Newton's Nook Designs Summer Release

Happy Monday bloggers!

I am back again as guest designer for Newton's Nook Designs.  Did I tell you all how much fun I had guest designing with Newton's?  It really has been an honor  - thanks again for asking me to join your team in your new release.

Here are my cards that I designed for the new releases Sweet Summer and Chicken Scratches.  Interested in buying these stamp sets?  Head on over to Newton's to get them.  

This card is from the Summer Sweet stamp set.  

This is from the Chicken Scratches set.

Oh, Newton's is having a Inky Paws color challenge you may want to join in on the fun!  The colors are delicious!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  If you enjoy reading my blog posts please follow me.  Also I love reading your comments if you wish to leave one.  

God Understands Prayers

Hello Bloggers!

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather we are having.....it is just perfect!  I have a card to show you today that I made for a friend.  I love the colors.....this paper is from the paper pack for G45 Botantical Tea.  All the paper in the collection are so beautiful and soft.  

Thanks for stopping by, if you have time, please leave a comment, I love reading them.  

Recipe:

Stamp:  Our Daily Bread Designs - PrayInk:  Versafine black

Paper:  Graphic 45 - Botantical Tea

Accessories: rhinestones and flower

Newton's Nook Designs - Color Challenge #11

Happy Friday everyone!

I am back again with Newton's Nook Designs as a guest designer.  Newton's is having a color challenge, Lime green, Lemon Yellow, Orange and Grapefruit Pink! They thought it would be fun to do a citrus color palette, since the fruit stamp set was released last week.  This color challenge is making my mouth water!!!! 

I found the perfect paper for this challenge, I was so excited when I saw it.  The pattern paper is Bo-Bunny called  Lemonade Stand.  For the base of my card, I used Stampin Up's Daffodil Delight.  Don't these colors look yummy?  The layering is MFT blueprints 15 and the stitched tag is Lil' Inkers Anytime Tags Die.  And how cute are the orange slices?  The slices I stamped from the new set Sweet Summer made by NND.  That's it, just clean and simple!  

If you want to play along with the color challenge, head on over to NND and get all the details. Thanks for stopping by and please come back again soon.

Newton's Nooks Design June Release - Sweet Summer

Hello Bloggers,

I am back again with Newton's Nooks Design for their second day June release "Sweet Summer"....oh how sweet this stamp set is!  I love this set!  Here is my card, aren't the pears just so cute!

I used lots of layers on this card.  I colored the pears with copic markers, cut the pears out and the hearts out, and popped the pears up.  I stamped the tab from the stamp set, cut it out and added a button.  I stamped the sentiment under the pears.  Can't wait to get this stamp set?  It will be available tomorrow!

Would you like to win “Sweet Summer”?  This set will be given away to Two lucky winners!  Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs 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 Thursday, June 19th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 20th . 

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Christine Drogt

Samantha Mann

Larissa Heskett

Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Valerie Ward

Tessa Wise

Ria Montefalcon  - Guest Designer

Donna Idlet  - Guest Designer - ME

Newton's Nook Designs June Release

Hello Blogger!

I have some fun news to share - I'm guest designing for Newton Nooks Design (NND)  this month!  Guest designing for Newton Nooks  has been such a fun and great opportunity - thank you so much for selecting me to play with your products and be part of such a fantastic release! 

It's time for a fun new release from Newton's Nook Designs!  Today NND stamp set is called Chicken Scatches.  It is such a cute stamp set with so many possiblities.  Here is my card:

I used an A2 size for my base.  I added the design paper and rounded the corners.  Then I made a pennant and used the chicken wire stamp as the background.  I colored the roster and baby chicken with my prismacolor pencils.  To finish my card off, I added some twine and stamped the cute sentiment at the bottom of the card.  Isn't this stamp set so cute!

Would you like to win “Chicken Scratches”?  This set will be given away to Two lucky winners!  Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs 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 Thursday, June 19th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, June 20th . 

