welcome little one!

hi again!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog - and we've got baby fever over there! ha!
the current challenge is all about babies and celebrating Kelly Marie's new bundle of joy!

for my card, I created this sweet line of laundry!

I used the images from Little Bundle and colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! once everything was dry, I fussy cut them out! 
I just love those little birds, I colored them like robins!
I colored all of the clothing in a rainbow order - offffffffff course I did! ha!

when I 'strung the clothes on the line', I added some foam tape the bottom parts, so the top of the clothing was stitched on and flat, and the bottom is popped up! love that dimension! 

I used Distress Oxide Inks to ink blend the background in Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavendar. then I splattered some water on top! 
I colored all of the clouds from Starry Backdrops and glued them to create a 'sky'. 

be sure to check this card out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, and to play along with this special challenge! :)
enjoy!

forecast: blue skies ahead!

hello there!

today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, and it's all about that optimistic future! lol!

I just love it!
I stamped and colored all of my images from Umbrella Pals and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! once they were dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out! and of course...you know I couldn't resist adding a nod to rainbows with how I colored them! lol!

for the background, I die cut out the rectangle from the Frames & Flags Die Set, and used the cardstock as a stencil to ink blend my sky! I used Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers! then I splattered some water on top! 
I also added some texture with white embossing paste, and the Cloudy Sky Stencil! 

finally, I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some black cardstock, and popped it up with foam tape! 
hope this card made you smile!
be sure to check it out on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

mine! mine! mine!

hello!!

today I have a card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog!
have you checked out the new release that went live yesterday? it's ammmmmaaaazing!!

be sure to check out this card (used with older stamps and stencils!) on the Create a Smile stamps blog!
enjoy!

Get Cracking on Christmas: Happy Christmas!

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see Day 4 of Newton's Nook Designs May Release, scroll down or click here!**

hello!!!

today I'm joining Jenn Shurkus as she continues to Get Cracking on those Christmas cards!! I'm sooooooooo excited to be joining her since I'm still in the Christmas card-making mode! ha!!

be sure to join in the Christmas fun!!
if you create a project, share it on social media with the tag: #getcrackingonchristmas and comment on Jenn's blog for a chance to win!

this time, I used a bunch of some Paper Smooches stamps on my card!

so cute!
I used the Enchanted Elves stamp set for the images! then I colored in the images with Zig Clean Clear Real Brush Markers! once it was all dry, I fussy cut it out!
I love them!! they're sooo cute and whimsical!

I decided to create a snowy mountain scene! so I used the Mountains stencil from Newton's Nook! Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks made the bottom of the mountains, and then I used some white sparkly embossing paste for the snowy caps!

I used Blueprint Sketch and Peacock Feathers for the sky! I splattered some white acrylic paint and water for the background and then used the same sparkly paste and a star stencil! 

the sentiment from Joyful Greetings was heat embossed in white onto black cardstock and then fussy cut out!

don't forget to comment on Jenn's blog post and play along, too, for a chance to win a prize!
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs May Release - Newton’s Flower Garden Stamp Set + coordinating dies

and just like that, we're on day 4 (the last day!) of Newton's Nook Designs' May release!

this release has totally got me giving alllll feelings of spring and happiness! 
oh how I love all of these new stamps, stencils and dies!! just wait until you see it all! but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Newton’s Flower Garden Stamp Set + coordinating dies.
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 May 22nd, right here! 

I combined some stamps, dies and stencils to create this cute, summery scene today!

Isn't that cute Newton's so fun! I love that he's in the pouncing position! so fun!

I used the Sunscape Stencil and some clear embossing paste (tinted yellow) to create the sun's rays in the background. and once that was dry, I used Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks to do a little orange ink blending between the rays! 

to add color to the grass, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio, then I die cut out the layers with the Land Borders Die Set!

I popped up the top layer of grass, Newton and some of the butterflies with foam tape, then finished the card off with sequins!

Would you like to win the “Newton's Flower Garden” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here's how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. 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 May 21st at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 22nd. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tina Smith

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop 2020

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card for Day 3 of the Newton's Nook Designs Release, scroll down or click here!**

hello!
i'm so excited to be part of the To Bee Or Not To Bee Blog Hop! you should have arrived here from Nonni Niskanen's blog! if not, no worries, you can always start at the beginning, by clicking here!

bees are SO important to our life, and we wanted to celebrate them!! you can read all about World Bee Day and the reasons bees are amazing, here!
and check out these AMAZING sponsors!!!

