Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop!

When I was invited to be part of a blog hop celebrating Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia I jumped at the chance. I love Reverse Confetti products and the MISTI, well, I couldn't craft without one anymore!  I had so much fun playing with new Reverse Confetti products and I'll share some cards that simply needed the MISTI to happen.

If you are enjoying the blog hop today you arrived from the blog of the talented Heather Hoffman. If you would like to start at the beginning?  Head on over to Amy Tsutura's blog.

First up I used the Reverse Confetti My Sunshine stamp set to create this card:

I stamped the stars multiple times with Reverse Confetti inks. I knew if I wanted them to be equally spaced I had to use my MISTI tool.  To start I placed the cardstock in the lower right corner of the MISTI and stamped the first star (red) just a bit off the paper.

For each color I moved the cardstock one inch to the left to stamp the next image. I repeated until the row was full. I knew I was going to use a stitched rectangle die to cut it out so I didn't worry about whether it was exactly centered. I took my die cut piece and adhered it to Reverse Confetti brick cardstock to create the card front.  

To create the sentiment I stamped a greeting from the Reverse Confetti Tall Blooms stamp set in Versamark ink on black cardstock and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I cut a little fish tail with my scissors and popped it off the card front with foam tape. I added some sequins and did some dashed lines in white gel pen to finish the card front. Then I adhered it to a card base.

For my next card I used the Stitched Rays Cover panel. 

This background die is an easy way to add texture and interest to your card. I die cut it using white cardstock and applied two colors of Distress Oxide inks.  I used one color centered around the circle on the die and then went out from there with the second color.  To stamp the greeting I used the MISTI. I stamped it in black ink on white cardstock. Then because I could keep it in exactly the same place I stamped it again with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder to add some shine.

I adhered the sentiment and some DMC silver thread to the card front using foam tape. Then I added some clear sequins. The card front was then adhered to a card base.

These cards came together so easily that I made a set!

My last card uses the beautiful Tall Blooms stamp set again.

I stamped the floral image multiple times using Versamark ink, leaving a center open area for the sentiment. I heat embossed them in white embossing powder. Then I used Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Ink to lightly cover the whole card front with ink. I wiped it gently with a dry cloth to get any residual ink off of the embossing. Then I applied a very light amount of Abandoned Coral Oxide ink around the edges. To add some additional emphasis to the flowers I picked out some Copic markers that were somewhat muted in tone and colored in parts of the images with light flicking motions. Just to add a hint of color. 

To add the greeting (which in retrospect should have been silver so you could see it better), I performed some "stamp surgery" and cut the greeting from the stamp set apart so it would fit on the card. I used my MISTI to stamp it in Versamark ink and heat embossed it because I didn't trust my ability to stamp it straight on my own. The MISTI is a handy tool to have so you don't mess up a card at the very end when stamping the sentiment.

Before finishing the card I die cut the card front with a stitched rectangle die. I wanted to add a few pearls but didn't have the right color in my stash. So I took some white ones and colored them with a Copic marker using the same color I used on the flowers. This is a great trick for turning any pearl into the color you want.

So those are my projects for today. I had so much fun creating them and I hope they inspire you.

Here is the complete list of today's designers and I hope you will show them all some love on their blogs.

Amy Tsuruta

Ilina Crouse

Lisa Henke

Jeanne Streiff

Susan Liles

My Sweet Petunia

Tricia Barber

Kia Gibson-Clapper

Deanne Kuntz

Ceal Pritchett

Melissa Phillips

Giovana Smith

Audrey Tokach

Chris Dayton

Kathy Schweinfurth

Stephanie Severin

Laurie Schmidlin

Janine Tinklenberg

Amy Rohl

Dina Kowal

Heather Hoffman

Jana Millen - YOU ARE HERE

Reverse Confetti

Jennifer Timko

Kelly Lunceford

Joan Bardee

Olga Moss

Judy Rozema

Jeanne Jachna

Susan Wymer

Lydia Fiedler

 

Now for details on the giveaway!  We will choose two lucky commenters from the hop to win one of two prizes: a $60 shopping spree at www.mysweetpetunia.com and a $60 shopping spree at www.Reverseconfetti.com.  You must leave your comments no later than Sunday, March 25th, at 11:59 PM Central time and winners will be announced on Tuesday March 27th, on the Reverse Confetti and My Sweet Petunia blogs.  

 

Next stop on the blog hop is Reverse Confetti!  Enjoy the hop! And thank you so much for stopping by.

 

Jana

Comments

[Judy Rozema]

I love your style! That first card is so cool with the repeated image! Love them all~!

[Randa McNair]

Your cards are gorgeous. I love the stunning results of inking the rays background. Love the set of note cards.

[Rachel W.]

love that glossy effect. I am definitely going to have to get a Misti.

[Becca Yahrling]

Fun cards; very artsy! And the last card is a stunner! I love white embossing and love the color you used; so pretty!

[Kelly Lunceford]

Such a fabulous assortment of cards!

[Nicky]

Beaux projets, mais suis totalement fan du Stitched Rays Cover Panel ! il est trop beau et polyvalent !

[Judy Iverson]

Love those stitched rays cards. So simple, yet so lovely.

[Cindy H.]

Such fun cards! I'm especially fond of your last card - so beautiful!

[Jennifer Scull]

such creative cards to inspire us all as we hop along! :) thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

[Karey McM]

I’m not a girl who loves green-but I always love the combo of blue green (just like you used)!!!

[gloria kratz]

Who knew straight lines could be so artistic. Great cards

[ConnieG]

I love that sun cover plate!!

[Carole Anne Patterson]

The cards are lovely and the “Ray” card is a stunner in all of the colors. Did you sponge the colors? First is fun...last is elegant and I love 💜 them all! Misti is Magic!!!

[Lindar C]

Wow! Your cards are lovely, the Stitched Rays cards would make a great gift set.

[Carol Blaisdell]

Especially loved your last card! Thanks for the tip on coloring pearls.

[Megan N]

Love your ink blending!

[Jen]

Cute designs! Great idea on the pearls .... :)

[Kim Klinkovsky]

So pretty. Love all the details, colors, patterns, and designs. Great tips and ideas.

[Brandi R]

Wonderful collection of cards. Beautiful colors and lovely designs ♥

[Gilda (McStamper)]

Love your wonderful designs. Thanks for the great ideas.

[CHRISTINE MILLER]

Great projects....especially love the ombre inking! Thanks for the inspiration!

[~amy~]

These are awesome Jana!

[Rebecca Romines]

What simple but pretty card ideas! It’s nice to see just changing colors gives you a different card but still easy to mass produce if you are in a hurry and need a quick card. Thanks for you time

[Linda]

Great cards. Love that you showed such a variety of design styles. The set of four is stunning.

[Cathy Lillie]

Great selection of cards! I love how bright and fun your first card is! Your last card has some of the most beautiful peach colors I've seen. It's just lovely!