RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE BLOG - TIC TAC TOE

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I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is a tic tac toe. Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my tic tac toe.  I used the Texture in the background, the greenery are the trees, and the tag is the sentiment.  

My card is an A2 card. I started by die cutting the background which is a cover plate from Lawn Fawn.  I then die cut the trees and added some snow to them.  I then stamped and die cut the penguins which are  from the company Rubbernecker Stamps called Caroling Penguins which was release in 2018.  The company was renamed to Brass & Bliss Craft Co.  I assembled the card and added the sentiment which is from Pinkfresh Basic Banners Christmas which was released in August 2023.

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until December 13th to join the fun!

Thank you for stopping by, I'll see you again in the New Year.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you!

Newton's Nook Designs - Noel

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Today I am on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog showcasing a fun way to use paper scraps to create my card. I had so much fun creating this card.

My card features papers from our Canine Christmas and Christmas Time Paper Pads. I used my scraps and cut them out using the A2 Card Layout Die Set.

I used the Christmas Word Trio Die Set to die cut the "noel" sentiment with the stitched banner edge. This die fits perfectly inside the center window of the A2 Card Layout Die Set!

I hope you were inspired to create this card.  It is a simple card to mass produce for your Christmas cards this year.  

Thanks for stopping by, please come back again soon.

Gina K. Designs - November 2024 New Release

Gina K. Designs NOVEMBER 2024 Release is NOW available and can be found HERE.

Hello everyone!

I am here today featuring the NEW Gina K. Designs "Secret Garden" Stamp Set! This is a beautiful set, full of "leafery" and floral images to create some beautiful cards. Be sure to check out ALL the new products released this month. You can also find lots of inspiration over at Gina K. Designs & StampTV Friends Facebook page. All supplies I used are listed below.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. I used Master Layouts 1 to create the layers. The top layer, I used the GKD Brick Wall Stencil to ink blend the background. I then stamped all the element I wanted to use from the Secret Garden Stamp set and colored them with Olo Markers. I added the door to the top layer, and then arranged the leafery and florals at the top of the door, I added them using foam squares and tape runner. I stamped the sentiment, and fuzzy cut it and added it to the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Please come back again soon.

Here is a list of supplies I used on my cards. Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE BLOG - Sketch

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I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is a sketch. Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my take on the sketch for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. I cut the bottom layer from some cardstock from my stash. I cut it at 4 x 5 1/4, and cut it in half. I adhered it to the card base. The pumpkin background is a created by Spellbinders called Raining Pumpkin Press Plate which was exclusively released to independent retailers. I used my Betterpress to create the background and there is a coordinating stencil, I used to ink blend the pumpkins.  I die cut it using Spellbinders Essential Arches Etched Dies, I created a frame to go around the pumpkin background. I then stamped, embossed and die cut the sentiment from Pinkfresh called Basic Banners Everyday Stamp Set which was released in June 2023.

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until November 29th to join the fun!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon.

Newton's Nook Designs - Instagram Hop

 Hello everyone!

Newton's Nook Designs is having a Coffee Delights Instagram Hop!  Visit each of the stops on the hop, on instagram starting with newtonsnook for more awesome inspiration using our NEW Products! To enter our giveaway, please follow Newton's Nook Designs and leave a comment at each stop! We will choose one winner to receive a $25 voucher for the Newton's Nook Designs shop! The winner will be chosen randomly from the posts on the hop so visit them all for the most chances to win!

Comments close on Sunday, November 17th, 2024 at 9 pm PT.  The winner will be tagged on this post on November 18th.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. I cut the paper from the NEWLY released Coffee Shop Papers and added it to the card base. I stamped die cut and colored the image from the Coffee Delights Stamp Set and die cut it with the coordinating die.

 

I added the sentiment using the NEWLY released Thanks a Latte Die. To finish off the card by adding some sparkle onto the coffee cups.

Thanks so much for stopping by, good luck on the instagram hop!

NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS November 2024 Release - REVEAL DAY 3

 Hello everyone!

It's Reveal Day 3 over at Newtons Nook Designs, today I am featuring the A Hug in a Mug and Thanks a Latte layering dies.

Here are my cards for your inspiration:

My frst card is an A2 card. I cut the layers using the Coffee Shop Papers and adhered them to the base of the card. The flag die is die cut from the Basic Frames Die Set. I die cut the heart from the Heart Frames Die Set. I die cut the "A Hug in a Mug Die" a few times, adhered them together, I cut the shadow layer and adhered them to the heart.

My frst card is an A2 card. I die cut the Fractured Card Layout Die using the Coffee Shop Papers. I die cut the "Thanks a Latte" die from navy blue card stock a few times, adhered them together, die cut the shadow with velllum and adhered it to the card. I finished the card off by die cutting the coffee cup from the Coffee Sihouette die set.

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Tuesday November 12th through Thursday November 14th. 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, November 14th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 15th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS November 2024 Release - REVEAL DAY 2

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It's Reveal Day 2 over at Newtons Nook Designs, it's their November 2024 Release! All week the design team will be featuring a collection of Coffee themed products! Today I am featuring the Coffee Frame Die.

Here are my cards for your inspiration:

My frst card is an A2 card. I created a shaker card using the Coffee Frame Die. I die cut the frame and paper pieced some paper on the cups using the NEWLY released Coffee Shop paper. I created the shaker and inside the shaker I used the coffee beans from the Coffee Frame Die. I die cut the sentiment "but coffee first" from the Coffee Frame Die, stacking it a few times and adhering it to the card. The background coffee paper is from the Coffee Shop paper. To finish off the card, I added some glossy accent to the coffee mugs.

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Tuesday November 12th through Thursday November 14th. 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, November 14th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 15th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS November 2024 Release - REVEAL DAY 1

Hello everyone!

It's Reveal Day 1 over at Newtons Nook Designs, All week the design team will be featuring a collection of Coffee themed products!  Today I am featuring the Coffee Shop paper pad and the Coffee Delights Stamp Set.  

Here are my cards for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card.  I cut the background with the Framework Die set.  I then used the NEWLY released Coffee Shop paper for the layers using the A2 Card Layout 2.  I stamped, die cut and colored the coffee image from the NEW Coffee Delights stamp set.  I used foam tape and popped it up on the card.  I finished the card off by stamping the sentiment from the Coffee Delights stamp set in the square from the  A2 Card Layout 2.  

One lucky winner will receive a $25 store credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Tuesday November 12th through Thursday November 14th. 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, November 14th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, November 15th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE BLOG (MLCCB) - HO HO HO Merry Christmas

Hello everyone!

I'm here with a new challenge with the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog. I hope you will come play along with the Christmas Challenge. It will run for six weeks, ending at 4:00 PM Mountain Time on the 15th of next month, so get out your crafty Christmas stash and come play with us!

Here is my card for your inspiration:

I love how my card turned out. For the background panel I used some green glitter paper from my stash. I then die cut the background coverplate by Catherine Pooler called Belly Laughs Cover Plate with white glitter paper from my stash. The sentiment is from Pinkfresh called Basic Banners Christmas. I finished off the card by adding some sparkly embellishments onto the snowflakes.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please come back again soon. Please join the Merry Little Christmas Challenge, it is so much fun and you can build your Christmas cards for the year.

Newton's Nook Designs - Caffinated Christmas

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I am here with Newton's Nook Designs featuring the NEWLY released Christmas Coffees Stamp Set with the coordinating die set and the Postage Stamp Layout Die Set! 

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. The gingham layer is from the Christmas Basics paper pad, and die cut the paper using the Framework die.  I then stamped the images from the Christmas Coffees Stamp Set and die cut them with the coordinating dies. I then die cut the Postage Stamp Layout Die and cut it apart.

Thank you so much for stopping by, to see lots of inspiration using Newton's Nook Designs stamps and dies, please visit their blog.

RETRO RUBBER CHALLENGE BLOG - Make a Fall Card

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is a Theme - Make a Fall Card.  Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card.  I die cut this beautiful paper with a rectangle die.  I am using the same  paper I used last month from 49th & Market called ARToptions Spice which was release in August 2023.  I love taking beautiful paper and creating cards with it.  It's fast, but beautiful at the end.  I adhered it to a brown panel and added it to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment with black ink from a stamp set called Always Thankful from Penny Black which was released September 2014.  

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until November 1st to join the fun!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon.

