Thinking of You Card w/ Newton's Nook Designs!!

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HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

I'm up on the Newton's Nook Design Blog today sharing this BEAUTIFUL Thinking of You Card showcasing the Hummingbird Stamp Set!! SWOON!! I just LOVE the Images in this Set and there are SO many ways to use them!! 

Here's a look at the Hummingbird Stamp Set just in case its NEW to you!!??

I Started by Stamping and Embossing my Images and coloring them with Copic Markers!! I used Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! I used Copic Markers to color the Images!! I've used NEW to me Copic Marker Colors!! I'm trying to step out of my Normal Color Combos and experiment with some NEW Combos!! It was FUN to see how they came together and I really like the Combo!! (Flowers: BV000, BV00, BV02 & BV08  Y00 & Y13   Hummingbird: YG00, YG11, YG17 & YG99  RV00, RV02, RV06 & RV09   E40 & E81)

After Coloring I Die Cut them out using the coordinating Hummingbird Die Set!! I added some White and Black Gel Pen details to add some highlights!!  

Next I created my Circle Focal Point using the Circle Frames Die Set!! I Die Cut some TE Cookie Monster Cardstock using the Scalloped Circle and a White Stitched Circle!! I Inked using some TE Cookie Monster Ink and then I Stamped and Embossed the sentiment "Thinking of you" from the Floral Roundabout Stamp Set three times around the circle edge!!  Although the sentiment comes as a straight Stamp, you can easily create a curve with it onto your stamping block or your MISTI Stamping Tool!! I like to create a Panel that I Die Cut my Circle from and then I add the Panel inside of my MISTI Stamping Tool and then I add the Circle to the Die Cut opening that it was Die Cut from after I apply some removable adhesive to the base of the MISTI so that the Circle will stay in place while I'm Stamping!! I align the Sentiment where I want it and then pick it up with the MISTI!! Just another AWESOME  thing about photopolymer stamps!!

 After Heat Embossing I added some Rose Quarts Glitter Pen Splatters for some Sparkle and Shine!! The Rose Iridescent Glimmer really adds to the Design!! Plus, who doesn't like some Sparkle!!?? 😍

For the Card Panel background I added a subtle pattern of flowers using the large image from the Floral Roundabout Stamp Set!! I Stamped with some TE Sea Salt!! I LOVE this Ink not only for Subtle Stamping, but it also Stamps really well on Colored Cardstock for a BEAUTIFUL Tone-on-Tone look!! Then I added some Black Soot Distress Paint Splatter and some Nuvo Rose Quartz Shimmer Splatters!! Then I finished off the design with some Studio Katia Pearls!! They have a BEAUTIFUL Iridescent finish on them and it really coordinates with the Rose Quarts Splatters!! I created a FUN coordinating Envelope too!! I used a coordinating TE Cookie Monster Envelope so it matches the Card PERFECTLY and Stamped the Floral Roundabout Stamp Set using TE Sea Salt Ink!! Then I added some Rose Quartz Splatters to tie it all together!! I LOVE the way this Card and Envelope Set turned out!! 

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

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  🌸

May Mini Release ~ Little Monsters Stamp & Die Combo and Inky Fingers ~ Monsters w/ Taylored Expressions!! =)

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HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!!
Today I get to showcase the NEW Taylored Expressions Little Monster Stamp &Die Combo Set and the Inky Fingers ~ Monsters Stamp Set!! I had a BLAST working with these Sets and CAN'T WAIT to share what I've created using them!! Here's a look at the NEW Products!! They're available NOW in the TE Shop!! 

First I wanted to create a BRIGHT and CHEERY Birthday Card!! I LOVE the look of Plum Punch, Blue Corn and Confetti Cake TE Cardstocks together so those are the colors I went with for this Design!! I Started by Stamping and Embossing the Geo Quad Background Stamp onto some Salt Water Taffy TE Cardstock using Versa Mark Ink and WoW Tickle Glitter Embossing Powder!! I cut the Design in half and then used the Largest TE Stitched Rectangle Stacklets Die Set to Die Cut my Card Panel!! I used some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink to add some Color to my Card Panel!! Then I Die Cut an older (retired TE Mini Borders Die) to create my Divider, you could use ANY border you have for this!! 

