SugarPea Designs - Sugar Sketch 29

Hello, friends! I'm kicking off the week with the SugarPea Designs gang and a new Sugar Sketch Challenge . You can click on over to the SugarPea Designs Blog to link to all the gals playing along when you're finished up here. I have to confess that I did a bit of tweaking with the sketch to make it fit my obsession with the Sugar Cuts - Notebook Journal Card pencil die, and here's what I came up with! 

 As you can see by looking at the original sketch graphic below, I used the sketch on my top layer rather than on the card base...you see, right?! I used the Notepad Journal die but then cut the pink layer a second time, cutting off about half the width to make a cute little pink notebook paper. I layered a fun gold pencil on top and stamped a simple 'hello' from Take Note, this month's Sweet Incentive set (meaning it's free with a qualifying purchase..sweet)!



Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed my card. I really hope you'll get a chance to get crafty and play along with this month's sketch as well!
~Amy

SUPPLIES:

InLinkz.com

YNS August Birthday Bash Release Hop

Happy Birthday, Your Next Stamp!

I'm so excited to be part of the YNS Birthday Bash Release Hop and have a fun little shakity-shake card featuring that partying pup from Party Animals. The set has three adorable party animals and sentiments galore!

I colored partying pup minimally with Zig Clean Color markers and a white colored pencil before embellishing his hat with a Glittered Gumdrop. Have you checked out the awesome assortment of Gumdrops over at YNS? They are definitely one of my favorite products in the store!

I created a hybrid sentiment using two of the sentiments included in Party Animals and I'm loving these to fonts together. Just another way to stretch those stamps!


 BIRTHDAY BASH DETAILS
 Karen knows how to throw a party complete with all sorts of goodies for everyone, so take a minute to check out all the party favors below!

Hop Prizes – We're giving away 3 - $50 YNS Gift Certificates! Leave a comment before you leave for your chance to win! Winners will be posted on the  YNS blog on Aug 12th

Release Hop Specials - Free Birthday stamp set with purchases over $40 and a special choose your own discount (up to 25% off) 

I hope you've enjoyed this stop along the birthday hop, thanks for stopping!
~Amy

Reverse Confetti Summer Fun Blog Hop

*CLICK HERE for my YNS Birthday Bash Sneak Peek*

I am SO excited to be sharing my first post as an official member of the Reverse Confetti Design Team with you today! Summer Fun + ABC (anything but a card) is the theme of the hop, and I've got a couple of cute ABC projects to share with you, so let's get moving! 

Speaking of moving, you may have arrived here from Kathy's blog and you'll want to hop along to Amy's blog when you've finished up here. Or, if you want to start at the tippy top of the hop, go to the Reverse Confetti Blog.

This is my version of shaker meets embroidery hoop using a sentiment from My World, that cutie pie alligator from Later Alligator and bright shiny sunshine from Weather It Together.

I started by watercoloring my background using Zig Clean Color Markers and then stamped and embossed the sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black ink and clear embossing powder. Both the sun and alligator were also colored with Zig Clean Color Markers and trimmed using their coordinating dies (links to all RC products are at the bottom of the post). I really wanted it to look like he was wading in the ocean, so I colored a scrap of vellum with the same markers and trimmed it to look like lapping waves. 

Now comes the fun part - the shaker! I used a large circle die to trim a piece of acetate to fit over the front of the hoop, adhering it very carefully with just enough, but not too much, Glossy Accents. Once it was dry, I flipped it over, sprinkled in my shaker mix and adhered my scene to the back of the hoop.

My second ABC project uses a sweet little chalkboard easel combined with a sentiment from Posted Note Sentiments I and Confetti Cuts - Weather It Together and Globe. I realize this is a little back-to-school in nature, but let's face it, we're all thinking about going back to school (or for me, work) at this point of the summer; some of us happy about shoo'ing those kiddos out the door and some of us whimpering as we head out the door.

I used the negative cut from the Confetti Cuts Globe base and filled it in with a white colored pencil directly on the chalkboard. I love how it turned out and looks so chalkboard real! I couldn't resist portraying the globe as the iconic teacher's apple and this perfect sentiment to go with it. To make the apple, I white embossed the sentiment on watercolor paper, randomly brushed Zig Clean Color Markers on top and then blended my colors together with an aqua-brush. I finished off my apple with a hand cut stem from cork and green felt leaf. Finally, I added mini cork hearts cut with Confetti Cuts - Weather It Together. 

Now for the fun part - how you can win somethin' real nice! How about a gift certificate? Leave a comment at each stop along the hop for a chance to win a $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificate. Thanks for stopping by today and remember to hop along to Amy's blog next, I'm sure she's got some great eye candy for you!

~Amy

SUPPLIES:

InLinkz.com

YNS August Birthday Bash Sneak Peek

I'm thrilled to be sharing in the celebration of Your Next Stamp's Birthday Bash Weekend! We're starting things off with sneak peeks today and a birthday bash blog hop in YNS style tomorrow, so be sure to come back early bird for all the fun and festivities, ya hear?!

It's my pleasure to introduce you to three of the cutest birthday buddies you ever did see from Party Animals. Cute little critters seem to be all the rage lately, and YNS has cornered the market on adorbs!

The poppin' party hats are colored with Copics that matchy-match my go-to embellishment these days - YNS Gumdrops! My colors here are Limeade, Strawberry and Mint Green.

From here you should head on over to the YNS Blog for a complete list of sneak peek links, and then set your alarm early for tomorrow's blog hop! Thanks for stopping by, I always love having you.

~Amy

Sweet2Repeat Blog Hop

I'm thrilled to be playing along with the SugarPea Designs Team all this month, and today is the Sweet 2 Repeat Blog Hop where we're sharing a few more projects featuring products from the latest release that will hopefully inspire you with those new products you may already have in your hot little hands!

 I had a bit of fun mixing and matching dies and stamps from Take Note and SugarCuts - Notebook Journal Card. I partial die cut my 'notepad paper' using only the notebook edge of the journal card because I wanted a larger paper than the entire journal card allows. I can't get enough of that pencil die and had to find a place for the ampersand as well! I think it makes a great focal piece, especially cut from bright blue fun foam!

Would you like to WIN a $20 gift certificate to spend on some SugarPea Designs of your own?  Please visit with each of our design team members listed below and leave a comment for your chance to win!

InLinkz.com

Exciting News!

Not that I want my summer to fly by any faster, but I sure couldn't wait for today because I'm being announced as the newest member of the Confetti Crew at Reverse Confetti {squeal}! I'm over the top thrilled with this opportunity to work with Jen's fresh and fun products, and what an honor to design next to the talent of the Confetti Crew! You can check out the announcement on the RC blog, but first I have a clean and simple shaker card that echoes my excitement!

Globe Confetti Cuts | My World

I used the globe portion of Globe Confetti Cuts to create my shaker opening and then layered a fun pink globe base on top. On the reverse side of the opening, I secured a single layer of acetate with a double layer of foam adhesive surrounding the opening to create extra depth for my shaker contents.  The black under layer is trimmed a smidge smaller than the white and stamped the sentiment from My World in Versamark and embossed it in white for a fun little chalkboard globe.  Before I filled my shaker, I lined up my black and white layers and made a mark on the back of the white layer so I'd know exactly where to place the black layer once I'd added the shaker fill  because I would be laying it face down on top of the shaker. That way it would be perfectly centered and avoid spilling sequins and micro beads everywhere (don't ask me how I know). Make sense? 

Thanks for stopping by today, and I look forward to sharing more Reverse Confetti with you soon!

~Amy