hang ten! over the rainbow!

hi!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog and I'm so excited to take part in sharing the FUN of this new Over the Rainbow die!
be sure to head over to the Lawn Fawn blog and see ALL of the amazing Design Team examples!

I really had a BLAST making this! it's so easy! and I have SOOOOO many more ideas!!

instead of making an actual rainbow, I made a wave for this little surfer!
I stamped the images from Mermaid for You, Beachy Christmas and On the Beach.
I did some frankenstein-ing and combined the top half of the mer-man with the bottom half of santa! lol!
all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut out with the coordinating dies!
isn't that little mermaid girl watching on the shore adorable too! ha! I tried to make her scales (?!) sparkle with some details of a white gel pen.

the background was created by using Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina for the water. then I used Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber for the shore. I splattered the ink colors and white acrylic ink onto the shore to five it the sandy texture. then I used some white gesso paint to add the foamy look to the water.

I did that same background three times: once for the card front, once for the pull tab under the ocean wave and once for the scene under the waves! so fun! and definitely inky!

and speaking of the ocean wave...I die cut out the Over the Rainbow from acetate!!! then I used alcohol ink to add the colors! SOOOOOO fun!! SOOOOOOO unique (I think! ha!).

Thanks again for checking out this card and don't forget to head to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the most amazing creations you ever did see! lol!

enjoy!

Newton’s Nook Designs Retro Party!

yo! it's day 1 of the Newton's Nook March release, and this one is a throw back and totally awesome!!

check out all of the new products being released!!

 

you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase now, right here! 

all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!
I legit had so much fun making everything this week!!

sooooo cool, right?
I stamped the images from the new Newton's Tape Mix and Puppy's Tape Mix and then colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out with the coordinating dies! I love them! they're so sweet and fun!

for the background, I used the Sunscape Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina. I also used the new Music Notes Stencil and some white embossing paste for some texture!
once it was all dry, I used the new Card Layout 7 Die to die cut it out, and popped up the frame!

the sentiment was heat embossed from the new Party On! stamp set, in white and then die cut out with the banner from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. 

Check out the Design Team Blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:

Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Farhana Sarker
Amanda Wilcox

big butterfly wishes!

Hi and happy Saturday!
Today I am happy to share this card up on the Lawn Fawn blog featuring some older and brand new products!
And bonus: I even have a video to go along with it!  You can check it out here or on my youtube channel!

I started by stamping the images from A Bug Deal and I Like Big Butterflies. Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in.  I added some details with a white gel pen to add some extra whimsy, and then once everything was dry I die cut the images out with their coordinating dies.

I actually stamped all of the butterfly images because I couldn't help myself; they're so cute! Alas, there was 1 of the images that didn't make it on this card, but I'm saving it for another card in the future! Don't worry!

I die cut out the front of the card from white cardstock with the Reveal Wheel die set. Then I used the Woodgrain Stencil and Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Fossilized Amber.  When I took the stencil off, I used the same colors, but with a little less pressure - and I love that tone-on-tone look!
I also used the same colors for the actual wheel of the card, so it looks similar to the rest of the background.
I used some Mermaid Cardstock with a tiny bit of Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon along the edges, too!

Once  the Reveal Wheel mechanism was created and put together with foam tape, I started to add all of the images to the card.
I love that it looks like the butterflies are frolicking in a forest! So cute!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then die cut it out with the Stitched Sentiment Banner dies.
And to finish off the card, I used Distress Inks in Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron for the tiny arrow along the wheel on the card, too! 

Be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and to watch the video, too!
Enjoy!

rainbows and glitter!

hello and happy wedensday!
today I have this sweet card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current challenge is all about rainbows, so...enter Sam!! ha!

I love this card!
I used the rainbow theme literally, obviously! but I kept the actual colors warm and bright! I wanted to use the rainbows, but in a twist! love how it came out!
I stamped the images from All the Clouds and My Rainbow. I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then added some details with a white gel pen. I also splattered the cloud images with white acrylic ink! once it was all dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.

for the background, I used Distress Oxide Inks in Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Saltwater Taffy and Dried Marigold.
the blend is gorgeous!!!! I wanted to echo the colors from the rainbows that I colored, and I LOVE how the background came out.

the sentiment was created by heat embossing the phrases from Unicorn Picnic in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock. once it was cooled, I fussy cut it out and then popped it up with foam tape.
I also finished off the card with a sprinkling of sequin stars! it adds the perfect amount of whimsy!

be sure to check the card out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog! and play along with your favorite rainbows!
enjoy!