you have a pizza my heart!

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

so fun!
I made this card for my son - who's away at college for the summer for the FIRST TIME, and I'm having a hard time with him not at home - so I'm sending lots of cards! lol
I started by stamping the images from Newton's Thanksgiving and Newton Loves Pizza and coloring them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.
I also added some details with a white gel pen once everything was dry.

I used some paper from the Black & White Basics Paper Pad that reminded me of a vintage pizza restaurant! then I used the Card 4 Layout Die Set to die cut it out.
it adds such a fun look!
I die cut out the banner using the Banner Trio Die Set and then heat embossed the sentiment from Newton Loves Pizza Stamp Set in black.

I finished off the card by sprinkling on a few red sequins (or pepperonis!!) ha!

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

squeeze the day!

hello!
today I am super excited to share that I have this FUN, summery and interactive card up on the Lawn Fawn blog!
and, like I am prone to do...I have a video to go along with it! yay!
you can watch it here or on my youtube channel!

so cute!
I thought it would be a cute idea to make the giant lemons selling the lemonade to the mice! and when you peek behind the lemonade stand, there's a little mouse getting a peek at another sweet, giant lemon! ha!
I started by stamping the images from Make Lemonade!, You're the Zest and All the Clouds. then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and colored them in! once they were dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out, and then added some details with a white gel pen.
I also splattered some white acrylic ink on top of the clouds - for just a little bit of texture!

I love the Knock, Knock, Who's There? interactive die set, and I thought it would be so fun to have a sneaky little surprise behind the lemonade stand! lol
I started to create the scene by using white cardstock and die cutting out the grass and hill with Grassy Border and Stitched Hillside Borders. then I used Distress Oxide Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron. I also made a set of the same borders and the same inkblending to go behind the lemonade stand, when you open the 'door!'

then I used a white cardstock base, and folded it in half, as you would a card base. I used Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. then I flipped the card base over and did a little ink blending where the door would open, as well. I also used the lighter colors to match the pull tab mechanism when you open the door.

I almost forgot to add the sentiment, I was having so much fun making the card!! but I finally heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some Black Licorice Cardstock and then trimmed it into a banner and popped it up with foam tape.

I hope you like these sweet little mice as much I do!
be sure to check the card out up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and watch the video to follow along on how it came together, too!
enjoy!

you're stu-panda-s!

hello!
today I'm super excited to share this fun card that's up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current challenge is all about critters in the wild! and this card fits perfectly!

I love it!
I started by stamping the images from I Heart Pandas and I Heart Pandas Add-On. then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in. once they were all dry, I used a white gel pen to add some whimsical details to the images. so fun!

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron on white cardstock. then i die cut it out with the Bamboo Forest Backdrop: Landscape. I used more Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, Milled Lavender, Antique Linen and Vintage Photo for the background. I love the contrast of the purples and greens.

I heat embossed the custom sentiment in white onto some Black Licorice Cardstock using Harold's ABCs. then I die cut it out with a banner from the Stitched Sentiment Banners. I love that panda-pun!

be sure to check out the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog and play along!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #225 - Let's Go Wild

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

any excuse to play with some Lawn Fawn critters is a good excuse!

so fun!!
I haven't made a card with these cute froggos in a while, so I decided to color them up!

I started by stamping the images from Toadally Awesome and All the Grasses. then I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added some details with a white gel pen. then once everything was dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out. 

I did lots of ink blending for the background! 

first, I used the Stitched Pond and die cut out the shape from some white cardstock.  I used Distress Oxide Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron. then I added some foam tape behind them to pop them up.
I used Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina for the pond itself.

then, I finished by heat embossing the sentiment in white onto some Black Licorice Cardstock. I popped it up with foam tape, as well as the frog in the pond and the lily pad flowers.
so sweet!

 

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 13th Birthday Celebration!

today is a BIG day!
we're celebrating Newton's Nook for their 13th birthday!

 

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 Friday, July 17th, right here! 

all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

I had SO MUCH fun making this cute card!! it's the sweetest image!

I started by stamping the image and then coloring it in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I used the coordianting dies to die cut them out, and then added some details with a white gel pen! I love making the stars encircle the hoop - it helps give it movement, I think!

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen and Squeezed Lemonade for the background. then I used the Sunscape Stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure added, to create the tone on tone look!
I then used the some white embossing paste and the Cascading Stars Stencil to add enen MORE texture!

I popped up newton onto a circle from the Circle Frames Die Set from vellum. then I backed the card front with a paper from the Black & White Basics Paper Pack.
the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto some grey cardstock and then die cut with a banner from the Banner Trio Die Set.

Check out the Design Team Blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:
Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Rosie Lopez
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Amanda Wilcox

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #224 - Christmas in July

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

I just love making holiday cards in the summer! it's a great way to escape the heat for a few moments! lol!

this is such a fun challenge!

I started by stamping the images from Highland Cows!, All the Grasses, and Cozy Cats. then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in. I added some details with a white gel pen, and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out. 

for the background, I die cut out a bunch of ground using the Grassy Border and Stitched Hillside Borders then I added colors with Distress Oxide Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron. then I splattered all over the background with white acrylic ink to mimic snowfalling. then I wanted to also add some texture, so I used some white embossing paste and the Snowflakes stencil for a little whimsical snow, too!

I added the winter apparel to the cute cows and then popped them up with foam tape.
the sentiment was partially die cut with Henry's ABCs from Black Licorice Cardstock, and then heat embossed in white with the sentiment from Cozy Cats Christmas Add-on.

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

enjoy!