Ranger Ink – Postage Fun plus Stenciling

Hello everyone! I’m here today with another card featuring some of the holiday releases from Ranger Ink and Simon Hurley Create! I love these fun vintage postage images in the Christmas Postage stamp set. I have had a few colored and cut out on my desk for a while but creating a card with them was eluding me every time I tried. Then, everything came together. It’s funny how that works sometimes.

My images are stamped and watercolored on watercolor paper and then fussy cut out. I added foam squares to the smaller ones and popped them up on the larger image.

For my background, I layered the stars from the Sparkling Stars stencil set over a piece of light teal cardstock and blended loch ness Stellar Ink over the top. I removed that and placed the sparkle layer over the panel and spread fool’s gold Astro Paste through that layer.

When that was dry, I used a corner rounder punch on the panel and wrapped jute twine around the left side, tying it in a bow toward the top. Then I added foam tape to the back, avoiding the twine so it lays flat. Next, I ink blended the edges of a kraft panel with weeping willow Stellar Ink and glued that to a card base.

Finally, I removed the release paper on the foam tape and popped my teal panel on the kraft card front. Isn’t this such a fun and whimsical design?!? I’m so happy I waited it out and didn’t force the previous designs I tried.

Products used:
Christmas Postage stamps
Sparkling Stars stencil set
Astro Paste – fool’s gold
Stellar Ink – loch ness and weeping willow
Blending brushes
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue

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Doodlebugs – Sending Joy & Cheer

Welcome to another Mix it Up Monday for Doodlebugs! Today we’re playing with lots of dies and creating a fun, shaped card for the holidays.

I picked up the new Lawn Fawn Build a Fox and some of the holiday dress add ons a bit ago and was just itching to play. So I set some time aside with no intention other than to build a cute fox for the holidays.

After I built him, I knew he had to be the star of the show. So I dug through my Spellbinders dies to find the perfect scene, landing on the one of my favorites – Make a Wish Arch Labels. I cut the base twice, once from green and once from white cardstock. I scored the white about 1/2″ from the top and glued the two together at the flap so I have a shaped card base now. Then I cut the next size down from white cardstock ink blending the center with green and splattering some water and distress oxide spray on the panel as well.

Next I cut two Pretty Pink Posh Banner Greetings shapes from black and red cardstocks. I heat embossed one of the Christmas Banner Greetings sentiments on the black one. I glued the layers together and then added foam strips to the back, along with foam squares to the back of my fox.

I removed the release paper, adhering both to the white panel before adding more foam tape to the back of that, adding it to the shaped card base. I finished the design off with glossy accents on the fox’s cheeks and stardust Stickles to the pompom on his hat.

Products used:
Lawn Fawn Build a Fox dies
Spellbinders Make a Wish Arch Labels dies
Pretty Pink Posh Christmas Banner Greetings stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Banner Greetings dies
Foam strips and squares
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
Embossing and watermark ink
Embossing powder – white
Magic anti-static bag
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn artichoke ink
Distress Oxide Spray – rustic wilderness
Glossy accents
Stickles – stardust

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Ranger Ink – Watercolor with Ink and Reinkers

Happy Tuesday everyone! I’m here with simple, festive card to share using Ranger Ink and Simon Hurley Create products. Just simple stamping and watercolor with the same inks I stamped in. It’s really as simple as that to add color to your images.

I chose my image from the Christmas Borders stamp set and stamped it on watercolor paper with tropical tango stellar ink. Next, I took a clear acrylic block and smooshed my ink pad on the corner. I spritzed that with water and proceeded to use a paint brush to color in my leaves. The light leaves are one layer and the darker ones are two and three layers of ink.

Next, I smooshed love bomb Stellar Ink on another acrylic block and painted the berries in the same way. Gathering your ink from the ink pad gives you a more diluted color which works great when you’re painting with the same color you’re stamping in. If you want a deeper, richer color, I suggest dropping one or two drops of re-inker on the block and painting with that.

I used my heat gun to help the watercolor dry and then went back in to add more layers on various leaves and berries. After hitting that layer with the heat gun as well, I splattered the panel with tarnished brass Distress Spray Stain.

Once that dried, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Skating By on the lower right corner. Finally, I glued the panel to a card base and wrapped some green organza ribbon around the top.

Have you tried this technique before? How do you feel about it? I think it’s refreshing to throw something different in from time to time.

Products used:
Christmas Borders stamps
Skating By stamps
Stellar ink – love bomb and tropical tango
Distress Spray Stain – tarnished brass
Liquid glue
Heat gun
Embossing and watermark ink
Embossing powder – black
Anti-static bag

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Doodlebugs – Christmas Tags Have Begun

Happy Mix it up Monday everyone! If you’ve been around for a minute, you know I love making tags for all occasions. I rarely give a gift without a tag attached and sometimes I make tags for fun and go hunting for a gift to give it with. Yes, I’m serious I’ve done that more than once.

