Wednesday, November 24, 2021

it's penguin-ing to look a lot like Christmas!

hello there!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog! the current challenge is all about those holiday critters, so I couldn't resist making another card to play along!

Cool Christmas Wishes Card by Samantha Mann for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, Lawn Fawn, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Christmas, Cards, Handmade Cards, Card Making #christmas #christmascard #lawnfawn #lawnfawnatics

I used the adorable penguins from Penguin Party, combined with the string of lights and reindeer hats from Furry and Bright! all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers an then die cut out with the coordinating dies!


Cool Christmas Wishes Card by Samantha Mann for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, Lawn Fawn, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Christmas, Cards, Handmade Cards, Card Making #christmas #christmascard #lawnfawn #lawnfawnatics

I die cut out the snowy hills with Stitched Hillside Borders and Puffy Cloud Borders and then used Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Inks to add some color to the snow! I splattered some water and white acrylic ink on top to add the snowy effect! for the sky, I ink blended Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold for the sky, and then splattered some white acrylic ink on top there, too!

Cool Christmas Wishes Card by Samantha Mann for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, Lawn Fawn, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Christmas, Cards, Handmade Cards, Card Making #christmas #christmascard #lawnfawn #lawnfawnatics


then I heat embossed the sentiment onto a strip of black cardstock and cut it into the shape of a banner!

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

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Get Cracking on Christmas - Fa La La La Mingo

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!
as an added bonus...Jenn will be doing a live event on her YouTube, Friday Nov 19th at 8:00p ET
www.youtube.com/jennshurkus


ok, let's get onto my card!
I used these adorably festive flamingos from Paperie Ink: Fla La La Mingo!


Fla La La Mingo Card by Samantha Mann, Get Cracking on Christmas, Cards, Handmade Cards, Paperie Ink, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Card Making, Christmas #christmas #getcrackingonchristmas #paperieink #distressinks #Inkblending #christmascard #cardmaking

so cute!
I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then fussy cut them out!
I used Newton's Nook's Land Borders Dies and Sea Borders Dies to add the waves of the ocean!
I used Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina to ink blend color on the waves. then I used the same colors and water to add texture to the waves!

Fla La La Mingo Card by Samantha Mann, Get Cracking on Christmas, Cards, Handmade Cards, Paperie Ink, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Card Making, Christmas #christmas #getcrackingonchristmas #paperieink #distressinks #Inkblending #christmascard #cardmaking

I ink blended the sandy beach in Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber. then I splattered color, water and white acrylic ink on top to add the sandy texture!
the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto the wave. and then I added some snowy texture to the sky with white embossing paste and a stencil!

Fla La La Mingo Card by Samantha Mann, Get Cracking on Christmas, Cards, Handmade Cards, Paperie Ink, Distress Inks, Ink Blending, Card Making, Christmas #christmas #getcrackingonchristmas #paperieink #distressinks #Inkblending #christmascard #cardmaking

don't forget to comment on Jenn's blog post and play along, too! 
enjoy!

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Newton's Nook Designs November Release - Snow Angel Newton & Snow Angel Puppy + Coordinating Dies, Roll with It

here we are, on the last day of the Newton's Nook Designs November release!


oh how I love all of these new stamps, dies and a brand new paper pad!! just wait until you see it all! I'm swooning!
but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Snow Angel Newton & Snow Angel Puppy + Coordinating Dies, Roll with It!

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 November 18th, right here

for my first card, I'm sharing the super sweet and adorable Roll With It stamp!

Roll With It Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Distress Inks, Ink blending, Stencil, Die Cutting, Winter card, #cardmaking #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #winter #snowman

I started by coloring all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I fussy cut out the thick part of the letters, and the snowman head! ha!

Roll With It Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Distress Inks, Ink blending, Stencil, Die Cutting, Winter card, #cardmaking #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #winter #snowman

since I colored the letters in a rainbow order, I decided to go wintery rainbow crazy! and I ink blended the entire background in a rainbow color theme. then I used the Tiny Trees Stencil with white embossing paste to add some texture! 
the entire base was die cut with the Frames & Flags die set!

the 2 remaining cards that I'm sharing with you today use both the Snow Angel Newton and Snow Angel Puppy stamps sets!

both cards use the same layout, but with slight differences!
for instance, I used the Land Borders Die Set on both cards! then I did a little ink blending just along the edges. I also used that same color to stamp the outline of the image onto the card, so the snow areas match!
 
