Thursday, September 6, 2018

Countdown to Confetti - Fall Foliage, Cotton & Thistles


Welcome to Day Two of Reverse Confetti's September release countdown. If you missed Day One, you can catch up HERE.

Today is all about FALL FOLIAGE and COTTON & THISTLES. These are two seriously beautiful floral/foliage sets!

All of the new products will be available for purchase at midnight ET on the 8th. 


Two chances to win a Reverse Confetti gift certificate: 1) Leave comments on each designer's blog; 2) Head over to our Reverse Confetti Facebook page for an additional giveaway. 


First up is FALL FOLIAGE:


I am of the opinion that you can never have too many leaf stamps! I love being able to tuck sprigs and leaves here and there on my card designs. And although fall is where our focus is right now, there's no reason at all that these leaves couldn't be used year-round.



This card came together super quickly (for me!). I started by gold-embossing a bunch of leaves and coloring them with Zig watercolor markers. I used Reverse Confetti's CLOUD WHITE card stock, which is so perfect for light watercoloring. The ink moves and blends beautifully.

In the background, I stamped extra leaves using SAND ink (stamped off once), then added some dark brown and metallic gold splatter.




To finish, I added a sentiment, also from FALL FOLIAGE. It is gold embossed on DARK ROAST card stock.



Next is COTTON & THISTLES:


COTTON & THISTLES is a simply beautiful set that includes a mason jar and a bouquet of cotton and thistles. I adore these florals SO much! This isn't your usual bouquet of showy blooms -- this one has more of that casual, wildflower look that I personally am drawn to.



I white embossed my image on Reverse Confetti SAND card stock (very similar to kraft, but with a slightly deeper tone), then colored with Prismacolor pencils. I haven't used those in forever!

In the background, I've used the new TRIANGLES COVER PANEL Confetti Cuts to create a white-on-white textured background. I lightly misted and splattered with green, purple and sand ink.



Along the bottom is a simple strip of SAND card stock with a white embossed sentiment, also from COTTON & THISTLES.





That's it for me. I hope you're enjoying this release as much as I am! Stop back by tomorrow and Saturday for Day Three and our New Release Blog Hop.

For more FALL FOLIAGE and COTTON & THISTLES inspiration, visit the Reverse Confetti Crew and 'Fetti Friends:




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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Taylored Expressions 10th Birthday Bash Mega Party!


I'm super excited to help Taylored Expressions celebrate their 10th birthday! Congratulations, Taylor and all the many folks who make TE such a beloved company!

Today's hop is both a birthday celebration and a designer reunion, with almost 40 past designers participating. Visit the Taylored Expressions blog for links to everyone participating today!

To celebrate their birthday, Taylored Expressions released some birthday goodies last night. You'll get to see some of those new products along today's hop, or you can check them all out HERE.



My card for today features some previously released products, including the adorable TROPICAL TRIO STAMP AND DIE COMBO. TE loves birthdays and has tons of ways to celebrate them! I for one can't resist a punny birthday sentiment!



To go along with the whole tropical flair, I created two clusters of tropical florals using dies from the BUILD A SCENE - TROPICAL die collection. All the different build a scene die sets are some of my all-time favorites! 

Another personal favorite -- the FRAME IN FRAME CUTTING PLATE, which I used for the light gray frame.



The stitched waves in the background were done with the BUILD A SCENE - ROLLING WAVES die set. 

I always have so much fun designing with Taylored Expressions products. They just scream happy!



At the heart of Taylored Expressions is a mission to share joy through the gift of handmade cards. As part of their 10th birthday TE is continuing that mission with the launch of a special Share Joy campaign focused on providing birthday cards to those in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities across the U.S. To make as deep an impact as possible, TE is inviting card makers everywhere to join the campaign. Will you join us? Find out how to participate by viewing the Share Joy page here: 

https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/share-joy-birthday-2018


Now before I go, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my past TE creations. I was fortunate to be on the TE Blog Team a while back, and here are two of my favorites:

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Congratulations again Taylor! It's an honor to help celebrate with you and the whole TE family!

For more birthday inspiration, visit all the designers on today's hop. We are all listed HERE on the TE blog.


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Countdown to Confetti: Boo Yea & Frightening Friends


Hi there! September is a release month at Reverse Confetti! Join us today through Friday for our Countdown to Confetti, and again on Saturday for our New Release Hop. The September release includes seven stamp sets, nine Confetti Cuts, and one 6x6 paper pad. Today we are featuring BOO YEA and FRIGHTENING FRIENDS. Sooooo cute!

