Newton's Nook Designs Cuppa Cactus

Hi everyone, happy Friday, we're almost to the weekend!  Today I'm up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog showing off a card I made with 2 fun coffee sets, Newton Loves Coffee and Cuppa Cactus.

I started by Copic coloring and die cutting the Cuppa Cactus images, I just love these!  I had some of this pink barnwood paper and liked the idea of use it in the background.  I took a rectangle of black cardstock and sponged some white pigment ink around the outside to give it a chalkboard look, then mounted it on a xxxx stitched rectangle die cut. 

I heat embossed a sentiment from Newton Loves Coffee on my blackboard, then glued it all down, including the cuppas in the bottom right corner.  I foam popped the center cuppa up, to give it some dimension.

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping and for your sweet comments!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Woodland Creatures For - Inspired By All The Little Things Challenge

I am so excited to be here with you today, sharing a project I've made for Inspired By All The Little Things Challenge Blog!  I am so honored to have been chosen as this week's Creative Guest Designer by my good friend Veronica Zalis, one of the Design Team members for this challenge.

So here is this weeks photo inspiration!  As you can see, I was inspired by the woodsy look.  The trees, greenery and mushrooms were incorporated into my creation, then I added critters from the WPlus9 Curious Forest Friends for some extra fun in the forest!

I heat embossed the sentiment in gold on vellum and glued it down across my panel and added some cute glittery enamel dots to cover the glue! So what do you think of those cute little mushrooms?  I love them, but would advise strongly against picking them! 

I hope you'll join me this week over at Inspired By All The Little Things Challenge and create something to share!  Thanks for joining me today and for commenting on my project!

Studio Katia + Simon Says Stamp Blooming Trio Stamptember

Hi everyone, it's a quick post here today, but wanted to show you a card I've made with the Blooming Trio stamp set.  This is a limited time only release for #Stamptember You can purchase now by following this link!

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Blooming Trio

I heat embossed the image in gold and using my Zig Pens, colored in this lovely floral!

Flower colors: 051, 222, 021, 260

Greenery colors: 041, 044

Background shading: 096

Thanks for stopping by!!!

I'm entering the following challenges with my card!

WordArtWednesday - Anything Goes

Studio Katia Simple and Adorable Christmas Tags

Hello everyone, I'm up on the Studio Katia blog today sharing these super fun and colorful gift tags I've made in anticipation of the holiday season.  I love attaching handmade tags and cards to the gifts I give, it makes them extra special!

I started by cutting my tag base using the brand new Dotted Shaker Tag – 2 Dies with some heavy weighted white cardstock.  I absolutely love the shape and pierced detail this die offers! Using my round sponge dauber, I applied Broken China Distress ink and a white acrylic paint splatter with a small round paint brush.  I always cut my white paint with water 50/50 to thin it out a bit, it makes a perfect snowflake or star consistency on my projects.

I Copic colored and cut out the images from Friends of Winter and Origami Winter stamp sets. I glued down the package and tree, then foam popped the characters up for a dimensional look.  To finish off my tags, I tied some eyelash yarn into the diecut circle on top, I love the sparkle this adds to my tags!

Here you can click on the photos and see them with a little more detail!

Thanks so much for stopping by and thanks in advance for your sweet comments!

List of Supplies used:

Dotted Shaker Tag – 2

Friends of Winter Clear Stamp Set

Origami Winter Stamp Set

Studio Katia September Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!!! - Winner Announcement!!!

Hi everyone, quickly popping in here to post the winner of  $35 CAD gift certificate to Studio Katia store:

Kara LynneSeptember 19, 2017 at 8:57 AM

Such rich beautiful colors, AJ! Your pumpkin full of flowers is gorgeous - what a great stamp, so perfect for fall!

Congratulations Kara Lynne!   To claim your prize: send an email to info@studiokatia.com with the subject SK GC Winner and mention my name (Amanda) in the email!!!

Hello and welcome to our Fall + Winter 2017 Release Blog Hop. This release includes 7 new clear stamp sets and coordinating dies, 4 new stand alone Creative Dies and 9 new embellishments!

