Cheers To You!

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Distress Inks, Happy Little Stampers Blog, Kat Scrappiness, My Favorite Things, Newton's Nook

Happy New Year to one and all!  This is my first post as Design Team Member for Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies.  This card is also the one I am using for my “Shake it Up” shaker card class at one of our little cardmaking groups in the town I live in.

The Shaker inserts, stamps and dies are all My Favorite Things.  I LOVE these shakers and sentiments!

Cheers to You Shaker Card

The background was created using Newton’s Nook Bubbly stencil and sponging on Squeezed Lemonade and Twisted Citron Distress Inks.  The glasses were shaded lightly with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.  This set is so versatile, you can use the dies just simply for the single dimensional aspect or the shaker aspect.  I used for both on this card.  The Shaker inserts are simple to use, just be sure to use strong adhesive.  The Shaker elements are from Kat Scrappiness, I absolutely LOVE her online shop and her custom mixes of shaker elements.  The tiny ice cube shaker elements are from My Favorite Things.

Here is a second birthday card I created with these die and stamp sets.  This second card I used Studio Katia Birthday Balloons Duo stencils with Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide Inks.

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Fore Dad

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Alcohol Marker, Creative With Stamps Challenge, Lawn Cuts Dies, Lawn Fawn, Newton's Nook, Winston's Tee Time

Happy Summer greetings!  The August theme for our Creative With Stamps Challenge is Father, so I am posting an easel card that could be used as a birthday or Father’s Day card.  I also tucked a gift card for our local Golf Course inside this card so Dad could enjoy a couple of rounds of golf. 🙂

I used Newton’s Nook Winston’s Tee Time set.  I colored the images with alcohol ink and fussy cut them out.  I do not have the dies, but the images aren’t too difficult to fussy cut.

I used Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts for the grassy border and the cloud border.  I raised the grassy border a bit so the card would sit nicely tucked slightly into the grass.

Please follow the link Here to the Creative With Stamps Challenge blog so you can play along with our challenge, remember you can enter anything with a Father theme, and we can’t wait to see what you create!

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Eileen 🙂

Newton Ropes In Father’s Day

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@newtonsnook, Alcohol Marker, Newton's Nook, Scrap The Boys

Howdy partner!  I could not wait to use my new Newton Rides West stamp set by Newton’s Nook, and I thought Father’s Day was a perfect occasion for it. I also had my Scrap The Boys Cardmakers Challenge that I wanted to fit it into and this month it was hand or machine stitching.  I decided to hand stitch a lasso for Newton to round-up the sentiment with!

Newton Rides West Card

I started with the background by doing a watercolor wash to create a southwestern sky, I did this on watercolor paper.  I added a sand dune to the bottom to ground him and I added the cactus here and there.  I hand drew in a lasso, stamped the sentiment and then back-stitched the lasso in bakers twine.  I originally began with jute, but it kept fraying…so before I completely lost my cool, I just swapped it out for something a little stronger.

I added all this onto a white card base, popping it up a little to leave room in the back for the stitching.

Please head on over to the Scrap The Boys blog to see all the inspiration and we would love to see your card entered in the challenge too!  Just click here to get there!

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Donut Worry – Coffee Helps

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Authentique, Close To My Heart, Coffee Loving CardMakers, CTMH, Glossy Accents, Honey Bee Stamps, Newton's Nook, Nuvo Pearl Drops, Your Next Stamp

Welcome back!  I needed a card to pick up my Sister-in-law’s spirits and I wanted to work it into the Coffee Blog Hop, so here is what I created…

Donut Worry – Coffee Helps Card

I used several of my coffee sets for this one.  The background on the base is repeat random stamping utilizing stamps from Your Next Stamp – Coffee Rings and Newton’s Nook – Falling for You.  I stamped the images in CTMH Champagne ink.  The large coffee cup and donut were from Close To My Heart – Treats of Friendship.

Close up of Glazed Donut

My chocolate glazed donut was colored with alcohol markers, then I added the sprinkles using Nuvo Pearl Drops in pink and white.  Once those dried, I put a thick layer of Glossy Accents over the glaze and voila!

I mounted the cup and donut onto a small piece of patterned paper from the Crazy for Coffee collection from Your Next Stamp and popped it up with foam tape.  I spelled out “DONUT WORRY” using letters from an Authentique collection in my stash and mounted all of this onto a white card base.

The inside was stamped with “COFFEE HELPS” using my Honey Bee Stamps Blaa Blaa Blaa set.

