Newton's Nook Designs Christmas Release - Christmas Greeting Stamp Set, Essential Tags Die Set, Gift Builder Die Set, Christmas Party Paper Pad

welcome to day 1 of the festive and fun Newton's Nook Designs Christmas Release!

check out what we're working with today: Christmas Greeting Stamp Set, Essential Tags Die Set, Gift Builder Die Set, Christmas Party 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 October 17th, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

my first tag uses the ALL of the new products!

 

yahoooo!
I used the new Essential Tags Die Set and die cut out three different patters of paper from the Christmas Time Paper Pad. the, I did some trimming and combined them together!I also added some details with white embossing paste and the Snowfall Stencil on the red holly patterned paper.

next, I used white cardstock and die cut out the presents from the new Gift Builder Die Set. I used Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina for one, and Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron and Pine Needles for the other. I also used Seedless Preserves and Festive Berries for the third present. then I attached them all together and added some glitter to the bows!

 

I really want to bring some of the colors from the string of lights paper out in the rest of the tag.

 

my next tag also uses almost all of the new products! ha!
they just work so well together!

LOOOOOOVE this one!
I die cut the pine from the Pines & Holly die set many times and ink blended them with Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron and Pine Needles. then I sprinkled some white acrylic ink on top!

 

I heat embossing the sentiment in white onto vellum, and then die cut it out with the Circle Frames die set. then I glued the pines in a half circle around to mimic the look of a wreath!
I layered two of the tags that were die cut with the new paper pack.

I finished the card off by attaching some small white pompoms!

love how it came out!

 

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!
One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Tuesday October 14 through Thursday October 16th. 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 16th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 17th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join me on Instagram on Friday, October 17th for details!

Newton's Nook Designs 
Donna Idlet
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

apple blossoms

hello!
today I have this card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog - and I love it!

it's been something that I had bouncing around my head for weeks!! and I finally found the time (and motivation! lol) to make it!
I stamped the images from Autumn Apples, Newton's Hanging Basket and Cherry Blossoms and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry, I splattered white ink on to of everything and then die cut them out once they were dry.

for the background, I used Alcohol Inks in greens and black. it's been a while since I've made an alcohol ink background, and it was so fun and easy! also, love how it makes the red apples pop!

I used a bunch of the little leaves and placed them around the card to add more gree.
and I finished off the card by heat embossing the sentiment in white onto black cardstock and fussy cutting it out.

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #206 - There's No Place Like Home

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!

what a fun theme!

I stamped and colored the images from Screen Time, Little Snow Globe: Dog, Keep On Swimming and Window Scene: Winter with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I added some details with a white gel pen and used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

 

Brace yourself, I didn't do any ink blending!!
instead, I used some of the beautiful paper from Gleeful Gradients! wow! I'll never get over how much I love that paper pad!
I used some white woodgrain paper for the ground of the house.

I stamped the sentiments from Screen Time in Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink to look like a text, and popped it up with foam tape!
I love the versatility of this card, but also that it's perfect as a masculine card, something I struggle with!

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

enjoy!

Celebrating 20 Years of Inspiration by Jenn Shurkus!

hi!!!
i'm SOOOOO excited to be participating in the celebration of 20 years of Inspiration by Jenn Shurkus!

It was almost impossible to pick just ONE card to be inspired by that Jenn has created, I had about 25 cards in mind! lol!
ultimately, I chose this card to create my own version!

it's so FUN and whimsical and I just love the colors!
so here's my version:

I have to admit, I do like's Jenn version way better! but I had a BLAST making mine, and that's what inspiration and making cards is all about, right!?
I stamped and colored the images from You're the Zest and Fangtastic Friends with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out.

for the background, I used Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Abandoned Coral Distress Inks to ink blend. then I used the same colors to add a watercolor layer on top.
once it was all dry, I used white embossing paste and the new Woodgrain Stencil. LOVE the texture it adds.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock, and then die cut it out with the Stitched Sentiment Banners. 

be sure to check out Jenn Shurkus' page and continue with the celebration! she has giveaways and TONS of inspiration to share!
hugs!

you autumn know!

hello!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current challenge is all about feeling that autumn vibe! so FUN!

autumn is my favorite season, and I love making cards for this cozy season!
I stamped and colored the images from You Autumn Know, A Bug Deal, Bubbles of Joy and You’re Just My Type with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I also added some details with a white gel pen. and once they were all dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

I did a whole lot of ink blending for the background!
I started with a white cardstock base. then I used the new Autumn Breeze Stencil with Picked Raspberry, Dried Marigold and Squeezed Lemonade. I pressed my embossing ink pad through the stencil and then added some clear powder on top and heat set it to lock in the color.
then I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina for the sky.
I also used Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron for the ground. then I used the Stitched Hillside Borders to die cut out the layers.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then die cut it out with the Fancy Wavy Banners dies.

be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, and play along with us!
enjoy!

all the sunflowers!

hello!
today I have a fun, flowery card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

what did I tell you?
so many flowers! lol!
I stamped the images from Sunflower Days and the new Autumn Fields stamp sets and colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I splattered some white acrylic ink on to and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out once they were dry.

for the background, I ink blended a card background from white cardstock in greens with Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron. then I splattered the same ink colors and also some more white acrylic ink on top. then I die cut that out with the new Card Layout 5 Die Set!
I popped up the triangles with foam tape onto my card base.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some black cardstock. then I used the small banner from the Frames & Flags die set to die cut it out.

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #205 - Awesome Autumn

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

I had so much fun coloring up these beautiful bats!

so fun!
these bats are just adorable!

I stamped and colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers from Fangtastic Friends and Fangtastic Friends Add-on. I also added some details with a white gel pen, of course!
once the images were dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

 

I did some ink blending for the background of the card, too! well, lots of ink blending! lol!

I used Distress Inks in Black Soot, Uncharted Mariner, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio.
I used the Nighttime Sky Stencil for the moon and clouds! I also used Cracked Pistachio for the moon details!

for the clouds, I used white embossing paste.
the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock. and I finished off the card with a sprinkling of minty sequins!

 

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

enjoy!