scent with love!

well hello there!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and bonus: a video on my youtube channel!

I used the adorable new Scent with Love and Scent with Love Add-on stamps and dies! they were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut out with the coordinating dies! I decided to color the adorable skunks in non-traditional colors, and I love the pinks and beiges together!

the balloon is from Outside In Stitched Balloon Stackables, and I used Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks to add the color. then I used the Lots of Love Backgrounds Stencils and the same colors, but with more pressure on the blending tool, to add the tone-on-tone color!

I also used Black Soot to add color to every other stripe from the Simple Stripes: Diagonal die cut pieces! I splattered white acrylic ink, water and ink color onto the stripes, too!

be sure to check out this card on the Lawn Fawn blog and watch the video if you want to see all kooky ways I messed up while making this card! lol!
enjoy!

let it snow + woodgrain

hi there!
today I have this snowy card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

I was inspired by the current challenge - which is a photo inspiration! the bottom left photo totally inspired this card for me! I love the dark woodgrains with the bright white contrast!
I started with a white card front that I ink blended with Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks. then I stamped the Woodgrain Backdrops on top! once that was all dry, I splattered some super shiny gold drops all over! swoon!

I set that aside to dry, and then heat embossed the sentiment from Snowy Backdrops in white onto some vellum that was die cut with the Fancy Wavy Banners! looooove white on vellum!
Then, once everything was dry, I used the Snowflake Trio Stencil and some white embossing paste to add extra texture to the woodgrain!

I finished off the card with a scattering of sequins!
be sure to check the card out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, and play along for your chance a to win!

enjoy!

Heffy Doodle and Newton's Nook Designs Collaboration Blog Hop 2021

hello!

Welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Newton's Nook Designs Collaboration Blog Hop!
Design Team members from both companies are sharing inspiration using products from both companies!

I'm so excited to be participating in the Heffy Doodle and Newton's Nook Designs Collaboration!

I created two cards for this event!
my first one is a Christmas card, because I can't stop making them! lol!

I used the ADORABLE Prehistoric Christmas stamps and dies from Newton's Nook Designs! I colored all of the images in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. to create the background, I die cut out some hills with the Land Borders dies and the Sea Borders dies from white cardstock. then used the Twinkle Twinkle Stencil from Heffy Doodle and some sparkly embossing paste for the sky!

then I die cut out some of the Stitched Dino Print dies and added some light grey shading to the edge of one side of the prints. I also added some chunky glitter in the same area! made me think of footprints in the freshly fallen snow!

 

I love how this card came out, and how the colors pop!

my second card is not Christmas, and it's just as cute!
I used the Fluffy Puffy Unicorn stamps from Heffy Doodle - and I'm in LOVE! sooo cute!

I also used the Slimline Frames & Portholes Dies to make the slimline card!
I did lots of ink blending with Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Inks and the Clouds Stencil!

I used the sentiment from Believe in Unicorns onto some vellum that was die cut with the Banner Trio Die Set.

lastly, I used the Cascading Stars Stencil with some grey ink on the card base.

 

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the Blog Hop!
Newton's Nook Designs will be giving away $35 and Heffy Doodle will be giving away £25 to their respective stores!  Be sure to comment before 11:59 PM EST on Dec 28th to be entered to win!

Each company will post their random winner on Dec 29th at 10AM EST!  Make sure to check the Heffy Doodle Blog and Newton's Nook Designs Blog to see if you’re a winner!

You should have come from Cassie Trask and the next stop is Amanda Stevens!

Blog Hop Lineup:

Heffy Doodle Blog

Tatiana Trafimovich

Tina Herbeck

Amanda Fitterer

Maria Russell

Cassie Trask

Samantha Mann

Amanda Stevens

Zsofia Molnar

Newton's Nook Designs Blog

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #115 - Inspiration Board

happy Monday!

let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
and this is the last one of the YEAR!!! eeeeep!

yay!

