7th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!!

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Hello!!

Welcome to the 7th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop for Newton's Nook Designs!! I'm SO EXCITED to be here with you today to share some AMAZING Inspiration for the FAST approaching Holidays!! I still can't believe December is already here, where did the Year go!!?? I'm sure if you are hopping along today, you're like me and ENJOY making the Holidays SPECIAL for those you CHERISH!! That's why creating handmade Cards and Gifts are so important!! Today I have a STUNNING Scene Card to share, plus a BONUS Card created by Greyson my 6 yr. old for his FAVORITE 1st Grade Teacher Mrs. Peterson!! I LOVE getting him involved with his Teacher Gifts every year and I'm not sure who ENJOYS it more!!?? I can promise you though his Teacher will feel pretty SPECIAL when he gives her his handmade Card/Gift in a couple Weeks!! 

Let's get started!! 

I wanted to create a STUNNING Scene Card!! I've ALWAYS LOVED Cardinals, but especially during the Holidays!! I started by using some Therm O Web Deco Foil Gel and the NND Holiday Foliage Stencil on my Cardbase!! After the Gel was dry, I Inked the background with Distress Oxide Inks in Iced Spruce, Peeled Paint and Lucky Clover!! Water Droplets were added for some texture!! Then I Foiled it using some Deco Foil in Jade!! I then added some Distress Paint Splatters in Picket Fence, Brass and Lucky Clover!! 

Next I worked on my Scene!! I started by Die Cutting the Stitched Panel from the NND Frames & Flags Die Set!! I then Stamped and Embossed the Cardinal Image and the Berry Images from the Winter Birds Stamp Set!! I colored them using Copic Markers and the Die Cut them out using the coordinating Winter Birds Die Set!! 

I used the Forest Scene Builder Die Set to create the Branches Die Cutting them from some TE Toffee Cardstock!! I inked the edges using some Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink!! I wanted the look of Snow so I used the Lawn Fawn Embossing Pen and added some WoW Embossing Powder in Vintage Champagne!! It's a White Embossing Powder with Gold Glitter and I LOVE the addition of the Gold Glitter in real life!! I Die Cut several of the Pine Cone Images from the NND Pines & Holly Die Set from some TE Chocolate Truffle Cardstock and adhered them to some TE Toffee Cardstock!! Then fussy cut them out and inked them with some Gathered Twigs DOI!! I added the same Embossing Powder to resemble Snow, and also added some Liquid Adhesive and some Rock Candy Distress Glitter for some Sparkle and Texture!! 

I Die Cut several of the Pines also from the NND Pines & Holly Die Set from some TE Cilantro Cardstock and inked it them using Distress Oxide Inks in Gathered Twigs, Pine Needles and Peeled Paint!! I added the same Embossing Powder and then adhered everything together to create my Scene!! I really LOVE the way it turned out and I hope I've inspired you to look through your stash and see what Images you can combine with some of your FAVORITE Scene Building Dies to create some STUNNING Winter Scenes!!

Here's Greyson's Card!! He LOVES Rainbow and Colored the SWEET Mice from the NND Naughty or Mice Stamp Set using Copic Markers!! Then we worked on the Background!! He wanted Rainbow Snowflakes!! So we used the NND Snowfall Stencil along with some Therm O Web Pixie Spray to keep it in place!! He used Distress Inks in Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Faded Jeans and Dusty Concord along with an Ink Dauber!! We added some WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder over the Snowflakes and heat set!! Then we covered the background with Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Inks, added some Water Droplets and then added some Snowflake Sequins, Iridescent Jewels and Blizzard Glitter Nuvo Drops to finish off the Background!! 

I helped him line up the coordinating NND Naughty or Mice Dies and we used Therm O Web Purple Tape to keep them in place!! After Die Cutting them out we added some White & Black Gel Pen for some Freckles and the Nose and I added some High Lights to the Images!! We also added some Morning Dew and Blizzard Glitter Nuvo Drops for some Sparkle and Dimension!! 

We used the NND Speech Bubbles Die to Stamp and Emboss the Sentiment with WoW White Embossing Powder and added it to the Card using 3D Foam Squares!! I'm pretty certain his Teacher is going to CHERISH this handmade Card for years to come!! 

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Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Hop Prizes!!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments 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 will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Sunday, December 8th at 9 pm EST to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 9th.

