3rd Annual Cutest Video Hop Ever

well, hello there!

Hello and welcome to the 3rd Annual Cutest Video Hop Ever! My little Menn (Jackson and Nolan!) and I are excited to be joining Emily Leiphart for this fun hop, crafting with our kids and inspiring the next generation of crafters! We hope you have as much fun watching us craft with our kids, as much as we enjoyed creating these projects to share with you.

our video is silly and full of mistakes but we had fun! Be sure to check out the video by clicking here! We hope you have as much fun watching us craft with our kids, as much as we enjoyed creating these projects to share with you. (All of the information can be found on Emily's blog!)

and guys, there are prizes!! so many!! 30 prizes over $1000!

All of the artists' YouTube links are below. Please remember that comments here on the blog, while greatly appreciated, are not eligible for the giveaways below. You must leave your comments on YouTube. The more you comment, the higher your chances of winning.

VIDEO HOP LIST

Emily Leiphart

Catherine Pooler

Jenny Colacicco

Jill Dewey Hawkins

Caly Person

Marie-Pierre Capistran

Samantha Mann  ***** you are here! *****

Evelin Tee

Jessica McAfee

Tenia Nelson

Ujjwal Gupta

Laura Bassen

Laurel Beard

All of the giveaway information and ways to win are below, be sure to check it out!!

for our video, Jackson and Nolan decided to make book covers! so fun!

We used some paper from the boys' craft room and added gesso to it!

once it was dry, we were ready to start creating!

they both used some of my very old 12x12 stencils, and the Distress Crayons to add the color! 

they also used some Transfer Duo Gel by Deco Foil and added some flocking and foil!

Jackson used some Blue Diamond flock on his polka dots! sooooo fluffy! ha!

Nolan used some Sunshine Yellow flock, as well as Shattered Glass Gold Foil! 

then, they both stamped their names with some old stamps from Create a Smile!

hope you enjoy our video! 

SPONSORS + PRIZES

We're incredibly grateful to Ranger Ink for sending an incredible Distress Crayon package for us to use!

Thank you so much to all of the wonderful individuals and companies who have donated over 30 prizes for this fun event! The winners will be randomly chosen from all comments left on each of our videos. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning! Comments will close Thursday, October 1, 2020, 11:59 P.M. EST!

Enjoy!!

if i fits, i sits scrapbook layout

hello there!

today I'm sharing a scrapbook layout up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
we had to say goodbye to our furry family member last month, and it was HARD, but I'm dealing with it the only way I know how - scrapbooking!

so let's get back to the happy!

love this!!! 
I used some white gesso on a background of white cardstock, and once that was dry, I used some white embossing paste and the Meow Stencil to add some texture! once that was dry, I used some watercolors in pinks and yellows to add some bright, happy color to the background!

I used some white tissue paper, torn vellum and scraps of aqua patterned paper to layer behind the photo! I just LOVE the combination of the warm color and the aqua! 

I also used the adorable stamped images from Newton Loves Boxes and Newton's Antics in versafine onyx black ink to the background, too!! it was too perfect not to include them!

to add just a few pops of color, I cut some random pieces of the white card stocked, and had some black and white papers peeking through! and I stitched on the sentiment, and then used some more random stitching lines underneath and around the photo! 

hope that makes you smile, I know it's not a card, but I'll be back with more of those soon!! ha!
be sure to check this out on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too! 
enjoy!

a big hello from me!

hello!
today I have this sweet card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog!

love it!
I combined a few different stamp sets, and then created this fun, little whimsical scene! check out the Create a Smile Stamps blog to see how it came together!
enjoy!

wishing you sunshine & rainbows

heeeeeyyyyyy yaaaaaa!!!
ha! 

today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!
it's full of happiness, and rainbows and sunshine - all my favorite things!

be sure to check it out!
and then be sure to tell me what sunshine and rainbows you saw today!
enjoy!

Get Cracking on Christmas: Merry & Bright!

hello!!!

today I'm joining Jenn Shurkus as she continues to Get Cracking on those Christmas cards!! I'm sooooooooo excited to be joining her since I'm still in the Christmas card-making mode! ha!!

be sure to join in the Christmas fun!!
if you create a project, share it on social media with the tag: #getcrackingonchristmas and comment on Jenn's blog for a chance to win!

for today's card, I used a bunch of Hero Arts products!
Hero Arts is currently sharing the Stay Crafty Heroes Challenge featuring encouragement cards and love, and we're getting in on that action - such a great, uplifting idea!

I stamped the images from a super ooooolllddddder set, but it's one of my FAVORITES, and I couldn't help but use it!
all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut out!

to create the background, I used black Gesso and some Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise with a wide, dry paint brush to create the night sky!
once that was all dry, I used some white embossing paste and a beautiful, whirly, twirly night sky stencil! 

I heat embossed the sentiment from the stamp set in white onto a strip of black cardstock, and then popped up the images with foam tape!

don't forget to comment on Jenn's blog post and play along, too, for a chance to win a prize!
enjoy!

Get Cracking On Christmas: Outta This World

hello!!!

today I'm joining Jenn Shurkus as she continues to Get Cracking on those Christmas cards!! I'm sooooooooo excited to be joining her since I'm still in the Christmas card-making mode! ha!!

be sure to join in the Christmas fun!!
if you create a project, share it on social media with the tag: #getcrackingonchristmas and comment on Jenn's blog for a chance to win!

for my card, I used a bunch of different Lawn Fawn sets!

love it!
all of the outer space images are from the Out of This World stamp set! eeeep! I used the little snowman face is  from Snow Cool! I masked it off so it was only the eyes and carrot nose, then stamped that on the 'face' of the snowman I created with the planets!

I combined the sentiment from Out of This World and Say What? Christmas Critters!
I popped up the sentiment strips and the planet snowman (love Saturn's rings as the arms!! ha!) with foam tape over the background!
oh! the background! I used some black gesso on white cardstock! once it was dry, I added some stars with white embossing paste a stencil! love that added texture!

don't forget to comment on Jenn's blog post and play along, too, for a chance to win a prize!
enjoy!

I love you to Pluto and back card!

hello all!
today I have this fun card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog! I CASE-ed this card I made here! I just loved the black gesso and bold colors!

so here's my card!

so fun, right! and there's more! it has a fun surprise inside the card, too! but we'll get to that shortly! ha!
I used some black gesso and painted it onto my background! then I used some white embossing paste a fun star stencil to create the background!

the images from Out of This World were stamped and fussy cut out! I colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then added some details with a white pen!

and then when you open the card...

ta daaaa!! 
same treatment inside the card as out, but I love that burst of planets with the Mini Pop-Up Box die! 

I finished off the sentiment and then attached it and all the happy planets with strips of acetate to the die! so fun!

be sure to check out the card on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog! and play along with the current CASE challenge going on!
enjoy!

a big old Monster hug!

what a fun day, today!!
I have this card up on the Lawn Fawn blog!! 

Samantha Casey and I teamed up for a fun "Sam Day" on the Lawn Fawn blog using the same Lawn Fawn supplies! 
It's so fun!
here's my card:

the 3 sets we both used were Happy Haunting, Beam Me Up and Monster Mash!
I started by using black gesso to add a sky to my card front. then I used a star stencil and some white embossing paste to add the stars - they really pop!

the images were all colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut out!
I LOVE that they're in rainbow order...I couldn't resist! lol!

so be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog to see "Sam Day" in it's finest! I can't wait to see what Samantha Casey made!!
enjoy!

rainbows in space!

hello!
hope you're having a happy day!
today I have card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

it's so cute! a little rainbow in space!

I used the super fun Cosmic Newton stamp set! I colored in all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to cut everything out! sooooo easy! and what's better than a rainbow space ship?! lol!

for the background, I used some black gesso and a large brush! oh! and this just in, the space ship is on a slider!! so it literally REACHES FOR THE STARS!! ha ha ha! I crack myself up!
but really, I do love how this came out!

check out the card on the Newton's Nook blog if you want, and see you tomorrow! 
enjoy!

Paper Smooches September Blog Hop ***Giveaway***

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card that's up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog today, scroll down or click here!**

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches SEPTEMBER 2017 release with you!  FOUR new stamp sets and FOUR new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on August 31st.  You will find our new products HERE once they go live.  

