Countdown to Confetti - Day 1: Frightning Friends & Boo Yea

Hello there!  Welcome to day 1 of the Countdown to Confetti with Reverse Confetti!  Our September release is just around the corner!  All of the new goodies that we will be sharing with you over the next few days will be available on September 8th in the Reverse Confetti store and at your favorite retailers!

Today, we are showcasing the new Frightening Friends stamp set and coordinating dies as well as the new Boo Yea stamp set.  My card uses both along with a few other new goodies from this release.  To create my card, I started off with an A2 Midnight card base.  Then I diecut the largest piece from the new Bag & Tag Creator Confetti Cuts die set from Midnight cardstock, and then ran it through my diecut machine again with the new Criss Cross Cover Panel Confetti cuts dies for a tone on tone pattern.  Some of the X's fell out but I liked that effect so I did not replace them with I glued the two pieces together. For some added interest, I splattered on some white acrylic paint. For the moon in my scene, I stamped one of the circle sentiment from the Boo Yea stamp set in Sunshine and Tangerine ink (only on one edge), then diecut it with the circle die in the Bag & Tags Creator Confetti Cuts die set as they coordinate.  Then, I stamped several images from the new Frightening Friends stamp set and diecut them with the coordinating Frightening Friends Confetti Cuts dies.

To ground my scene, I added a strip of patterned paper from the new Abundant Autumn paper pad, and then adhered everything with either a glue pen or foam tape.  To finish things off, I added some white gel pen accents.

The rest of the team has lots to share with you today!  Be sure to hop along and comment for your chance to win a RC gift certificate! :)

Reverse Confetti Blog
Amy Kolling
Crystal Thompson
Melissa Phillips
Amy Sheffer
Tricia Barber
Kelly Lunceford
Lisa Henke
Amy Rohl
Lea Lawson
Laurie Schmidlin
Heather Hoffman
Amy Tsuruta
Kathy Schweinfurth
Audrey Tokach - **you are here**
Jeanne Jachna
Olga Moss

See you tomorrow! :)

Lawn Fawn & Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration - Nutty or Nice

WOOHOO!  It's the day so many have been waiting for!  If you have no idea what I am talking about, every year, during the whole month of September, our friends at Simon Says Stamp host "STAMPtember", which is a month  long stamping celebration when lots of new, exclusive, limited edition projects are released.  They do collaborations with lots of companies, and today, their collaboration with Lawn Fawn is being released!

Taaaa-daaaa!  The Nutty or Nice Stamp Set!  If you prefer to own the dies too, they are available in the Nutty or Nice Stamp and Die combination set.  These stamps and dies are available ONLY at Simon Says Stamp, and ONLY while supplies last.  If you want to add them to your collection, don't delay because I'm betting they will sell out quickly!

Here is the card that I made using the Nutty or Nice stamp set and coordinating dies along with some other Lawn Fawn goodies that coordinate perfectly!  To create my card,  I started off with an A2 card base cut from white cardstock.  I diecut the vertical Snowfall Backdrop from white cardstock, and ink blended some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink on the bottom half of the panel before adhering it with a glue pen.  I diecut the Stitched Hillside Border from white cardstock to ground my little snowman and his squirrel friends.  Then, I stamped the tree branch from the set in Walnut ink, and added some cute little ornaments and a tiny acorn which I also part of the set.  I stamped a sentiment from Nutty or Nice in black ink onto white cardstock and diecut it with the Everyday Sentiment Banners dies, and added a few Mini Snowflakes.  To finish things off, I added some white gel pen accents.

If you love Nutty or Nice, hurry and get yours!  It's an adorable stamp set and it goes so well with the rest of the Lawn Fawn lineup!

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

September SYS Challenge {Reverse Confetti}

Hello there!  It's the beginning of a new month, and we are kicking off a new SYS Challenge with Reverse Confetti!  This month, our theme is Halloween/Fall Fun!

I made a halloween card for the occasion!  I started off by inking a background with Wilted Violet and Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink.  Then I splattered on some clean clear water to bleach out some of the color, and splattered on some black watercolor.  I diecut the pinked edge circle from the Fa La La Circle Confetti Cuts die set from Midnight cardstock, and the text circle from the Boo To You Circle Confetti Cuts die set from Midnight and Tangerine carstock.    I placed them slightly offset to create and orange shadow, and glued them together with a glue pen.  Behind the text, I added a patterned circle using papers from the Cue the Confetti patterned paper pad.  Before adhering the circle to the card base, I diecut the Web Tag Layer twice from Midnight cardstock and trimmed the web away from the outside border.

 

Then, using the Too Cute to Spook stamp set, I stamped and colored the skull garland, witch hat and tiny spider, and diecut them using the coordinating Too Cute to Spook Confetti Cuts dies.  I popped those up using foam tape and added a scattering of purple iridescent sequins to finish off my card.

That's all for me today, but I hope you will join us and play along for a chance to win a Reverse Confetti gift certificate!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! :)

Halloween & Fall Fun with Hello Bluebird!

Hello hello!  The new release from Hello Bluebird is available for purchase NOW in the Hello Bluebird store and at your favorite retailers!  Today, I  have four cards to share with you using some of the adorable new products from this release!

First up,  the Trick or Treat stamp set!  How cute are these little halloweeners?!  I just love the font in this stamp set too!  Those tiny diecut bats are from the new Spooky Scene die!

