Hello there!  Have you checked out the new dies and jewels available now from the November release by Kat Scrappiness?  They are to die for!  I can’t even pick a favorite.  Wait til you see the dies next month, hint, hint!  They are fabulous!!  You really need to save up your Christmas money for those.  Or ask Santa to check out your Christmas wish list at the shop then maybe he will be good to you this year!

Since my design team package got a little delayed getting to me, I am on catch up mode.  I created two projects for you guys because I really wanted to show them off!  For my projects today, I am featuring the Holly Leaves and Berries die set, Fancy Floral Coverplate die, Merry Critters stamp set, Avery Elle Starry Scene stamp set, 6mm Sparkling clear solid confetti, Metallic Silver Solid Star Confetti, Stitched Scalloped Border Dies and a bunch of other products available at the shop.

For my first card, I stamped the Merry Critters stamp set and the mountains from the Starry Scene stamp set with a Copic friendly ink and colored them in with my Copic markers.  I fussy-cut the images with my scissors.  On another piece of Neenah solar white card stock, I stamped the mountains from the Avery Elle Starry Scene stamp set.  I adhered this piece onto my A2 size card base.  I used the coordinating die to die-cut both pieces to create the window.  I adhered this piece inside my card.  I also adhered the mountains inside the window.

I used a patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and die-cut a piece with the Stitched Scalloped Border Dies to create my grass hill.  I adhered this piece onto my foreground and added my little critters.

To finish my design, I die-cut some gold stars and stamped the little snowflakes with some light gray ink.  Here’s a little close-up:

I really love how this card turned out.  The critters are so cute.  That little bird reminds me of tweety so much.  The little starry background is just the perfect size to create a beautiful scene to your cards.

For my second project, I die-cut a piece of some heavy weight white card stock using the Fancy Floral Coverplate die.  I know this die is not really meant for Christmas but I always want to share ideas on how to stretch your dies by using it for any occasion.  I covered this piece with some acetate sheet and added foam adhesive to create my well.  I used the 6 mm sparkling clear solid confetti with the metallic silver solid star confetti for my shaker element.   I know you can barely see them in the photo but trust me, this is so pretty in real life!

To finish my design, I die-cut the Merry Christmas sentiment with red foil card stock.  I also die-cut the holly leaves and berries with some Lawn Fawn patterned paper and red foil card stock.  I adhered the pieces using my Nuvo liquid adhesive.  Here’s a little close-up:

The holly leaves are so pretty!  As I mentioned earlier, I can’t pick and choose my favorite from the November release.  They are all AMAZING!!!!!

I hope you like my projects today.  The supplies I used are listed and linked below.  I would be grateful if you can click on the links provided.  By doing so, I will be getting a little commission at no cost to you!  Please don’t forget to use my coupon code “MARIA10” for 10% off your order at the shop.   Happy crafting!

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Today the Newton’s Nook Design Team is joining Tracey McNeely of  www.inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.ca for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

For my tags below, I am showcasing the Canine Christmas stamp set, the Festive Forest stamp set and Festive Forest Dies with the Fancy Edges Tag die set.  This tag set is a must-have for us paper crafters.  You can get as fancy as you want decorating the tags with the die shapes.  However, I wanted the focal point to be the images though so I kept the tags really simple.

I die-cut my tags on some Bristol Smooth white card stock and used a little bit of Shaded Lila distress oxide inks to add some color at the bottom of the tags.  I stamped the Christmas trees from the Festive Forest stamp set onto my tags.  On a separate piece of Neenah solar white, i stamped the stars and die-cut them using the Festive Forest die set.

I also stamped my images on Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers.  I fussy-cut the images with my scissors.  I adhered my cute dogs onto the tag with some foam adhesive.  To finish my design, I stamped the stars with some light blue ink.  Here are my tags:

I think this Canine Christmas stamp set is perfect to use for your tags and gift it to any dog lovers.  Those images are just absolutely adorable!  I used my red copic marker to add color to a pearl embellishment so I can add it to my dog with the reindeer antlers.  Here’s a little close-up:

That little Chihuahua is also one of my faves!

I hope you like my tags today.  Don’t forget to visit Tracey McNeely’s blog post –www.inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.ca to find out more about the giveaway and to check out the other tags created by the design team.

Howdy?!  I hope everyone’s having a great week so far.  Did you check out last week’s holiday reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs?  Which one was your favorite?  It’s really hard to pick but the Slothy Christmas stamp set definitely captured my crafty heart!  I am back today to share with you more inspiration from last week’s reveal.  I am featuring the Slothy Christmas stamp set and coordinating dies, with the Forest Scene Builder Die Set, the Ornament Shaker Die Set, Holiday Greetings Die Set and the Ornamental Wishes stamp set.

For my first project, I wanted to create a fun shaker card.  I colored the image on some smooth white card stock and used the coordinating die to die-cut the image.  I used a fun die from my stash to create my winter scene.  I also die-cut the little stockings using the Ornament Shaker die set and colored them red with my Copic marker.

I wanted my Sloth to look like it’s hanging from the stringy snowflake so I covered my frame with a piece of acetate sheet then tucked in my image, and covered it again with another piece of acetate so that it is safe and sandwiched between the two acetate sheets.  This will prevent it from moving and this will also prevent the shaker element to get stuck in the snowflake background.  I created my well by adding foam adhesive and used the White Hearts sequin mix by Kat Scrappiness as my shaker element.

I die-cut the little stockings from the Ornament Shaker Die set and the pine trees from the Forest Scene Builder die set.  Here’s my first card:

To finish my design, I die-cut the “merry” from the Holiday Greetings Die set and stamped the sentiment Christmas from the  Snow globe stamp set.

Isn’t he a cutie-patootie?  I absolutely adore the Holiday release by Newton’s Nook!  Here’s another look:

I wasn’t planning on creating another card but a friend of mine requested that she needed a gift card holder and she absolutely LOVED the Sloth so I made another project.  Here’s the card when it’s closed:

The pine needles are from the Pines and Holly die set.  I also covered the white portion of the hat with some stardust sitckles.  Here’s what it look like when it’s open:

Here’s a little close-up:

I hope you guys enjoyed my projects today.  The supplies I used are listed and linked below.  Have an amazing day and happy crafting!

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