Slimline Ho Ho Ho

 I brought the Hope die from MFT because I saw a card had used the H and o to make a ho ho ho card but when I sat down to use it I couldn’t find it. So I made a slimline using either my Newton Nook or Lawn Fawn slimline dies can’t remember now whose I used. 

To stop it looking to boring I added some holly from a very old Martha Stewart punch and some red pearls.

I’m trying to keep things flat and bearing in my postage.

Slimline Home for the Holidays

 I loved the houses from Concord and 9th so I had to stalk the craft shops because I was sure these would rush out their stores.

I was intimidated with the amount of dies but found a You Tube explaining how they worked and away I went. The first card made is this Slimline card. Made the background sky with a scrap of blue and used the slope die that came with the set for the snow drifts.

Don’t you love the lamp post, bit fiddly to add a bit of yellow for the light but so worth it. The actual slimline dies are Newton Nook.

Butterflies

 Ok not my best work and it looks pretty more in real life. Stencilled the brick wall in matching colours.

The butterflies are Newton Nook and I love the sentiment that comes with it.

Ive struggled for a few weeks with my shoulder, it settled a bit now but I’m still looking for mojo.

Cute Shark Card!

My little nephew had his first Birthday and he had a Baby Shark theme party. How on earth are you suppose to make a shark cute!

I didn't even have a shark stamp which I had Hubby's permission to buy a shark stamp, I found one from Newton Nook called Shark Bites. I added some cute fish from Simon says Stamp Beautiful Memaids and coloured them matching the Echo Park Sweet Baby Boy papers

I used Simon says Stamp Stitched Oval and their Stitched Banner for the sentiment which came from their Sketched Flowers. The letters and number are Newton Nook Essential Alphabet that was the easy bit. The today stamp came from Simon says Stamp Uplifting Thoughts but I had to blank out the rest of the words trust me it took more than once.

Finally I cut out some seaweed stalks from Memory Box that I blended with some ink that worked with the papers.

I did my best but obviously not as cute as his cake made by niece Cake that from Farnham, the top tier was a Lemon  and the bottom was Madeira and since I had a bit of each layer I can tell you tasted as good as it looks.

The Under the Sea theme was carried on throughout the house

 Including the Family Room

Don't forget Shark Jellies

Curtains of Fish

Even Shark and Fish Hats included.

Even Grumpy worn one.

Christmas Card Assembly

Now again my daughter as the need to go to Hobbycraft and she now rings me to see if I want to go. Lets be honest am I really going to say no. I don't usually buy much mainly glue, fun foam etc but I saw this lonely packet of wooden stag heads and I knew the the Newton Nook word stamp was winging it way from the US.

In the end I couldn't wait and brought it from a UK shop and the other one can go into a prize for later next month if I ever get my act together.

The papers are some leftover from LOTV paper packs, the holly is a Martha Stewart punch that is still just about working. The frame is made with Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle dies. I broke one the stag antlers didn't realise they were so delicate. A bit disappointed that the cards don't fit normal post slot.

Not to worry suddenly remembered I already had the Newton Nook Stag Head die which of course works perfectly through the normal post slot.

I found some wood looking patterned paper to cut the heads out and this time I used MFT Scallop frame die and my favourite sentiment from last year to finish of with a flat bow.

Furry Friends

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the Snow White Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

Furry Friends

We are showcasing Newtons Nook Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have them we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

I'm working a few weeks in advance in order to free up some time for assembly Christmas Cards so apologise for any sold outs on Simon Says Stamp.

So to start my cute furry friend is obviously Ornamental Newton Stamp and I also have the die which I have used but to be honest I could have easily just stamped on the white. But it will be useful if I decide to use him again and put him on patterned paper.

Now I love non traditional colours and this pattern paper pad from Pink and Main called Frosty was crying out my name. I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Oval to cut out the centre but you easily used any shape.

I think I brought the Believe die and Stamp set early this year too late for my Christmas cards, so I'm loving using it on everything! The sentiments are brilliant used it on a Scrapbook layout as well this year.

The Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips are MFT, I actually cut this out first then stamped the sentiment using the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform. I do have a Misti but I only have a tiny workspace that I have to clear to open the side/top but the stamp platform the front comes off and I can stamp using the space I actually work on no clearing up the mess I make. To be honest what sold it to me was a Scrapbooking telling me I can use it on 12 or 8 inch cardstock!

Right back to the card my Bauble is another Simon Says Stamp die called Lulu and I used their Pine Needles die well I had some already cut from my Christmas Card assembly line.

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Newton Nook

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Showers and Flowers Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is

Anything Goes

This week we are showcasing Newton's Nook Products. You don't have to use them for the challenge but if you have them we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

What's better than one Pug that'll be two not sure if my body colour is correct but they still look cute. I've used the fab Newton Nook Pug Hugs even brought the dies too.

Now lets see if I can remember what I used first off the papers are Echo Park I Love Family, one design was wood looking so I cut my Memory Box Birch Tree with it. Now you can really see it but I cut in half, the first bit with the branches stick out the top of my sentiment mat and you can just see the base just below one of the pugs. To make it look a tree I added some leaves with Poppystamps Sprig die. 

I cut my sentiment mat using the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles and the actual sentiment came with the Pug Hugs stamp set. Once all stuck down I realised I had a large white space the top half of the rectangle and it annoyed me. Orginally I thought of stamping paw prints but didn't have one small enough, will have to rectify that one soon. But I did know I have some paw print dies from Paper Smooches Dog Icon Wise dies, the actual die I used is the one with a paw print inside the circle it was just the right size. The paw print was cut from the scraps left over from cutting the tree.

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Make a Scene Card

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the Photo Inspiration Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

Create A Scene

We are showcasing Newton's Nook Products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

Although the whole of my card isn't a scene I created a scene within the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle using the cute Newton Nook Unwinds stamp. In all I used four stamps from the set. The two cats, an extra ball wool and the sentiment.

The papers are Doodlebug Sweet Things and the Stitched Border is from Lawn Fawn, the whole  card was finished by using the Simon Says Stamp Bundle of Stitched Stamp.

Finally I added the needles from the Memory Box Knitting Supplies. In hindsight I should of made a slit in the large ball of wool and slid them in but hey ho.

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Sleeping Cat

Oh dear my drafts are now empty again! This is my last card ready to post, I do have two to photograph for DT challenges this week, fingers crossed I get time in my craftroom this week. Remember my Shaking Kittens card well here's the other kitten I coloured but this time its a bit of a busier card although that is just using the pattened paper.
So first my paper is Echo Park, not sure on the sketch but its definitely one from a few weeks ago. My Kitten you know is a Newton Nook Newton's Antics. My grass is MFT die and the flowers are a Elizabeth Crafts die.
All finished with my Simon Says Stamp Wishing die which has been layered twice and the sentiment from Sending and Wishing stamp set.
Well its a doctors and a hospital appointment today and we want to try the new card on a long run before we go and visit MIL so tomorrow its on the agenda for a trip to West Quays in Southampton which just so happens to have an IKEA!

Shaking Kittens

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Thank you for joining us for the We're Going Dotty Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.
We will be back soon with the name of the lucky winner of the $50 Voucher
This week the challenge is

FURRY FRIENDS 

Any furry critters will do !

We are showcasing NEWTONS NOOK PRODUCTS this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

I've used the Newton Nook stamps Newton Antics but once again I've chosen stamps that everyone love and they are sold out for the moment but Newton gets up to lots of tricks so there's plenty of stamps to chose from.
I was going through my Pinterest Board of sketch to get inspired and decided to use a sketch simply to the finished card but of course the circle shouted shaker card. So I've the Simon Says Stamp Stictched circles to cut out and to make my frame.
The papers are Doodlebug Sugar Shop and I made the fishtail banner, perfect for my kittens to lay on.
Luckily I remembered to stamp the sentiment before putting the shaker card together, I used the Simon Says Stamp Happy and Smile Stamp set. To finish some sequins to match the one in my shaker but I don't know whose they are since I've to but them in a container they're nearly has bad has glitter.
Be warn there is another a Newton card in my drafts complete opposite to all this white space card.

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