Snow Angel Cards by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Interactive, Action Wobbler, Card Making, Distress Inks, Ink Blending #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #distressinks #snowangel #actionwobbler #interactivecard

also, I used action wobblers for both!! I mean...they're making snow angels, so they HAVE to move, right? ha!

Best in Snow by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Interactive, Action Wobbler, Card Making, Distress Inks, Ink Blending #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #distressinks #snowangel #actionwobbler #interactivecard

I ink blended in blues for the puppy card.
I also used the Starfield Stencil and some sparkly, clear embossing paste so they shine!

Best in Snow by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Interactive, Action Wobbler, Card Making, Distress Inks, Ink Blending #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #distressinks #snowangel #actionwobbler #interactivecard
 
for the cute little kitty card, I used the Sunscape Stencil and stamped the snowflakes from the stamp set in the background!
 
Thanks Snow Much Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Interactive, Action Wobbler, Card Making, Distress Inks, Ink Blending #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #distressinks #snowangel #actionwobbler #interactivecard
 
for this card, I used warm pinks and corals
and of course...an action wobbler! ha!

Thanks Snow Much Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Interactive, Action Wobbler, Card Making, Distress Inks, Ink Blending #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #distressinks #snowangel #actionwobbler #interactivecard

I also embellished the sentiment that was heat embossed onto the speech bubbles. I die cut out the speech bubbles with the Speech Bubbles Die set, then partial stamped the 'snow' onto coordinating colors and trimmed it to make it look like a banner!

Would you like to win the “Snow Angel Newton ” or the “Snow Angel Puppy” 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 October 14th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 15th.

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

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Newton's Nook Designs November Release - All Booked Up + coordinating Dies, Bookmark Die Set

so excited to share the new products on Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs November release!


oh how I love all of these new stamps, dies and a brand new paper pad!! just wait until you see it all! I'm swooning!
but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: All Booked Up + coordinating Dies, Bookmark Die Set!
we're bookmark crazy over here!

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 November 18th, right here

for my first project, I'm sharing a sweet bookmark I made with both the new stamp set and the new die set!

Paws Here Bookmark by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Bookmark, Die cutting, Die Cuts, Books, #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #bookmark #diecutting

I started by coloring all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them all out!
I die cut out the bookmark itself using the new Coffee House Stories Paper Pad! love that sweet paw print design!

Paws Here Bookmark by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Bookmark, Die cutting, Die Cuts, Books, #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #bookmark #diecutting

then I used the 'paws here' die and die cut it out of a speech bubble, that was die cut using the Speech Bubbles Die Set! it's inception level die cutting! lol! 

Paws Here Bookmark by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Bookmark, Die cutting, Die Cuts, Books, #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #bookmark #diecutting

I just love this cute little puppy and his rainbow book stack! ha!

my second project is a layout featuring the dies from the Bookmark Die Set and the papers from the Coffee House Stories Paper Pad! and it features our sweet little kittens! love them!

We Woke Up Like This Layout by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Die Cutting, Die Cuts, Scrapbooking, Watercolor, Layout #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #layout #scrapbooking #mixedmedia

I die cut out a lot of banners and then arranged them for the background of the layout! then I used the Meow Stencil and some white embossing paste to add some texture on and around a few of the banners!
 
We Woke Up Like This Layout by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Die Cutting, Die Cuts, Scrapbooking, Watercolor, Layout #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #layout #scrapbooking #mixedmedia
 
I also used the pawprint die from the Bookmark Die set and ink blended with Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber! then I popped them up for some dimension!
 
We Woke Up Like This Layout by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Die Cutting, Die Cuts, Scrapbooking, Watercolor, Layout #newtonsnook #newtonsnookdesigns #layout #scrapbooking #mixedmedia
 
my last project for today is a card using the adorable All Booked Up stamp set!
 
Always Paws for a Good Book Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Clear Stamps, Card Making, Cards, Stencil, #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #cardmaking #cards #books
 
I just love how easy it was to combine these new images with the older Newton's Book Club!  and you know I couldn't resist another rainbow color scheme! lol!

