Countdown to Confetti: Freida Fox & Paper Crane

Another fabulous Reverse Confetti release is just days away (our release are on the 8th of every other month), so for the next few days, we'll be strutting our {paper crafting] stuff as we Countdown to Confetti!

We're featuring two sets today: FREIDA FOX (we've added a new illustrator) and PAPER CRANE. This release also has three new CONFETTI CUTS (dies/die sets), which you'll see throughout the countdown. A full list of Confetti Crew designers posting today is posted over on the Reverse Confetti blog. You won't want to miss a thing!

First up is FREIDA FOX:

She's the first in a new line of stamps called Quirky Cuties. Isn't she darling?! As excited as I am to see Reverse Confetti add some line art for coloring, I was feeling a bit rusty with my coloring and decided to try something a little different. I  stamped on black chalkboard-design paper, then paper pieced just the scarf and heart for some color. The nerdy glasses are a separate stamp. I wasn't sure how they'd look stamped in white, but I just had to add them anyway ... along with the My Mind's Eye eyeglasses pattern as well. Too fun!

Next up is PAPER CRANE (this one has really tugged at my heartstrings!):

I wasn't all that familiar with the meaning/tradition/symbolism around origami paper cranes. If you're not, I highly recommend a quick google search, especially Thousand Origami Cranes. The paper crane image is so dainty and elegant, and the sentiments in this set are fantastic. The vertical scallop strips were cut with the new Double Edge Scallop Border Confetti Cuts.

A closer look:

The layout on this card is the January Sketch For You To Try:

Remember to visit the Reverse Confetti blog for a list of designers with peeks today! All the new product will be available January 8!

CARD #1

Stamps: FREIDA FOX (Reverse Confeti)

Paper: gray and white card stock, My Mind's Eye designer paper

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, white pigment ink

Accessories: Tag Me Confetti Cuts dies, crafter's floss, rhinestones, vellum

enamel dots, button, foam tape, white embossing powder

CARD #2

Stamps: PAPER CRANE (Reverse Confeti)

Paper: white card stock, American Crafts designer paper

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, wheat chalk ink

Accessories: Scallop Border Confetti Cuts, crafter's floss, heavy jute cords, vellum, tan acrylic paint, 

enamel dots, piercing pad, needle, thread, foam adhesive