aloha birthday wishes!

hello!
today I have a fun, tropical-themed birthday card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

I love how fun and bright it is!
Lots of color and inking and dimension!
I started by stamping the images from Aloha Newton and then using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in.
then I used a white gel pen to add some details, once the images were dry and then die cut them out with their coordinating dies! 

for the background, I did some ink blending with Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold. then I used the Music Stencil on top, and used the same colors, but with a lot more pressure in order to add the subtle music sheet background!
then I used the new Music Notes Stencil and some white embossing paste to and added some music notes around the card. LOVE that pop of white and whimsy!

the sentiment is from Birthday Oval and was heat embossed in white onto black cardstock and the I fussy cut around it.
I popped it up, along with the hibiscus flowers, with foam tape and then glues the rest directly to the card front.

LOVE how bright and happy this is! Also, I hope the sentiment combined with the music notes really gets you humming along to the happy birthday song!
I'm officially really for the summer birthdays!

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

out of this world rainbow!

hi there!
today I am excited to share a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog!
and guess what that means - I also have a video to go along with it!
you can check it out here or on my youtube channel!

I used the new Rainbow Sentiments and Over the Rainbow die set, which I combined with the older Year Eleven, Out of this World and Party Animal stamp sets.

all of the images were stamped and then watercolored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I also added some details with a white gel pen. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut the images out.

I used acetate for the rainbow portion of the die, and I'M IN LOVE WITH THAT! I used alcohol inks to add color. and I made sure that the alcohol ink side of the acetate faces down on the card.
then I set it aside to extra dry. lol

while the acetate was set aside, I did lots of ink blending!
I used Distress Inks in Black Soot, Uncharted Mariner, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. then I made my own stencil using the Puffy Cloud Borders, and die cutting them out of some white cardstock.
I used the same ink colors, but with more pressure to add the subtle tone-on-tone cloud look. then I splattered white ink all over all of the pieces to mimic the look of faraway stars.

I hid the sun under the top of the pull tab, and then heat embossed another fun sentiment underneath! what fun this die is!!!!
I also added the 'earth-like' planet and its' moon onto the acetate rainbow itself so it moves along with the rainbow!

the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto Black Licorice cardstock and then added to the bottom of the card.

be sure to check this card out on the Lawn Fawn blog, and to watch my video!
it's a lot of inky-rainbowy fun! 

enjoy!

Newton’s Nook Designs Retro Party! - Puppy’s Mix Tape

welcome to day 3 of the Newton's Nook March release, and this one is a throw back and totally awesome!!

check out all of the new products being released!!

 

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 now, right here! 

all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!
I legit had so much fun making everything this week!!

this one is totally rad, eeeee!
I stamped the images from the new Puppy's Tape Mix and then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut it out with the coordinating dies! I love them!
I also used the new Retro Mix Toner Card Fronts.

the Retro Mix Toner Card Fronts are SO FUN and just awesome with FOIL. but for this card, I really wanted the black to pop! so I didn't even add foil! but I did do lots of Distress Inks in rainbow colors to add some fun! 

I love that pattern and the beautiful colors!I wanted the image of the puppy to POP, so I die cut out the rectangle in vellum from the Frames & Flags die set. then I popped up the image with foam tape.

I finished off the card by heat embossing the sentiment from the new Party On! stamp set in white. 

 

Check out the Design Team Blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:

Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook Designs Retro Party! - Newton’s Mix Tape

it's day 2 of the Newton's Nook March release, and this one is a throw back and totally awesome!!

check out all of the new products being released!!

 

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 now, right here! 

all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!
I legit had so much fun making everything this week!!

this one is totally rad, eeeee!
I stamped the images from the new Newton's Tape Mix and then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut it out with the coordinating dies! I love them!
and yes - I couldn't resist the pull of the purples in the papers! ha!

for the background, I used a sheet of the New Retro Paper Pack and die cut it out with the Card Layout 7 die set!
I love that pattern and the beautiful colors!
to add a little extra interest, I also added some details with a few music notes from the new Music Notes Stencil and white embossing paste.

I used some soft lilac cardstock from my stash and die cut it out with the Circle Frames Die Set, to set behind the main image. and I also used the new Party On! stamp set to stamp the sentiment! 

Check out the Design Team Blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:

Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook Designs Retro Party!

yo! it's day 1 of the Newton's Nook March release, and this one is a throw back and totally awesome!!

check out all of the new products being released!!

 

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 now, right here! 

all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!
I legit had so much fun making everything this week!!

sooooo cool, right?
I stamped the images from the new Newton's Tape Mix and Puppy's Tape Mix and then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out with the coordinating dies! I love them! they're so sweet and fun!

for the background, I used the Sunscape Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina. I also used the new Music Notes Stencil and some white embossing paste for some texture!
once it was all dry, I used the new Card Layout 7 Die to die cut it out, and popped up the frame!

the sentiment was heat embossed from the new Party On! stamp set, in white and then die cut out with the banner from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. 

Check out the Design Team Blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:

Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #216 - Happy Birthday Lawn Fawn

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

I love how happy this challenge theme makes everyone!

what a fun way to celebrate Lawn Fawn!
happy birthday!

so fun!
I stamped the images from You Goat This, All-Star and Party Animal and then used the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in. I also added some details with a white gel pen. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

for the background, I did ink blending with Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina.
then I used the Lots of Stars Background Stencils and the same colors, but with more pressure to add the fun tone-on-tone look! so fun!!
I also used some white embossing paste and a just a few of the stars to add even more interest and texture!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then cut them in strips.
I popped them up with foam tape and the card was done!

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

enjoy!