Today I'm showing you a fun fall shaker card that I've made to celebrate! I inked up a panel and did a little water splatter on it using my fav Distress brush. On a 5x5 card base I assembled my shaker using the brand new Dotted Patterns Nesting Squares to create the window. I filled my shaker with the new Iridescent Magnolia Fusion Sequins. I Copic colored this GORGEOUS Giving Thanks, mum filled pumpkin and mounted it on the front of my shaker. Below my pumpkin, I attached the "Thank You", which is in the coordinating dies, "Giving Thanks". All products shown below!

To celebrate our New Release, Studio Katia is picking 3 winners to win their choice of stamp set combo (combo includes: clear stamp set + coordinating die + any 3 embellishments)! Winners will be chosen at random from all the participating blogs.

You have up to 3 chances to qualify to win!

To enter:

- Leave a comment on this blog post and leave a comment on every stop

- Follow us on Instagram

- Like us on Facebook

- Make sure to leave all the comments by Friday 22/09/2017 11 PM EST.

All winners will be announced on September 23, 2017 on the Studio Katia Blog.

Additional Giveaway!!! I'm also giving away a $35 CAD gift certificate to Studio Katia store to one of my readers, sponsored by Studio Katia!!!. I will randomly choose a winner from comments left on this post. Please leave a comment on this post by by Friday September 22nd, 2017 for a chance to win. I will announce the winner here in this post on September 23rd, 2017.

Ready to get hopping? Here’s the complete Blog Hop List. You should have arrived from Kristina's blog and Liliuska is your next stop.  If you get lost you can find the full hop list below or visit Studio Katia Blog!

Studio Katia Blog (Rowena)

Michelle Short

Erum

Kaja

Laura

Natalia  

Tracy

Svitlana

Svetlana

Galachko

Kristina

Amanda <<<You are here

Liliuska

Olga

Newton's Nook Designs September Release - Day 4

Hi everyone, today is Day 4 and the final day of previews, before the whole September release goes on sale tomorrow over at Newton's Nook Designs!

I am SO excited about today's stamp/die set, Newton's Costume Party.  While I loved all the sets in this month's release, I'm pretty sure this was my favorite.  Dressing Newton up in all these little costumes was just too much fun!  I love all the little accessories, there are so many options to create little trick or treating characters.

I started by inking my background in Stormy Sky Distress inks, I cut a strip of black grass using the Land Borders Die Set.  I took all of my characters that I'd cut and Copic colored and arranged them in a little Trick Or Treating group!  btw, I heat embossed the sentiment in white before I distress inked the background.  I love how that really stands out on the starry sky.

Thank you so much for dropping by, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to comment below.. you could WIN this stamp set for yourself, make sure to scroll below to learn how!

Would you like to win the “Newton's Costume Party” Stamp Set?
This 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)! The winner 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 September 14th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 15th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Newton's Nook Designs September Release - Day 3

Hi all, I'm back today on Day 3 of the NND September release!  Today I'm sharing 2 cards as we've got 2 stamp/die sets to preview for Friday's release!

This first card, I used the new set, "Beautiful Bones" to stamp and die cut these gorgeous sugar skulls.  The leaves from the Autumn Leaves die set, (released last month), are inked up with various fall colors. I inked my background using Antique Linen distress ink and did some black ink splatter.  I glued all my leaves down and popped up skulls and hearts.  I combined these two sets to create my sentiment: Simply Relative and Lovely Blooms.  Zig Zag die cut is by Gina Marie Designs.

My second card uses this "Spooky Skeletons" stamp/die set.  I used Versafine Black Onxy ink to ink up the bats and doggie, then die cut them using the matching dies.  I inked up a large moon, clouds and ground, then stamped stars in the sky, my sentiment on the moon and then glued down my skeletons to complete this scene! Grey dots are by Gina Marie Designs.

Thank you so much for stopping, keep scrolling down to comment and WIN!

Would you like to win the “Beautiful Bones or Spooky Skeletons” Stamp Set?


This 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)! The winner 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 September 14th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 15th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Newton's Nook Designs September Release - Day 2

Hi everyone!  Day 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs September Release!!  Today we are featuring this really spooky stamp/die "Creepy Cameos" set PLUS a separate die that cuts out the details on the cameo frame.  

