World Gratitude Day Blog Hop

Fall is finally upon us and REVERSE CONFETTI is celebrating the change of seasons along with a little known holiday. Did you know that today is World Gratitude Day? World Gratitude Day is your opportunity to show your gratitude and appreciation for anything or anyone in your life with meaningful actions. To get you in the spirit of gratitude, the CONFETTI CREW has put together some fabulous creations with a “fall-ish flair” and a special “Gratitude Blog Hop”.

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Amy Kolling’s blog. We hope you take a few minutes to enjoy what we’ve put together. We want the gratitude to be contagious enough to inspire you to get creative and make something for someone you appreciate!
For my card, I started out with a number collage cut file that I've had in my Silhouette library forever. The sentiment is done with a combination of COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS and LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS. I added two acorns from FOREVER FALL and a few other fall accents to finish off the sentiment cluster. 

My color inspiration came from this gorgeous photo:

(source)

We truly appreciate you hopping along with us.  In fact, to show our appreciation, we are giving away a $15 gift certificate to REVERSE CONFETTI to one lucky hopper! Just leave a comment at each stop along the way to be entered to win!  You have until Monday, September 23 at noon CST. Jen will announce the winner on the Time for a Card Tuesday post on the Reverse Confetti blog on the 24. We want to thank you for welcoming REVERSE CONFETTI as your new favorite stamp company!

We 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 Heather Pulvirenti’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can always 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”…

SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along with us each month for your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps.  Click HERE for more details and link list.

‘FETTI FINDS—Link your REVERSE CONFETTI creations to the link list posted on the Reverse Confetti blog each Monday.  (Note:  Reverse Confetti stamps are required for ‘Fetti Finds.)  A ‘Fetti Fave will be announced on the Reverse Confetti Blog from that months’ entries.  The ‘FETTI FAVE will receive the ENTIRE NEXT STAMP RELEASE and be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps.  Click HERE for more details and link list.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the hop and your weekend!

Stamps: COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS, FOREVER FALL, LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS (Reverse Confeti)

Paper: Prism Birchtone Medium, Papertrey Very Vanilla, Fine Linen, and Smokey Shadow card stocks; Echo Park Reflections Fall 6x6

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Stazon Jet Black, Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap and Brushed Corduroy Distress inks

Accessories: Oak Leaf & Acorn Silhouette file, Numbers Silhouette file, burlap "ribbon," button, Maya Road stick pins and jute cord, skeleton leaf, 1/2" circle punch, dimensional foam adhesive

September Card Kitchen, Part 1

Just popping in to share some of my September Card Kitchen cards. This month's kit features gorgeous papers from the Modern Mercantile line by Jenni Bowlin Studios.

For more info on Jillibean Soup's monthly Card Kitchen kits, click HERE.

To purchase this month's kit or to sign up for a monthly subscription, go HERE.

And to see what's coming in next month's kit, follow along with the sneak peeks on The Card Kitchen blog.

Blessings

On this first card, I cut apart a 4x4 chevron pattern and hand-stitched the different pieces to a neutral background. The two feather accents were cut from a 12x12 pattern.

Hi Sunshine

The sun is made from a partial circle punch backed with simple fishtail banner pieces. I loved working with the three Maya Road Kraft doilies that were included this kit. I cut them down to get even more mileage out of them.

My Heart Beats Only For You

One of the leftover zigzag pieces from the first card kind of reminded me of a heart rate monitor, so I added a heart die-cut and created a custom sentiment to go along with it. "My heart beats only" is handwritten on the Jenni Bowlin perforated stamp paper and then I completed the sentiment with alpha stickers from the kit.

Best Wishes

Super simple card here, lots of negative space to show off that gorgeous feather pattern. 

I'll share the rest next time! Happy Thursday!

Spooky Cuties Treat Sacks

I can't believe it's been so long since I posted! Now that we've traded back-to-school madness for a more settled-in routine, I'm finding more and more time for creativity and fun projects. Last weekend, I finally re-painted my dining room, a key part of a refresh/update I've been {not} working on since Spring. I've started bringing out some of the Fall and Halloween decorations, too. I don't usually go super crazy decorating for fall, just a few vignettes here and there. What about you? Whole hog, not at all, or somewhere in the middle?

I have a crafty Reverse Confetti project to share today: mini treat sacks. They were so fun to put together! I started with an orange and black pair of chevron mini paper bags (I got mine from i{heart}papers last fall) and the new SPOOKY CUTIES and SPOOKY SENTIMENTS sets from Reverse Confetti.

Lots of little stamping details: the background piece has been stamped with a sweet little bat border from SPOOKY CUTIES  The circles were stamped first with a polka dot background (from WHOLE LOTTA DOTS) and then accented with a black striped line.

The bat and boots were stamped, heat embossed, trimmed out and popped up. And last I added the fun sentiments from SPOOKY SENTIMENTS. The little bags are 2.75" x 4", the perfect size for a sweet treat. (Confession: I ate all the pumpkin-shaped peppermint patties that were supposed to go in these sacks. PLEASE tell me I'm not the only one who does that! Let's just hope I remember to fill these properly before handing them out. Can you imagine getting a treat sack filled with paper shred?)