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it will increase your chances) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, August 27th to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, August 28th to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Alice extended her vacation a bit, so we have a wonderful replacement for her for the blog hop but you will see her creations later this month.  Samantha Mann is stepping in for her and I am super excited about that - woohoo! (yay! that's me!!!)

Jill Hawkins

Karin Akesdotter

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Samantha Mann

Savannah O' Gwynn

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)

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Yay!!!
Surprise! Today I'm part of the Paper Smooches Crew! And I couldn't be happier or more excited!! Thank you Kim, for the invite and kind words!!!! *heart eyes*

Ok, so today I have 2 cards and 1 planner spread to share with you! Let's get to it! :)

My first card uses Dinky Doodles 1 and Daily Diary stamp sets! 

LOVE it!!!

So adorable right?! I turned that little monster into a crab, and then created a tiny beach scene with Distress Oxide Inks, within the AWESOME new Postage Stamp Dies!!!
I die cut out the largest size frame 4 times and adhered them together! LOVE the stacked height!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto a strip of black cardstock! And I finished off the card with some gold thread around the frame, and some gold Heidi Swapp Color Shine splatters! 

My 2nd card uses the BEYOND ADORABLE Monster Dies!!!! I die cut out the outline of the monster (and his arm!) 4 times and stacked it all together!

Then added color by blending some Distress Oxide Inks in Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio!

I added some glossy accents to the eyes (they look like googly eyes now!! ha!) and added some glitter to his horns!! LOVE THIS LITTLE GUY!
The watercolor background was created with Distress Oxide Inks in Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Spiced Marmalade!

Then I added the sentiment from Halloween Sampler onto a banner of black cardstock!! So cute, right?! Those little white gel pen details I added with to the monster make me giggle, too!

My last project is a planner spread!

If you aren't aware (I mostly post my planner spread on my Instagram only), I use a planner EVERY DAY. But I don't decorate the weekly pages. I need those to be function only! LOL! But I go crazy with the monthly spreads! I call it "art planning" a mix of art journaling, and using a planner!!
So here's my spread before the pen!

What do you think?!

I started by using some white gesso on my pages, then added the watercolor rainbow look with Distress Paints! August is a busy month with both of my boys' celebrating birthdays and back to school! And this year, we even got to see the Solar Eclipse in 100% totality!! Pretty cool!

I hope you're inspired and love what you see!
Don't forget to enter for your chance(s!!) to win!! 

Enjoy!

just me and my menn!

hello and happy weekend!
today i'm just popping in to share a fun layout I created for the latest Altenew Sketch Challenge! 

I used papers and embellishments from the amazing Reflections Scrapbook Kit and a picture of my and my little Menn on Mother's Day this year, actually!

awww, love it!
I used that awesome text-y background paper and then painted on a layer of white gesso in a circular shape! Once it was dry, I stitched some circles with my sewing machine and then started embellishing!

Some of the cardstock stickers and papers are layered behind my photo! A lot of the wood buttons (MY FAVORITE!!) are sprinkled around the circle, along with those acetate butterflies that I stitched on and various other stickers and chipboard pieces!! I am in LOOOOOVE with how this came out!

I also used a star stencil and some white embossing paste to add some texture around the circle, too! But it's SO HARD to see that in the photos! I'm sorry!

I was honored to win the last sketch challenge, so I won't win this time, but I JUST HAD TO PLAY ALONG!! Ha ha ha!! I hope it brought a smile to your face and brightened your day! :)
Enjoy!

love this!! a layout

hi hi hi!
today i have this fun layout up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog! 

i used the new Newton Dreams of Italy stamp set because...well...that spaghetti image was just TOO MUCH like my littlest little Mann when he eats spaghetti! ha!

i colored the Newton image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut it out! i used the 'amore' phrase from the set to stamp in the background around the mixed media business! ha! i used a little gesso on the paper, then my Distress Crayons to create the smudgy color behind the cluster and photo! 

i stitched on the title, and around the cluster at the bottom of the page, then embellished! 
hope this made you smile! be sure to check out the Newton's Nook blog to keep up with all of the latest and greatest information! 
enjoy!