Newton's Nook Designs March Release Day 2

Hello and welcome back to Day 2 of Newton's Nook Designs March Release!  I hope you have been enjoying all the inspiration so far?!  What is not to love eh?  Well we have more fun creations and more giveaways so I am so glad you've come back to share it. :)

Today we are featuring the Easter Scramble set- so cute!  What I love about this set is that the bottom half of those egg shells also make perfect tulips.  Um, how brilliant was Jennifer when she created that?!  

So here is what I made using this fun set!  

Wait, what is that?  Is the little egg opening up?  CRACK!!!!!  Why yes, it is!  AND there is a tiny little chick inside saying Peak-a-boo!

I had fun using various textures and patterns on this.   The burlap feels like an Easter basket and the grass and woodchip make great accents.  I am happy with the result. :)

Would you like to win Easter Scramble?

This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs 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, March 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 21st.

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Katie Brooks  - Guest Designer
Michelle Lupton - Guest Designer

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Top Dog Dies and Balzar Designs- Tutorial

For Newton's Nook Designs March Release & Giveaway go here.

Hey Ya'll!  Did you even know there is such a thing as the blank plastic stencil pages?  Yep, Balzar Designs makes them!  I am over on the Top Dog Dies Blog again today sharing a tutorial on how to make your own stencil from one small die and those blank sheets.  Here's a little sneak!

Won't you come by and check it out and leave me some bloggy love?!

Newton's Nook Designs March Release

Hello and Welcome to my blog!  I am so thrilled to be a Guest Designer for Newton's Nook Designs this month.  It is time for the March release and they have some super cute and fabulous sets to share.  These sets will get you in the mood for spring, guaranteed!

With out further ado, here is the Spring Showers set!  Isn't it so cute and fun!

I decided to make a cute baby shower card with it.  I used the sweet ducky with the umbrella.  The paper is perfect for the theme, as are the sequins in the little pouch!  This would work for someone expecting a boy or a girl!

Would you like to win Spring Showers?

This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs 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, March 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 21st.

Check out all these awesome Design Team & Guest Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Christine Drogt
Samantha Mann
Larissa Heskett
Crafty Math-Chick
Danielle Pandeline
Valerie Ward
Tessa Wise
Katie Brooks  - Guest Designer
Michelle Lupton - Guest Designer

Thank you so much for stopping by!

More tissue paper fun with Top Dog Dies

So, how was your weekend?  Mine was good.  We went for a walk around the Mercer Slough for the first time.  It is a great wetland and wildlife area.  There is also an adjacent blueberry farm (YUM), we'll be going there in late summer to pick. :)

Today I want to share another card that I made with tissue paper and Top Dog Die Bella Doily.  I cut the doily from bright purple tissue.  I mod-podged the down.  What I like about this is that you can still see the bright color of the tissue but you can see a bit of the black through it, the transparency is apparent.  I stamped the floral form ME on a lighter shade of purple and embossed it white.  The sentiment is also from ME.  I added some bright green bits from the Leafy Flourishes Die to add more greenery.  Finally, I smudged around for the chalkboard look and finished of with some bright Orchid sequins from Neat & Tangled.

Entering into:
Shabby Tea Room #210- Anything Goes
Sketchbook Saturday #117


Thanks for stopping, I hope you have a great day!

Color Me Pretty

Hello and happy Friday!  Woot!  I hope you had a good week and have an even better weekend planned. :)

Speaking of weekends, my daughter and I are going to a birthday party for a 6 year old.  This is a dance party complete with tutus.  Should be fun.  So, I made today's card for that birthday girl. Seriously, what girl doesn't love to dream about unicorns and rainbows?!

I plan to make another just like it for Emma's card drive.  Just a reminder...we have a blog hop and card drive going on for her right now, you can check my link here or start at the beginning of the hop at Amy's blog. There are prizes up for grabs for hoppers AND for those that participate in the card drive.  So won't you come join us?  You have until March 24th.

Meanwhile, I wanted to tell you just a little bit about this card.  Remember my faux watercolor tutorial using tissue paper?  Well this is my second card using tissue.  I simply crumpled it up a bit, sort of accordion style but it doesn't have to be perfect and applied it from the bottom layer up.  The washi from MME is the perfect accent on top.  I stamped the sweet, sweet unicorn from the new Paper Smooches Spectrum set.  I then used colored pencils, which translated better than I thought they would onto the kraft paper.  I am super happy with the result.

Today's Question of the Day is- Besides using it for gift wrap, when was the last time you used tissue paper and what for?

Entering this into:
CAS on Sunday- Color Me Pretty
Addicted to Stamps- Anything Goes

Treat tutorial- Top Dog Dies

Hiya!  Looky, I am over on the Top Dog Dies blog today with a SUPER, SUPER easy tutorial on this treat holder.  

Oh, and did I mention how easy it is?  Yep, about as easy as they come!

Please come by and visit here. 

Thanks for visiting!

It's time to stop and smell the flowers- Fusion #6

Hello, Hello.  Are you having a good week?  I am doing pretty well.  What can I say, it is sunny here and yesterday it was 62 degrees!  As I was driving down the street I got a whiff of some white flowering bush and it was so sweet.  Bottom line, spring is here and I couldn't be happier about that.  I hope it stays and the rain is on break for a while.

Since we are talking about spring, check out this fun springy inspiration for Fusion #6!  

Wow eh?!  

Here is how it inspired me.  I used some Lawn Fawn paper from Daphnie's Closet to counter the green floral pattern in the pic.  I used the layout from the sketch for my basic shape and stamped using Reverse Confetti's Be a Barista (LOVE THIS SET!).  I shadow stamped the sentiment for just a little fun touch.  

You know the drill, AFTER you check out all the other DT's FABULOUS creations (smile), head on over to Fusion and play along.

The Rules:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.

2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.

3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.

4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

5. Please read the other considerations on the Our Rules Page before playing along.

I can't wait to see what you make!

Entering this into:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Addicted to Stamps and More- Anything Goes