Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Sept. 1...All Apples

Hello stampin' friends! We have another challenge over at the Curtain Call and it's perfect for back to school! I LOVE the colours in this inspirational photo and instantly pulled out my Reverse Confetti All Apples Stamp set and All Apples Confetti Cuts. 

I used MFT Heavyweight Cardstock in Black Licorice, Sour Apple and Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock. I also used MFT Jelly Bean Green, Sour Apple and Wild Cherry Premium Dye Ink  

I went looking for a sketch and found this FAB sketch over at Mojo Monday # 463. I LOVED the idea of making a tall and skinny card  3.5 X 5.5 (I had to reposition the belly band to include the embossed sentiment...hope that's okay?) 

I made the watercoloured paper with the "smooshing technique"...totally addicted to it right now. I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in Festive Berries, Fired Brick Red, Twisted Citron, Black Soot and Mowed Lawn.  I used my Reverse Confetti Stitched Flag Trio Confetti Cuts and the Edge Essentials Confetti Cuts.  

I stamped two different apples from the All Apples Stamp set, cut them out with the coordinating All Apples Confetti Cuts and tucked one under the belly band and popped one up on the band. I stamped and heat embossed a white sentiment from the A Friend Like You Stamp set. 

Thanks SO much for stopping by and havin' a wee peek at my  All Apples card for the September 1 Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Candy Apple and the Mojo Monday # 463 Sketch Challenge. I hope you can join us for the Curtain Call challenge! 

Be Sure to visit each designer's 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

Tammy Hershberger

Tara Godfrey - Me ;)

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All Apples | Reverse Confetti | Reverse Confetti	A Friend Like You | Reverse Confetti | Reverse Confetti	All Apples Confetti Cuts | Reverse Confetti | Reverse Confetti	Edge Essentials Confetti Cuts | Reverse Confetti | Reverse Confetti	Stitched Flag Trio Confetti Cuts | Reverse Confetti, LLC
Smooth White Card Stock	Sour Apple Heavyweight Card Stock	Black Licorice Heavyweight Card Stock	MFT Premium Dye Inkpads - Wild Cherry	MFT Premium Dye Inkpads - Jellybean Green
Premium Dye Ink Pad Sour Apple	Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549

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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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