sending birthday fishes!

hello!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog! I'm so excited to share it - it's adorable!
and BONUS - I made a video for it!
you can check it out here, or on my youtube channel!

I am in love with this cute birthday card!
I thought it would be super fun to make a card featuring cats throwing a party for the fish! lol!
I started by stamping the images from Keep on Swimming, Keep on Swimming Add-on, Meow You Doin', Purrfectly Wicked and Party Animal. I colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Once they were dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out with their coordinating dies.

Next, I moved on to the Double Slider Surprise part of the card! I die cut out the pocket from the new Gleeful Gradients Paper Pad.
I used some 1/4" inch tape to attach it all together. I also used a piece of old plastic packaging for the slider mechanism to work! So fun!

Then, it was time to decorate the card with all of my little critters!
I glued them down directly to the Double Slider, but I did pop up the fish and banner!

I heat embossed the sentiment with white onto some Black Licorice cardstock.

I used the Lots of Stars Background Stencils and some white embossing paste to add texture to the card front. Then I attached the Double Slider with some foam tape and it's ready to go!

Be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawn blog! And if you're in the mood for a tutorial, check out the video!
Enjoy!

a garden of blues and purples!

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
I love how it came out!

I stamped the images from the Hyacinth Stamp Set and colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.
I used various blues and purples to add a mix of colors to each bunch of blooms. then I splattered some white acrylic ink on top. it's my favorite thing to add to flower images! lol!

in the background, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender.
once the ink blending was done, I used the Petite Flowers Stencil and some white embossing paste on top!
I love using white embossing paste on Distress Oxide Inks right after blending. the color soaks into the paste and it make a pretty tone-on-tone look...with texture!
once everything was dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto white cardstock.
then I die cut it out with the Circle Frames Die Set. I used Distress Oxide Inks in Lucky Clover, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron.
then I popped up the sentiment and 3 of the hyacinth blooms with foam tape.

be sure to check out the card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
enjoy!

christmas on the beach!

hello!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current challenge is all about celebrating Christmas in July, so that's the theme I embraced for this card!

so pretty, right?!
I had a blast making the background!
I started by masking off about 2/3 of the bottom of the card. and then I did ink blending with Distress Inks in Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry and Dried Marigold. then I moved the mask to cover the top 3rd I had just ink blended.
I used Saltwater Taffy and Dried Marigold to ink blend the ocean. then I used Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber for the sandy shore. I splattered some white acrylic ink on top of the sand, along with the ink colors to give it a sandy, granulated look!
then I took a dry brush and some white paint and tapped it along where the sea meets the shore to create the sea spray! LOVE it!

I finished off the background by using the Beach Sunset Stencils. I just used the rippling water are and some Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink to add the texture in the water! LOVE!!

I stamped and colored the images from Beachy Christmas and Christmas Fishes with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. and as always, I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out with the coordinating dies!

I finished the card by heat embossing the sentiment directly onto the background!

be sure to check this card out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, and play along!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #201 - Christmas in July

happy Monday!
let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

this is one of my favorite challenges!!!

yay!!
holiday cards in July might be one of my favorite things to create!

so fun!
I stamped and colored the images from Christmas Fishes and You are Sublime and then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry I used a white gel pen to add some details to the images. and then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!

I did lots of ink blending for the background of the card!
and I loooooove the jewel tones of this card!
I started by die cutting out some hills for the sandy bottom of the ocean with the Stitched Hillside Borders. and then I ink blended with Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber. then I splattered some of the same ink color on top.

I also ink blended the ocean, this time with Uncharted Mariner, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. then I used the Draped Ribbons Stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure to make it look like some sun rays were peeking through!
then I splattered white acrylic ink on top of everything!

the sentiment was heat embossed in black onto some vellum. and then die cut out with the Fancy Wavy Banners!

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!

enjoy!

play along

Newton's Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration - Birthday Postage Sampler + Coordinating Die Set

welcome to day 4 of the HUGE Newton's Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration July release!

check out what we're working with today: Birthday Postage Sampler + Coordinating Die Set

you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on July 18, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

these pups are so adorable!

it's such a fun set!

I stamped the images then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and added foam tape to the backs so they would be popped up.
I also added some glitter to each of the images! such a fun and festive touch!

I used some of the new Birthday Time Paper for the base of my card. love that happy shade of yellow-y/orange stripes for the background! so happy and bright!
then I used the Postage Stamp Layout Die Set and die cut it out from some white cardstock and the white confetti paper.
I also cut out one of the stamps like it's getting ready to be used!

the mail stamp was heat embossed in black onto vellum and then attached to the card with some glue.
the small images were popped up with foam tape.

 

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday July 14 through Thursday July 17th. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, July 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, July 18th.

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton's Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration - Dog Birthday Party Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

welcome to day 3 of the HUGE Newton's Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration July release!

check out what we're working with today: Dog Birthday Party Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on July 18, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

these pups are so adorable!

it's such a fun set!

I stamped the images then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and added foam tape to the backs so they would be popped up.

 

I used the Circle Frames Die set and die cut out some of the new Birthday Time Paper with the scalloped larges circle. the smaller circle was die cut out of white cardstock, then I did some ink blending. 

I used Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio. then I used the Petite Paw Prints Stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure. LOVE those sweet little paw prints in the background!

I put the blue/green circle on top of an action wobbler - which I thought would be PERFECT for a party/birthday themed card!
the sentiment was heat embossed in white on top of the paw prints background

 

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday July 14 through Thursday July 17th. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, July 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, July 18th.

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton's Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration - Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

welcome to day 2 of the HUGE Newton's Nook Designs 12 Year Celebration July release!

check out what we're working with today: Cat Birthday Party Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set

you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on July 18, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

I love these cute party cats!

it's such a fun set

I stamped the images then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and added foam tape to the backs so they would be popped up.

 

I used the Basic Frames Die Set and die cut out the largest rectangle from white cardstock. then I used Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold and ink blended it. I used the Bokeh Balloons Stencils and the same colors, but with more pressure to add the tone on tone look!

on the card front, I stamped all of the cat images in black - LOVE the contrast!
the sentiment was heat embossed in white on top of the balloon background.

 

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday July 14 through Thursday July 17th. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, July 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, July 18th.

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox