Hi friends! TGIF! Can you believe it’s the last Friday of 2017? Where has the year gone? Goodness!! Anyway, we’re back with the latest edition of Amore Laura Fadora with the always entertaining and educational Laura Bassen. She’s made this very crisp and modern card featuring her newest self-proclaimed favorite die, Flip Over Hello along with an accompanied sentiment from CZ Design’s Hello You stamp set. Be sure to watch the video and enjoy!

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SUPPLIES:

Simon Says Stamp FLIP OVER HELLO… [ SSS ] CZ Design Clear Stamps HELLO YOU CZ08 [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp NESTED CIRCLES Wafer… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SEA… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# FOG… [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM… [ SSS ] Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And… [ SSS ]

Thanks for stopping by today, and thanks to Laura for being our guest!

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Hi friends! Happy Thursday! Thanks for stopping by our blog today! I’m delighted to welcome back special guest Jen Jackson to our blog today! She is the owner of the fabulous Newton’s Nook, and sharing some super sweet new winter inspiration for us today! Read on for more information and enjoy!

Hello! This is Jen from Newton’s Nook Designs and I’m super excited to share some adorable winter dog cards with you today! Although you may know Newton’s Nook Designs for our cute kitty stamps we also have some fun dog stamps too and today I’m featuring our latest dog stamp set called Winter Woofs!

I created two clean and simple cards today. For the first card, I stamped the image of the Labrador wearing a scarf and skates from the Winter Woofs stamp set onto a panel of Canson watercolor paper using Archival Jet Black Ink. I then colored in the image using Derwent Inktense pencils. I love these pencils since they create such fun bright colors but still have a watercolor effect. I just lightly color around the edge of an area where I want the darkest spots to be and then use a Tim Holtz watercolor brush to pull the color into the other areas of the image.

On this image, I also lightly drew a line on either side of the dog to give him a bit of “ground” to sit on. I stamped the “You make cold days warmer” sentiment next to the dog, also with Archival Jet Black Ink. Next, I stamped a few snowflakes using Iced Spruce Distress Ink. I decided to add some splatters to the background. I covered my dog with a sticky note so he didn’t get splattered and then I squished the Iced Spruce and Salty Ocean ink pads onto my non-stick craft sheet and spritzed them with water. I then used a paintbrush to pick up the colors and flicked it off onto the background. To finish the card I mounted it onto a card base made of Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock.

For the second card I used the same method to create the card but for this card, I chose the image of the Husky building a snowman from the Winter Woofs stamp set! This image can be used with our without the snowman face since it is a separate stamp but I thought it was super cute so I added it on. I stamped the images again with Archival Jet Black Ink onto a panel of Canson watercolor paper and colored them with Derwent Inktense pencils. This time I chose the “Ready, Set, Snow!” sentiment to go above the dog. Then I added the snowflakes and splatters just like the first card!

These cards would be so cute to send someone during the winter months for a wintery hello or even a cold weather birthday wish! I hope these two cute dog cards inspired you to get inky and create some clean and simple winter cards of your own!

– Jen

Supplies:

Newton’s Nook Designs WINTER WOOFS… [ SSS ] Canson MONTVAL WATERCOLOR 9×12 Pad… [ SSS ] Neenah Environment 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] Derwent 36 INKTENSE COLORED PENCILS… [ SSS ] Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad ICED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger… [ SSS ] Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4… [ SSS ] Kokuyo LONG Dot Liner Adhesive Runner… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for reading, and thanks to Jen for being our guest!

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Hi Friends! Are you familiar with our What Would Kelly Make series?! Considering it’s our 14th in the series with a new volume each month, I thought it might be a good idea to review the series intro to those of you who are not familiar with it! The series showcases the fabulous Kelly Latevola and a new technique each month! If you’ve missed any of the series, you can follow this link to see them all!

Today in the series Kelly is giving us some fun watercoloring tips and tricks with this super sweet Snowmen stamp set from Wild Rose Studio! Be sure to watch the videos for more information!

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SUPPLIES:

Wild Rose Studio WINTER COTTAGES… [ SSS ] Wild Rose Studio SNOWMEN Clear Stamp… [ SSS ] Canson MONTVAL WATERCOLOR 9×12 Pad… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ] MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER… [ SSS ] Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2… [ SSS ] Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 8… [ SSS ] 03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper… [ SSS ] We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz INK PALETTE Ranger TIP30034 [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE PURPLE 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith SAP GREEN 5ML Extra Fine… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith LUNAR BLACK 5ML Extra… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE ROSE 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith ULTRAMARINE BLUE 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith QUINACRIDONE GOLD 5ML… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith ULTRAMARINE TURQUOISE… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith TRANSPARENT BROWN OXIDE… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith INDIAN YELLOW 5ML Extra… [ SSS ] Daniel Smith EXTRA FINE Essential… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by, and thank you to Kelly for being our guest!

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From: Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Re-using Gift Wrap for Cards!: Rosann Barnes!
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