Christmas Card and Gift Bag w/ Newton's Nook Designs!!

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Hello Crafty Friends!!

 I'm up on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog today with this SWEET and EASY Gift Set 
                    for any of those last minute Cards/Gifts you may need to create!! 

So for my Projects today I've actually used some of the Scraps that I had left over from my Newton's Nook Designs EXCLUSIVE email Project!! If you're not signed up for that email Feature you can sign up HERE so you DON'T MISS OUT on another Feature!! NEW EXCLUSIVE Projects are shared each Tuesday!! 

I Started by Spraying the back side of the NND Ornament Stencil and then adhered it to my Card Panel and used Distress Inks with Ink Daubers!! I used Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint & Peacock Feathers!! Then I splattered it with Water Droplets for some Texture!! Then I used Distress Inks to added some Color around the Ornaments!! 

I repeated that same process on another panel!! Stopping with just the Inking of the Ornaments on the stencil!! Then I Layered a thin coating of Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Gel using my Stencil Pal!! Then set it aside to Dry!! 

 Once the Gel is Dry, this is what the Panel will look like!! I LOVE the look on its own too, but I wanted to use the Negative Therm O Web Brutus Monroe Gold Static Foil piece that I had left over from another project I created!! You can find that project HERE!! I ENJOY being able to share ways to MAXIMIZE your products and using those negatives and left over scraps are ALL part of that process!! Meaning from the same core products you can create 3 Cards and a Gift Bag!! 

WHOOP WHOOP!!  

Next I layered the Negative Foil piece over the top of the Stenciled Ornament piece and then ran it through my Laminating Machine!! Its hard to see in the Photo, but the Ornaments like like they are Glass 3D Ornaments and that Gold Static Foil is just STUNNING in real life!! SWOON!! This is one of my FAVORITE Techniques for using those left over Foiled Pieces!! I hope you'll give it a try as I KNOW you'll just LOVE the results too!! 

To create my Card I cut a 1 inch strip off the Side of the Stenciled Ornament Card Panel after adding some Black Soot Distress Paint Splatters!! Before Die Cutting the Panel I made sure to line up the pattern with my left over Negative Foiled Strip so that the Pattern would Line up SEAMLESSLY!! Then I adhered the Negative Foiled Strip to the back side of the Stenciled Card Panel lining up the Stenciled Design!! I then backed the Panel with some TE Oreo Cardstock and then Die Cut a NND Frames & Flags Die Cut Panel from some Lawn Fawn Paper Bag Cardstock!! I inked the edges with some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink!! For the Center of the Card I Die Cut the Frame from the NND Squares Framed Die Set also from some Lawn Fawn Paper Bag Cardstock and then added the layered Circles also from the same Die Set!! I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment from the NND Holiday Fringe Stamp Set and inked the center with some Wild Honey Distress Ink to help make the Sentiment POP!! I added some of the Pine Leaves Die Cut from some TE Avocado Cardstock using the NND Pines & Holly Die Set!! I inked the edges using a combination of Pine Needles, Peeled Paint and Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink!! Then added a Die Cut Cardinal from the NND Forrest Scene Builder Die Set from some TE Cherry Pop Cardstock!! I LOVE the way this card turned out and hope I've INSPIRED you to give these techniques a Try to use up ALL of those Scraps and leftover pieces!! 

I created a coordinating Gift Bag by using the same Techniques!! I just Die Cut the Tag using the NND Fancy Edges Tag Die and Die Cut the Stitched Circle from the NND Squares Framed Die Set!! I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment and Inked the center using Wild Honey Distress Ink to help make it POP!! A few Pine Leaves were added and a BIG Red Bow finishes it off!! 

 I hope I've INSPIRED you today to use ALL of those leftovers!! Just look at the BEAUTIFUL Projects that await the SPECIAL recipient!!   

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a VERY FABULOUS & BLESSED CHRISTMAS WEEKEND!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA   =)

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release Day 3 ~ Main Street Christmas & Holiday Fringe!!

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Hello!!

SQUEAL!!

         I'm here with Day 3 of the Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release!! 

       Today we're showcasing the NEW  

“Main Street Christmas” Stamp Set + "Holiday Finge" Stamp Set 

+ coordinating Die Sets!! 

Let's take a look at the AWESOME New Products!!

 For my first Card I've used the NEW "Main Street Christmas" Stamp Set and coordinating Die Set along with the NEW Light String Stencil!! SWOON!! This might just be my FAVORITE card of the Release!! I started by placing the Light String Stencil onto my Card Panel after I sprayed the back of the Stencil with some Therm O Web Pixie Spray!! Then I applied some Therm O Web Deco Foil Transfer Gel using my Stencil Pal and removed the Stencil and set the Panel aside to dry!! 

After the Gel was dry then I cut a Piece of Deco Foil in Black and ran it through my Laminating Machine Color side up and this is what you get!! SQUEAL!! I LOVE that these layered Stencils make this process of using more than one color to Foil SO MUCH Easier!! 

For the Second part I placed the #2 Stencil with the Light Bulbs already sprayed with the Therm O Web Pixie Spray on the back and placed it over the Top of the Foiled Strings lining it up with the etched design on the Stencil!! Then I applied more of the Deco Foil Transfer Gel with my Stencil Pal and sat it aside to Dry!! 

Once it was Dry I cut little pieces of Therm O Web and Gina K Designs Fancy Foils in Glimmering Gold, Sparkling Silver, Radiant Red, Glittering Green, Dazzling Orange and Brilliant Blue and adhered them over the Transfer Gel using tiny pieces of Purple Tape to hold them in place!! Then I ran it through my Laminating Machine and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the results!! I then took some Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Wilted Violet, Candied Apple, Peeled Paint, Carved Pumpkin and Blueprint Sketch and Inked around the Bulbs to make them appear as though they are GLOWING!! I then added some Water Splatters to make it look like Snowflakes were falling!! Then I adhered some Hero Arts Snowflakes Sequins and a few Pretty Pink Posh Silver Jewels to the centers!! For the sentiment I Stamped and Embossed onto Black Cardstock using WoW White Embossing Powder and then for the Die Cut "Joyful" I Die Cut 5 Words and stacked them together!! For the top layer I used my Distress Inks in the same colors to create a Rainbow then Die Cut the Word!! I added some Shimmer Pen to the top and finished it with a Layer of Morning Dew Nuvo Drops and I LOVE the way it turned out!! I adhered both to a Layered Circle Die that I inked with some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink!! Isn't it AWESOME!!?? I want to make MORE of these for ALL of the SPECIAL People in my my Life!! ESPECIALLY the ones who LOVE EVERYTHING Rainbow just like me!!   

For my Last Card I wanted to use my Zig Clear Color Real Brush Markers so I Stamped and Embossed the NEW "Holiday Fringe" Image onto some Bristol White Cardstock!! Then I used the Zig Markers along with the Zig Blender Marker to Watercolor the Image!! I LOVE the BRIGHT Colors you can achieve with the Zigs!! Its just BEAUTIFUL!! I used the NND Frames Squared Die Set to Die Cut the "Holiday Fringe" Panel!! I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment in the center and used a White Gel Pen to Color in the MERRY then I also added some White Gel Pen Details just to make the Images POP!!

 I added some Shimmer Pen to ALL of the Red Colord Images and then I added some Morning Dew Nuvo Drops over the Red Bows, the Lights, The Candy Canes and the Tops of the Ornaments just to add some extra Shine and Dimension!! I layered the Panel with some Blue Cardstocks and added some Distress Ink to the edges to make it POP!! Then adhered it to the Scalloped Frame also from the NND Frames Squared Die Set in Black Cardstock!! I adhered it with Foam Tape to a Square White Cardbase and my Card and added a Few Pretty Pink Posh Iridescent Jewels and my Card was done!! I LOVE the way it turned out!! 

Would you like to win the “Main Street Christmas” or "Holiday Fringe" Stamp Set? 

This stamp set 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 17th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 18th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Holly Endress

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 the 17th to see if you're the LUCKY Winner of the NEW "Main Street" or "Holiday Fringe" Stamp Sets and come back tomorrow for a look at the NEW "Newton’s Christmas Kittens", "Purr-fect Present" and "Puppy Present"  + coordinating Dies!! 

Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  =)