Newton's Nook Challenge #176 Favorite!

 YEY!  For the latest Inky Paws Challenge over at Newton's Nook, my card made it to the favorite list!  

These colors were so nice, and such fun to work with.

And, here's my card!

Newton's Nook:

Newton Loves Tacos Stamp and Die

Fireworks Stencil

Distress ink in Candied Apple

Distress Oxide in Peacock Feathers and Prize Ribbon

Sweet Kitty colored with alcohol markers

Scallop circle cut with my Cricut

Sentiment stamped with Candied Apple using some "random" wood mounted rubber ABC stamps that I probably got at Hobby Lobby or Michaels "dollar bin" :)

I used the "Distress Oxide Ink Rub" technique from Nina Marie's blog

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Featured!

 YEY!  I have been featured on the one stamp company that got me going in stamping!  LAWN FAWN!!! I found them several years ago before I even had stamps, dies, markers, inks or anything!  I was addicted to watching them color and stamp and die cut the cute little images!  Long story short, and LOTS of  money spent later... 

I'm not only really excited, I'm completely Honored that the lovely designers choose to feature my sweet little card!

FEATURED FAWNATICS AND CHALLENGE 125 RANDOM WINNER

Challenge was Dies Only

Dies I used:

Smiley S'more

Small Stitched Rectangle

Puffy Cloud Borders

Stitched Hillside Borders

Trees from Shadow Box Card

Logs and fire from Shadow Box Card Fireplace Add On

Hearts from Scalloped Box Card Popup

Big Hugs from Big Scripty Words

NEW BADGE!!!

WOOOO HOOOO!!!

Thank you!  And, I cannot wait for the next challenge!  So much fun!!!

Newton's Nook Challenge 173

 So, I finally got one of the funniest Newton's Nook set ever!  Newton Loves Tacos!  I just could not WAIT to make a card with it!  Life kept getting in the way, but I was able to get some good ideas together, then I saw a color challenge from Newton's Nook so I said GAME ON!

What great Colors! Oh look LIME!  

LET'S DO THIS!

I was inspired by a couple of my Favorite Designers!  

Nina-Marie Design

She often does "Ink Smooshing" on her blog, and I love how she takes a piece of plastic (she uses a clear stamp pouch, I usually use the clear plastic wrap that comes on stamp sets) and uses it to see where she is placing the ink, controlled ink smooshing. I of course chose the 4 colors and did 4 different back grounds using the this technique.  Full disclosure, I use this technique ALOT!  Its fun to mix and match the colors, and it makes such interesting backgrounds!

LauraFadora

I love Laura and her fun videos.  "Dimension is LIIIIIIFE!!!"  

Anyway, She often does backgrounds by taking strips of paper and gluing them down to make patterns.  So, I did that!  See this blog post about 50 seconds into the video she does the "strip it up" technique.

Thinking of You Card

Backgrounds

Green:  I used Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and Zig  Clean Color Real Brush Watercolor markers in 045 Pale Green and 004 FL. Green

Yellow:  Distress Ink in Antique Lenin and Mustard Seed

Orange: Distress Ink in Scattered Straw and Orange Marmalade

Pink: Distress Ink in Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry

I then cut them in as similar as I could diagonal strips and placed them on the table in order so I could pick and choose.  Since I had 4 single backgrounds, I was able to do 3 card backgrounds.  I had to cut a few of them to make them fit, so there wasn't enough to make 4. 

I then used my tape runner on a solid piece of card stock and placed the strips in order, and trimmed the edges so they would be a little smaller than a standard A2 card.

Meow-Garitas!

Since I just HAD to use lime, here it is!

Alcohol markers for Newton and the Marg

Random Paper Scraps from my Card Making and Scrapbooking Fun!

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for stamping

TACOCAT spelled backward is TACOCAT

Alcohol markers for the TacoCats

Random Paper Scraps from my Card Making and Scrapbooking Fun!

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for stamping

Washi Tape (probably from my mom who ordered it from Wish)

The orange thread is from Newton's Nook Packaging!  NICE!

Taco Tuesday!

Alcohol markers for the Taco Eatin Cat

Random Paper Scraps from my Card Making and Scrapbooking Fun!

Distress Ink Picked Raspberry on the circles

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for stamping

I hope you like these cards as I had an HUGE BLAST making them and I so totally love this set!  I will be using it A LOT!  So fun and cute!  Thanks Newton!

Newton's Nook Challenge 170

This is my adorable entry into the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge 170, which took me several tries to get Newton just right!

I used Newton's Nook Ornamental Newton for the stamp, with a little creative masking to make it look like a ball instead of an ornament.

Other products:

Distress Oxide in Blue Prize Ribbon and Wild Honey

Copic and other Alcohol Markers

Gelly Roll white gel pen

Ranger Ink Emboss It Pen Clear

White Embossing Powder

Circle stencil is one that me and my husband designed and printed out on our 3D Printer!  

Sentiments is my own hand writing

 

the original stamp set, sadly is retired, and one of my favorites!  

Newton's Christmas Stamps are some of the best out there!

I used a sticky note to stamp first, then trimmed out the parts I wanted to mask, and then stuck them on the stamp, inked it up, then used my MISTI to do the work.  It took me several tries to get it right, then, this happened....

I just HATED the coloring!  It was stamped on inexpensive cardstock and the ink bled pretty awful.  I also hated the color choices.  the first two cats didn't do well, the inside of the ornament still stamped a little, and one I didn't trace the circle well.  By the way, did you know that a standard poker chip is about the same diameter as this ornament?  Yeah!  I thought it was cool too!

So hope I win the random drawing, since I only have Christmas stamps, cactus, and a valentine themed stamp.  I want to get some of the new spring sets!!

Having fun with a Challenge!

I am loving doing some card challenges!  I actually submitted my very first challenge to Newton's Nook, let me know what you think!

I used the Cultivated Cacti stamp and die set for the back ground, and Cuppa Cactus stamp and die set for the really cute cactus in a cup!!!  

AND, my first time out I was selected as a favorite!  YEY!  So, I get to use this badge and I'm so excited!  I will be doing more of these challenges, first of all they are really fun, and you could win store credit so why wouldn't we do it!

Inky Paws Challenge #168

Christmas Card and Tags 2021

 I feel like I've dropped off the face of the earth for a while.  We have had several health scares in the family and I've been away from blogging just as I was starting up again.  I have been making cards since, but unable to post until now.

My husband and I got into designing stencils and printing them on the 3D printer!  This was our attempt at layering, with the leaves and the berries.  I think it turned out nice!  And, I added the smiles for fun!

The candy stripes is ALSO a home made stencil!  

Distress Oxides - mowed lawn, candied apple

Kindred Stamps - Santa's Elf

Lawn Fawn - smiles from Pizza my Heart, sentiment from Merry Messages

Copic Coloring

I love making Christmas scenes! 

Kindred Stamps - Merry Whatever (retired)

This tree is from a random stamp set I got years ago, but it's awesome!

Copic Color

Distress Oxide - Ocean

I LOVE making Tags! I don't buy them anymore!  I have a TON of Christmas themed paper so I try to use it as much as possible

Avery Elle Merry Circle Tags and 
Avery Elle-ments Holiday Circle Tags
Lawn Fawn inks in Fish Tank, Sunflower, Jalapeno, Lobster

(Note, these inks are AMAZING, but the Lobster totally stains the stamps!)

various stickles to match

I made cards for Jake's Teachers, this turned out so freakin cute!

Brick Stencil is home made by me and Dean!

Distress Oxide Fired Brick and Black Soot

Lawn Fawn Die Shadow box card dies with Fireplace Add On

Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel Square Window Add On

The portraits are just snippets from a really colorful Christmas printed paper I had in my stash

This is a spinner card!  I just absolutely LOVE this nutcracker set, and since the guy is symmetrical, he spins well!

Newton's Nook Nutcrackers

Glitter and other printed cardstock

Copic Coloring

I also had to make a bunch of last minute cards that I wanted to "mass produce".

Simon Says Stamp Happy Poinsettia

Avery Elle Merry Circle Tags sentiment

Lawn Fawn Inks in Lobster, Jalapeno, and Sunflower

Red Stickles

Wine, Halloween, and other fun cards

Making cards is fun.  They are fun to send, and sending smiles is always a good idea.  I make a lot of cards just for fun to send to the Roadie RAK group on FB, and its a blast!

 I love making cards, especially with wine!  So why not make some cards ABOUT wine!

Ink Road Stamps - Inked Girls Robin

Paper from stash

Copic Markers

Distress ink and a small jar for the rings

At some point in my paper crafting career, I would go to Hobby Lobby and look thru the "dollar bin" and sometimes you would see nice things like clear stamps!  Thats where these came from.  I didn't use them much until now that I stamp and make cards often now, but they are so fun!

