Miss Ink Stamps – Love Your Mug

Happy Thursday everyone! I’m popping in again today with some Miss Ink Stamps inspiration featuring a fun stencil set that is great for all the time and our beloved PSL time of year that’s right around the corner!

I started by inking the cup layer of the stencils with light gray since I chose white cardstock for my background. Next, I lined up the layer with the lids and sleeves. I inked the lids black using a post-it note to mask the sleeves. Then I blended my cool tone ombre using Lawn Fawn inks – peacock, forget me not, juice box and ballet slippers.

The fun part of this stencil set is the detail layer for the mug sleeves – you can choose this one with beans and hearts or an alternate with hearts and pumpkins for fall time! Today I spread texture paste through it for some dimension and let the panel dry. Next I splattered the panel with silver watercolor.

Once that was dry, I tore along one edge and added foam tape to the back. I die cut the smallest tag and heat embossed my sentiment from Big Mugs, then cut a second tag for some color interest. After gluing them together, I threaded them on ribbon and tied it on the left edge.

I added a little washi tape to the edge of my card base and popped the panel in place. For finishing touches I just added a pink clay heart to the sentiment tag, which I specifically left room for.

Products used:
Cuppa Joe To Go stencils
Big Mugs stamps
Tags dies
Liquid glue
Foam tape
Blending brushes
Texture paste
LH Colors silver watercolor
Stencil pal
Embossing and watermark ink
Anti-static brush
Embossing powder – frosting
Sweethearts clay embellishments
Lawn Fawn ink – peacock, forget me not, juice box, ballet slippers

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Newtons Nook – 11th Birthday Release Day Instagram Hop

Hi there! It’s release day for the Newton’s Nook 11th Birthday Release and we’re celebrating with an Instagram hop today!

With dies like the 2 new background dies, I like to keep the inserts when I don’t use them on the card at hand because I almost always want them for something later on. This proved true very quickly for my Fractured Card from Monday. I immediately went back and pulled the teal inserts back out to use without the frame piece at all.

Using the die as a guide for placement I adhered the pieces together temporarily with washi tape. Then I layered the petite clouds stencil over top and spread texture paste through it. In reality the whole design is pretty forgiving so I didn’t have to be that picky but I liked it perfectly spaced better than winging it.

While that was drying, I stamped and colored Newton’s Birthday Balloons and used the coordinating die to cut it out. Going off the colors I used in the image, I pulled out a similar color cardstock to heat emboss my sentiment on after cutting a banner from the Frames & Flags die set.

With the clouds almost immediately dry because the heat wave where I live is a real thing! I moved on to assembling everything. For this, I was a little extra again I added foam tape to the back of the panels back from the Fractured Card Layout and placed them back in the die upside down. Then I removed the release paper and pressed a white cardstock panel to them. I liked the placement so I used liquid glue and adhered the panel to a card base.

I added Newton and my sentiment banner with foam squares and switched to finishing touches. For that, we went with all the things – glossy accents on Newton’s nose and toe beans, plus the balloons. Then Wink of Stella glitter on the gift and a scattering of red clay hearts. When the glossy accents was dry I came back in with white gel pen highlights on various parts of the image too.

Remember to head over to Instagram and hop along with us for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the Newton’s Nook shop!

Products used:
Newton’s Birthday Balloons stamps and dies
Fractured Card Layout die
Petit Clouds stencil
Foam tape
Liquid glue
Texture paste
Twiddler’s Nook Sweetheart embellishments
Glossy accents
Wink of Stella glitter brush pen

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Newton’s Nook – 11th Birthday Release Day 3

It’s been a quick few days. This brings us to the final reveal for the Newton’s Nook 11th Birthday Release and it’s too cute for words! I hope you love it!

Newton Loves Pizza stamps and dies

From the moment I saw this I couldn’t wait to ink it up and color him. Pizza is a favorite in our house so I know I’ll get lots of use from this stamp over the years to come.

After coloring and cutting out the images. I cut a red circle using the Circle Frames die set and inked the edges with black soot distress ink to darken them up. Then I pulled that Black & White Basics paper pad back out for this awesome grid pattern.

I cut that out using the largest Frames & Tags die, while also cutting one of the tags in that set from a teal cardstock. I stamped my sentiment on the tag and popped the heart up with a foam square.

For assembly, I added foam tape to the back of the grid panel, leaving a gap to wrap the floss around the top. After doing that, I tied my tag in place but didn’t adhere it down until I added Newton and the circle with foam tape first. Then I popped the whole panel up on a piece of black cardstock that I later added to a white card base.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents to Newton’s nose and toe beans, the pepperoni on the pizza and the heart.

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 Monday July 15 through Wednesday July 17th. 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, July 17th at 9 pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Thursday, July 18th.

Want another chance to win? We will be having an Instagram hop on Thursday with a second prize! Please join us over on Instagram on Thursday, July 18, for details!

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

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

Newton’s Nook – 11th Birthday Release Day 2

Welcome back everyone! Today we have another product to reveal to go with yesterday’s awesomeness! I love these background frame dies and am so happy to add another one to the Newton’s Nook repertoire.

A2 Card Layout 2 die

Before we dive into the card I created for today. I also did a thing that I thought might help some people visualize other fun ways to use these types of dies.

I chose 4 pieces of paper from the Natural Basics paper pad we revealed yesterday and cut the A2 Card Layout 2 die from each one. Then I cut a white frame for each set. I proceeded to create 4 card bases in different combinations with just the frames and inserts.

None of these are shakers but also remember that if you pop your frame up, any or all of the windows could become shaker wells too if you add an acetate layer to the back before your foam tape.

Today I used the simplest background where I just glued all of the pieces from the A2 Card Layout 2 die directly to a card base. No popping up of the background at all.

Then I chose the images from Newton’s Crate to stamp and color with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut it all out and a little liquid glue to adhere my leaves in place.

A little tip I found helpful over the years: If you’re stamping a sentiment where you’ll be coloring and the stamps are separate, color first and stamp the sentiment when you’re done. No change for bleeding while you’re coloring.

Finishing touches today include a little gloss accents on Newton’s nose and white gel pen highlights through all the images. Then I tied jute twine around the top of the card and frayed the edges for extra distressed interest.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

Want another chance to win? We will be having an Instagram hop on Thursday with a second prize! Please join us over on Instagram on Thursday, July 18, for details!

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

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

Newton’s Nook – 11th Birthday Release Day 1

Happy Monday friends! I’m super excited to be celebrating Newton’s Nook’s July Release with you this week. It also happens to be their 11th birthday release! Holy wow!!! That’s so amazing!

First up…today’s product reveals.

Fractured Card Layout die

Black & White Basics and Natural Basics paper pads

This new background layout die is absolutely amazing and so fun to create with! Today I have a shaker card to share with you featuring the new die and one of the paper pads.

I’m definitely in my Summerween Era so any change to grab a Halloween themed anything I’m all over it these days! Therefore, we get an early taste of Count Newton today. Isn’t he the cutest!

I cut a piece of acetate and used tear tape to add the Fractured Card frame and inserts, except the center square/diamond so I had a window for my shaker bits. I lined the back with foam and sprinkled my bits in the opening. I backed that part with black cardstock and then glued the shaker panel to a card base.

Next, I cut the ticket shape from the Framework die set and heat embossed my sentiment on it. I popped the images from Count Newton up with foam squares and then put a light layer of liquid glue on the back of my sentiment and added it as well.

For finishing touches on this card I kept it simple and just added a little glossy accents to Newton’s nose and the button on his cape.

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

Want another chance to win? We will be having an Instagram hop on Thursday with a second prize! Please join us over on Instagram on Thursday, July 18, for details!

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

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

Doodlebugs – Let’s Spook Up Some Fun Summerween Card

Hey friends! It’s Mix-it-up Monday on the Doodlebugs blog and with the recent spooky release from Mama Elephant, I jumped at the chance to make a Summerween card!

We had a hot spell recently and I try not to use my copic markers when it’s too hot because they leak so I stamped and watercolored these images from Mama Elephant Big Boo, then used the coordinating dies to cut it all out.

I used a combo of liquid glue and foam squares to assemble my mini scene. Then I switched gears to the background panel.

For that, I used the Pretty Pink Posh Spider Web stencil set. I inked the web layer with white pigment ink and then heat embossed white over it so it was shiny and stood out more. Then I added black paint to Ranger Texture Paste for my spiders. This made them puffy and matte next to the shiny webs.

When the spiders were dry, I added the panel to a card base and popped up my scene elements with foam squares. For the sentiment, I grabbed the trusty Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip dies and stamps. After heat embossed one, I popped the strip up under the house for a nice grounding look.

For finishing touches I added some gold watercolor to parts of the images and then splattered a bit across the whole card front too. Last, I added glossy accents to the flame on the candle in front of the haunted house.

Products used today:
Mama Elephant Big Boo stamps and dies
Pretty Pink Posh Spider Web stencils
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips dies
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Halloween stamps
Embossing powder
VersaMark ink
Anti-static bag
Texture paste
Gold watercolor
Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers
Water brush pen
Glossy accents
Foam squares

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

Spellbinders – Handmade Holidays and Home for the Holidays Collections

Happy Friday everyone! This month I was also invited by Spellbinders to create with bits and pieces from the Handmade Holidays Kit Add Ons and Home for the Holidays Collection. As with most Spellbinders products, these interchange beautifully if you like bits and pieces from each one but are also packed with great things if you need to choose as well.

My first card today uses a couple of products from the Handmade Holidays Kit Add On selections. I built the gorgeous Delivery Joy Sleigh using various cardstocks in my stash and liquid glue to assemble all the pieces.

My sentiment banner comes from the Handmade Sentiments add on. I cut one from pink, then cut the sentiment, then decided to cut a solid banner from glitter cardstock to offset layer behind the pink one.

For my background panel, I added ink to the raised portion of my In the Pines embossing folder and embossed a piece of white cardstock. Then I went over the whole panel with another layer of the same ink and splattered it with gold watercolor for some sparkle.

All of the elements are popped up with foam tape and squares for my favorite dimensional look.

Okay, now it’s confession time before talking about this actual next card. Who buys the new fun gadgets but gets too nervous when they come so they sit in the beautiful box for months? Yeah, I’m raising my hand. I bought the Better Press system quite a while ago plus some plates. Nervous I would have a hard time with it, I left it all neatly stacked to guilt me from the sidelines of my craft room.

That ended with this next card though. I got a couple of plates from the new Copperplate Holiday Sentiments and Home for the Holidays Collections. I pressed the sentiment on an Emerald Cut Label with black ink. Then I pressed the Winter Rose background plate with garnet ink.

After popping the label up with foam tape, I created some poinsettias from the Poinsettia Spray die set and popped them up in opposite corners with foam squares.

I love getting a jump start of holiday cards. Normally I have plenty to go around but last year I fell short so it’s definitely on my mind.

Products used:
Winter Rose Better Press plate
Happy Holidays Better Press plate
Poinsettia Spray dies
Delivery Joy Sleigh dies
Handmade Sentiments dies
In the Pines embossing folder
Better Press Ink – black and garnet
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
Distress Oxide ink – shabby shutters
Brayer roller
Gold watercolor

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Spellbinders – Stampendous Backgrounds Collection

Hey friends! Spellbinders has some new amazing giant background stamps in a collection from Stampendous. These are great 6×6 red rubber stamps and they have a removeable piece in each one to alter the look or stamp just a smaller section of the pattern. They’re really cool!

Today I have two cards to share with you featuring the Streamers stamps.

For this card, I stamped and heat embossed the streamers on a large panel and ink blended dsitress oxide inks over the top. I spritzed the panel with water and let it dry. Then I cut the panel with the largest Notched Rectangle, plus a second for the back panel of my card.

I cut a smaller rectangle from vellum and added my hot foiled sentiment to that with foam squares. I finished the design off with a scattering of smooth silver discs for extra shine and interest.

For my second card, I kept to the Stampendous theme and pulled out the adorable Bear Hugs and Hugs Accessories dies.

Once again I heat embossed the Streamers image on a piece of white cardstock and ink blended over the top. Then I added my Stampendous Bear to a Make a Wish Arch cut out of vellum. Everything is layered together with foam squares.

Products used:
Streamers background stamp
Notched Corners Frames dies
Make a Wish Arches dies
Embossing powder
Anti-static bag
Distress Oxide Ink – picked raspberry, squeezed lemonade, carved pumpkin, wilted violet, milled lavender
Foam squares
Liquid glue
Hip Hip Hooray hot foil plate
Silver hot foil
Glimmer hot foil machine

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Spellbinders – Nature’s Botanical Garden Release

Welcome everyone! I have two cards to share with you today featuring the newly released Nature’s Botanical Garden floral dies from Spellbinders. These die sets give you the ability to create realistic, 3D florals for your projects. They’re awesome for dimensional cards but also for home decor and scrapbook pages too!

I had fun playing around with colors and ways to add color to the florals, along with a little distressed design style.

This first card is a pairing of the Landscape Rose dies and Mirrored Arch Labels dies. I embossed the black arch with the Tiny Dots embossing folder and added a sentiment from the Handwritten Sentiments die set.

My other card features the Flowering Quince with Essential Modern Ovals for a focal point and another Handwritten Sentiment. These florals were die cut from white cardstock and color added with distress oxide sprays as opposed to the first card that were cut from colored cardstock. Just another fun way to add depth and texture.

Products used:
Landscape Rose dies
Flowering Quince dies
Modern Oval dies
Mirrored Arch dies
Handwritten Sentiments dies
Liquid glue
Reverse tweezers
Distress Oxide Sprays – scorched timber, abandoned coral
Distress Oxide Ink – mowed lawn
Foam squares and tape

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

Doodlebugs – Mix-it-Up Monday Get Well Card

Hi friends! Mix-it-up Monday on the Doodlebugs blog is a fun design that is completely interchangeable for sentiments to make it whatever you need. I never had get well cards on hand so I thought this was the perfect time to make an extra. This combo of Waffle Flower and Mama Elephant products is really fun and sure to bring a smile.

I started by using my Waffle Flower Grip Mat and Daisy background stencil to ink up a subtle background. I used a mix of pink and purple for the flowers with apricot ink in the centers. I didn’t spend a lot of time on that because it doesn’t show much but definitely adds a little something.

Next, I cut the new Mama Elephant Note Page die with the embossed lines insert still attached. I took some Tombow markers to draw notebook lines on the paper for fun and then stamped some of the scribble images from Mama Elephant Write With Me stamp set on it. I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color them in quickly.

I cut the Waffle Flower Oversized Get Well from black cardstock and glued it in place, adding fun white gel pen accents for interest. Then I chose the cut fox image from the Mama Elephant Write With Me to stamp and color with copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut him out and added the note page and fox to the stenciled panel with foam tape and squares.

I decided to match the white gel pen from the sentiment to the fox image and also glossy accents on his nose and pen nib. *Pro tip: Let glossy accents dry and add white gel pen on top of it. It looks really cool and goes on smooth and easy.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Note Card dies
Mama Elephant Write With Me stamps and dies
Waffle Flower Daisy Background stencil
Waffle Flower Oversized Get Well dies
Waffle Flower Grip Mat
Blending brushes
Liquid glue
Foam tape and squares
Lawn Fawn Ink – apricot, fresh lavender, ballet slippers
Glossy accents
Sakura Gelly Roll pen – white

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