Countdown to Confetti: Happy Harvest & Blooms ‘n Buds

Welcome, 'Fetti Fans to Day 2 of the September Release for Reverse Confetti! 

This month's release is really fantastic!

In addition to the four new stamps sets & nine new Confetti Cuts,

we're also introducing four new products that Reverse Confetti will be carrying:

cardstock, ink, patterned paper and stencils!

Make sure you come back and visit every day for the next two days,

so you don't miss a thing!

Today, we're showcasing two fun and beautiful new sets with coordinating Confetti Cuts:

Happy Harvest, an adorable acorn set that's perfect for fall, 

and Blooms 'n Buds, a fabulous new floral set that's so fun to layer!  

The first thing I was inspired to create when I saw Happy Harvest 

was a page in my Journaling Bible.

I started by stamping the "In everything give thanks" stamp from Happy Harvest 

in my Bible and then adding additional acorns by stamping the back of the 

same stamp and topper.

I used Altenew ink, which I learned, was a little too wet for my Bible, as it

left the acorns a little crinkly..... but I'm choosing to look at it as texture. ;)

Here's a close up of that beautiful stamp (I love the fonts!), as well as the verse in my Bible.

On my next card, I combined Happy Harvest with Blooms 'n Buds.

I started by diecutting my background with the Lacy Scallop Frames Confetti Cuts.

I ran it through my diecutting machine with my shim so I could pop out all of the scallops.

Then, I layered it over my Reverse Confetti Tangerine cardstock.

I masked off my background and stencilled some dots onto it using my new

Reverse Confetti Lotsa Dots Stencil.

That's right! Reverse Confetti is also releasing a stencil this month!

I stamped the Happy Harvest acorn and top onto its coordinating Confetti Cuts

using my new Reverse Confetti Tangerine ink on the bottom.

I stamped the Blooms 'n Buds leaves onto their coordinating Confetti Cuts

using my new Reverse Confetti Iced Aqua and Lime Green inks.

I love how these inks coordinate together!

I paired these inks up together again on my next two cards using Blooms 'n Buds.

On my first card, I diecut some light grey cardstock using the new 

Leaves Cover Panel Confetti Cuts that's being released this month.

Isn't it beautiful?

I stamped the blooms and leaves from Blooms 'n Buds onto their coordinating Confetti Cuts,

using the new Tangerine, Iced Aqua and Lime Green inks,

and tucked around and behind a strip of Reverse Confetti Iced Aqua cardstock.

I stamped the sentiment from Forever In Our Hearts.

which was released last month.

On my next two cards, I combined Blooms 'n Buds with another new die

that's being released this month: Grateful, Thankful, Blessed Confetti Cuts.

Isn't it lovely?

I diecut the Grateful, Thankful, Blessed Confetti Cuts from the new Reverse Confetti White Cardstock and inked it up using Tangerine ink and PTI's Terracotta Tile.

I stamped the blooms and leaves from Blooms 'n Buds onto their coordinating Confetti Cuts,

using the new Tangerine, Iced Aqua and Lime Green inks,

and matted my card on Iced Aqua Cardstock.

And one last card...

On this card, I diecut the largest Lacy Scallop Frames Confetti Cuts without my shim

 from the new White Cardstock so that the scalloped pieces would stay attached.

I love the texture this adds to the border!

Onto my background, I stamped the leaves from Blooms 'n Buds in two shades of grey.

I diecut the Grateful, Thankful, Blessed Confetti Cuts from

Iced Aqua Cardstock and blended Iced Aqua Ink over the bottom half of the diecut

to create an ombre effect.

 

   

 

  

  

   

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 on Wednesday, September 7th and the winner will be 

announced at 5pm later that day.

*AND, we will also be giving away new product each day.

Check out the Reverse Confetti blog for more details.

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

Countdown to Confetti: Best Witches & Treat Yo' Self

Welcome, 'Fetti Fans to Day 1 of the September Release for Reverse Confetti! 

This month's release is really fantastic!

In addition to the four new stamps sets & nine new Confetti Cuts,

we're also introducing four new products that Reverse Confetti will be carrying:

cardstock, ink, patterned paper and stencils!

