Coloring Faye- a Watch it Wednesday for Waffle Flower Crafts

Hello!

I hope you are enjoying your week!  I am currently in day 5 of our snow vacation lol!  We got a crazy amount of snow over the weekend- 26 inches all together, which is the most we've had here since moving to the area 10 years ago.   The girls won't be going back to school until next Tuesday!  My hubby and I are back at it today though- him to work and me to school.  I have enjoyed the time at home though.  I crafted- scrapbooked, made cards, cross stitched, and crocheted all weekend.  And I painted my kitchen!  It is looking beautiful now!

One of the cards I made was this cutie for Waffle Flower Crafts:

I used the mini Faye Stamp Set to make this card.  I stamped her out onto the diecut square from the Doily Square Die Set and colored her with Prismacolor colored pencils and Gamsol.  I love how she turned out :)  The bit of paper is from Bella Blvd. and the sequins are from Neat and Tangled.  Here is a closer look:

If you are interested, I created a video for the Waffle Flower blog with this card as well.  Pop over to today's post to see it!

Thank you for popping by today!  I hope you are all enjoying your week!

Coloring Fun Blog Hop with Waffle Flower Crafts

Hello!  I'm happy to be hopping along with Waffle Flower Crafts today for their Coloring Fun Blog Hop!  There are a bunch of us hopping along and of course there is a chance to win a prize!! :)  Fun, right? 

Since it's Shark Week, I used the fun new Tiger & Lily Stamp Set for today's card!  I pulled out my colored pencils and gamsol to color with:

When I color with colored pencils, I like to use Memento ink because it doesn't bleed with the gamsol.  I've been experimenting with paper and currently I like my Stampin' Up! Whisper White paper the best.  It is sort of waxy and the pencils blend nicely on it.
I stamped out the shark and colored him in using a medium cool gray Prismacolor pencil.  I went over it with gamsol to blend out the lines and then added some shading with the same pencil.  I blended that out a little and then went over the darker parts with a black Pitt Pastel pencil and blended it out with my finger.  I used a black Prismacolor pencil for his mouth, coloring pretty hard.  I blended it out and then darkened it a bit more with the Pitt Pastel pencil.

Once the shark was colored, I diecut him out using my Tiger & Lily Die Set.  I also cut out an orange patterned paper circle using the Flower Circle Die Set and two strips of matching patterned papers.  The patterned papers are from the Hip Hip Hooray 6x6 pad by Doodlebug Designs.  I loved the colors!
Next, I put my card together.  The white card base was embossed with a cool chevron pattern.  I splattered it a little with some gray mist.  I added a panel of vellum to the center and stamped the sentiment and a couple of pretty blue waves.  I layered the patterned paper strips next and then added the circle with dimensional foam adhesive.  I added the shark with foam dots as well.  To finish it off, I added a few matte black epoxy dots to offset the sentiment.

Are you ready to check out the giveaway?  Nina will be randomly choosing from the comments on the following blogs.  Leave a comment on any of them before midnight on Sunday, July 12, 2015.  The winner will be announced on Monday, July 13, 2015.

Waffle Flower

Sandy Allnock

Kathy Racoosin

Tessa Wise

Nichol Magouirk

Laura Bassen

Katie Gehring

Jennifer McGuire

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have fun hopping along with everyone!!

Knit Happens Card

I made this card awhile ago but forgot to share!  The set is by Some Odd Girl- my first of one of the girls!  I loved her patterned sweater and boots :)  The sentiments were what sent me over the edge hee hee!  Here is my card:

The girl was colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended a bit with Gamsol.  I stamped the pattern at the bottom with the border stamp, pulling colors I used from above.  I used the thick cardstock from Avery Elle for my card base.  It's my favorite to use with my colored pencils!

Keeping it short today!  Have a great one!

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release- Christmas Delivery

Hello!  It's our final day hopping with the Newton's Nook Designs holiday release- wasn't it a fun week?  Today's card features another cute set, Christmas Delivery:

I started with a bright red card base.  I stamped holly in red randomly over the left side of the card.  I added the sentiment and also splattered the base with red mist.  When it was dry, I embossed it using a large polka-dot embossing folder.
The image was stamped onto white cardstock and colored using my Prismacolor colored pencils.  I fussy cut around it and then added it, along with a few strips of patterned paper to the card front.  I added some mini staples and twine to finish it off.