My next card features a bold ink blended sky, the Spooky Scene die, and images and a sentiment from the new Spooky Script stamp set!

Next up, Ghostly Greetings!  I ink blended a lavender and plum sky with Distress Oxide inks, then splattered on some black paint before adding a trio of Birch Trees, which is a new die this month!  A not-so-scary ghost is among images from the new Ghostly Greetings stamp set, and the sentiment is from the new Trick or Treat stamp set.

And finally, here is a card featuring one of three adorable critters from the new Autumn Gatherings stamp set!  This cute little fox is standing under a nearly naked tree, from the new Halloween Tree die set.  My little scene is framed out with the pinked edge frame from the new Gallery Frame 3 die set, and the sentiment is from the new Fall Friends stamp set, which I will share more of later on this month!

That's all for me today!  Be sure to visit the Hello Bluebird store and check out the August release!  There are so many cute things!!  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pick of the Patch & Spooky Fence Border {Lawn Fawn}

Hello there!  It's that time again!  It's Lawn Fawn Inspiration Week, and we are gearing up for the Fall/Winter 2018 release, which happens on August 23rd!  All this week, we are showcasing new products and it won't be long before you can get your hands on them too!

Today, we are showing off the Pick of the Patch stamp set and it's coordinating dies, along with the new Spooky Fence border die!

To create my card, I started off by diecutting a piece of white cardstock using the largest die from the Outside In Stitched Rectangles die set, then I ran the cardstock through my diecut machine again to add a stitched swirl pattern using the Stitched Windy Backdrop die.  I offset my plates so that only part of the panel was embossed with the swirls.  In that area, I also ink blended a background using Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks, and then spattered on some metallic silver watercolor.  In each corner of the panel, I added a spiderweb using the Cute Cobweb die set.  At the bottom of the inked area, I added a Spooky Fence cut from black cardstock.  Then I stamped and colored three pumpkins from the Pick of the Patch stamp set.  Their vines are stamped in Cilantro ink and everything was diecut with the coordinating Pick of the Patch dies.  I added a trio of stars in the sky which were cut from the new Sparkle cardstock, and sentiment from the Pick of the Patch stamp set was stamped onto and Everyday Sentiment Banners diecut, which was popped up with foam tape.

That's all for me today, but be sure to visit the Lawn Fawn blog for lots more inspiration from the design team!  Stop back by tomorrow, because I have lots more to share with you!

Thanks for popping in! :)

Reverse Confetti | Happy Birthday Jen!

Hello there!  Today, the Reverse Confetti Crew is celebrating our fearless leader, Jen, on her 40th birthday!  I pulled out some of my Reverse Confetti favorites to create a card for her!

Jen - Big HUGE hugs and happy birthday wishes!  I hope you have a wonderful day and even bettter year! XOXO

To create my card, I added strips of patterned paper from my favorite paper pad, Cue the Confetti, to the top and bottom of an A2 card base.  I diecut the largest square from the Scalloped Squares Confetti Cuts die set from Polar White cardstock.  I ran the center square through my diecut machine again with the Stitched Rays Cover Panel Confetti Cuts die, then added some color with orange and yellow inks and an ink blending tool.  I adhered those pieces with a glue pen.  Then, I stamped and colored the two adorable mice from the  Mouse Mail stamp set and diecut them with the coordinating Mouse Mail Confetti Cuts dies.  I stamped a sentiment from the Birthday Wishes stamp set in Midnight ink onto a banner diecut using the Tall Tag Trio Confetti Cuts die set and popped everything up with foam tape.

To finish things off, I added accents with a black glaze pen and a white gel pen.

Be sure to hop along with the rest of the Confetti Crew and leave lots of birthday wishes for Jen along the way!! :)

Amy Kolling

Melissa Phillips

Amy Sheffer

Tricia Barber 

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach

Jeanne Jachna

Olga Moss

Reverse Confetti August Blog Hop

Hello there!!  It's the 8th of the month, and that means it is time for the Reverse Confetti monthly blog hop!  Today, I have a card to share with you using some goodies from the Reverse Confetti July release, and some older goodies too!

To create my card, I started off by diecutting a piece of patterned paper from the Pattern Play paper pad using the Stitched Rays Cover Panel Confetti Cuts die, which I adhered it to an A2 card base.  Then, I diecut the Wonky Stripe Panel Confetti Cuts die from Premier Polar white cardstock and adhered that to the patterned paper with a glue pen.  I stamped and colored the floral cluster from the Elegant Florals stamp set, and diecut it with the coordinating Elegant Florals Confetti Cuts dies.

For my sentiment, I stamped the "with sympathy" sentiment from the Sentiment Essentials stamp set in Midnight ink onto Premier Polar White cardstock, and diecut it with the coordinating Sentiment Essentials Confetti Cuts dies before popping everything up with foam tape.  To finish things off, I added a scattering of clear sequins.



That's all for me today, but be sure to hop along and see what the rest of the Confetti Crew has to share with you!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Here is the full hop list:

Reverse Confetti blog

Amy Kolling

Ali Farmer

Melissa Phillips

Amy Sheffer

Tricia Barber 

Kelly Lunceford

Lisa Henke

Amy Rohl

Laurie Schmidlin

Heather Hoffman

Amy Tsuruta

Kathy Schweinfurth

Audrey Tokach - you are here!

Deanne Kuntz

Jeanne Jachna

Olga Moss

Eloise Blue