I'm a wife, mom, craft blogger and designer for Newton's Nook, Pink & Main, Miss Ink Stamps and Pixi Dust Designs. I also create as an affiliate for Spellbinders and guest design for other companies. Welcome to my crafty place. I hope you enjoy looking around.
We’ve got a new release coming from Miss Ink Stamps and I’m super excited about it! It’s an add on to the original Alice collection and it’s amazing!!! Today I’m sneaking a peek at an upcoming Tea Cups stamp set and a new die set that’s coming soon too.
This card actually makes me giggle because I can’t image under any circumstances the White Rabbit giving the Red Queen a heart or saying anything encouraging to her. But all the same, I am having so much fun coloring and creating with these new stamps. If you’re an Alice fan in the least, you’re going to love it all!
For my background on this card, I stamped the Queen’s Castle image on white cardstock and did ink smooshing with Tombow Brush Markers and a spray bottle. I chose a couple of reds and then threw in a brown at the end to tame it all down. Do you spy that new cool woodgrain frame too? That’s coming soon to the Miss Ink Stamps shop as well with more goodies to go with it.
The sentiment I chose was from Wonderland Wisdom which is a fun sentiment set full of quotes and sentiments in the Alice theme with a few small sub-images you can use in different ways too. This is definitely a must in the Alice Collection.
Stay tuned for more sneak peeks from the design team, especially the end of next week when everyone is flooding your feed with all this goodness!
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
Hey friends! Popping in late to let you know the collab between Trinity Stamps and Simon Says Stamp for Stamptember is cuter than cute and it’s available for purchase while supplies last!
Trinity Stamps was the trailblazer for all things slimline so I couldn’t resist myself in creating a fun slimline card with this adorable stamp set. The images are sweeter than sweet with lots of sentiment options to choose from too.
I stamped and colored my images with copic markers, lots of extra trees to fill my hilly scene. Then I used my scan-n-cut to cut them all out. Next, I cut a Striped Frame Slimline panel from white cardstock. I taped off the edges and inked light teal some hills going down the panel.
I glued the trees to the panel with liquid glue and popped my images up with foam squares. Then I stamped and die cut a sentiment using one of the banners in the Scalloped Card Panels and Banners die set. I inked it up with the same color I stamped my sentiment to help it pop and attached it with foam strips.
Last, I took a slimline card base and inked the edges like my banner and then added my panel to the front with liquid glue. For finishing touches I glued a scattering of Silver Sparkle Rhinestones throughout the design. Then I added glossy accents to my reindeer’s nose and bells, and stardust Stickles to the poms on the gnomes hats.
Remember these sets are limited quantities and this is the first time Trinity Stamps has gotten to participate so don’t wait to snag yours. It’ll be gone and you’ll be sad.
Welcome everyone! Thank you for stopping by. Today is my turn for sneak peek week with the Pink & Main September release! As always, it’s fun, adorable and super versatile! I pulled out a few new products to play with for today’s card.
I went with a non-traditional color palette for a holiday card and had so much fun with it! The new candy cane stencil is a two-part stencil so I inked the first with pink and spread glossy gel through the second. After removing the second stencil layer I sprinkled the panel with super fine glitter so I had sparkly candy canes in the background.
While that was drying, I die cut my sentiment from the new holiday sentiments die set and inked up my card front too. I wanted to add a little something below my sentiment though so I went back to the new release and snagged the sweet image from Joy to the World to stamp and color.
Once the glitter background panel was dry, I die cut it with a Concave Stitched rectangle and assembled everything with foam tape. For finishing touches I added Touch of Gloss to the bells and stardust Stickles to the holly berries so they matched the candy canes.
I hope you’re excited for Friday! There is so much amazing coming your way!
Hey friends! Just popping in today to let you know that I’m participating in the Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Hop today! I have this gorgeous stenciled card to share and you have chances to win one of three $30 gift cards to the PPP shop if you head over, comment and hop along too!
This was a simple card to create but I’m still in awe of how pretty it turned out and how easy the new Layered Woodland stencils are to use! I used all Lawn Fawn dye inks with blending brushes, then die cut my panel with the largest Stitched Torn Rectangle die.
I cut the new Thankful Script word from white cardstock 4 times and glued them together, then cut the shadow once from white cardstock but I inked it with chipped sapphire distress oxide ink before adhering the word to it. I also inked my card base with the same to tie them in together.
