2018 Mega Sponsor Spring Blog Hop

Hi there lovelies!  It's Shay here and today is the big day! 

We are excited to be part of this exciting event. We have partnered with 17 other stamp and papercraft companies to do a special blog hop and will be giving away 18 prizes to 18 lucky winners!

Blog hop begins today, April 23 12 noon EST

Ends Friday, May 4 12 midnight EST

Winners announced: Friday May 11, 12 noon EST

Here's how you enter:

1) Follow this blog and each participating sponsor in the hop

2) Comment at each blog stop

You should have come from the remarkable Reverse Confetti, but if you are lost here is the full blog hop list:

1. DeNami Design
2. Flora and Fauna
3. Lawn Fawn
4. Pretty Pink Posh
5. Mama Elephant
6. Concord and 9th
7. Art Impressions
8. Our Daily Bread Designs
9. Doodlebugs WA
10. Taylored Expressions
11. Reverse Confetti
12. Winnie and Walter
13. IOS Stamps
14. Avery Elle
15. Technique Tuesday
16. Pink and Main
17. Impress
18. Ellen Hutson LLC

Now on to the projects we have to share with you.

I made a couple of birthday cards perfect for boys.

 

I first stamped the stars from True in Versamark ink on two panels of white cardstock making sure to place one star in the middle and then heat embossed them with white embossing powder.  I used some blue and orange Distress Inks and a ink blending tool to create the ombre effect on each panel and made sure to rub off any color clinging to the embossed stars.   I cut out the double sided notched strip from Essentials: Katharine Cutaways from orange and blue cardstock.  I stamped "birthday" from Sugar Rush using Versamark and white embossing powder on the strip.  I attached the strip under the middle star and added the sticker letters with the star standing in as an "a".  Twice I cut out the swirly lines in white from Goldie Trim Cutaways and attached those under the strips.

I realized I wanted the colored panels to not be as wide so I cut them but you will see there is a white line one each of the upper left hand side of each panel.  I recommend perhaps placing a piece of plain paper over the embossed paper for trimming so you don't have the same problem.  I then attached each panel to an A2 white card base with foam dimensional adhesive.  I splattered some shine spray on the panels and enamel dots to finish off the cards.

 

Your next stop is the incredible IOS Stamps!

Thank you so much for joining us!

Have fun hopping,
Shay.