Happy Fall-idays: Halloween

Hey there!

We are so excited to bring you Happy Falli-days this week,

filled with lots of inspiration from Reverse Confetti!

We have a theme for each day, so you'll want to check out 

the Reverse Confetti blog for details.

Our theme for today is Halloween and 

I thought it would be fun to make up an adorable treat bag for the occasion.

I started by diecutting my Treat Tote Confetti Cuts from dark grey cardstock

and then from one of the panels, I cut an opening a little smaller than the 

Web Tag Layer Confetti Cuts, which I also diecut from the same cardstock.

I adhered this over the window I created, so that we could see through the

web into the bag.

For fun, I diecut another piece of the Treat Tote Confetti Cuts from Tangerine Cardstock

so that the bag has a pop of colour for the background on the inside.

I created the spider by diecutting two pieces of one of the flower centres

from Blooms 'n Buds Confetti Cuts and added legs diecut using 

Diagonal Stripe Pretty Panels Confetti Cuts.

For finishing touches, I added some Pretty Pink Posh googly-eyes and a tag, 

which I diecut the end using one of the Hang Ups Confetti Cuts and stamped the 

sentiment from Treat Yo' Self.  

 

 

  

Here's a list of the other Reverse Confetti DT that are sharing

Halloween projects today on their blogs:

Amy Kolling

Amy Sheffer

Audrey Tokach

Diane Jaquay

Heather Pulvirenti

Jeanne Jachna

 Laurie Schmidlin

Lisa Henke

Susan Liles

Thanks for looking!

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End of the year treat bags

Well, school is almost done for the year --

I cannot wait for summer to begin!

It is my habit to make treat bags of butter crunch for

my kids' teachers as end of the year gifts.

We counted them up and between Jonah & Sage,

they had nine teachers to whom they wanted to give butter crunch.

So we made a quadruple batch and put them in bags

and I made tags to go with them.

  

I used my PTI Tag Sale #5 die to diecut the nine tags from

stamper's select white cardstock.

Then, using my MISTI (ah, my wonderful MISTI that makes

quick work of mass producing projects!),

I stamped the largest popsicle from PTI's Summer Sweetness,

in either PTI Limeade Ice, Orange Zest or Altenew Midnight Violet.

To get a watercolour look, I spritzed my stamp with water

after inking it up and before stamping it.

  

I stamped the details (the ridges and the droplets) using the same colours

and the same technique.

Jonah and Sage are in French immersion, so I made tags for

their three teachers who teach them in French, using

the sentiment from PTI's Fresh Floral Wrap stamp set.

I stamped three more using one of the fun sentiments

from Summer Sweetness.

And, three more using another sentiment from Summer Sweetness.

Thanks for looking!

Reverse Confetti March Spring Fling Blog Hop

Hey there, 'Fetti Friends!

I'm super excited to be sharing my project today as part of the

Reverse Confetti Spring Fling Blog Hop!

 

 

Now, some of you might remember the sweet little felt owl and fox

that I made in December as Christmas ornaments using my Reverse Confetti dies...

Well, with Easter approaching, I thought it would be fun to make some felt

bunnies for my Sunday School girls.

But this time, instead of ornaments, I made them into treat bags!

 

 

Aren't they sweet?

I'm super excited with how they turned out and can't wait to share them with my Sunday School girls!

 

Here are some close-ups and some explanations on how I made them.

 

For each bunnies' body, I started by diecutting one of the Tagged Tote Confetti Cuts, twice from felt.

Then, I diecut four ovals pieces using the handle of the Sweet Treat Tent Confetti Cuts.

With my sewing machine, I stitched the two body parts together, leaving it open where the head is.

I stitched the ears to the head and the arms to the body.

For the eyes, I diecut two of the smallest circles from Layered Snowflake Confetti Cuts

from smokey shadow felt.

For the nose, I diecut the tiny little flower sequins from Shakers 'n Frames Confetti Cuts

from sweet blush felt and then just cut off two of the petals with my scissors.

For the insides of the ears, I diecut the long petal shape from the Flowers for Mom Confetti Cuts.

