take me to your cake!

hello!
today I have this fun, interactive card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog! 
and it's out of this world! 

eeeeep! see? 
I was inspired by the current Sketch Challenge, and made a fun galaxy background with Distress Paints and Distress Stains (for the black soot color)! looooove making galaxy backgrounds! 
I started by adding a rainbow of colors with the Distress Paints. then once that was dry, I splattered some Distress Resist Spray on top! 
once *that* was dry, I added the Black Soot color! and finally, once that layer was dried, I splattered some white acrylic paint on top! :)

lots of drying time and waiting! lol! 
I stamped and colored the images 
from Beam Me Up, with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and the fussy cut them out!

and this card is even MORE next level, because I attached that ufo with the Let's Toast Pull Tab Add-on die!! which is one of my FAVORITE dies ever! it adds so much fun!

be sure to check out this card on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, if you want! and definitely play along with the latest sketch challenge! 
enjoy!

turtley awesome, dude!

hello and happy Sunday!
today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog! :) yahoooo!!!

head on over to see the whole thing, and to read about all of the sweet products I used from the shop! 
enjoy!

friends like you are the best!

hello and happy friday!
today i am back with another card on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! :)

i seriously LOVE how this came out! 
be sure to check it out on the Create a Smile Stamps blog and get all of the information! :)
enjoy!

just wanted to say...

hello, and happy Friday!
my boys are finishing up their full week back to school, and i'm already exhausted! ha! is it summer yet?! lol!

anyway, today i have a card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! 

be sure to head over there to read more about it, and to see the whole thing! 
enjoy! and have a wonderful weekend! 

Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Winston's Honeybees

let's hear it for the Newton's Nook Designs April Release! 

today, the whole DT is showcasing the super cute, super versatile Winston's Honeybees stamp set!!! i instantly FELL IN LOVE with this set! i am not lying when I say, I've already made 11 cards with this set!! ha! 

and this set is in a new 4x4 size!! how cool is that?!

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 March 18th, right here!

for my 1st card, i created a sweet, little scene for winston to eat his hard earned honey in peace! lol!

I watercolored the images with Distress Markers, and then fussy cut them out! The background was created by blending Distress Inks (Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass, Cracked Pistachio and Twisted Citron). I love how the clouds fade out in the background!

I also addded some glossy accents to the honey and the bees wings...because...shiny is fun!! :)

for my second project, I actually made a set of 5 cards!! 

i created rainbow colors in Distress Stains onto watercolor paper. once it was all dry, I heat embossed (in white) the bees, clouds, hives, etc. LOVE how they pop!

i also heat embossed the sentiment onto strips of black cardstock, and then machine stitched on all of the little pieces! 

finally, i just added some white thread under the popped up sentiment!

Would you like to win the “Winston’s Honeybees” 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, April 21st at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 22nd. Note: If you have already ordered this stamp set and you win, you may replace it with any in stock item of equal value. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Christiana Reuling- Guest Designer

wish you were here!

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my Freshly Made Sketches 200th challenge card, scroll down or click here!**

hello again!

today i have this super summery card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

i did some watercoloring with Distress Markers - fun! it's the perfect way to color those summery images from the Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set!

after i colored this image (love that rainbow blanket!!), i fussy cut it out and popped it up on the card front!
oh, and for the background, i used Distress Stains!! So fun! and a super easy 'water' background!

be sure to head over to the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release - Mermaid Crossing

happy tuesday!
today is the start of August release week with Newton's Nook Designs! i just LOVE release weeks!

today, the whole DT is showcasing the new, INCREDIBLE Mermaid Crossing stamp set! don't you just LOVE this set? seriously, i am in LOVE with this! of course i LOVE mermaids (i was a kid in the 80's so OF COURSE i love the little mermaid movie!!! ha!), and this set is SOOO adorable! LOVE it!

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 August 14th, right here!

for my first card, i created a fun, textured background, that really lets that mermaid pop!

isn't it great?
i misted the background with some light mint Heidi Swapp Color Shine. once that was dry i added that bubble background with a stencil and some embossing paste! 

the mermaid was colored with copics, and i just LOVE that she's hugging the little seahorse!! so cute!

i popped her up over that crumpled vellum with the sentiment! LOVE how this turned out!

my 2nd card is just as fun!

i created that fun background with some distress ink and distress stain...and lots of water! ha!
first i blended the background with Peacock Feathers Distress Ink. Then i added some water spots. 
once it was dry, i used lots of vintage photo distress stain to create that 'sand'! so fun!

again, i colored 'Ariel" (ha!) with copics and heat embossed the sentiment in white!
the seaweed below was also heat embossed! so fun!

Would you like to win “Mermaid Crossing”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest 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, August 13th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 14th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Liz Munoz - Guest Designer

spreading merry and warm wishes!

hi there!
today i'm on the Create a Smile blog sharing a silly way to brighten up your holiday cards! :)

since i live in South Carolina, and it's always warm here, i decided to package up some of this warmth and send to my friends up north this Christmas! :)

ha! so fun, right?

just a little distress stains, distress inks and copic coloring! lots of fun, though!

to see the rest of my card, and read all about how i made it, check out the Create a Smile blog! :)

enjoy!