REVEAL DAY 4 - NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS - October 2024 HOLIDAY RELEASE

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It's Reveal Day 4 over at Newtons Nook Designs, it's their Holiday Release! The NEWLY released products will be available on Friday, October 18th. The design team will be featuring the Newton’s Christmas Tree Stamp Set with the Coordinating Die Set. For more inspiration, be sure to head over to the Newtons Nook Designs blog. What's a new release without a prize, see details below on how you can win $25 store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs store.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 Split Front Fun Fold card. To create the card I started with a standard card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Start with an 11″ x 4 1/4″ (1/2 of an 8 1/2 x 11) card base score at 5 1/2″, put your card base on your paper cutter at the score line and cut at 1 1/2″, then cut a 1 1/2″ strip from the piece you cut off. The 1 1/2″ strip is going to be at the bottom of the card front. The layering paper front is from the newly released 6x6 Christmas Basics Paper Pad. The inside NND paper is from the 6x6 Christmas Time Paper Pad.  I cut the design paper about 1/8 inch smaller.  There are lots of video tutorials on youtube if you cannot follow these instructions, just search for Split Front Fun Fold card.

The front layer is approximately cut 3 1/2 x 4.  The image is from the NEWLY released Newton’s Christmas Tree Stamp Set with the Coordinating Die Set.  I stamped, colored and die cut the image.  I added some glossy accent onto the oranments, and some glitter onto the hats.  I used pop dots to add it to the front of the card.  To finish the card off, I added the sentiment from the Newton’s Christmas Tree Stamp Set.

Newton's Nook Designs will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring their new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday October 14th through Thursday October 17th. 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, October 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 18th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

REVEAL DAY 3 -NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS - October 2024 HOLIDAY RELEASE

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It's Reveal Day 3 over at Newtons Nook Designs, it's their Holiday Release! The NEWLY released products will be available on Friday, October 18th. The design team will be featuring the Christmas Coffees Stamp Set with the Coordinating Die Set. For more inspiration, be sure to head over to the Newtons Nook Designs blog. What's a new release without a prize, see details below on how you can win $25 store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs store.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. I stamped the images from the Christmas Coffees Stamp Set onto the card base. I colored them with alcohol markers. I stamped the images onto some masking paper and masked off the coffee images and ink blended the back with ink and splattered the background with white paint. To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment and die cut it using the Circle Frames Die.

Newton's Nook Designs will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring their new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday October 14th through Thursday October 17th. 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, October 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 18th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

GINA K. DESIGNS - OCTOBER 2024 NEW RELEASE

Gina K. Designs OCTOBER 2024 Release is NOW available and can be found HERE.

Hello everyone!

I am here today featuring the NEW Gina K. Designs "Christmas Begins with Christ"! This is a great set to create your Christmas cards this year.  Be sure to check out ALL the new products released this month. You can also find lots of inspiration over at Gina K. Designs & StampTV Friends Facebook page. All supplies I used are listed below.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. I started with foiling the Poly Glaze Super Star with GKD Fancy Foils 14 Karet. I then die cut the layers from GKD Master Layouts 1. I then stamped and embossed the sentiment from the NEWLY release Christmas Begins with Christ and die cut it with GKD Single and double stitched dies. I assembled the card and used foam squaares to add the sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Please come back again soon.

Here is a list of supplies I used on my cards. Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

REVEAL DAY 2 - NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS - October 2024 HOLIDAY RELEASE

Hello everyone!

It's Reveal Day 2 over at Newtons Nook Designs, it's their Holiday Release! The NEWLY released products will be available on Friday, October 18th. The design team will be featuring the NEW Holiday Postage Sampler Stamp Set with the Coordinating Die Set and the Postage Stamp Layout Die Set. For more inspiration, be sure to head over to the Newtons Nook Designs blog. What's a new release without a prize, see details below on how you can win $25 store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs store.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card. I die cut the first layer from the NND Frames & Flags Die Set. I then die cut the Postage Stamp Layout Die Set twice using one as a stencil to ink blend the background squares. I then stamped the small images onto the card and then stamped, colored and die cut the images from the Postage Sampler Stamp Set and used foam squares to pop them onto the card.

Newton's Nook Designs will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring their new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday October 14th through Thursday October 17th. 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, October 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 18th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

REVEAL DAY 1 - NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS - October 2024 HOLIDAY RELEASE

Hello everyone!