Make sure you come back and visit every day for the next three days,

so you don't miss a thing!

Today, we're showcasing two fun & spooky new sets:

Best Witches an adorable set that comes with coordinating Confetti Cuts

and a fun sentiment set that's perfect for Halloween cards and treats: Treat Yo' Self. 

My first card combines Treat Yo' Self with a new set of Confetti Cuts called Halloween Bits

and Reverse Confetti's new 6x6 Pattern Paper Pad: Fright Night.

I started by diecutting my Halloween Bits Confetti Cuts from Reverse Confetti's new white cardstock and then using that cardstock to mat my Fright Night pattern paper.

I blended grey ink onto the bat and a little onto the bottom of the ghost.

I diecut the rectangle using a new fabulous and super versatile Confetti Cuts: Lacy Scallop Frames.

On it, I stamped the sentiment from Treat Yo' Self in versamark and heat embossed it in white.

On my next card, I used another sheet of Fright Night pattern paper.

Isn't it fun?

I love how it coordinates with the Halloween Bits bat, which I diecut from black cardstock.

I stamped my sentiment using another stamp from Treat Yo' Self onto some Reverse Confetti white cardstock and ran it through my diecutting machine with my embossing mats

and the new Web Tag Layer Confetti Cuts.

I then trimmed the tag out by hand and adhered it to my card.

I love the texture this technique adds!

And, for my last card for today, I combined Treat Yo' Self with the new

Best Witches stamp set and coordinating Confetti Cuts.

Once again, I used a piece of Fright Night pattern paper as my background.

I diecut the Lacy Scallop Frames Confetti Cuts, this time leaving it as a frame.

I diecut the Best Witches Confetti Cuts from watercolour paper and stamped

them with them coordinating Best Witches stamps in versafine onyx black

and heat embossed them in clear.

I coloured them in using my Zig Markers and a waterbrush.

I stamped the sentiment from Treat Yo' Self directly onto the patterned paper.

  

 

 

  

  

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 on Wednesday, September 7th and the winner will be 

announced at 5pm later that day.

*AND, we will also be giving away new product each day.

Check out the Reverse Confetti blog for more details.

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

Thanks for looking!

SaveSave
SaveSaveSaveSave
SaveSave

MFT Wednesday Sketch 296 & ColourQ 357

Sometimes, I will decide that I want to make a card and go down to my craft area.

And sometimes, I will remember that there are a few challenges with which I 

wanted to play along, but I will have forgotten to:

1. print out the challenges

2. bring down my phone with me.

So, sometimes, I'll be too lazy to go back upstairs and confirm what the challenges were.

So, sometimes, I go from memory.

And I'll be very proud of myself and make my card,

but then realize when I come to write my blog post 

that I didn't quite remember the challenges exactly as they were. 

This is one of those times. ;) 

I wanted to play along with this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch:

And decided that I wanted to use my MFT Flashy Florals stamp set

and needed to choose which colours I wanted.

I remembered that ColourQ had a a fun colour combo this week...

I also decided that I wanted to use my new Concord & 9th Barnwood Background stamp,

so I started off by stamping it in Altenew Evening Grey on some PTI Soft Stone cardstock.

Not sure where I got grey from the challenge,

but here's my card:

I stamped the smaller flower centre first onto the diecut in PTI Orange Zest

and stamped again in versamark and heat embossed in clear.

Then, I stamped my bloom in Raspberry Fizz.

I stamped the leaves in Altenew Morning Frost and Evening Grey.

I stamped the "happy" sentiment (from MFT Hand-Lettered Holiday)

directly onto my background and heat embossed the "birthday" (from MFT Soda Pop)

in white on a strip of black cardstock.

Thanks for looking!

Inspired By All The Little Things #22

Hey, I'm so excited to announce that Inspired By All the Little Things
is done with its summer break and we are back to share weekly inspiration challenges!

We are kicking things off with this gorgeous photo for

Inspired By All the Little Things #22:

Isn't it lovely!

