Reverse Confetti - Snowflake Magic

 Hello Stampin' friends! I am back with another card that I made with the NEW Snowflake Magic stamp set and coordinating Snowflake Magic Confetti Cuts from the NEW Reverse Confetti release.

I picked up some YUPO paper a couple of months ago with every intention of pulling out the many Ranger Alcohol Inks that I have kickin' around in my craftroom. I really wanted to make some beautiful marbled backgrounds that I have been seeing others make. So, I played around with the Alcohol inks and YUPO paper using various techniques...it is very fun, relaxing and addictive and definitely helped to got the crafty mojo flowing again.

This background was actually made by "smooshing" the YUPO paper in the residual alcohol ink that was left on my Ranger non-stick craft sheet. I added some extra little drops of Alcohol Blending Fluid to the left over Mountain Rose, Pool and Denim Alchol ink and Silver Mixative that was on the craft sheet to loosen it up and get some more movement of the ink. I loved how this soft marbled background turned out. It was perfect for a Snowflake Magic card. 

I stamped and heat embossed the Snowflake Magic stamps on MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Berrylicious and Pink Lemonade with American Crafts ZING! White embossing powder.  I also cut some other snowflakes with the RC Snowflake Trio Confetti Cuts from Sno Cone and Pink Lemonade Heavyweight Cardstock.  I embellished with some hemp twine and YNS sparkly Gumdrops.

I finished up the inside of my card too...I simple added a scrap of the Alcohol inked marbled background cut with an MFT Horizontal Stitched Strips Die-namics (one of my all time favourtie dies along with the Vertical Stitched Strips....SOOOO versatile). I added a white embossed sentiment from the RC Sentimental Christmas Stamp Set and added another stacked Snowflake from the Snowflake Magic Stamp set and Confetti Cuts. 
Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a little look at my Reverse Confetti Snowflake Magic card!

Reverse Confetti - Retro Sketches #234 & Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Wishes

Happy World Cardmaking Day stampin' friends! I'm popping by to share my Reverse Confetti card I made for a special little guy, my nephew, Conor! He turned one and I had to make him a special birthday card to celebrate the big day! I knew I wanted to colour up this adorable elephant from the Reverse Confetti Coffee and You Stamp. I substituted the coffee cup that the elephant juggles on the end of his trunk for a stack of birthday cupcakes from the Reverse Confetti Lift Me Up Stamp set.

I'm entering my card in the Simon Says Stamp -Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

I'm also entering it in the Retro Sketches Challenge # 234 - This is a fun challenge to use any previous RS sketch....

....So this is my take on Retro Sketches # 197 

I subbed out the fancy frame on the Retro Sketches # 197 for the Reverse Confetti Gift Card Holder Tag that I cut from Kraft Cardstock and stenciled with the NEW RC Lotsa Dots Stencil with Tim Hotlz Twisted Citron Distress ink. I used the Reverse Confetti Circle Sentiments, Scalloped Circle Confetti Cuts, Detailed Circle Confetti Cuts and layered it over a stitched fishtail banner cut from Primitive White Heavyweight Cardstock. 

I absolutely love the All Framed Up Confetti Cuts and couldn't resist adding the large stitched frame to this card cut from Primitive White Heavyweight Cardstock...I popped it up with foam tape, layered over the fun green polka dot paper from the NEW Reverse Confetti Fright Night 6X6 paper pad. I coloured the sweet little elephant from the Coffee and You Stamp set and coloured up the cupcakes from the You Lift Me Up Stamp set, fussy cut them and popped him up on the tag. I finished off the card with a sprinkling of Navy Blue YNS Gumdrops and tied the Tag with some Blue AC Hemp Cord. 

Thanks SO much for stoppin' by and havin' a wee peek at my Reverse Confetti birthday card for the Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes and Retro Sketches #234!

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Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - May 1 - Flowers for Mom

Hey Stampin' friends! Welcome to the NEW Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Charming! This month's challenge totally inspired me to make a Mother's Day card with my Reverse Confetti Flowers for Mom Confetti Cuts. This inspirational photo is SO charming and I hope you have a chance to get crafty and join us!

The Lead of this challenge will be invited to to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge! 

I took inspiration from the photo for the colour palette and used MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Grape Jelly, Grapesicle, Cotton Candy and Smooth White.

I know I'm too late to enter the Reverse Confetti SKFYT #35 but I just loved this fun sketch and it was perfect for my Flowers for Mom, Mother's day card, so I used it anyways.

