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Newton’s Nook – Holiday Release Day 1

Hello there! I’m so excited to, once again, be revealing another super amazing Newton’s Nook release this week! Today is day 1 and we’ve got amazing stuff right out of the gate to share with you!

Meowy Christmas Paper Pad

Newton’s Stocking stamps and dies

Snow Much Cheer stamps and dies

Aren’t these just the most adorable goodies to kick off the week with?!? I’m using the amazing new paper pad throughout the week so keep an eye out for fun ways to use these great patterns! First off, I’ve got a sweet card using Snow Much Cheer.

I stamped and colored the images with my copic markers, then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. For the background of my scene, I inked up the Evergreens stencil and die cut a couple of snow drifts using the Land Borders dies. Then I layered everything together and cut it out with the largest Framework die so the edges lined up correctly.

I cut a piece of gingham paper from the pad and adhered it to a card base before popping up the background scene with foam tape. I adhered the back snow drift with liquid glue and popped the front one up as well. Then I used a combination of liquid glue and foam squares to add my snowmen. Last, I place the card in my MISTI and stamped the sentiment on the top right corner of the scene.

Moving on to finishing touches, I added some glossy accents and unicorn stickles to both of the snowmen. Aren’t they snow much fun!?! I love this new set!

Next up, Newton’s Stocking is such a fun set! I love how the sentiments can fit inside the stocking if you want or they can be used separately too! Options are always fun!

I used the Stylish Stockings die set and the new paper pad to create some fun red and green stockings for my background. After adding the stockings to a white panel I used the largest Frames & Flags die to cut the panel out. Next, I stamped and colored my image with copic markers. Once it was colored I stamped a sentiment from the set inside the stocking and used the coordinating die to cut it out.

I cut a piece of red cardstock and added it to a white card base before popping the background panel up with foam tape and then popping Newton up again.

For finishing touches on this fun card, I added glossy accents to Newton’s nose and unicorn stickles to his hat.

Would you like to win the “Snow Much Cheer” or the “Newton’s Stocking”  Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 October 14th at 9pm ET to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 15th. 

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

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

Jane’s Doodles – Warm Hugs Release Hop

Hey friends! I am SO EXCITED to be apart of the Jane’s Doodles release hop for the adorable Warm Hugs set. Today I have a fun slimline card to share with you for a little inspiration.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to create a slimline card or an A2 size card with a tag so I just started by stamping a bunch of the images from the set. I did a little masking to add things to the bike and skateboard with those cute critters! I colored them all with my copic markers and used the scan-n-cut to cut them all out.

After playing with the images a bit I obviously landed on a slimline card. So the next step was inking up my background layers. The sky is blueprint sketch and tumbled glass. The dirt mound is gathered twigs, the grass is evergreen bough and shabby shutters, while the front dirt path is tea dye and gathered twigs. After inking the panels I used Trinity Stamps slimline dies to cut the borders.

I adhered dirt mound with foam tape, then the grass to that with liquid glue. Finally I added the front dirt road with another layer of foam tape. All of the images were then adhered with a combination of foam squares and liquid adhesive. To add little details to the sky and ground, I pulled out Sky’s the Limit and used a cloud with white pigment ink in the sky. Then I came in with a leaf from Warm Hugs and stamped some in brown on the ground.

I popped the whole card in my MISTI and stamped a sentiment in an open area in the sky and moved on to finishing touches. I kept those simple for this card because the scene is busy. I used glossy accents on the critter noses, pumpkin stems and various other small parts of the images.

Products used on today’s card:
Jane’s Doodles Warm Hugs stamps
Jane’s Doodles Sky’s the Limit stamps
Trinity Stamps Slimline Great Outdoor Borders dies
Trinity Stamps Slimline Scenic Borders dies

GIVEAWAY
To enter, leave a comment on the stops of the hop. The winner will be able to choose a stamp set of their choice. Winner announced on Monday, October 11.

SALE
Jane’s Doodles is having a sale to celebrate the new release. 25% off the entire store, no code needed!

Here’s the hop list for you!

