not so spooky spider costume!

hello!
i'm back with another card today!
happy halloween from Newton's Nook!! 

be sure to check this card out up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog - I dressed up the kitty so he's ready to go trick or treating!

is it cute?!
can you tell it's a kitty dressed up as a spider!

I did so much die cutting with this card!

I used the Cat Builder Die Set and Halloween Accessories Die Set to create the kitty!

I just die cut a bunch of extra arms to so it can have 8 legs like a spider! then I used the bottom of that trick or treat back to die cut out a face hole for the kitty, so it would look a little like a spider costume he was wearing! lol

then I die cut a bunch of candy, because that's what trick or treating is all about!

for the background, I die cut out some vellum webs using the Spiderwebs Die Set - just to make sure the point came across that he was in a spider costume! lol
for the card front, I used some medium grey cardstock and the Clouds Stencil along with some Black Soot Distress Ink, just to a little bit of spookiness to the card. and of course, I had to splatter some white acrylic ink on top! 

I used the larges frame from the Torn Edge Frames Die Set, and die cut out the card front. I popped up the frame along the edge with foam tape. 
for the sentiment I die cut it out with the Halloween Accessories Die Set!

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #231 - Bingo!

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 stamps is a good excuse to play!

so fun!!
I created my card with a bingo across the top line!

I started by die cutting out the images!
I die cut out the pumpkins with the Build-A-Jack-O'-Lantern set, and the ghost using the Big Hugs Ghost set! I used colored cardstocks in Peach Cardstock, Cantelope Cardstock and Fake Tan Cardstock for the pumpkins. I also added a little but of shading with coordinating Distress Inks.
I finished off the pumpkins by giving them some adorable smiles instead of the traditional jack-o-lantern smiles from the Stitched Rainbow die set. my favorite paper is the Sparkle Cardstock - Pixie Dust which I used for the ghost.

I used Black Licorice Cardstock for the background. I die cut it using the Simple Stripes: Diagonal. then I added some Stencil Paste - Clear to every other stripe. I love the look of the alternating matte and glossy stripes in the background!
I also added some clouds with the Stratus Cloud Background Stencil and Stencil Paste - White to add even more interest and texture!

the sentiment from Booyah was heat embossed in black onto vellum. then I die cut that out with the middle banner from the Stitched Sentiment Banners. 

 

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 Falloween Release! - Halloween Dies, Halloween Basics Paper Pack

today is a fun day!
we're sharing lots of fun with the new Fall-oween release with Newton's Nook!

 

today we're sharing the new products below: Autumn Cats, Autumn Dogs Stamps & Autumn Leaves Paper Pack, Arched Frames Die Set, Torn Edge Frames Die Set, 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, September 25th, right here! 

All of the new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

my first card uses the new Halloween Accessories Die set with the adorable Dog Builder Die Set!

I started by die cutting all of the pieces!! I used various browns and greys and beiges for the dogs and oranges for the pumpkins. then I used coordinating Distress Inks to add some shading! 

then I die cut out the moon and clouds from using the Spooky Sky Die Set. 
for the background, I used some dark teal cardstock and did ink blending towards the top of the paper with Distress Inks in Uncharted Mariner and Black Soot. 

the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto black cardstock and then popped up with foam tape. the sentiment is from Ghostly Good Times.

my 2nd card uses the new Halloween Greetings and Spiderwebs Die Sets! 

 

the spiderwebs were die cut from a soft silver glitter cardstock. then I due cut out the sentiment from black cardstock and backed it with a layer of vellym! so fun! the spider was also die cut from black cardstock, and then I added a layer of glossy accents to make it shiny.

for the background of the card, I did some ink blending with Black Soot on a dark grey cardstock. then I did some ink smooshing with Black Soot on top of that and splattered a little bit of black ink all over, too! LOVE the background!

I love how halloween-ish this card is!

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

peek-a-boo!

hello!
and hopefully you're having a great day!
today I have a super fun, cute and interactive card up on the Lawn Fawn blog! and BONUS! I have a fun video to go along with this card too!
you can check it out on the Lawn Fawn blog or here!

eeep!
adorable!
I used the new Big Hugs Ghost and Big Hugs Pop Up dies! they're SO fun and I can think of a million different ideas for these cuties!! wow!
this time I made a sweet (un)spooky card that could also be a card for welcoming a new baby, too! who knew you could mix and match those two genres?! lol!

I started by using the cute ghost die and die cutting out three with Pixie Dust Sparkly Cardstock. I also cut out their coordinating 'arms'. then I die cut out one ghost (and arms!) with 80lb White Cardstock. then I used Black Licorice Cardstock as the backing for the eyes and mouth. I also used white cardstock for the blushing cheeks, and added some color with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.
I couldn't resist adding some more personality to the ghosts, so I used the tufts of hair from the Tiny Gift Box Unicorn and Horse Add-on! adorable! I used Distress Inks to add the pops of color. and for a few of the ghosts, I popped up their 'arms' with foam tape.

for the background, I did lots of Distress Ink blending to create the rainbow happy look! I used Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch. then I used the Lots of Stars Background Stencils and some white embossing paste to add a little bit of whimsy and texture.

inside the card, I used another piece of the Pixie Dust Sparkly Cardstock and this time made the ghost a rainbow! what a fun surprise! I used the same colors that I ink blended the front of the card with and LOVE how happy and sweet that little guy looks!
I added some Chunky Glitter to his cheeks to mimic the glittery background.

The sentiment was die cut out with more Black Licorice Cardstock and the Oliver's Stitched ABCs dies. I popped the sentiment on the front of the card up with foam tape, but inside is (obviously) glued directly down to the card base.

be sure to check this card out up on the Lawn Fawn blog and watch the video here too, if you want!
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!

Newton's Nook Designs Falloween Release - Autumn Fields and Pumpkin Tails Stamp Sets + Coordinating Dies

today's the last look at the spooky and cozy Newton's Nook Designs Falloween Release September release before it's available to purchase!

check out what we're working with today: Autumn Fields and Pumpkin Tails Stamp Sets + Coordinating Dies

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 September 12th, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

my first card uses the very cozy Autumn Fields stamp set!

I stamped the images and then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. and of course, I added some details with a white gel pen! once eveyrthing was dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out. 

I used a Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Dried Marigold and Mustard Seed to create the warm background. then I used the same colors but with the Jack-o'-Lantern Stencil Set (minus the faces!) to add more tone-on-tone interest! then I used Vintage Photo for the stems of the pumpkins.
I also used Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber for the grass at the bottom. then I used the Land Borders Die Set to die cut it out!

 

 

of course I splattered some white acrrylic ink on top, then popped up the images with foam tape. the sentiment was heat embossed in white and then die cut out with the thinnest banner from the Frames & Flags Die Set.

 

my next card uses the new and super adorable Pumpkin Tails stamp set!

LOOOOOOVE this one!
I colored these images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, too.
then after some details with a white gel pen, I die cut them out.
I die cut out 5 ovals from the Oval Frames Die Set and then used Seedless Preserves, Milled Lavendar, Chipped Sapphire and Dusty Concord Distress Inks.

 

 

 of course, I splattered some of the same ink color and white acrylic ink onto the background, too!

then I die cut the banner from black cardstock using the Frames & Flags Die Set. then the sentiment was heat embossed.

 

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 September 9 through Thursday September 11th. 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, September 11th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, September 12th.

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales 
Amanda Wilcox