I like how this couple looked, heat embossed, mounted on a gold heat embossed frame and wanted them to really stand out.  It almost reminds me more of a wedding card than a Halloween card!  I added Mr. and Mrs. to a stitched rectangle cut out and stamped this great sentiment below.  I also added a peek of checkered cardstock behind the panel and finished off with some stamped bats and red enamel dots!

Keep scrolling for a chance to WIN this great stamp set!!!

Would you like to win the “Creepy Cameos” Stamp Set?

This 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)! The winner 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 September 14th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 15th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Simon Says Stamp + Newton's Nook Designs Exclusive for Stamptember!

Hello everyone!  Today I'm here for the Simon Says Stamp and Newton's Nook Designs Exclusive release for Stamptember!  Isn't this collaboration stamp/die set super sweet?  I absolutely adore all the images in this set!

My card was fairly simple, I stamped all the images onto a white panel of Copic Blending Card X-Press It Paper  then Copic colored my scene.  I mounted it on 2 layers of colored cardstock. (SSS SchoolHouse Red which was cut using Sugar Pea Designs Zig Zag Stitched Rectangles and Island Blue). The bottom layer is from an older Carta Bella paper pack I have called, Floral.  I finished off with Doodlebug Ladybug Glitter Sprinkles Enamel Dots!

Thanks for joining me today, head over to Simon Says Stamp to grab this awesome Newton's Nook Designs Stamp/Die sets before they're gone, as they are in limited supply!

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Newton's Nook Designs September Release - Day 1

Hello everyone and welcome to Day 1 of the Newton's Nook Designs September release!  Today we are featuring a new stamp/die set called, "Shades of Autumn". 

I started with some watercolor paper and painted the background using a few colors of green hybrid inks.  After drying, I splattered with a little gold and black ink.  While that was drying, I stamped and die cut out a bunch of these gorgeous leaves, they have a beautiful textured look to them!  I assembled on my card front in a collage style, over a tied piece of gold twine.  Lastly I add some enamel dots by GinaMarieDesigns and mounted on dark green cardstock, which I glued to my cardbase.

I decided to make a separate care using this gorgeous brand new stencil, Falling Leaves.  I started with a kraft panel and stenciled the leaves on using 4 fall colors of ink, (yellow, orange, green, maroon) starting with lightest first.  I added accents to the leaf edges with my white Gelly Roll pen to make them really stand out.

Once my panel was done, I colored the image of Newton in the pile of leaves and die cut him.  That set is called "Autumn Newton", part of last month's release, pictured below.  I die cut a scalloped piece from MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges die and foam taped the whole panel + image on top of my stenciled background.  

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping, please leave a comment to win, scroll down to learn more!

Would you like to win the “Shades of Autumn” Stamp Set?


This 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)! The winner 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 September 14th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 15th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

Studio Katia New Release Sneak Peeks - Day 1

Hi everyone!  I'm so excited, this is my very first project as a DT member for Studio Katia.  I was so excited when I saw this stamp/die set, Meowy Halloween.  I absolutely love those kitties in their tall Halloween hats!  So without further delay, here's a bit of info on how I made my card:

I started by using a piece of removable Post It cover up tape straight across my background panel.  I first inked my night sky.

Before removing the tape, I mixed a bit of white acrylic paint and water and used my Distress brush to flick the background to look like stars in the night sky.

After the sky dried, I laid down a new piece of tape on the edge of the blue area, then used this combination of brown inks to make my ground. So that's how I made my background!  

Once that was finished, I stamped, die cut and Copic colored all my images from the Meowy Halloween stamp set! I wanted to put these cute kitties in a big pumpkin patch!

I stamped a sentiment from Meowy Halloween onto the banner die that comes in the brand new die set, Dotted Patterns Scallop Frames, and popped it up with some foam tape. Lastly I added some of the green sequins from the mix, Witches Cauldron Sequin Fusion.

Here's what the entire set, plus new dies looks like!  Everything you see this week on the Studio Katia blog and DT's blogs, will be available in store on September 15th!

Thank you SO MUCH for joining me, I hope you've enjoyed my card.  Stay tuned for more gorgeous inspiration AND a blog hop this coming Friday, September 15th with lots of prizes!! over at the Studio Katia Blog!