All of the new products will be available for purchase at midnight ET on the 8th. 



I have two different project ideas to share today. The first is a card with the adorable Halloween images from FRIGHTENING FRIENDS:


I wanted to incorporate as many of the images as possible, so I created a sightly wider and shorter than usual horizontal card. 



Frankie, the devil, and the ghost are all from FRIGHTENING FRIENDS, as are the trees, jack-o-lantern, fence, clouds and moon. 



I added the skull garland from the previously released TOO CUTE TO SPOOK and the mummy from BEST WITCHES to complete my scene.





Next up are some treat sacks that feature sentiments from BOO YEA as well as a new die set: BAG & TAGS CREATOR CONFETTI CUTS. 

BOO YEA is a collection of Halloween-themed circle sentiments. BAG & TAGS CREATOR CONFETTI CUTS is an adaptable die set for making sacks and bags. Included are one die for the main panel (cut two per bag), a stitched rectangle window die, one circle tag and two circle layers.

 

I decided to make flat sacks by adhering the front and back along three sides using Scor-Tape. They'll hold something flat, like a gift card, or a small (and not too bulky) treat, such as a peppermint patty, Ghirardelli square, etc.

I wanted to add a little texture to the sacks, and I did that with two new cover panels, CRISS CROSS and TRIANGLES, and the previously released STITCHED RAYS COVER PANEL. (I layered the bag die-cuts that were also cut with a cover panel to a plain bag die-cut so that the triangles and X's wouldn't fall out.) I also used one of the patterns from the new ABUNDANT AUTUMN 6x6 paper pad.


Each sack has a tag made from the BAG & TAGS CREATOR CONFETTI CUTS set.

Here they are one at a time, with supplies noted:


Sack is LIME GREEN card stock with STITCHED RAYS COVER PANEL. TANGERINE jack-o-lantern was cut with a die from HALLOWEEN BITS and layered over ABUNDANT AUTUMN pattern paper and a PREMIER POLAR WHITE tag.



Sack is LEAD card stock with TRIANGLES COVER PANEL. BOO YEA sentiment in TANGERINE ink is layered onto a LIME GREEN tag and embellished with a bat from HALLOWEEN BITS (cut from the same ABUNDANT AUTUMN pattern used on all the sacks).



TANGERINE card stock with STITCHED RAYS COVER PANEL. BOO YEA sentiment in MIDNIGHT ink is layered onto an ABUNDANT AUTUMN patterned paper tag. Ghost is from HALLOWEEN BITS.



SAND card stock with CRISS CROSS COVER PANEL. BOO YEA sentiment in LIME GREEN ink is layered onto TANGERINE tag. The little witch's hat is from TOO CUTE TO SPOOK and is paper pieced with pattern paper from ABUNDANT AUTUMN.







For lots more FRIGHTENING FRIENDS and BOO YEA inspiration, visit the Confetti Crew and 'Fetti Friends:






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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Papertrey Ink August 2018 Release Countdown - Fence Line: Autumn

Hello there, and welcome to Day 5 of Papertrey Ink's August 2018 Release Countdown. Today's products are Forest Floor: Autumn, Fence Line: Autumn, and Bold Borders: Foliage.

These new products will be available at 10 pm August 15 in the Papertrey Ink store.

All the beautiful autumn products in this release have me longing for sweater and boot weather!


My project features FENCE LINE: AUTUMN. This set is packed with fall imagery perfect for making fence line scenes. 

I started by die-cutting a panel with the new SCALLOP STACKERS: SMALL die set, then with the dies in place and the edges masked, I did some ink blending and splattering with Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Spring Moss, and Prairie Grass. 


Next I die cut and stamped all of my images and arranged them into a scene. I had quite a few of Papertrey's inks out for this one: Classic Kraft, Fine Linen, True Black, Olive Twist, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass, Ocean Tides, Cocoa Bean, Dark Chocolate, Orange Zest, and Canyon Clay.

For a bit of a rustic touch, I tied some natural jute string along the very bottom.



The sentiment is from SENTIMENT STAPLES: THANKSGIVING, also releasing tomorrow.



Sigh ... fall is my favorite season! I couldn't love this set more! (Actually, the whole release!)




For lots more autumn inspiration and new product details, visit the Papertrey Ink blog.

Thanks for visiting!



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