Newton's Nook Designs July Release - Beach Party

let the fun continue!
welcome to day 2 of newton's nook's release and celebration!

the set being featured today is SO FUN!!!!
i LOVE the wave image and the sea shell and surf board...SO perfect for any project life-type or scrapbook layout, or cards! i mean, awesome!

my first card is so FUN! lol!

i was going for a polar bear surfing! ha! so fun, and different! i used part of the surfboard image and then surfing winston on that rockin' wave! easy peasy!!

winston was copic colored and popped up, and then i added some yellow enamel dots to represent the sun! i just LOVE blues/aqua's and yellows/oranges! TOO FUN, right? :)

my 2nd card, i really like, too!

i just HAD to make a card with that puppy catching a frisbee!! and i wanted to make it look like he was in the act of catching it! 
does it look like motion to you? i hope so! i was going for that! :)

i copic colored the images and used some heidi swapp spray for a sun! and what's better than some yellow/orange sequins to add to the sunshine! 

LOVE LOVE LOVE this set, people! 

Would you like to win “Beach Party”?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 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 Friday, July 18th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Saturday, July 21st. 

We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Diane Jaquay

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise

this release is SERIOUSLY amazing!! you're going to want to check back everyday this week! 
enjoy!

Newton's Nook June Release - Newton's Daydream

yay!! it's such an exciting week!
this week (all week long!) is a newton's nook release and celebration!

today is the first day of the release!
and this mini set is sooooo adorable!! eek!

alright, so on to the cards! because, YES, i made two! these sets are too amazing! i could have made 100 of each! lol!

for my first card, i thought that mouse from the set should be the star of the show! so i made the card all about him, and his cheese-filled wishes! ha ha! the cheese is from the very FIRST release (one year ago!!!) and the stamp set is called just say cheese! SO FUN!

i colored the mouse with copics, but for all of the cheese images i used distress paints and then a tiny bit of shading with copics! the speech bubble is popped up for dimension, as is the front white panel!
i really like the white serquins because it adds some subtle fun, and dreaminess, without distracting from the mouse and his dreams! lol! 


for my next card, i went beachy, fun and (slightly) whimsical! :)

i used some embossing paste and a tim holtz stencil to create the sunrays. once it was dry, i put the stencil back on and sprayed with some heidi shine mustard mists! pretty!

the sentiment was stamped in the speech bubble and popped up, along with some fussy cut clouds from the spring showers stamp set! (my fav!) i just think this card is so relazxing to look at! lol!

Would you like to win “Newton’s Daydream”?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 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 Friday, July 18th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Saturday, June 21st. 

We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Diane Jaquay

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise

this release is SERIOUSLY amazing!! you're going to want to check back everyday this week! 
enjoy!

create a smile release blog hop

oh my gosh!!
the day is here!

Welcome to the Create A Smile First Release Blog Hop!

Create a Smile is a new stamp company in town, located in Germany!

When Christine Drogt started illustrating and sharing images with friends, it soon became crystal-clear that those images would make awesome clear stamps.  Because Christine has always loved to make people smile (it can be as easy as smiling at strangers!) the name was found quickly (thanks to her friend Alison!) and the vision became reality.

Create A Smile stamps are made of high quality photo-polymer and produced in Germany. They will for sure make you smile!

We’re thrilled you are joining us as we begin this great adventure! We truly love the fantastic paper-crafting community (YOU!) and are so excited to be bringing something new to you all!

These are the facts:

Create A Smile are releasing our first two stamp sets TODAY!! You can find our store at www.createasmilestamps.com 

We have TWO fun sets filled with super cute images, available for purchase.

You can win a $15 gift-certificate for the store-- all you need to do is hop along and leave comments on all the fantastic and inspiring stops (one comment per person, per blog please!). We’ll pick random winner from all the comments - so the more blogs you visit (and leave a comment on) - the more chances you have to be a winner!

You have until Saturday (July 12th) 8am CET - that's 2am EST. The winner will be announced on the Create A Smile Blog on Sunday (July 13th)

and here are the sets being released:

AWESOME!!!

my card for today uses Friends In the Woods, since i already showed a few cards with the Comfy set on the blog earlier this week! :)

isn't that owl adorable!!!

eeek!!!!! he's so cute!! 

i colored him up with some copics and then popped him up over some twine for dimension! :)

I thought some white woodgrain background would be perfect! the sentiment combined two of the phrases in the set, and i stamped those onto a vellum banner! :)

a few wood veneers that i colored with distress paint finished the card! :)

below is the list of the hop, incase you get lost!

Create A Smile Blog

Laura Bassen

Linda Trace

Lucy Abrams

Samantha Mann **you are here**

Yana Smakula

Kelly Latevola

Cindy Lovell 

Christine Drogt

Amy Tsuruta

Tanja Kewel-Neef

Anika Lerche

Christiana Reuling

So get along with the hop, and then buy these amazing stamps!! :)

enjoy!

create a smile - countdown to the first release!

hello!!
eek!!!!!!
the newest stamp company on the block is getting ready to release it's FIRST stamp sets this friday!!
create a smile stamps are SO fun and cute and perfect! i serisously LOVE them so much!!

and today, i'm sharing a few cards made with one of the newest sets! you can see the cards here, but also head over to the create a smile blog to see more cards using the soon to be released Comfy stamp set! :)

i just LOVE this stamp set!
i made two cards!
here's my first card:

how could i resist that amazing bubble bath?! lol! i colored it with copics and then popped it up for dimension! 
i used the falling snow stencil from simon says stamp and some embossing paste to add even MORE bubbles and dimension! :)

then i used my finger and gently added some tumbled glass distress ink to the embossing paste bubbles! just a touch of color! :)

i wanted to keep this card white and clean and simple, it is focused on a bath after all! :)

my next card is SUPER fun! i just LOVE it!

why NOT have a cat at the beach? lol! 
again, all of the images were colored with copics and then i popped up the umbrella and cat for some dimension!

i used a punch to create the vellum waves and then added some color with peacock feathers distress ink! a few wood veneer circles finished off the card as either some bokeh...or bubbles...or, whatever you desire! lol! 
i really love this card!

so those are my cards! 
but there is even MORE goodness to see on the create a smile blog!

and FRIDAY the sets are going to be released! eek!! 
you are going to want them! :)
enjoy!

a magical day

**this is my 2nd post for the day, for my lawnscaping challenge card, please click here or scroll down**

hello again!
busy day, here on the old blog! :)

this time, i'm here with a fun card for the current inky paws challenge going on over at the newton's nook blog! 
it's a really fun, bright and happy color challenge!

see? it's so cool!
and my card, super fun too, i think! :)

he he he! i love that little dragon from magical dreams set! this time, i made him a bight, sunshine-y yellow and orange! i also added some wink of stella to his horns and the dots on his back!

the clouds are from the super adorable spring showers stamp set! boy, do i love those cloud images!
and the presents are actually from 2 different sets! winston's birthday and holiday wishes! :) can you believe i cut and colored all of the those little presents out? lol! yep! sure did!

i think this card is super fun! i just love the banners of presents and the floating little dragon on the clouds! i think it definitely counts as a magical day!

i hope to see you play along and get your paws inky with this challenge, too!
enjoy!

lawnscaping challenge - summer lovin'

well, did everyone have a wonderful 4th of july? we were at the beach in florida! it was amazing!!

and just the PERFECT setting and time away to get me in the mood for the newest lawnscaping challenge :)

oh yeah! it's all about SUMMER and summer colors!! 
i personally love the combos of yellows/oranges and blues anyway, so win for me!! :)

i used a few different lawn fawn sets for this card! the polaroid (and sentiment) is from #awesome. LOVE that set!! i colored in the frame with copics, and long with those super cute flip flops! LOVE me some flip flops! 

i made addded color to the waves and sunset sky with distress paints! LOVE distress paints! 

the flip flops and waves are from the newly released life is good stamp set! a complete FAVORITE of mine! i layered the waves and popped them up for dimension, along with the clouds from the starry backdrops stamp set!

ok, so now it's your turn! :) i really hope you join in on the fun with this challenge!!
for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! they're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)
what's the worst that could happen? you could win a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!

ok, you're adora-bull!

he he he!!

ok, so i am beyond excited for the monthly mama elephant and me challenge!! and it's finally here!
wahoooo!!!
and the first challenge inspiration is awesome!!

oh yeah! fun!
so, i made a card for this challenge, and i super love how it came out! he he he!! you really can't go wrong with mama elephant stamps, right?

well, did you laugh? i just LOVE that sentiment!! ha ha ha!!
i colored the little bull with copics and then popped it up over a vellum circle! i just think he's so cute!! he he he! he's from the cosmic stars stamp set - one of my FAVORITE stamp sets ever! all of those images are so cute!

the background was created with trifecta! i heat embossed the small triangles to create a graphic pattern in the backround!
then i very carefully painted in some random triangles with distress paints (dried marigold, shabby shutters, tumbled glass and pumice stone)! i love the pops of color that are added!!

so that's my first try! :)
thanks for stopping by!
enjoy!