Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - April 1 - Enjoy Today - Happy Birthday!

Hello stampin' friends! Welcome to the NEW Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Neon Nicknacks. Yet another FUN challenge...I was totally inspired by the photo and reached for my Reverse Confetti Pineapples Aplenty Stamp set and Pineapples Aplenty Confetti Cuts.

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

I took inspiration from the photo for my colour palette too and used MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Black Licorice and Sour Apple. I also used MFT Premium Dye Ink Lemon Drop, Razzle Berry, Sour Apple and Gumdrop Green.

I've been on a bit of a "watercolouring" kick as of late and I wanted to make my own watercoloured paper with my MFT Fishnet Stencil inspired by THIS tutorial post/video by Barbara Anders on her fabulous blog Paper Pursuits and the green pineapple nicknack in the inspiration photo. I decided to use my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers instead of an inkpad and waterbrush. I used the the Pink, Light Green and Lemon Yellow markers and water to watercolour in each section of the stencil on Ranger Watercolour paper. I then cut the sheet down with the stitched rectangle die in Blueprints 13. I added a few splatters with Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Black Velvet.

I stamped and cut out several pineapples with the Reverse Confetti Pineapples Aplenty Stamp set and cut them out with the coordinating Pineapples Aplenty Confetti Cuts. I also used the NEW Reverse Confetti Swirlies Confetti Cuts. I stamped and embossed the sentiment in AC Zing White embossing powder from the With Love Sentiment Stamp set on Black Licorice Heavyweight Cardstock cut with the wavy banner from the NEW Flowers For Mom Confetti Cuts. 

I finished off the inside of the card while I was at it and and another watercoloured stencil strip of paper and added a white embossed sentiment stamped from the With Love Sentiments Stamp set. I embellished with another Razzle Berry pineapple.

Thanks So much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my Reverse Confetti Pineapples Aplenty card for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Neon Nicknacks. 

Make Sure to Visit each of the Designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Amy Kolling

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

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Lemon Drop Premium Dye Ink	Premium Dye Ink Pad Black Licorice	Gumdrop Green Premium Dye Ink Pad	Premium Dye Ink Pad Sour Apple	Razzle Berry Premium Dy Ink Pad

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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! 

Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 48VRB-6000AT/48V	Zig Watercolor BrusH2O DETAILER WSBR01	ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549	Jolly Holiday | Reverse Confetti, LLC
Jolly Holiday Confetti Cuts | Reverse Confetti, LLC	Tag Me | Reverse Confetti, LLC	Die-namics Blueprints 13	Die-namics Blueprints 2	Black Licorice Heavyweight Card Stock
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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