Pink Fluffy Unicorns!

well hi there!
happy Saturday - today I have this fun card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!

spoiler alert: it's super sparkly and so cute! ha! and BONUS: it was inspired by the February Mood Board!
enjoy!

world domination!

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

I used some of the retiring products and combined them with non-retiring! so fun!
and guess what, I'm totally lacking on graduation cards, so I decided to make one of those!

I stamped and colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers from Stowaway Newton and Newton's Graduation and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!
love that graduation cap on newton's head! lol!

for the background, I did some ink blending with Fossilized Amber, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Inks! then I used some metallic paste and the Hardwood Stencil to add some shiny texture!

the sentiments were heat embossed and then die cut with the Speech Bubbles Die Set and A7 Frames & Banners Die Set!

be sure to check out the card on the Newton's Nook blog if you're feeling extra feisty!
enjoy!

toucan do it!

today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

I just love the sketch for this latest challenge, and so I had a blast making this card with that in mind!

so fun!
I used the adorable Toucan Do It stamp set for most of the images! they were all colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and the die cut out with the coordinating dies! the leaves were actually from the Critters in the Jungle stamp set!
I sprinkled the leaves around to mimic the circles in the sketch!

for the background, I masked off both sides, and used Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Inks to create the color! then I placed the Tropical Leaves Background Stencils and the same colors, but with more pressure to create the subtle tone-on-tone colors!

I love the pops of red with the flowers!
I heat embossed the sentiment in white inside the ink blended area, and it's a perfect pop!

be sure to play along with the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge this week, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 119 - Sketch

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 stamped and colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.
I used images from Unicorn Picnic, A Little Sparkle and All the Clouds. I also used the adorable heart balloon from Scent with Love Add-on!

I added some sparkle to the card with the glitter on the unicorn horn and balloon! so fun!

for the background, I ink blended from the side using Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina. I splattered some water on top, and then used White Embossing Paste with the Starry Sky Stencil.

the clouds were sprinkled around the background to mimic the circles in the sketch! and the long cloud was too perfect to use as the banner in the sketch!
to finish the card, I heat embossed the sentiment in black, towards the bottom of the card!

 

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

enjoy!

one of a kind rainbow!

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog! I was inspired by the February Mood Board and the dreamy, whimsical colors and textures!

be sure to play along with the monthly Mood Board challenge, and to check out my card on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!
enjoy!

Get Cracking on Christmas - Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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 just love building up my stash all year long! 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, February 18th at 8pm EST
www.youtube.com/jennshurkus

ok, let's get onto my card!
I used these amazing and CUTE and fun products from Create a Smile Stamps! 

so cute!

I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then fussy cut them out! the presents are from the adorable Unpack Me stamp set!

I also used the Slimline Frames & Portholes die set from Newton's Nook Designs, to create the smiline card!
I used Distress Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron to ink blend and make it lighter in the center.

then I used the Wonky Stars stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure to create the tone-on-tone colors! I also splattered some white acrylic ink on top!

the sentiment was heat embossed from Most Wonderful Time in white onto vellum, and then fussy cut out!

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

Newton's Nook Designs Retiring Products Feature Week 2022

Did you see that Newton's Nook Designs is having a retiring sale on their website? It's time to make room for new products so they are retiring select designs! These designs are available at up to 40% off while supplies last so hurry to get your favorites before they're gone for good!

All week the NND Design Team will be sharing inspiration using some of their favorite products from our retiring list! Check out what I created today and don't forget to check the NND Blog each day this week for more fun inspiration!

for my card today, I used the absolutely adorable Cosmic Newton Stamps and Dies!

I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! I also added some details with the white gel pen.
for the background, I did some ink blending with Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina, and then used the Cascading Stars stencil and some white embossing paste to add texture!

I also used some white cardstock and vellum, and die cut them with the Sky Borders Die Set! love the soft accents it adds!

finally, I spruced up the sentiment by die cutting out the "Meowt" letters with the Essential Alphabet dies! love that look!

Don't forget to visit the Retiring Products Category to see what is going away and grab your favorites before they are gone for good!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 118 - Clean and Simple

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

yay! 

I love clean and simple cards!
and this time, I tried my best! (ha!)

 

I stamped the images from All the Clouds and Rain or Shine Before 'n Afters, then colored them all with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers...and of course, I couldn't resist adding some cute smiles to all of the faces!
then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them all out.

I used some acrylic paint in aqua and a Persian blue, and with a dry brush, blended the colors vertically. while that dried, I added foam tape to all of the images. and once the paint was dry, I used the Fairy Dust paste and Starry Sky Stencil to add some sparkly texture!

 

 

lastly, I heat embossed in white, onto some Black Licorice Cardstock and then fussy cut out the sentiment phrases.

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

enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs Sweet Treats Blog Hop 2022

hello!
I'm so excited to celebrate another year with the Sweet Treats Blog Hop!

Newton's Nook Designs 8th Annual Sweet Treats Blog Hop!
The Newton's Nook Designs Team is hopping along today to share some great Sweet Treats - just in time for Valentine's day! Make sure you scroll down to the bottom of this post to see the whole list and hop along and comment for a chance to win!

Sweet Treats SALE!
As an extra treat to you, we are celebrating with a SALE!
Use code TREAT to receive 15% off your order this weekend!
Now through Sunday, February 6th at www.newtonsnookdesigns.com

yay!
now it's time to show you what I made - a bouquet of candy roses!

these are actually pretty simple treats to create! I used two different sized lollipops to create the two different sized roses (blowpops and dumdums!).
I used red tissue paper to wrap around the top of the lollipop, and and dark teal washi tape to wrap around for the stem!

I heat embossed phrases from Heartfelt Love and Heartfelt Roses. then I die cut out the phrases with the Banner Trio Die Set!
I also die cut out some hearts with white crepe paper and papers from the new Love & Meows paper pad using the Heart Frames Die Set.

I finished by punching a hole into the phrases and hearts and attaching them around the stems of the roses, like tags!

Enter to Win!
Sweet Treats Blog Hop Prizes!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. 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 Sunday, February 5th at 9 pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, February 7th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

you set my heart on fire!

hello and happy Wednesday!
today I have this card up on the Newton's Nook blog, and it's so sweet!

so fun, right? I just love that cute valentine's day themed fire truck!

I stamped that fun image from Love Emergency and colored it with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!
I also added some details with a white gel pen!

for the background of the card, I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio to ink blend some color in the top left corner of the card. then I splattered some ink color and white acrylic ink on top!
I also did some ink blending on letters that I die cut with the Essential Alphabet die set! I used Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold Distress inks and then splattered some white ink on those, too!

I die cut out the heart from some vellum, using the Heart Frames Die Set, and heat embossed the majority of the sentiment on top!

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