Sweet Stamp Shop May 2018 Release!

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my Newton's Nook Day 3 release and giveaway post, scroll down or click here!**

hello and happy day!!

today Sweet Stamp Shop is releasing they're May bundle of stamps!!! and best news ever...it's all adorable!! ha ha!
(and don't worry, if you don't want every set in this release, the individuals will be released tomorrow!)
here's the sample of stamps being released!

amazing, right?! literally something for everyone! literally amazing! i love it all! and the Aloha set...swoon!! LOVE! and whimsical Floral Crowns...it's another large stamp set and it's INCREDIBLE!

my first card uses one of the workout sets!

I combined it with the Sticky Sweets - Be Fit sticker sheet, what a perfect match!!!
the stickers were colored with Distress Markers, and then I attached them to the card with foam tape! STICKERS ARE THE BOMB! no fussy cutting people! ha!
I also used the smaller images from the stamp set to stamp along the side of the card! love this!

my second card uses the Aloha stamp set, because it's so freaking cute! ha!

all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then fussy cut out!
I heat embossed the sentiment onto a strip of black cardstock that I turned into a banner! the background was created by ink blending Distress Inks and then splattering water and colored ink on top! I love that little surfing kitty!

my final project features 2 cards with the Floral Crown stamp set, and these cards are so sweet and lovely!

...if I do say so myself! ha!
again, I colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and fussy cut them out. one of the cards uses the image cut with a white edge around everything, and the other image was cut against the black outline!
the soft kraft like paper has some white embossing paste stripes (made with a stencil) and drops of white acrylic ink! I heat embossed the sentiments from the Prince Charming stamp set in white onto vellum and attached it to the card!
to finish off the card, I used two different colors of the thin washi tape along the edges! sooooo sweet! love these cards!

be sure to check out the new release now! 
we can't wait to see what you make!
enjoy!

Mandala Love!

hello!
today i have a preeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog!

join me over there and you'll see how it came together and which products I used!
enjoy!

what's black, white and bold all over?

hi hi hi!
today i have card up on the Lawn Fawnatics blog! 
it's black...and white...and bold all over!! ha!

i used the Stuck on You,  Love You a Latte, Yeti Set Go, and  Grassy Border Die to create this card!
be sure to head over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to read all about it!
enjoy!

a sweet thank you!

hello!
today i have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog featuring a sweet thank you! :)

ok, so yes, that was a pun!! see? it's sweet because of the pineapple! ha! 
i used the awesome Pineapple Delight stamp set and colored directly onto the stamps with my Distress Markers!
I spritzed the stamp and then pressed onto some white cardstock! LOOOOOVE the drops that transferred with the image! 

i die cut out the images with the coordinating dies and then popped them up against that FUN blended blue background! I used Peacock Feathers and Blueprint Sketch Distress Inks! the sentiment was heat embossed onto some black cardstock and then die cut out with the banner from the Garden Window Die set! 

thanks so much for stopping by!
be sure to check out the Newton's Nook Designs blog for all of the up-to-date and latest news! 
enjoy!

Inky Paws Challenge #38 - Color Challenge

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my Lawnscaping Challenge feature card, scroll down or click here!**

hello!!
happy friday!
today is the start of a new Inky Paws Challenge on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
this time we're getting down and out with a FUN and festive color palette! 

so fun!! i really love the blue with the red and green!!
for my card, i used an older Christmas set: Winston's Home for Christmas! LOOOOOOOVE that cute set!! and the image of Winston in the car is SO cute!

i watercolored the image with Distress Markers, and then fussy cut it out - which was really easy to do! i added some white accents with a gel pen to his cheeks, and to the wreath on the front of the car! i heat embossed the sentiment onto some black cardstock and then popped it all up over that blue/snowy background! i created that blue sky with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and some water! easy watercolor background! once it was all dry, i splattered some white acrylic paint to add a subtle look of snow!

be sure to play along for your chance to win some Newton's Nook products! 
enjoy!

peace and joy around the world

hello!!


today i have a card featured up on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog! 

it's sweet, and fun and watercolor-y! what's not to love?! ha!
be sure to check out the whole card and to read all about it on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog! 
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs November Release - Serene Silhouettes + Coordinating Die

hello again! it's the last day of the awesome Newton's Nook Designs November release!! 

today the whole team is featuring TWO new stamp sets: Serene Silhouettes + Coordinating Die!! 

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on Friday, November 25th, right here!

i created two cards with this beeeeeeeaaaaaaauuuutiful stamp set!

my first card uses the sweeeeet polar bear images!

i used Distress Markers to color directly onto the stamps, then I stamped them onto some white cardstock! SO easy to do, and so fun!

i due cut come hills in vellum and then die cut the WHOLE scene in a circle shape! love those glittery stars! i think this is so pretty!

my second card was created in a similar way! i used Distress Markers to color onto the stamp images themselves, but this time, those foxes got some love!

eeeee! they're so cute! i used an old grass punch to add to the scene! and the trees were heat embossed in white onto some grey snowflake patterend paper! i thought that really added to the look of the birch trees! 

LOVE the soft grey sentiment curved around the scene! and of course i had to finish it off with some grey splatters! 

Would you like to win the “Serene Silhouettes” Stamp Set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. 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 Wednesday, November 23rd at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, November 24th. 

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

Newton's Nook DesignsLydia Evans
Jess Gerstner
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Naki Rager
Kimberly Rendino
Yukari Yoshioka

A Very Fawny Holiday Week 2016 - Day 5

Hello and good morning! :)
I'm here with you again today, celebrating the Fawny Holiday Week on the Lawn Fawn blog! 

It's my favorite time of the year, and Lawn Fawn is nice enough to have the Lawnscaping Challenge girls join in on the fun!! Yay!!!!

Today I have card on the Lawn Fawn blog featuring one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE, and one of my very FIRST Lawn Fawn stamp sets - Cozy Christmas! 

I watercolored all of the images with Distress Markers, and then fussy cut them out! I love that little glass of milk bringing the 'To Santa" sign to the cookies! Ha! Cracks me up, every time!

I heat embossed the sentiment and then popped up the imags on foam tape!
I LOVE the warm background - I blended Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks and then splattered some water on top! It feels so warm, and cozy! Lol! 

Be sure to head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other amazing cards featuring a multitude of Holiday products, and to enter the GIVEAWAY!!
enjoy!

A Very Fawny Holiday Week 2016 - Day 2

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my 25 Days of Christmas Tags post featuring Lawn Fawn, scroll down or click here!**

Hello again!
I'm continuing on in the holiday spirit today, and celebrating the Fawny Holiday Week on the Lawn Fawn blog! 

It's my favorite time of the year, and Lawn Fawn is nice enough to have the Lawnscaping Challenge girls join in on the fun!! Yay!!!!

My card today uses the cute cute CUTE, Winter Owl stamp set! 

I used Distress Markers to watercolor the images, and then fussy cut them out! I LOOOOOOOVE how they're leaning into each other - eek! so adorable! I heat embossed the sentiment and used it to ground the little love birds!

The background was created with Distress Inks and a little bit of watercolor! I used Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire to create a hint of a night sky, and then used some embossing paste and star stencil, to add some texture! :)

Be sure to head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other amazing cards featuring a multitude of Holiday products, and to enter the GIVEAWAY!!
enjoy!

A Very Fawny Holiday Week 2016 - Day 1

Hello and good morning! :)
Today is the kick off for the Fawny Holiday week on the Lawn Fawn blog! 

It's my favorite time of the year, and Lawn Fawn is nice enough to have the Lawnscaping Challenge girls join in on the fun!! Yay!!!!

Today I have card on the Lawn Fawn blog featuring that ADORABLE little critter from the Winter Alpaca mini stamp set!

I did some Distress Ink blending in Cracked Pistachio and Twisted Citron, and then sprinkled some water on top!
Once that was all dry, I heat embossed some white snowflakes and popped up my cute little alpaca!! LOOOOOVE him!!

I watercolored him with Distress Markers, and then used a strip of paper from the Let's Polka collection to (the branding strip from the Hippo Polka piece!) frame out the side of the card! 

I love this fun, unique Christmas card!
Be sure to head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other amazing cards featuring a multitude of Holiday products, and to enter the GIVEAWAY!!
enjoy!

an autumn thanks

hi there!

today i have this card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! it's a little bit fall, and a little bit thanks! :)

to see the whole card, and to find out how to create it, head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog! :)
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release Day 4 - Ornamental Newton + coordinating Die and Festive Forest + coordinating die

today is the last day for Newton's Nook Designs 2016 Holiday release!

I am not kidding when I tell you that the sets this month are AMAZING!!! I can't wait for everyone to see the whole release! 
today the whole team is showing off Ornamental Newton + coordinating Die and Festive Forest + coordinating die!! These sets...I CAN'T EVEN!! the cuteness is off the charts!

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on October 28th, right here!

i created two cards with the new Newton set, and they're similar but different! :)

the first one is in reds, and i colored my kitty with tiger-like stripes! so fun!!

again, I used Distress Markers to watecolor everything, and then used the coordinating die to cut them out! i added some glitter to the strips on the ornament for a little more festiveness!

on the background i used some embossing paste and my favorite star sentcil and then splattered it with light dots of black ink to match the bold sentiment!

my 2nd card uses the same image, but with greens and soft, beige kitty!

adorable too, right? ha!

i used some grey distress ink and my kraft mat to create the background! i simply scribbled the marker in a line, spritzed with water and pressed my cardstock on top! love the messy rectangle! 

i curved the sentiment around that beautiful, big ornament, and love how that looks!

my Festive Forest cards are clean and simple and fun!

i LOVE green and black! i used Distress Markers to color directly onto the sentiment tree and then stamped it onto white cardstock! i did the same thing with the base and star of the tree! i heat embossed in black, the polka dot trees, and i LOVE that pop of black!!

the background of the the card was created with embossing paste and a striped stencil! so subtle, and so pretty!

my last card uses the scribble tree image and it's divine!

i used Twisted Citron, Mowed lawn and Lucky Clover Distress Markers! I colored directly onto the stamp and then pressed it onto the card front! i splattered the front with some black ink and then used two strips of washi on the side!

i used a gold and black washi, because i LOVE the idea of golds, greens and blacks for Christmas! 

oh..cough cough...so the 'ornaments' on the tree...they started off as pearls...they're totally flat now though...so TIP people: don't run your cardstock through your die cut machine AFTER you added your pearls! ha ha!!

i totally FORGOT that i had added them, and then when i took the card front out...there they were, all flat and squished! but it's ok! easier to mail! ha!! 

Would you like to win the “Ornamental Newton or Festive Forest” Stamp Set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. 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 Thursday, October 27th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 28th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Jess Gerstner

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Stephanie Muzzulin
Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Naki Rager

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release Day 3 - Holiday Tweets

The cute continues with the holiday release extravaganza for Newton's Nook Designs!

I am not kidding when I tell you that the sets this month are AMAZING!!! I can't wait for everyone to see the whole release! 
today the whole team is showing off Holiday Tweets! these little birds are ADORABLE! i LOVE them!

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on October 28th, right here!

i colored the little bird couple like cardinals for my first card!

i stamped and watercolored the images with Distress Markers! i fussy cut the images out and then placed them on top of a subtle, watercolor area!

i combined Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks to get that blue-green color! once it was all dry, i splattered white acrylic paint to mimic snow! i also added some stitching with my sewing machine to the top of the card! 

my second card is a little more busy! ha!

yep! LOVE it!

I used that large image and stamped it multiple times in black ink on my card base. on a separate piece of watercolor paper, i stamped and watercolored the images then fussy cut out the larger images!

the smaller images, like the leaves, and little berries, i colored directly on the background! i also added a little sparkle to the ornaments and berries! that image is just soooo sweet! :)

Would you like to win the “Holiday Tweets” Stamp Set?
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. 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 Thursday, October 27th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 28th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Jess Gerstner

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Stephanie Muzzulin
Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Naki Rager

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka