Pretty Pink Posh – September Release Blog Hop Day 3

Hi there! I’m so excited to be joining the Pretty Pink Posh September Release Hop for day 3. If you missed the first 2 days, be sure to head to the PPP hop and catch up on all that inspiration and increase your chances of winning one of those $30 gift cards too!

Today I have a fun shaker card to share with you featuring the new Pumpkin Shaker dies and last year’s Grateful Script die for a beautiful sentiment.

I started by trimming a piece of kraft cardstock to 4×5.25 inches and then used the part of the pumpkin shaker die set that just cuts the windows. I inked the edges of the panel with gathered twigs distress oxide ink and splattered it with ground espresso. I cut the leaf and stem from green cardstock and inked them with rustic wilderness ink for dimension, then glued them to the kraft panel, popping up the leaf over the stem. Next, I lined the back of my panel with acetate and then foam tape, avoiding my shaker window.

I took a piece of white cardstock smaller than my kraft panel and inked it with ripe persimmon and spiced marmalade distress oxide ink. I splattered it with water and blotted it dry. Then I sprinkled some matte gold and espresso confetti bits on the panel and sealed them up with the pumpkin window panel.

I used liquid glue to adhere my shaker panel to white card base. Then, I pulled out the grateful script die that released last year and cut it out with Spellbinders peach die cutting glitter foam. I adhered this with liquid glue as well.

Then my card is all finished. I love how it turned out. Elegant and pretty, perfect for fall.

Products used:
Pumpkin Shaker dies
Grateful Script die
Confetti Bits – matte gold and espresso
Distress Oxide Ink – ripe persimmon, spiced marmalade, rustic wilderness, gathered twigs, ground espresso
Foam tape and squares
Liquid glue
Spellbinders die cutting foam – peach

Don’t forget to hop along and comment as you go. You have the chance to win one of three $30 gift cards to the Pretty Pink Posh shop!

BLOG HOP DAY 3

Pretty Pink Posh blog
Gemma Campbell
Lynn Put
Dana Kirby
Rebecca Keppel
Melody Rupple
Carly Minner
Amanda Wilcox

Comments must be left by 11:59 PM PST on 9/19/2023. Winners will be announced on the PPP blog.

Pink & Main – Halloween Gift Tags with Foilables

Happy Wednesday everyone! I’m on the Pink & Main blog today sharing a fun use of some of the new Foilables for Halloween. I love giving little gifts for the holidays through the year but definitely for Halloween! So when I saw the new Halloween Icons Foilables pack I couldn’t resist making some gift tags with them.

I started by picking my favorite sheet from the pack. They’re all fantastic but there’s something about these mini images making up a bigger image that I thought was extra cool! Then I used the Layered Circles dies to cut them all out. I went digging through my foil and decided to showcase six different foils for you today…but you could absolutely just use one if your selection isn’t out of control yet like mine is. They will look amazing no matter what.

I ran these through my mini Minc machine three at a time so they had space without overlapping. After removing the foil transfer I inked the edges of each circle with a corresponding ink color. Then I splattered them all with black paint for extra texture and distressing. You know my style…I love splatter!

Next, I pulled out the Zig Zag Circles and cut the size up from the foiled circles in corresponding cardstock colors and also white. I used EZ Squeeze liquid glue to adhere the zigzags together before gluing the foiled ones on top. Then I just a hole punch from my drawer and threaded some twine through each one.

I intend to add these to a little bag or box of candy for coworkers on Halloween. How would you use them?

Products used:
Foilables – Halloween Icons
CheerFoil – sparkle orange, fairy wings peach, pebbles bronze, watercolor green, boysenberry and waterfall teal
Layered Circles dies
Zig Zag Circles dies
EZ Squeeze liquid glue
Mini Minc Machine
Ergonomic blending brushes

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

Newton’s Nook – September Release Day 3

This week is flying by! Today is our last entry of release reveals and it’s so much fun! What NND release would be complete without a new Newton to create with!?! I hope you’ve loved everything and have your list ready to go for release day on Friday!

Candy Corn Newton stamps and dies

I know this is a large debate among many families…to candy corn or not? My daughter and I are candy corn fans, my husband not so much but my brother-in-law is outright repulsed by it. It’s become quite a joke and super fun this time of year.

For today’s card, I stamped and colored Newton plus the extra smaller candy corn images with copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I die cut a speech bubble and stamped my sentiment on that toward to top to leave room for the small images and switched to creating my background.

I cut four rectangles measuring 2×3 3/8 inches from two designs in the Halloween time paper pad. Then I folded one corner back on each one creating and opening in the center of my design. I glued them to a piece of teal cardstock and adhered the corners down with a foam square. Next I added Newton with foam squares, along with the speech bubble.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the face on the bucket and Newton’s nose. Isn’t this just super fun?!? Have I mentioned that I love spooky season!

