big butterfly wishes!

Hi and happy Saturday!
Today I am happy to share this card up on the Lawn Fawn blog featuring some older and brand new products!
And bonus: I even have a video to go along with it!  You can check it out here or on my youtube channel!

I started by stamping the images from A Bug Deal and I Like Big Butterflies. Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in.  I added some details with a white gel pen to add some extra whimsy, and then once everything was dry I die cut the images out with their coordinating dies.

I actually stamped all of the butterfly images because I couldn't help myself; they're so cute! Alas, there was 1 of the images that didn't make it on this card, but I'm saving it for another card in the future! Don't worry!

I die cut out the front of the card from white cardstock with the Reveal Wheel die set. Then I used the Woodgrain Stencil and Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Fossilized Amber.  When I took the stencil off, I used the same colors, but with a little less pressure - and I love that tone-on-tone look!
I also used the same colors for the actual wheel of the card, so it looks similar to the rest of the background.
I used some Mermaid Cardstock with a tiny bit of Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon along the edges, too!

Once  the Reveal Wheel mechanism was created and put together with foam tape, I started to add all of the images to the card.
I love that it looks like the butterflies are frolicking in a forest! So cute!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then die cut it out with the Stitched Sentiment Banner dies.
And to finish off the card, I used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron for the tiny arrow along the wheel on the card, too! 

Be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and to watch the video, too!
Enjoy!

thinking of you (floral) card!

hello and happy Monday!

today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog!
it's floral-y and fun and bright and happy!

I used the Orchids Stamp Set and colored the images wtih Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!
I love orchids, they're my favorite flower for a bunch of reasons. but one of those reasons is because of the many, many color varieties they come in!!
this time, I decided to color them bright pink!

for the background, I used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron and Pine Needles, then used the new Trailing Leaves Stencil with the same colors, but more pressure to add the tone-on-tone look! love that subtle background! the orchids were attached with foam tape, and then I splattered white acrylic link over the entire thing!

I heat embossed the sentiment from Floral Roundabout Stamp Set in white onto some black cardstock. then I used the Banner Trio Die Set to die cut it out!
I placed it on top of the entire card to finish it off!

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

Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Destination Love and Lilacs + coordinating Dies

welcome to day 2 of the April release for Newton's Nook Designs!

oh how I love all of these new stamps, dies and stencil! just wait until you see it all! I'm swooning!

but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Destination Love and Lilacs + 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 April 22nd, right here! 

 

my first card uses the super pretty new Lilac stamp set and dies!

I stamped and colored the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out! those lilac images are so pretty! I couldn't resist a bunch of different purples!

 

 

for the background, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender. then I splattered some water and white acrylic ink on top of the stamped images and background!

I finished off the card by heat embossing the sentiments in white onto black cardstock

my second card uses the new Destination Love stamps and dies!

It's been so long since I made a wedding card! and honestly, I'm not that great at it! ha!
but I do like how this card turned out! I used some black gesso and a dry brush to add the bold background! then I die cut out a vellum circle using the Circle Frames Die Set and then crumpled it up for texture!

I heat embossed part of the sentiment onto a pink banner that was die cut using the Banner Trio Die Set!

I finished off the card with a bunch of sequins...because wedding! lol!

Would you like to win the “Destination Love” or the “Lilac” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 April 21st at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday April 22nd.

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

got you on my mind!

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!
it's inspired by the March Mood Board, and so sweet! (at least, I think so! ha!)

it's a birthday card for my Grandma!
check it out, and play along, if you feel so inspired!
enjoy!

got you on my mind

hello!
today I'm sharing a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

that sentiment just cracks me up!! Newton hanging on the birdbath with all of the birds around him - hilarious! 
I stamped the images from Newton's Birdbath and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! once it was dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut everything out. 

I used Distress Inks in Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon to ink blend the background. then I used some white embossing paste and the Cloudy Sky Stencil to add some textured clouds!

I used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron for the grass, which was die cut out with the Land Borders Die Set. 
I heat embossed the sentiment onto some vellum, that I die cut with the Speech Bubbles Die Set.

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

Newton's Nook Designs May Release - Newton’s Flower Garden Stamp Set + coordinating dies

and just like that, we're on day 4 (the last day!) of Newton's Nook Designs' May release!

this release has totally got me giving alllll feelings of spring and happiness! 
oh how I love all of these new stamps, stencils and dies!! just wait until you see it all! but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Newton’s Flower Garden Stamp Set + 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 May 22nd, right here! 

I combined some stamps, dies and stencils to create this cute, summery scene today!

Isn't that cute Newton's so fun! I love that he's in the pouncing position! so fun!

I used the Sunscape Stencil and some clear embossing paste (tinted yellow) to create the sun's rays in the background. and once that was dry, I used Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks to do a little orange ink blending between the rays! 

to add color to the grass, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio, then I die cut out the layers with the Land Borders Die Set!

I popped up the top layer of grass, Newton and some of the butterflies with foam tape, then finished the card off with sequins!

Would you like to win the “Newton's Flower Garden” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 May 21st at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 22nd. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tina Smith

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

Newton's Nook Designs May Release - Hummingbird Stamp Set + coordinating dies

welcome back!

we're kicking off day 3 of Newton's Nook Designs' May release!

this release has totally got me giving alllll feelings of spring and happiness! 
oh how I love all of these new stamps, stencils and dies!! just wait until you see it all! but in the mean time, check out what we're working with today: Hummingbird Stamp Set + 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 May 22nd, right here! 

my card today uses some watercoloring with Distress Inks!

I love how this came out!

I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers to create the watercolored background!

I smooched the watercolor onto my Kraft Mat and then spritzed with water. then I used a big brush to add the color in a big wash on the top right hand side of my card front. 

I used all the colors, from darkest to lightest! once it was dry, I added a second layer of the same colors in the same area, to increase the vibrancy!

I also used the Bold Blooms Stencil and some white embossing paste to add some texture to the bottom left corner of the card!

all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!

I finished by adding some glitter to the hummingbird to make him shine!! LOVE that little guy!

Would you like to win the “Hummingbird” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 May 21st at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, May 22nd. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tina Smith

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox

sending love and hugs!

hello and good morning!
this has been a crazy week for me since I was traveling mid-week! it totally through me off! ha!

anyway, i'm up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog sharing this little bit of love and hugs! 
here's a sneak:

be sure to head over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog to see the whole card, and to read about to re-create this yourself!
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs January Release - Darling Duos Stamp Set and Darling Hearts Die

welcome back! it's Day 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs January Release! woo!!

today, the whole DT is showcasing the adorable (seriously guys!!!) Darling Duos Stamp Set and Darling Hearts Die!! you'll see just how much fun these stamps are to create with!! they're awesome! I could make 10000 more cards with this set!! I am in LOOOOVE!

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on January 15th, right here!

for my first card, i couldn't resist using those birds! 

THEY'RE AMAZING!!
seriously, i love them! 

i watercolored mine to look like love birds with Distress Markers.
then I fussy cut the images out and popped them up on that blue sky background that i die cut with the new die! 

i flicked some gold drops onto the white woodgrain background! and the sentiment was die cut with some gorgeous gold cardstock! love! 

my 2nd card uses the two super sweet kitties!!

awwww!! they're so snuggly and adorable! i watercolored them with Distress Markers and made one look like a siamese, just to practice! :)

then i used some cork arrows I had and used Distress Paint to make the arrows pink!
the sentiment was heat embossed in black onto a strip of vellum! 

Would you like to win “Darling Duos”?
This 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 blog 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, January 14th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 15th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka