Newton's Nook Reveal Day #5

Happy Friday and Welcome to Day #5 of the 
NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS' 
Holiday Release for October 2014

Today's stamp reveal is "Christmas Delivery"
 

For my final card this week I went with some simple
watercoloring on the reverse side of a piece of textured cardstock.
I added some subtle shading by making certain areas a little darker
with the watercolor pencils.  
The card front was embossed to resemble a snowy background.

Would you like to win "Christmas Delivery”?
This set will be given away to one lucky winner! 
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!
 One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. 
Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win.
 You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on
 the better your chances are of winning!  
You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment
  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Friday, October 17, 2014 October 17, 2014
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Newton's Nook October Release Reveal Day #4

Happy Thursday and Welcome to Day #4 of the 
NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS' 
Holiday Release for October 2014

Today's stamp reveal is "Newton's Curious Christmas"

Up next is my favorite card of mine that I did for this week's reveal!
It all came together just the way I had planned:

I stamped the image onto white textured cardstock twice.
I colored Newton separately with a gray Le Plume marker and then
cut him out, except for the paws.

I colored in the snowman's scarf, nose, and bird with Le Plume Markers
and then used a scruffy brown ink pad to distress around the edges.

If you look closely, you can see a little sprinkling of clear glitter over part
of the snowman's side!
After cutting an oval shaped piece, I distressed the edge of it
with the same brown ink and then attached some ric rac trim.
Patterned papers are by Jillibean Soup and ribbon by Martha Stewart.

Would you like to win “Newton's Curious Christmas”?
This set will be given away to one lucky winner! 
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!
 One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. 
Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win.
 You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on
 the better your chances are of winning!  
You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment
  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Thursday, October 16, 2014 October 16, 2014
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Newton's Nook October Reveal Day #3

Happy Wednesday and Welcome to Day #3 of the 
NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS' 
Holiday Release for October 2014

Today's stamp reveal is "Flaky Family"
The possibilities with this stamp set is just too many to list!
My first thought:  those personalized clay ornaments that you find 
at the mall or at a craft fair?  That is the look that I was going for,
but on a card instead. You could easily transfer the idea to an ornament though!

I selected a snowman/woman to represent each member of my family :)
I stamped them onto smooth, white cardstock and then trimmed out.
Next I decided the placement for each onto the blue striped background paper.

You can add some shading to the snowpeople with a dab of grey ink and 
a dauber or sponge.  For the faces I used pink chalk for the ladies' cheeks
and an orange pencil for the noses.  

The ribbon (by Martha Stewart) completed my sentiment and blends
in nicely with the beautiful base paper by Authentique!

Would you like to win “Flaky Friends”?
This set will be given away to one lucky winner! 
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!
 One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. 
Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win.
 You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on
 the better your chances are of winning!  
You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment
  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

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

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 October 15, 2014
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Newton's Nook Designs Reveal Day #2

Happy Tuesday and Welcome to Day #2 of the 
NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS' 
Holiday Release for October 2014

Today's stamp reveal is "Holiday Hounds"

I just love this adorable set!  I stamped this ferocious little guy
onto brown cardstock and used some walnut ink and a sponge
dauber to shade around the bottom!


I pieced the rest of his attire after stamping onto
different papers, cutting out and then gluing into place :)

The Christmasy papers are by Martha Stewart and the ribbon by May Arts!

Would you like to win “Holiday Hounds”?
This set will be given away to one lucky winner! 
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!
 One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. 
Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win.
 You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on
 the better your chances are of winning!  
You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment
  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 October 14, 2014
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Newton's Nook October New Release Reveal #1

Happy Monday and Welcome to Day #1 of the 
NEWTON'S NOOK DESIGNS' 
Holiday Release for October 2014

Today's stamp reveal is "Winston's Home For Christmas"

I love the homespun feel that Winston evokes, so I went with
a distress tag, gingham and jute to decorate this kraft gift box!


After stamping Winston onto a cream textured cardstock (with Staz On),
I watercolored the image and then distressed with Walnut Ink spray.
The image was cut out with an oval die and then distressed around the edges.

 The sentiment was stamped onto a strip of patterned paper and then trimmed
out in a banner-tag fashion.

Ribbon and Jute String by May Arts and Gingham Paper by Jillibean Soup

Would you like to win “Winston’s Home for Christmas”?
This set will be given away to one lucky winner! 
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!
 One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. 
Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win.
 You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on
 the better your chances are of winning!  
You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment
  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Monday, October 13, 2014 October 13, 2014
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2015 Scrapbooking Planner & Sketch Calendar

  Hello and a happy Saturday to you all!
It is my extreme pleasure to share that I will be a part of 
the highly anticipated 2015 Calendar/Planner brought to you by 
Scrapbook & Cards Today and Page Maps by Becky Fleck!

Here is more info from S&CT:
 Back by popular demand, Scrapbook & Cards Today's
 new 2015 Scrapbooking Planner and Sketch Calendar is portable
 and ready to go wherever you go! 


This beautiful 8.5"x11", 14-month, 64-page planner is coil bound,
 brimming with 30 exclusive PageMaps sketches, how-to photo techniques 
and layouts created by some of your favourite designers.
 Each month features a full page of journaling prompts, page starters, 
photo ideas and areas to jot down notes, memories and special moments, 
and perfect for those who have caught the pocket scrapbooking bug.

Last year's Planner sold out in record time!
 At just $12.95*, make this one-of-a-kind Planner a gift for you and all your scrappy friends.
Preorders start October 10, 2014 and will ship on November 28, 2014.

*plus shipping ($5.45 shipping in Canada and the USA 
and $11.95 shipping for international orders)

**Visit Scrapbook & Cards Today to pre-order and find out more!**
Saturday, October 11, 2014 October 11, 2014
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Pinterest Inspired With Bella Blvd

It's Pinterest Inspired Thursday at 
BELLA BLVD
and we have this adorable, crafty photo as our inspiration:


Here are my two cards based on the inspiration found in the photo:

“Thankful For You” card
I was inspired by the tall, vertical pumpkins in the Pinterest photo, 
so I created a vertical woodgrain panel by cutting three strips, attaching them
 to a square of cardstock and then stitching them together. The strip of pumpkins
 and sentiment was inspired by the small cluster of pumpkins in the photo.

Supplies: Hello Autumn: Trinkets, Treasures & Text, Borders, Day Dream, 
Gatherings, Perfect Pick; Button Market: Wood Mix

“Pumpkin Pair” card
For this card I went for the total look of the pumpkins represented in the Pinterest photo.
 After die-cutting the circle shapes, I inked around the edges with a darker orange ink. 
Next, I die cut the leaves and stem and inked around those as well. I chose to turn
 the larger pumpkin into a jack 'o lantern by adding two enamel dots for the eyes
 and the letter "D" for the mouth. I used a black pen to color in one of the
 diamond shapes for the nose!

 Supplies: Halloween Magic: Pumpkin Parade, Boo Buddies, Hocus Pocus, 
Goblin Treats, Treasures & Text; Hello Autumn: Gatherings 

More ideas are showcased on the Bella Blog :)
Happy Thursday!
Thursday, October 9, 2014 October 09, 2014
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Pinterest Monday With Scraptastic Club

Yay!  I'm so happy to be sharing my first project with 
SCRAPTASTIC KIT CLUB
and their October "Heart It Races" Kit.
 

Today was Pinterest Monday and Madeline and I have used this
 photo for our inspiration:

 I was inspired by the different decorative strips found in the inspiration photo. 
 
 I cut an edge from the pink doily and used it to mimic the scalloped design. 
  Next I cut 1" strips and stacked them on top of each other and then stitched in placed.  
There are so many fun elements in the October "Heart It Races" Kit, but I went with 
the cute fox flair button and one of the label stickers for the sentiment.  


There is lots and lots of sweet ideas and inspiration to be found on the 
Scraptastic Club Blog!  And be sure to stop by and see Madeline's take on
the PIN with an adorable layout!
Monday, October 6, 2014 October 06, 2014
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Card Corner| Evergreen


Melissa and I shared a few cards with the new "Evergreen" Collection by
BASIC GREY

Evergreen is a Christmas holiday collection filled with beautiful
colors and artwork that Basic Grey is well-known for.  
If you love the traditional BG Christmas collections as much as I do,
then you will want to add this one to your wish list :)

 

Our challenge was to use the various shaped stickers on our cards.
Now with BG you have chipboard stickers and cardstock stickers, so I used
both on my two cards!  
Come on by the BLOG to see close-ups and cards by Melissa Phillips too!

Friday, October 3, 2014 October 03, 2014
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Harvest Banner

I cannot express to you how much I truly, for real love this collection:
Grateful by Authentique Paper.
It's yummy beyond words with colors such as dusty pink,
vibrant oranges, rust, mint green and pine...it's soothing yet warming
at the same time!  If you love all things Fall and Thanksgiving, then you
must get this collection in your little hands!

I'm sharing a quick chipboard banner that I made with a precut pumpkin
shaped mini album that I found at Michael's.  I just traced, cut and pasted!

 Come on by the blog today and see close-up photos and
instructions on how I put it together :)

In the meantime, here are just a few of my absolute favorite
pieces from the Grateful Collection:


 


Beau-tiful, right?  Just click on the link above to see the collection in its entirety! 
Baccccck tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 October 01, 2014
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Scraptastic Kit Club: October Kit Reveals

A very happy Wednesday greetings to all of you!
I'm quite honored to have been invited to be a part of the 
card making team at the 
SCRAPTASTIC KIT CLUB
Kit clubs are near and dear to my heart...after-all, I operated
one for seven years...it was one of my babies :)  
I haven't been with a kit club since "the Nook", which was
over two years ago...I'm excited to be back at it with these really amazing kits!

Here is a peek at what is being offered for October:

"This Life Noted" Monthly Kit:

"Heart It Races" Grande Kit:

"Heart It Races" Add-On Kit:

"Heart It Races" Stamp Set:
"Thriller" Grande Kit:

"Thriller" Add-On Grande Kit:

"Thriller" Stamp Set:

Now WOW, aren't those some really GREAT papercrafting kits!?!
I can't wait to dig in...I have my first assignment due up soon, so I'll be sure 
to share.  Come on over and join us on the Scraptastic Forum and see daily
projects and info on the Scraptastic Blog!

Order your kit(s) and accessories today: www.scraptasticclub.com
Ciao, y'all!
 

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 October 01, 2014
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