Marion
Milka
Katerina
Claudia
Bobbi
Katja
Tinne
Janine
Amanda (guest) *YOU ARE HERE!*
Hanh (guest)
Laura (guest)
Yana (guest)
Jane’s Doodles blog

Pink & Main – Wishing You Joy, Peace, and Love

Happy Friday friends! I’m over on the Pink & Main blog today with some more Christmas fun from the September release. The Polly and Pete series are just too cute for me to leave alone. I love them!

I had a layout in mind so I stamped my cute image and colored it with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut it out. I chose a large sentiment strip die that would fit the sentiment, cut the banner and then stamped the sentiment. Because this is a little squishy it gave me more control over where my stamping landed on the banner.

Next I chose 2 patterned papers from the Homespun Holiday paper pack and cut one with the largest layered rectangle dies and the other from the largest double stitched dome dies. I layered the new blizzard stencil over the rectangle and spread iridescent glitz glitter gel through it. The snowflakes over the plaid just make me so happy! I love them together!

Once the panel was dry I adhered it to a white card base with EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive. Then I popped the dome and sentiment banner up with foam squares and then did the same with my image.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents to the bow, bear nose, penguin beak and feet; and unicorn stickles to their hats and cheeks.

Too much cuteness!!! I love it!

Products used today:
Polly and Pete Wreath stamps and dies
Blizzard stencil
Layered Rectangle dies
Large Sentiment Strip dies
Double Stitched Dome dies
Homespun Holiday paper pack
EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive
Thermoweb Glitz Glitter Gel – iridescent
3D Foam Tape
Foam squares

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

Miss Ink Stamps – Spook Up Some Fun Box Card

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I have a REALLY FUN box card featuring some Miss Ink Stamps ghosties that are just too cute for words! This set is adorable and the sentiments take it over the top!

To create my card, I stamped images from Boo Sheet and colored them with my copics. I used the scan-n-cut to cut them all out and adhered the supporting small images to each ghost with liquid adhesive.

Next, I cut the pieces of my box card with orange cardstock and the decorative panels from white cardstock. I inked up all the decorative panels with seedless preserves and blueprint sketch distress oxide inks. I spritzed them with water and flicked pearl and gold watercolor on them too. After they were dry, I used scrappy tape to adhere the box together.

I also used scrappy tape to add acetate strips to my ghosts and then adhere them to the different supports going across the inside of the box. I stamped a sentiment and trimmed it into a strip adhering it to the front of the box with liquid adhesive.

I didn’t like the texture my cutting plates left on the back of my box card so I cut another backing piece from white cardstock and adhered it with liquid glue so I have a clean white space on the back to write a fun message to the recipient too!

Products used on my card today:
Miss Ink Stamps Boo Sheet stamps
MFT Stamps Outside the Box Level Up dies
Distress Oxide Ink – blueprint sketch, seedless preserves
Scrappy tape – 1/4 inch
Ultra bond liquid adhesive
Copic markers

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

Trinity Stamps – Bonejour!

Welcome everyone! Thanks for stopping by. Today I have a SUPER snazzy slimline skelly to share with you. He’s so fun and I found a simpler way to use these awesome dies!

I started this card by playing around with the slimline skelly dies. I cut the base from black cardstock, thinking I would glue the white bones onto it. Then I had the idea to cut the bones from the black cardstock and cut another base layer from white and glue them together! Then all I had to do was inlay the pieces in the pelvis, ribcage and skull. So awesome!

Then I cut the hat from silver glitter cardstock, the band and bowtie from orange. Then I took YR09 and YR07 and gave the orange pieces a little shadow and depth.

Switching gears to the background, I inked up a panel with seedless preserves, twisted citron and carved pumpkin distress oxide inks. I spritzed the panel with water and flicked black paint on it. After it was dry, I die cut it with the slimline striped frame panel and adhered it to a white card base. I used liquid glue to adhere the band to the hat and then the hat and bowtie to the skelly.

