Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release - Holiday Heights + coordinating Die, Canine Christmas Paper Pad, Christmas Time Paper Pad and Christmas Tree Line Stencil Set

who's ready for the cozy and festive feeling of the holidays? it's time to get into that holiday spirit with the Newton's Nook Designs October release!

check out what we're working with today: Holiday Heights + coordinating Die, Canine Christmas Paper Pad, Christmas Time Paper Pad and Christmas Tree Line Stencil Set!
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 October 14th, right here! 

 

all of these new products are so fun!
my first card uses the adooooorable new Christmas Tree Line Stencil Set!

I used the stencil and the Deco Foil Transfer Gel to create this repeated problem! once it was all dry, I used various shades of foil and flock in greens to add the different textures and shine! so FUN!!!!

I also used gold embossing paste for the tree trunks! it's not too distracting from the rest of the trees, and it adds a fun shade!

the sentiment was heat embossed in black onto vellum. then die cut using the Banner Trio Die Set! I finished off the card with some star sequins! the sentiment is from Heartfelt Holidays!

 

my next card uses the adooooorable Holiday Heights stamp set! 

I'm so in love with it! 

I stamped and colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then I used the coordinating die to die cut it out! so fun!

for the background, I used Distress Inks in Uncharted Mariner, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina. then I used the Petite Snow Stencil and some white embossing paste to add to the winter scene!

I also die cut out the trees from the Forest Scene Builder Die Set, and then used Distress Oxide Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Black Soot to mimic the way I colored the tree in the stamped image! then I splattered some white acrylic ink on top of the trees and placed them on the card!

Would you like to win the “Holiday Heights” 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 October 13th at 9pm ET to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday October 14th.

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

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #134 - Monochromatic

happy Monday!

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

yay!

 

    

I love a color inspiration and keeping the card in monochromatic tones totally was a challenge and was so inspiring for me!

what fun, right? lol!

I used warm goldy-oranges for my color!

 

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Ripe Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade on a piece of 80lb white cardstock.
then I used the Birch Tree Stencils with some white embossing paste to add texture  to the scene! 

 

I used the Stitched Leaves dies for the leaf shapes, and die cut them out of vellum from Lawn Fawn and also some typed vellum from my stash!

I used my sewing machine to stitch on the leaves. then I splattered some gold and white paint on top of the leaves!
I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some peachy/orange cardstock from You Autumn Know!

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

enjoy!

flippy flappy holiday sweaters card!

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and it's always a pleasure and a treat to work with Lawn Fawn goodies!
and bonus!! I made a video!
you can check it out here, or my youtube channel!

I started by stamping all of the images from Ugly and Bright and then coloring them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! I used Strathmore Mixed Media Vellum Surface paper, and then heat set the stamped images before coloring.

Once everything was colored, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out! So fun and easy! 
I attached the Santa sweatshirt to the reindeer and the snowflake to the ‘grizzly’ bear with foam tape, for a bit of dimension.


I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto a strip of Black Licorice cardstock and the popped that up with foam tape too! 

For the background, I used a piece of patterned paper from the Knit Picky 6x6 Paper Pad that was trimmed to 3 and 3/4 x 5 inches. I then used Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers and Blueprint Sketch to add some shading to the top and corners. Then I splattered some water and white acrylic ink on top, to mimic snow!


I die cut out some some snowy hills with the Stitched Hillside Borders dies and then attached it to the card front. 

I trimmed another piece of white cardstock, also to 3 and 3/4 x 5 inches and then used the main part of the Flippy Flappy die set to die cut out the 3 sides of the rectangle with the scored lines. I also die cut out the pull tab with 110b cardstock, the white strip of cardstock to cover one of the flaps, and the flippy-uppy tab from clear acetate!

I followed the instructions on the intro video to create the card - SO easy. 



I was totally intimidated to try to use the die set, but finally convinced myself to ‘be brave’ and it was WAY easier than I had anticipated! Lucky me! I’m so happy!
be sure to check out the card on the Lawn Fawn blog, and the video, too!
enjoy!

nutty life!

hi there!
today I have this card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current theme is all about autumn, and I couldn't resist using these cute squirrels again!

I stamped the images from Let's Play, Critters in the 'Burbs, Into the Woods, Happy Hugs, Let's Go Nuts and colored them all with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I kept the colors in pinks, reds, and corals!

I used Distress Inks in Pickled Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Worn Lipstick to splatter the color on top of those trees!
the background of the card is the gorgeous White Woodgrain Cardstock. love that subtle texture, especially for a fall card!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto black cardstock and then popped it up with foam tape.

be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawnatics blog, and play along with your own autumn-themed card!
enjoy!

Simon Says Stamptember 2022 + Newton's Nook Designs

 yahoooo - it's time to celebrate an awesome, unique and totally exclusive Newton's Nook Designs stamp set with Simon Says Stamp!

I just LOVE this stamp set!! it's SO cute, and funny and perfect for the fall, thanksgiving season! Can you guess which images is my favorite!? hint: I actually didn't use it on my card! ha!! too many good choices!

I stamped and colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. then i fussy cut it all out and popped the cute sleeping puppy and the blanket!
I couldn't resist coloring the couch in the warm pinks! so fun!

for the background, I used Hills & Grass stencil as a mask to create the wispy-background! then I used the  Falling Leaves Stencil with Distress Inks in Ripe Persimmon, Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry. then I splattered some white acrylic ink and gold ink on top!

 

be sure to head over to the Simon Says Stamp store to pick up this ADORABLE and exclusive stamp and die set! they'll be available *only* until they're gone!! so hurry up!! 
enjoy!

I hope you liked my projects today using this new exclusive set. 

Remember, you can only get this design at Simon Says Stamp while supplies last! 

Check out the Newton's Nook Designs blog to see even more sweet cards with this set!

enjoy!

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!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #133 - Awesome Autumn

happy Monday!

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

yay!

 

      

awwww, I am so in love with fall themed cards! and I can't wait to see what everyone makes!
I used a bunch of stamp sets for my card!

what fun, right? lol!
I used the super cute squirrels from Let's Go Nuts and Happy Hugs! some of the leaves are from You Autumn Know, and the other leaves and the branches, are form A Bug Deal. all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut out with the coordinating dies.

 

I used Distress Inks in various sunset-inspired colors (Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves and Dried Marigold) to create the background. Then I splattered some water and white acrylic ink on top.

the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto a strip of black cardstock.

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

enjoy!