a little folk art fun

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

it's a little fall, and a little folk! lol!
I LOVE the Cottage Garden stamp set, and I decided to make my own folk art inspired patterned paper with it!
I'm totally crushing on that deep, rich blue color and I just LOVE how the white heat embossing pops against it!

I heat embossed the custom sentiment from Simply Relative onto a black strip of cardstock, then stamped the CUTE fox with some Distress Oxide inks!
I die cut that shape out 5 times and stacked them all together! 
I love the fall colors!! and I love how it's almost a masculine card, despite the flower images!
totally a new kind of card for me!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #36 - Fall Mood Board

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

this time, you've got an incredible mood board to spark your creativity! 

eeee! I'm so excited! I love **all** of these images!
and that top left image combined with that GORGEOUS happy fall scripty words...swoon! I was instantly in LOVE!

I used lots of Distress Oxide inks on this card!
for the background, I used Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled Glass.
for the leaves, I used Ripe Persimmon, Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Fossilized Amber, Abandoned Coral and Picked Raspberry!

then I splattered lots of the same colors of ink over the all of the distressed areas!
those leaves are from the Stitched Leaves die set! LOVE them!

I created the sentiment by manipulating the phrases from the brand new Thanks a Latte stamp set!
so fun!
a sprinkle of clear sequins and that woodgrain washi just makes it!!

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

Purple Flamingo Floatie

hi  there!
today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog! and spoiler alert...it's sweet! ha!

love it!
be sure to check it out on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog, if you want to know more! 
enjoy!

you are just wonderful

hello!
today I have this pretty little thing up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog!

I just LOVE the colors!
be sure to check it out and let me know what you think! :)
enjoy!

you're in my gang!

hello and happy Friday!
today I have this fun treat up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! 

love it! ha!
be sure to check out the whole thing on the Create a Smile Stamps blog!
enjoy!

blue skies ahead!

hello there!
today I have this pretty little card up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog!

I seriously am still so in love with these critter umbrellas from the Umbrella Pals stamp set! 
I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to cut them out! 

I also added some detail work with my white pen!

the background was created with my favorite Distress Ink color combo: Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers and Blueprint Sketch!
I splattered some water and color once the ink blending was done!
then I finished off the card with a big puffy white cloud that I die cut with the Sky Borders dies! 
that little strip of rainbow washi tape was the perfect way to finished it!!

I hope this card made you smile! 
be sure to check it out on the Newton's Nook blog, too!
enjoy!

life is better when we binge together

hello and happy Wednesday!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog! 
the latest challenge theme is Coffee, Tea and Sweet Treats, so my card is just right! lol!

I used the bears from Party Animals and have them holding the cute to go cups from Love You a Latte! they totally crack me up, because of the sentiment (from Screen Time) and the oversized cups in their cute paws!! 

I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then fussy cut them out! then I cut little slits along their arms, to put the cup in! doesn't it look like they're clinking their cups?! ha ha! I LOVE it! 

The background was ink blended with Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio! then I splattered water and ink colors on top!

be sure to check out the card on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
hope you play along with the latest challenge, too!! 
enjoy!