Newton's Nook Designs Ink Paws Challenge #17

Hello my lovelies! Today, I am here with a card for the current Inky Paws Challenge. In Lieu of the upcoming holiday the challenge is to use a heart shape.  Well, I used a few hearts on  my card!  From heart washi tape to the stamped animal print heart from the Wild about Zoo set.  Finishing it off with  heart punched  vellum at the bottom of my card. 

I have been getting a lot of buzz on my current backgrounds.  If you didn't see my January Release for NND check here and here.  I can't get enough of using Heavy Gel Medium with stencils.  I figured I would do a small photo tutorial. 

Lot's of Photos below!!!

First, you will need the following items:

1. Any brand Heavy Gel Medium (you could probably use any type of gel medium)
2. Your favorite stencil of choice
3. Palette Knife/credit card/finger lol
4. Heat Gun (not necessary, just speeds things up)
5. Your favorite Ink ( I chose distress ink)
6. Ink Blending Tool w/foam applicator

First, tape down your stencil to ensure a clean impression.

Next, apply your Gel Medium with your tool of choice. Be sure to get it in all the nooks and crannies. 

Gently, remove stencil (be sure to clean the stencil right away or let it sit in a container of water for easy clean up) and let it air dry or speed things up with a heat gun. This process takes the longest even with the heat gun.  Gel Medium is not like embossing paste and needs a lot more time to set up.  The gel medium will dry clear to reveal the patterned paper beneath it.  

Quick Tip:  Keep the heat gun moving at all times and don't get too close to the gell with it.  The gel will have bubbles or crackle.  If you like that look then go for it!!!  It does add another level of texture to the card. 

Once dry, grab your ink and blending tool and blend away!!!!!  The Gel Medium will resist the ink, just wipe over with a clean cloth/towel/etc...

Tah Dah! Your done!!!  

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and I can't wait to see what you create for the Inky Paws Challenge! 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Danielle

Happiness is..

Hello my crafty friends!!!  I hope you have had a great weekend so far. Christmas is right around the corner...eak! Are you finished with your shopping?  I'm not.  

I decided to play along in the current Mama Elephant and Me Challenge to take a break from all the Christmas shenanigans! 

I really wanted to use both of the new sets I got from Mama Elephant, Purrfect Pair and Arctic Penguins. So I combined the cute Penguin with a sentiment from Purrfect Pair and I think it worked out great!

Materials:

Amy Tan Patterned Paper

Mama Elephant Stamps

-Purrfect Pair

-Arctic Penguins

Peerless Watercolors

Sequins

Clear Embossing Powder

Versamark Ink

Thanks for stopping by!

~Danielle

Newton's Nook Deisgn's January Release - Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs January Release featuring Sweetheart Tails. Eak! This set is MEGA adorable! The set includes cute forest animals that are great for coloring. 

Would you like a chance to win??? Check out the details at the bottom of my post!

Can't wait to get your Paws Inky?????  The January Release will be available to purchase tomorrow January 17th  here.

For my first card I used a bunch of diecuts and layered them.  I watercolored an ombre effect on the circle.  Then stamped the cute bunch of hearts in my favorite gold ink (Delicata).  I was so proud I even dug out some old stickers from my stash! Who knows how old they are, i'm just glad I got to use them. 

For my additional card I used the cute little owl from the set. I mean how could you not LOVE that owl.  I added some cute fluffy clouds and some washi tape to create a scene for the owl.  

Watch the video below for a better look at the new release! 

Would you like to win Sweetheart Tails? This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs January 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 16th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday,January 17th.

Check out all these awesome Design Team 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

Happy Scrappin!

~Danielle

Wee Memories #40 - Anything Goes

Here is my card for the Wee Memories Challenge "Anything Goes". It worked great for my Valentine Card for my honey. I made this during the Cause for the Paws Crop a few weeks ago. Good thing my honey doesn't check my blog, so he will not see it!

Materials:

Bird, Simply Charmed, Cricut Personal
Embroidery Floss
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
3" Scalloped Circle Punch
Nestabilites Scalloped Circle
My Minds Eye, Patterned Paper
White Pen, Signo Gel Pen
Googlie Eye

Happy Scrappin,
~Danielle

More Stuff from the 12 hour Crop

Wow!! Such a great weekend!!! Sorry, about the lack of posts after a while on Sunday. Sam and I just got down to business! We were doing make in takes, and learning new techniques and meeting new friends! Plus, there was no wifi, so the uploading via my phone was draining my battery :-( But, here is some more stuff we made, got and learned!

Here is the goody bag I picked out! They were all different! I liked the birdies and all the glittery chipboard!

Here is a layout I did featuring my furbaby Sidney! He is such a ham!

More to come!!!!

Happy Scrappin!
~Danielle