 

oh there is so much inspiration to be found here!!
I was inspired by the bottom right photo for my set of cards!
I made these cards for my little menn's teachers!

I started by making lots of backgrounds with alcohol inks! it's SO fun! and easy - bonus!! the perfect combo when mass producing cards! ha!

once the backgrounds were dry, I used the Snowflake Backgrounds Stencils and some white embossing paste to add texture!

 

I also die cut out all of the banners with Vellum and the Fancy Wavy Banners Die Set! then I heat embossed the sentiment from the Snowy Backdrops stamp set!

all of the panels were added to a card base of Fog Cardstock!

 

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

enjoy!

ski on, this Christmas!

hi there!
today I have a cute winter scene inspired by the Butterfly Reflections Ink Mood Board up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!

soooo cute!
be sure to check out the whole thing on the blog if you want to see how it came together!
enjoy!

Get Cracking on Christmas - Sea-son's Greetings

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 Dec 17h at 8:00p ET
www.youtube.com/jennshurkus

ok, let's get onto my card!
I used these amazing and CUTE and fun images from Waffle Flower Stamps The SEAson stamp set!

so cute!

I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then fussy cut them out! 

I used Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina to ink blend color on the ocean background. then I splattered some water, and used the Starry Night Stencil from Lawn Fawn to add texture with white embossing paste.

I heat embossed the sentiment with white onto black cardstock and then fussy cut around it.

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

Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog Hop for Vanessa!

hello everyone!

as you may or may not know, Vanessa, the owner of Butterfly Reflections Ink, is starting radiation today for a tumor in her brain!
we wanted to get a few of the team together show our support with a blog hop and to give her alllllll the encouragement we can!!

most importantly...be sure to wish Vanessa good luck and good vibes as she begins this necessary, scary and brave journey!

for my card, I used Crafty Friends by Paperie Ink for those cute cute cute critters!

I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut them out! of course, since the card was for Vanessa, I had to use tooooooons of purples! ha!

I used some Fog Cardstock for the base. and then ink blended with Distress Oxide Inks in Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender on most of the card. then I used the Carta Bella Pumpkin Spice Stencil with the same colors to add some texture!

then I die cut out the big phrase with the Giant Sending Big Hugs die from Lawn Fawn in white, and popped it up with foam tape!
I finished the card off with some sequins and that's the card!

don't forget to wish Vanessa good vibes and happy thoughts! we love her!
enjoy!

bah hum-pug!

**this is my 3rd post of the day! what?! I know! to check out my Lawn Fawnatics Challenge card click here, to see my encouragement card for Vanessa click here, or just scroll down and enjoy the road!**

hello and happy Monday!
today I have this fun card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

doesn't that pug just crack you up?! I love that he's looking over his shoulder like he's sooooo inconvenienced! lol! hilarious!
I started by coloring the pug from Pug Hugs and hat from Newton's Christmas Kittens with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating die sets to cut them out!

for the background, I used Distress Inks in Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch and Salvaged Patina to ink blend! then I used the Lights Sting Stencil Set!

I used Shattered Glass Gold Foil for the lights, and white embossing paste for the string portion! I also added a little puffy ball on the santa hat!

lastly, I used the Essential Alphabet Die Set to create that custom phrase! so fun!

be sure to check out the card on the Newton's Nook Design's blog, if you're feeling like it!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 114 - Sketch

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

yay! 

this sketch is so fun, and super versatile!
instead of stars, I decided to use reindeer repeated in my background! 

 

 

I stamped the reindeer from Ho-Ho-Holidays and colored them all in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I even made sure to color one of the noses red! then I used Glossy Accents on top of the red nose, for a little extra shine!  

 

 

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Twisted Citron over white cardstock. then I used the water and white acrylic ink to add some snowy texture.

 

lastly, I heat embossed in white, onto some Black Licorice Cardstock. it's from the Toboggan Together stamp set!
then I fussy cut it out, added foam tape, and then layered it on top of a strip of vellum.

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

enjoy!