Always Paws for a Good Book Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Clear Stamps, Card Making, Cards, Stencil, #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #cardmaking #cards #books

then I used some of the sparkly, clear embossing paste for the background with the Starfield Stencil! love that subtle texture it adds! 

Always Paws for a Good Book Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Clear Stamps, Card Making, Cards, Stencil, #newtonsnookdesigns #newtonsnook #cardmaking #cards #books

lastly, the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto some black cardstock that was die cut out with the Banner Trio Die Set. and the entire card front was placed over some of the new patterned paper!

Would you like to win the “All Booked Up” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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 October 14th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 15th.

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

Monday, November 15, 2021

Newton's Nook Designs November Release - Time for Coffee + coordinating Dies, Coffee House Stories Paper Pad

**this is the 2nd post for me today! to see my card for the new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, scroll down or click here!**

it's time to warm up with a steaming cup of java as we kick of this month's November release for Newton's Nook Designs!


oh how I love all of these new stamps, dies and a brand new paper pad!! just wait until you see it all! I'm swooning!
but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Time for Coffee + coordinating Dies, Coffee House Stories Paper Pad!
that's right...a new PAPER PAD!!!!

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 November 18th, right here

I'm not a coffee drinker myself, but I do have LOTS of good friends who love the java! so I thought it would be perfect to make a birthday card to give away!

Have a Brew-tiful Day Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Coffee, Birthday, Distress Oxides, Ink Blending, Stencil. Birthday Card, Cards, Card Making, Clear Stamps #newtonsnookdesigns #birthdaycard #cards #cardmaking #coffeea

I started by coloring all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them all out!
I combined some of the birthday images from Fabulous Frenchies to accent the birthday theme!
I just love that birthday hat on the cup of coffee! ha!

Have a Brew-tiful Day Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Coffee, Birthday, Distress Oxides, Ink Blending, Stencil. Birthday Card, Cards, Card Making, Clear Stamps #newtonsnookdesigns #birthdaycard #cards #cardmaking #coffeea

I ink blended the background with Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina! then I used some sparkly embossing paste and the Cascading Stars stencil! I am a sucker for those stars, especially for the birthday theme! 
 
Have a Brew-tiful Day Card by Samantha Mann for Newton's Nook Designs, Coffee, Birthday, Distress Oxides, Ink Blending, Stencil. Birthday Card, Cards, Card Making, Clear Stamps #newtonsnookdesigns #birthdaycard #cards #cardmaking #coffeea

I heat embossed the sentiment onto some black cardstock that was die cut using one of the Banner Trio Die Set dies! I finished off the card with a strip of the coffee bean paper from the new Coffee House Stories Paper Pad!

Would you like to win the “Time for Coffee” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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 October 14th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 15th.

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 113 - Holiday Critters

happy Monday!

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



yay!
 
 

critters + holidays = so much fun!
literally you can't go wrong with Lawn Fawn critters! and I love this challenge!
for my card, I used the cute yetis from Yeti or Not!

Yeti or Not, It's Christmas Card by Samantha Mann for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, Christmas, Distress Oxide Inks, Ink Blending, Christmas Card, Cards, Card Making, Handmade Cards, #lawnfawnatics #lawnfawnaticschallenge #lawnfawn #christmas #christmascard #cardmaking

I also used some images from Furry and Bright. all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut them out with the coordinating dies!
these guys decorating their forests for Christmas crack me up! they're just so cute!

Yeti or Not, It's Christmas Card by Samantha Mann for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, Christmas, Distress Oxide Inks, Ink Blending, Christmas Card, Cards, Card Making, Handmade Cards, #lawnfawnatics #lawnfawnaticschallenge #lawnfawn #christmas #christmascard #cardmaking

for the background, I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron. then I used the Snowflake Backgrounds Stencils and the same colors (but this time I applied more pressure)! then I used some ink colors and white acrylic paint to add splatters.

Yeti or Not, It's Christmas Card by Samantha Mann for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, Christmas, Distress Oxide Inks, Ink Blending, Christmas Card, Cards, Card Making, Handmade Cards, #lawnfawnatics #lawnfawnaticschallenge #lawnfawn #christmas #christmascard #cardmaking

finally, I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock!
 
I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!
enjoy!