Inky Paws Challenge - Week 2

 Hi friends!

I'm back with week 2 of the Newton's Nook Designs

Inky Paws Challenge for November.

This month, the challenge features a wonderful sketch ~

a great springboard idea for your cardmaking!

I once again used these fun products from NND

to create a bright, cheerful birthday card.

I had fun with this one!

Here is the monthly November challenge:  sketch

And my card:

I started with Newton' Nook Designs 

Sky High Celebrations stamp and die set

stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink 

and colored with my prismacolor markers.

I used the festive Christmas Party 6 x 6 paper pad

for my base and flipped the paper 'inside out' to create a duel look!

This is a great hack if you have a double sided paper

and want to use BOTH pretty sides!

But, you will see 2 of each design in the 24 paper pack.

To create the 'flip side', I used the A2 Card Layout die 

and finally popped up the for dimension.

Finally,

The inside of the card holds a special message:

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

And Everything Nice with Simon Says Stamp!

 Hi friends!

The holidays are upon us!

It's time to start working on those Christmas cards

and no better time like the present!

Simon Says Stamp has a new release and I am beyond honored 

to be part of the creative process again this month.

The And Everything Nice collection is a beautiful addition

to the Sugar And Spice collection from last month!

Here is my card using the new Retro Wreath set .

What I love so much about this holiday wreath is

it's actually one you can use all year long!

The sentiments are perfect for thinking of you, hello, 

happy holidays and more!

For this card, I wanted a rustic country charm Christmas look

and picked kraft, red and green.

I stamped the background with a SSS red rubber stamp

called Hand Lettered Friends.

The retro wreath is colored with my prismacolor markers

and popped up on foam for added dimension.

Here is the collection - head over and see the new goodies!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Entered to:  CRAFT Challenge - Christmas

Craft Rocket Challenge - Christmas

Time Out Challenge - Favorite Holiday

New Inky Challenge - Week 1

Hi friends!

Today starts the new Inky Paws challenge for November.

This month we bring you a sketch challenge,

challenge #246!

                               And here is my card featuring

these Newton's Nook Designs products:

Christmas Time Dog clear stamps

Christmas Time Dog die cuts

Essential Tags die set

Christmas Party 6 x 6 paper pad

And here is my card for this week!

Now it's your turn!

Head over to the Inky Paws Challenge blog and link up

your projects here.

Have a PAW-tastic day!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Kelly

Exciting News! ~ getting my paws inky!

 Hi friends!

The secret is out of the bag!

I'm delighted to be joining the Newton's Nook Designs

Inky Paws challenge team :)

Thank you, Jen for the invite to join the talent ~ 

I am beyond excited!

Newton's Nook Designs has such a fun variety of cat and dog

stamps and so much more - 

paper, dies, and cuteness overload!

You can find them here in the shop

and be sure to stop in the NND Inky Paws blog

to see the creative inspiration from the team.

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Rainbow Palette with Whimsy Stamps!

 Hi friends!

Today I'm sharing a rainbow themed card 

where the requirements are MOSTLY white 

with a splash of rainbow somewhere on the card.

I am delighted to use the Paint and Palette die set

from Whimsy Stamps.

I wanted SO BADLY to add splatters and splotches

but it's not in the allowed parameter's of the card so ...

next time!

Products used:   Paint and Palette die set

Painter Panda (sentiment)

Thanks for stopping by!
Kelly

Halloween - CoCo!

 

Well hiya friends!

Today I'm sharing a Halloween card 

from the Craft-o-Ween IG hop.

My friend Tammy created a hop group for creators

who purchased the Spellbinders 13 Days of Craftoween Kit

and wow!  

It's a fun one!

You can see all the days so far here on my Instagram :)

I LOVE LOVE LOVE surprises 

and opening one each day has been a lot of fun.

Even if you don't send Halloween cards (like me)

they are versatile enough to make them into other designs.

But, each of the cards I've made so far will be donated

on Wednesday to the Free Little Library.

My card is based on this week's AAA Cards Challenge 

"Follow the Leader" by Karen.

Her cards is a CAS card with a center focal point and sentiment

so I added the stenciled clouds, ink blended in an oval stencil shape.

Then added the haunted house to the center with a wee bat,

keeping this very simple!

Normally, my cards are bananas, I know! :)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Kelly

Also, entering to:  A Cut Above Challenge - Use a die cut

Neglected Stuff Challenge ~ Stencils (oval and cloud stencil)

Simon Says Stamp - Add some texture

Stamps and Fun!  - Halloween

Christmas Cheers!

Hi friends!

If you celebrate, Christmas is 2 months away!

And I am SURE you are all on Santa's nice list :)

I wanted to share a fun card I created for the current

Inky Paws Challenge @ Newton's Nook Designs.

It's a wonderful color challenge and such dreamy colors!

I had a pile of itty bitty papers and scraps on my desk

and added them in a creative away to create a whole card :)

Using the Simon Says Stamp and NND Stamptember collab

"Happy Paw-lidays" and colored him with my prismacolor markers.

You can see the REELS here on Instagram!

And my card 🠋

We have several amazing rescue cats that now live with us

for various reasons #rescuecatsrock !

So this one will be a terrific card for the vet assistants 

that we just LOVE so much at our vet!

Head over to the Inky Paws Challenge blog and link up your 

cards inspired by the color challenge, too!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Kelly

Also linking to these challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG

We love to Create - AG

52 Christmas Card Throwndown - 30 minutes (see my reel above!)

Send A Smile 4 Kids - AG