Would you like to win “Christmas Delivery”?This set 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)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise
Heather Hoffman (Guest Designer)

I hope you've enjoyed the holiday release as much as we have!  The stamp sets are soo cute this time around!  I had so much fun with them! :)
Thanks for stopping by today!

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release- Newton's Curious Christmas

Good morning!  Are you ready for another super cute set from the Newton's Nook Designs holiday release?  Today's set is Newton's Curious Christmas- featuring Newton!!  It's a must have for all of his fans:

I chose the Newton in the tree image for my card, stamping in onto a white card base.  I colored it with my Prismacolor colored pencils.  I tried stripes this time so he'd look like my kitty Momo. :)  I added the stars around him with yellow ink and the sentiment off to the left.  Isn't it a fun one?

The papers are from the Echo Park Christmas Cheer 6x6 pad- I am loving it this season!

Would you like to win “Newton's Curious Christmas”?This set 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)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs listed below. Make sure to check out each  blog and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog will be chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Friday, October 17 at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be posted on the NND blog on Saturday, October 18th. 

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise

Heather Hoffman (Guest Designer)

I hope you had time to pop through the design team's blogs- they did such a great job with this set! Thanks for stopping by and for all your sweet comments this week- it's been so fun reading them!!

Newton's Nook Designs February Release- Winston's Birthday Set

It's time for a new release from Newton's Nook Designs!  This month's stamps are so fun!!  Today we are celebrating our newly named bear Winston- he's starring in his very own birthday set, Winston's Birthday!

I love this fun set!  Winston comes with lots of accessories he can hold in his hands.  I loved the fish- it just makes me smile because of course, that's what a bear would want!  Hee!  I colored Winston with a mix of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  I also colored a hat for him along with the fish.

The patterned papers are by Doodlebug Designs- the bright colors are perfect for a birthday, aren't they?  I cut a panel of white cardstock to add to my card front and added a couple of strips of the patterned papers to the bottom.  I added Winston next, using pop dots.  I also added his hat and fish.  I stamped the sentiment next and then spritzed different colors around him with my Stampin' Up! markers.  I added the sequins last to give it a little sparkle!

I really had fun with this set and I know you will too!

Would you like to win Winston's Birthday Set?  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 February 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, February 20th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 21st.

Check out all these awesome Design Team 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 (me)
Debbie Owens (Indy)  - Guest Designer
Chrissie Tobas - Guest Designer

Didn't the design team members do a great job with with this one?  I love looking through them all!  

Hope you have a great day!  See you back here again tomorrow for a peek at another new set from Newton's Nook Designs! 

-tessa

Miss You A Latte Card

Hello!  I don't usually post more than once a day but I decided this afternoon to take the latest class over at Online Card Classes.  This one is all about stencils!  Since so many companies are coming out with them this season, I thought I could brush up on some fun techniques.  Anyways, I'm posting to share the first card I was inspired to make:

This one was inspired by the first video I watched by Debbie.  I wanted to make something soft and pretty and use the white embossing on vellum like she did.  I love how it turned out and I already know just who I'm sending this one to!  The stamps are by Reverse Confetti and the stencil is by Teresa Collins.  I used my Cameo Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe inks by Stampin' Up! with a blending tool to create the background and my Prismacolor pencils to color my latte cup.

So far the class has been fun!  The ladies running it and their guest teachers are such a great bunch and they make the happiest videos!  I hope to create a card inspired by each one! :)

Well, hope you have a great weekend!  I may pop on again if I get another card done- hee!

-tessa

Newton's Nook Designs November Release: Frozen Friends

Good morning!  Today we're celebrating a new release from Newton's Nook Designs!!

Continuing with the snow them, today we are showcasing the new Frozen Friends set.  Here is what I made:

The snowmen in this set are so adorable!!  I kept my card simple so that he would really stand out.  After stamping him with Memento ink and coloring him with my Prismacolor pencils, I simply added a strip of paper from the Front Porch line by Pebbles along with a stitched sticker by SRM Stickers.

I stamped some of the snowflakes on either side of him and then added my sentiment.  Easy and cute!  Hee!!  You can't beat that! :)

Would you like to win Frozen Friends?This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the November release posts.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the November release 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 Thursday, November 14th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 15th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson

Samantha Mann

Jennifer Ingle

Ashley Marcu (Guest Designer)

Danielle Lounds (Guest Designer)

It's so fun to see what everyone created with this adorable set!  Make sure to stop by the Newton's Nook Designs blog to see what the team created!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

Newton's Nook Designs Novermber Release: Snow Days

Good morning!  It's time for a new release from Newton's Nook Designs!!