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop List:

Newton's Nook Designs

Tenia Nelson

Tina Smith

Chari Moss

Barbara Anders

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today!! Don't forget to visit the Newton's Nook Designs Blog on December 9th 

to see if you're one of the LUCKY Winners!! 

Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

I'm also linking up:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Traditional Christmas 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  =)

2 Cards for the Newton's Nook Designs & WoW Embossing Inspiration Week!!

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HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

I'm here with the FUN Newton's Nook Designs & WoW Embossing Inspiration Week!! I'm a HUGE FAN of both of these companies!! If you follow me you'll know that I might be alitte OBSESSED with the WoW Glitter Embossing Powders!! Infact, I probably use it on the majority of my Projects!! 😬 

I've created 2 Projects today!! First I've made this SWEET Halloween Card!! I just LOVE this Witchy Newton Image!! It makes me SMILE every time I see it!! If you're an animal lover too, I'm SURE you have the same reaction!!?? 

I started by creating my FUN background using the NEW Gingham Stencil!! I just LOVE this Stencil and there are SO MANY ways to use it!! I've used both Dusty Concord and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Inks!! I sprayed the back of my stencil with some Therm O Web Pixie Spray, then placed it over my A2 Cardstock panel!! I Started with the Dusty Concord Distress Oxide Ink and inked the design!! Then removed the Stencil and washed the excess Ink off!! I wanted to create a FUN Crosshatched Design so I flipped the Stencil and then replaced it over the Inked Design linking it up again using Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink!! I absolutely LOVE the results!!

Halloween makes me think of ALL things FUNKY!! So I thought it would be FUN to use the Bokeh Stencil Set over the top of the Gingham and I Inked it up with an Ink Dauber using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink after using an anti-static tool!! Then added some of the WoW & Simon Says Stamp Witching Hour Embossing Powder!! SWOON!! All of that SPARKLE makes this girls HEART HAPPY!! It's hard to see in the Photos, but in real life this Powder is just AWESOME!! 

I wanted to create a Background to help ground my Sweet Image, so I Die Cut a Circle and inked with Caved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink!! Went over it with an Anti-static Tool and then placed the Cascading Stars Stencil over the Circle Die Cut and Inked used Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide Ink and Embossed them using WoW Gloss Clear Embossing Powder!! A few Water Splatters add some extra texture to the background!!! Then I adhered my Stamped and Embossed Image that I colored with Copic Markers!! 

I framed the Background Circle with a couple other Circle Die Cuts one from TE Oreo Cardstock and and one from TE Grape Jelly Cardstock and then Stamped and Embossed the "Best Wishes" Sentiment onto a Circle Die Cut from the Frames Squared Die Set using WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! I Framed it to match the Focal Image and adhered both using Foam Tape to my Cardbase!! A few Sequins with some Iridescent Jewels finishes off the Design!! 

For my Last Card I wanted to create a FESTIVE Holiday Card!! I LOVE Music Paper for the Holidays and I thought it would be FUN to create an Embossed Stencil Design!! I LOVE how it turned out and hope you'll give this Technique a try this Holiday Season!! 

I started by spraying the back of the Holiday Foliage Stencil with some Therm O Web Pixie Spray and then I placed it over the Lawn Fawn Music Patterned Paper!! I then took an Ink Dauber and Inked the Holly Leaves with Pine Needles Distress Oxide Ink after using some Purple Tape to mask them off!! I covered the Inked leaves with WoW Green Glitz Glitter Embossing Powder and heat Set it!! I removed the Purple Tape washed off the Stencil and then replaced it over the Design masking off the Berries!! I inked them with Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink and then Embossed them with WoW Red Glitz Embossing Powder and Heat set them!! Then before I Stenciled any more of the Design, I Stamped and Embossed the sentiment from the Christmas Haul Stamp Set!! I LOVE this sentiment and I used the WoW Gloss Clear Embossing Powder over my Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink!! 

I then repeated the Process filling in the other Images using Distress Oxide Ink in Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink for the Pine Cones and Embossing with Metallic Copper Sparkle Embossing Powder, Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink and Embossing with Lime Ricky Embossing Powder!! For the last Images I Inked with Versa Mark Ink and Embossed with Calypso Embossing Powder!! I thing the Design is AMAZING the way that it is, but I wanted to make the Embossed Design POP even more, so I used the same Distress Oxide Inks along with an Ink Dauber to Ink over the Images!! Then I splattered it with some Water Droplets to help add some more Texture!! 

