Houses Built of Cards

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Reverse Confetti August Blog Hop - Butterfly Wall Art

Good morning! Today it's time for the monthly blog hop with Reverse Confetti! This is a non-release month, so instead of showcasing new products, we are sharing projects using already released items! This month's theme is Anything But a Card, so I've created a piece of wall art using one of my favorite stamp sets from the newest release, paired up with an older sentiment - they go together perfectly!

I stamped the lovely butterfly from Butterfly Blossoms and the sentiment from My Tribe with watercolor friendly black ink on watercolor cardstock, using my MISTI to get a good clear impression. I then watercolored the image with my Daniel Smith watercolors to coordinate with some pattern paper from the Sun and Sea 6x6 Paper Pad.

I layered together some of the pattern paper, trimmed down the watercolor paper a bit, and layered everything together - tucking some ribbon in the back to function as a hanger. I added some white cardstock over the back to sandwich the ribbon and leave a clean back edge - perfect for gift giving.

As a final finishing touch, I added lots of sparkle and shine! I applied some Nuvo Blizzard Glitter Drops on parts of the butterfly, and Glossy Accents on the florals. Hard to capture the shine, but this photo shows it best:

Here are the Reverse Confetti products I used today - click on any image to go check it out in the Reverse Confetti Store:

Here is the entire list of everyone participating today:

Reverse Confetti Blog

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Marge Yoon

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Monday, August 5, 2019

Abstract Distress Ink Watercoloring - on the Unity Blog

Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's card!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Sunday, August 4, 2019

Pinkfresh August Challenge - All About Stitching

Pinkfresh Studios is kicking off a BRAND NEW August Challenge: All About Stitching - paired of course with the option a fun color combo! I hope you'll come play along for a chance to win some amazing prizes - you can enter cards OR scrapbook layouts!!!

Here is the challenge info and inspiration photo:

Since this month's color combo is centered around the Just a Little Lovely Collection, and it just so happened that my package with the collection arrived on the exact day I was working on this card...I decided to feature lots of this GORGEOUS collection on my card!

I die cut the smaller Essentials: Braided Ovals from vellum, then layered a few of the gorgeous Acetate Ephemera along with a sentiment from Phrase Stickers that I matted with a bit of white cardstock.

I used my sewing machine to stitch all those elements directly onto my Pattern Paper (leaving the threads hanging loose), and also added a line of machine stitching around the outside of my pattern paper. Finished off with a few Enamel Dots from the collection!

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means that if you use one of the links below, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for supporting my blog, and stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Friday, August 2, 2019

Folk Mandala Snowflake Card - Pinkfresh Studio Facebook Live Card

Good morning! Yesterday was Thursday, so that meant it was the day for my weekly Facebook Live video! If you missed it and want to take a peek, you can find it on the Pinkfresh Facebook Page - this week's video is available HERE. As always today, there was one giveaway for someone who watched live, so make sure and pop in next week to win that week's live giveaway - 10 AM Pacific time on Thursday morning!

In the meantime - here is some more info and photos of the card we made, as well as links to all the products used!

Even though we are in the middle of some of the hottest summer days, it seemed like a fun idea to make a frosty, wintery theme card! So we pulled out the Folk Mandala stamp set, and turned it into a snowflake!

We did lots of heat embossing on this card - clear heat embossing on the background with some distress inks blended over the top, and silver heat embossing on a strip of vellum folded over the front of the card. The sentiment is from Happy Hugs stamp set.

Before adding the vellum, we added a hefty dose of Perfect Pearl splatter, and die cut the panel with Essentials: Stitched Rectangles. Finished off with a few jewels from Essentials: Jewels Mix, and matted on a coordinating cardbase!

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Crabulous Day Scene - on the Reverse Confetti Blog

Good morning! I have a new edition of Wednesday in the Works on the Reverse Confetti Blog and YouTube Channel this morning - this week is a fun crab-ulous scene using some of the newest release! I hope you'll pop over and check it out for more details!

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a great day!

Monday, July 29, 2019

Double Stamping for Soft and Bold Effect - on the Unity Blog

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Smile When I Think of You - Simon Says Stamp Believe in You Release Hop Day 2

Good morning! I'm super excited today to be hopping along for Day 2 of a 2 day Blog Hop to celebrate the Fabulous NEW Believe in You Release from Simon Says Stamp!!! Make sure and check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic at the end of this post for info on a free gift with purchase including Tim Holtz products - no coupon required through Sunday, June 9th, 2019 as well (code expires at 11:59 PM EST)!!!

For my card today, I paired up the lovely new Sunflower Frame Die with a background I created using Gouache Paint - I picked up a set right before leaving on vacation, and was super excited to give this medium a try!

I love how the gouache paints mix and blend - and have almost a chalky appearance - so pretty! I used 3 colors from the set I purchased from Simon Says Stamp and created wide stripes on a panel of watercolor cardstock, using a bit of water to help the colors move, and allowing them to blend in between colors.

Once that dried, I die cut the new Sunflower Frame Die from white cardstock, and layered it over the top, glueing it in place with Gina K Connect Glue.

Finished off by adding a sentiment from the new Lunch Box Notes 2 Stamp Set, heat embossed on a bit of black cardstock and mounted with foam in the top right corner. Finally, I mounted the entire thing on a Fog Cardbase.

I also posted this card yesterday using this same stamp set for the sentiments and some Distress Oxide Inks to create a galaxy background - you can check out the details on this card HERE if you're interested!

Here is the info on the free gift you will receive with any order including any Tim Holtz branded products through July 31st while supplies last:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Here is the entire blog hop line up in case you get lost along the way:

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Heather Hoffman (you are here)