Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Lawnscaping Challenge #120 Shaker Pocket Card!! =)

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Hello!!
WOWOWOWOWOW!! It's been a LONG Time!! =)
I sure hope you've had an AMAZING Holiday and have ENJOYED spending time with your Family and Friends!! I sure have!! I have been going CRAZY with wanting to create and have been able to find some time to play along with a couple different challenges!! I was SO INSPIED by the Sweet Card that Audrey Tokach made for the Lawnscaping Challenge #120 and this is what I came up with!! I've used the New Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Stackable Dies to create a FUN Scalloped Shape for my Card and then I used the Lawn Fawn Papers for my Base!! I then used the Largest Stitched Lawn Fawn Rectangle Dies to create the Shaker Pocket for my Card!! I Die Cut it from some We R Memory Keepers 12x12 Fusable Paper and used the We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool to fuse it together!! I used the same Stitched Rectangle to create the Inside Layer and some Distress Inks to Color the Background!! I used Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire!! I used the Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflake Dies to Die Cut several of them from the Background!! Then I backed it with some White Cardstock that I added some Rock Candy Distress Glitter too!! I then splattered it with some Water for a FUN Distressed look and it really gives the look of Falling Snow!! Then I Stamped and Die Cut the Trees and the Squirrel from the Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods Stamp Set!! I used the Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Border Dies to create some Snow Banks and then added the Sequins and some Seed Beads!! I closed up the top of the Shaker Pocket using the Fuse Tool!! I also decided to Die Cut the Moose from the Lawn Fawn Critters in the Arctic Stamp Set and added the CUTE Hat!! I Stamped and Embossed my Sentiment on the Inside of the Card and then used the Die Cut Snowflakes from the Front of the Shaker Pocket along with some layered Sequins to decorate the inside of the Card!! SQUEAL!! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out and I sure hope I've INSPIRED you in some way to give the Shaker Pocket Card design a try!!??
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS New Year's Eve/New Year's Day/Weekend!! =)
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA
   

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Paper Sweeties 12 Days of Christmas Designers’ Blog Hop ~ Day #9!! =)

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Hello!!
Welcome to Day #9 of the Paper Sweeties 12 Days of Christmas Designers’ Blog Hop! We thought this would be a fun way to share ideas and inspiration with you over the next 12 days – showcasing our brand new stamp and die sets released on December 1st – early this month to accommodate for the holiday!  Each of the next 12 days one designer from the team will be sharing several projects to help spark your creativity!  Before we get started, let’s meet the newest products NOW AVAILABLE in the boutique:
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I wanted to make some Fun Holiday Gifts!!
I started with some Cheap Kitchen Towels that I found at the Dollar Store!! Then I used Felt and the Sugar and Spice Sweet Cuts to create a Gingerbread Man for the Front of the Kitchen Towels!! I added LOTS of FUN Elements to make it come to life!! Rusty Jingle Bells, Red Metallic Flower Sequin and Holly Sequins!! I also used the Banner fro the      Stamp Set and Stitched my Sentiment onto it using the Sentiment from the Sugar and Spice Stamp Set!! SQUEAL!! I LOVE the way they turned out!! =) My Next Project I Flipped the Gingerbread Man upside down and created a Reindeer!! SQUEAL!! How CUTE is he!!?? I just LOVE the way he turned out!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you'll check out the Rest of the AMAZING DT Projects!!
December 3rd:  Maria Patrick
December 4th:  Nancy Penir
December 5th:  Kathy Schweinfurth
December 6th:  Mackie Robertson
December 7th:  Jill Norwood
December 8th:  Michelle Bala
December 9th:  Michele Henderson
December 10th:  Larissa Heskett
December 11th:  Jeri Thomas
December 12th:  Angel Johns
December 13th:  Mynnette Kitchen
 
Have a Fabulous Week!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA     =)

Friday, December 4, 2015

3rd Annual NND "Deck the Halls with Inky Paws" Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello and Welcome!!
We are Celebrating with the 3rd Annual Newton's Nook Designs "Deck the Halls with Inky Paws" Blog Hop!! If you've been following along ALL Week you'll have been INSPIRED by SEVERAL VERY Talents Guest Designers who have shared their Projects using NND Products over on the Newton's Nook Designs Blog!! If you've MISSED any of the Posts you can check them out here!! Just SO INSPIRATIONAL!! =) Today we are Hoping Along to share Holiday Cards to help get you INSPIRED to create your own Holiday Cards!! I've made several Projects to SHARE so lets get started shall we!!?? I've used the Jolly Tags Stamp Set for my Card and Embossed them with some WoW Glitter Embossing Powders!! In Real Life this is such a BEAUTIFUL Sparkle and I LOVE the FUN Stitched Border!! I Stamped and Embossed my Sentiment from the Festive Flamingos Stamp Set!! My Gift Tags were made by Die Cutting the Tags Times Two Die Set along with the Jolly Tags Stamp Set!! I Stamped and Embossed them and then Double Stamped the Sentiments from the Simply Seasonal Stamp Set!!

