My Little Creative Escape

Sunday, August 7, 2016

Countdown to Confetti Day 3

It is time for the Countdown to Confetti and the Reverse ConfettiAugust Release. We may have taken the month of July off, but that only means we have DOUBLE the awesomeness for you this release. It is seriously Jam Packed with cuteness! We are on day 3 of our count down.

Make sure you start on the Reverse Confetti Blog so you get to see all the release details, Jen's amazing projects AND the line up from the Confetti Crew.

You'll also want to make sure to leave comments on the DT blogs AND the RC Facebook page for a chance to win one of two prizes...free shopping from RC! Woohoo!
It is our final day of sneak peeks and we saved the best for last, well at least in my opinion. You are going to dye, they are soooooo CUTE! The stamp sets are called Worm Wishes, Toucan of Friendship, and Coffee and You and each one has their coordinating Confetti Cuts.

I had a hard time deciding what to share first today? This ellie! OMG!! it's adorable. I used my copic markers to add some color to this cutie from Coffee & You. I used the Coffee and You Confetti Cuts to cut him out.

I decided to keep three of the frame pieces together from All Framed Up to create a shaker card. I love the cross hatch and stitching details on those frame pieces. I tucked in the sweet ellie into the corner and added some fun Seeing Stars Confetti Cut accents in yellow. The sentiment from Coffee & You was stamped in black ink along the bottom.

My card with Toucan of Friendship is up next. I loved the bright fun colors I used to color up this fun bird.

I made sure to color up some of the Flowers and extra greens from the set and then used the Toucan of Friendship Confetti Cuts to cut those out. You'll see I added two of the All Framed Up frames and used them to show off the beautiful images. I layered them all over top of a Crushed Coral Water colored panel in the backdrop.

Here is a close up of the bird. I used a white gel pen to add some accents to the colored bird. I tucked in the sentiment right below the frame. Pretty fabulous, isn't it.

My final card for the day is with the Worm Wishes stamp set. See, I told you all three were awesome today! I used my copics again to color up the worm, ruler, and pen images and then stamped the apples with some Limelight and Field Day premium dye inks. I used the Worm Wishes Confetti Cuts to cut them out.

I thought this would make a fun back to school card, so in sticking to that school theme I decided to use the ABC Cover Panel in the back ground. It's so crisp and clean and looks fabulous.

The grey panel is another new Confetti Cut, Circle Band. I love this one. I layered it up with the pinking circle from Flowers For Mom and added the stitched detail from the Detailed Circles. Here is a closer look.

Here is another look at the new products I used on today's cards.

Thanks for stopping by today. Tomorrow is RELEASE DAY, so be sure to shop and come back for the Release Day Blog Hop.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Countdown to Confetti-Day 2

It is time for the Countdown to Confetti and the Reverse ConfettiAugust Release. We may have taken the month of July off, but that only means we have DOUBLE the awesomeness for you this release. It is seriously Jam Packed with cuteness! We are on day two, so if you missed our kick off yesterday
Make sure you start on the Reverse Confetti Blog so you get to see all the release details, Jen's amazing projects AND the line up from the Confetti Crew.

You'll also want to make sure to leave comments on the DT blogs AND the RC Facebook page for a chance to win one of two prizes...free shopping from RC! Woohoo!

Today I have a card and a trio of sweet tags using the new sets, Forever in Our Hearts and In A Jam. I know no one loves having to send sympathy cards, but man am I so happy to have the new sentiment set in my stash, Forever in Our Hearts. The sentiments are beautiful and will bring comfort to all.

I used a soothing color combo with this one today along with some old and new Confetti Cuts. That tag is new, it's the next edition to the Topped Off Tag line up. I ADORE stripes, can't get enough of them. So the Big Stripes Tag Layer is a quick way to add those eye catching detail. I embellished the top with the new Hang Ups, too Confetti Cuts. I did some masking with one of the sentiments from Forever in Our Hearts and got them to fit perfectly onto the stripes. Yay!

I used the amazing All Framed Up to add that skinny solid kraft outline to accent my tag. Seriously, so many options with this Confetti Cut. You will LOVE it. The pretty flowers are from Garden Bunch and I used the Garden Bunch Confetti Cuts to cut them out quick. I added in some Leafy leaves in kraft.

Changing gears, I inked up the daring In A Jam stamps and used the coordinating Jam Jar Confetti Cuts to create the little jars on my tags.

I snapped a close up of each of the tags so you could see the details. When I make a set of cards or tags I like to use the same products but change up the colors. Here, you'll see I used the Big Stripes Layer over the Topped Off Tag. I used the sweet heart from Hang Ups, Too on this first one.

Changing to a deeper plum color and Blueberry ink, I used the Hang Ups, TOo scallop top with a button and twine.

Here is a closer look at the third Hang Ups, TOO. check out that stitched detail. This one might be my favorite tag embellie.

and here is a look at the new product I used today.

