Hello and TGIF, ‘Fetti Fans!

I am definitely looking forward to this weekend!  The weather is supposed to be beautiful and I am excited to spend some quality time outside with the littles and my hubby.  I think I’ve convinced them to help me wash/clean out my car.  We’ll see if they are anywhere to be found when it comes time for that, though!

It’s a super special weekend at Reverse Confetti, too!  Sunday is our (monthly) blog hop and I promise you do not want to miss it!

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Time to take a peek back at what the Confetti Crew has been up to this week!

Heather Pulvirenti

Heart To Heart, Heart To Heart Confetti Cuts, Love Note Confetti Cuts, Office Edges Confetti Cuts

Lisa Henke

Roundabout Additions, So Many Stars, Pretty Panels: Triangles Confetti Cuts, Documented Confetti Cuts, Oh My Stars Confetti Cuts

Here We Go, Here We Go Confetti Cuts, Documented Confetti Cuts, Oh My Stars Confetti Cuts, So Stripey, So Many Stars, Celebrate Cake

Laurie Schmidlin

Heart To Heart, Heart To Heart Confetti Cuts, Pretty Panels: Big Chevron Confetti Cuts

Jean Manis

Sugary Sweet Sentiments, Doin’ The Wave Confetti Cuts

Amber Hight

Heart To Heart, Heart To Heart Confetti Cuts, Tag Me, Too Confetti Cuts

Love Blooms

Stacey Schafer

Heart To Heart, Heart To Heart Confetti Cuts, Circles ‘n Scallops Confetti Cuts, Pretty Panels: Straight Stripes, Envie Wrap Confetti Cuts

Leigh Penner

Crushin’, Whole Lotta Hearts, Circle Garland Confetti Cuts, Documented Confetti Cuts

Love Blooms, Love Blooms Confetti Cuts, Triple Chevies Confetti Cuts, Whole Lotta Hearts, Lots to Say

Amy Sheffer

I Like You, Pretty Panels: Straight Stripes Confetti Cuts, Documented Confetti Cuts

Amy Tsuruta

Puppy Love, Puppy Love Confetti Cuts, Heart To Heart Confetti Cuts

Sarah Gough

Happy Heart Day Quick Card Panels, I Like You, Documented Confetti Cuts, Arrow Confetti Cuts, Circles ‘n Scallops Confetti Cuts

Amy Kolling

Puppy Love, Puppy Love Confetti Cuts, Tag Me Confetti Cuts

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Hello ‘Fetti Fans!

Welcome to a very special edition of WEDNESDAY IN THE WORKS!  Confetti Crew member, Amy Sheffer has a few fabulous creations to share with you!

What is WEDNESDAY IN THE WORKS?

It’s not really about one thing in particular, but rather “the works” of a stamped card or project.  A variety of topics will be covered in this segment… from color combos to shaped cards to inspiration pieces to mixing and matching stamps and/or papers…and everything in between.

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Hello, Reverse Confetti friends, it’s Amy here today with some cute swivel-flap Valentine riddles. As soon as I saw the square tag, it reminded me of this little swivel cover on my bed post that covers up a bolt hole. To access the bolt, just rotate the cover. Inspired by that, I thought I’d try making some sort of project where the tag rotates and underneath is a surprise. First, I thought about having the tag cover a circle window to a treat box. But then lift-the-flap books came to mind, and I knew some punny Valentine riddles would be perfect! I looked up lots and lots of Valentine riddles, keeping Reverse Confetti products in mind, and came up with quite a few ideas using various images and sentiments, plus some computer-generated text. I’m showing four of those ideas today.

First, a look at all four Valentines closed, where you can see the riddles:

And here they are with the tag rotated out of the way to reveal the answers:

I started all four Valentines with the large rounded rectangle from DOCUMENTED Confetti Cuts. Each riddle and answer is printed and/or stamped on a SQUARE TAG and tied onto the rounded rectangle. I kept the same color scheme for all four, embellishing each with a white embossed row of dots from I LIKE YOU, a row of hearts from LOVE NOTE Confetti Cuts, a strip with a stamped XOXOXO from CRUSHIN’, and a “Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment from PUPPY LOVE. The riddles are all done with computer-generated text, then stamped with dotted lines from ROUNDABOUT.