It's Reveal Day 1 over at Newtons Nook Designs, it's their Holiday Release! The NEWLY released products will be available on Friday, October 18th. The design team will be featuring the NEW Evergreen Frame Die Set, Merry Christmas Die Set, Holiday Cheer Die Set, Christmas Word Trio, and a new Christmas Basics Paper Pad. For more inspiration, be sure to head over to the Newtons Nook Designs blog. What's a new release without a prize, see details below on how you can win $25 store credit to the Newton's Nook Designs store.

Here are my cards for your inspiration:

My frst card is an A2 card.I die cut the center papers using the Hexagon Frames Die from the NEWLY released 6x6 Christmas Basics Paper Pad. The colorful strips I die cut using the Banner Duo Die Set and then die cut with the Hexagon Frames Die. The stripes I used my paper cutter to cut at 1/8 inch. I then die cut the "noel" word from the selected four papers from the Christmas Word Trio die set in two different color papers from my stash.

My second card is an A2 card. I ink blended the background and splattered white paint to look like snow.  I then die cut the tree background panel with the Evergreen Frame Die Set with card stock from my stash.  I then die cut the "Merry Christmas" words from the Merry Christmas Die Set with white card stock, I inked blended the word dies.  I stamped, colored and die cut the Newton's Nook Snow Much Cheer Stamp set and added it to the card.

Newton's Nook Designs will be choosing one lucky winner to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring their new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday October 14th through Thursday October 17th. 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, October 17th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, October 18th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Diane Morales

Farhana Sarker

Amanda Wilcox

Color Hues Color Challenge #96 - Purple and Orange

Hello everyone!

I'm playing along with the Color Hue Challenge Blog which is to make a card with purple and orange. If you are interested in playing along, you can find all the details here.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card features Spellbinders Fiona the Dancin Witch Etched from their August release.  The sentiment and the paper is from Doodlebug Sweet and Spooky 6x6 Inch Paper Pad.  The plaid paper is from Honeybee Stamps.  

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you join the challenge.  You can find lots of inspiration on The Color Hue Challenge Blog.  

Here is a list of supplies I used on my cards. Affiliate Links used at no additional cost. Thank you for your support.

Retro Rubber Challenge Blog - Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hello everyone!

I am here with Retro Rubber Challenge blog and we have a new challenge, which is a Tic Tac Toe. My tic tac toe is;  Pattern Paper, Your Choice, which I embossed my sentiment and pumpkin.   Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get more inspiration, the design team has some wonderful creations!

The rules to play along with Retro Rubber Challenge is very simple, make sure the stamp you use on your project is at least one year or older. For more details on the rules, you can find them over on Retro Rubber Challenge blog.

Here is my card for your inspiration:

My card is an A2 card.  I die cut this beautiful paper with a rectangle stitched die.  The paper is from 49th & Market called ARToptions Spice which was release in August 2023.  I love taking beautiful paper and creating cards with it.  It's fast, but beautiful at the end.  I adhered it to a brown panel and added it to the card base.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment from a stamp set called Grateful Greetings from Taylored Expressions which was released September 2022.  To finish off the card I added some enamel dots from my stash.

Are you ready to play along? Be sure to stop over on the Retro Rubber Challenge blog to get some more inspiration! Thank you for stopping by, you have until October 18th to join the fun!

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again soon.

Newton's Nook Design - Autumn Greetings

Hello everyone!

I am here with Newton's Nook Designs featuring the Leaf Splendor Stamp Set with the Coordinating Die Set. I love this set; the leaves can be used for so many different designs. This set was released this month, you can find a lot of inspiration on the Newton's Nook Designs blog.

My card is an A2 card. I started with water coloring with distress inks on water paper (for the reddish and yellowish leaves) and for the green leaves I took some watercolor paper and sprayed with Tim Holtz mica sprays. I then stamped the leaves from the Leaf Splendor Stamp Set using VersaFine Pinecone ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and die cut them.

The scalloped layer is die cut from NND Frames & Flags Die Set.  I cut and ink blended the top layer and added the leaves.  I used some foam squares to pop most of the leaves up.  

 

I stamped, heat embossed the sentiment from the Leaf Splendor Stamp Set and die cut with the Coordinating Die.  To finish off the card, I splattered the card with gold ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by, to see lots of inspiration using Newton's Nook Designs stamps and dies, please visit their blog.