Wishing You Holiday Happiness – Winter Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello my fellow coffee-lovers! I hope you are all having a great day! I am super stoked because today is the start of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Amy Tsuruta and her team for organizing this event!

Kat Scrappiness is also a super sponsor!! Kat will be giving away One (1) $25 gift card and One (1) Flash prize of Kat Scrappiness Package worth at least $25.00 and use coupon code: COFFEELOVERS18 for 15% off site-wide sale. Click here for more details: http://KatScrappinessBlog.com/fall-winter-coffee-lovers-blo…

For my project today, I am showcasing the new Crafter’s Essentials – Winter die set with the Beary Merry stamp set by Neat & Tangled.

I started by stamping my image with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink and colored the images in with my Copic markers. I die cut the Trees and snowbanks with Neenah Solar white card stock with the Crafter’s Essentials – Winter die set.

I inked up my Bristol smooth white card stock with Tumbled glass and Spun sugar distress oxide inks with my mini-ink blending tool. I am loving this color-combo for the winter sky!

To finish my design on this card, I added some Stardust stickles on the trees and glossy accents to the North Pole sign. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just LOVE this cute bear? Also, the Crafter’s Essentials – Winter die set is a must-have for sure. It gives you all the dies that you need to create your winter scene. Here’s another look:

I hope you like my card today. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Please use coupon code “COFFEELOVERS18” for 15% off your order at the Kat Scrappiness.

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Make the Moose Out of Life with Newton’s Nook Designs

November 27, 2018November 25, 2018 | marialrussell

Have you seen last week’s November release by Newton’s Nook Designs? Did you take advantage of the Black Friday sales? I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Since hubby and I are currently in Abu Dhabi, we didn’t get to roast our own turkey which made me a bit sad. However, the most important thing is that we’re together and that’s all that matters!

For my project today, I am showcasing the Moose Mountain stamp set and coordinating dies with the Forest Scene Builder dies and the sky borders die.

I stamped my image on Neenah solar white card stock and colored him in with my Copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut the image. I used the birch tree from the Forest Scene builder dies and the sky border dies to die cut my trees and the clouds. I also cut an A2-size card base, and trimmed the front flap so that I can layer my clouds and snowbanks with vellum. I wanted the patterned paper inside to show through but not overwhelm my design.

To finish my design I adhered the image on my foreground and also added some berries. Here’s what it looks like:

This is an old card design of mine but I keep going back to this because it is such a great design. When you open the card, you can see through what’s inside.

I really love how this card turned out! Here’s another look:

I hope you like my project today. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Happy crafting!

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It’s Beginning to Look a Sloth Like Christmas

November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! I meant to post on November 23rd but due to my current move and travel schedule, I was not able to organize the post so I apologize for that. Before I begin, I wanted to let you all know that Cyber Monday sale is 25% off! Please use coupon code “MONDAY25” Hurry and order your favorites before they are gone!

I am back today with this cute Christmas card, showcasing the Foliage Frame Die, the Slothy Christmas stamp set and matching die by Newton’s Nook and other products available at the shop.

I started by stamping my images on Neenah solar white card stock and colored the images in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies. I also die-cut another piece of Neenah solar white card stock using the Foliage Frame die set. This die is so beautiful!

I cut an A2-size piece of Bristol smooth white card stock and inked up this background with some Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar distress oxide inks, using my mini-ink blending tool. I put a few drops of my Vintage Photo distress re-inker onto an acrylic block and added a few drops of water then used my watercolor brush to splatter some color onto my colored background. I adhered this piece onto my card base.

I added some foam adhesive on the frame to give it a little bit of a dimension. To finish my design, I adhered my colored images onto the card and covered the Santa hat with some stardust stickles. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just LOVE this new Foliage Frame die? Also the sloth is so cute with that little mouse! I really love how this card turned out.

I hope you like my Christmas card today. Please visit Kat Scrappiness today to order all of the supplies I used. They are listed and linked below. Don’t forget to take advantage of the Cyber Monday sale using coupon code “MONDAY25” for 25% off your order!

