Newton’s Nook – Meow-ing in the Rain!

Welcome friends! Today I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog with an extra project to share gearing us up for all things spring! I’m very ready for more sunshine and time outside. How about you?

When shuffling stamps around moving out of the winter season, I found this adorable set that I haven’t given enough love – Newton’s Rainy Day Trio! So I immediately pulled it out to create with.

I wanted to keep the colors soft so I started by coloring my kitties all the same but with very light colors. Then I kept to the softer colors for the others as well. This took some effort for me because I lean toward the bold side. I think they turned out really sweet though and it was fun to think differently about color combos.

I stamped a few music notes before using the coordinating dies to cut everything out. Then I used the Raindrops stencil on a piece of white cardstock with teal ink fading as I went down. I removed the stencil and inked the top of the paper with the same color.

Next, I cut a strip of white cardstock and stamped my sentiment on it. I started with 1.5 inches but went down to 1.25 inches instead. I added foam tape to the back and popped it up on the bottom of the stenciled panel.

Next, I added the kitties and music notes with foam squares to keep them the same level as the sentiment panel. For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the buttons and boots, and you can’t forget the kitty noses too! Then I decided a little shine on the umbrella handles and tips would be good too.

I added Wink of Stella glitter brush pen to the music notes so they shimmer in the light and last of all I came in with a white gel pen to add highlights to the kitty images.

I live in Oregon where it rains all the time so I can relate to these kitties pretty well. I’m definitely more like the kitty in yellow – just put your hood on and enjoy it because it’s not going anywhere. Lol!

Products used today:
Newton’s Rainy Day Trio stamps and dies
Raindrops stencil
Foam tape and squares
Glossy accents
Wink of Stella glitter brush pen

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Spellbinders – Junk Journal Envelopes with Flea Market Finds

Welcome everyone! I’m so glad you’re here today. I have been playing around with different types of crafts lately, some paper-related and some not. One has been journaling and decorating the pages here and there when I feel like it. I thought it would be fun to play with some of the Spellbinders Flea Market Finds envelopes and things to make additions for future pages.

I created a few envelopes of both sizes from cardstock and folded them up. Then I various additions for each one using the other dies in the Envelopes 2 set – faux wax seals, inserts, stamps – whatever struck me at the time.

Then I started decorating the various pieces with the Reading Matter stamp set for added interest. I pulled one of the fun ephemera pieces from the Miscellany pack for this envelope and added ribbon to the tab on my insert too.

I love the postage stamp and really wanted to use it so I flipped one of the envelopes over and decorated the front instead of the back too. I thought this would give a little something different for the page too. These stamps are so vintage and cool. I love them!

For the last envelope I switched to teal and a white insert while stamping in colored ink for a little extra something. I love how this one turned out. There’s something about the brightness on this round of creations that are making me happy.

Do you have other crafty ventures besides card making? I’d love to hear about them!

Products used today:
Mini Envelope 2 dies
Florals 2 Palette paper pad
Reading Matter stamps
Coat Check Miscellany printed die cuts
White liner tape
Tape runner

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Pink & Main – You Are My Sunshine

Happy Wednesday everyone! It’s Pink & Main day on the blog and today I finally get to share this sweet baby card with you featuring the new stamp and die set Welcome Baby. This might be my most favorite baby set of all time. It’s super versatile and absolutely adorable!

I kept my colors a little gender neutral today so I could have a card in my stash for those parents who don’t find out or maybe I get extra excited and want to send a congrats card before they know. These are very real possibilities people. And I totally couldn’t resist decorating the onesie with the you are my sunshine sentiment. It’s my favorite next to that dinosaur!

For my background, I cut a white panel down to 4×5.5 inches and inked up the left edge with construction ink over the Scattered Stars stencil. I popped this panel up with foam tape on a white card base and added a little washi tape strip for interest.

Next, I popped the onesie up with foam squares. The coordinating die set comes with the letters to cut the word baby so I decided to add it below the onesie with construction cardstock.

For finishing touches I added stardust Stickles to the bottom of the die cut letters. I like the extra sparkle and interest it gives the otherwise flat addition to the design.

Then I added Touch of Gloss to the snaps and sun on the onesie and stardust Stickles to the cloud. Final finishing touches are those couple of glitter enamel dots from the In the Garden pack.

Do you keep different occasion cards in your stash like baby or wedding cards? I’m not very good at it but when I have them on hand I am always pleased with myself. Lol.

Products used today:
Welcome Baby stamps and dies
Scattered Stars stencil
Ergonomic Blending Brush
Construction ink and cardstock
In the Garden enamel dots
Touch of Gloss
Foam tape and squares
Stickles – stardust

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Spellbinders – Flea Market Finds Shaker Card

Hello again crafty friends. I’m back today with another card featuring the Spellbinders Flea Market Finds Collection from Cathe Holden. When I pull out these products they just make me want to get inky and messy. The more layers and dimension the more I like what I’m creating with them.

Today I started with plain white envelopes in front of me and just played around grabbing ink, stamps, trying different papers, all the things.

After creating my first envelope on the left, I was looking at the die set and wanted to see what the second envelope was like if I cut the window out of the front. That’s when I immediately thought to make it a shaker with some Spellbinders sequins inside.

Once my envelopes were created and glued together, I started layering fun pieces from the Miscellany Printed Die Cut pack all over. Once I had a general idea of how I wanted it to look, I started gluing the pieces together.

With the my images all adhered together in a big clump, I chose a piece of paper from the Florals 2 Palette paper pad and trimmed it to fit an A2 card front. After adhering that down I wanted some texture so I inked one edge with tattered rose distress oxide ink and then splattered the whole panel with the same ink.

I adhered my images down and trimmed off the excess. Then I tied twine around the top of the card for added texture and interest.

I’m having so much fun creating all of these very different cards that have no sentiment on the front so they can be used for any occasion I choose. It’s great!

Products used:
Spellbinders Mini Envelopes 2 dies
Spellbinders Coat Check Miscellany printed die cuts
Spellbinders Florals 2 Palette paper pad
Spellbinders Reading Matter stamps
Spellbinders Smooth Discs – champagne
Distress Oxide – tattered rose
Bearly Art liquid glue

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Mama Elephant – Special Delivery

Hi again! Today I have another fun Mama Elephant card featuring some goodies that I recently picked up from Doodlebugs but are from older releases. First up was this adorable Little Agenda Airplane set. I started with just these cute parachuters but the airplanes and combining them is going to be so much fun!

I started by stamping a bundle of images and just had relaxing fun watercoloring them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out and went back to my stash to decide on a background for my cute critters.

I came across the Postage Frame dies and realized I hadn’t used them yet, also how cute would they be with these floating packages and letters! So I cut the main die from kraft cardstock not realizing it cuts a frame and the center pops out. I took the opportunity to ink the edges on the inside piece with white pigment ink to make it stand out from the frame a little. Then I used my images as a guide for where to stamp my sentiment.

Once that was stamped, I added foam tape to the frame and insert and popped them up on a white card base. I added the clouds and falling letters with liquid glue and popped the other images up on foam squares.

For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to the critter eyes and white gel pen highlights to various parts of the images. I added glossy accents to the critter noses and postage on the packages and envelopes.

I’ve been making a big push to create extra “just because” cards to send when the moment strikes me. It seems that I have those moments when I have no appropriate cards available or time to make one. So, I guess that’s a goal now this year to make sure I have them around anytime.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Little Agenda Airplanes stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Postage Frame dies
Glossy accents
Foam tape and squares

I get all of my Mama Elephant goodies at Doodlebugs. Click HERE to get a 15% off coupon for your purchase.

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Pink & Main – Make A Wish

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today is like my Friday since I’m on vacation the rest of the week from my day job so I’m extra chipper! I’m over on the Pink & Main blog sharing a glittery fun birthday card with you featuring the new Make A Wish stamp and die set.

I started by playing around with the fabulous ice cream cone pieces and my dye inks. I used Lawn Fawn pizza crust for the cone which I think is perfect and then Pink & Main construction, dress shop and night sky. I stamped the detail layer with watermark & embossing ink and heat embossed them with icicle embossing powder. Isn’t the sparkly tops on the ice cream cones so fun!?! Next, I used EZ Squeeze liquid glue to adhere the ice cream to the cones and set them aside.

