sketch Challenge, #109!

How much do you love this sketch? I love all the different ideas running through my brain with this one! 

I used some new goodies from Reverse Confetti! Celebrate Cake and Arrows n' Elements are two of the four new sets just released on Monday! If you haven't seen the whole release, 

check it out here---> Reverse Confetti Store

The chevrons and sentiment frame are both from Arrows n' Elements. All the other stamps are from Celebrate Cake!

If you have some Reverse Confetti stamps, remember to ink them up and submit your art on THIS blog post! You could be the next 'Fetti Find!!!

Make sure you stop by all my team mates blogs and see their cards this week, it just may inspire you to play along with us:)

Amber Hight

Arielle Gordon

Cresta Woodruff

Dawn Easton

Jen Shults

Joni Wilson

Judy Rozema

Kadie Ensley

Lori Boyd

Sandra MacLean 

Sheri Gilson

Tracey Pickersgill

Thanks for stopping by today!

RC July Release Blog Hop

Hello! Have you heard the news? FOUR brand new amazing sets are now available at the Reverse Confetti store!! I seriously loved this release and these stamps! 

 You should have come here from the Reverse Confetti Blog!  Are you ready to do some hopping today?

I used stamps from three of the four new sets on this card. The "Live.Laugh.Love" border is actually from an older release, Peacock Pretties.

I used lots of tabs and chevrons from Arrows n' Elements...

"You Rock" from Inner Rock Star...

And "Happy Birthday" from Celebrate Cake!

As you can see, these stamps work well on their own but are even more fun to mix and match:)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Your next stop is Amy's blog! Enjoy the rest of your day!!

Countdown to Confetti Day 3: Arrows n' Elements

Hello! I'm here today with our final stamp set reveal, Arrows n' Elements!

Just sayin'...this stamp set kinda rocks...

I decided to make one boy card and one girl card, to show the versatility of this fabulous set! I love all the arrows and chevrons, lots of pattern building possibilities! I just randomly stamped all the different arrows in different colors and then piled on the goodies:)

Boy Card: All elements from Arrows n' Elements except for "Happy Birthday" which is from another new set, Celebrate Cake, and the polka dots stamped on the numbers, which is a stamp from the new set Lotsa Dots

Girl Card: All elements from Arrows n' Elements except for the "you" which is from Dream in Color

I had so much fun making these two cards! The stamp sets are all so easy to mix together for even more possibilities!!

Here's a reminder of our reveal schedule this week

We also have a little something for YOU! Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $15 Gift Certificate to Reverse Confetti! You have until noon CST on July 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 July 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on July 7th. 

To see a complete list of everyone participating in today's sneak peek, please visit the Reverse Confetti blog!

Countdown to Confetti Day 2: Celebrate Cake!

Welcome to day 2 of our Reverse Confetti sneak peeks! Here's a reminder of what's goin' down the next couple days

Today we're introducing a new set in the key words collection, Celebrate Cake!

I was feeling a little shabby when I started making this card and think it turned out really fun:) I don't do shabby often but I love it when it comes together.

I used the ice cream cone as a banner and then stamped the little cup cake (that is two different stamps) and the sentiment and then added some stickles!

We also have a little something for YOU! Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $15 Gift Certificate to Reverse Confetti! You have until noon CST on July 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 July 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on July 7th. 

To see a complete list of everyone participating in today's sneak peek, please visit the Reverse Confetti blog!

Countdown to Confetti Day 1: Inner Rock Star

I hope you're as excited as I am about NEW REVERSE CONFETTI!!! We have FOUR new sets this month and you are going to love them! Today, we're featuring the adorable new Inner Rock Star stamp set, full of trendy elements and fun sentiments.

The sentiment, guitar, star, and the star/heart border under and over the sentiment are all from the new Inner Rock Star set. I die cut a large star and then stamped the star in the middle and the other stars are from the same die set as the big star. 

I used this week's new Deconstructed Sketch for the layout!

Stop by the Deconstructed Sketch blog to see what everyone else came up with using this fabulous sketch!

Now that you've got a little taste of what this set is going to offer, head on over to the RC Blog for a list of all the designers playing along! I've seen their cards and believe me, you do NOT want to miss it!

Thanks for stopping by today, see you back here tomorrow for another new set!

It's a MOJO MONDAY CeLEbRaTIoN!!!!!!!!

This week Mojo Monday is celebrating its 300th sketch by offering 30 prizes for participants! Play along with the Mojo Monday 300 sketch and link it up to the Mojo Monday linky entry form and you’ll be in the drawing for some fabulous papercrafting goodies! For all the details, a list of prizes from over 20 different companies and some fabulous samples using the Mojo 300 sketch head on over to the Mojo Monday blog.

This is such a fun sketch to play with! I had a blast with it. I pulled out my basket of Verve and decided to ink up On Occasion and Let it Be

I used papers from Simple Stories' Vintage Bliss line. I Love the fun girlie colors! 

The sentiment is from Let it Be and the frame stamp and flower are from On Occasion. 

I also used a couple flags from the Flag it Die Set. That die set is so amazing and versatile, I use it on so many of my cards! 

Along with many other generous companies, Verve has a coupon for you to use!

Enter gift code 300MOJO to save 20% off your order at Verve Stamps.
Valid July 1- 7, 2013

I hope you are inspired as you hop through all the blogs today! Stop by the Mojo Blog for a list of all the girls with cards to share with you today! Thanks so much for stopping by!