Clean and Simple Kitty Christmas

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a card made with the Gerda Steiner Designs Deck the Halls stamp set. I wanted to really focus on this cute little kitty so I created a clean and simple card. Check out the video for more:

When working on a clean and simple card simple it can be beneficial to keep the color story minimal. This is why I opted for a neutral color cat. I’m a big fan of adding sparkle on Christmas cards so here I added gems, glitter, and glossy accents. I love that I was able to sneak in some gem destashing into such a stamp heavy design. 

Check out Gerda Steiner’s amazing selection of Christmas stamps and then share your creations over on the Facebook group. 

Comparing Purple Distress Inks and The Hop to Stop

Hello crafty friends! Today I am here with a card set and video for Becca Dawn’s Hop to Stop which is aiming to raise awareness for domestic violence. Please follow the link to learn more and find out how you can participate. The rules of the hop ask you to create a purple card and since I got the Wilted Violet Distress Ink in my October DT package from Tupelo Designs LLC I decided to incorporate the hop into my video. Check out more about the ink comparison and a card tutorial in the video. 

Newton’s Nook is a sponsor for this hop and Tupelo Designs LLC carries many of their sets so it was a perfect combo. Of course there is a lot of purple inspiration on this hop and so if it makes you fall in love with purple, I’m hoping this look at the whole range of purple Distress Inks will help you figure out which are for you. Unsurprisingly I consider them all must haves!

Also the check out the Facebook page for the hop so you can find out how to donate your cards. 

Making a Scene with Create a Smile Stamps and Hero Arts Ombre Inks

Hello crafty friends! Today I have some cards for the Create a Smile guest design team call. I love Create a Smile’s fun unique stamps and the Poppin Over set really called to me because I adore critters and these ones are so cute. That little waving bear makes me smile every time. Check out the video for more on how I made these cards.

I love my Hero Arts Ombre Inks but I don’t always use them in the way they are intended. Because there are three distinct pads I find myself using them separately as much as together. I couldn’t pick the critter I liked best so I decided to make a whole set and it was a great excuse to play with a range of the Ombre Inks as well. If you love Create a Smile stamps as much as me please check out their Guest DT call. You can even use the free digital stamps to enter.

Challenges:

Create A Smile Stamp Nov Guest DT Call

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Virginia’s View: All Things Colored

Custom Masked Background for a Coffee Loving Squirrel

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m here with a card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop. I know there lots to see on the hop so I won’t add too much detail. Please click the link to learn more about the hop or watch my video for more about my card. 

As mentioned in the video the stamps are from Gerda Steiner Designs and called Happy Fall and Snowman Friends stamp sets. Gerda Steiner Designs is sponsoring the hop. I love making my own backgrounds but for this card I didn’t want to fill the whole background so I used some masking to fill just a small space.

Challenges:

Fall Coffee Lovers Hop

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes

Painting with Coffee featuring Newton Loves Coffee

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m here with a card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop. I know there lots to see on the hop so I won’t add too much detail. Please click the link to learn more about the hop or watch my video for more about my card. 

As discussed in the video the stamps are from Newton’s Nook. I used Winsor Newton markers to color Newton. The Molotow masking pen is really easy to use and fast drying. It is a bit pricey but worth it to someone who loves to watercolor.

Challenges:

Fall Coffee Lovers Hop

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: No Patterned Paper

Masking a Fall Scene and Coloring with Inktense Pencils featuring Create a Smile and Lawn Fawn

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m here with a card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop. I know there lots to see on the hop so I won’t add too much detail. Please click the link to learn more about the hop or watch my video for more about my card. 

As discussed in the video the stamps are from Create a Smile and Lawn Fawn. I used Inktense pencils to color the scene. I love the look of dimension that masking creates but there is none of the bulk and I know this card will get through the mail to it’s recipient with no problem. Hope she likes it!

Challenges:

Fall Coffee Lovers Hop

September Gallery Share for Create a Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: No Patterned Paper

Newton’s Nook and Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Exclusive

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton’s Nook Designs Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Exclusive set. This set is perfect for fall and features most of the popular Newton characters including Newton himself. Today I created two very similar cards to show off two of the images in the set. For more on these cards check out my video below.

In the video I mention a small tip for coloring fall leaves. When you want the look of random colors consider that the artist has already tried to make the leaf shapes random and so if you follow their lead and color all the same shape the same colors you will get a great mix.

Newton’s Nook Designs September Release Pick a Pumpkin Stamp and Die

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton’s Nook Designs September Release. The third and final stamp set of the release is called Pick a Pumpkin and comes with dies. I love how this set can be perfect for Halloween with the addition of the jack of lantern face or great for Thanksgiving with that Thanks pumpkin sentiment. Gotta love a stamp set that works for several occasions. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Pick a Pumpkin”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here’s how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release 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 24th at 9PM CDT to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday September 25th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley – Guest Designer

Newton’s Nook Designs September Release Touchdown Tails

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton’s Nook Designs September Release. The second stamp set of the release is called Touchdown Tails. I am not a football fan myself but I know several people who are and I’m happy to have a set that will make masculine birthday cards easier. Of course not ever football fan is a man but I know many struggle with what to use on cards for guys. I think you coudl easily change up this card to suit any set of team colors. I know some Raiders fans so I went with grey, black, and white. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Touchdown Tails”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here’s how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release 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 24th at 9PM CDT to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday September 25th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley – Guest Designer

Lawnscaping FIT Blog Hop: Yellow

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the August Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop sponsored by Ink Road. You should have arrived from Lenny but there is a list at the bottom of the post to help you stay on track. This month we are featuring the color yellow! Check out my video for more on how I made this card.

Ink Road is providing a $25 gift certificate to a random commenter so be sure to follow along to all the blogs and gather some inspiration and a chance to win. The Lawn Fawn products on today’s card were Critters in the Savannah, Stitched Hillside Borders, Hearts Dies and Small Stitched Rectangles. Next up on the hop is Suzanne.

Lawnscaping blog

Marina

Heidi
Lenny
Jess <– You Are Here
Suzanne
Kim
Kate

Lexa

Angel