Let the Christmas tag create commence! Today I’m using Mama Elephant tags, Lawn Fawn stencils and Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. Dig in your stash and see what strikes you! Tags are a fun, smaller canvas and can serve as a quick bit of crafting to scratch the itch or possibly pull you out of a creative slump.

Mix and match different colors and textures. Remember you can write on the back of the tag or cut a second one so you have another layer to write on. This also gives you more area to write if you’re adding a little message along with it.

I’m curious today too. How do you attach your tags to gifts? Do you tie them on with a longer string? Attach them with tape or glue? I usually create my tags like they’re shown in the photo and depending on the gift, add double-sided tape to the back of the last layer or thread a thinner string through the knot at the top to tie them on a bag.

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Word Scenes stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Sweet Shoppe Frame dies
Lawn Fawn Woodgrain stencil
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn walnut ink
Foam squares
Distress Spray Stain
Gelly Roll white pen

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Spellbinders – November Clubs Inspiration

Hi everyone! I’m popping in with another card using different pieces of the November Spellbinders Clubs. Today I’ve got the Die and Embossing Folder of the Month together. This brunch theme is just the cutest and these characters were ridiculously fun to create!

I really had no plan at first. I just wanted to make some cute food with faces so I dove in and started die cutting pieces and gluing them together. Aren’t these so much fun!?! I’m personally dying over that waffle with his coffee cup!

Using an A2 card base as a guide, I realized these guys fit perfectly together so I started building my background. For that I cut a Mirrored Arch Label and embossed it with the embossing folder of the month. Then I inked the embossing up with a blending brush and pink ink. To create a ground for my images I cut part of another label and trimmed it to a strip.

Next, I cut an A2 piece of pink cardstock and glued it to my card base. I splattered pearl watercolor on the panel and let it dry. Then I added the mirrored arch panel with foam tape to that and my breakfast bunch on top with foam squares.

The Die of the Month set comes with a banner and a few sentiments to die cut in it which I love! They are versatile for different occasions and perfectly punny in every way! I went with the thank you sentiment and layered two banners together for dimension. This is popped up with a foam strip to finish the design off.

Products used:
Spellbinders Die of the Month
Spellbinders Embossing Folder of the Month
Spellbinders Mirrored Arch Labels dies
Foam tape
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn ballet slippers ink
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers

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Doodlebugs – Christmas Mice Duo

Happy Mix it up Monday everyone! I’m here today with a pair of cards featuring the same products in two colorways to help stock my stash for Christmas cards before it’s here.

I started by cutting the Mama Elephant All Tied Up cover from pink and teal cardstocks. Then I cut the string and bow from white and rose gold cardstocks to see how the different colors looked. They’re both good but I think I like the flashy better.

I cut white card bases next and inked up the front with the Pretty Pink Posh deco leaves stencil coordinating with both panels I had ready to go. I used Lawn Fawn peacock and ballet slippers inks here.

I pulled out the Mama Elephant Holiday Happiness dies and cut both sentiments from red and pink cardstock, using liquid glue to adhere the layers. I always have a hard time choosing which to use so I love making double cards for these to use one of each.

Next, I stamped two sets of the cute mice from the Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas Mice and colored one set gray and the other brown. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and now we can start assembling everything together.

The gift panels are glued directly to the card bases, along with the ribbons strings. Then I popped the sentiments and mice up with foam tape and squares. I finished the designs off with glossy accents on mouse noses and stardust Stickles on bits of each image.

Products used:
Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas Mice stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Holiday Happiness dies
Mama Elephant All Tied Up dies
Pretty Pink Posh Deco Leaves stencil
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn ink – ballet slippers and mermaid
Glossy accents
Stickles – stardust
Liquid glue
Foam tape and squares

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Newton’s Nook – November Release Instagram Hop

It’s release day for Newton’s Nook and, therefore, Instagram Hop day as well! Before you head over and fill your carts up. Head to Instagram and hop with us for a chance to win and more inspiration too!

I created this card to share for the hop which uses the new Snowfall dies to make gingerbread cookies! I cut the shadow from brown cardstock and the snowflakes from white glitter foam! Perfect combo for almost edible looking cookies!

I inked up the Holiday Foliage stencil on green cardstock for my background and used the Circle Frames dies to create my cookie plate. I glued a piece of kraft cardstock to a card base and then added my foliage panel directly to that with liquid glue as well. The cookies are quite tall stacked up like that so I didn’t want to risk too much dimension.

I glued the cookie plate down and trimmed the excess off before adding my sentiment (from the October release) with foam squares to help it lay nicely with the cookies.

Like I said before, head to Instagram and comment on the hop for a chance to win plus so much fun inspiration! Then head to the Newton’s Nook shop to fill your carts and start crafting!

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Newton’s Nook – November Release Reveals Day 2

Welcome back everyone! For day 2 of the Newton’s Nook November release reveals, we’re completing your winter wonderland for crafting! Let’s check it out!