To attach these parts to the bunny, I used fabric glue.

 

I filled the bunny's belly with Cadbury Mini Eggs wrapped in saran wrap.

Then, I tied a ribbon around its neck to seal in the candies, and to give the bunnies

a little more definition to their shape.

 

For four of the bunnies, I decided to add some felt carrots.

 

These I created by diecutting the triangle from Branch Out Confetti Cuts from orange

felt and then trimming off the top with scissors to it wouldn't be as long.

For the greenery, I used the Tassel Confetti Cut.

I sewed these together with my sewing machine.

I used more fabric glue to attach the carrots to the bunny's fronts and paws.

 

For a little variety, I decided to add some bows to the other bunnies' heads.

 

I diecut the bow from Tagged Tote Confetti Cuts from felt and stitched

it in place with a coordinating button.

 

And, as a finishing touch...

 

I hot glued a pompom to the backside of each bunny.

I did this mainly for cuteness, but was pleasantly surprised to learn

that it helps them to stand. :)

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Here's the complete list of everyone participating in today's hop:

Reverse Confetti blog
Susan Liles

Amy Kolling

Fetti Friend--Nina-Marie Trapani 
Heather Pulvirenti

Lisa Henke

Kay Miller

Amy Rohl

Amy Tsuruta
Audrey Tokach

Amy Sheffer

Sarah Gough

Leigh Penner -- me!

Laurie Schmidlin
Lisa Addesa

Thanks for looking!

Countdown to Confetti: Hippity Hoppity

Welcome, 'Fetti Fans to Day 2 of the February Release for Reverse Confetti! 

 

That's right!

Reverse Confetti is doing monthly releases now, starting with Countdown to Confetti posts

on the 5th of each month and the release blog hop on the 8th.

This month is a fantastic release,

with four new stamps sets & seven new Confetti Cuts!

 

Today, we are introducing an adorable new set

with coordinating Confetti Cuts called Hippity Hoppity.

I started by applying some watercolour to my background

and stamping the sentiment from Hippity Hoppity.

I diecut the basket, using the new Basket Confetti Cuts, from some kraft cardstock

and added some classic kraft ink to the top layer to create a little more dimension.

 

I stamped the two adorable bunnies from Hippity Hoppity onto their coordinating Confetti Cuts,

coloured them in using Zig Markers and slipped them into the basket.

I also diecut the egg from the Hippity Hoppity Confetti Cuts, smooshed it with some ink

and added it to the basket.

For my next card, I used a couple of this month's new Quick Card Panels.

I love this sentiment from Friends Like You and decided to add two little female bunnies

 from Hippity Hoppity to my card.

However, I didn't like that they wouldn't be looking at each other if I did this,

so I did a little masking with the male bunny and used his head, but with the female body.

I used a paper-piecing technique and coloured them in with Zig Markers.

It worked out great!

I diecut my green text Quick Card Panel, using one of the new Edgers Confetti Cuts.

I love how this set of dies offers so many different options!

Some Solid Honeydew Twine finishes it off.

And for my last project today, I made a treat bag using the fabulous

In the Bag Confetti Cuts & Clear Totes that were released last month.

I filled my Clear Tote with some Cadbury Mini Eggs.

I used the In the Bag Confetti Cuts to diecut some white cardstock,

which I stamped repeatedly with three sentiments from Hippity Hoppity.

 

I diecut a new Quick Card Panel using the tag die from  In the Bag Confetti Cuts

and attached it to the treat bag using some Solid Caribbean Twine.

I stamped the bunny and basket from Hippity Hoppity onto their coordinating Confetti Cuts

and coloured them in with some ink pressed onto an acrylic block, some water and a paintbrush.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it for today!

There will be a $15 gift certificate up for grabs, so you make sure you leave a comment 

on each sneak peek post for each designer to increase your chances of winning!

Comments will close at noon CST on February 7th and the winner will be 

announced at 5pm on February 7th.

 

Want another chance to win? 

Head on over to Reverse Confetti's Facebook page and 

look for the graphic posted there.

 

Thanks for looking!