Copic Colors and Distress Oxide inks

Blending brushes

Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop Dies

Black cardstock and Bristol paper for ink blending

Again with the cheep Halloween stamps from Hobby Lobby 

Trick or Treat die cut using Cricut and System Fonts

Distress Inks

Sizzix Sequins and Beads Lovestruck

Its just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!

I have the "Full Moon" stamp set from Ink Road Stamps and had a bit of fun!  I love all the quotes from this particular movie, so it is now one of my favorites!

Ink Road Stamps - Full Moon

Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock

Distress inks

A really cool Sizzix Embossing Folder

Gold Embossing Powder

VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

Orange Stickles
Black Cardstock

Kraft Cardstock

Gold Glitter paper - Marth Stewart
Ribbon from Michael's

I used the technique of putting ink on my embossing folder and run through my die cutting machine like normal on the background.  I did not like the way I inked it up originally, looked horrible.  But, then I inked up my stencil with black Distress Ink over the already inked panel and it came out like this!  How cool is that!

I added a fussy cut image from the stamp set inside.  FUN!

Here is another card, using the same Embossing folder but on some really OLD color core cardstock I've had in my stash for years.  Its where you have a black on top of a color cardstock.  when you emboss it, you can use a fingernail file to rub off the black to reveal the color underneath to make a really pretty background.

Ink Road Stamps - Full Moon

Core'dinations color core cardstock

Marth Stewart glitter and plaid paper

various stickles and a few sequins 

Black cardstock

White Embossing Powder

VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad

Here is what the background looks like without anything on it.  Really fun technique.

Let's hope we have a great 2021 Halloween!!  I hope to make more soon!

I Love the 80s! Don't you?

It's been a while since my last post, but I'm trying to start doing more card designs and crafts to share. So, Hang on Tight, it may get bumpy here and there!

I recently found a wonderful stamp resource that I want to share!  It's called Ink Road Stamps.  Have you  heard of it?  It's a nice small business out of a small town in Texas (kinda like me!) and they have the most amazing stamps!  A warning, there are some adult theme stamps and phrases, so be careful when opening, don't want the little ones around.  

One of their recent stamp sets was Musical Decades 2 (I missed the first one since it retired, but has since come back and I snagged it too!) which is a sentiment stamp set of only 80s pop song lyrics!  How  totally rad is that??  So, I got this idea to go down the stamp set one by one and do a card inspired by the song lyric.  

Please enjoy this walk down 80s music (which lets face it is the BEST) memory lane...

All of the following Sentiments are from Musical Decades 2.  All other products will be listed below the card.  All black ink is Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I'm Walking On Sunshine

Simon Says Stamp Hello Sunshine

Lawn Fawn Sunflower Ink

Distress Oxide Wild Honey Ink

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Printed Paper

Might as well face it you're addicted to Love

The bear is mounted on a Craft Spring to make it wiggle!

Simon Says Stamp I Love You Beary Much

Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Hearts Stencil

Lawn Fawn Raspberry Ink

Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Elle-Ments

Distress Oxide Kitsch Flamingo

Sizzix Love Struck Sequins and Beads

Ranger Liquid Pearls

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Printed foil Cardstock

Just a Small Town Girl Living in a Lonely World

Simon Says Stamp Gnome School

Tim Holtz Stitched Rectangles

Cloud and Grass Stencil

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Printed Paper

Its the End of the World as we know it...

Lawn Fawn Out of This World

Lawn Fawn Snowy Sky Stencil

Lawn Fawn Rectangle Dies

Copic Markers

Distress Oxide Inks

Ranger Glacier White Pigment Ink

Ranger Liquid Pearls

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Printed Paper

Pour some sugar on me!

Simon Says Stamp - February 2021 Card Kit

Sweet Truffles

Sizzix Love Struck Sequins and Beads

Printed Paper and Cardstock from Kit

Ranger Glossy Accents

Printed Paper

Sizzix Tag Dies

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Printed Paper

I wanna Dance with somebody

This is is spinner card!  So much fun!

