Painting with Coffee featuring Newton Loves Coffee

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm here with a card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop. I know there lots to see on the hop so I won't add too much detail. Please click the link to learn more about the hop or watch my video for more about my card. 

As discussed in the video the stamps are from Newton's Nook. I used Winsor Newton markers to color Newton. The Molotow masking pen is really easy to use and fast drying. It is a bit pricey but worth it to someone who loves to watercolor.

Challenges:

Fall Coffee Lovers Hop

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: No Patterned Paper

Masking a Fall Scene and Coloring with Inktense Pencils featuring Create a Smile and Lawn Fawn

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm here with a card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop. I know there lots to see on the hop so I won't add too much detail. Please click the link to learn more about the hop or watch my video for more about my card. 

As discussed in the video the stamps are from Create a Smile and Lawn Fawn. I used Inktense pencils to color the scene. I love the look of dimension that masking creates but there is none of the bulk and I know this card will get through the mail to it's recipient with no problem. Hope she likes it!

Challenges:

Fall Coffee Lovers Hop

September Gallery Share for Create a Smile

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: No Patterned Paper

Newton's Nook and Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Exclusive

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Exclusive set. This set is perfect for fall and features most of the popular Newton characters including Newton himself. Today I created two very similar cards to show off two of the images in the set. For more on these cards check out my video below.

In the video I mention a small tip for coloring fall leaves. When you want the look of random colors consider that the artist has already tried to make the leaf shapes random and so if you follow their lead and color all the same shape the same colors you will get a great mix.

Lawnscaping FIT Blog Hop: Dark Blue

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the September Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop sponsored by Ink Road. You should have arrived from Suzanne but there is a list at the bottom of the post to help you stay on track. This month we are featuring the color dark blue! Check out my video for more on how I made this card.

Ink Road is providing a $25 gift certificate to a random commenter so be sure to follow along to all the blogs and gather some inspiration and a chance to win. The Lawn Fawn products on today's card were Winter Bunny stamps and die, Stitched Hillside Borders, and Small Stitched Rectangles. Next up on the hop is Angel.

If you get lost here is the hop order:

Lawnscaping blog

Kate: http://justkatecrafting.blogspot.com/2015/09/dark-blue.html
Kim: http://craf-tscrap.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-fit-team-blog…
Lenny: http://getinspiredandbecreative.blogspot.com/…/treat-boxes-…
Lexa: http://rainbowjellomakesmehappy.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-…
Jessica: http://www.allthesparkle.com/lsseptemberhop/
Suzanne: http://lattesweetink.com/…/lawnscaping-fit-september-blog-…/
Jess: http://jesscraftsblog.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-fit-blog-h…
Angel: http://www.mywholestampinworld.com/…/lawnscaping-fit-blog-h…
Heidi: http://craftytime4u.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-fit-blog-hop…
Marina: http://www.polishandcraft.com/…/lawnscaping-challenge-blog-…

Newton's Nook Designs September Release Pick a Pumpkin Stamp and Die

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs September Release. The third and final stamp set of the release is called Pick a Pumpkin and comes with dies. I love how this set can be perfect for Halloween with the addition of the jack of lantern face or great for Thanksgiving with that Thanks pumpkin sentiment. Gotta love a stamp set that works for several occasions. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Pick a Pumpkin”?
This prize 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)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release 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 September 24th at 9PM CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday September 25th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley - Guest Designer

Newton's Nook Designs September Release Touchdown Tails

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs September Release. The second stamp set of the release is called Touchdown Tails. I am not a football fan myself but I know several people who are and I'm happy to have a set that will make masculine birthday cards easier. Of course not ever football fan is a man but I know many struggle with what to use on cards for guys. I think you coudl easily change up this card to suit any set of team colors. I know some Raiders fans so I went with grey, black, and white. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Touchdown Tails”?
This prize 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)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release 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 September 24th at 9PM CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday September 25th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley - Guest Designer

Newton's Nook September Release Newton Loves Coffee

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs September Release. The first stamp set of the release is called Newton Loves Coffee. I am a coffee addict so this stamp set is perfect for me. I'm excited to use it for the coffee lovers blog hop this Friday. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Newton Loves Coffee”?
This prize 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)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release 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 September 24th at 9PM CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday September 25th.

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Simon Hurley - Guest Designer
Amy Tsuruta - Guest Designer

One Layer Card with Masking for Lawnscaping Challenge 114

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is one layer! We want to see how you use your Lawn Fawn stamps directly on your card base to make a one layer card. This is such a tricky challenge butit can be fun to go outside your comfort zone. So for today's card I stamped and colored some of the fun images from Blue Skies. Check out my video for more on this card. 

As you saw in the video there was a lot of masking to give this one layer card dimension. Also a quick tip when you are trying to blend out to white with Distress Ink try to use a light touch with only a small amount of ink on your blending tool. You can always add more color.

The sponsor for this challenge is Lawn Fawn. They are offering a free stamp set of choice for the winner. Thank you Lawn Fawn for your support!

Halloween Card featuring Lawn Fawn Booyah for Lawnscaping #113 Texture

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is texture! We want to see something with any kind of texture including embossing paste or fabric elements, etc combined with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I stamped and colored some of the fun images from Booyah to put over my starry background. Check out my video for more on this card. 

I am so in love with the new Booyah stamp set because I can see using the costume pieces in combination with so many other Lawn Fawn stamp sets. I can't wait to see all the clever ways people use texture for this challenge. 

The sponsor for this challenge is Ellen Hutson. There will be a $25 gift certificate of the Ellen Hutson store for the winner. Thank you Ellen for your support!