Date Night

Yesterday I really enjoyed starting my day off with a bit of crafting so I decided to do the same this morning. It really gets my creative juices flowing and prepares me for my day of design team work. 

This card was made with one of my all time favorite collections...Chickaniddy's Date Night. I love the color palette and that it includes all the accents you need to make beautifully layered and embellished cards. 

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While I was assembling this card, I couldn't help but think of my hubs. We schedule regular date nights and I believe it's one of the reasons we are so close after 23 years of marriage. How about you? Any date nights in the near future? Maybe today's the day to plan one! 

Hello Love

Hello! Today I have a lovey-dovy card share for you that I created with an old favorite, Date Night from Chickaniddy. Can you see why this collection is one to dig up and use again? Great colors fun accents and patterned papers. And I adore that little dancing couple!!!

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Another thing I love, and one that's real trendy right now, is the foil paper. Just a little shimmer makes such a pretty touch! 

Thank You Teacher

Hello! I'm popping in today to let you know I have a school themed card to share with you on the Chickaniddy blog that I created with the adorable Date Night collection.

Here's a little peek for you...click here to see the entire project. And I hope you have the loveliest of weekends!

Chickaniddy

Hello! Today I'm participating in a greeting card sketch challenge with Chickaniddy Crafts! Here's a little look at my creation. That adorable dancing couple is from the Date Night collection...one of my favorite paper crafting lines! 

To view the sketch and two more interpretations from my talented Chickaniddy teammates, click here.

Hope you have a creative day!

June Sketch for You to Try

It’s the first of the month and it’s time for Reverse Confetti's new SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY and a CHANCE TO WIN!

First, here are the details you need to know…

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 SFYTT button is  posted on the sidebar.  Click on it to be taken to the current SFYTT post and link list.

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.

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Without further ado, here’s this month’s sketch and I know that you are going to have a blast with this one!

Here's the card I created...

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I thought Oliver Owl would look adorable and playful stamped upside-down...what do you think? Would you like to see more sketch cards from my talented teammates? Click here for a list of participants.

I look forward to seeing what everyone creates with this sketch! Enjoy!

Hello

Hello! I have a card share for you today that I created with both Chickaniddy's Date Night and Twirly Girl collections and this month's card sketch. This is the third sketch of Pam's that I've worked with and I must say she makes it so easy to create gorgeous cards just by following them as is.

Supplies: Paper (DN140S06; DN140S11; TG140S08) Clear Stamps (DN14ST01) Stickers (DN14EB02; TG14EB02) Brads (TG14EB06)

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Can you tell which papers and accents are from which collection? If I hadn't made the card myself, I wouldn't be able to tell...everything works together seamlessly.

To see Pam's sketch and two more takes on it, click here.

Mom

Hello Chickaniddy fans! I have a Mother's Day card share that I created with both the Date Night and Twirly Girl collections. 

Supplies: Paper (DN140S05; TG140S07; TG140S08) Silver Foil Paper (CN14SP002) Mini Sticker Banners (DN14EB03) Stickers (TG14EB02) Brads (TG14EB06)

I couldn't resist using this image of a girl on the phone for my greeting since those of us who live far from our moms call them on Mother's Day.

One of my favorite things about both the Date Night and Twirly girl collections are the sheets of paper with printed images and sentiments.  A crafty little secret of mine is to cut these sheets up entirely before I begin a project so I can easily mix, match and play with them. 

Another thing I love about Chickaniddy are the accents! Here I've mixed the Foil Paper, Brads and Alphabet Stickers to create a textured sentiment. 

Hope all you moms enjoyed your day! 

You + Me

Oh how I love the Chickaniddy Date Night collection, let me count the ways! I could make dozens and dozens of cards with this line and not run out of ideas! However, when my creative mojo takes a leave of absence, using a sketch helps to get me back on track. 

Each month Chickaniddy will feature a card sketch that one designer will 'use', another will 'tweak' and a third will 'change it.' Today I'm the 'change it' gal. 

Supplies: Paper (DN140S04; DN140S05; DN140S06; DN140S08; DN140S11) Silver Foil Paper (CN14SP002) Stickers (DN14EB03; DN14EB05)  Enamel Hearts (DN14EB07) Brads (DN14EB06)

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For my 'You + Me' card I adopted the hearts and pennants theme but arranged it the way I wanted using lots of pretty Date Night patterns and colors. And the gorgeous foil paper...a favorite of mine! 

I Love You Card

Hi! I'm super excited to share with you my very first Chickaniddy project using the beautiful Date Night collection.

Supplies: Paper (DN140S04; DN140S05; DN140S06; DN140S07; DN140S11) Silver Foil Paper (CN14SP002) Stickers (DN14EB02) Enamel Hearts (DN14EB07)

The hubs and I will be celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary this April and one of the things that has kept our relationship strong over the years is having regular date nights! This collection is perfect for preserving those memories and for one of my favorite crafts, card making!

One of my favorite patterned papers in the Date Night collection is Dance Party. I adore all those cute couples and the ladies' colorful dresses!

Another Chickaniddy item I can't resist is the Silver Foil paper! Ooh la la is it ever beautiful!

To create die cut accents that use more than one die, I arrange the dies on a magnetic sheet so stay in place. Once I have my dies set up the way I want, I adhere a piece of washi over them so I can easily transfer them to my die cut machine.

When layering lots of die cuts I use foam mounting tape to adhere each piece which gives the layers dimension.

I hope you enjoyed the card.

Oh Happy Day!

I've got exciting news to share with you today...

Woot! I'm really looking forward to working with Heidi Sonboul and her adorable Date Night and Twirly Girl collections and to work with our amazing coordinator Pam Callaghan and the talented team she and Heidi put together! Thanks a million ladies for adding me to the list! :)