Stamps: SPOOKY CUTIES,  SPOOKY SENTIMENTS, and WHOLE LOTTA DOTS (Reverse Confetti)

Paper: rustic white, kraft, lime green and orange card stocks

Ink: white and black pigment ink, tan kraft ink

Accessories: orange and black chevron itty bitty bags, corner rounder, circle punch, 

button die, baker's twine, jute cord, button, wide striped ribbon, pop dots, 

clear embossing powder and heat tool

Hope you have a fantastic day!

Reverse Confetti: September Release Blog Hop

We’ve been counting down the days, and it’s finally here—a new release from REVERSE CONFETTI!  It’s the 8^th of the month (Reverse Confetti blog hop day) and this time we are looking forward to those fall days and the spooky treats that come our way for Halloween.  Come and hop along with the Confetti Crew as we share some creative ideas using September’s five new trendy stamp sets.  Along with the Confetti Crew (our fabulous design team), we’ve also invited some extra friends to join in on the action!  

The hop started over on the Reverse Confetti blog, and you should have made it here from Amy Rohl’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!

For my project, I created a personalized fall favor box using the new LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS and FOREVER FALL sets. Such a quick little project, perfect for making multiples. The pillow box and leaf were cut with my Silhouette, the acorns stamped and trimmed, and the letters stamped individually, then punched with a 1/2-inch circle punch. You could use this same belly band design around a napkin to make a cute Thanksgiving place setting instead!

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 Dawn Easton’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”… 

• SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY (SFYTT)—Play along with us each month for your chance to win the ENTIRE NEXT RELEASE and to be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps.  Click HERE for more details and link list.

• ‘FETTI FINDS—Link your REVERSE CONFETTI creations to the link list posted on the Reverse Confetti blog each Monday.  (Note:  Reverse Confetti stamps are required for ‘Fetti Finds.)  A ‘Fetti Fave will be announced on the Reverse Confetti Blog from that months’ entries.  The ‘FETTI FAVE will receive the ENTIRE NEXT STAMP RELEASE and be invited to play along with the Confetti Crew as we sneak peek and hop with all the new stamps.  Click HERE for more details and link list.

Celebrate the creative side of you!

Countdown to Confetti: Spooky Cuties & Spooky Sentiments

Welcome to the third and final day of Reverse Confetti peeks! Visit the Reverse Confetti blog for a list of all designers posting a peek today. Remember to leave comments at each blog each day for a chance to win a $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificate. Deadline for comments is 1 pm EST today.

Today, we're featuring two super adorable Halloween sets, SPOOKY CUTIES and SPOOKY SENTIMENTS:

Aren't those sentiments awesome! I just love all the possibilities for combining them, subway-art-style! I used a few of the sentiments along with a *very* old Stampin' Up Pumpkin Patch spectrum pad to get the gradient effect. 

Enjoy the rest of today's peeks! Remember, release day is tomorrow - can't wait! Join us for a blog hop featuring all the new releases!

Countdown to Confetti: Forever Fall

It's Day Two of Reverse Confetti's Countdown to Confetti peeks. Visit the Reverse Confetti blog for a list of all designers posting a peek today. Remember to leave comments at each blog each day for a chance to win a $15 Reverse Confetti gift certificate. Deadline for comments is 1 pm EST September 7.

Today, we're featuring FOREVER FALL, a trendy collection of fall and gratitude sentiments, fall icons, and some super fab woodgrain elements. 

Here's a closer look:

I heat-embossed the sentiment using an aged ivory embossing enamel. You can kind of see some of the "flecks"in it. The woodgrain heart? yep, I'm pretty much smitten with that image! My layout is the current Sketch For You To Try (#4). For rules and to play along, click HERE. Deadline is September 14, noon CST. The prize is huge -- the entire next release!

Stamps: FOREVER FALL (Reverse Confetti)

Paper: Kraft card stock, Echo Park Reflections - Fall 6x6 paper collection

Ink: watermark ink, sage ink

Accessories: corrugated cardboard, burlap mesh, skeleton leaf, stick pin, embossing enamel and heat tool,

 jute string, jumbo eyelet, seam binding

See you again tomorrow for more peeks! 

Countdown to Confetti: Count Your Rainbows

Welcome to Day One of Reverse Confetti's "Countdown to Confetti" peeks. Five new sets will be released on September 8.

I can't wait for you to see all these new sets! Today we're showcasing COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS, the newest set in the Key Words collection. I just love, love, love the sentiments in this set, and I'll bet you will too!

And here's a closer look at my card:

I've really enjoyed creating more CAS-style designs lately. Today's card is based on the current sketch (#FTL 256) over at the Clean and Simple Stamping blog. It's a great one!

Tune in to the Reverse Confetti blog for a list of all designers posting today. And join us again tomorrow and Saturday for more peeks and again on Sunday for the big release day blog hop. Leave comments with each designer on each Countdown to Confetti day for your chance at a $15 gift certificate. Comments will close at noon on September 7 and the winner will be announced at 5 pm September 7. Good luck!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS, ARROWS 'N ELEMENTS

Paper: White card stock

Ink: Stampin' Up Sahara Sand, Memento Espresso Truffle, 

Accessories: Mister Huey's mist, Copic marker, wood veneer stars, 1/4" circle punch, sewing machine, button, linen thread, dark brown twine