Easing Back In {Tag You're It}

I was away on vacation last week with my family. We had a great week at the beach, it was hard to come home. I did a great job of stamping like crazy before I left so I would have a few things to show on my blog while I was away (and to prepare for a few things coming up), but I forgot about the week after I got home. Hence, why I missed the Sweet Sunday Sketch yesterday. boo!  BUT....... I needed to show something  new today and jump back into stamping. It's good to take a break, but I love getting crafty again. 

The Reverse Confetti July release is almost here and I need to get busy with my samples. You're gonna LOOOOOVE what's coming! Today, I am easing back into my mojo with the new, cool Tag You're It challenge blog. It's a mini challenge this go round and it was perfect for kick starting my mojo. 

I pulled out the Tag Me die from RC and used it to make my main image panel. I love tags. I love this die, so this challenge is right up my alley.  I was inspired by the gradient of colors on the tag and the beach theme. I cut the tag twice to get a double layer of tag goodness. 

I used the super sweet and my first ever RC stamp set, Happy Harbor. I stamped the sentiment twice, first on the tag and then again on a die cut heart from Love Note. I carefully lined up the heart to match the sentiment on the tag. 

I added a sweet row of anchors in the same color ink (Brand New colors from Fresh Ink. LOVE! this is Teal). I carried out the beach theme further by adding lots of pretty mini 4mm Sand sequins. How great are those??!!! Sure make me happy!

here's the inspiration photo for the Tag You're It challenge:

There is also a new Catered Crop Recipe Swap up-Summer Lovin'! This card fits the bill for me. Pretty beachy colors, those sand colored sequins and a nautical theme. Totally summer lovin'! Make a card and join the fun. All the details are HERE on Linda's blog. 

Here are the Reverse Confetti Products I used. 

Thanks for stopping by today. I've got exciting news coming up.......Check back!

Mojo Monday on Friday {You're Swell}

I did it! Finally. I have been making cards for 11+ years and this is my very first shaker card. Crazy, isn't it?? This has always been on my crafty to-do list, but I always put it off. I have even had these easy to use foam circles in my stash for over a year now. I bought them last year during SAB with Stampin' Up! These pretty sequins from Pretty Pink Posh were my final PUSH to just do it! 

I went shopping in my stash and decided on my very first Reverse Confetti stamp set, Happy Harbor. Love that the nautical theme is still trending. I guess it is a classic style, so I really don't see it ever going away. 

I used an ocean like color palette on my card today-sno cone and Nightshift from MFT along with Ocean Tide from PTI. Grout Gray is there as my neutral. I love this color. It wasn't the gray I was hoping for when MFT released it, but man is it awesome. I have been using it a lot! 

Here is a close up of my shaker element. I used the Stitched Mats-circle dies from Lil' Inkers and added a few fun stamps from Happy Harbor in my "port hole". 

The So Stripey set was the perfect companion to this nautical card and for that long skinny panel. I stamped the diagonals in Steel Grey on to a sno cone panel. One more accent was the anchor stamped in Silver Encore ink and then cut out. I added some twine and attached it to my port hole with some glue dots. 

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for my card. It's long and skinny and I love it. My card measures 3.75 x 5.5, so it still fits in an A2 envelope. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great Friday! 

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DS113-Love You Anchors

The 113th Deconstructing sketch is up and I am playing. I had my Reverse Confetti stamps out last week, so I made more than one card. I showed you my rocker card yesterday, today is my nautical card.

 I hadn't used the banner stamp from the Happy Harbor set. I stamped it here in Midnight Muse ink on a Kraft panel. The sentiment was stamped in Wild Cherry ink from MFT. I needed just another something, so I reached for the teeny polka dotted heart from Arrows -n- Elements. 

I stamped the anchor image in Midnight Muse and cut it out and added it to a Lemon Drop button. This card needed that extra pop of color. I love pulling out an accent color from the designer paper by adding a embellishement in the same color. I also used the anchor border stamp along the bottom of the Kraft panel in Bashful Blue ink. I hit all the edges of my cardstock  with Walnut Stain distress ink. 

Here is the current Deconstructing Sketch. Check out the challenge HERE.

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