have yourself a merry little cocktail!

hello and happy December!
today I have a fun, whimsical card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

so great, ha!
I needed to make a card for a friend this holiday season with a fun nod to drinks this season, and I just LOVE this set! the puns are my favorite and it's such a fun spin on the holiday spirit! lol!

I stamped all of the images from Christmas Cocktails and then used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in!
I also added some details with a white gel pen. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!

for the background, I did some ink blending with Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold Distress Inks. then I used the Plaid Stencil Set and some white embossing paste to add some texture! plus I love the look of plaid for holiday cards! I think it adds a warm and cozy vibe!


the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto black cardstock then fussy cut it out! I also popped it up with foam tape. then I splattered some black ink at the bottom of the card, too!

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #210 - Coffee, Tea and Treats

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

this challenge really stretched my skills! lol
for some reason, it was a struggle!

this challenge has something for everyone!

first things first, I didn't color any stamped images for this card! crazy!
but those cure cups from the Lovely Latte set were too cute to pass up!
I die cut out the cups using papers from the Sherbet Pack Cardstock and the Black Licorice cardstock.

I also used Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn for the edges of the cups to add some subtle shading.
then I die cut out some of the leaves from the Stitched Poinsettia set using vellum to layer behind the cups and add some festiveness.

 

for the background, I used the Simple Stripes: Diagonal for the background by using both white cardstock and Fog cardstock.
and finally, the sentiment is from Love You a Latte. it was heat embossed in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then I fussy cut it out.

I finished it off with a sprinkling of tiny black splatters!

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

enjoy!