The colours and patterns in the inspirational photo made me reach for one of my all time favourite BasicGrey 6X6 paper pads - Soleil. I layered the Circles 'N Scallops and Flowers for Mom Confetti Cuts to build my circle panel and cut the "mom" die from the Flowers for Mom Confetti cuts four times and adhered them together to create a little more dimension and stability.  I adhered it to the fishtail banner from the Flowers for Mom Confetti Cuts and added the flower from the Flowers fro Mom Confetti Cuts. I embellished with some purple AC hemp twine and a sprinkling of Grape YNS Gumdrops. 

I finished off the inside of my card too....I stamped the sentiment from the Reverse Confetti Rose Garden Stamp Set on the Thanks Tag Confetti Cuts and I added a tab and a few little flowers from the Hang Ups Confetti Cuts.

Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my Reverse Confetti Flowers for Mom card for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Charming!

Be sure to visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Leigh Penner

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow 

Stacey Schafer

Tara Godfrey

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Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Charming for all the challenge details and to play along with us!

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Reverse Confetti...FMS214 and Share Handmade Kindness # 4...Jolly Holidays

Hello stampin' friends! I spent the day colouring with my NEW ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers. I just discovered these fabulous markers when visiting Jennifer McGuire Ink. Jennifer has two videos on her blog - video # 1 is an excellent product overview and in video # 2 she demos various colouring techniques to use with these markers. I was SO intrigued after watching Jennifer's informative videos, I order a set of 48 from Amazon and they arrived yesterday! I couldn't wait to get colouring! 

I coloured up a bunch of images from the Reverse Confetti Jolly Holiday Stamp set. It was a little bit of a learning process...trial and error. I need to practice some more for sure but I ended up with four images that I was pretty happy with. I turned the 4 coloured images into a card set with the great sketch that they have over at Freshly Made Sketches # 214. I'm also entering these cards in the Share Handmade Kindness - Week # 4 - Strangers.  

This sketch was perfect for making a set of cards! It is definitely one to use again!

I stamped the adorable little reindeer from the Reverse Confetti Jolly Holiday Stamp set on watercolour paper with Jet Black Archival ink. I then coloured him by using the No-Water colouring technique as outlined by Jennifer in video # 2. I cut him out with the coordinating Jolly Holiday Confetti Cuts and popped him up on the card front.  

I cut down a sheet of Tim Holtz Distress Water Color paper with a large stitched rectangle die from Blueprints 13. I then used Tumbled Glass and Evergreen Bough and blended them with my Ranger Mini Blending tool. I splattered the already inked background with some water as it reacts with the Distress ink and gives a very cool effect. I then splattered some Evergreen Bough splotches on the card too. 

I saw this fun and pretty Distress ink technique over at Laura's blog Doublestick Heaven. She used it on a beautiful holiday card and has a great video deoming the technique with lots of great tips...not only is she super talented, she's a hoot! 

Here is the second card with the little reindeer. I stamped the sentiment from the Reverse Confetti Leaping Lions Stamp set on MFT heavyweight Card Stock in Black Licorice with Sweet Tooth Pigment Ink and then heat embossed with AC Zing White Embossing powder. The fishtail flag banner is from the Tag Me Confetti Cuts and I popped it up on the card front and tied a little Hemp Cord around the one end of it. 

I did the same Distress Ink inking technique on all the cards and this time I used Shabby Shutter and Mowed Lawn. I also added a few snowflakes from the Jolly Holiday Stamp set. I coloured them with the Light Blue and Turquoise Blue ZIG Clean Clear Real Brush Markers and then added a little sparkle with my Wink of Stella Glitter Clear pen. 

Here are the next two cards in the set of four. This time I used the cute little Santa in the Jolly Holiday Stamp set and cut him out with the Jolly Holiday Confetti Cuts. 

I coloured up this Santa mostly using the No-Water Coloring technique but I did add a little water with my Zig Water Colour Detail brush to soften the shading I added with the Light Grey ZIG marker to Santa's beard and I used water to soften the colour on the sack of toys too. 

I inked the background on the main panel with SpunSugar and Barn Door Distress ink. 

This was the first Santa I coloured and I think his beard is a little too dark because I didn't use the water to soften and blend out the Light Grey marker. 

I used Shabby Shutter and Peeled Paint Distress ink for the background on this card. 

Thanks SO much for stopping by and having a little look at Reverse Confetti cards that I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge # 214 and the Share Handmade Kindness Challenge - Week # 4! 

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MFT Blu Raspberry Heavyweight Card Stock	Electric Red Card Stock	Sour Apple Heavyweight Card Stock	Heavyweight Cardstock Gumdrop Green	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468
Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH Ranger Winter TIM32854	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BARN DOOR Ranger TIM27096	Distress Ink - Spun Sugar	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SHABBY SHUTTERS Ranger TIM21490
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEELED PAINT Ranger TIM20233	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Ranger Summer TIM35008	Hemp Cord

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