Fantastic companies and artists are supporting the blog hop with incredible generosity. These are the prizes they have sponsored:

Giveaway:

Clearly Besotted Stamps, £20 e-Gift Card to the Store

Gerda Steiner Designs, $15 Gift Code to the Store

Jane’s Doodles, stamp set of winner’s choice

Lawn Fawn, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store

Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 Store Credit

Paper Smooches, ‘Bees’ Dies

Pretty Pink Posh, $30 Gift Certificate to the Store

STAMPlorations, $20 Gift Code to the store

STAMPlorations, “Bee” package: stencil, clear sticker pack and embellishments (this prize is available for commentator located in US or has US mailing address)

Uniko, ₤15 e-Gift Certificate to the Store

Your Next Stamp, $20 Gift Card to the Store

Milka is also giving away one Jane’s Doodles stamp set of winner’s choice to one lucky winner.

12 prizes will be given away to 12 winners.  

Giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

For your chance to win, hop along blogs of the participating designers listed in blog hop list and leave comment on each blog hop stop (19 stops). After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to InLinkz, but prior you do, please read Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below InLinkz.

InLinkz opens on May 20^th, 2020, 6 PM CEST.

InLinkz closes on May 27^th, 2020, 11:59 PM CEST. 

Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on May 31st 2020 during the day.

Milka is also giving away Jane’s Doodles ‘Daisies’ stamp set to one lucky winner.

19 prizes will be given away to 19 winners. 

Giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

For your chance to win, hop along blogs of the participating designers and sponsors listed in blog hop list and leave comment on each blog hop stop (24 stops). After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to InLinkz, but prior you do, please read Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below InLinkz.

InLinkz closes on May 31^st 2019, 11:59 PM CEST. Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on June 3^rd 2019 during the day.

There will be couple additional giveaways along the hop. Details about additional prizes and giveaway rules can be found on blogs that offers additional prizes.

so now, on to my card!

I used the cutest little bee stamp set ever: Best Bugs from Create a Smile Stamps! 
I seriously love the bee images on this set!! they're chubby and adorable! 
I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut them out!
the paintbrush is from the First Day of School! look how cute that bee is holding the brush!! ha!! 

I did actually watercolor the background with my Altenew watercolors! then, once it was dry, I used some white embossing paste and an older Vicki Boutin honeycomb stencil!

the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto a strip of black cardstock. I used a phrase from the Don't Worry, and I altered the 'bee' word with letters from the Tiny Letterings stamp set!

thank you SO much for hanging with me on World Bee Day!
next up on the hop is the super talented Sue Hadtead! 

below is the whole list of hop participants!

Blog hop list:

1. Milka Gubo 
2. Alice Huang
3. Amy Tsuruta
4. Anushree Vaish
5. Beverley Brown
6. Ishani Sai
7. Julie Elak 
8. Kaja Vezenšek 
9. Kathleen Curry
10. Larissa Walgemoed 
11. Laura Volpes
12. Linda van Wely
13. Melissa Chipperfield
14. Neha Bhatt
15. Nonni Niskanen
16. Samantha Mann
17. Sue Hastead 
18. Tanja Kabel 
19. Valentina Bizjak

Milka Gubo (InLinkz – return after commenting and add your name to InLinkz)

Newton's Nook Designs May Release - Hummingbird Stamp Set + coordinating dies

welcome back!

we're kicking off day 3 of Newton's Nook Designs' May release!

this release has totally got me giving alllll feelings of spring and happiness! 
oh how I love all of these new stamps, stencils and dies!! just wait until you see it all! but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Hummingbird Stamp Set + coordinating dies.
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 May 22nd, right here! 

my card today uses some watercoloring with Distress Inks!

I love how this came out!

I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers to create the watercolored background!

I smooched the watercolor onto my Kraft Mat and then spritzed with water. then I used a big brush to add the color in a big wash on the top right hand side of my card front. 

I used all the colors, from darkest to lightest! once it was dry, I added a second layer of the same colors in the same area, to increase the vibrancy!

I also used the Bold Blooms Stencil and some white embossing paste to add some texture to the bottom left corner of the card!

all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!

I finished by adding some glitter to the hummingbird to make him shine!! LOVE that little guy!

Would you like to win the “Hummingbird” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here's how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. 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 May 21st at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 22nd. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tina Smith

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox