retro beachy vibes!

hello!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook blog and it's giving beachy and retro and sandy vibes!

love it!
I did lots of Distress Oxide Ink blending on this card!
the card base was a light kraft. then I used Picked Raspberry, Saltwater Taffy, Dried Marigold, Tattered Rose, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina for inside the circles of the Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set.
then I used Black Soot for the birds flying in the distance.
I also used Vintage Photo and Antique Linen for the edges. I also splattered those same colors along the edges of the card - again, to mimic some sandy feel!

for the palm trees, I used white embossing paste as well as some sparkly paste! I LOVE the sparkle and the gritty texture it gives to the card. it perfectly compliments the sentiment!
I heat embossed the sentiment in black from the Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set onto some vellum that was die cut using the Banner Trio Die Set.

it took EVERYTHING in me not to make these colors super saturated and bright, like I usually do. but I really wanted to make this card with a retro and vintage vibe, so I kept the colors muted.

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #198 - Up, Up and Away!

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

I love pushing myself to use only dies!

what a fun twist for a challenge! LOVE this idea!

so fun!
I started by stamping the images from Just Plane Awesome and Just Plane Awesome Sentiment Trails. so adorable!
once they were colored and all dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out with their coordinating dies.

for the background, I used Distress Inks to do ink blending.
I started by using Uncharted Mariner, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. as well as Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn for the grass. then I used the Grassy Stencil with the same ink colors to add little bit more of a bold color palette as well as hard lines for the grass! then I used the Cloudy Stencil to do the same thing with the clouds. for the top of the card, I also used Black Soot to add a little darker element. then I splattered white acrylic ink on top of everything!

 

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then popped it up with foam tape.
I love how bright and happy this card is!

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

enjoy!

you're seed-sational!

hello!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog!
and BONUS I made a video to go along with the card!
you can check it out here or on my youtube channel!

oh what fun!
as soon as I saw the Backyard Bird Feeder stamp set, I knew I wanted to make a card with a squirrel somehow reaching the seeds! lol!
I started by stamping the images from Backyard Bird Feeder, Backyard Bird Feeder Add-on and Let's Go Nuts! then I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and die cut them out with the coordinating dies.
I also added some details with a white gel pen.

then I die cut out the Peekaboo Pop-Up pieces from white cardstock. I die cut one sheet using the Grassy Border and hill border from the set. then I did LOTS of fun ink blending!

I used Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles for the ground. and Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers for the sky.
next, I used the Clouds Background Stencils and white embossing paste for the background, too!

after I assembled the card, I replaced part of the pop-up mechanism with acetate so it would look like the squirrel was taking a running jump in the air!  so fun!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then die cut it using the Stitched Sentiment Banners and then attached it to the side panel.
be sure to check out the video and have a fun time with me making this card!
check out this card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, too!
enjoy!

good vibes only!

hi and happy end of May!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current challenge is all about only using dies on your project, and I had a blast making this one!

hello mr rainbow! lol!
I die cut everything out of white cardstock.
then I used Distress Inks to add color to everything!

I made sure to use a darker shade of each color on each ray of the Rainbow dies.
then I splattered white acrylic ink on top of it! I also used the smile face from I Scream, You Scream to add a bit of whimsy!
I also used the Mr Sun dies and die cut from Black Licorice Cardstock to add the arms and legs!

the background was die cut with the Stitched Ripple Backdrop. then I used Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina.
the clouds were die cut with the Stitched Cloud Frames and then I added a tiny bit of ink blending with Lost Shadow Distress Ink. then I splattered some ink and white acrylic ink on the clouds, too.

I finished the card off by die cutting the sentiment with the Henry's ABCs dies! so fun and bright and happy!
be sure to check the card out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, and play along, too!
enjoy!

roses are red...

hello!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog and it's sweet and pretty!

I started by stamping the images from the Roses stamp set 5 times. then I colored in the roses in various pinks and reds. once they were colored, I splattered some white acrylic ink on top.
then I used the Heartfelt Roses stamp set and stamped the image in black multiple times on a piece of white cardstock, very close together. I wanted it to look like it was one big image.
then I used the banner from the Basic Frames set to die cut it out.

I popped it up with foam tape and then placed the roses around it! LOVE the contrast of the bright colors and then black and white graphic look.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some black cardstock and then die cut it out with the straight banner in the A7 Frames & Banners dies.

hopefully this thank you card made you smile!
please be sure to check it out on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #197 - Dies Only

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

I love pushing myself to use only dies!

and you know me, I couldn't resist making my own little pun to go along with the dies! lol

so fun!
I die cut all of the images with white cardstock using the I Scream, You Scream dies. then I did alllll the ink blending! lol!
I used Picked Raspberry, Dried Marigold and Squeezed Lemonade for the scoops of sherbet. then I used Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber for the cones. I also backed the smiles and eyes with Black Licorice cardstock

for the background, I used Distress Inks to do ink blending. I started by ink blending the whole background in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio. then I used the same colors, but with more pressure through the Lots of Stars Background Stencils. I am a sucker for tone-on-tone ink blending! lol!

 

 

I die cut the sentiment with Black Licorice Cardstock using the Henry's ABCs dies.

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

enjoy!

play along

it's happy meowr somewhere!

hello!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog and I had so much fun making this fun, summery and happy scene!

so cute, right?
I stamped the images from the Newton's Happy Meowr stamp set and then colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I also added some details with a white gel pen. I just love the little shell images that are sprinkled around the scene!

to create the beachy background, I stared by ink blending a piece of white cardstock. I used Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo for the back. then I splattered with the same inks, as well as some white acrylic ink to make it look sandy.
I used Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers for the ocean! then I use a large dry brush and some white gesso to add the beach spray! so fun!
and I couldn't resist adding some sequins to the beach spray too! so fun!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock and then fussy cut around it. I also popped it up with some foam tape!
be sure to check this card out on the Newton's Nook blog, too!
enjoy!