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Christine Drogt

Samantha Mann

Larissa Heskett

Crafty Math-Chick

Danielle Pandeline

Valerie Ward

Tessa Wise

Ria Montefalcon  - Guest Designer

Donna Idlet  - Guest Designer - YOU ARE HERE

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #10 - Spray It, Ink It, Paint It and Emboss It! - BLOG HOP DAY 2

Hello Bloggers!

This week the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog is changing it up...with a blog hop! Challenge #10 is ready at the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog but we are doing things a bit differently this time! We are doing a week-long blog hop with STENCIL GIRL!

Each day this week you will visit the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog see the fabulous designs of the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Team, and then you will visit the StencilGirl Talk Blog to see what their team is doing! For the blog hop order, see the end of the post.

Now, for the challenge!

Challenge #10 Spray It! Ink It! Paint It! Smear It! Emboss It!

Show us your inner mixed media diva! Use spray mists, inks, paints, modeling paste, embossing powder, pastels, chalk, and whatever messy media you can find! Let's dig into that hoard, pull out some of that "messy stuff," and use it up! There is a mess-maker hiding in all of you! Let her/him out to play!

Here is my take on the challenge...I have to admit, this is my very first mixed media project! This challenge was so much fun for me.  I started with using tissue paper and gel.  I waited for the gel to dry and added gesso.  Then I taped my stencil down with re-positional tape and smeared embossing paste all over the stencil to get the embossing effect of the flower. And then I just started using a lot of sprays to get the effect I was trying for.  Whew, what do you think?  The "Love" next to my project are alphabets from Tim Holtz, I sanded the letters and used distress paint and distressed ink.

Closer view of the stencil

Closer look of the flower....can you see the glimmer mist? 

Remember, you have two weeks to play in the new challenge! Challenge #10 closes June 29th at midnight PT. Link up your project here to Challenge #10.

This Week's Blog Hop Order:

June 16

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Janet Joehlin

Michael  Trent

June 17

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Mary C. Nasser

Jennifer Priest

June 18

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Gwen Lafleur

Linda Kittmer

June 19

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Carolyn Dube

Maria McGuire

June 20

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray
Tammi Bennett

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Kirsten Reed

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Our sponsors this month are StencilGirl and Worldwin paper.  One talented participant will receive this prize, donated by Stencil Girl and WorldWin Papers.

Stencil Girl stencils are made by artists for artists. Unique designs for people who LOVE stencils like we love stencils. Owned and operated by artist Mary Beth Shaw. Visit the Stencil Girls Website and Blog, Stencil Girl Talk. 

WorldWin Papers offers extraordinary paper, card stock, and envelopes for all paper crafting applications. We have teamed up with leading paper suppliers from around the world to bring some of the most colorful, elegant and sophisticated paper lines available to the craft market. All of our papers provide exceptional quality and design - perfect for scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping and paper crafting.

Visit our website, worldwinpapers.com for more information. To locate a WorldWin retailer near you, call 1-888-843-6455 or email worldwin@worldwinpapers.com. Visit the WorldWin Blog for more projects.

Announcing Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog Hop with Stencil Girls

Happy Monday bloggers,

I am stopping in to tell you about the blog hop with Stencil Girls!  Check out the details on Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog challenge 10.   This hop will be all week, so take some time to play along with the challenge.  Each day this week you will visit the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog see the fabulous designs of the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Team, and then you will visit the StencilGirl's Talk Blog to see what their team is doing! For the blog hop order, see the end of the post.  Please check back tomorrow to see my project for the challenge. 

This Week's Blog Hop Order:

June 16

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Janet Joehlin

Michael  Trent

June 17

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Mary C. Nasser

Jennifer Priest

June 18

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Gwen Lafleur

Linda Kittmer

June 19

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Carolyn Dube

Maria McGuire

June 20

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray
Tammi Bennett

StencilGirl Talk Blog

Kirsten Reed

Leslie Tucker Jenison

One talented participant will receive this prize, donated by Stencil Girl and WorldWin Papers.

Stencil Girl stencils are made by artists for artists. Unique designs for people who LOVE stencils like we love stencils. Owned and operated by artist Mary Beth Shaw. Visit the Stencil Girls Website and Blog, Stencil Girl Talk. 

WorldWin Papers offers extraordinary paper, card stock, and envelopes for all paper crafting applications. We have teamed up with leading paper suppliers from around the world to bring some of the most colorful, elegant and sophisticated paper lines available to the craft market. All of our papers provide exceptional quality and design - perfect for scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping and paper crafting.
 Visit our website, worldwinpapers.com for more information. To locate a WorldWin retailer near you, call 1-888-843-6455 or email worldwin@worldwinpapers.com. Visit the WorldWin Blog for more projects.
  

Oh Happy Day!

Hello again bloggers!

I am back playing along with Pals Paper Arts, challenge 207, and Paper Players, challenge 199 both red, white and blue.  I just received a new stamp set from Stampin Up and just had to use it.  I thought it was perfect for the challenge.  I also used the new embossing folder Large Polka Dot.  This is a clean and simple card.  Here is the color challenge colors and my card.

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Starburst Sayings

Ink:  SU Real Red and Night of Navy

Paper:   SU Whisper White, Real Red and Night of Navy

Accessories: SU rhinestones and SU Starburst Framelets

Thank you so much for stopping by!  If you like my card, please leave a comment, I love to read them. If you enjoy my inspiration, please join my blog.  Come back again soon!

I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Paper Players Challenge #199 - Jaydee's Color Challenge

Fabulous

Hello Bloggers,

I have another card made from the Stampin Up set "Work of Art".  Have you heard me say, "I love this stamp set?"  Well, I'll say it again, this stamp set is so versatile.  I love using the new in-colors from Stampin Up, they are so beautiful.   

Recipe:

Stamps: SU Work of Art

Ink:  SU  Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, and Lost Lagoon

Paper:   SU Whisper White, Hello Honey and Tangelo Twist

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again soon.  

Thank You - A Work of Art

Hello again bloggers,

I just popped in to show you another thank you card.  The Work of Art stamp set from Stampin Up may be my all time favorite set!  You can mix and match the stamp pieces to create so many designs.

Here is my card.  I am loving this blackberry bliss paper and hello honey.  I am using the combination of blackberry bliss and lost lagoon on this card.

 I hope you like it.....please leave a comment if you have time, I love to read them.  If you have time, please join my blog!  Please come back again.....I'll have a couple more thank you cards.  You can never have enough thank you cards!

Thank You Cards Again!

Hello bloggers,

I am back again with a couple of Thank You cards.  I'm loving the new in-colors from Stampin Up!  I am using the blackberry bliss and hello honey on both cards.  These colors are beautiful together!  What is your favorite in-color in the new book?  

Here are my cards, I have used the stampin up Flower Shop stamp set on both of these cards.  This is a very nice stamp set, but oh my, to punch the flowers out, it was not easy!  If you have a tip, please share!

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Lots of Thanks (sentiment), Petite Petals and Flower Shop

Ink:  SU Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey

Paper:   SU Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey

Accessories: SU rhinestones SU Pansy punch, and petite petals

 Here is a closer view of the card.

Another Thank You!

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Lots of Thanks (sentiment),  and Flower Shop

Ink:  SU Blackberry Bliss 

Paper:   SU Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey

Accessories: SU regal collection buttons, white baker's twine

SU Fancy Fan embossing folder and SU Pansy punch

Thanks for stopping by, please come back soon!

Another Thank You!

Hello again bloggers,

I told you I would be stopping in again to share some more thank you cards.  These are really fast to make and will only take you about 5 minutes to make one.  Don't you love the new in-colors from stamping up?  Watch out Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive!!!!    I I hope you enjoy looking at them, please stop by again soon!

Recipe:
Stamps: SU Lots of Thanks

Ink:  SU Lost Logan

Paper:  SU Lost Logan and Moonlight

Accessories: SU Chevron punch and rhinestones 

Recipe:

Stamps: SU Lots of Thanks

Ink:  SU Blackberry Bliss 

Paper:  SU Blackberry Bliss and Moonlight

Accessories: SU Chevron punch and rhinestones