Cardabilities#98 {rainbows}

I had some fun with this card. I love when I get a chance to stamp for the love of it. I actually had a lot of inspiration going into the card. First off, I was inspired by Stacey to use my Gelatos.  You can see her card here. Gosh, the background is gorgeous.

Now,  I only have 4 colors of Gelatos, and I think I need to change that soon.  I used 3 of them here. I started with a piece of kraft cs and gave it a quick wash of white gesso. After that dried, I colored on my three colors of Gelatos, and then misted with water. I used my fingers to blend them.  I used the Stitched Mats-rectangle die from Lil' Inker Designs to cut my base to build the rest of the elements on this card. 

 I was also inspired by the current Cardabilities #98 challenge. I loved all the little bits and pieces the sketch called for. I used a small detailed circle die from Delicate Doliy Die-namics and all the rest of my die cut pieces are from Reverse Confetti (all links listed below). I stamped the sentiment from Dream in Color  in Sweet Tooth Pigment ink and then covered it with white embossing powder. I love how the white just pops against the fun, summery colors. 

Here is the sketch I used. I'm linking up on the Cardabilities Blog. 

I'm also playing along with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge-Anything Goes. Easy Peasy! Thanks for stopping by. 

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Curtain Call-Pretty in Pink Challenge

**please scroll down for my RC SFYTT card**

Welcome friends, and hellllllo May! I think my boys are in count down mode. Only a month left of school and a calendar chuck full of activities. This month will fly. BUT before it does, let's slow things down around here and enjoy the next round of Curtain Call Challenge. 

I know you'll be happy with this one. I was over the moon excited to see this sponsor in the line up. 

 photo source: 100layercake.com

We have a fabulous new sponsor, Pretty Pink Posh, for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty!  The LEAD of this challenge will receive a gift certificate to the Pretty Pink Posh Shop!

I mixed and matched some of my favorite products from a few different companies. Those Pretty Pink Posh sequins look great with everything! I'll have links listed below. I accented my die cuts with the lovely sequins from the PPP shoppe. 

There are so many beautiful colors to choose from. Here I used Fresh mint on the leaves, Sand (a MUST have. They look great with gold and lots of neutrals.) and then I scattered a few Pink Peonies across the card front. 

 

There is also a fabulous selection of beautiful ribbons in the store. I used some Champaigne Twill ribbon and a bit of twine to tie it all up. Here is another look at my full card. I love those stitched dies from Lil' Inker Designs. The sentiment and polka dots are from Reverse Confetti, and the flower and leaves are from MFT. ( all links listed below).

Please join us in welcoming Leigh Penner from To the Full as our Guest Designer for the Pink & Pretty challenge.

Pink & Pretty Designers

Leigh Penner, Guest Designer

Amber Kroening

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison
Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Sarah Gough

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Pink & Pretty and play along with us!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by. See you back soon. 

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Reverser Confetti May SFYTT {Have a Sweet Day} & Catered Crop

Hello and welcome back. It's a busy week here on the Blog and I love that. I hope you do, too. It's a two post Wednesday, so be sure to check back a little later to see my Curtain Call Challenge card. 
Yesterday I showed you a great masculine card in a nautical theme for dad using Reverse Confetti products. Well, Mother's Day is right around the corner so I only thought it was fair to make a card for mom, too. I used this month's Reverse Confetti SFYTT for the layout. Pretty papers, and fabulous dies and stamps made this one come together quick. 

I used the Class Act Confetti Cut rectangle for my sentiment panel. Phew....this  one took 6, maybe 8 tries to get it right. I ended up using the Sweet Thing stamp set for my sentiment and added a darling small scalloped edges thanks to the Double Scallop Border Confetti cut. 

Never under estimate a great alphabet set. Lighthearted Letters was perfect to make this customized flag (Tag Me), adding great personalization the card. I added one more touch of pretty with a flower die cut from the Petals 'n Posies Confetti Cut set. 

The perfect flower center....why a button and twine combo, of course. Need more button inspiration??? Check out the current Catered Crop Challenge.....Buttoned Up. I went simple with mine, but there are some other stunners out there. Oh, and if you don't have time to make a card, why don't you show us your button stash and how you store them.

 It's a fun twist on this week's challenge. 

Hopefully you like playing with buttons as much as I do, because that’s what we’re doing with this challenge – our annual button challenge. Just add a button or more to your project and come join the party. Or, alternatively, show us how you store and organize your buttons – that’s always fun, too.

• Include a link to us at Catered Crop or add our button, which you can grab on our sidebar or at our {button gallery}.
• Link up and link often, but be sure you link up by 8:00 PM EST on Saturday, May 10.
• Keep the party hopping by visiting the other players and leaving comments.
• Check back with us on May 11 to see if you’ve won an opportunity to be a guest designer.

 Here is the sketch for you to try:

AND.....Here are the challenge details. We sure hope you'll play along. 

• 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 sketch will be posted in the sidebar and you will be able to click on it to get to that month’s SFYTT post with the link list during this time.

• You must use Reverse Confetti stamps to win.

• 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.

 In case you didn't know......it's almost time fore NEW Reverse Confetti.....You'll want to check it all out next week. We are celebrating RC's 1st Birthday!!! woohooo!

Have a wonderful Thursday! Happy May!