Springtime Watercolor Card

Hi!

It's feeling like springtime here- how about where you are?  I've been wanting to play with pretty flower stamps and all things Easter!  Today I have an Easter card to share using a quick and simple watercoloring technique:

I used the cute Egg Hunt Stamp Set from Waffle Flower Crafts for this one.  Instead of painting in the background, I used a sponge applicator to add ink and then deleted it from the portions I wanted to paint a different color.  I created a video on this technique- Waffle Flower Crafts is featuring it today too!

Happy Easter Card

Hi there!  How's your day going?  Mine is pretty slow...  I have a pile of laundry to fold but that's about it until the girls get home from school!  I thought I'd kill a few minutes and pop on here to share a card.

My friend Donna is part of the fun new Craft Hoarders Anonymous challenge blog and I thought I'd play along with them this week.  The challenge was to use stamps!  :)  Hee!  Not hard for me- I'm definitely a stamp hoarder!  This cute set by Avery Elle has been in my stash since January or February so it's nice to get it inked up finally!  I also used another hoarded item- this hexagon die by Stampin' Up!

This card also fits in with today's Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge so I'm going to link up there, too! :)

I wanted a clean and simple look so I stuck with white cardstock.  I stamped little images inside some of the hexagons.  The sentiment and some vines are stamped on a vellum circle- I layered my fox right over it, creating a focal point cluster.  I love that cute fox!

Well, I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!  Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)

Newton's Nook Designs March Release- Easter Scramble

Hi!  Today is day two of the Newton's Nook Designs March release!  We are featuring another new mini set, Easter Scramble:

This is a little set with a big impact!  There is just so much you can do with it!  I love that the tulips double as eggs and vice versa- such a fun idea!  I used mine for flowers, throwing the little chick into the bouquet.  Some of the eggs have been stamped with ink, one is paper pieced, and the last was colored with my Copic markers.  It's fun to mix it up a bit!

Would you like to win Easter Scramble?
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 Thursday, March 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 21st.

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Katie Brooks  - Guest Designer
Michelle Lupton - Guest Designer

The team created such fun cards!!  I hope you have time to hop along!!

Well, I'll be back tomorrow with one more card for this month's release- see you then!

-tessa