 This month is all about snow!  They are releasing two adorable sets and today's is called Snow Days.  Here is what I made with it:

This one was so fun to create!  Snow Days is a great set, full of cute images to color, fun sentiments, and lots of snowflakes!  I loved this little puppy- doesn't he look ready for some fun?  Hee!

I colored him with my Prismacolor pencils and then cut out around the top side of him, leaving the rest to look like a hill.  I popped it up over the polka-dotted background that I had stamped and embossed snowflakes on.  I added my sentiment and the wheeee! next and then added a sticker border from SRM Stickers.

Would you like to win Snow Day?This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the November release posts.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the November release 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 Thursday, November 14th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 15th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson

Samantha Mann

Jennifer Ingle

Ashley Marcu (Guest Designer)

Danielle Lounds (Guest Designer)

The team did great with this cute set!  Make sure to stop by the Newton's Nook Designs blog to see what everyone created!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release: Holiday Wishes

Good Morning!  Today is day three of the holiday release from Newton's Nook Designs!

The design team is working with another great set today- Holiday Wishes!  Here is what I made:

Holiday Wishes includes lots of fun sentiments that can be put together in different ways.  It also includes little holiday items- like these adorable ornaments hanging from a line.  They work so well together for a customized look.  I added the little birds from Winged Wishes on my card- don't they work perfectly together, too?  So cute!

I stamped my images directly onto the snowflake patterned paper and colored them with my Prismacolor pencils- Hee!  Can you tell I absolutely love them?

Of course, since it's release week, Newton's Nook Designs is giving away stamp sets!  Here are the details on their giveaway:

Would you like to win Holiday Wishes? This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the Holiday release posts.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Holiday release 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 Thursday, October 17th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 18th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson

Samantha Mann

Jennifer Ingle

Alice Wertz (Guest Designer)

Danielle Pandeline (Guest Designer)

Didn't the team do a great job with this set?  It really is so fun to play with!

Well, hope you enjoy your day!  Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win today's set!

-tessa

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release: Newton's Holiday Mischief

Good Morning!  Today is the start of the holiday release from Newton's Nook Designs!

Today we are showcasing the adorable Newton's Holiday Mischief set!  It is so fun!  Here is the card I made:

Every stamp in this set is so adorable!  It was hard to pick which one to play with first!  Finally, I chose this little kitty, looking to enjoy some of Santa's cookies and milk!  I stamped him in black ink onto natural ivory cardstock and colored him using my newly aquired Prismacolor pencils!  The sentiment I've used is a sneak peek of another new set- Holiday Wishes- which will be debuting on Wednesday this week!

Of course, since it's release week, Newton's Nook Designs is giving away stamp sets!  Here are the details on their giveaway:

Would you like to win Newton's Holiday Mischief?This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the Holiday release posts.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Holiday release 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 Thursday, October 17th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, October 18th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson

Samantha Mann

Jennifer Ingle

Alice Wertz (Guest Designer)

Danielle Pandeline (Guest Designer)

It looks like the whole team loved this set!  Their cards are so cute!!  I hope you get a chance to pop over and enjoy them all!

Well, I hope you enjoy your day!  I'll be back tomorrow with another post for Newton's Nook Designs holiday release- it's another cute one, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

Fun Fall Cards

Hello!  I'm guest designing over on the Scrapdoodle blog today and thought I'd share my cards here, too!  I chose two cute stamp sets from Darcie's Heart and Home and some adorable patterned papers from Lawn Fawn to create these cards:

This first one uses the Pile of Fun stamp set:

I love this image!  Darcie's Heart and Home gives you so many options- cling rubber or clear acrylic in each of the sets we have at the store.  They also added pigtails to the set so you can make it a boy or a girl- isn't that clever! I made mine a little girl and had so much fun coloring her.  I used my colored pencils and really love how easy they are to blend.  If you have trouble with Copics, these are another great option for coloring!

I chose the Plenty of Fun set for my second card:

Isn't this little turkey cute?  I couldn't walk out of the store without him! lol!  I used colored pencils again to color the image- they worked great on the kraft cardstock.  I chose colors that would go along with the patterned papers from the Into the Woods collection from Lawn Fawn.  Using your patterned papers as inspiration for your colors is a great place to start if you are having a hard time.

I had so much fun stamping with the adorable sets by Darcie's Heart and Home.  I think I'll stop by the store and pick out a couple images for wintertime, too!

Thanks for popping by the blog today!

-tessa