 I Die Cut a TE Cherry Pop Cardstock Panel and then Die Cut the Frames and Flags Scalloped Frame from some TE Oreo Cardstock!! Then I adhered it to the Card Base using some Foam Tape to POP it up and add some Dimension!! I LOVE this Card!! 

I hope I've given you some ideas on ways to mix your Images and Stencils with the AWESOME WoW Glitter Embossing Powders!! Don't forget to stop by both of Newton's Nook Designs Blog and the WoW Embossing Blog for MORE inspiration and to get entered for chances to WIN!!

Prizes

Newton’s Nook Designs: $25 gift card

WOW! Embossing Powder: $25 gift card

Here's how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using WOW products all week (September 23-27) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday September 27th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, September 30th.

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA =)

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week ~ Day 5!! =)

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HELLO & HAPPY FRIDAY!!

I'm here as part of the AMAZING Inspiration Week where Newton's Nook Designs has teamed up with Therm O Web to share some AWESOME Projects!!

I've create several Projects today and I CAN'T WAIT to share!!

First up I have this SWEET Spring themed Card!!

If you follow me, you know Shaker Cards have my HEART!! So I HAD to create a Shaker Card!!

 

I've used several of the NEW Therm O Web Products and I LOVE the way my Card turned out!!

I started by Foiling the NEW Deco Foil™ Clear Toner Sheets in Polka Dots with the NEW Deco Foil™ Transfer Sheets in Denim and ran it through my Laminating Machine!! Then I Stamped and Embossed the CUTE "Newton's Rainy Day" Stamp Set!! Then used the coordinating "Newton's Rainy Day" Die Set to Die Cut the Image out!! I Colored my Image with Copic Markers and added some Black Gel Pen to the Nose of my Kitty and Eye of the Duck, some White Gel Pen Highlights, some Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer Pen for Sparkle and some Morning Dew Nuvo Drops for some Dimension and Shine to the water puddle, the beak and feet of the duck and to the umbrella!! For the Card base, I used a Reverse Confetti Blue Cardstock to create an A2 Sized Card!! I Die Cut the NND Frames and Flags Scalloped Rectangle from some Midnight Reverse Confetti Cardstock and Die Cut a Stitched Rectangle!! I used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to Ink the Sky, then used the NND Cloudy Sky Stencil and Inked the Stencil again with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink!! I used a Q-Tip to Ink the right side of each Cloud alittle more for some added dimension to the clouds!! I created the Oval Window for my Shaker using the Gina K. Designs Nested Oval Dies Single Stitch Design Large Set!! I backed the Window with the Denim Foiled Deco Foil™ Clear Toner Sheets in Polka Dots and added my Mixture of Pretty Pink Posh Sequins!! I used the NND Land Border Dies to create a Grass Layer and Distress Inks in Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn and Lucky Clover to Color it!! I added the Newton's Rainy Day Image with some iCraft 3D White Foam Squares for some Dimension and my Card was done!!

 For my second project I decided to crate a FUN Winter themed Card!! I started by Stamping and Embossing the SWEET Sledding Dog Image from the NND Winter Woofs Stamp Set the Hat and Candy Cane Images from the NND Ornamental Newton Stamp Set!! I used the coordinating NND Winter Woofs Die Set and the Ornamental Newton Die Set to Die Cut the Images out!! I used Copic Markers to Color my Images!! I used the Gina K. Designs Nested Circle Dies Single Stitch Design Large Set for my Circle Base, Die Cutting 2 Circles!! To create the Snowy Hill I used the NND Land Border Dies and Inked the top edge with some Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke!! For the Card Base I used the NND Holiday Foliage Stencil along with the Deco Foil™ Transfer Gel to Stencil the Design onto the Cardstock!!

I've used the BEAUTIFUL Deco Foil™ Transfer Sheets in Aqua to Foil over the Deco Foil™ Transfer Gel!! Isn't it Striking!!?? I wish you could see it in real life!! I wanted there to be some texture to the Images, so I used a serrated Knife to apply the Gel over my Stencil and its AMAZING how well that texture shows once the Foil is added!! I adhered the Circle onto the Front of the Card base using some iCraft 3D White Foam Squares for some Dimension and my Card was done!!

I hope you leave INSPIRED to try some of the AWESOME Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web Products together to create your own pieces of Art!! If you've missed out on all of the FUN be sure to head over to the Blogs for several chances to WIN!!

 

Would you like to win a Prize pack including a $25 store credit to Therm O Web and a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs!!?? 

Here's how to win: 

Here's how to win: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Therm O Web products all week (March 5-9) to enter. One winner will be randomly chosen from blog posts throughout the week so the more posts you leave comments on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday March 9th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, March 12th.

Want another chance to win!!?? Therm O Web will also be giving away a prize pack!!

Visit the Therm O Web Blog each day this week for more inspiration and leave comments there for another chance to win!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

I'm also linking up

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Whatever the Weather

 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #324-#325: Anything Goes

COUNTYR HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  =)

Patchwork Foiling with Newton's Nook Designs Stencils!! =)

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HELLO!!
I'm up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today sharing a REALLY AWESOME Technique I like to call Patchwork Foiling with Stencils!! With the Holidays behind us I thought it would be the PERFECT Time to create some MUCH NEEDED Thank You Cards!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the look of Foiling, especially when used with a Stencil!! I find the NEW Deco Foil Transfer Gel SUPER Easy to use and it makes Patchwork Foiling Possible!!

 

I decided to use the BEAUTIFUL Holiday Foliage and Snowfall Stencils for my cards today, but you could use ANY Stencil you wanted!! I also wanted to show what the differences were between doing it on White or Black Cardstock!! You could totally try this technique on ANY color of Cardstock!! I Placed the Stencil Down and Taped the edges to my Surface!! Then I used a Spreading Knife to spread the Deco Foil Transfer Gel all over!! Remove the Tape and pull the stencil straight up!! Set it aside to dry!! Once its dry you can cut the pieces of Deco Foil by Therm O Web needed to cover the Images, using small pieces of Washi Tape to hold them in place! Layer to cover ALL of the Images and then run it through your Foiling Machine!! Once its ran through you'll remove all of the Foil Pieces and see your Patchwork Design!! It's SO FUN to see how it turns out!! Then I used several different Sentiments from (Flaky Family,  Shades of Autumn, and Simply Sentimental) I layered different Pieces from the Frames & Flags Die Set to finish my Cards off!!
I'm hoping to share a Video on this Technique, but until then I hope you can understand the Process!!??
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

 I'm also linking up

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #316-#317

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Something New
(New Technique)


Work It Wednesday: New


Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Something New
(New Technique)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)

Newton's Nook Designs October Release Day 1 ~ All Aboard for Christmas, Sentiments of the Season, and Stencils!! =)

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HELLO!!

SQUEAL!! I'm here with Day 1 of the Newton's Nook Designs October Release 2017!!

Today we're Showcasing the New "All Aboard for Christmas" Stamp Set and the Coordinating New "All Aboard for Christmas" Die Set, the "Sentiments of the Season" Stamp Set and the "Holiday Foliage" & "Snowfall" Stencils!!

Let's take a Close Up Look at the New Products for today!!

Such AWESOME New Products right!!?? I CAN'T WAIT to share what I've made!! First up is this BEAUTIFUL Winter Card!!

 

I've used the NEW "Snowfall" Stencil and some Deco Foil Transfer Gel to create a BEAUTIFUL Snowfall Background!! Once I was done Stenciling it, I coated it with some Distress Rock Candy Glitter and sat it aside to Dry!! In real life, the SPARKLE and SHINE is just BEAUTIFUL and really looks like Falling Snow!! Then I die cut a few Circles and Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment from the NEW "Sentiments of the Season" Stamp Set, and a Few Snowflake Die Cuts from Simon Says Stamp!! A Sprinkling of a Few Sequins and some Tonic Studios Rainfall Nuvo Drops to the Centers finishes off my Card Design for today!!

Would you like to win the “All Aboard for Christmas” or the “Sentiments of the Season” Stamp Set?
Each of these stamp sets will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal 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 October 19th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 20th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs
Amanda Bodine
Holly Endress
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Juliana Michaels
Naki Rager
Maria Russell
Jennifer Timko
Tatiana Trafimovich

 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you'll join us again tomorrow as we showcase the NEW "Snow Globe Scenes" Stamp Set + coordinating Die Set and the "Snow Globe Shaker" Die Set!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRYS HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)