I used Copic Markers to Color my Monsters!! (Turquoise Monster: BG10, BG23 and BG45  Cheeks: R00   White Areas: N2 and Colorless Blender  Party Hats/Noise Maker/Bow: Y11, Y15 and Y23   Purlpe Monster: V01, V04 and V09)  I added White Gel Pen Details and some Tonic Studios Glitter Pen, Morning Dew Nuvo Drops and Black Nuvo Drops for some Sparkle and Dimension!! I Stamped and Embossed the Simple Strips Background Stamp onto some Confetti Cake Cardstock with Versa Mark Ink and Embossed it using WoW White Embossing Powder!! Then I Die Cut it out using the coordinating Simple Strips Die to Die Cut the Banner Strips!!

For my Second Card I created a Similar Design only I used a different Color Palette and I LOVE the way it turned out!! I Started by Stamping and Embossing the Geo Quad Background Stamp onto some Sprinkles TE Cardstock!! I Stamped in Versa Mark Ink and Embossed with some WoW Lime Rickey Glitter Embossing Powder!! Then I Die Cut a couple older (retired TE Mini Borders Die) to create my Divider, you could use ANY border you have for this!! 

I used Copic Markers to Color the Images!! (Green Monster; G12, G14 and YG17   Belly: BG23, BG10 and BG000   Cheek: R00    Party Hat/Noise Maker/Present: Y11, Y15 and YR23)  I added White Gel Pen Details and some Tonic Studios Glitter Pen, Morning Dew Nuvo Drops and Black Nuvo Drops for some Sparkle and Dimension!! I Stamped and Embossed the Simple Strips Background Stamp onto some Lime Zest Cardstock with Versa Mark Ink and Embossed it using WoW White Embossing Powder!! Then I Die Cut it out using the coordinating Simple Strips Die to Die Cut the Banner Strips!!

I LOVE creating Interactive Cards and thought a Birthday Card would be FUN!! I started by Die Cutting the Shinning Star Cutting Plate!! Then I Die Cut the second to largest Flap Stacks Rectangle Die to create my Hinged Door!! I wanted to use the Caps Lock Dad Die for part of my sentiment and Die Cut it from the left over Geo Quad Background Stamped and Embossed Background from a previous Card!! Then I Die Cut it 3 more times from some Lime Zest Cardstock to make it a thicker Die Cut Word!! I also Stamped and Embossed the Simple Strips Background Stamp onto some Lime Zest Cardstock with Versa Fine Ink and Embossed it using WoW Clear Embossing Powder!! Then I Die Cut it out using the coordinating Simple Strips Die to Die Cut the Banner Strips!!

I used Copic Markers to Color the Images!! (Green Monster; G12, G14 and YG17   Belly: BG23, BG10 and BG000   Cheek: R00    Party Hat/Noise Maker/Present: Y11, Y15 and YR23  Turquoise Monster: BG10, BG23 and BG45  Cheeks: R00   Strips: V01, V04 and V09    White Areas: N2 and Colorless Blender)   I added White Gel Pen Details and some Tonic Studios Glitter Pen, Morning Dew Nuvo Drops and Black Nuvo Drops for some Sparkle and Dimension!!

I Stamped and Embossed the combination of Sentiments for the Little Monster Stamp Set and Masked parts of it so I could Emboss It using the Same WoW Lime Rickey Glitter Embossing Powder that I used for the DAD letters!! I LOVE the way it turned out!! I added some White Stars also Die Cut from the Shinning Star Cutting Plate Die and Stamped a Party Hat!! I Colored it the same and then added some Tonic Studios Glitter Pen and Morning Dew Nuvo Drops to the Stars and the Party Hat for some Sparkle and Dimension!! 

For my last card I wanted to create a Card that looked like it was drawn in a Notebook!! 

I Started by Stamping the Notepaper Background using some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink!! Then I Die Cut the edge using the Notepaper Border Die!! 

Then I Stamped all of the Images from the Inky Fingers ~ Monsters Stamp Set!! I wanted to use both of my Boy's Finger Prints for the Monsters and decided to use TE Inks in Confetti Ink, Cherry Pop and Candy Corn!! I added some White Gel Pen to the Teeth and then some Morning Dew Nuvo Drops to the Eyes and Teeth!!

I wanted to use the Caps Lock Dad Die for part of my sentiment and Die Cut it into the Card Panel then Die Cut it 4 more times from some TE Cardstock in Confetti Cake!! I layered them together and inlaid them into the Design!! 

So there you have it, aren't these NEW Sets FUN!!?? I hope I've INSPIRED you to create something with the NEW Monsters!! THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)

May Mini Release ~ Dadisms w/ Taylored Expressions!! =)

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HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!!
Today I get to showcase the NEW Taylored Expressions Dadisms Stamp Set and the Caps Lock Dad Die Set!! I had a BLAST working with these Sets and CAN'T WAIT to share what I've created using them!! Here's a look at the NEW Products!! 
They are available NOW in the TE Shop!! 

I've created several Cards for today!! I LOVE being able to create several at a time and here's what I came up with!! 

I started by Stamping the Buffalo Plaid Background Stamp onto both Spearmint and Raspberry Sorbet TE Cardstock using the coordinating Spearmint and Raspberry Sorbet TE Ink!! I LOVE the look of the tone on tone design!! Then I used the Grid Background Stamp and Inked over the Buffalo Plaid Design!! I used an Acetate Sheet in my Misti to line up the Design and then Inked with Earl Grey Ink over the Spearmint Design and Sea Salt Ink over the Raspberry Sorbet Design!! Next I realigned the Grid Background in my Misit using the Acetate and Stamped with Versa Mark Ink and added WoW Pearl Gold Glitter Embossing Powder!! SWOON!! I think this adds the PERFECT finishing touch to the Design!! I also LOVE how many possibilities there are with this Set!! SO VERSATILE, especially if you LOVE Plaid!! 

Here's a look at the finished Patterns!! Aren't they FUN!!?? 

I Die Cut the Plaid Panels using the Largest TE Stitched Rectangle Stacklets Die Set!! Next I chose to use the Woodland Silhouette 2 Dies and used the Bear Image!! I Die Cut the Bear Image out of both of the Plaid Backgrounds that I created!! Then backed them with some TE Oreo Cardstock that I distressed to look like Chalkboard!! I Stamped and Embossed the Happy Father's Day Sentiment (SNEAK PEEK) from the NEW Inky Fingers~Monsters Stamp Set!! I used some Grey SU Embossing Powder as I didn't want it to be a stark White!! Then I Stamped and Embossed the Simple Strips Background Stamp onto TE Toffee Cardstock using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and Embossed with WoW Clear Embossing Powder!! I used the Simple Strips Die to Die Cut the Banner Strips!! I chose the "You are so Loved" Sentiment and added some Foam Tape to POP it up!! I added my panel to a Toffee Cardbase!! 

 For my Second Card I wanted to use the Buffalo Plaid Bear Die Cut and the Caps Lock Dad Die to create an Eclipse Design!! I Die Cut the from some TE Toffee Cardstock!! Then I adhered the Buffalo Plaid Bear Die Cut the Stitched Rectangle using Liquid Adhesive!! I lined up the Caps Lock Dad Die and Ran it through my Die Cutting Machine!! (Make sure you keep track of ALL of the Pieces) Then I Die Cut the DAD from Oreo TE Cardstock 4 more times!! I adhered all of the letters together to create a thicker Letter!! I Stamped and Embossed the "Happy Father's Day" Sentiment underneath the Bear!! Then replaced them into the Die Cut opening in my Card Panel!! I just LOVE the way this turned out and think ANY Dad would LOVE to receive this on Father's Day or even a Birthday just change out the Stamped and Embossed Sentiment!! 

Here's a Short Video to see the Cards in Person!! 

I create the Same Cards using the Spearmint Panel only I didn't use Foam Tape to POP up the Panel from the Oreo Background!! I know some people might not like the Dimension when mailing so here's what that option looks like!! 

This last Card was created the exact some way as the Raspberry Sorbet Design only I switched out the Toffee Card Panel for a Marshmallow one!! I LOVE them both, but this just shows that you cam get a completley different look, just by switching out the color of TE Cardstock that you use!! Your OPTIONS are ENDLESS!! 

Here's another Short Video!! 

 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hoe you'll stop back by tomorrow for a look at the NEW TE Little Monsters Set and the Inky Fingers~Monsters Stamp Set!! SQUEAL!! Can't WAIT to share what I've created!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA   =)

Masculine Birthday Critters Card w/ Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge!! =)

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HELLO!!
I'm joining in on the FUN 9th Birthday Celebration over on the Taylored Expressions Blog!!
I've created this Card following the terrific sketch that is part of the birthday festivities -- it's a cool challenge that could give you the chance to win!!  =)
You can help Taylored Expressions celebrate Nine Years of sharing joy by creating a card using this Fabulous Sketch! Then be sure to enter for a chance to win one of Nine AMAZING Prize Packs of Taylor’s Nine Favorite Crafty things each valued at over $115. Best of all, one lucky winner will be chosen by Taylor to join the Creative Team as a Guest Designer for the October Release and will receive an incredible prize package of the Newest TE Goodies! Click HERE for all the details!!
Here's the Card I've created for the Challenge!!

I needed a Masculine Birthday Card!! I thought it would be FUN to use the Give Me a Sign Stamp Set!! These CUTE Animals just make me SMILE, so I HAD to use more than one!!  =)
I went alittle Rouge from the Sketch for this Card!!  =)
I Stamped the Images using TE Oreo Ink!! It's Copic Safe, which I LOVE LOVE LOVE so I colored all of the Images using my Copic Markers!! I wanted to create my own Background so I used a TE Exclusive Celebrate Word Die that I got last year at the Stamp Joy Event as part of a Special they did and Die Cut it several times in specific areas on my Card Base!! Then I backed it with some TE Toffee Cardstock for a peek-a-boo effect!! I wanted the Celebrate word to stand out more so I traced it using a Copic Marker and I LOVE the Shadow effect it gave!! I used some ColoriQue by Lisa Marie Jimenez in Back Diamond to add some Splatters!! I Die Cut a Couple Circle Die Cuts and placed the SWEET Images across the Bottom of the Circle with some Foam Tape!! I added some Studio Katia 3mm Wiggly Eyes to the Animals, some Tonic Studios Aqua Shimmer Pen to the Cheeks and insides of the Ears, some White Gel Pen Freckles and some Tonic Studios Morning Dew Nuvo Drops to the Noses, Horns and Tusks to add some Dimension!! A sprinkling of TE Snow Flurries Sequins with Tonic Studios Morning Dew Nuvo Drops added to the Centers finishes off my Card!!
 
I hope I've left you INSPIRED to PLAY along with the Challenge Sketch too!!??
You've got until 8:00 CST today to get your entries in for SEVRAL chances to WIN!!  =)

I'm also linking up to the:

30 Day Coloring Challenge: September 1-30 2017

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It

 

Work It Wednesday: Favorite Stamps come to Life

 

Word Art Wednesday #299: Anyting Goes

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY-HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)

Give Thanks Fall Woven Plaid Card w/ Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge!! =)

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HELLO!!
I'm joining in on the FUN 9th Birthday Celebration over on the Taylored Expressions Blog!!
I've created this Card following the terrific sketch that is part of the birthday festivities -- it's a cool challenge that could give you the chance to win!!  =)
You can help Taylored Expressions celebrate Nine Years of sharing joy by creating a card using this Fabulous Sketch! Then be sure to enter for a chance to win one of Nine AMAZING Prize Packs of Taylor’s Nine Favorite Crafty things each valued at over $115. Best of all, one lucky winner will be chosen by Taylor to join the Creative Team as a Guest Designer for the October Release and will receive an incredible prize package of the Newest TE Goodies! Click HERE for all the details!!
Here's the Card I've created for the Challenge!!

I went for a Fall theme as Fall is in the Air!!  =)  I've used the Bushel of Blessings Stamp Set!! I just LOVE these Images!! I Stamped them using Taylored Expressions Chocolate Truffle Ink and beings it's Copic Marker friendly, I used Copic Markers to Color in the Images!! I wanted a Small Sentiment to go on the Image, after looking through my TE Stash I decided on the "Give Thanks" Sentiment from the Pee-a-Boo Pumpkins Stamp Set!! I White Heat Embossed it using Clearsnap White Embossing Powder!!Then I used the Stitched Circle Stacklets Die Set to Die Cut the Image out and Backed it with a TE Chocolate Truffle Cardstock Die Cut Circle!! I wanted a FUN Fall Woven Background so I used the Basketweave Cutting Plate to Die Cut some Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Patterned Paper!! I LOVE this Die and the way that it turned out using the Plaid Paper!! I Die Cut the Banner Stacklets 2 just Die Cutting off the end for two straight edges from some TE Toffee Cardstock for the Band behind my Focal Image!! I added some ColoriQue by Lisa Marie Jimenez in Snow Summit Splatter, some Tonic Studio Morning Dew Nuvo Drops, Aqua Shimmer Pen, and some White Gel Pen Details and my Card was done!!

I hope I've left you INSPIRED to PLAY along with the Challenge Sketch too!!??
You've got until 8:00 CST today to get your entries in for SEVRAL chances to WIN!!  =)

I'm also linking up to the:

30 Day Coloring Challenge: September 1-30 2017

 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It

 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It

 

Work It Wednesday: Favorite Stamps come to Life

 

Word Art Wednesday #299: Anyting Goes

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUG-N-KISSES
LARISSA     =)