Sending Piles of Spring Time Smiles

 I tried my hand at watercolors today.  I like watercolors, but am still working on how to best use them in my cards. I used the Freshly Made Sketches to create three distinct layers--blue, burgundy, and green.  I then stamped Newton's Nook Designs Spring Pile Up stamp set and again used watercolors on it. I heat embossed the sentiment and added a bit of striped Washi tape and twine.  One card down for Easter!

Thanks for stopping by!

Debbie

Freshly Made Sketches #473

Animal Friends Challenge--February Sheep

Paperminutes Challenge #679--Hello Bunny

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #481--Newton's Nook Designs

This biweekly challenge is sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs.

Newton's Nook Designs is generously providing $25 gift code to our randomly chosen winner.

Thank you for sponsoring this challenge!

  This week we are challenge you to make a card/project 
featuring Fall.

Newton's Nook Designs has so many autumn-themed stamps and stencils!  For my card, I decided to create a coffee-themed card using the Pumpkin Latte stamp set.  I started with a kraft card base. I pulled out ivory card stock and die cut it with the Frames Squared die set. Using orange, olive green, brown, and gray, I randomly stamped the small images from the Pumpkin Latte stamp set. I added an orange flag using the Frames & Flags die set. I cut off one end of the banner then added a little jute. I stamped the sentiment in the dark gray and added the pumpkin and latte images.  For my main attraction, I colored the latte lady in the same color scheme and popped her up with foam tape.

Now it's your turn to make a fall-themed card and link it up at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge!

FYI--Inky Paws Challenge is having a Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas challenge. I bet you could create a card using the  CIC's fall theme with IPC's Thanksgiving theme!  Double your changes of winning a NND store credit!  Yay!

Additional challenge for this card:
Papercraft Challenge #48 Fall
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #178  Add a Pumpkin
Paperminutes #610--Fall
Crafter's Castle Challenge #22--Anything Goes with option of Fall/Autumn
Ike's World Challenge #125--J is for Jaffa Color Challenge

Wish You Were Here--NND

It's time to play with my Newton's Nooks Designs stamps--Campfire Tails, Newton's Summer Vacation, and Sweetheart Tails. I'm planning to send this to my parents who enjoy camping but live too far away to go with my hubby and me. 

NND #20

Paperminutes Challenge #380--Wood