Countdown to Confetti: Be A Barista

It's Day Two of Reverse Confetti's Countdown to Confetti, and today's featured set is BE A BARISTA, a coffee/tea set with a fun, unique twist.

The fun twist is that there are different filler images for your cup, a plain one plus three latte foam designs - SO clever! I went with a tea card today, and therefore a plain filler plus the sweet little tea bag. Here's a closer look:

The sentiments are curved to fit perfectly around the top of the cup image, but they also fit nicely onto the fishtail bottom of the new TAG ME die (the large tag). I've also added a light yellow stripe detail from one of the images in SO STRIPEY:

Be sure to head over to the Reverse Confetti blog for links to all of today's peeks. There's a $15 gift card up for grabs, too. For your chance to win, leave a comment on each sneak post for each designer. Comments will close at noon CST on November 7, and the winner will be announced at 5pm on the 7th.

Want another chance to win? Head on over to the Reverse Confetti Faebook page and look for the "Comment to Win" thread.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy today's peeks!

Stamps: BE A BARISTA

Paper: tan, white, and kraft card stocks, American Crafts Dear Lizzie Lucky Charm 6x6 pad

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress ink

Accessories: TAG ME Confetti Cuts dies, seam binding, button, linen thread, chevron circle #27967 Silhouette file, 

MFT doily die, distressing tool, paper piercer/needle/thread, foam adhesive

Countdown to Confetti: Bring on the Merry and Tinsel 'n Trim

I couldn't be more excited about this week -- it's new release time at REVERSE CONFETTI! Peeks begin today, continue tomorrow and Thursday, then we wrap up with a hop on release day, Friday, the 8th.

Today, the Confetti Crew are featuring two sets: BRING ON THE MERRY and TINSEL 'N TRIM.  BRING ON THE MERRY is the newest set in the Key Words Collection and features all kinds of holiday sentiments, with "merry" as the key word. In addition, this month Reverse Confetti introduces a new product line -- Confetti Cuts, which are wafer-thin dies. SOOO excited!!

I'm featuring BRING ON THE MERRY and the TAG ME Confetti Cuts on my card (plus a tiny element [that arrow trio] from TINSEL 'N TRIM, too). Here's a closer look:

The letters in the word "merry" are colored, gradient-style, with Copic markers. I dotted on some clear glaze pen for a little {more} pizzazz.

The layout is this month's Sketch for You to Try. Participation details and link-up is HERE.

Be sure to head over to the Reverse Confetti blog for links to all of today's peeks. There's a $15 gift card up for grabs, too. For your chance to win, leave a comment on each sneak post for each designer. Comments will close at noon CST on November 7, and the winner will be announced at 5pm on the 7th.

Want another chance to win? Head on over to the Reverse Confetti Faebook page and look for the "Comment to Win" thread.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy today's peeks!

Stamps: BRING ON THE MERRY, TINSEL 'N TRIM (Reverse Confeti)

Paper: red, light aqua, and white card stock, Jillibean Soup designer paper

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Peeled Paint distress ink

Accessories: Tag Me Confetti Cuts dies, seam binding, string, pom-pom trim, sequins, glittered dots, baker's twine, 

border die, sanding block, distressing tool, foam tape

Happy 10th Birthday!

Today, my middle child hits double digits -- Happy Birthday, dear Adrienne!

I started out with a whole different card (which I'll share another day), but when I designed something for the inside, I thought it might work as a card front instead. The color scheme was pulled from some diagonal striped washi tape, which didn't end up making an appearance on this card (but is on the other one). The whole thing has a more masculine, or at least gender-neutral, look, and my girl is pretty girly-girl, so I added some clear sequins for a tiny bit of glam.

The stamps are pulled from a few different REVERSE CONFETTI sets: the word "awesome," the green arrows, and the little red brackets are from ARROWS 'N ELEMENTS, the green dots at the very top are from I LIKE YOU, and the birthday sentiment is from CELEBRATE CAKE.

stamps: ARROWS 'N ELEMENTS, I LIKE YOU, CELEBRATE CAKE

paper: smooth white card stock, studio calico patterned paper, echo park patterned paper

ink: red, green, yellow, turquoise and black pigment inks

accessories: baker's twine, ribbon, button, label punch, number die-cuts, clear sequins, foam tape

Have a great day!

Hearts of Thanks

Happy Friday, friends. A quick and easy card to share today. I used some scraps from Bella Boulevard's Finally Fall line and a woodgrain heart and sentiment from Reverse Confetti's FOREVER FALL stamp set.

The polka dot detail under the sentiment is from I LIKE YOU.

Have a great weekend!

October Card Kitchen

Hello friends, my October Card Kitchen kit cards were posted on the Card Kitchen blog last week, and now I thought I'd share them here, too. SUCH a great kit! Y'all know me, and how I love to layer. This kit was filled with goodies. See what I mean?

The upcoming November kit is pretty darn sweet, too, and also jam-packed with goodies. You can see sneak peeks of the November kit on the Card Kitchen blog this week and next. For now, though ... my October cards:

Autumn Blessings

Family Fun

Family

Hello Fall

The Most Beautiful Season

SMILE, Life is Good

Together Is the Best Place to Be

Wonderful You

I focused on the fall-themed papers, but there are a few Halloween things in there, too. And there are these scrumptious, big, funky, fun letter stickers that I only used on one card (Family Fun / Picking Pumpkins). Check out guest designer Sarah Webb's cards HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, as well as Kimber McGray's cards HERE for more ideas with this kit! I just love what they did!!

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.

Thanks for stopping by!

Batty For You - DS123

I had plans to stamp this morning, but I specifically said to myself "no Halloween or fall." I was just feeling like something less season-specific. Then, I saw today's Deconstructed Sketch and all that went right out the window. My mind immediately said "subway-style multiple sentiment square panel, ribbon tabs, and tiny bat accents." This one came together super quickly, thanks to Reverse Confetti's SPOOKY SENTIMENTS stamp set and Jen Shults's gem of a sketch. 

Here's a closer look at the sentiment panel:

I stamped off two of the "happy halloween" sentiments and colored the "spooky" letters in orange. For a little fun, I turned the two Os into scaredy-cat eyeballs. The background polka dots are stamped in light grey ink using a background stamp from WHOLE LOTTA DOTS. You can't see them here, but the tiny bat accents were done with a stamp from SPOOKY CUTIES.

And here's the lovely sketch:

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

Paper: My Mind's Eye Happy Haunting 6x6 pad, white textured card stock, gray card stock

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress

Accessories: circle dies, orange and black markers, striped ribbon, buttons, notebook edge punch, foam adhesive