Bat Valentine:

The bats are from SPOOKY CUTIES. Inside, I stamped Batty for You from SPOOKY SENTIMENTS, the word “I’M” from SUGARY SWEET SENTIMENTS, and another bat from SPOOKY CUTIES.

Envelope Valentine:

The envelope and postal stripes are from NORTH POLE WISHES. Inside is computer generated text die-cut into a scalloped circle using a die from CIRCLES ‘N SCALLOPS, and a trio of hearts from LOVE NOTE Confetti Cuts

Whale Valentine:

The whale is from HAPPY HARBOR. Inside I stamped “i love you a” from BE A BARISTA onto pink card stock, heat embossed in white, and die-cut into a scalloped circle using CIRCLES ‘N SCALLOPS Confetti Cuts. The red heart is die-cut using HEART TO HEART Confetti Cuts, and the word “ton” is done by combining individual letters from SPOOKY SENTIMENTS.

Pink Car Valentine:

The car is from HERE WE GO. Inside is computer generated text, another scalloped circle from CIRCLES ‘N SCALLOPS, a heart die-cut from PUPPY LOVE and a smaller heart die-cut from LOVE NOTE.

It’s fun to look at stamps and sentiments you already have, mixing, matching, combining in new ways! Here are a few other ideas:

• the fish from HAPPY HARBOR + o-fish-al sentiment from SUGARY SWEET SENTIMENTS.
• the fish from HAPPY HARBOR + hugs and fishes (use stamps from I LIKE YOU, making the word “fishes” from individual letters)
• the plane from HERE WE GO + “it’s plane to see” on the top tag, and “you’re the Valentine for me” underneath
• one of the sweet poochies from PUPPY LOVE + the “I Woof You” sentiment, also in PUPPY LOVE
• a Valentine-themed donut with heart sprinkles + “donut you know” on the outside, and “you’re the best” on the inside, all from DONUT YOU KNOW
• the acorn from SAMMY SQUIRREL or FOREVER FALL + “What did the squirrel say to his true love on Valentines Day?” on the outside and “I’m nuts about you” underneath
• the cat from SPOOKY CUTIES + “you’re purr-fect for me, Valentine”

I’d love to hear your ideas as well! Thanks for joining me today!

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Howdy ‘Fetti Fans!

It’s Friday and time to take a look back at what the Confetti Crew has been up to this week.

Lisa’s take on the “Tab Tuck Card” (name courtesy of Confetti Crew member, Sarah) using the new CLASS ACT stamp set and CLASS ACT Confetti Cuts (along with arrows from ARROWS ‘N ELEMENTS)  is absolutely FABULOUS (and it uses March’s Color Challenge colors, too!)…

Lisa also made this darling cheerful Easter card using CARTON CUTIES stamp and CARTON CUTIES Confetti Cuts…

**For those waiting on Carton Cuties Confetti Cuts, we are awaiting our shipment.  They were sent overnight from the manufacturer… to the wrong address.  Ahhh!!   Thank you for your patience as they make their way to us!**

Sarah’s take on the color challenge with the PETALS ‘N POSIES and I LIKE YOU stamp sets along with the PETALS ‘N POSIES Confetti Cuts die set is just gorgeous!

Amber did a whole lot of mixing and matching of Reverse Confetti products on this card!!  How many can you spot?  Here’s the breakdown on what was used… PETALS ‘N POSIES stamp set with the PETALS ‘N POSIES Confetti Cuts; BEAUTIFUL BANNERS stamp set and BEAUTIFUL BANNERS Confetti Cuts; ALL ABOUT YOU stamp set; SO STRIPEY stamp set; LOVE NOTE Confetti Cuts and finally, the tab from the CLASS ACT Confetti Cuts die set…

Seriously, every time I looked at this card I saw something new! Wow!