I hope you have time to hop on over to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Spring/Summer Blog Hop to get some inspiration and perhaps you can play along too!

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A Little Birdie Told Me

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2 Crafty Critter Crazies, @newtonsnook, Alcohol Marker, Broken China, Distress Inks, Distress Oxide Ink, eBosser, Newton's Nook, Peacock Feathers

Chirp, chirp…Spring is right around the corner, at least I am hoping.  😉  Today I wanted to make a Birthday card for a dear friend and we are all at that age where we don’t like to acknowledge a number, if you get my drift…so I thought this adorable stamp set by Newton’s Nook, Newton’s Birthday Flutter was just the thing to create that card.

A Little Birdie Told Me Card

I started by using the smooshing technique for the front background.  I took some Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers and Broken China inks and rubbed a bit onto a piece of acetate then I spritzed it with water.  I then “Smooshed” it onto a piece of watercolor paper.  I did each color separately and dried it between layers.

Next I colored the birdie and balloons with alcohol markers and fussy cut them out so I could add them to the background.  I hand drew in the strings.  I stamped the sentiment in Ranger Archival Black Ink.

Now for the inside… I colored Newton and added some stripes with my alcohol markers, stamped the super funny punchline and sponged on some Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint…those are my two Go-To colors for grass and sky.  I then ran the front portion only through my eBosser with a confetti embossing folder to add a little interest to the white card base.  I mounted both the watercolor panel and the inside panel onto a mat and added them in place.

I entered my little Newton card in the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #10.  Please follow this Link to enter your own creation or to take a peek at all the inspiration!

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Mummy Bears & Scaredy Cats

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@newtonsnook, Alcohol Marker, Beetle Black, Black Soot, Distress Inks, Distress Oxide Ink, Doodlebug Designs, K&Co., Newton's Nook, Sizzix, Stampin' UP!, Sunsational Stamps, Twisted Citron

Howl are you doing?  Hehe…  Well, Halloween is only a couple of days away, so I am wrapping up October with two more cards.  The first one was inspired by Amy Rysavy of Prairie Paper & Ink fame.  She wrapped a piece of cardstock with Microspore tape for her puppy mummy card, so I could not resist to adapt my version.

I used Newton’s Nook Boo Crew stamp set.  I colored Winston with alcohol markers, fussy cut him out and mounted him on my microspore tape wrapped cardstock, this in turn was matted on Doodlebug Beetle Black cardstock.  The base is made with Doodlebug October 31st patterned paper line (the line is so stinkin’ cute!)

Mummy Bear Card

The inside sentiment was stamped with a Sunsational Stamps Happy Halloween set.  The card base was made with Doodlebug Grass Green cardstock.  I believe the ribbon was from K&Co…but I have had it for so long, I can’t be sure.

The second card was made using Stampin’ Up’s Frightening Feline stamp.  I stamped it with Twisted Citron Distress Oxide ink onto black cardstock and clear heat embossed it.  I was going for a bit of a fluorescent look.

Scaredy Cat Card

I created a shaker and framed the shaker window with Doodlebug patterned paper from the October 31st line.  I used many embellishments from K&Co.  The bottom of the card was created with a piece of gray cardstock that I embossed with a brick Sizzix folder and I distressed it randomly with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I hope today’s cards inspired you to scare up some of your scrappy stash and make something bootiful.  Ok, I am done…I could not resist.  Please follow our blog by clicking on the “Follow Me” button and Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram so you don’t miss a thing!

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Autumn Greetings for a Coffee Friend

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Bazzill, Distress Markers, Maya Road, Newton's Nook, Nuvo Pearl Drops, Ranger Archival Ink, Your Next Stamp

Autumn greetings to you!  Today I made a card for a thoughtful neighbor and dear friend.  She not only treated me to a lovely afternoon coffee at our local coffee shop but she also treated my family to her pumpkin bread, which is TO DIE FOR!  I thought it would be the perfect card to link up to the super fun Coffee Lover’s Bloghop for fall.  #fall2017clh

 

As you can see I used Newton’s Nook stamps from two separate sets and stamped them with Ranger Archival Black ink onto water color paper.  I used my Distress Markers to watercolor the images.  I added a few Nuvo Pearl drops and mounted the watercolor panel onto two layers of Bazzill cardstock in two shades of brown, added some Maya Road self adhesive lace ribbon.  I added a mat of Your Next Stamp Crazy For Coffee paper to a Bazzill card base, then I popped the watercolor layers up onto the card with foam tape and called it done!