What a perfect occasion to pull out my PTI Sunflower Cover Plate!

Here's my card:

I diecut my Cover Plate from watercolour paper and coloured it

in using my Zig Markers and a water brush, using the inspirational photo as a guide.

I impressed the cover plate onto another piece of watercolour paper

and on it, colours the background with my Persian Blue Zig marker and a water brush.

I adhered my coloured sunflower over top and added the sentiment 

(from PTI's Phrases and Praises) white I heat embossed on a strip of vellum in white.

Visit Inspired By All the Little Things to see the rest of the DT's takes

on the inspiration photo and to play along, if you'd like.

You have until Thursday, September 8th to link up your card.

Thanks for looking!

Five for Friday

1. Well, here we are at the end of summer.... Sigh...

It's always hard to see my favourite season come to an end.

It was a fun couple of months, that's for sure...

2. Our Corn & Apple Festival was last week...

We took Lucy to the parade (we've been dog watching her for a couple of weeks

and will be sad when her owners arrive later today to pick her up!)

3. Our favourite comedian came to perform at the Corn & Apple Festival: Matt Falk.

We've been driving to different locations to see him perform for a few years now

so it was great to have him come to our town for a show!

After Matt's show, the kids and I went on the Ferris Wheel together

and Austin took this photo.

Such fun times with my favourite people!

4. My friend, Ingrid (Lucy's owner), gave me a devotion book at the end of July

called Jesus Calling.

I wake up early, before anyone else, so I've been getting up and sitting in the rising sunshine

on my couch and reading it, along with my Bible.

I've never been good at having a "quiet time" with God, but this past month, 

I've been very consistent with it and have looked forward to spending this time with Him

-- reading His Word and praying.

I came across this verse last week (Psalm 65:3) and loved it so much,  

I had to highlight it in my Journaling Bible.

I stamped images from my PTI Feather Finery set in Hawaiian Shores

and Tropical Teal.

I've also been doing a devotion from Proverbs 31 along with the Jesus Calling

and found this quote to be quite inspiring, so I added it to my Journaling Bible.

I used my new PTI Stylized Autumn Leaves to embellish my quote.

5. And lastly, I have a card to share for the

Essentials by Ellen September Mix It Up Challenge with Concord & 9th.

I combined two brand new sets that I received in the mail recently:

Essentials by Ellen's Mondo Peony set and Concord & 9th's Barnwood Background.

I stamped my Barnwood Background stamp on white cardstock using Altenew's Evening Grey ink.

I stamped the Mondo Peony stamps on their coordinating diecuts (from watercolour paper)

in versafine onyx black and heat embossed them in clear.

I used my Zig Markers and a water bush to colour them in.

I stamped the sentiment (from PTI's Tropics) in versafine onyx black as well.

Thanks for looking!

SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge -- Candy Apple & CAS(E) This Sketch #188

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

justataste.com

The LEAD of the Candy Apple Challenge will be invited as a 

Guest Designer in a future challenge!
Please visit the Curtain Call Challenge Blog for all the challenge info and deadline.

I used CAS(E) This Sketch #188 designed by Sam Simpson:

I also used some Reverse Confetti products to make my card.

I started by watercoloring a rectangular shape onto my watercolour paper

with my Zig Markers and a water brush.

Once it was dry, I splattered some ripe avocado ink mixed with water over it.

I diecut a Double Panel Circle Confetti Cuts from black cardstock and layered it over top.

I diecut two apples using my All Apples Confetti Cuts

and stamped them using my All Apples stamps.

A sprinkling of wooden stars finishes it off.

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, August 25th to link up your card.

 

Make sure you visit each of the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge
 designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Kristie Hartfeil (guest designer)

Betty Wright

Kim Singdahlsen
Laurie Willison
Leigh Penner
Lisa Henke
Lori Tecler
Lynn Mangan
Marisa Ritzen
Maureen Plut
Melody Rupple
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson
Silke Ledlow
Stacey Schafer
Tammy Hershberger
Tara Godfrey

Follow us!
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page
Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Candy Apple

for the challenge details and to play along with us!

Thanks for looking!