I popped the stenciled panel up with foam tape on my card base and use liquid glue to adhere my sentiment. Then I pulled some images from the new Fall Jar stamp set to color and add to the design.
For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to the mouse’s nose, then Touch of Gloss to the center of the bow and parts of the moth (or butterfly, whichever you prefer).
I had so much fun pulling this card together, especially adding that mouse to the top of my sentiment. Just makes me smile every time I look at him.
Welcome everyone! I’m happy you’re here because I’m really excited to share today’s card that is featured on the Newton’s Nook blog today. I’m using new and previously released Halloween goodies in a really fun and different way.
We all know that I love spooky season and extending it in any way is just a bonus for me. And that’s kind of what I feel like I did with my card today.
While creating for the September release I figured out that the new Spiderweb hot foil plates fit perfectly in the corner of the Heart Frames dies…so fun is that! So I foiled one in pink and did some ink blending over the top to add color. This time I used distress oxide ink in worn lipstick and spun sugar. Then I splattered black soot over the panel and let it dry.
While it was drying I went digging in my stash…I had a couple of ideas in mind but the moment I saw Franken-Newton I knew I had to put these two cuties together with my spooky heart. So I stamped, colored and die cut my heart out. Next, I chose a sentiment that I just love from that set and stamped it in the open spot away from the foiling.
The background panel is inked with twisted citron distress oxide ink and splattered with green watercolor from LH Colors. I added everything to my panel with foam tape and squares and added that to a white card base with liquid glue.
For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the kitties and tied a bow around the top for a splash of dark dramatic to go with all these neons. Then I came in with stardust Stickles on the girl kitty’s hair.
I hope you love this card half as much as I do! I know spooky isn’t for everyone but my heart was so happy creating it!
Welcome everyone. I’m excited to be on the Pretty Pink Posh blog sharing a card I created using the new Acorn Shaker dies and those adorable Cozy Fall Critters. Today’s card is a 5×7 card so that I could fit all three acorns on it without cutting too much off the edge. If you don’t like making large cards, you could reflect the design with only two acorns on a standard A2 card and it would be cute as can be!
I started with the acorns first. I inked up a couple white panels with the new Deco Leaves stencil, then traced the acorn shaker die and cut them out. Then I cut the pieces for my acorns with kraft and brown cardstock. Next, I stamped and colored critters from Cozy Fall Critters, then cut them out with the coordinating dies. I used liquid glue to assemble the layers together and then trimmed off any excess from the stenciled panels and my critters.
I created a white 5×7 inch card base and also trimmed a piece of teal cardstock to 4.75×6.75 inches. I inked the edges with peacock feathers and gathered twigs distress oxide inks and splattered the panel with water. After blotting it dry, I added foam tape to the back and adhered it to my card base.
Next, I positioned my acorns on the card front and used liquid glue to adhere them to each other. After letting it dry for a minute, I flipped them over and added foam tape to the back of them. I tied some jute twine around the left side of my card and then placed my acorns on the front.
Last, I stamped a sentiment from Autumn Pumpkins and die cut it using the coordinating die. Then I added a scattering of espresso confetti bits around the design. A few other finishing touches were adding black glaze pen to the critter’s eyes and glossy accents their noses.
Hi there everyone! My blog is packed full for the next little bit because I’ve been creating a bunch of extra projects and want to share things with you in time to make holiday related creations yourself! So I’m back today with a card featuring a couple of stamp sets from Pawsome Stamps. I love her art and have quite a few of her sets but rarely carve out time to create with them. Shame on me!
My card today combines a new set and a set released last year combined together. Aren’t these images so spooky fun!?! I love them! The pumpkins are new from Costume Pumpkins and the candy corn cuties are from last year called Hauntingly Sweet.
After coloring and die cutting the images, I pulled out a piece of white cardstock for my background. I trimmed that down to 4×5.25 inches before inking it up with distress oxide inks. I wanted spooky feeling colors but still color, not black, so I chose twisted citron, mowed lawn, dusty concord. Once that was blended, I lightly went over the edges with the ink that was left on my black soot distress oxide foam pad. I didn’t add anything to it so it stayed light but just gave some depth. Then I splattered the panel with water, blotted that dry and flicked black paint on it.
