Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 386

Hello lovelies!

It is time for another Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!

This week's sponsor is Kitty Bee Designs!

They have so many adorable images, make sure you visit them!

I LOVE this color combo!

It's so fresh and pretty!

Here is my take...;-)

Isn't this simply the sweetest!?

The sponsor provided us 2 cute images to work with this week, thank you so much!

I was going to make 2 cards with both images but I didn't have time! Ugh!

I printed this cutie on white cardstock, colored in with Spectrum Noir Markers, die cut it circle, then layered this pretty mint scallop. The moon was colored with light gray, and darker gray for some shadowing, then went over it with mint. I LOVE how it turned out!

I wanted "sweet" and "heart" sentiment dies but I just couldn't figure out a good placement, so I used a heart shape instead. This patterned paper has mint stars and little gray stars, just perfect! 

{my notes}

Stamp: Owls (Kitty Bee Designs)

Paper: Smoky Slate, Mint Macaron, Fancy Foil Patterned Vellum (SU!), Crate Paper Little You, Wonder Patterned Paper Pads, White (Neenah)

Ink: Spectrum Noir Markers

Accessory: Mini Silver Star Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Silver Thread, Tan Star Button (My Stash)

Tool: Sweetheart Punch (SU!), Scallop Circle Die (Pretty Pink Posh), Die-namics Circle STAX (My Favorite Things), Lovey Words Confetti Cut (Reverse Confetti)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello lovelies!

Today I am playing along with 2 of my favorite challenges!

I know, I don't play challenges anymore, but these 2 inspired me!

This beautiful inspirational board is from the Pin-Sights Challenge over at Ellen Hutson.

I am in LOVE with all these gorgeous fall colors! But my favorite is the pumpkins!

And then here is the Mixed Media Card Challenge with a Thanksgiving theme!

Here is what I came up with...;-)

I really love the green and orange on those pumpkins in the Pin-Sights Photo, so that is exactly what I made;-)

I die cut 4 Thanks sentiments from white and adhered them on white panel. I then applied some embossing paste over the Stencil.

I started with water coloring orange and green on a piece of watercolor paper, die cut these gorgeous gourds from the orange and green. Then I removed those little pieces inside of them and placed the green pieces in the orange gourds just like the photo!

"Happy Thanksgiving" was heat embossed with copper, cut into 3 pieces randomly, then popped on over my beautiful pumpkin. 

To repeat the gorgeous warm copper, I added a little snippet of copper thread and several copper sequins. I just love how this card turned out!

{my notes}

Stamp: Alphabet (SU!)

Paper: Bright White (Neenah), Watercolor Paper

Ink: Gumball Green, Tangelo Twist Reinkers (SU!), Versamark

Accessory: Metallic Copper Thread, Washi Tape (SU!), 4mm Copper Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Tool: Thanks Die (STAMPlorations), Gourd-jus Die (Ellen Hutson), Embossing Paste (Ranger), Splatter Stencil (Tim Holtz), Heat Tool, Copper Emboss Powder (SU!)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

If you're in the US, Happy Thanksgiving! 

Newton's Nook Designs November Release Day 3 - Serene Silhouette Set + Coordinating Die Set

Hi there!

Welcome back to the Newton's Nook Designs November Release!

All the new goodies will be available for purchase this Friday the 25 over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop along with their big, Black Friday Sale!

Today is day 3 of the reveal, and we are sharing the Serene Silhouette set!

SO.PRETTY.!!!!!

Need I say more...!? ;-)

This card ended up being very different from my original design in my head...*LOL*

As I worked on this, my design kept changing and it looks like someone else made this card! *Hahaha*

The first thing I did was heat emboss these beautiful birches with white on gray. 

They were die cut using the coordinating die set (love it!). I wanted to have one of the critters peeking out, and this deer was just perfect! He was heat embossed with clear on gray, die cut, then placed behind popped up birch. I applied some Perfect Pearl with a Q-tip to make his breath coming out of him.

Sparkly snow, sparkly sequins as falling snow, and I was done, but it was too monochromatic and boring so the little red bird decided to fly over. 

I made another card ;-)

This one is located in the ice cold Arctic!

Here is a polar bear couple walking on snow, which was made with this fun, snow maker marker! All you need to do is apply the marker on your cardstock and heat it with your heat tool! 

The bears were also heat embossed with clear. I accidentally got some white powder on them, but I liked them like this, it looks like they're being snowed on!

I water colored this panel trying to make a night sky (so why did I use purple and green!? I honestly don't know...lol), but it turned out looking more like aurora borealis and I LOVE it! I splattered silver ink with a paint brush all over, then also stamped a little snowflake with silver ink. The sentiment "Winter Friends Last Forever" was heat embossed with silver, and glittery silver washi tape was added on the top of the card. 

Would you like to win the “Serene Silhouette” 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 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 Wednesday, November 23rd at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, November 24th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Jess Gerstner

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Naki Rager

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

{my notes}

Stamp: Serene Silhouette (Newton's Nook Designs)

Paper: Smoky Slate, Vellum, Silver Glimmer Paper, Basic Gray (SU!), Watercolor Paper

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Gumball Green Reinker (SU!), Encore Silver Ink, Versamark, Yasutomo Pearlescent Watercolor Set, Snow Maker Marker

Accessory: 4mm and 10mm Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Glitter Washi Tape (3M)

Tool: Serene Silhouette Purr-fect Die (Newton's Nook Designs), Die-namics Stitched Frames (My Favorite Things), Stitched Hills Border Lawn Cut (Lawn Fawn), Perfect Pearl (Ranger), White, Clear, Silver, and Cherry Cobbler Emboss Powder, Heat Tool (SU!)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Newton's Nook Designs November Release Day 2 - Sweater Weather Set and Fireside Friends Set

Hi there!