Bonus Stamp Release!! 

Newton's Nook Designs is also having a Bonus Stamp Release Today! Make sure you check out their NEW Whispering Pines stamp set!! This set is up for sale in their online shop starting today!! 
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ENTER to WIN! 

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $10 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. 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 Sunday, December 6th at 9 pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 7th.
                  Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)
 

Monday, November 30, 2015

Paper Sweeties December Inspiration Challenge #38!!

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HELLO!!
Welcome to the Release Day for the New Paper Sweeties December Release!! =)
Yep, you read that right!! This month we are switching things up alittle bit and all of the New Paper Sweeties December Products are available in the Paper Sweeties Boutique today!! We will be sharing TONS of Inspiration throughout the First of the Month so I hope you'll stop by each day to see what each of the AMAZING DT Members has created!!

I thought it would be FUN to use the New Sugar and Spice Stamp Set and the coordinating
Sugar and Spice Sweet Cuts Die Set!! I also used the Paper Sweeties Deck the Halls Sweet Cuts Die Set to create the Felt Holly and a Strawberry Red Metallic Flower Sequin for the Berries!! I wanted to create a FUN Gingerbread Shaped Tag that could easily be added to Gift for the Holidays!! I LOVE the way it turned out!! =)
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Don't forget to check out the Paper Sweeties Blog each day for some AMAZING Inspiration!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Paper Smooches November Monthly Challenge ~ Gold Peace on Earth Holiday Card!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share a card I've made for the New/First Paper Smooches Monthly Challenge!! The November Challenge is: GOLD - incorporate gold somewhere on your project!! 
I started by using one of my Favorite Paper Smooches Holiday Stamp Sets called "A Blessed Christmas"!! I LOVE EVERYTHING about this set and have SO MANY Ideas with the Images/Sentiments in the Set!! Now if I only had an EXTRA 4-6 Hours in a Day to be able to make them ALL!! HAHAHAHA!! =) Here's the Set in ALL of its Glory!! (See what I mean!!??)

I wanted to use the Angel Image and I wanted to give her some Dimension by making the Wings 3-D!! I LOVE to add dimension to my cards and this was SUPER easy to do just by stamping and cutting the Wings out a couple different times!!  I cut the entire Wing Section out and then cut just the Large Single Wing Image out making sure to color around the edge of the Wings with a Black Soot Distress Marker to give them a seamless and finished look once all of the pieces were layered together!! I used my Color Pencils and Gamsol to color in my Angel and then I added some Rock Candy Distress Glitter to the Gold Metallic Wings for some added Sparkle!! I Die Cut a Stitched Frame 1 Die Cut from some White Neenah Solar Cardstock and Stamped and Embossed the Holy Star Image using some Ranger Gold Embossing Powder!! Then to make it POP I stamped over it again off setting the Star alittle bit this time using my Versa Fine Black Ink and I LOVE the way it looks!! I added some Clear Embossing Powder over the Top just to finish it off and to make sure that I didn't end up with a smudge from Ink transfer!! =) I then took some Vellum and a White Neenah Solar Cardstock Panel and stitched across the top with my Sewing Machine and some Gold Metallic Thread!! I then Masked my Sentiment so I could repeat the same Gold Embossing Powder treatment to the Peace Word and then I Stamped the rest of the sentiment in plain Versa Fine Black Ink and again covered it with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder to make sure I didn't have any Ink smears!! I added some Clear Crystal Pretty Pink Posh Sequins in 4mm size along with some Gold Sequins from Hazel and Ruby!! I LOVE the little bit of extra Sparkle and FUN that they add and my Card was finished!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Friday, November 20, 2015

Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #27 Kraft Paper + Sparkle ~ Masculine Gift Packaging!! =)