I added foam tape to my skeleton and popped him in place. For the sentiment, I chose 2 from the Shake Your Bones stamp set and heat embossed them in white on black cardstock. Then I die cut them with a banner die from the 4-bar card die set. and added them with foam strips and liquid glue.

This card is so much fun and I really can’t wait to share it with a special little guy who I know will just love it!

Products used today:
Slimline Skelly dies
Slimline Striped Frame Panel die
Shake Your Bones stamps
4-Bar Card dies

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

Lawn Fawn – Cheers!

Hey friends! I have an adorable slimline card to share with you today. I snagged the new Lawn Fawn Lovely Latte die set and had some fun creating different cups with my stash of Lawn Fawn papers.

I cut all the pieces from the Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Christmas paper pad and white cardstock. I used copic markers to color the coffee part of my cups – E35, E34 and E31. This seems to be my go-to combo for coffee most of the time. For the whipped cream I used E000 and E0000. I used liquid glue and adhered all the pieces together onto the base layer.

To create the background I inked up distress oxides in candied apple, dried marigold and tattered rose. I spritzed it with water and adhered it to a white card base. Then I cut the awesome Pink & Main Plaid Slimline die from white cardstock and layered it on top. I added foam squares to my mugs and popped them in place.

Next, I die cut the Lawn Fawn Scripty Cheers sentiment from white cardstock 3 times and glued them together. Then I glued the stack to the card front below the cups. For finishing touches I came in with a Wink of Stella glitter brush pen on the sentiment and whipped cream. Such a fun little touch of shimmer.

I am loving this new line of dies Lawn Fawn has come out with. I hope a few of the other iconic characters get added to the mix too!

Products used on today’s card:
Lawn Fawn Lovely Latte dies
Lawn Fawn Scripty Cheers die
Pink & Main Plaid Slimline die
Distress oxides – candied apple, dried marigold, tattered rose
Copic markers
Foam squares
Wink of Stella

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

Mama Elephant – Designer Series Gift Card Pocket

Hey crafty friends! I am super excited to have one more post as part of my guest designer gig with Mama Elephant! Today I’m featured with some of the other amazing guest designers over on the Mama Elephant blog!

I created a gift card pocket featuring the Little Girl Gnome Agenda cuties, Easy XMas Greetings and Gift Card Pocket dies.

I started by cutting the card shape and the stitching holes. Then I sat for a while an stitched up a fun pattern. Next, I came back and stamped some of the cute gnomes. I colored them with my copic markers and cut them out with the coordinating dies.

Next, I cut the main card holder shape from white cardstock and inked up a red shadow behind the area I wanted to add my gnomes. I assembled the card holder and popped the gnomes up with foam squares.

I cut an extra card shape from kraft cardstock so I could write a message when I was ready to use this project. I stamped and heat embossed Easy XMas Greetings and cut them out. I chose one from the trio and popped it up with a foam strip.

Flipping the card holder back over, I adhered the stitched panel with scrappy tape and popped my additional gnomes up with foam squares. I adhered the hole reinforcer on both sides and threaded some ribbon from my stash through the hole.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents and unicorn stickles to all of the gnomes on both sides. I love the added shine and bling that these give!

I’m so excited about this cute project! I can’t wait to use it at Christmas and hopefully make more before then!

Products used on today’s project:
Little Girl Gnome Agenda stamps and dies
Easy XMas Greetings stamps and dies
Gift Pocket Tag dies
scrappy tape
foam squares
glossy accents
Stickles – unicorn

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

Pretty Pink Posh – Caroling Critters

Welcome everyone! Thanks for stopping by today. I’m sharing a clean and simple Christmas card featuring the Caroling Critters from Pretty Pink Posh. I love this set but with no coordinating dies I decided to come up with a window style design for them.

I stamped the image on white cardstock and colored it with my copic markers. Then I used the Trinity Stamps Embossed Edge Rectangle dies to cut a panel from kraft cardstock. For my window opening I used an old MFT arched stax set. I lined the kraft with foam strips and popped it on the scene panel.

