Curtain Call Cozy Quilt!

Hi friends! I hope you had a fabulous Valentine's Day! I'm SO excited to share today's card and the new challenge....

We have a fabulous new sponsor, Lil' Inker Designs with A.G., for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Cozy Quilt challenge!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a $30 gift certificate to Lil' Inker Design!

How perfect is this paper for the inspiration graphic?! It's Handmade by Lily Bee.

I LOVE the Lil' Inker products I got to use today! If you've been visiting lately, you've seen me used the stitched dies time and time again. I love them, and I'm so so impressed with the sturdy quality of the dies themselves! Seriously - if you have other brands of die stacks, try these instead. They are amazing! 

On this card I've used the Stitched Mats: Rectangles, Stitched Mats: Circle and the On the Diagonal Die. The stamp set is the fab Love Things. I thought the balloons in the sentiment were so sweet, and I mimicked the look using the heart left over when cutting the Mom word die! 

Here's the inside of my card...

You won't want to miss what our special guests and crew have whipped up for Cozy Quilt!

Cozy Quilt Designers

Suzanne Dahlberg, Lil' Inker Designs

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Barb Murphy

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Cozy Quilt and play along with us!

World To Me

Hi friends! I'm stopping in with a card for a couple of different challenges today.

The Pink Elephant had a Valentine theme, and Case Study had this awesome inspiration...

I was inspired by the sentiment coupled with a fun accessory image, and knew right away I wanted to use Love Notes from Avery Elle, jam packed with these kind of matching pairs.

Vellum, glitter paper and sequins? This card lives right in my happy place!

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are Love Notes, Avery Elle, the paper is RSVP by Basic Grey, I've used the Memory Box Hey die, Avery Elle Pinked Dies, White Twine and Silver Sequins. I've also used Hero Arts shadow ink in Soft Pool and Field Greens. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

Here's a look inside the card... 

 

Stamps: Love Notes (Avery Elle) Paper: RSVP (Basic Grey) Ink: Soft Pool, Field Greens (Hero Arts)  Dies: Pinked Dies (Avery Elle) Hey Word Die (Memory Box) Stitched Rectangles (Lil' Inker) XO Border (wplus9) Other: Twine, Sequins, Vellum, Glitter Paper

Hang in There

Hi friends! It's my turn over at the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today. As I'm coming to the end of my term with Fresh Squeezed Stamps, I wanted to revisit my first set, String Me Along!

I paper pieced the lanterns, using a foam mat and large ball stylus to shape them before adhering with foam dots. It gives them a lovely rounded appearance.

The paper is Hey Kid by Pink Paislee. The layout is the current Seize the Sketch - there's still time to play! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Reverse Confetti Feb Blog Hop - Comment to Win!

Hello! It's the 8th of the month (ok, so it's the 9th here in NZ, but don't think about the time difference too much, it'll make your head hurt - it does mine!) and that means it's Reverse Confetti hopping time!

There are some jaw dropping projects on display today, and even better, you could WIN just by hopping along and commenting! Some lucky stamper will win $15 to spend in the Reverse Confetti store - woot woot! Leave a comment on this and every post by noon CST on the 10th to be in with the most chances to win! 

You should have arrived from the fabulous Amy (um, she's one hard act to follow!) but if you're lost, you can find the full link list on the Reverse Confetti blog!

I had fun with lots of stamps and dies for this bright valentine! The main sentiment is built from stamps in Sweet Thing. I've stamped the just sayin' from Arrows 'n Elements on a navy heart cut from the Love Note die set (back in stock!) The Arrow die and small heart border from Love Note were cut from glitter cardstock, and I bordered my main panel and the card base with the Double Edge Scallop Border. 

Here's a peek at the inside...

The sentiment here is from Crushin' - love this one! 

That's it from me - it's time to pop on over to see the fabulous Heather! Before you go...don't forget about the current Sketch For You To Try - get your Reverse Confetti inky and you could win! We'll also have a new colour challenge starting mid month, you won't want to miss it!

 Stamps: Sweet Thing, Crushin', Arrows 'n Elements (Reverse Confetti) Paper: Here and Now (Echo Park) Ink: Sour Apple (MFT) Hero Arts Navy Shadow Ink Dies: Confetti Cuts: Love Note, Arrow, Double Edge Scallop Border (Reverse Confetti) Stitched Circles (Lil' Inker) Other: Rhinestone Heart, Glitter Cardstock

Happy Couple Shaker Card

Hi friends! I'm going to keep it short and sweet tonight (I'm typing this before bed) Jackson has a big old molar coming through poor thing - and this mama is exhausted!

It's time for a new Viva la Verve sketch - and it's also color week!

I used the color combo on this wedding card...

I have to thank my friend and fellow diva Stacey for the gorgeous ribbon and heart confetti! I cut the heart window with the Heart Quartet die, and added the confetti to create a shaker element. The pom pom ribbon made a fun border around the focal layer! The sentiment is from Love Story, I must dive in and make a more is more card with this set soon, it's gorgeous!