Would you like to win the “Candy Corn Newton” Stamp Set? This stamp set 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)! Thewinner 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 September 14th at 9pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 15th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – September Release Day 2

For day 2 of the Newton’s Nook September Release reveals, we’ve got spooky fun with a new stamp and die set along with a new stencil. I’m sharing two cards with you featuring both!

Ghostly Good Time stamps and dies

Spooky Line stencil

I couldn’t believe after creating both of my cards for today, how cool they turned out but how easy they were to create also! Let’s start with a Ghostly Good Time, shall we?

I stamped and colored my images with copic markers, with no design in mind at all but I thought the images were too cute and I wanted to see them both. After that, I went flipping through the new Halloween Time paper pad and stopped in my tracks at this amazing scene panel that’s in it. Too perfect not to try!

So, I used my images as a guide for where to stamp and heat emboss my spooky sounds. After the heat embossing was done, I popped the images up with foam squares and decided on this awesome sentiment from the new Spooky Sentiments hot foil plates. It’s die cut with a Banner Duo die.

I really adore all of these awesome line stencils and truly enjoy making them the star of the show. so I inked up all the layers for this new one and then just framed it up with papers from the Halloween Time paper pad. I added another hot foiled sentiment banner and snagged that little ghost from Ghostly Good Time.

To add a little interest and sparkle because, well, it’s me, I added stardust Stickles to bits of each ghost. Isn’t this so fun!?!

Would you like to win the “Ghostly Good Times” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Newton’s Nook – September Release Day 1

Hello everyone! Spooky season is my very favorite and I’m happy to be starting release reveals for the Newton’s Nook September Release and it’s full of spooky goodness! Today we’re revealing a bunch of great products that we’ll be using throughout the week.

Labels Hot Foil dies and Halloween Apothecary stamps (labels fit the jar hot foil dies perfectly)

Spider Web and Spooky Sentiments hot foil plates (sentiments work perfectly with Banner Duo dies)

Halloween Time paper pad

Isn’t this collection of goodies an incredible start to release week?!? I had so much fun creating with it all. Today I have a card focusing on the Halloween Apothecary stamps and Labels hot foil plates.

I had grand ideas for my card today so I hot foiled a few jars in different colors, then did the same with the new labels. Then I used the coordinating dies and cut everything out. I ink blended each piece to coordinate with the color of hot foil and then heat embossed a different image on each label in colored embossing powder.

I was very determined to get all three awesome jars on my card so I swapped my A2 size card base out for A7 and absolutely love the outcome! I cut the largest A7 Frames die from black cardstock and then the next size down from lime green. I kept the pieces that cut the windows because I wanted a solid panel and just embraced the extra stitching texture.

My card base is inked with distress oxide in seedless preserves and splattered with water. I popped the black panel up with foam tape, glued the green down with liquid glue and then popped all of the jars up with foam tape as well.

Last of all, I curved the sentiment in Halloween Apothecary to match the skinny banner in the A7 Frames die set and stamped it in black ink. I added this with a combo of liquid glue and foam squares to keep it level with the jars.

Would you like to win the “Halloween Apothecary” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Doodlebugs – Spooky Scene with Mama Elephant and Pretty Pink Posh

Hey friends! I’m on the Doodlebugs blog today creating a fun spooky scene with Mama Elephant and Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. I had so much fun coloring and inking and I just love how this turned out. It’s so fun! Also, fall crafting is my favorite so that might have something to do with it too.

I started this card by deciding my layout on the Mama Elephant Stardust Trail cover plate and then stamped out all the images. I colored them with copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. The images are from a combo of Mama Elephant Hey Pumpkin and Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Signs.

Then I die cut the Stardust Trail cover plate from white cardstock and used blending brushes with Lawn Fawn dye inks to add my color. Then I used gold watercolor and painted a piece of white cardstock that would show behind the star cutouts. I used liquid glue to adhere them together and then to a card base.

Then I added foam squares to pop all my images up with foam squares. For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the kitty’s nose and black glaze pen to his eyes. I needed more sparkle so I also added stardust Stickles to the bubbling cauldron.

I think these spooky characters are just the cutest and can’t wait for Halloween to come. We’re already decorating at our house because we love it so much! That way we get two months of spooky before things switch to just fall and turkeys. Do you decorate for Halloween?

Products used:
Mama Elephant Hey Pumpkin stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Stardust Trail cover plate
Pretty Pink Posh Halloween Signs stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn Ink – artichoke, grape soda, deep sea, sunflower
Blending brushes
Gold watercolor
Liquid glue
Foam squares
Stickles – stardust
Glossy accents
Sakura Glaze Pen – black

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

Destash Envelopes and Boxes

Hey friends! I have another huge assortment of products I need to destash to make room for all the new goodies coming in. I am prepped and ready to send envelopes stuffed full for $75 or boxes stuffed full for $150. You choose the size, USA shipping is included in these prices.

Remember that these envelopes and boxes are packed as full as I can get them, worth at least three times what they cost you. No duplicates, coordinating dies always included and lots of different brands.

Let me know if you have any questions. You can email me to claim at twiddlersnook@gmail.com, or message me on Facebook or Instagram. I’ll be going to the post office daily as packages are paid for so you’re not waiting for your goodies to come.

Thank you for all your love and support! I truly appreciate it! Have a fabulous day!

Miss Ink Stamps – Boo Cats

Happy Thursday everyone! I was so happy to pull out some of my favorite Halloween goodies from Miss Ink Stamps this week and play a little. I hope you like it too!

First thing I did was pull out a piece of cardstock and my Halloween Mandala stencil. I love this one so much and couldn’t wait to ink it up. I added light orange ink all over the panel leaving it unblended and variegated. Then I put the stencil over top and inked it up with dark gray ink, not black. I liked the softer, less bold background. Then I splattered the panel with orange watercolor and let it dry.

Next, I stamped Boo Cats and colored them with my copic markers. Y’all know I do not fussy cut, so out the scan-n-cut came to the rescue! After that I die cut a black frame from the Modern Typeset die set. I mocked up placement of everything and added foam strips to the frame and squares to the kitties.

After adhering the frame and images I placed my panel in my MISTI and stamped my sentiment in the upper left corner. If you want variety for spooky sentiments check out the Halloween Sentiments set but I do love this punny one that’s part of Boo Cats so I used it.

For finishing touches I pulled out the same watercolor set and painted the hats of all three cats with coordinating metallic watercolors. It adds shimmer to the kitties and in the background.

Products used today:
Boo Cats stamps
Halloween Mandala stencil
Modern Typeset dies
Foam strips and squares
LH Colors watercolor
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn dye inks

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

Pink & Main – Happy Fall Y’all

Welcome, welcome! So glad you’re here!!! I’m on the Pink & Main blog today and I’m fully embracing all things fall. The new Pick of the Patch stamps are absolutely adorable. At first I was choosing one image to create with but when I saw that little turtle handing his acorn to the pumpkin, my heart melted and I switched gears.

So, I stamped my images from Pick of the Patch and colored them with copic markers before cutting them out with the coordinating dies. Next, I chose a frame from the Square Frames die set. This set has four frames, all the same size but with different borders to choose from. Today I’m going with zig zag. I kept the inside that cuts out and inked the top part with rustic wilderness distress oxide ink.

I lined the back of each frame with foam tape, using this to hold the frame and insert together. Then I added all of my images with foam squares. *Note, I did stamp my sentiment on one before adding any foam so it would stamp nice and clean.*

For my background, I blended distress oxide ink in ripe persimmon, rusty hinge and mustard seed at an angle across the panel. I spritzed it with water and blotted it dry before gluing that to a white card base. Next, I just removed release paper and added all of my pumpkin filled frames.

For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to all the pumpkin eyes and Touch of Gloss to the cheeks, noses, acorn and turtle shell. Then I felt like the sentiment frame was lacking shine so I added more Touch of Gloss to the swirls between the leaves too.

I’m so happy about the season change and the crisp mornings that are starting to arrive. How about you?

Products used:
Pick of the Patch stamps and dies
Square Frames dies
Foam Tape
Touch of Gloss
Distress Oxide – rustic wilderness, mustard seed, rusty hinge, ripe persimmon

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

Doodlebugs – Christmas Mix and Match Fun

Hi there! Have you gotten any early start on holiday crafting this year? I feel like it really became a thing with companies doing Christmas in July releases which helped my motivation. I also noticed that Christmas crafting now compared to later on, my color choices are brighter and different which is sort of cool and fun!

I recently picked up some new goodies from Doodlebugs with the intent of mixing them together for some holiday cards. This was the first result from that. I started by playing with the Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia die cutting pieces and arranging them different ways. I used liquid glue to adhere everything except I added the poinsettia with foam squares for some dimension.

Then I inked up a panel with the Pretty Pink Posh Argyle stencil set using mermaid and jalapeno Lawn Fawn inks. After stenciling, I glued the panel to a top folding card base and then glued my foliage down on that.

Next, I heat embossed and die cut a sentiment from Mama Elephant’s Everything Nice sentiment set. I love these bold sentiments and have all of the collections. They come in handy and are a fabulous font! I added the sentiment with foam squares and liquid glue.

Since my foliage has some pretty gold shiny pieces, I didn’t add any finishing touches. They were kind of built in when I added that shiny-ness everywhere as I went along.

Products used:
Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia dies
Pretty Pink Posh Argyle stencils
Mama Elephant Everything Nice stamps and dies
Lawn Fawn ink – jalapeno and mermaid
Blending brushes
Liquid glue
Foam squares
Embossing powder
Anti-static powder bag
VersaMark ink

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