Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #190 - Anything But a Card

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

the challenge this time is so easy, yet so FUN! you'll want to play along more than once!

I love any excuse that allows to me the opportunity to create a scrapbook page!

so fun!
my family, along with my in-laws and brother/sister-in-law always go big for halloween! 2 halloweens ago, we went as the Island of Misfit Toys characters! and it was SO fun!! I'm so glad I was able to document this moment!

I used dragged the Distress Paints in Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold and Squeezed Lemonade onto the white cardstock background.
then I splattered it on top with white acrylic ink and black acrylic ink.

 

I used the Snowflake Trio Stencil and black Gesso  to add the bold black snowflakes (perfect for a halloween layout! lol)
then I used the pumpkin from Costume Party and stamped in the coordinating Distress Oxide Inks to stamp some tone-on-toine punpkins!
I heat embossed part of the sentiment with Harold's ABCs in white onto some black licorice cardstock. then used the Stitched Sentiment Banners to die cut it out.

 

I die cut out the rest of the sentiment with Henry's ABCs and then popped it up with foam tape.
next, I backed the photo with papers from the 6x6 Candy Cane Lane paper pad as well as some guaze.

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

enjoy!

peekaboo kitty scrapbook layout

hello and happy Thursday!
today I have this scrapbook layout up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

I've been itching to make a scrapbook page for a while! and I thought it would be so fun to make a punny layout about my cat Sedona peeking out from under the covers! lol!

I started by using the packaging technique and Distress Inks in Peackock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. after the watercoloring was dry, I used the 'boo-ya' sentiment from Ghostly Good Times stamp set in the same ink colors to stamp on top of the watercolored areas. I also used the Ghosts Stencil and some white embossing paste to add texture and more ghosts to the layout!

I used 3 different papers from the Black & White Basics Paper Pad to back the photo, along with some white tissue paper and white tulle! I love the addition of the white tissue paper and tulle because it gives the ethereal feel, like the ghosts!

I used a combination of thickers for the sentiment (a play on words with the ghosts, so fun!) and then added lots of various puffy stickers and chipboard stickers from my stash! I also stamped and die cut out the cute little kitty ghost from Ghostly Good Times stamp set and used it as an embellishment, too.

I love using stamps and stencils on my layouts!
be sure to check this out on the Newton's Nook Blog, too!
enjoy!

two roly poly kitties layout

hello - it's Friday!
today I have this fun, sweet layout up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

so cute, right?
I die cut a bunch of papers from the Birthday Woofs paper pad with the Bookmark Die Set. then I tied two of each together with some twine! love that look!

I used the white embossing paste with the Pawprints stencil to add some little kitty paw prints all over the layout! which I love how that looks!

I totally shopped my stash and grabbed all of the embellishments I could that coordinated with the colors of papers! and it was SO FUN!

my two little girls just love to flop over on their backs when they're feeling playful! and it's so sweet and adorable!

be sure to check this layout up on the Newton's Nook Blog, too!
enjoy!

cutest cuddle puddle layout!

 hello there!
today I'm feeling the monday vibes and wishing I was in this cuddle puddle with my kittens!!

this layout is up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
I had so much fun doing lots of mixed media! I used the Meow Stencil and white embossing paste to create the circle in the center. then once it was dry, I used watercolors in yellows, lime greens and grey over it all.

I also die cut out lots and lots of stars with the Sky Scene Builder dies from the Birthday Meows Paper Pad. I stamped all around the area with the Cat-itude stamp set in black and also sprinkled the stars and various puffy chipboards too!!

then I stitched all around it the whole circle!

I know it's not a card, but the same techniques can still be appplied to a card, too!
be sure to check it out on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog.
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs March Release - Spring Haul + coordinating Dies, Spring Garden Line Stencil, Quatrefoil Stencil, Spring Blooms Paper Pad

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card for the newest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, scroll down or click here!**

so excited to start this week with the Newton's Nook Designs March release! 

 
check out what we're working with today: Spring Haul + coordinating Dies, Spring Garden Line Stencil, Quatrefoil Stencil, Spring Blooms Paper Pad!

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 March 24th, right here! 
all of these new products are so fun!

my first card uses the sweet, and very Spring themed, Spring Haul stamps and dies!

I love this cute little cute truck with the fresh flowers! it makes me think that it's on the way to a farmers market!
I colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut it out!

I used a circle from the Circle Frames Die set and die cut out some vellum to go behind the image. and for the background, I used the flower images from Tulips, Daffodils and Dainty Daisies - the beautiful larger images of the flowers in the bed of the truck!

 

 

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some black cardstock, and then fie cut it out with the banner from the Frames & Flags Die set! the entire background of the card was also die cut with the large scalloped image from the same die set!

 

my second project of the day is a scrapbook layout featuring the new Quatrefoil Stencil and Spring Blooms paper pad!

I used the new stencil and some white embossing paste on the background of the white cardstock. once it was dry, I used lots of watercolors in rainbow on top! love how it makes the texture shine!

then I set it aside to dry, too. I used the Essential Alphabet Die Set to create most of the title on the layout, too! LOVE that cut out look! so fun, and different! especially with the bright watercolors in the background!

I used the Sky Scene Builder Die Set and die cut out some cloudy paper from the new paper pad. I popped up the clouds around the layout. and some of the paper was also used around the cut outs on the side of the layout!

Would you like to win the “Spring Haul” Stamp Set? This stamp 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 reveal 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 March 23rd at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 24th.

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

 

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

thanksgiving themed layout

hello!

today I have a layout up on the Newton's Nook blog!
it uses the new Autumn Paper pad, but on a scrapbook page!

I super LOVE the colors!
I used the Falling Leaves stencil and some white embossing paste on the background. then once it was dry, I did lots of watercoloring!! i set that aside to dry, too.

I definitely channeled the colors of traditional fall for this! I die cut out lots of leaves with the Autumn Leaves Die Set! I also die cut the leaves from vellum for some extra texture. I also sprinkled in some leaf stickers from my stash!

lastly, I used my sewing machine to stitch on the sentiment! easy peasy!

so fun, and so awesome! ha!

be sure to check it out on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs August Release - Autumn Oval and Autumn Paper Pad

what's that in the air? oh! it's some pumpkin spice on a cool breeze with Day 3 of Newton's Nook Designs August release!

check out what we're working with today: Autumn Oval and Autumn Paper Pad!
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 August 19h, right here! 

 

all of these new products are so fun!
my card uses the new Autumn Oval stamp set! and it's so pretty!

 

I stamped and colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in various shades of purples for a fun, non-traditional autumn colored card! once it was all dry, I fussy cut out around the inside and around the edge of the oval!

 

I die cut a scalloped oval from white cardstock and used the same colors in Distress Oxide Inks! love the shading!
I heat embossed the sentiment in white in the middle and popped up the image! 

for the background, I used some light grey embossing paste and the new Jack-o'-Lantern Stencil set (minus the faces!) for some texture in the background!

Would you like to win the “Autumn Oval” Stamp Set? This stamp 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 reveal 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 18th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday August 19th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox