Retro Sketches #160

Hello! It's been awhile since I've played along with the Retro Sketches challenge, #160 seemed like a great kick off point for some yummy new Reverse Confetti goodies!

Pineapples are EVERYWHERE at the moment. Seriously, try looking in a design store without seeing them on everything. So, why not a baby card?!

I've combined Pineapples Aplenty with the Fancy Words Confetti Cuts and matching Fancy Word Coordinates. The layers were cut with the Documented, Shakers 'n Frames and Tag Me Confetti Cuts. The papers were scraps from my basket :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

April Diva Inspirations Hop!

It's the 5th of the month and time for the Verve Divas to bring you our monthly Diva Inspirations Challenge and Blog Hop! There are two ways to win Verve prizes: comment on the design team's blog hop posts (linked below) to see their take on the inspiration, then go get inky and link up your take on the challenge to be eligible in our prize drawings!

Our April challenge is Bunnies & Babies

Spring is a time of birth and renewal - celebrate the season by creating a card for Easter or a bouncing new baby. Use the inspiration graphic as a starting point, or head off in your own direction - just show us your sprightly spring creations!

Click here to link up your challenge entries
Challenge deadline: Sunday, Apr. 19.
Prize: $40 gift voucher to the Verve online store!

I used my all time fave baby set today, To The Moon. I coloured the little elephant with copics and framed him in a Rounded Scallop Frame. I kept the embellishment simple with some stamped hearts in peach and a matching enamel heart. I think this would work for a baby girl or boy!

Need a little inspiration? 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	7. Sankari
	2. Amy	8. Sarah
	3. Anya	9. Susan
	4. Betty	10. Maureen
	5. Jen	11. Stacey
	6. Karen	12. Chaitali

Happy Hippo!

Is there anything more joyous to make than a card celebrating a new baby?! I broke out my i {heart} papers supplies today to make a card to celebrate a new baby boy!

I've used the new So Happy set, combined with an older set, Hipster-potomus. You can see the new Avery Elle release and all in stock sets HERE.  The papers are Simple Stories Hello Baby. I embellished with some die cut stars and a couple of enamel dots. The bow uses some this Celery Green chevron ribbon and white twine.

June SFYTT! Little Baby...

Hello friends! We're in the middle of a long weekend here in New Zealand - just as well - I'm super busy with the party planning for next weekend's toddler bash! I can't believe I'm almost mama to a 2 year old!

I guess I've had babies on the brain, thinking about when Jackson was younger, so I made a sweet baby card with the new June SFYTT.

Here's my card!

I paired Lots to Say with Petals 'n Posies for my slightly shabby chic card. I used distress inks for the flower stamping, deliberately going for a not-so-crisp look and sponging a second layer of color onto the largest flower. I've also used the Double Edge Scallop Border along the horizontal panel.

Here's a peek inside my card...

Inside I've used Beautiful Banners and the matching Confetti Cuts!

Sketch For You To Try Details:

• There will be a new sketch posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 1st of each month.
• The sketch link list will be open from the 1st until noon CST on the 14th. The sketch will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s SFYTT post with the link list during this time.
• Reverse Confetti stamps are required to win.  This is a way we get to thank our customers for using our stamps.  Anyone is welcome to play, though!
• You may enter as many times as you wish.
• There will be a winner each month and that person will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Reverse Confetti store and claim the title of ‘Fetti Fave. The winner of SFYTT will be posted on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 15th of each month.
• Stop by the Reverse Confetti blog for lots of inspiration from the Confetti Crew!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Baby Booties

Please click here for my Verve card!

Hello there! I have a warning about today's post...it might just leave you desperate for a whiff of that wonderful baby smell! It's time for a new Curtain Call Challenge!

We have a fantastic new sponsor, Newton's Nook Designs, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Baby Booties!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Newton's Nook Designs store!

The Curtain Call Crew received this ADORABLE stamp set, Winged Wishes, to work with for this fun challenge, Baby Booties!

Newton's Nook Winged Wishes

 I paired the fab stamp set with some Dear Lizzy Daydreamer paper - they were just made to go together! The image was colored with prismacolor pencils, and fussy cut and popped up over the background. I've used lots of embellishments, washi tape, enamel dots and mini pegs. 

Here's the inside of my card...

We are thrilled to have the owner of Newton's Nook, Jennifer Jackson, join us today for the Baby Booties challenge, using this precious stamp set, Winged Wishes!

Baby Booties Designers

Jennifer Jackson, Newton's Nook

Amber Kroening

Amy Kolling

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough - You are here!

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Baby Booties and play along with us!

SugarPea Designs Sweet Sneaks: Tweet Friend

Welcome to day two of peeks at the upcoming SugarPea Designs February release! Thank you so much for your sweet comments yesterday, they really are so appreciated! 

I know you're dying to see the stamps for today, so here's my card!

I KNOW! Isn't she the sweetest!? I love love love this large image. The sentiments are just as sweet as the image! I've stamped the sentiment on a vellum flag, and added some pierced detail around the copic coloured image. Wanna peek at the inside?

With all the detail, it looks just as good uncoloured! 

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

 One lucky person will be randomly selected to win the Tweet Friend 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: Tweet Friend (SugarPea Designs) Paper: Sweetest Thing Tangerine (MME) Ink: Espresso Truffle (Memento Luxe) New Sprout, Brown (Memento) Dies: Leafy Flourish, Blueprints 4, Mini Album Stax (MFT) Other: Resin Flower, Copics

Hello Handsome

Hi friends! It's my day on the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today and I'm sharing a sweet clean and simple baby card.

My cousin's wife just had a beautiful baby boy, so the 'hello handsome' sentiment from Say Anything was perfect! I wanted to paper piece the bear from Arctic Friends, so pulled out some blue scraps from my stash.

I cut apart the paw image so I could give him some top paws as well as little feet - you could also just mask off one paw if you don't like to perform stamp surgery!

I've used a natural flecked cream card base to keep everything soft and match the sponging.

Diagonals are hot right now! I accented the die cut strip with a bow tied on the diagonal. I can't wait to go shopping for something adorable to go with this card!   

Stamps: Arctic Friends, Say Anything (Fresh Squeezed Stamps) Paper: Scraps Ink: Kraft (MFT) Navy Shadow Ink (Hero Arts) Dies: On The Diagonal (Lil' Inker Designs) Other: SU Ribbon