My Little Creative Escape: February 2021

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Color Throwdown 631-Hello

Hello everyone! Amy Rysavy is this week's host for the Throwdown challenge! She came across this gorgeous bedding/bedroom set while browsing Target online and loved the colors.

The colors for this week are to use turquoise, pink, rust and magenta. Remember we just use generic colors (so any brand/type/whatever you have will work) and you can always feel free to add in neutrals (white/black/etc) to make your creation pop!

If you upload your creation to a public gallery, please use the keyword CTD631, and please use #CTD631 and #colorthrowdown on social media so we can find your gorgeous creations! When linking up your creation using the linky tool below, please be sure to link your specific post, not a general link to your blog. All of the "rules" are in the right sidebar, and you can always check there to be sure!

One last detail to remember, no digital designs. Only digital images that are printed off and colored will be allowed. Totally digital designs will be removed from the link up.

Here's some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the CTD team to get y'all started!

I still have the amazing new Reverse Confetti & Hero Arts collaboration stamp set, Better Together on my desk. So I couldn't help but use it for today's card. I created two beautiful blooms with the following RC inks: Rust, Piggy Bank, RC Aqua, and Wine.

I made the card on a smaller scale, 4.25 square, and then framed it up with the Scalloped Square Confetti Cuts in Rust card stock. I used just a bit of the sentiment from Better Together and snipped off the word hello. The background is my favorite Diagonal Stitches Cove Panel.

For more amazing projects with this week's colors, check out what my teamies created with these colors.

We can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Lisa

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Reverse Confetti/Hero Arts Collaborative Blog Hop

What an exciting day. We get to share our creations with the new Reverse Confetti & Hero Arts collaborative stamp set. Hero Arts is celebrating 45 years and counting. To honor our beloved industry, they have teamed up with some of their favorite friends, and have together released co-branded designs focused on friendship, giving, and community.
The set from Reverse Confetti It is a super special set, created by Jen's own daughter, Ellie. Born with creativity in her blood, Ellie, daughter of Reverse Confetti owner, Jen del Muro, designed this uplifting and versatile multi-step floral set for the Hero Arts Partner collaboration. Both have a passion for equality and equity, and proceeds from this stamp set will be donated to the Human Rights Campaign. We hope that this stamp set will inspire you to create beautiful cards for those that you care for and love.

I have two cards to share today and I just LOVE this floral image. It's fun and funky and so, sweet. The combos of layering images and changing up color combos, makes this set so versatile. The stamp set is called Better Together.

**Giveaway**

We are giving away $50 gift cards to TWO lucky winners, drawn from comments left across the blog hop. One gift code will be to the Hero Arts store, and the other to Reverse Confetti.

Comment on the hop by Thursday, February 25th at 11:59pm pst. The more blogs you leave comments on, the more chances to win!

My first card show cases how the stamps and dies work together. I stamped the floral pieces in Mist, Island Blue, and Iced Aqua. The leaf images were done in Pistachio and Grass inks. I stamped them all on Premium Polar White card stock and then used the

I added a strip of holographic paper to the left and let the single bloom take center stage. I stamped the sentiment along the stem in Island Blue ink.

My second card, I just did some stamping with each bloom and gave them their own accent to make each bloom different. This time I stamped the blooms in Iced Aqua, Navy, Wisteria, & RC Aqua inks.

The leaf images were done in Leaf and Lime Green inks. I little teeny dots in Bumblebee ink for a little confetti pop in the background.

This is such a cool release. Don't miss out on this awesomeness!

Hugs, Lisa

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Color Throwdown # 630/ Hello Friend

Hello and welcome back everyone! Wanda is our hostess for this week's Color Throwdown challenge with some light pastel colors - blush, sage green and gold - inspired by this gorgeous cake!

If you upload your creation to a public gallery, please use the key words CTD630, and please use #ctd630 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites. Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of this post, please use a direct link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog. All the rules are in the right sidebar, so check them out if you're unsure. No digital designs will be allowed - only digital images that are printed off and colored.

I pulled out one of my all time favorite RC floral sets, Peony. I did a quick watercolor wash in the soft pretty colors. To add the gold, I used some embossing powder for my images and used the coordinating Peony Confetti Cuts to cut out all the pieces.

