Top Dog Dies & The Twinery Blog Hop

Welcome to the Top Dog Dies & The Twinery Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here by way of Jeanne Jachna's awesome blog!

What a lucky girl I am...having the privilege of working for two fabulous design teams that have collaborated together to bring you amazing inspiration!  

You'll want to stop by the Top Dog Dies Blog and The Twinery Blog to see what the other talented designers have created for the hop this week!

Top Dog Dies is offering $50 is exclusive wafer-thin dies as a prize!  Just enter the Rafflecopter over at the Top Dog Dies Blog!

Check out this awesome SAMPLER PACK of TWINES that The Twinery is giving away!

{$25 retail value}

Here’s how you can enter to win the Sampler Pack of Twines:

Leave a comment on each participating designer’s blog on the hop (and here on our blog, too!). This is a 3-day hop, so be sure to go back and comment each day.

Please be sure to leave your e-mail address along with your comments so we can have a way to contact you if you win.

For additional chances to win:

- Follow our blog. You can enter your e-mail to subscribe under the “Follow By Email!” heading in the blog sidebar.

- “Like” The Twinery on Facebook and leave a comment on our page letting us know you came from the blog hop.

The deadline to leave comments for the giveaway is at 11:59pm EST on Friday, May 16th. Check back here on Monday, May 19th to see if you’ve won!

I used...

 The Twinery's Charcoal - Black and White Baker's Twine
LOVE this twine and use it all of the time...a crafting staple!

and these fabulous Top Dog Dies...

Top Dog Dies Pretty Petals Die Set

Top Dog Dies Heart Doily Die

Next stop on the hop is Jen Cuthbertson's wonderful blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Happy Birthday Plain Jane (Verve)

Ink:  Black (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:  Lemon Drop (MFT), Birthday Girl (Bella Blvd), Vellum (PTI)

Other:  Top Dog Dies Pretty Petals Die Set, Top Dog Dies Doily Die (Top Dog Dies), Charcoal Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Birthday Girl Pins (Bella Blvd), Shine Bright Sequins Mix (Verve), Small Attacher (Tim Holtz)

Verve Diva Dare & Viva la Verve

I'm up on the Verve Stamps Blog as today's Diva Dare: Petals & Wings hostess!
I'd love for you to stop by and give me a shout!

I couldn't help but use the brand-spankin' new stamp set Petals & Wings along with the coordinating dies, A Cut Above Wings & Petals Die Set for this fun challenge!  A few banner tails from the Award Banner Trim Die and Pastel Sequins Mix make a splash to finish off the card!

I was additionally inspired by Janelle's fabulous Viva la Verve sketch this week!  LOVE the angled panel and trio of accents...perfect for "petals and/or wings!"

Not just one, but THREE fabulous Verve challenges to play along with...Diva Dare, Viva la Verve & Inspiration: Font Focus!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Petals & Wings (Verve)

Ink:  Black, Slate (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:  Blushing Bride (SU), Daily Stories (Teresa Collins)

Other:  A Cut Above Wings & Petals Die Set, Award Banner Trim Die (Verve), Pastel Sequin Mix (Verve), Sewing Machine, Thread

Reverse Confetti May Release Blog Hop - Here We Go Card Set

Well, hello Reverse Confetti friends!  

We have had such a wonderful time celebrating our FIRST BIRTHDAY with all of you and sharing all of the fabulous sneak peeks for this month’s brand new release.  We hope you’ve liked what you’ve seen so far!  With 6 new stamp sets and 6 new Confetti Cuts Dies, there’s a lot of inspiration to be had.  Today, since it’s the 8^th of the month, the Confetti Crew, Challenge Crew and a few of our friends are excited to bring you a few more projects for our Reverse Confetti new release blog hop using all the latest RC products.  Now’s the time to hop along with us and be sparked by the crafty goodness!

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from the fabulous, Joni Andaya’s blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you to see using all the new Reverse Confetti stamp sets and dies!

Come Away With Me

Life is an Adventure

From the Bottom of My Heart

It's probably very obvious that I'm completely smitten with this adorable stamp set, Here We Go!  It is so fun and easy to work with!  A stamp set like this one proves that all you need is stamps, ink and paper (and Confetti Cuts Here We Go, Doin' the Wave and Tag Me, of course) to create darling projects in a snap!

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Be sure and hop with us on the 8th of EVERY MONTH for more REVERSE CONFETTI inspiration! Now it’s time to hop on over to the amazing Laurie Schmidlin’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog.

A few things before you hop along though, just to keep you “in the know”…

May’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY is open for you to play along.  Click HERE for a chance to win.  AND, be on the lookout for a NEW COLOR challenge we will be introducing on May 16^th and another way to win!

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Stamps:  Here We Go (Reverse Confeti)

Ink:  Black (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:  Sea Glass (Simon Says Stamp), Nautical (Fancy Pants)

Other;  Confetti Cuts Here We Go, Doin' the Wave, Tag Me (Reverse Confetti), Charcoal Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Burlap

Countdown to Confetti - Let's Chill & Away We Go

It's time for COUNTDOWN TO CONFETTI and more peeks at the new Reverse Confetti May Release!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Reverse Confetti

Did you know Reverse Confetti turns ONE this month?!

There are two separate prizes this week that are up from grabs for blog commenters:  the ENTIRE release and a $25 gift certificate!

There is also a Facebook promotion for a chance to win $25 gift certificate!

You'll want to stop by the Reverse Confetti Blog for all of the details and to see what the other Confetti Crew gals have whipped up!

Tomorrow is the BIG BLOG HOP and Official RELEASE DAY!  The 8th is GREAT!

You Melt My Heart Card

Those popsicles are such sweetness!

After die cutting the Confetti Cuts Let's Chill with patterned paper, I placed a contrasting piece of paper underneath and added the sticks.  The Let's Chill sentiment was stamped vertically along a long banner for added interest.

Life is an Adventure Card

A special friend of mine recently found out that she's having a baby boy!  That little airplane reminds me of baby boys!

Love the curly q from the Away We Go that adds great movement to the Confetti Cuts Away We Go airplane...the Away We Go sentiment was repeated along the triangular panel, while the Lots to Say sentiment was added the bottom corner.

I have to link this one up to the Button Up Recipe Swap at Catered Crop!  You would be shocked to know how many buttons I have in my stash!

 Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Stamps:  Let's Chill, Here We Go, Lots to Say (Reverse Confetti)

Ink:  Black, Dark Chocolate (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:  SU, Steel Gray (MFT), Story Time Baby Boy,  That-a-way (Studio Calico)

Other:  Confetti Cuts Let's Chill, Away We Go (Reverse Confetti), Black Licorice Button (MFT), Lemon Meringue Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Doily

Pretty Petals - Top Dog Dies

Top Dog Dies is releasing some FABULOUS new dies this week!

Here's a peek at one...Top Dog Dies Pretty Petals Die Set!

GORGEOUS and intricate flowers...LOVE!   

I paired the pretty petals up with the Top Dog Dies A2 Flower Mosaic Die!

Make sure you keep your eyes peeled for more peeks at this awesome new release this week!

Thanks so much for stopping by the stage!

Paper:  Kraft (PTI), Lily Bee Designs

Other:  Top Dog Dies Pretty Petals Die Set, A2 Flower Mosaic Die, Twill Ribbon (SU)