Lawn Fawn Party Animals

Paper Smooches Mirror Blocks (to make the backwards fox)

Sizzix Love Struck Sequins and Beads

Tim Holtz Stitched Ovals Dies

Copic Markers

Kraft Paper

Printed Paper

Another One Bites the Dust

Kindred Stamps Rock Legends

Distress Oxide Ink in Kitsch Flamingo, Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers

Ranger Glacier White Pigment Ink

Lawn Fawn Rectangle Dies

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Time After Time

I got this die set JUST for this airplane stamp set.  SO FUN!

Lawn Fawn Little Dragon and Winter Dragon

Lawn Fawn Flying By

Lawn Fawn Swish and Pop Die Set

Cloud, Mountain, and Grass Stencil

Distress Oxide Ink in Mowed Lawn, Frayed Burlap, Salty Ocean

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Take my Hand and we'll make it I Swear

Kindred Stamps Galactic Adventures

(note set is retired but they have more "Galactic" stamp sets available now)

Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Hearts Stencil

Lawn Fawn Rectangle Dies

Ranger Ink Liquid Pearls

Printed Paper

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Never gonna Give You Up

My son was into Kiwi Co last summer and the first kit was a spinner art kit!  

He made this background for me which is completely AWESOME!

Kindred Stamps Stand By You

Ranger Glossy Accents

Colorful Sequins

Kraft Paper

Copic Markers

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

And, there you have it!  I hope to do this same thing with the original Musical Decades stamp set, it has a lot of "Don't Stop Believing" going on so it will be fun!!

Thanks for visiting!

Cards a Plenty!

So, I've been busy lately doing mostly my scrapbooking for my Disney Trip in 2015 (Jake's 5th Birthday).  HOWEVER, my Family reunion was last weekend, and for the silent auction I donated hand made cards, and I worked on these for about 2 weeks!  This was the only thing broght in for the auction, and our Treasurer liked them so much, she bought them!  YES!

 

I won this stamp set from Nina Marie's Blog, and I shamelessly copied these cards, so not my original ideas.  

They are cute though!!

Reverse Confetti Forest Friends

Copic coloring on Fox and Owl and clouds

Water color with Distress Inks

Saw this stamp set on sale at Hobby Lobby, had to have it!  However, I found that it worked really well with no line coloring!  I tried this 3 times before getting it "right".  Copic coloring for beginners!  I'm getting better!

 

When I first got interested in stamping and card making, I would watch Lawn Fawn videos every day they posted a new one, and went into the back posts and watched as many as I could!  Love Lawn Fawn!  

Pizza My Heart 

Shaker card from various sequins and beads from when I used to do all those felt applique Christmas decorations.  Copic Coloring.

Flamingo Together

Made this when I first got this stamp set!  SO CUTE!

Copic Coloring (flamingos), pigment ink stamping (trees and heart), distress ink background

Ranger Ink Glossy Accent

My very first set I got from Lawn Fawn! 

Party Animal

Clouds are from my new die set from Paper Smooches

Distress Inked background and Copic Coloring

 

I love the Lawn Fawn Mini stamp and die sets!  Great prices for very cute stamp sets!

Believe in Yourself 

I LOVE this Jack-a-lope!  I also use that sentiment for Santa Cards!

Copic coloring, Distriss Inked background

Treat Yourself

simple cute stamp set, got it since we got an awesome ice cream maker, 

but have yet to gift anybody ice cream, but I'll be ready!

Copic Coloring on this one.

Apparently I'm kind of lucky on the Blog give-aways!  I won a gift card from Avery Elle and got this too cute Wild Birthday set!

Copic coloring on the Hippo and banner, paper die cut background

 

Simple cards!

The heart was from my Cricut, it's one of the lacy simple or everyday or holiday cards, I can't remember!

Hocus Pocus was from stamps that I had, cat is a wooden stamp, Hocus Pocus is a cheap $1 spot stamp from Michael's. Background is Sizzix Swirl Embossing Folder

 

These are from stamp sets I got from Hobby Lobby or Michaels (again on sale)

Make A wish - Distress Ink - water color on the Sizzix Swirl Embossed background

Many Thanks - background distress ink over embossed background.  Folder is from Sizzix, not sure what it's called.

And, This one is from an really old Stampin Up floral layering set.  

Pink And Green are Distress Inks stamped on Water Color paper then painted over with water to blend.  

Such a fun and easy technique!

Happy Birthday is Heat Embossed over Vellum, just stuff I have in my stash.

I bought this (and several others) stamp set in the late 90s and early 2000s.  Still quite lovely!

So, as you can see I've been busy!

Happy Crafting!!!