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Oh Hoppy Day!

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Lawn Fawn, Newton's Nook, Sunsational Stamps

Spring greetings everyone! I am back on the Sunsational Design Team! We are expanding and have a fabulous Design Team, so grab a cup or glass of your favorite beverage and stroll, or as it may be, scroll through the new store and peruse the blog for some super Sunsational inspiration!

Today I used the adorable bunny from the new City Critters image set and created a slider card.  The bunny is busy painting eggs and enjoying a beautiful spring day.  He slides back and forth over the little hill spreading Springtime smiles.  Look for more of the adorable images from this set in the coming weeks.  You can see all the adorable critters if you hop on over to the shop, which you can access Here.

Oh Hoppy Day Card using City Critters Image Set

Below are pictures showing all the items needed to make this card, plus the “mechanics” of the slider element.

What I used to assemble the card.

Mechanics of the Slider Element.

I used Lawn Fawn, Lawn Cuts dies for the stitched hill and the Springtime Showers for the sun and clouds.  When I cut the hill I also cut a piece of white cardstock twice to make a track for the slider.  Then I put strips of foam adhesive slightly larger than the dime, which is what I attach the bunny to.  I also created a small paintbrush for the bunny to hold.  I used foam tape to pop up the hill to give the bunny room to roam.  I made little Easter eggs by coloring little oval cut outs and I used a white gel pen to add little decorations to the eggs. I then sprinkled enamel dots to represent Jellybeans.  Finally, I stamped one of the clouds with “Oh Hoppy Day” from a Newton’s Nook stamp set.  I added the sun and clouds and called it done!

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Always Grateful for You

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Close To My Heart, CTMH, Distress Inks, Doodlebug Designs, Newton's Nook, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Vellum, Walnut Stain, Watercolor, YouTube

Hello everyone, today I am wrapping up my Thanksgiving cards.  I cannot believe it is this week already.  It has been unseasonably warm here in my neck of the woods, so that means the holidays are sneaking up on me more than usual!

My card today uses the Falling For You stamp set by Newton’s Nook.  The moment I saw this set, I had to have it.  I did mask off the very beginning of the sentiment so I could add my ‘Always Grateful For’ which I pulled from CTMH Always Grateful stamp set.

Always Grateful for YOU card

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink on watercolor paper and used white embossing powder.  Then I smooshed Distress Inks in Peeled Paint, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Walnut Stain, spritzed it liberally with water and smooshed away!  This is a messy but fun technique and one I use quite often…I thought I invented it, then I saw people use it on YouTube, so I guess it wasn’t such a unique idea.  HA!  Finally I spattered some more Spiced Marmalade.

The card base is Doodlebug Designs Flea Market line, I saw all the adorable critters and one of the papers has a sunflower pattern, so it was a must have.

The ‘Always Grateful For’ part of the card was gold embossed onto a strip of plain vellum, and wrapped along the top of the main sentiment.

Close up of details

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  I would like to wish you and your loved ones a blessed Thanksgiving.

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Hoppy Easter, Egg-cetra…

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Alcohol Ink, Distress Inks, eBosser, Elizabeth Crafts Designs, Newton's Nook, ShinHan, Simon Says

Greetings followers, today we are featuring some Easter cards. I made a couple of different styles this week with various techniques used.

The first set of cards were made using the Peel Stickers by Elizabeth Crafts Designs, glitter paper and ShinHan alcohol markers.  I just LOVE how these Faberge Eggs look like they have gem stones imbedded in them!  I purchased these many months ago and I could not wait for Easter so I could color these.

Details in the alcohol markers and glitter paper technique

I embossed the background pieces with the large polka dot embossing folder and tied American Crafts Baker’s twine around the base.

The second set of cards are mini cards (finished size 2-1/2 x 3.  I custom-made the envelopes with my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Maker.  A perfect way to use up some of my 6×6 paper….of which I have pads and stacks and egg-cetra…hehe….

Newton’s Nook Hoppy Easter Set… I photographed it with a Distress Marker to show how tiny the cards actually are.

Newton’s Nook Hoppy Easter Set

Custom Envelope

I used Newton’s Nook Hoppy Easter stamp set and my Distress Markers.  I also was able to use my new Simon Says Stitched Borders Square thin dies to make the peek-a-boo window.

I hope everyone has a Hoppy weekend and no matter what holiday you celebrate, I hope you have a good one!

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