My Little Creative Escape

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Color Throwdown 406-Hello birdie

Hello CTD fans! So glad you are here and can't wait to see what you do with this week's colors. It's Lisa H. bringing you this week's colors for the next Color Throwdown Challenge, CTD406! . Oh, yum.....I want to taste that cake! It's so delicious looking. Be inspired by it and create something beautiful. The colors this week are Orange, green, pale pink,and white. As always, these are generic colors, and please feel free to incorporate neutrals in your design!

If you upload your creation to a public gallery, please use keywordCTD406 and #colorthrowdown and #CTD406 on social media sites so we can see what you have created! When linking up your creation using the Linky Tool below, please be sure to add a link to your specific post, not just a general link to your blog. Official rules are in the right sidebar for quick and easy reference. Most importantly, have FUN!

I pulled out some of my favorite LID sets and did some watercoloring. I added the pretty soft pink and orang-ish flowers, Doodle Daisies, with white embossing and my Zig Clean Color Brush markers. I added the bird from Hello Beautiful and the wreath and border from Hello Beautiful Dies.

Here is a closer look at the pretty background flowers.

For more inspiration, check out the other design team members' creations below, and get inky! And don't forget to join us over on the CTD Blog. We can't wait to see what you create with these new colors.

Amy Rohl

August Guest Designer - Wanda Guess

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Reverse Confetti August SFYTT

Hello Fetti Fans! There is still time to play along with the Reverse Confetti August SFYTT! Going back to work and school this week, I put the adorable new Worm Wishes Stamp set to work. I colored up the pencil with copics and used the Worm Wishes Confetti Cut to cut it out. I layered it up on to the larger solid circle from Circles 'n Scallops and the pierced circle from Flowers For Mom.

I used the tiny pinking edge from Edge Essentials to add in a bit of texture and visual interest in the background. Love that set. I tied on a solid twine bow in Honeydew to finish it off.

Here is the sketch

and a few details you might want to know about the challenge.

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 29th. 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 and/or Confetti Cuts 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 30th of this month.

Thanks for hanging with me today.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Curtain Call-Aug. 15 Flamingo

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

The LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

You should come play along!

Of course I couldn't help myself and I reached for the Fabulous Flamingo Stamp set and matching Fabulous Flamingo Confetti Cuts. I used the Thanks Tag Confetti Cuts for a pretty layer for my bird and used the same set for my die cut word. I cut three of them from Green Room cardstock and glued them together. In the background I added the green polka dots from Whole Lotta Dots.

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Flamingo Designers

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Leigh Penner

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut

Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson

Silke Ledlow
Stacey Schafer
Tara Godfrey

Tammy Hershberger

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Flamingo for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Happy Birthday Laura and LID!!!

Sooooo, it's time to celebrate!!! It is LID's 6th Anniversary AND Laura's Birthday! Laura is so amazing to work for and with and she spoils us gals on the DT, so we decided to spoil her with a surprise blog hop showing off some of our favorite LID projects.

AND TODAY ONLY, Laura is giving you a gift! Check out the LID SALE!

My favorite Dual Stitched Mats-Square dies were used on this one along with a beautiful sentiment and florals.

Paint Your Canvas & Really Rosemaling

I just adore the images from Perfect Pairs (don't forget there are now matching dies for these stamps!).

I looove, love, LOOOOVE this Tribal Chic Cover Up Die. I added some water color and the fun Clean Lines: For the Guys stamps and dies and BAM! this grad card was ready to go.

Here is a list of the DT member's hopping today!

Stop by for a look at all the fabulous

LID projects we are featuring today.

Lisa Henke<<<You are HERE

Amy Kolling

Jennifer Carter

Chrissy Larson

Karen Baker

Sarah Jay

Ariana Grant

Be sure to stop by the Lil' Inker Designs Blog to wish Laura a happy birthday

AND

to shop!

SALE TODAY ONLY!

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Color Throwdown 405-Birthday Tweetings

Hi Color Throwdown peeps! It's time for another great color combo. This week we are using Green, yellow, and aqua. Keep in mind that these are generic colors, so feel free to use whatever you have on hand to work with this week. And, you can always add in neutrals as well.

If you upload your creation to a public gallery, please use keyword CTD405 and #colorthrowdown and #CTD405 on social media sites so we can see what you've created! When linking up your creation using the Linky tool below, please be sure to add a link to your specific post, not just a general link to your blog. Official rules are in the right sidebar for quick and easy reference. Above all, have fun with the challenge!

The new Toucan of Friendship stamp set was perfect for these colors. I just love these sweet birds. I used just one of them today and added some flowers from the set. I used the Toucan of Friendship Confetti Cuts to cut them out. I also tucked in a few Leafy Confetti Cuts.

I used the Circles 'n Scallops Confetti Cuts to accent the fun new Circle Band Confetti Cut. One last detail I added was the stitched detail from Detailed Circles.

Amy Rohl

August Guest Designer - Wanda Guess

Thanks for stopping by today! See you soon and have fun with the colors.

Monday, August 8, 2016

Reverse Confetti August Release

Wooohoo! It's time.....the Reverse Confetti August Release is LIVE!! I have had so much fun sharing my new release projects with you all these past three days.Today is the New Release Blog Hop. I used some of my favorite products from this release. I just adore the Coffee and You stamp set. As much as I love the giant elephant from the set, I decided to focus on the sweet little images from the set. I colored them up with Copics and used the Coffee and You Confetti Cuts to cut them out.

I used my favorite die from this release, the All Framed Up Confetti Cut. I love the cross hatched detail on this frame.

I stamped the sentiment onto one of the Stitched Flag Trio Confetti Cuts and then accented it with a Hang Ups, Too Confetti Cut a button and some Solid Strawberry twine.