Dream In Color *Sneak Peek*

 Hello and Welcome! I was super excited when Jen asked me to be a part of launching her new stamp company "Reverse Confetti! You can check it out HERE. You can see all of the other designer who are helping to launch this set!I am excited to share two projects that I made using one of the new sets called "Dream In Color"! It is a great, versatile set and perfect for anyone who loves to use COLOR!!!  I will admit that when I first received the set and it didn't have any "pictures"...I was worried!  Those worries were quickly put to rest as soon as my mind started churning idea after idea and then I couldn't stop! That is why I decided to share two projects with you today, rather than just one!  I must be excited...all of my sentences have ended with exclamation points! LOL!

 First of all, I am in love with this quote. It is great....so versatile and so true.  I channeled my inner hippie for this one. I didn't intend for it to head in such a hippie direction, but that is where it ended up and I don't mind at all.  Both of my projects today incorporate butterflies. I guess I just link color, rainbows and butterflies together.  The main inspiration for this particular design came from "Gossip Girl". Go figure, right?  Anyway...Serena's head board in the show had a cluster of butterflies flying away from a circle. I have been wanting to incorporate this into a design for years, but never did it....until now! I think the task seemed a little daunting to have to use so many butterflies, but in the end it was quite gratifying and not hard at all.  The hardest part was that my punch was on the fritz and I got an abdominal workout while trying to punch!  Hopefully the baby didn't mind! LOL!

Once I was finished adhering all of the butterflies, it still didn't have quite the impact I was aiming for so I got out my old color spritzing tool...which I have been using alot lately, by the way....and sprayed ink in all of the different colors over those particular butterflies.  I then added some stickles to the middle of some of the butterflies. I love adding gems, but I would have had to use quite a few and you all know, there's a hoarder in me....deep down!!!! Well...maybe not that deep!  It still gave it the sparkle and shine I was after.  I stamped the word color on the side strip of pattern paper. I also added some stickles here. I guess I am not a hippie after all.

For my next project, I decided to go in a "safer" direction...at least safe for me.  I stayed true to the design elements that I use a lot.  During my "brainstorming" I had this idea to stamp onto a butterfly, but also have the same image underneath. I didn't know how well this would work and not have it look too off kilter.  I was really pleased with the results.  I did end up adding some distress ink the the edges of the butterfly to make it stand out a little bit more.

I also added some stickles to every other letter starting with the letter c.  I colored the letters using Copic markers and then used my color spritzing tool to add even more color. I told you I have been using it a lot lately.  I found all of the pattern papers at Hobby Lobby and are a mix...they weren't part of a collection.  The felt border at the top was stitched in place using a sewing machine for some added interest.  I broke up the sentiment into three parts.  I really like this sentiment! This truly is a really fun stamp set to work with.

We have a little something for YOU! Leave a comment on my post today for your chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI! You have until 1 pm EST on May 7th to leave a comment. (Only one comment per blog per day, please!). The winner will be randomly chosen from all the DT blogs and Sneak Peeks for May 5-7th and announced on the Reverse Confetti blog at 5 pm EST on May 7th. Good Luck!!