Create a Smile Stamps January 2018 Release!

hello!
I'm so excited for today!
today is the official release of the new January stencils, dies and stamp set for Create a Smile! 
I think I used every product at least once on my cards! so let's dive in!

my first card uses the one of the new stencils as well as the new Hello Times Two die!

so happy and fun! 
so fun fact: the rainbow colors are actually the reverse of the stencil! i used my Distress Oxide ink pads and smeared them all over the top of the stencil. then I spritzed it with water and placed it down on my cardstock! I used a paper towel to pat down any excess water/color and then lifted up the stencil! soooooo pretty!

I die cut the 'hello' 5 times and glued them together to add height. then heat embossed the sentiment from Just Saying Hello (an older stamp set) which just works perfectly together! 
I finished off the card with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins! 

my second card is just as fun!
I used the new Lucent Landscapes stamp set (which is soooooo pretty!), as well as the new Postage Edge Circles Dies and the other new stencil being released! 

eeep! so fun!
to start, I stamped the landscape image in Cracked Pistachio and Twisted Citron Distress Oxide inks onto a piece of white cardstock.
Then I colored in the houses and trees with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once it was dry, I did some more Distress Ink blending right on top of the images!! and it worked so well!

I heat embossed the sentiment from Friends Like You (an older set), and then used the You Times Two die to add the sentiment!
the background was created with the big polka dotted stencil and some light grey mist! 

hope you're inspired by this new release!
we can't wait to see what you all make! 
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs January Release - Newton’s Sweetheart Stamp Set + coordinating Die

we made it!
it's the last reveal day of Newton's Nook Designs January release!

and oh my gosh you guys...this release is so completely amazing! I'm in LOVE with each new set, and I can't wait for you all to see it, too!
today we're focusing on Newton’s Sweetheart Stamp Set + coordinating Die! 
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 January 19th, right here!

guys this set is so sweet and lovey!

all of the images were stamped and die cut out! I colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then added some highlights and details with my white gel pen! you know I love that!

my little cat couple was then popped up with foam tape!

I cut the card front on an angle and then stamped a phrase a some of the smaller images from the sets with Distress Oxide Inks and did coordinating ink blending to add the sweet rainbow!

you know I can't resist a rainbow!

my second card uses gooooooooooold!! ha!

to create the background, I used the new Tumbled Hearts Stencil, and some white embossing paste, but only on the left half of the card!

then I used Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine and sprayed it in the bottom corner of the card and sprinkled some over the whole thing!

the sentiment was partially heat embossed in white onto a strip of black cardstock, and then used the 'meow' die from Newton Unwinds Coordinating Die set (LOVE that little, scripty phrase!) and die cut it out 5 times in white cardstock, and once win gold, glitter paper!

it just adds that little bit of FUN!

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Sweetheart” Stamp Set?
Each of these stamp sets 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 January 18th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, January 19th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich

Newton's Nook Designs 4 Year Celebration Blog Hop

hello!
and happy Friday!

today is the day i've been waiting for all week: the Newton's Nook 4 Year Celebration Blog Hop!!!

SO SO SO fun!
be sure to hop along to increase your chance of winning! Newton's Nook is giving away FOUR $25 gift certificates!! WOW!

AND check this out! the BRAND NEW Pawprint Stencil is YOURS FREE if you spend $75!!

it's no surprise for you to find that i used the ADORABLE Toucan Party stamp set for my card today...I AM IN LOVE WITH IT! ha ha!! 
that may be an understatement!

love it!!
i even used purple!!! what?! i know - that's how much i love this set!
i colored all of the images my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut them with their coordinating dies!

i used a circle mask that i had laying on my desk and the new Tropical Leaves Stencil to create the background! LOVE it! it's clearly the tropical leaves, but not in your face! so fun!

so be sure to hop on to your next stop! do you love the toucans as much as i do? ha!
enjoy!


Celebrate with us and enter to win!

To celebrate 4 years Newton's Nook Designs is giving away a $25 store credit to spend in their online shop to 4 lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND Design Team and Special Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog hop 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 Sunday, July 16th at 9pm CDT to comment. Winners will be announced on NND blog post on Monday, July 17th and will need to contact us to claim their prize so make sure you check back to see if you've won!