Stacey’s style is just so fun!  Love how she layered the colors from the March Color Challenge in the great card using GO TOGETHER from our Key Words Collection…

I’m loving this birthday card from Val using the WHOLE LOTTA DOTS and ALL ABOUT YOU stamp sets paired with the TAG ME and BEAUTIFUL BANNERS Confetti Cuts.

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Hello and Happy Friday!

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Another crazy week gone by!  For those of you following our housing adventure…we have accepted an offer on our house (YAY!).  We are still on the hunt for one to move into, and we will see how that all pans out in the next few weeks.  We just backed out of one due to some (multiple) issues with the home.  I think it was God’s way of saying that it wasn’t the one for our happy family.  I look forward to being off of real estate web sites this weekend and having my nose buried in my sketch book prepping for upcoming releases!  I need the break and my mojo needs a boost!

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It’s Friday and time for WEEK IN REVERSE, where we take a peek back on what the Confetti Crew has been up to this week.

Love is in the air!  I just love the projects that I am seeing from both the Confetti Crew and YOU!

Stacey’s daughter’s Valentines are just too cute!

CRUSHIN’; ARROW, DOUBLE EDGE SCALLOP BORDER, LOVE NOTE

Amy’s daughter’s Valentine’s are so super cute, too!

SWEET THING, WHOLE LOTTA HEARTS

Stacey’s fun, quirky and layered card was the perfect match for this not-so-sly, but oh so cute fox!

FREIDA FOX

Amber’s gold hearts are right on trend!  I love all the details on this card!

CRUSHIN’, WHOLE LOTTA DOTS, WHOLE LOTTA HEARTS, SWEET THING; LOVE NOTE, ARROW, TAG ME Confetti Cuts

This embossed tag is the perfect focal panel against an amazing tri-panel background!

PEACOCK PRETTIES, LOTS TO SAY; TAG ME Confetti Cuts

Oh my goodness…love these layers that Lisa created! Wow!

BE A BARISTA; LOVE NOTE, SWEET TREAT TENT Confetti Cuts

Sarah’s card has so many delicious details!  I could sip up that cocoa right from the card!

BE A BARISTA, I LIKE YOU; LOVE NOTE Confetti Cuts

I love all the tones of aqua that Leigh used to make this simply elegant card.

LOTS TO SAY, CRUSHIN’; TAG ME, LOVE NOTE Confetti Cuts

Do you love videos?…and treats!  Check out this video that Savannah did created cute treat bags for all occasions!

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Hey there, ‘Fetti Fans!

We’re glad that you are joining us for this week’s Confetti Camera!

In this weekly segment, one of the Confetti Crew designers will have the camera on both themselves, as a designer, and on their Reverse Confetti creations.  For this round, you’ll get a dose of Reverse Confetti inspiration from a fun tip or technique from each of our designers.  A couple of things to note:

1) This segment will not “air” if there is a different post scheduled for that day, such on Sketch for You to Try on the 1st of each month or on a hop or sneak peek day.

2) Each designer will answer the same set of questions/show a tip until we have featured every Confetti Crew Design Team Member (then it’s a new round with new questions/theme).  To see previous Confetti Camera post, simply click on “Confetti Camera” under the categories link on our sidebar.

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This week the Confetti Camera is zooming in on Confetti Crew member SARAH GOUGH.

Her Confetti Camera project…

(front)

(inside)

I love dies. As my SWEET TREAT TENT Confetti Cuts flew over to NZ, I started day dreaming about ways to get even more fun out of this already awesome die. Thinking about the oval, I thought it might be perfect as a speech bubble! I was so excited to try it out and love how it looks!

Here’s the simple how to:

Cut the Sweet Treat Tent – you only need the top portion, this is great for using up card scraps.

Trim off the top tab.

Decide which side you want the speech bubble to point – make an angled cut as long as you want your pointy bit.

Make a second cut, straight down.

Voila!

