Close To My Heart - One In A Melon

Hi everyone, it's Wednesday and I'm celebrating this gorgeous weather we're having here in South Carolina with a pretty floral card.

I'd mentioned in the blog title that this set is a mystery!  Just last week, I visited my local scrapbook store, #ScrapbookCreations in Spartanbug, SC.  They were hosting their annual used stamp sale, where many crafters brought their used items to be sold.

There were many older sets that had no labels.  Such as this wood mount set by Stampin Up.  There was no name on the packaging.  But I adore the flowers and there's also some watermelon images too.  One large slice and then some tiny ones along with a few other florals.  

I was goofing around stamping with my friend Jade the other day and just created this card for fun.  In addition to the mystery set, I also stamped the sentiment from another mystery set that Jade passed along to me.  

I watercolored the images using Tombow markers on Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I had these little bee brads, so I added one to give it a little extra and I think it works perfectly!

Thanks for visiting..if you happen to know the name of this SU set, I would love to know!  Thanks for visiting, enjoy the rest of your week!

Winston at the Beach

And Winston has his polka dotted umbrella (die from the new Umbrella Pals) to keep some of the sun off him while at the beach!

I really had fun making this card, it's my first official summer card of the year, it's been really warm and sunny here in South Carolina, so I was just in the mood to think about beach scenes!  I just love coloring this Winston in his chair and the ocean waves with white bubbles!

Thanks for stopping, I hope everyone has a very lovely weekend!!

Here's a list of awesome Newton's Nook Designs Products that I've used on my card!

Winston's Lake House Stamps & Dies

Umbrella Pals Dies

Sea Borders Dies

Sky Borders Dies

Cloud Stencil

Paradise Palms Stamps (Sentiment)

Newton's Nook Designs April Release - Day 4

Hello!  Wow, can you believe that we've already made it to day 4 of the Newton's Nook Designs April Reveals???  That means that tomorrow, all these new goodies that we've been showing you all week will be on sale in the store!

For my first card, I started by stenciling over a light green polka dot paper with the new Floral Lace Stencil to create this vibrant background!  I colored up the floral image from "Little Lilies" which is brand new and added a kitty from Newton's Costume Party to sit under the flowers.  And oops, a little lily bloom accidentally fell on the kitties head!  Lastly I added a sentiment from the Lily set on one of the banners fromFrames and Flags Die Setand mounted it at the top!

For my second card I stamped out this sweet sentiment/main image from "April Showers" on the Fancy Edges Tag Die Set and then cut another tag out from the orange polka dot paper and offset the tags together.  I cut a rounded rectangle from the Frames and Flags Die Set and this sweet umbrella from the Umbrella Pals set.  Lastly I tied some twine and added some glitter enamel drops to the scene.  This card was super easy and I think turned out really pretty!

Keep scrolling for your chance to win!

Would you like to win the “Little Lilies or April Showers” Stamp Set?

This stamp 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 April 19th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 20th. 

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 April Release - Day 3

Omygoodness we are now on Day 3 of the April reveals for Newton's Nook Designs and today we're sharing projects using THE CUTEST stamp and die set, Umbrella Pals.  This is a set I will be having LOTS of fun with.  It's just too sweet, and aside from all the critter umbrellas, the actual die for this set cuts out the cutest umbrella all on it's own..stay tuned, I have a project tomorrow where I've used just the umbrella die itself!

As for my card today, I die cut a stitched rectangle and heat embossed the sentiment in white.  I then inked it up using Salty Ocean and Stormy Sky Distress Ink.  I used the Cloudy Sky Stencil and added some clouds in the sky using a heavy layer of Stormy Sky ink.  I copic colored all my critter umbrellas and die cut some handles, then positioned the umbrellas where I wanted them.  I popped up a few of them to create dimension.  Lastly I added some little rain drops using my white gel pen.

I hope you've enjoyed my project, keep scrolling for your chance to win this stamp set!!

Would you like to win the “Umbrella Pals” Stamp Set?
This stamp 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 April 19th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 20th. 

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 April Release - Day 2

Hi everyone and welcome to day 2 of the April reveals over at Newton's Nook Designs.  Today the team and I are showcasing this fancy new stamp/die set, Wedding Frills.  AND, a new stencil..soooo gorgeous...Floral Lace!  I played a lot with this stencil and have made so many gorgeous backgrounds to be used on future projects!

For my card today, I went with a really different look, sort of a shabby chic light.  I heat embossed the lacey frame and flower on some kraft cardstock.  I then stamped the sentiment right in the middle with Versafine Black Onyx ink. I did a tone on tone stencil on the base panel, then assembled my burlap ribbon over a strip of pink cardstock.  I needed one last element and it turns out pearls worked perfectly.  

It's so funny, right after I made this card, my husband and I were invited to the wedding of a co-worker.  So now I have the perfect card for the event!

Thanks for visiting and keep scrolling to win the stamp set, Wedding Frills!

Would you like to win the “Wedding Frills” Stamp Set?
This stamp 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 April 19th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 20th. 

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 April Release - Day 1

Hi everyone and welcome to day 1 of the April reveals at Newton's Nook Designs.  All week we'll be showing you new product that will be in the shop this coming Friday, April 20th. 

Today we're showing off a new stamp/die set called "Newton's Graduation" along with this GREAT die set called "Essential Alphabet"!  Somebody's going to win Newton’s Graduation, so keep scrolling to find out how!  

Now onto my cards!

For my first card, I stamped out my image and copic colored Newton.  I had practiced cutting out this amazing new Essential Alphabet die on some black cardstock and it sort of just struck me that the negative might make a fun background, like a chalkboard.  I took a strip of patterned paper from my stash that had the bookshelves and glued it under.  I then popped Newton and the sentiment up.  Btw, that sentiment reminds me of Pinky and the Brain..anyone remember that cartoon with the mice that were going to take over the world???

For my second card I used the other main Newton image..I love that globe!  I used an embossing folder on the background, cut 2 of the banners out from the NND Frames and Flas die set and stamped the congratulations on the top banner and die cut the 2018 from the Essential Alphabet dies and glued on the bottom white banner.  I then perched Newton on the banners to finish the card!

Would you like to win the “Newton’s Graduation” Stamp Set?
This stamp 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 April 19th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, April 20th. 

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 Beautiful Blossoms

Hello everyone, well we're half way through the week!  Today I'm up on the blog over at Newton's Nook Designs.  I was really in the mood to create a floral card and try out my new Arteza markers.  Which by the way, I happen to love!  

I started with a piece of watercolor paper and stamped the flowers, stems and leaves from Beautiful Blossoms ramdomly.  I also stamped a few flowers that I die cut so I could pop them up and give the scene dimension. 

I used the markers to color the flowers and leaves and create a blue wash background.  Lastly I added the little Hello sentiment.  

This was a pretty simple card that turned out quite lovely.  I hope you enjoy it and will leave a comment for me!  Thank you, enjoy the rest of your week!