Hello crafty friends! It’s Nina-Marie here with you today, welcoming you back to a brand new Studio Monday video! Today we will be featuring one of the newest Newton’s Nook Designs stamp sets, Hedgehog Hollow… with Fall just around the corner, I thought I would share some inspiration on creating an autumn scene!

This is a set right after my own heart, because hedgehogs are one of my favorite critters next to cats! :)  When I saw this set that was released earlier this month, I knew I had to use it for this video! In this video, I’ll be pairing up the stamp set with a favorite Newton’s Nook die set (Darling Duos), as well as a few other products I love. AND I will also be sharing how to create your very own custom scratch off stickers!

Scratch off stickers are becoming HUGELY popular right now and I love how they add such a cute, interactive element to your card designs (by the way, did you see our September 2016 Card Kit features scratch off stickers too??? Check it out HERE).

Silhouette America, the creators of the electronic Silhouette machines, released scratch off sticker sheets about a year ago, but I just discovered them this month and was SUPER excited to get my hands on a pack! The scratch off sheets are 8.5″ x 11″ in size, fully covered in adhesive on the backside; there are 5 in a package and we have them available over at the Simon store HERE. The amount of scratch off material you get in a pack is a great value and I love that the size of the sheets allows you to create scratch off shapes as big or as small as you’d like!

Be sure to watch the video below to see how I created not only the adorable fall scene, but also to see the Silhouette Scratch Off Stickers more closely (and how to use them!).

NEWEST STAMP SETS FROM NEWTON’S NOOK DESIGNS:

Have you seen the newest stamps and dies from Newton’s Nook (including the Hedgehog Hollow set used in today’s card)??? Check them out below… this release is ADORABLE!!!

COLOR COMBINATIONS USED:

For those of you interested in the color combinations I used for today’s card, I have them broken down for you below:

• hedgehog: E0000, E00, E53, YR24, YR27, E39, E29, R000, R01
• acorns: E27, E23, E53, E13, E23
• mushrooms: R14, R59, YR0000, YR31, YR12, YR18, E23, E27

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Hi friends! Thanks for stopping by today! Nichol Magouirk is our special lovely and talented guest today, and she’s made a gorgeous and fun scratch off Birthday card using our September 2016 Card Kit! Are you a subscriber? Be sure to watch the video and enjoy!

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Welcome back to another edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog! Happy to see you here today – and happy weekend! It’s the last weekend before September and my studio is quickly transitioning over to Autumn crafting. It’s still warm, and there are still lots of flowers in our yard, but I can feel the light changing and I can feel the cool morning breezes too. My card for today is sort of a seasonal transitioning card. Pretty wildflowers, in muted tones of gold, purple and olive green for Fall. Today I’m featuring stamps from one of our favorite companies – Taylored Expressions! One of the stamp set lines they make are beautiful bouquets. And each bouquet stamp has a perfectly matching die! Gotta love that too! CLICK HERE to see them all!

One quick note about Weekender with Wanda! Stamptember starts next weekend so there will be a break in my column for the next month as we celebrate with all kinds of festivities! But, don’t worry, I’ll be back soon!

I chose the pretty Wildflower Bouquet stamp set and die and created a sweet birthday greeting. I colored the image with Kuretake Zig Clean Color Brush Markers on watercolor paper. Here is the finished card.

I started with a nice white card base. Then I layered yellow cardstock. I cut a piece of kraft cardstock and then made it into a frame using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles Dies. When I put the card together I used foam tape to raise the frame up from the background layer. This creates a good focal point for the bouquet.

I stamped my image and die cut it out using the matching die. I used Kuretake Clean Color Brush Markers to color the flowers and the pretty jar vase. The brush markers have such a nice small tip on them – makes it very easy to get into the small spaces of this image. I used water to soften the color and create a watercolor effect. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite ways to watercolor!

I tied a pretty little twine bow around the jar and then attached the jar to my card using more foam tape. I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a small Stitched Circle Die. The background was created by lightly water coloring with Broken China Distress Ink and clean water. I thought it needed just a tiny bit of color behind the main image.

This image would be really pretty in pinks and reds too…hmmm. Maybe I should have made another one! And, this is a good card sketch layout to remember for when you have one focal stamp. As I’ve been known to do…I added a few enamel dots to complete my card. Do you think I should buy stock in enamel dots? LOL!

Thanks for visiting with me today! Get ready, because STAMPTEMBER is coming soon! Hooray! Lots of celebrations are on the way!

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