Snow Flurries toner card fronts, Snowfall dies and Let it Snow dies

Isn’t this a fabulous start to a winter wonderland?!? I think so! Plus I have 2 cards to share with you for inspiration today.

I had so much fun playing with all of these goodies. I know you will too! Let’s have a look at the beautiful toner card fronts first.

I foiled my panel with a teal deco foil from Thermoweb. Then splattered it with distress sprays in peacock and gold. Once those were dry, I cut the panel with the largest Framework die and inked the edges with teal ink for added interest.

I added a teal panel to a card base and popped the foiled panel up on that with foam tape. Next, I cut a holiday sentiment that released this time last year and popped it up too. Last, I finished the design off with some jute twine tied around the card front on the left side. A little rustic and a little shine – perfect combo!

Next I paired the new sentiment dies and snowflake dies with an oldie but goodie stencil called Snowfall. I started by inking a light teal panel from the top left corner out, fading for an ombre effect. Then I splattered the panel with teal ink and let it dry. Next, I spread Astro Paste through the Snowfall stencil also, fading from the top left corner down.

I cut the new snowflakes from white cardstock and vellum, using liquid glue to adhere them together. Next I cut my sentiment dies from white cardstock and teal for the shadow. This time I cut the words 4 times from white cardstock so they have height. I glued the snowflakes to the panel with liquid glue and popped the sentiment up with foam squares.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

One lucky winner will receive a $25 prize to spend at Newton’s Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Wednesday November 12 through Thursday November 13th. 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 13th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 14th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join me on Instagram on Friday, November 14th for details!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox
Zsofia Molnar

Newton’s Nook – November Release Reveals Day 1

Hi everyone! We’re here with a reveals for the Newton’s Nook November mini release! It’s perfectly winter to balance your Christmas goodies and carry you right into the new year! Let’s look at today’s surprises!

Snowman Postage Sampler stamps and dies AND Snow Flurries paper pad

I am smitten with these adorable snowmen and just love the color palette of the new paper pad too! Mix them together?!? Crafting fun for days!

I have 2 cards to share with you today using both of these new goodies together in totally different ways.

For this first card, I pulled out the Postage Frame dies and cut them apart into strips. I inked the inserts with teal ink and stamped some smaller images, plus a sentiment. Then I added my snowmen and glued the strips together.

I chose 2 patterns of paper from the pad and trimmed one to 5.25 x 4 inches and glued it to a white card base. Then I cut another strip about 1 x 4.25 inches and glued that down. Then I added my stamp strips with foam tape on the left. I cut the heart in the center of the Circle Frames die set from the background paper and popped it up next to those. This card was finished off with stardust Stickles on parts of the images and glossy accents on all carrot noses!

For my second card, I decided to create a fun shaker using one of the card layout dies. These are so perfect for this style of card! They make it fun and easy. I cut the frame from pink cardstock, plus trimmed acetate to the same size, adhering them together with double-sided tape. I added foam tape to the back of that and set it aside.

Next I trimmed a snowflake pattern to A2 size and glued it to a card base. I sprinkled some shaker bits onto the center, and adhered my shaker frame to that. Then I chose my snowmen to stamp and color – coordinating to the paper I chose. Last, I used one of the tag dies in the Card Layout die set to hold my sentiment.

This card is finished off the same as the first with stardust Stickles and glossy accents for all the snowmen images.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

Want another chance to win? We will be having an instagram hop on Friday with a second prize! Please join me on Instagram on Friday, November 14th for details!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox
Zsofia Molnar

Doodlebugs – Fall Mice Postcard

Welcome back to Mix it up Monday for Doodlebugs! Today I’m playing with the recently release Mama Elephant postcard dies, in a fall theme before fall gets away from us!

There are quite a few layers on the postcard die set so I didn’t use foam today at all, just liquid glue to adhere the layers together. My card front is dark brown, then I glued the striped pieces from the postcard to a piece of white cardstock so they popped more. Next, I glued the kraft layer to that.

With all of that decided, I cut the postcard panel and postage stamp from white cardstock and inked them up a bit. The edge of the stamp is lightly inked with brown ink. Then I masked off the edges to ink the center with light teal ink. Then I added speckled egg distress oxide ink to the center of the postcard panel, splattering more ink after for added texture.

Finally, I pulled out the Lawn Fawn You Autumn Know set to choose my images. I stamped and colored everything with copic markers, using the coordinating dies to cut it all out. I glued the images down with liquid glue and then placed the panel in my MISTI to stamp the first portion of the sentiment on the upper left area.

I finished this design off with glossy accents on all the mouse noses and white gel pen highlights on the mice and the leaves. This turned out so cute and the postcard die set is really fun to create with! It’s going to be great at valentine time!

Products used:
Mama Elephant Postcard Combo dies
Lawn Fawn You Autumn Know stamps and dies
Blending brushes
Distress Oxide Ink – speckled egg
Lawn Fawn Ink – walnut and mermaid
Liquid glue

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