Special Guests:

Taheerah Atchia

Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Stephanie Muzulin

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Newton's Nook Design Team:

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich

Warm Rainbow Wishes

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge card, scroll down or click here!**

hi again!
i have a cute holiday card up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog today! and it's AWESOME! ha!!

i looooove the rainbow!!
be sure to head over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog to read all about how to create this card, and how you can make it your own, if you're not that into rainbows for Christmas! ha! :)
enjoy!

waving hello!

hi there!

today i have card up on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog! and it's so sweet!

eek! see? super adorable! but anything with that CUTE narwhal is going to be cute!
be sure to check out the whole card on the Lawnscaping Challenge blog if you fancy yourself a little fun!
enjoy!

here for you card!

hi there!
today i'm up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog sharing a cute little creation and a few (minimally) altered stamps! :)

if you want to see the whole card, and read about how you can create one like it, head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog! 
enjoy!

...zzz...layout!

hello there!

today i have a layout up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!
I created it using a miriad of products from the shop, and i LOVE how it came out:

head on over to the Butterfly Reflections Ink shop and get your goodies! then go back to the blog and read all about my layout!
ha!
enjoy!

slow down sloth birthday card

hi hi hi!

today i have a fun card to share!
it's a card i made for my dad's birthday and it's up on the Newton's Nook blog today, too! 

i used the super adorable In Slow Motion stamp set! i really LOVE the sloth image! it's so cute!!

i used Distress Markers to watercolor the image and then popped it up over the background! oh, speaking of the background, i used my favorite star sentcil and some modeling paste! once it was dry, i sprayed on a light and also a navy mist to create the sky!

the sentiment was heat embossed in black and a strip of washi down the side finished it off!

be sure to stop by the Newton's Nook blog, too! :)
enjoy!

the living is easy layout!

hello!

today i have a layout up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog! woo-hoo! here's a little sneak of it:

i did a bit of mixed media and had lots of fun! 
you can read all about it on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog! 

thanks!! 
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs November Release - Simply Seasonal

today is day 1 of the Newton's Nook Designs November Release! woo!!

today, the whole DT is showcasing the super awesome Jolly Tags stamp and coordinating die set!! you'll see just how much fun these tags are to create with!! they're awesome!

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on November 13th, right here!

for my first card, i almost made a one layer!

unheard of, i know!! ha!
I used the tree image and stamped in various blues and greens of Distress inks.
LOVE creating my own patterned paper that way!

then i stamped the greeting by combining multiple phrases from the set! easy peasy!! LOOOOVE that saying too! it's perfect for Christmas cards!!

my second card has a little more pizzazz! lol!

i used two different Heidi Color Shine spray mists to create the background (a teal and a mint green!).
once it was dry, i used a scripty stencil and some white embossing paste to add the texture! soooo pretty!

the tag was created by repeating the phrase 'happy holiday's' in a grey ink, then heat embossing in black the bold happy on some vellum! i fussy cut it out and layered it on top! that gold sparkly ribbon on the tag is the icing on the cake! 

Would you like to win the new “Jolly Tags” stamp set?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog 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, November 12th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 13th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Tatiana Trafimovich - Guest Designer

weeeee-ooooo-weeeee-ooooo

ha ha ha!
that was my lame attempt at phonetically sounding out a fire truck siren! lol!
sigh. 

ok, so today i'm up on the Create a Smile stamps blog!
i have a fun little birthday card for a friend's son who is totally obsessed with fire trucks!

to see the whole card, and learn a little more about to recreate it yourself, head on over to the Create a Smile stamps blog! :)
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs September Release - Pick a Pumpkin + Die

today's day 3, the last day of  September release week with Newton's Nook Designs! but never fear - it's packed full of inspiration and awesome products!

today, the whole DT is showcasing the new, super awesome and versitle Pick a Pumpkin stamp + Die set! Oh, i just LOVE those pumpkins!! and the dies make it SO SIMPLE to mass produce the perfect cards for fall!

you can totally use this to scrapbook, create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase on September 25th, right here!

my first card uses teal pumpkins - because that's my FAVORITE color! ha!

i stamped the pumpkins in teals and navys and then die cut them out and arranged them in a neat little pile!

the background was sprayed with gold mist! i just LOVE gold with teals and navy! swoon!! so pretty!

for my 2nd card, i decided to go a little clean and simple, because really these pumpkins do all of the work for you!

i did a little bit of a rock and roll technique in two different orange distress inks (Spiced Marmalade and Dried Marigold). then i dropped a little bit of water on to add the water droplets! 

the stem was stamped in Vintage Photo, but then i added a tiny bit of water to make that look watercolored. as well! i also added a few 'drops' in glossy accents, and then stamped the sentiment from Falling into Autumn!

lastly, i just stitching a straight line along the top with my sewing machine!

Would you like to win “Pick a Pumpkin”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog 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, September 24th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 25th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley - Guest Designer