For my background panel, I chose the next-to-largest Wide Stitched Arches die and cut it from river walk cardstock. I splattered it with pearl watercolor and let it dry. Knowing the main colors I was working with, I went digging in my patterned paper and chose the light pink stripes from the year round dots & stripes paper pad for my card front.

After adhering the pink background to a card base, I popped the wide arch panel up with foam tape. Then I added the ice cream cones with foam squares. *Note that I added double foam squares where they hang over the arches so they still lay nice and flat.*

Finally I stamped a sentiment from the Make A Wish stamp set with lakeside ink and die cut it out. Next, I added Touch of Gloss to the flame and sprinkled lemonade super fine glitter on it to give the candle flame a little extra. Once that was dry, I added foam squares to the back and popped it up on the ice cream cones.

Products used today:
Make a Wish stamps and dies
Wide Stitched Arches dies
Year Round Dots & Stripes paper pad
River Walk cardstock
Premium Dye Ink – construction, dress shop, night sky and lakeside
Watermark & Embossing Ink
Magic Anti-static Brush
Icicle embossing powder
EZ Squeeze liquid glue
Touch of Gloss
Super Fine Glitter – lemonade
Foam tape and squares
LH Colors watercolor – pearl

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Ellen Hutson – Sweet Spring Set of 4

Welcome everyone! I’m so glad you’re here! Today I’m playing with goodies from Ellen Hutson and a couple of MFT Stamps background stamps. I was inspired by Therese Calvird from the Ellen Hutson design team. Click HERE to see the card she shared that got my wheels turning.

Now, I don’t have the new skinny stripes background stamp from Ellen Hutson, or the background die but her background and use of that sweet bunny had me thinking. I do have a diagonal skinny stripe background from MFT Stamps and was able to stamp, rotate and stamp again to create my orange and green backgrounds. While I was digging for that stamp I found the sweet plaid background that I bought last year and love so much, so I couldn’t resist inking it up a couple of time too.

Then I proceeded to stamp a ton of images from Sweet Spring and color everything with my copic markers. I started with the bunny and a bundle of carrots like Therese’s card. Who could resist!?!

The second element I loved about her card was the speech bubble sentiment. It’s playful and lends itself to being more versatile outside of the Easter holiday. So I pulled out a couple of Ellen Hutson products to make my own.

The sentiments come from Small Sayings stamps, and the speech bubbles are from Heart Eyes stamps and dies which released in January.

Keeping with the sweet spring feel but not necessarily Easter, I put that cute fox in a flower pot surrounded by flower filled pots as well. Can’t you just see him popping up out of nowhere saying hello? I just love it!

All of the images have similar finishing touches with white gel pen accents, black glaze pen to open eyes and little bits of glossy accents on parts of the images like these flower centers.

This card is definitely more of an Easter feel but it’s so sweet that I just couldn’t resist. I love the bunny ears to dress up the critters and having him pop out of the egg was too cute!

I chose another generic sentiment for the front but will probably stamp something from the fun Ears to You stamp set on the inside before I mail it out.

Last but not least, these sweet chicks! They’re so fun walking in a line with the babies not following directions. The speech bubble and hearts both came from Heart Eyes. I seriously love this one!

I forgot to mention also, I trimmed the stamped backgrounds down to 4×5.25 inches and popped them up with foam tape for added dimension. If you’ve followed me for even just a minute, you know I love dimension on everything!

One more look at all four cards that I created using Ellen Hutson Sweet Spring and MFT Stamps backgrounds, inspired by Therese Calvird.

Products used today:
EBE Sweet Spring stamps and dies
EBE Heart Eyes stamps and dies
EBE Small Sayings stamps
MFT Stamps Diagonal Stripes stamp
MFT Stamps All Lined Up Diagonally stamp
Foam squares
Foam tape
White gel pen
Black glaze pen
Glossy accents

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Mama Elephant – Rain or Shine Circle Shaped Card

Hi crafty friends! While I was waiting for the new Mama Elephant release to drop, I pulled out last year’s spring cuties to play with. First, I made a fun circle shaped card using their genius Combo Circle dies.

I started by stamping my images on Bristol smooth cardstock and watercolored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

Pulling from my desire for sunshine and spring I used the Combo Circle dies to cut yellow and pink scallops, plus a white scene panel. I glued the scallops together, cut another scallop from white cardstock and scored it about an inch from one side. I glued this flap to the colored scallops to create my card base.

I blended tattered rose distress oxide ink in the center of the white circle and flicked pearl watercolor on the panel too. While that was drying I glued my turtle to the puddle and added foam squares to the back of my images.

When the panel was dry, I used my images as a guide where I could stamp my sentiment. Once that was stamped I adhered the images and stamped a few extra water splashes and drops. Finally, I added my scene panel to the card base with liquid glue. This helps so I have a moment to make sure it’s centered.

For finishing touches I just added glossy accents to the bunny’s nose and turtle’s shell. Then I added black glaze pen to their eyes to help them pop and shine too.

Products used:
Mama Elephant Combo Circle dies
Mama Elephant Flower Shower stamps and dies
Foam squares
Bearly Art liquid glue
Distress Oxide – tattered rose
Sakura Gelly Roll black glaze pen
LH Colors pearl watercolor

I order all of my Zig markers and Mama Elephant from Doodlebugs. Click HERE for a link to get 15% off your purchase.

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Newton’s Nook – March Release Day 4

As we wind down an awesome reveal week, I hope you’re ready to shop! But first, let’s take a look at one more fun stamp and die set being added to the collection tomorrow.

Fabulous Fungus stamps and dies

These super fun mushrooms and even funnier sentiments are sure to give you a giggle. I certainly did! When I saw all of them I knew they needed a gnome to hang in the garden with them.

I chose the sweet image from Gnome Garden with the little guy sitting on a mushroom plus a bundle of different images from the new Fabulous Fungus set and colored everything with my copic markers. I used coordinating dies from both sets to cut everything out.

I die cut a white panel using the largest Frames & Flags die and combined it with the hills & grass stencil to give my panel some scenery. Using my images as a guide, I stamped a sentiment from Fabulous Fungus in the sky. Then I grabbed a cloud stamp from Newton’s Birthday Balloons and stamped some of those to fill the sky subtly.

I adhered the images with a combination of foam squares and liquid glue. Then I popped the scene panel up on a piece of flower patterned paper from the Spring Blooms paper pad. I adhered the whole thing to a white card base and added glossy accents around various parts of images for finishing touches.

Would you like to win the “Fabulous Fungus” 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 March 23rd at 9pm ET to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 24th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Tina Herbeck
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Maria Russell
Farhana Sarker
Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox

Pink & Main – Sweetest Birthday Wishes

Hey friends! I’m over on the Pink & Main blog today with some sweet birthday wishes and a fun technique to try.

I started my card with a design idea in my head so I stamped a bunch of images from Sweet Birthday which happens to be the stamp and die of the month for March! You can get a super deal on this set if you sign up before the end of the month. After coloring the images with copic markers, I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. I used EZ Squeeze liquid glue to adhere the party hats to a couple of the images missing one and set them aside to dry.

Next, I took a white panel and the new Fireworks embossing folder. I used a brayer roller with construction ink on the flat side of the embossing folder. Next, I placed the white panel on the other side and closed the folder. After running it through my die cut machine with the embossing folder sandwich, I had this awesome panel where the raised, embossed areas are white but the panel is orange. Isn’t that so cool!?! It’s really fun to play around with.

I adhered the embossed panel to a white card base and popped my images up with foam squares across the center of the card front. Then I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the set and cut it out with a sentiment strip from Sunny Greetings and popped it up too.

For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to all the eyes and stardust Stickles to the top of the party hats. Then I used Touch of Gloss on things like cherries, cheeks and the balloon.

I hope you’ll try this fun background technique. It gives your embossing folders a new lease on life, which is awesome because they are a craft tool that is less expensive and fun to create with!

Products used:
Sweet Birthday stamps and dies (Stamp and Die of the Month)
Fireworks embossing folder
Touch of Gloss
Magic Anti Static Brush
Ink – embossing and construction
Embossing Powder – icicle
EZ Squeeze liquid glue
Stickles – stardust
Brayer roller
Foam squares

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