Welcome back to the Newton's Nook Designs November Release! 

All the new goodies will be available for purchase this Friday the 25th over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop along with their big, Black Friday Sale! Woo!

Today is day 2, and we are sharing the Sweater Weather Set along with the coordinating die set, and the Fireside Friends set!

Oh my goodness! 

Can you even stand how cute these little critters in cozy sweaters are!?

And then here is this set...!!!

So super sweet!

Did I just hear you say Awwwww!?

Here they go...;-)

This super adorable bunny and fox couple is out caroling!

Wouldn't it be so fun and cute if they'd really come to your door and sing!?

This little foxy cutie was stamped with Memento Ink then colored in with the Spectrum Noir Markers then die cut with the coordinating die. Just adorable!!!

And then here is Lilly the bunny, she was also stamped with Memento Ink, and I tried to color her with my Spectrum Noir Markers but for some reason I was having the most difficult time, so she was colored with my tiny collection of Copic Markers. 

This adorable patterned paper was just perfect! 

All it needed was some music totes and Falala in a big speech bubble!

Could this be any sweeter!!?

"Cozy" is the perfect word to describe this beautiful image!

I wanted to showcase the warmth of the fire and peacefulness of being with loved one.

So I heat embossed the image with white then water colored. I must say, I felt very peaceful while coloring this! ;-) 

Even this sentiment is so cozy and lovely!

See, I can't stay away from the Pines & Holly Die set!

I repeated the orange and blue, and the pines on the fireplace from the image.

The watercolor panel was sewn onto my base card to add more homey feel, and watercolor paper was warped so this will keep it in place ;-)

Of course I had to add some sequins, I chose the warm copper.

Would you like to win the “Sweater Weather” or the "Fireside Friends” Stamp Set?

Today we will pick two lucky winners, one to win each set! 

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 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 Wednesday, November 23rd at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, November 24th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Jess Gerstner

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Naki Rager

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

{my notes}

Stamp: Sweater Weather, Fireside Friends (Newton's Nook Designs)

Paper: White (WPlus9), Smoky Slate, Mint Macaron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Silver Foil Sheet, Soft Suede, Gumball Green, Vellum (SU!), Felicity patterned Paper (Freshpink Studio), Watercolor Paper

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Tangelo Twist, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky Reinkers (SU!), Zig Clean Color Real Brush Set, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Spectrum Noir and Copic Markers

Accessory: 4mm Metallic Copper Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Soft Sky Seam Binding, Crochet Trim, Washi Tape (SU!)

Tool: Sweater Weather and Pines & Holly Purr-fect Dies (Newton's Nook Designs), Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX, Stitched Speech Bubble, Musical Notes, and Emmitt Alphabet (My Favorite Things)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Newton's Nook Designs November Release Day 1 - Joyful Tags Set

Hello there Newton lovers!

Welcome to day 1 of the Newton's Nook Designs November Release!

All the new goodies will be available for purchase this Friday the 25th over at the Newton's Nook Designs Shop! Not only that, we will be having Black Friday Sale at the same time (what!!?) so don't miss it!

Today we are sharing this fabulous set "Joyful Tags".

Aren't these just awesome!

Previously released the Tags Times Two Die Set coordinates these little cuties so cutting them is super easy!

I had so much fun with this set, I made a few things ;-)

Here they go!

Here is my take one!

I love white on kraft, and that's exactly what I did here!

I added the tag like it is on a present, can you see that!?

Well, wouldn't you like a receive a pretty present with a kitty sitting on it!?

This orange kitty wandered over here from the Newton's Antics set, so cute!

I can't seem to stay away from the Pines & Holly Die set...*Hee Hee*

My second project is this cute little tag!

I know, again with the white on kraft...;-p It's beautiful though, right!?

I added a Santa hat and a couple candy canes from the Ornamental Newton set for a pop of red. I added a crochet trim and linen twine for a rustic look.

Three of the images from the new Joyful Tags set were used on my third project.

I heat embossed the small images with copper on vellum, die cut, and popped up like ornaments. I die cut another round tag from champagne glimmer paper, not quite copper but pretty close. I also used the copper thread and copper sequins. 

This gorgeous sentiment is one of the tags, I inked up only the inside image with versamark marker and heat embossed right on the base panel with copper. Clear sequins were added to repeat the vellum from the right side of the card.

Would you like to win the “Joyful Tags” 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 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 Wednesday, November 23rd at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, November 24th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Jess Gerstner

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Naki Rager

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

{my notes}

Stamp: Joyful Tags, Newton's Antics, Ornamental Newton (Newton's Nook Designs)

Paper: White (WPlus9), Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Real Red, Christmas DSP, Vellum, Champaigne Glimmer Paper (SU!)

Ink: Versamark Ink Pad and Marker, Memento Tuxedo Black, Spectrum Noir Markers

Accessory: Sparkling Clear and Metallic Copper Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Gold Baker's Twine, Linen Thread, Crochet Trim, Metallic Copper Thread (SU!)

Tool: Tags Times Two, Pines & Holly, and Ornamental Newton Purr-fect Die Sets (Newton's Nook Designs), Die-namics Cross Stitch Square STAX and Blueprint 15 (My Favorite Things), Heat Tool, White and Copper Emboss Powder, Polka Dots Embossing Folder (SU!)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you enjoyed it!