What's New Wedensday

It's Wednesday and time for Bella Blvd. projects created with the latest collections, Classic Calendars, Scattered Sprinkles and Summer Squeeze. I have two cards to share with you and both include all three of these colorful lines. 

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I love the scattered sprinkles collection with it's bright colors and simple dotted design...perfect for dry embossing with more dots!

Need a card for you BFF? I think it'll be a pleasant surprise to find this card in the mailbox, don't you? I spruced up the letter stickers by punching them with a mini star Fiskars hand punch...great use for a tool I've had around for years. 

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Want to see more projects created with the latest greatest Bella Blvd. products? Click here. 

Crochet Day

Over the weekend I finished my latest crochet project....this colorful sampler scarf. It started out to be a blanket, but I decided to make it into a scarf because I thought it was too fun and colorful not to!  I almost can't wait until winter to wear it! ;) I think I'll still make a blanket a little later. 

For this project I used Cascade's Ultra Pima 100% Cotton Yarn and a Clover 3.75 mm Crochet Hook

Thanks to Wooly Wonders Crochet's YouTube video tutorials, I was able to follow along on this project with relative ease. There we a few stitch samples that I messed up on and had to redo. Par for the crochet course! ;)

Aren't these colors and stitches fun? 

For some reason, my popcorn stitches didn't pop as much as I'd hoped. Do you see the little blue dots on the green strip. I'll have to play around with that next time and see if an extra stitch in the cluster helps.

So....I was so jazzed about my new scarf that I played hooky yesterday from my usual paper crafting projects and went to the store to buy some more hooks and yarn and the Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Tunisian Crochet.

Trying this new style of crochet was awkward...just like when I started crocheting. You have to practice to get it down and to get your hands to move the way you want! My hands were sore after learning the basic stitch! I was so tensely holding onto the hook! 

To give myself a break I picked up my regular crochet hook and made this little project that I pinned awhile back...a crochet votive candle holder or jar cozy.

I used the same hook size and cotton yarn as the scarf above...

...along with this Ravelry patterned found on Pinterest. 

It was a quick and easy project I did in just a couple hours. I think it would be perfect filled with treats and given as a gift. Oh....like a little spa jar with candle and couple bath products. Sounds delightful, huh? 

Birthday Wishes

Good day! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I'm kicking off the week with a project share on the Pebbles blog using their brand new collection, Birthday Wishes. 

Here's just a peek at the amazing array of papers and accents included in this line. There are so many options to choose from...it'll be fun to create scrapbook pages, party decor and more!

Have a great start to your week!

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!