If you like, you can leave your panel edge straight. I wanted my corners to match up. I don’t have a corner punch this exact size, so I used a trick I often utilize with dies (especially when trimming borders to size)

Lay your panel on the die, making it as long as you want the panel to be.

Using your finger or a bone folder, rub over the die to create an impression in the cardstock.

Trim away on the lines and you’ll have perfectly matching corners!

 A couple of more detail shots…

I also made a panel for the inside of my card – this time I cut the Sweet Treat Tent once, then laid the panel back inside the die and carefully re-cut it, making sure to only run my cutting plates through enough to cut the oval again, then cranking in reverse to avoid cutting too far. I trimmed off the excess and had a fun double bubble panel!

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Stamps: Whole Lotta Dots, Arrows ‘n Elements, I Like You

Confetti Cuts: Sweet Treat Tent

Ink: Red, Gray and Blue Dye Ink

Cardstock: White, Gray, Blue

Pattern Paper: MME – Cupid’s Arrow

Other: Enamel Dots, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Button, Twine, Seeing Spots Embossing Folder

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TGIF ‘Fetti Fans!!

Just a reminder…

Next week, we will be taking time out of the office and studio to open our hearts to friends and family and to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.  We will be closed Monday through Friday of next week.  Limited shipping hours will resume on Saturday (11/30) and we will be back in the full swing of things the week following Thanksgiving.

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It’s Friday and time for our WEEK IN REVERSE where we take a look back and see all the fun creative goodness that the Confetti Crew has come up with this week.

Savannah is always making me do a double take with her masking and mixing ‘n matching of stamps!

Tag Me Confetti Cuts, Forever Fall, Celebrate Cake, I Like You

Savannah also created this gorgeous fall themed card!

Forever Fall

Amber used the Sweet Treat Tent Confetti Cuts as a panel on this card…just another way to use this fun and versatile die!

Sweet Treat Tent Confetti Cuts, Lighthearted Letters, Count Your Rainbows, Arrows ‘n Elements, Whole Lotta Dots

Amy Sheffer‘s sweet and sophisticated style always brings a smile to my face.

Lots to Say

Val made this darling treat holder…and a tutorial on how she did it HERE.

Sweet Treat Tent Confetti Cuts, Tag Me Confetti Cuts, Lots to Say, So Stripey

Have you played along with our color challenge yet?  Here’s some super fun inspiration using our colors this month: orange, gray and navy…

All the layers and elements on this card by Stacey are so fun.  I see something new each time I look at it!

So Stripey, Lots to Say, Arrows ‘n Elements

Heather has such a clean and classic style.  Love the sweet simple details on this card!

So Stripey, Lots to Say

Amber‘s latte looks good enough to drink!

Be a Barista, Tinsel ‘n Trim, Tag Me Confetti Cuts

Lovin’ the striped flag ends on this card from Lisa!

So Stripey, Arrows ‘n Elements, Lots to Say

Daniela‘s clear embossing is the perfect tone on tone touch on this card

So Stripey, Lots to Say

Laurie W. is oh-so-clever!  She made a card from our tag die!

Tag Me Confetti Cuts, Be a Barista, Inner Rock Star

Laurie S. brought a bit of bling to this masculine color scheme and it looks awesome!

Forever Fall

I know I’ll be borrowing this sideways tag panel idea from Leigh!

Forever Fall, Tag Me Confetti Cuts

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Happy Friday, ‘Fetti Fans!

Before we get to the projects from this week, I want to announce the winner from the blog hop comments.

Congratulations to Maureen Morton (winner randomly chosen from Savannah O’Gwynn’s blog)…

Maureen, please email info@reverseconfetti.com

Thank you to everyone that hopped with us!

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If you missed the hop, HERE is the beginning.  You won’t want to miss a bit of the inspiration the Confetti Crew and Friends came up with!  I won’t be posting all those projects here today on the WEEK IN REVERSE post, but I do have a couple cards that weren’t part of the hop to share from the Confetti Crew.

Amy Kolling created this fun card with a fabulous layout for World Card Making Day.

ARROWS ‘N ELEMENTS, CELEBRATE CAKE

Lisa proved on the hop that she can mix and match Reverse Confetti stamps with perfection, and this card is no exception.

ARROWS ‘N ELEMENTS, I LIKE YOU, WHOLE LOTTA DOTS, LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS

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Have a great weekend and don’t forget to…

Howdy, Friends!

We’re glad that you are joining us for this week’s Confetti Camera!

In this weekly segment, one of the Confetti Crew designers will have the camera on both themselves, as a designer, and on their Reverse Confetti creations.  You’ll get a dose of Reverse Confetti inspiration, as well as get to know each designer a little better through some interview questions that we have prepared.  A couple of things to note:

1) This segment will not “air” if there is a different post scheduled for that day, such on Sketch for You to Try on the 1st of each month or on a hop or sneak peek day.

2) Each designer will answer the same set of questions until we have featured every Confetti Crew Design Team Member.

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Don’t forget, we have a new SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY and our weekly link list is open.

Let’s see your take on the sketch and all those Reverse Confetti projects!

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This week the Confetti Camera is zooming in on Confetti Crew member VAL STANGLE!

Her Confetti Camera project…

This project uses: I LIKE YOU, FOREVER FALL, WHOLE LOTTA DOTS, LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS and ARROWS ‘N ELEMENTS

What do you like best about this project?

The way the stamped elements and pre-printed cards guide the viewer around the card; “I love you, today, yesterday, tomorrow & always XO.”  That, and I made sure to use red, Jay’s favorite color.

What was your process on making this project? Did you have a starting point (color, inspiration, sketch? )

I had a stack of Simple Stories cards leftover from a quickie vacation scrapbook I put together recently, and the tab page was something I knew could be worked into a card for our anniversary.  From there, I added another card strip and elements from several RC set to bring it to life.

Stitching adds visual interest to the striped panel and to the pre-printed tabs that would otherwise look flat.

 What inspiration can others take from this project?

Don’t be afraid to mix up sets when working on a project, I used 5 RC sets on this card and it all works.  Also, patterned paper can be your friend if used in ways to compliment your stamped images.

 Describe/Share your stamping space.

I am a standing stamper, I just can’t sit and stamp at all!  My space is a 10’ section of cabinet height cupboards topped with a Corian counter that is in our small great room off the kitchen.  A bonus, we when entertain, it becomes a buffet. I hide everything in the cabinets below or in another room.

 Do you have to clean your desk before starting a new project?

Absolutely.  As my space is not in a room that is closed off from the rest of the home, I clean it up after every whirlwind session.  A clean, organized space also allows me the think clearly.

I store my RC stamps in clear sleeves that have a computer printed graphic for easy viewing.  The sleeves are kept in a RC photo box in the bookcase at the end of my counter.

 What is your must-have tool?  Why do you like it so much? 

My Tonic guillotine cutter.  I use it every single time I craft.  It cuts precisely and is not an expensive cutter. And, since I use dies on almost every card, my Cuttlebug and/or Grand Calibur.

Do you always make A2 sized cards?  If you deviate from the standard size, what favorite size to make?  

I make A2 cards frequently, but love square cards as well as other non-standard sizes.

What is your favorite RC project so far? Why?

It’s hard to pick a favorite, but if I have to choose just one, it is my monthly home décor scrap project.  It sits on my workspace and I see it every day.

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WOW…Friday, already!?  Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, but this week seemed to zooooom by!

I know that part of my weekend will be spent cheering for my alma mater, Arizona State University, who will be duking it out (here in Dallas) with Notre Dame.  Do I have tickets?…no (sniffle), but I’ll be cheering them on from the comforts of my living room sofa.  I’m hoping to get some crafty time in, too!

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It’s time to take a peek back at what the Confetti Crew has created this week in our WEEK IN REVERSE.

Heather is just one of the designers that decided to use her Reverse Confetti stamps on a scrapbook page this week!  I just adore how this layout (the October SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY) and sentiment, along with the graphic background compliment the picture of her beautiful daughter with her face painted!

PEACOCK PRETTIES, I LIKE YOU

Val also did a scrapbook page.  I love all the elements and how she flipped the SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY to create this page featuring her son playing water polo.

ARROWS ‘N ELEMENTS, LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS, COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS

This might just be one of my favorite cards from Amy Kolling!  I love all the colors and details and how stacked up all the images, dots and large sentiment.

SPOOKY CUTIES, SPOOKY SENTIMENTS, WHOLE LOTTA DOTS

Amy also used the latest SFYTT on this card that is just so sweet!  It’s the perfect card to give to a loved one!

COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS, ARROWS ‘N ELEMENTS

Susan had a mind-share with Amy and came up with this fun card that also features 1-2-3.  Now, they’ve got me thinking I need to make one that says ABC!

COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS, FOREVER FALL, LIGHTHEARTED LETTERS

Amy Sheffer sure knows how to WOW with her cards and this one is no exception!  I love how the simple white sentiment panel stands out against all the fun details.

FOREVER FALL

I’m batty for  Dawn’s card using this month’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY!  I love how she stamped the fence multiple times  for a bold panel.

SPOOKY CUTIES, SPOOKY SENTIMENTS

Savannah knows how to put together some sweet treats!  If you missed the Confetti Camera post from yesterday, be sure you check it out!  I love her candy bag adorned with witch shoes here.

SPOOKY SENTIMENTS

Laurie’s bright and cheerful card put a huge smile on my face!  Love the use of the buttons as the rainbow and her sparkly and colorful “COUNT.”

COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS

Lisa’s non-traditional rainbow colors are oh-so-fun paired with this sentiment.

COUNT YOUR RAINBOWS

Lisa also made this spooky and sweet card featuring this month’s SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY.  The cauldron bubbles stamped repeatedly on the pattern behind the witch shoes is just one of the many awesome details on this card.

SPOOKY CUTIES, SPOOKY SENTIMENTS

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Winner, winner, chicken dinner!  Congratulations to our WORLD GRATITUDE DAY HOP comment winner (taken from Amy Sheffer’s blog)…

Ruth, please email info@reverseconfetti.com

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that hopped along with us over the weekend!

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It’s TIME FOR A CARD TUESDAY!

I love being able to mix and match my stamps, so the other day I was brainstorming  which (previously released) sets I could match up with the Halloween sets.  ** LIGHT BULB** when my eyes hit I LIKE YOU.  Since I can’t stop saying how much I love Halloween, I figured I might as well make a card that says it, too.  You can pretty much bank on a Christmas version of this in the coming months (don’t say I didn’t warn you).

I LIKE YOU, along with SPOOKY CUTIES and SPOOKY SENTIMENTS

This card definitely has a lot of layers and depth.  Here’s a detail shot of the main image panel, which has a die cut circle base, a pinked circle and another circle layered on top.  By matting the pinked circle it is set off and catches the eye a little more than if it had not been.  From this angle, you can also see I popped up the pumpkin and the bat (both from SPOOKY CUTIES), as well as the “&” punched circle (from I LIKE YOU).  Did you know that a 3/4″ circle punch works perfectly for popping out/up the “&” circle?

I bet you didn’t expect to see aqua on a Halloween card!  I love how it pairs with the orange, black, purple and green!  I added aqua/teal colored sequins to tie into the aqua cardstock panel and to give the card a little bit of sparkly flair.

I LIKE YOU & HALLOWEEN CARD

Stamps: I LIKE YOU, SPOOKY CUTIES and SPOOKY SENTIMENTS

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Pigment Ink; Purple and Orange Dye Ink

Paper: Pebbles Pattern Paper; White, Black, Aqua Cardstock

Other: Circle Dies, Circle Punches, Orange Grosgrain Ribbon, Star Punches, Sequins, Rhinestones, Notebook Paper Punch, Dimensional Adhesive

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Do you have any fun Halloween or fall color combos you want to share?   We would love to see them!  Link up on our ‘FETTI FIND weekly link list.  (Find-it-Fast button on the sidebar)