Here's a peek inside...

Have a great weekend!

Stamps: Love Story (Verve Stamps) Paper: Record It (MME) Ink: Brilliance Black  Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Heart Quartet (Verve Stamps) Other: Corner Rounder, Modern Vines Embossing Folder; Sequins and Ribbon (Pretty Pink Posh)

SugarPea Designs Sweet Sneaks: What's Mew?

We're already at the last day of peeks for the SugarPea Designs February release! I'd love to hear what your favourite set this month is, I don't know that I could choose just one though!

I had so much fun creating this card. The image was coloured with copics, cut with a rounded banner die, then the edges were sponged. I curved the sentiment on my block to frame the top of the window. I've added a vellum flower and some brads. 

Here's the inside...

Would you like to WIN the What's Mew? stamp set?!    Hop along and leave some blog love for our designers!

 One lucky person will be randomly selected to win the What's Mew? stamp set.   We will announcing not only the winner of today's stamp set, but also the winner of the entire February release to one very lucky person who attends our online release party on the SugarPea Designs Facebook this Thursday night between 8:00 and 9:00 PM EST!  

The February release will be launched in the SugarPea Designs online shoppe at 9:00 PM EST this Thursday night!

Stamps: What's Mew? (SugarPea Designs) Paper: Fiction (Basic Grey) Ink: Bubblegum (MFT) Weathered Wood Distress Ink (Ranger) Dies: Rounded Banner, Blueprints 5 (MFT) Other: Vellum, Copics, Brads, Button, Twine

February Diva Inspirations Hop - Floral Fantasy - Comment to Win!

It's a very busy blog day - please click here and scroll for all three of my cards today!

Welcome to Verve's February Diva Inspirations Hop. It's the 5th of the month and that means it's hopping time! This month we've got a bloomin' good challenge for you along with our usual inspiration! So in addition to a comment prize hidden along the hop, you can play along with the challenge and link up your creation for a chance to win another prize!

Our February challenge is Floral Fantasy:


February is the month of love and flowers are a popular gift
so add some petal power to your cards this month!

I was so inspired by that gorgeous graphic and went colorful with my card today! The focal flower and background stamping uses florals from Surely Goodness. I've colored with copics and added some sheen with a wink of stella pen.

The gold chevrons were created with a stencil, stipple brush and delicata gold glitz ink - it's so pretty in real life!

The banners were cut from glitter cardstock using the Banner Bundle dies.

The sentiment is from a retired set, but you can find a similar one in the Small Phrases set. I've stamped it on the cute little Charming Banner die set.

Here's a peek at the inside...

The sentiment here is from Blue Skies.

Check out the blogs linked below to see what the other Divas did with the challenge! It's sure to be a treat, and speaking of treats, we've got a prize for one lucky commenter along the hop! Check out the Verve Blog today for all the prize info and deadlines.

	1. Julee	11. Tiffany
	2. Amy	12. Maureen
	3. Anya	13. Stacey
	4. Betty	14. Christyne
	5. Jessica	15. Teresa
	6. Karen	16. Marisa
	7. Sankari	17. Charmaine
	8. Sarah	18. Janelle
	9. Sony	19. Jen
	10. Susan

Stamps: Surely Goodness, Blue Skies (Verve Stamps) Ink: Blu Raspberry (MFT) Memento Tuxedo Black, Delicata Gold Glitz  Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Banner Bundle, Charming Banner (Verve Stamps) Ovals (MFT) Other: Enamel Dot, Charles Embossing Folder, Glitter Cardstock, Copics, Stencil, Wink of Stella pen

SugarPea Designs Sweet Sneaks: Gnome Sweet Gnome

Welcome to day three of peeks at the upcoming SugarPea Designs February release! 

We have the cutest little character with the sweetest house to share today, here's my card...

I love this little gnome! I've given him a flocked beard for some fuzzy texture. I've cut a window through to his house on the inside of the card, adding some die cut grass behind the window. I've used a small magnetic closure to keep the card shut so everything lines up correctly.

Here's the inside...

Would you like to WIN the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set?!    Hop along and leave some blog love for our designers!

 One lucky person will be randomly selected to win the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set.   We will announcing not only the winner of today's stamp set, but also the winner of the entire February release to one very lucky person who attends our online release party on the SugarPea Designs Facebook this Thursday night between 8:00 and 9:00 PM EST!  

The February release will be launched in the SugarPea Designs online shoppe at 9:00 PM EST this Thursday night!

Stamps: Gnome Sweet Gnome (SugarPea Designs) Paper: Gnome Sweet Gnome (MME) Ink: Black Licorice, Red Hot (MFT)  Dies: Rounded Banner, Grass, Blueprints 4 (MFT)  Stitched Circles (Lil' Inker Designs) Other: Grey Flocking, Copics