Dot & Whimsy

Whether you have plans to embellish invitations

for a drinks-by-the-pool party or a girl's  night out,

this brand new die set, "Party Drinks" from 

can be used in so many clever ways!

Newton is popping up everywhere these days!

I'm sharing this fun, inter-active card over at 

So, looking at the front you're thinking "sweet little clean-and-simple card"

Until you open it up and........

...Hellooooo...there's Newton all popped up on the inside!

 The interactive die is by Karen Burniston with Elizabeth Craft Designs.

After die-cutting the paper and layering on the label pieces, I stamped

Newton onto white textured cardstock and then colored him in with

Aquarelle watercolor pencils by Faber Castell.  

I trimmed Newton and his beach paraphernalia out and added him

to the fold with foam adhesive.  Next, the sentiment was stamped and then

die-cut with the speech bubble found in the die-set.  

For the sun, I punched a layer with an I Top Punch from Imaginisce 

and a 1" circle punch. I shaded around the edges of both pieces with

one of the Faber Castell Aquarelles.

 You can find this version of Newton and many more designs in the 

Newton's Summer Vacation stamp set.

And don't miss the "Inky Paws Challenge" that's happening now!
The challenge winner will receive $10 in store credit...
so get ready, get set and GO to Newton's Nook Blog to find out more :)

Thanks for visiting today!

A happy Friday, everyone!

I have a card to share today along with July Release dies from

I know I use this term a lot, but here is a QUICK card

using three of the new dies:

I've used patterned papers and sticker from Authentique's Harmony Collection.

I especially love the dotted hole border around the frame and banner die!

When using the Flower Lace Mat Die, I did use the metal shim, which

helped to deeply cut all of the design.

Here are the dies that I've used:

July also includes these other fun sets:

The design team has done an amazing job with the new dies!

Follow the Top Dog Dies Blog to see all of the upcoming creations :)

Have a good weekend!

Well, I've made it to July 24th and have not shared a 

single "Christmas in July" project up until now!

That's almost unheard of...for me anyway :)
But today is the day.

have teamed up this week to bring you some inspiration

from both of the companies!

Be sure to visit the Xyron Blog to see all of the projects!

 My first project uses a recycled glass jar with a 4" opening at the top.

 I embellished the top of a 4" Jumbo Bottle Cap from Maya Road with some 

patterned paper by Doodlebug Design.  After cutting the circle, I placed the paper

through the Creative Station to add a nice, even coating of permanent adhesive.

The metal flower bottle top was colored with a red alcohol marker,

topped with paper and then attached with Xyron 3/16" Adhesive Dots.

A wooden knob was painted lime green and attached with Xyron Adhesive Dots.

I added some ribbon to the jar by running a length of ribbon through

the Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker.  A matching bow was added to the tag on front.

Two of the Raspberry Berry Beads were adhered to the side of the tag

with Xyron 3/16" Adhesive Dots

And lastly I have a quick, quick card that I made up with some of 

the Paper Twist Ribbon from Maya Road and papers/stickers by 3 Birds Designs.

I slightly unwound the paper and then rolled it into a flower shape.  

A 1" circle was covered in adhesive with the 1.5" Xyron Sticker Maker and

then the rolled flower was attached to it.

That's all from me today!

My husband and boys recently returned from their annual fishing trip to Canada; 

 quite the jaunt for some guys from Texas, but they literally catch hundreds

 of fish and look forward to the trip months in advance. I sent my old point & shoot

 camera with them as was thrilled at some of the 

scrapbook-page-worthy photos that they captured! 

While thumbing through the 12 x 12 papers, the ombre side B of the 

Maui Patterned Paper caught my eye and reminded me of water as it gets deeper.

 I cut the paper down to 11 x 11 and centered it onto a sheet of white cardstock 

before machine stitching around the edge. Next, I decided on the journal card, 

“The time of our lives”, and used a 3.5″ circle die to cut it out. 

I stayed with the circle theme and proceeded to cut a large, yellow mat from the

 Trunk Bay Patterned Paper; I used a 9″ plate as the template. Next, 

I used the remainder of the journal card pattern to cut out smaller 1.5″ circles. 

 For the title, I cut apart the “Hello Summer” Puffy Sticker and attached

 it around the contour of the round journal card. 

I placed the smaller circles in a fashion to resemble bubbles and accented 

with several shapes from the Gold Foam Shapes. Finally, I used a ruler and 

thin-tipped black pen to draw on lines for journaling at the bottom. I love the 

versatility of the “Solstice” Collection and how you can fashion it around any 

Summer activities whether it be a trip to the beach, camping or a fishing trip to Canada :)

Happy Summertime!

I have a sweet treat idea for your little pool goers this Summer.

 It all starts with a simple bag die (I've used this Box W/ Handle Die by Top Dog Dies)

 and a collection of assorted "Date Night" Papers and "Twirly Girl" Stickers from

 

The little bags can be filled with goldfish crackers or other small treats!

See how I put it all together on today's blog post at

Click on the link above to see the entire collection!

One of my favorite papers from the collection:

Click on the link above to see the entire collection!

And while we're talking about all-things Chickaniddy...

don't forget about their Craft Team Call!

It's happening between now and August 17th.

Good luck if you apply...it's a wonderful team to be on 

and I'll really miss my time with Chickaniddy!

Happy Tuesday!  

I'm excited to be sharing in a little blog hop today with

I have a layout using some 3 Birds' products:

patterned papers, 3-D stickers, glitter paper, stickers and plain tags.

The fabric flowers are from Maya Road.

From Xyron I have incorporated the Mega Runner for 

all of the paper and photo attachment.  For the flowers I used

several of the 3/8" Adhesive Dots for attachment.

Xyron and 3 Birds will both appear on 

HSN's 24 Hour Craft Day tomorrow, July 23rd!  

 

Thanks for stopping by!

It's all about Glittered Chevron Cardstock at

You will find cards, layouts, cutting file projects 

and more on the blog until the end of this month!

I've created this fun layout of my daughter:

 See close-up photos and learn how I put it all together on 

last Thursday's blog post at Doodlebug!

Have a terrific week!

It's always an honor to be invited as Guest Blogger for

This past week I shared a little tutorial on 

a couple of ways to add sequins to your cards!

Come on by the blog to learn more :)

Welcome to Newton's Nook Designs Anniversary Blog Hop!
Newton’s Nook Designs is so excited to be celebrating their
One Year Anniversary - one whole year of getting our paws inky!
  To celebrate we have an AMAZING blog hop featuring with our
brand new design team and some AWESOME Special Guests!
You are going to love all the fun inspiration they're sharing using
Newton’s Nook Designs Stamps!

 Would you like to win a $10 coupon for Newton's Nook Designs online shop?

 We will be choosing TWO lucky winners!

Here’s how to win:Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! 

TWO winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop.

 Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. 

 You have until Sunday, July 20th at 9 pm CDT to comment

 -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, July 21st. 

We are running a giveaway on our Facebook page too so make sure 

to enter here for another chance to win!!

Design Team:

If you get lost along the way, you can always pop back to the

 Newton's Nook Designs blog for the whole blog hop list!

I did a really quick and simple card for this anniversary hop:

 I chose the small flower from the Beach Party Stamp Set and 

stamped it in a random pattern with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I colored in the flowers with Le Plume alcohol markers

and blending pen.  

 Next, I embossed the cardstock with a polka dot folder and then layered it 

on top of a pre-embossed cardstock from Core'dinations. 

The sentiment is from Newton's Daydream Stamp Set.

**Your next stop on the hop is  JESS MOYER's BLOG**

Enjoy and good luck on winning a fabulous prize!