When the paint was dry, I popped it up on a white card base with foam tape and added my images and sentiment with foam squares and strips.
For finishing touches I added bits of Touch of Gloss to most of the images and stardust Stickles to the stars. I could have gone HAM with the glossy and sparkly but I held back so there are just bits here and there. You choose…measure that stuff with your heart! If you love it, keep going, if you’re more reserved, so be it!
Hi there! I’m on the Doodlebugs blog for Mix-it-up-Monday. Today we’ve got Spellbinders dies with Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. But the big thing I want to touch on today is a fun and easy way to add gorgeous color to your die cuts…ink blending before you cut!
Today I created a shaped card using the Spellbinders Envelope of Wonder and Autumn Wonder die sets. The envelope base comes in the Envelope of Wonder set, then there are add on sets for autumn, Halloween and Christmas so far. You can snag a bundle of all the sets to save some money at Doodlebugs if you’re quick. This is a really fun set and I’m sure once you get the first one, you’ll be back for more.
To start today, I cut the envelope base using kraft cardstock and tear tape to adhere all the pieces. I set that aside and took a piece of white cardstock and an array of fall coloring distress oxide inks. I just covered the whole panel with no rhyme or reason and not a lot of blending between colors either. I started light adding blobs here and there, working my way to my darkest. I used colors like mustard seed, crackling campfire, gathered twigs and forest moss. I spritzed the panel with a distress sprayer and blotted it dry. Then I used a heat tool to completely dry the panel before die cutting all of my Autumn Wonder elements. I have a stack of A2 white cardstock panels ready to go at all times and I’ll be honest that I went back and blended a second panel of just leaves, plus a white panel for the mushroom stems and such to fill my envelope to my liking.
Once those were all cut out, I stamped a sweet squirrel from Pretty Pink Posh Cozy Fall Critters and colored him with copic markers. Then I used the coordinating die to cut him out. I also die cut Pretty Pink Posh Give Thanks Script from brown glitter paper.
I arranged everything in my envelope and used press ‘n seal to pick it all up, added liquid glue and carefully slid it back in the envelope. Last, I used liquid glue to add my sentiment, big acorn and mushroom to the front. Then I popped the squirrel and his small acorn up with foam squares.
For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to the squirrel’s eyes and glossy accents to his nose. I just can’t resist those little touches, especially with critters!
My daughter promptly stole this card from me so it won’t be going in the mail but I think I’ll definitely be trying out some of those other add on sets to the Envelope of Wonder for Halloween and, of course, Christmas too! They’re too cute!
Hey friends! I’m back with another card featuring some of the September release from Newton’s Nook that just went live on Friday and one of my favorite Newton’s ever…Batty Newton!
I am a huge bat lover and Batty Newton is just too cute to spook! So I snagged him for my card today. I colored him with copic markers and used the coordinating die to cut him out. I hot foiled the new spiderweb and spider in silver and purple foils, using my scan-n-cut to cut out the spider.
I ink blended distress oxide inks in black soot and hickory smoke over the foiled spider web, then stamped a sentiment from Newton’s Candy Corn in the corner. I also inked up a white panel measuring 4×5.25 inches with twisted citron and mowed lawn distress oxide and splattered it with black paint.
Adding everything to a white card base with foam tape and squares, I finished the design off with glossy accents on Newton’s nose and toe beans.
Oh my, friends! Did you see the August release from Spellbinders with the Envelope of Wonder and the add-on sets for it? I honestly haven’t touched any of the original pieces other than the envelope itself because I’m fully stuck on these autumn add-ons!
Today I cut the main part of the envelope from green striped paper that was in my stash and all the other parts from kraft cardstock. I used liquid glue and tear tape to assemble my envelope and then set it aside while I played with all of the great pieces in the Autumn Wonder dies.
After cutting lots of pieces, I used liquid glue to adhere the layers together on the mushrooms and pumpkins. Then I decided on my arrangement and started adhering elements inside the envelope. Then I adhered those on the front and added them to the envelope with foam tape.
Last, I cut a sentiment from the Thanks Enclosed Sentiments, glued the layers together and popped it up with foam squares so it was the same level as the mushrooms and such. Finally, I added a few red clay hearts floating out of the top of the envelope. I like how this filled the empty space a little and tied in the sentiment just a bit extra.
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