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Joy stamp set and trimmed it into a strip. I added some foam tape to the back of the, doubling the layer in the center so it would lay nicely and placed it over the scene.

I cut another embossed rectangle from red cardstock and adhered it to a white card base and then adhered my scene panel to that.

Moving on to finishing touches, I just added some glossy accents to critter noses and unicorn Stickles to the hat pom poms and open music notes.

I found that this layout idea would work great for me to stamp multiple scenes out and color on the go. Just an idea since it might work for you too.

Products used today:
Pretty Pink Posh Caroling Critters stamps
Pretty Pink Posh Joy stamps
Trinity Stamps Embossed Edge Rectangle dies
MFT Stamps Arch Stax dies
Glossy accents
Stickles – unicorn
Foam tape

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

Pink & Main – Glittery Shaker Fun

Happy Friday friends!!! Today I’m over on the Pink & Main blog sharing a couple of super fun shaker cards featuring some of the amazing Christmas release. I was creating the first snowglobe card, not planning to make it a shaker and then I couldn’t resist. But while I was creating it I had another idea that I just couldn’t pass up. So today you get double the inspiration! I hope you enjoy them.

This all started because I wanted to make one of those adorable snowglobes. So I stamped images from the Empty Snowglobe set and Winter Snowglobe Scenes and colored them with my copic markers. It became apparent pretty quickly that I did want to make this cute scene into a shaker so I cut the additional elements needed like the acetate panel a new base panel and cut the window out of the stamped snowglobe I already had.

Next, I inked up the base panel with blue and adhered my house scene down to that. Then I adhered the acetate to the frame and lined it with foam strips. I added some ice rink fine glitter to my scene and sealed it all up.

For the background panel of my card, I inked up a white piece of cardstock with candied apple distress oxide as messy as I could. Some heavy spots, some light spots and some streaks. Then I spritzed it with water and flicked pearl watercolor all over it. Once it was dry I die cut it with the Dotted Cover die and just love how it looks! I lined the back with green cardstock and adhered it to a white card base. Next, I adhered the snowglobe down with liquid glue. I thought it was missing something so I pulled out the Stitched Bow dies and cut the smallest one from white cardstock. I used my awesome new reverse tweezers and liquid adhesive to assemble it and glued it to the left of the sentiment.

This was so fun to create and I love how the ultra fine glitter looks like a grand snow bank waiting for kids to run out and play on. Super cute!

While I was using the Empty Snowglobe dies, I had to move the sentiment die in the set out of the way…which got me thinking that it would go so cute with the gingerbread image from the Winter Snowglobe Scenes. Hence, I have another adorable card to share with you.

For this card, I stamped and colored the Winter Snowglobe Scene with my copics and used the coordinating dies to cut it out. Then I cut the sentiment from white cardstock 5 times and adhered the layers together with liquid glue.

I used the same candied apple distress oxide ink, but this time I started in the center of my panel and inked it up in a circular motion working my way out. I spritzed the panel with water and let it dry. Once it was dry I cut it out with the Peppermint Cover die, trimmed a piece of acetate to fit and adhered them together with liquid glue. I lined it with foam strips and filled it with holly and silver bells fine glitter. Once it was all sealed up I adhered the shaker to a white card base.

Next I used liquid glue to adhere the sentiment on the front and foam squares to pop the image up to same height. For finishing touches, I added unicorn stickles to the bottom of the letters in the sentiment and the roof line of the house. Then I added glossy accents all over the image to anything that looks like frosting. I think these two things really tie them in to the super shimmery glitter shaker.

These are so much fun and such happy cards! They’ll be great to share with someone at Christmas time! I’m also excited to have two more cards for my holiday stash! Have you started yet?

Products used today:
Winter Snowglobe Scenes stamps and dies
Empty Snowglobe stamps and dies
Peppermint Cover die
Dotted Cover dies
Stitched Bow dies
Fine Glitter – holly, silver bells, ice rink
EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive
Reverse Tweezers
Glossy accents
Distress Oxide – candied apple
Stickles – unicorn
Foam strips
Copic markers

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