Come back tomorrow for another sneak peek and my FAVORITE day of this release.

Thanks for all your sweet comments.

Friday, August 5, 2016

Reverse Confetti August Countdown to Confetti-Day 1

Let the fun begin! It is time for the Countdown to Confetti and the Reverse Confetti August Release. We may have taken the month of July off, but that only means we have DOUBLE the awesomeness for you this release. It is seriously Jam Packed with cuteness!
Make sure you start on the Reverse Confetti Blog so you get to see all the release details, Jen's amazing projects AND the line up from the Confetti Crew.

You'll also want to make sure to leave comments on the DT blogs AND the RC Facebook page for a chance to win one of two prizes...free shopping from RC! Woohoo!
Today we are kicking off the cuteness with two stamp set and with coordinating Confetti Cuts, Just Brew It and Cute As A Button.

Let's kick start it with the cool new coffee inspired set. It rocks! I love the giant solid mugs. The stamp set is called Just Brew it! I stamped the mug and then used the Just Brew It Confetti Cuts to cut it out. I added it to a coffee inspired water colored background. I made this card tall & skinny, just like I like my coffee. heheh.

Here is a closer look at the detail. I tied on some cappuccino twine and scattered some sequins onto the card base.

From coffee to babies. Sticking with the fabulous solid images Reverse Confetti is known for, this time it's a onesie and I just adore all the sentiments. This one is a boy card and it's my favorite sentiment from Cute As A Button. I stamped it with some ombre ink and then cut it out with the Cute As A Button Confetti Cut.

A little back story on this card.....it's my re-do. The boys locked the puppy (who turned 1 in July) in my craft room one afternoon while they were playing hide and seek. I was sitting right there, working away and when I got up from my desk I found this! Ack! Good thing he is cute!

and really, it was a blessing in disguise, because I actually LOVE my re-do so much better. So I feel like I won. lol. I the oh-so-cool ABC Cover Panel. You'll also notice I cut some Heart to Heart Confetti Cut from vellum. Such a pretty way to add some subtle details.

I decided I needed to make a baby girl card, too. This time I only used the Cute As A Button Confetti cut and accented it with a glittery word die from Fancy Words Confetti Cuts.

I used two more awesome new Confetti Cuts, the Rounded Rectangle Band and my absolutely Favorite Favorite new product from this release the All Framed Up Confetti Cut. I squealed out loud when I saw this in my package last month. It is amaze balls and has so many possibilities. I will be sharing so much more of this the coming days.

The die cut stripes are from the Straight Stripes Pretty Panels Confetti Cut. Yep, they fit perfectly with this new band. I love that Jen takes all this into consideration when designing new products. Combining old with new just makes me happy!

That's it from me today. Be sure to check back tomorrow for more Countdown to Confetti. See you then.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Color Throwdown 404-Deepest Sympathy

Hi Color Throwdown peeps! Amy Rohl is our hostess seat this week, bringing you a beachy color combo - kraft, aqua and white. Keep in mind that these are generic colors, so feel free to use whatever you have on hand to work with this week. And, you can always add in neutrals as well.

If you upload your creation to a public gallery, please use keyword CTD404 and #colorthrowdown and #CTD404 on social media sites so we can see what you've created! When linking up your creation using the Linky tool below, please be sure to add a link to your specific post, not just a general link to your blog. Official rules are in the right sidebar for quick and easy reference. Above all, have fun with the challenge!

I started with a water color panel that I added some ink blending with a trio of distress inks (tumbled glass, blueprint sketch, and tea dye). I then used a paint brush and clean water to add some splatter. I set my panel aside to dry and then blended on more Tea Dye distress ink to some smooth white card stock. I used the Sand Dollar Confetti Cut to create the hand made embellishment.

I cut a pretty tag from the the In the Bag confetti Cut and stamped the greeting from In a Big Way and tied on some burlap twine. A scattering of sequins were added as the finishing touch.

For more inspiration, check out the other design team members' creations below, and get inky! And don't forget to join us over on the CTD Blog. We can't wait to see what you create with these new colors.

Amy Rohl

August Guest Designer - Wanda Guess

and

this week's Guest Star Stamper - Ted Mattos!

Monday, August 1, 2016

Curtain Call-Snow Cone

The new challenge is up for this round of the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge. It's summery and sweet and I can't wait to see how you use the photo to be inspired. I pulled out this adorable Taylored Expressions stamp set, Calendar Critters and matching dies. The cow was perfect for this summery treat. I love the sentiment, too. I stamped it onto a Let's Talk Bubble 1 die.

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

Come play along, the LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge!

Here is a detailed shot of the card. I used my zig clean color brush markers to add the pretty water colored striped to the background. I cut a layer of vellum with the LID Stitched Mats Rectangles die and then tied on some b&w bakers twine to finish if off.