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 Hello and Happy Friday!! =)
I'm here to share the New Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #27 Kraft Paper + Sparkle!! As soon as I saw this Inspiration Photo, I KNEW I wanted to create a FUN Masculine Gift Packaging Idea that you could use for All/Any of those SPECIAL Men in your life!! I started by Creating the Pillow Box by Die Cutting some Fancy Pants Decorative Paper with the Tim Holtz and Sizzix Pillow Box and Labels Die!! I then put it together using some Scor Tape for extra strength!! Then I used the New Newton's Nook Designs November Released "Jolly Tags" Stamp Set and the Coordinating "Tags Times Two" Die Set along with the "Simply Seasonal" Stamp Set and one of my FAVRITE Older sets,  "Holiday Wishes" Stamp Set to Stamp and Emboss the Images on using some WOW!! Red Glitter Embossing Powder!! I wanted to create a Personalized Sentiment so I Stamped and Embossed everything and added the same WOW!! Red Glitter Embossing Powder to the Merry Sentiment from the Holiday Wishes Stamp Set!! I used some May Arts Ribbon Burlap Twine and some Red Glitter Ribbon along with some Tim Holtz Greenery to finish off the Design!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out!! I hope you'll JOIN us for the FUN Challenge and that you'll stop by to see what the rest of the AMAZING DT has created!! I CAN'T WAIT to see what you CREATE!! =)
Jolly Tags | 4x6 Photopolymer Stamp Set | Newton's Nook Designs  Simply Seasonal | 4x6 Photopolymer Stamp Set | Newton's Nook Designs 
Tags Times Two | Die Set | Newton's Nook Designs   Holiday Wishes Stamp set by Newton's Nook Designs
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Lil' Inker Designs Monthly Meetup Challenge ~ Oh, My Stars!! =)

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Hello!!
I', stopping in to share the FUN Star Card I've made for the Lil' Inker Designs Monthly Meetup Challenge!! I thought it would be FUN to create a Winter Themed "Oh, My Stars!!" Card that Icould use as a THANK You!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE how well the Lil' Inker Designs Cover Up Die: Stitched Woodgrain and the Stitched Stars Die Set go together!! I inlayed the Stitched Star after I die cut it from some Wood Grain PattShiny Happy Sentiments Stamp Seterned Paper!! Then I used some Studio Calico Wood Grain Star Sequins along with some Pretty Pink Posh Gold Star Sequins and some Mini Start Confetti from the Ton!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way the Star Sequin Confetti Looks scattered across the Card Front!! Then I used the
Lil' Inker Designs  for my Sentiment that I Stamped and Embossed using some WoW!! Red Glitter Embossing Powder!! I think it added just the RIGHT amount off Sparkle and it Finishes off the Card Design!! What do you think!!??
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The 25 Days of Christmas Tags!!

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Hello!!
Welcome to the 16th Day of  The 25 Days of Christmas Tags  with Tracey McNeely!! =)
I'm here with Newton's Nook Designs and I have a coupe different Tags to Share!!
I found these Sweet Wooden Gift Tags and thought it would be FUN to Stamp and Emboss my Images onto them and then I color them in using my Colored Pencils!! I added some 3mm Mini Wiggly Eyes and some Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Marker for some Sparkle!! I've made one into a FUN Card using the Tag as a Decorative element and the other one I left just as the Tag!!
I've used both of the New Stamp sets that were just release last week by Newton's Nook Designs!! The Jolly Tags Stamp Set and the coordinating Tags Times Two Die Set along with the Simply Seasonal Stamp Set!! I hope you like them!!??
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THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you'll JOIN in on the FUN as there are SEVERAL ways you can Win some pretty AMAZING Prizes!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA =)

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Paper Sweeties November Release Rewind ~ Interactive Card!! =)

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Hello!!
Who's ready for the Paper Sweeties November Release Rewind!! SQUEAL!! You're going to LOVE LOVE LOVE the New Products being Released this Month and I CAN'T WAIT to share what I have made with ALL of the New Products!! Today I've made a REALLY FUN Fire Place Scene Interactive Card!!  =) I thought it would be FUN to add an Interactive Surprise to this card so when you open it up you'll find some Stocking Hanging on the Inside of the Card too!! =) I notice Jennifer McGuire just shared a Similar Idea HERE!! So if you want to see how she made her card you can follow the Link to watch her Video!! I've used the New Days Until Stamp Set and the coordinating Days Until Sweet Cuts Die Set along with the Dear Santa Stamp Set and the coordinating Dear Santa Sweet Cuts Die Set and the Stand Add-on: Fireplace Stamp Set for the Main Design!! Then I also used the Older  Paper Sweeties Deck the Halls Stamp Set and Sweet Cuts Die Set and the Snow Friends Stamp Set and Sweet Cuts Die Set to create my FUN Holly Garland on top of the Mantel!! SQUEAL!! I LOVE the way it looks!! =)
I hope you Feel Inspired and that you'll go and Visit the Rest of the AMAZING DT Blogs to see what they have created!!
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THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a Fabulous Week!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)