Thursday, April 07, 2016

Countdown to Confetti: Bear Hugs

Welcome, 'Fetti Fans to Day 3 of the April Release for Reverse Confetti


This month is a fantastic release,
with four new stamps sets & eight new Confetti Cuts!

For my first card using the super fun new stamp set we're featuring today -- Bear Hugs,
I used CAS(E) This Sketch #167 designed by N@ Ali:




This sketch was just too perfect not to combine the new Bitty Banners stamp set
& coordinating Confetti Cuts with Bear Hugs!



I watercolored my background and stamped my koalas and tree from Bear Hugs
onto a coordinating Confetti Cut.
I pressed ink onto my acrylic blog and used that, along with water and a paintbrush
to colouring my image.


I stamped three different Bitty Banners stamps onto their coordinating Confetti Cuts.

Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the rest of the DT's takes on the sketch 
and to play along, if you'd like.
You have until Thursday, April 14th to link up your card.

For my second card, I was inspired by the current


Since that fun sheep is pink in the inspiration photo, 
I thought: "Why not make a pink koala bear?"


Before breaking apart the new Edge Essentials Confetti Cuts, I ran them through my die cutting 
machine with a piece of lime cardstock, to make a fun border for my card.
I stamped the koala from Bear Hugs onto its coordinating Confetti Cuts
in pink and then painted him in, using two shades of pink ink, water and a paintbrush.


I heat embossed the sentiment (from Bear Hugs) onto a strip of green cardstock
and heat embossed it in white.

Remember, there's still time to play along with this


   

 


That's it for today!

There will be a $15 gift certificate up for grabs, so you make sure you leave a comment 
on each sneak peek post for each designer to increase your chances of winning!
Comments will close at noon CST today (April 7th) and the winner will be 
announced at 5pm today.

Want another chance to win? 
Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 
look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

35 comments:

New Creations said...

So soft and cute, love your beautiful coloring with little cute banners! And that stitched details on Neon CS is so perfect for this sweet pink Koala:)

susan.w said...

Leigh, how very delightful are your cards. The strong colours of the pink and green is totally FAB. Cheers from DownUnder!

~amy~ said...

Leigh, love your soft pastel card and then I scrolled down to the neon...LOVE.

Miriam Prantner said...

These koalas a so sweet, love h like banners on th first card!

Mel said...

Love these and the pink koala is perfect.

Kathy said...

Both cards are adorable! Neat idea to make the Edges border with all of them together. Three Bitty Banners fits the CASE sketch perfectly.

Diane Jaquay said...

The bitty banners and soft colors make such a delightful baby card combined with the koalas! Wonderful use of Edge Essentials too!

Mac Mable said...

Such a cute first card, loving the banners, the colours and those adorable Koalas. Loving the vibrancy on the second card. Such fun colours and the bright pink Koala..... Genius!

Lesley said...

So clever, Leigh!!! Love how you used the sketch! Very cute card!

Mary Holshouser said...

I love the embossing on the second card.
running it down the side of the card is a great idea.
Both cards are wonderful.
thanks for sharing.

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! Great relase and amazing cards!!!

Ericka Strange said...

Fun cards love the koalas. So cute!

Shelly G said...

Love the combo of a soft and a bright card each made with the set - fun!!!

Rosemary said...

super cute set of cards... the first one is just so sweet!!

Larissa Heskett said...

SQUEAL!! LOVING the FUN Products from the Release!! Your Cards are TOO SWEET!! I LOVE the Designs!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS Release Week/Weekend!! =)

Karen Petitt said...

Both of these are great but for different reasons and I absolutely love that! I am always trying to find new looks and new ways to use one stamp so these are just perfection for me. The first is super cute and beautiful and the second is again super cute but just a little bit different because of the bolder colours and I love that too! Thanks for the blog hop and your awesome inspirations Karen x

Kate said...

Sweet cards - and what a fun way to use your edger dies! Your border looks fabulous!

Kate
Small Bits of Paper

Sheri Gilson said...

Super cute and a very fun take on the challenge! Loving the new RC release!

Kate B said...

Fantastic card - love the colors!

Karen B. said...

Well I kove your hot pink koala! So cute!

Karen B. said...

Meant to say love.

Tracey McNeely said...

Two super cute cards Leigh! I love that sweet koala!

Lisa H. said...

two fantastic cards, Lynn. Love the clean layout of the first card. It's adorable. I really love how you used the edge essential dies on the second card and the neon colors are awesome. I squeeled when I saw it on the curtain call blog. love it.

Crafting with Jeanne said...

Sweet cards. This little koala is adorable!

Deepa M. said...

What darling cards, love the way you used the little banners to build a greeting on the first one!

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Adorable cards, TFS

Anonymous said...

How many ways to "do" cute? These are all super fun cards!

Celeste Goff said...

Oh Leigh, this is just beyond precious!

Denise Bryant said...

Cute as can be! Love the Koalas! Fun colors!

Jen Mitchell said...

These are so adorable! I have a special fondness for koala bears so I love these to pieces!

Lisa Elton said...

From soft and sweet to vibrant and fun!! These are darling Leigh!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Darling card Leigh. Love the neon colors. That koala is super cute.

Audrey Pettit said...

Akkk! These are just SO cute! LOVE what you've been doing with the new release, my friend!

Laurie said...

So cute!! I love the first one-it's my favorite. Such a cute design!!

Hannelie said...

2 stunning cards Leigh! Always inspiring!