Dot & Whimsy

 Happy Tuesday!  Welcome to Day #2 of the
Newton's Nook September Releases!
Newton has been at it again and you're sure to
love he and his friends in all of their adorableness :)

Today we're featuring "Falling Into Autumn"

My sample card made with this sweet stamp set:
I used three different colors of Memento Luxe Inks and applied each in a section

of the leaf stamp.  Next I used a sponge to blend the colors together.  I hand-cut 

around the leaves and then swirled them in a circle at the center of the doily die-cut.

The card and patterned paper is by Authentique and the jute string is from May Arts Ribbon.

Would you like to win “Falling Into Autumn”?
 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, Sept 18 at 9pm CDT to comment 
 -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, September 19th--

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Brooke
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Shellye McDaniel
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Tessa Wise
Kimberly Rendino (Guest Designer)

Back tomorrow with  Day 3!  Enjoy the hop!

Welcome to this Thursday's installment of the

I'm so excited about today's card...I even

have a little step-out "bow-making" tutorial for you!

Okay, now let's get down to biz

I've always been a little 'afraid' of solid stamps.

When I started out with a practice stamping, it looked perfect. 
When I stamped onto the actual textured paper, not so perfect. 

Or atleast I thought!

I went back over the stamping with a yellow watercolor pencil

(in the areas that didn't take the ink) and blended.  I think it looks pretty neat!

I used the "Moments In Bloom" Stamp Set,

which is ON SALE as we speak, so check it out!

If you're an expert bow-maker or are happy with your bow-making skills,

then you may want to skip this part ;)

I often get asked "how do you make your bows?!?!?!?"

One part that I failed to photo was the step AFTER throwing the tail

to the back.  At that point you will want to flip the bow, so that the tail will actually

be facing you as shown above.

And if that's as clear as muddy water, just shoot me an email ;)

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