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Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 3

November 21, 2018November 15, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the November reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the last two days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the last day of the November reveals, the design team is showcasing the Newton Celebrates stamp set and the Newton’s New Year stamp set, with their coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I don’t know about you but that cat in the martini glass is the BOMB! I just love, love, love that image.

NEWTON CELEBRATES:

I don’t know if you can tell but I put glossy accents on the martini glass and the olive. To finish my design, I added some champagne jewels by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s a little close-up:

NEWTON’S NEW YEAR:

For my last card, I wanted to create a shaker card to celebrate the occasion. I created my own stencil using my circle dies and colored my Bristol smooth white card stock with different distress oxide inks. I also used my rectangle dies to create my border with the Sky Borders die.

Here’s my card:

I added glossy accents to the champagne glasses and the bubbles! I really LOVE how this card turned out. Here’s another look:

I hope you like my cards today. Which one is your favorite? Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

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 will be randomly chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 21st at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 23rd.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 2

November 20, 2018November 15, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the November reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check out yesterday’s reveal. You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For our projects today, the design team is showcasing the Poinsettia Blooms and Winter Birds stamp set plus the coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

Just like I said yesterday since we are featuring a couple of products each day, I will not have any tutorials. If you have any questions or would like to see how I made it, please leave me a message below.

POINSETTIA BLOOMS:

At first, I colored the poinsettia images in pink but I didn’t like how it turned out so I used my red Copic markers to layer on top of the pink. For this card, I also used my all-time favorite Pines & Holly die set and added the berries from the Winter Birds stamp set. For my sentiment I used the Ornamental Wishes stamp set, released last month. Here’s a little close-up:

WINTER BIRDS:

Jennifer was just so kind because she sent us this PDF document that identifies the birds and what they look like in real life.

Here’s how I colored mine:

I just LOVE cardinals! They are so pretty and in my opinion, they are a symbol of the holidays! For my card, I used the Pines & Holly die set once again to decorate my branch and the Festive Forest stamp set for the trees. Here’s a little close-up:

Would you like to win a $25 store credit to Newton’s Nook Designs? ONE lucky comment will be chosen from each reveal day to win!

Here’s how to win:

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

25 Days of Christmas Tags with CAS-ual Fridays

November 20, 2018November 19, 2018 | marialrussell

Today the CAS-ual Fridays Ink Squad is joining Tracey McNeely of www.inmycreativeopinion.blogspot.ca for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.

For my tag below, I am showcasing the Somebunny stamp set, the Naughty-isms stamp set and the Scallop Tags Fri-Dies.

I stamped my image on Neenah solar white card stock and colored him in with my Copic marker. I fussy-cut the image and adhered it on my tag.

To finish my design I stamped the sentiment from the Naughtyisms stamp set and added the pine boughs with the red jewel. Here’s a little close-up:

I hope you like my Christmas tag! Before I end this post, I just wanted to let you all know that CAS-ual Friday is having a Black Friday sale. We are also launching this mini-stamp set called “Most wonderful”. If you placed an order of $50, you will get this stamp set for FREE. In addition, all of the Retiring sets are marked 40% off and all of the Christmas and Hanukkah sets will be marked 15% off from today, November 20 to November 26th.

Thanks so much for joining me. Don’t forget to use my coupon code below when you place an order at the shop. Happy Thanksgiving!

Newton’s Nook and Therm-O-Web Inspiration Week

November 9, 2018November 5, 2018 | marialrussell

This week Newton’s Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton’s Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Therm O Web for sending us some amazing products!

For my project below, I am showcasing the Deco Foil Rose Gold Transfer Sheet, the Wilderness Clear Designer Toner Sheet, the Hedgehog Hollow Stamp Set and Hedgehog Hollow die set, with some Merry-Go-Round sequin mix by Kat Scrappiness. The supplies I used will be listed and linked below.

I started by stamping my hedgehog with some Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them in with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images with the coordinating dies. I cut another piece of Bristol Smooth white card stock and inked up my background with distress oxide inks.

I used my Deco Foil Rose Gold Transfer Sheet and my laminator to foil the Wilderness Clear Designer Toner Sheet.

Here’s what it looks like when it’s completely foiled. They are amazing!

Since the background is already busy, I wanted to create a more “clean” look so I die-cut my inked background with some dies and adhered the foiled sheet to create my window panel.

I added the Merry-Go-Round sequin mix by Kat Scrappiness. They kind of look like fall leaves, don’t they?

I used the Land Border dies for my grass and inked it up with distress oxide inks.

Here’s my shaker card:

To finish my design, I added some white lines to the hedgehogs and die-cut the orange bow from the Pines & Holly die set. Here’s a little close-up:

I just absolutely LOVE the Thermo O Web products I got to play with. The foil is so pretty and I couldn’t throw it away so I created another card with the negative piece.

Here’s a little close-up:

There are more amazing projects today over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration!

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: Leave comments on the NND & Design Team blog posts using Therm O Web products all week (November 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 November 9th at midnight CST to comment. The winner will be announced on the NND blog post on Monday, November 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! Today is the last day of the collaboration so make sure you leave a comment.

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 4

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the last day of the October reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the first three days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the last day of the October reveals, the design team is showcasing the Slothy Christmas stamp set and coordinating dies, the Happy How-lidays stamp set and coordinating dies with two new mini stamp sets called Mistle-Toad and Fleece Navidad with their coordinating dies. Here’s what they look like:

I stamped and colored all the images with my Copic markers. I die-cut the images with the coordinating dies. Also die-cut the other elements I needed to create my scene. Here’s my first card:

The little stockings are from the Ornament Shaker Dies. The Birch Trees and Pine Trees are from the Forest Scene Builder and the Snow Hills, using the Land Border die set. Since this is a holiday card, glitter is the way to go! I added some stardust stickles to the Santa hat. Here’s a little close-up:

Don’t you just love this little cutie? He represents me around the holidays. I get so tired from traveling, cooking and entertaining that all I want to do is take a long nap.

Here’s my second card with the Happy Howl-idays stamp set.

I added some gold detail on the dog’s jingle-bell collar using my Sakura Gold gel pen. Also added some red stickles to the berries. Here’s a little close-up:

Last but not the least, here’s my card with the Mistle-Toad stamp set. This is so adorable.

I used the Framework die set to add some embossing details to my card stock. I also used the Fancy Edges Tag Die Set and the Pines and Holly Die set, with the Festive Forest stamp set. Here’s a close-up:

To finish my card design, I added sparkling clear jewels and stardust stickles.

Would you like to win the “Slothy Christmas” or the “Happy Howl-idays” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

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 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 19th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 3

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 | marialrussell

It is the third day of the October reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Were you able to check out the first two days of the reveal? Which one is your favorite so far? You have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For the third day, the design team is showcasing the Holiday Stockings stamp set (NOTE: you can cut these images using the Stylish Stockings Die Set), and the Ornamental Wishes with the Ornament Shaker Die. Here’s what they look like:

For my first project, I stamped the images on some smooth white card stock and colored them in with my alcohol markers. I die-cut the images using the Stylish Stockings die set. I die-cut another piece of white card stock using a square die from my stash to create the windows for my card. I embellished the stocking with Stardust Stickles and set them aside to dry.

I die-cut the Merry and Bright sentiment using the Holiday Greetings Die set, featured on the first day of the reveals. Here’s my card:

I absolutely ADORE the images on the stockings! I can’t even pick a favorite because they are all so cute! This stamp set is a must-have for your holiday cards. Here’s another look:

For my second project I used the Ornament Shaker Die with some silver glittered card stock. I used the double-sided adhesive foam to create my shaker well and used some sequins from my stash. I die-cut the top piece of the ornament with gold glittered card stock and used a bow punch from my stash. I also die-cut some pine boughs with white card stock to decorate my ornament.

To finish my card design, I die-cut the “Happy Holidays” sentiment using the Holiday Greetings die set and adhered these pieces on my card.

This Ornament shaker die is another must-have for sure! Wouldn’t you just love receiving a holiday card with this shaker ornament?

Which one is your favorite from today’s reveals? I would love to know.

Would you like to win the “Holiday Stockings” or the “Ornamental Wishes” Stamp Set? Each 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 18th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 19th.

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

Newton’s Nook Designs

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Newton’s Nook Designs November Release – Day 2

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Newton’s Nook Designs October Release – Day 4

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