Reverse Confetti June Blog Hop

Hello hello!  It's the 8th of the month, and that means it's time for the Reverse Confetti blog hop!  WHOOT!  Before I share my project, I wanted to remind everyone that Reverse Confetti is having a SALE!  The code SUMMER20 gets you 20% off of your entire purchase!  WHAAAAT?!??!  Shipping will begin on June 12th.  Go stock up! :)

For my little ensemble today, I pulled out one of my favorites, Mermaid Wishes!  I just love this adorable little mermaid.  I created a card and coordinating tag.  You can read more about how I created them below...

I started off by watercoloring a background using distress inks in Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio, then added a spattering of metallic gold watercolor.  When it was dry, I cut it down to 4" x 5.25" and added a strip of patterned paper from the Pattern Play paper pad to the left side of the panel.  I  stamped and colored images from Mermaid Wishes using pastel shades of Copic markers to coordinate with the background.  I arranged everything where I wanted it, adhered it with foam tape for some dimension.  I stamped a sentiment from the same set on to a banner diecut from the Tag Me Confetti Cuts die set.  To finish things off, I added some white gel pen accents, a scattering of sequins and some bubbles with Nuvo Drops in Morning Dew (I LOVE this stuff!), then mounted the panel on a Piggy Bank card base.

For the coordinating tag, I used the Topped Off Tag Confetti Cuts die set to diecut a tag from the same patterned paper that I used on the card (from the Pattern Play paper pad).  Then I used the Scallop Tag Layer Confetti Cuts die to cut a layer from Piggy Bank cardstock.  I glued that on top of the patterned tag with a glue pen, leaving some of the "scales" inside the diecut.  I stamped and colored the same images in a similar fashion so that it would match the card, and added the same gel pen accents, sequins and bubbles.  To finish things off I added a piece of light pink satin ribbon from my stash and tied a bow with some Blossom twine.

Be sure to hop along to each of the design team members blogs and comment for your chance to win a $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificate!  Here is the full hop order:

Amy Kolling

‘Fetti Friend, Tricia Barber

Heather Pulvirenti

Lisa Henke

Melissa Phillips

Amy Rohl

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach - **You are here**

Amy Sheffer

Leigh Penner

Jeanne Jachna

Laurie Schmidlin

Wanda Guess

Susan Liles