new home in the city!

hello and happy mid-week wishes to you!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

the current challenge is all about City vs Country living! I already had made a card for the country life the day the challenge launched! so this time, I decided to make a city-themed card!

so fun!
I used the images from Happy Village and Village Heroes to create this card! everything was stamped and then colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then I fussy cut it all out! I also added some details with the white gel pen.

I used Sunray Background Stencil with Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon. then the same colors for the background.
I love how it looks like the sun is coming up from the city!

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Black Soot and Lost Shadow to color the streets, which were die cut with the Stitched Hillside Borders dies from white cardstock. I also splattered some water, white acrylic ink and the same Distress Oxide Ink colors to add texture!
I popped up the card, speech bubble and sun/cloud image with foam tape!


be sure to check this card out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog and play along!
enjoy!

it's a new home!

hello!
today I have a fun card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

I used the super cute Newton Loves Boxes stamp set, that I combined with the Snow Globe Scenes stamp set!

so cute, right?
I mean...that little rainbow village in the background helps...ha ha!
I stamped and colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then fussy cut them out.

for the background, I tinted some embossing paste with a light grey ink, to add a hint of grey. love how it looks with the Pawprints Stencil.

I finished the card off with a banner, where I heat embossed the sentiment.
thanks for checking this out!
be sure to head over to the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #25 - Color inspiration!

yahooo! 
happy new year!
let's ring it in with some fun and a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

this time...it's rainbows guys...RAINBOWS!!!!!!

I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED! ha ha ha! with all this pressure of the rainbow color theme...I was cracking! lol!
ha! so here's what I made:

well if that doesn't say rainbow, I'm not sure what does! LOL!
I used the new Happy Village stamp set, and just stamped everything in black ink! I made sure to mask the edges of some of the houses, so they looked cohesive.

for the background, I did lots and lots of watercolor layering with various Distress Inks. Lots of layers! once one layer would dry, I would do the same smooshing technique in the same colors on top! and it looks awesome! ha!

to finish off the card, I flicked some shimmer from my Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Pen, and it really shines against that background!

oh, 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 February Release - Tweet Talk

it's day 2 of the february release for newton's nook! i'm so excited! i LOVE this mini set!

i think this set is so FUN and versatile! and those little bird and house images are perfect for cards, scrapbooking, and any PL type albums!! and the good news is they'll be available for purchase february 21st here! :)

you know me, i made two cards! my first card is a super sweet card! :) i was channeling my innter valentine when i made it, i think!! lots of pinks and reds! :)

all of the images were paper pieced, and those cute little birds were popped up for dimension! i was totally inspired by this pink woodgrain paper and knew i had to use it with this set! 

and just a few kraft colored sequins finished it off!

my second card is so fun, too!! LOVE it!!

i stamped the houses in various shades of grey papers and then used some copics to add some shading here and there to them! then the bird's house was paper pieced brightly!! and i even added some shading with my copics too! 

then i popped it up for dimension and enclosed it in a vellum frame with a sweet stamped bow on it! :)
i just LOVE these colors together, and it really feels like a fun card! :)

Would you like to win Tweet Talk? This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs February 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, February 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 21st.

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Christine Drogt

Samantha Mann (that's me!)

Larissa Heskett

Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Valerie Ward

Tessa Wise

Debbie Owens (Indy) - Guest Designer

 Chrissie Tobas - Guest Designer

thanks so much for visiting, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win! :)

enjoy!

happy day

today's card is one that i made for new friend of mine who just closed on their new house! it's an exciting time! and i thought, why not use some hero arts products and get in on the fun over a blog named hero, right? :) this time, it's free style - no limitations! oh yeah!

so here's my card:

**the lighting is not the best, it' has been raining all night and all morning, so there's no sun to assist me!**

i must say, i do like it a lot! :) it is arguably my favorite color combination (just ask my littlest mann - his room is done in these colors!)! 
i stamped the row of houses stamp set with the wet cement mid tone ink - LOVE me some shadow ink! :) then i stamped one of the houses with the tide pool (looooooooooove that color!) mid-tone shadow ink and popped it up to really make it stand out. i love popped up white on white on a card, so the 'background' panel on this card is white, as well. 

then i just happened to have some matching ribbon (ribbon, you say? what's that?! lol! side note: i realized as i was making this card, that i have not used ribbon on a card...in...well, a while! i blame it on washi - you can't beat it! and i even thought about going the washi route with this card. but i really wanted a bow...so i went with ribbon!). 

the sentiment is from the studio calico/hero arts set oh snap! and finally, i finished it up with some fabbie sequins and pearls. the end! so that's it! 
enjoy! :)