I added a sentiment from the Mixed Messages. I added some light splattering to the background and then used the foam dimensionals to pop up the Peony images.

For more amazing projects with this week's colors, check out what my teamies created with these colors.

We can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Lisa

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Color Throwdown 629 -birthday bear

Good Morning, Happy Wednesday!! Vickie is our hostess for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge #629! I chose some bright colors this week and with Valentine's Day in mind - two weeks in a row :-) I hope you'll like creating with the colors pink, red, black, and white for this week's challenge. We are using generic colors, so as long as you use the color values shown, you are all set! As always, please feel free to incorporate any neutrals that you need in your design as well!

If you upload to a public gallery, please use the keyword CTD629, and please use #ctd629 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites. Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog. All of the "rules" are in the right sidebar, please check them out if you are in doubt! One last detail to remember, no digital designs - only digital images that are printed off and colored will be allowed. Totally digital designs will be removed from the link up.

I pulled out one of my favorite Reverse Confetti sets, Chalk it Up, to make this adorable birthday card for my dad.

I used the Split Circles Cover Panel in Midnight for my background. It was too much black for me, so I added a 2.5 in x 4.25 Premium Polar White panel along the bottom third of the card. I added some tufts of grass with my copics and got the pink color in from the challenge with some hand-done confetti dots. I love that the sentiment is added to the sign.

For more amazing projects with this week's colors, check out what my teamies created with these colors.

We can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

Amy Rohl

Amy Rysavy

Barbara Anders

Broni Holcombe

Lisa Henke

Lori Tecler

Lynn Put

Vickie Zimmer

Wanda Cullen

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Lisa

Monday, February 8, 2021

Reverse Confetti Feb. Creative Hop

It's a great day! It's my birthday AND I get to hop along with some amazing paper crafting talent to show off wonderful Reverse Confetti products. I love this company and today is the 8th, so we have a fantastic creative hop planned for you.

I decided to whip up one last quick and sweet treat for Valentine's Day. I grabbed some pretty paper from the Sweet as Sugar 6x6 paper pad. I cut it down to size, to fit the chocolate bar and wrapped it around. Some double sided tape holds it all together.

The Layered XOXO Confetti Cuts.I pulled out a polka dotted pattern from the same paper pad and cut the top layer. I added the bottom layer cut from Premium Polar White card stock. I then got busy coloring up the sweet pup from Love is in the Air. I then used the coordinating Love is in the Air Confetti Cuts to cut him out. I added him along the XOXO sentiment and tucked in a sweet little tag from Pencil & Treat Holder Confetti Cuts. I completed the greeting with a quick stamp of Midnight ink and a sentiment from Love is in the Air.

Some pink twine finished the look.

Here is the Blog Hop List.

Come follow me and check out the awesomeness!

Reverse Confetti Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Color Throwdown 628/Hello Lovely

Hello there! It's Lynn is our hostess for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge #628! She chose some pretty pastel colors for this week’s challenge after finding this fun inspiration photo that I thought was perfect for just before Valentines Day. I hope you'll like creating with the colors pink, lavender, yellow and mint green for this week's challenge and I hope they inspire you to create something special. We are using generic colors, so as long as you use the color values shown, you are all set! As always, please feel free to incorporate any neutrals that you need in your design as well!

If you upload to a public gallery, please use the keyword CTD628, and please use #ctd628 and #colorthrowdown on social media sites. Also, when linking up your card using the linky tool at the bottom of the post, please link to your specific post, not a generic link to your blog. All of the "rules" are in the right sidebar, please check them out if you are in doubt! One last detail to remember, no digital designs - only digital images that are printed off and colored will be allowed. Totally digital designs will be removed from the link up.

Check out the beautiful creations from the team this week! They are sure to inspire you, they always inspire me!! Have fun creating, we cannot wait to see what you come up with using these colors!

I just can't get enough of the All Heart Cover Panel. I stenciled them on to my card base with the challenge colors. I then cut the Stitched Grid Tag with Premium Polar White card stock and added on the Hello Lovely Word Die. I had did some quick ink blending with Piggy Bank, Grape Soda, Sunshine, and Mint Ink from Reverse Confetti. Tied on some pink bakers twine and tucked in a few of the cut out hearts from the All Hearts Cover Panel. It's bright and cheery and ready for Valentine's Day!