Perfect Combos with only die cuts – Heffy Doodle

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to another edition of my Perfect Combos series fro Heffy Doodle. Summer is clearly ending with the school start, we can all feel it in the air: days are shorter, evenings are chilly. Even just thinking of the busy autumn days I miss the summer vacation time already. This feeling inspired my card for today, which I created only using dies from the latest and older releases from Heffy Doodle.

I started with die cutting the Build a Cabin die set using white, nvy and red cardstocks. I enjoyed assembling it, there are so many options! I die cut the anchor and the handle from silver metallic cardstock (perfect for using up your scraps).

I also die cut a bunch of leaves using the Amazonian leaves die set. To have a variation, I used 3 shades of green cardstock. I die cut a Skinny Rectangle Frame 4 times and layered them on top of each other. I also cut waves and sand from blue and kraft cardstock witht he help of the Breaking Waves die set.

I assembled the scene on a light blue mat starting with the frame, then the background. I used thin 3D foam squares to pop up the beach house and finished it with adhering the leaves. The sentiment is cut with the Miss you Heffy Cuts set: white for the shadow and 3 times the ‘miss you’ in red for more dimension.

Before adhering the panel on a white card base I added 3 thin strips of navy cardstock in the middle, it makes the focal image pop even more.

As a finishing touch I added glossy accents to the heart and the life saver. It looks so cool!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and will try creating one with die cuts only too! Don’t forget to share your creations in our Heffy Doodlers FB Group, we love to see what you come up with!

 If you like my cards, please make sure to follow me on Instagram where I share my happy creations! Thank you!

See you soon,

Zsofi

Newton’s Nook Designs August Release – Day 4

Hello Everyone,

We have reached the final day of the August Release reveals at Newton’s Nook Designs, I hope you enjoyed the week with me so far. We have saved 2 little stamp/die sets for the last day: the cute Pug-kin and the hilarious Knight-owl. I love the mini sets because usually they are so funny and the price point is great!

All new products will be available on Friday 21/08!

CARD 1

First I stamped and coloured the adorable pup in the pumpkin 2 times, I used Copic markers and cut them out with the coordinating dies. I wanted to make a slimline card, so I created my own card base from kraft cardstock. The ready base measures 3,5*8,5inches. I used the new Houndstooth stencil on it with black ink to give a bit of pattern.

Then I die cit the scalloped rectangle from Slimline Frames and Portholes from yellow cardstock and the other panel from dark blue and brown. I wanted an in-between layer, so I cut the window die from Slimline Frames and Windows from Mustard cardstock and adhered them on top of each other. I used the Land border dies to cut the grass from black cardstock and distressed them with white pigment ink.

The sentiment I die cut from gold sparkle cardstock using a Heffy Doodle Hello die and stamped the Pug-kin sentiment under it in black. The puppies I popped up with thin 3D foam squares and added glossy accents to the face of the jack-o-lanterns, the stems and the puppy noses. I made the eyes of the dogs shiny with a black glaze pen.

CARD 2

When I fist saw the Knight-owl set I immediately imagined a castle scene. So after stamping, colouring and die cutting two owls, I worked on the castle itself using patterned paper and the MFT Castle Die-namics.

I need a night sky behind it wo on a white card base I sponged Chipped Zapphire and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks and splattered them with white acrylic paint and Inkon3 Liquid Pixie Dust.

When it was all dry I assembled the scene and die cut the “to my” sentiment from silver sparkle cardstock with the Essential Alphabet dies. The other half of the sentiment I white heat embossed on a small strip of black cardstock and adhered it to the scene.

I finished it off with glossy accents on the beaks, armors and shields.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win the “Knight Owl” and the “Pug-kin” Stamp Set?We will choose TWO lucky winners to each win this duo of stamp sets!

Here’s how to win: comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 20th at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar – you are here!

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amy Tsuruta

Amanda Wilcox

I hope you had fun seeing all the cute new sets this week. It is time to prepare your shopping lists. I am so curious to know what are your must have-s from this release, if you don’t mind me being nosy, let me know in your comment. Even though Release week is over, but I would love you to come back later as I keep sharing my cards here often. You may also want to follow me on Instagram too. 😉

See you soon,

Zsofi

Newton’s Nook Designs August Release – Day 3

• 

Hello Everyone,

We are half way through the August Release Reveals at Newton’s Nook Designs and today it all becomes spooky. There are a few rather cute than scary stamps and dies coming out this month: Batty Newton is a smaller set but it has coordinating dies too, while Spooky Roundabout coordinates perfectly with the previously released Circle Frames. There is another stencil this month called Spiderweb, isn’t it perfect for our Halloween crafts?

All new products will be available on Friday 21/08!

CARD 1

On my first card I started with the background: I laid the Spiderweb stencil over Bristol Smooth cardsock and applied clear Versamark ink with a blendig brush. Then I heat embossed it with Black Sparkle embossing powder from Hero Arts. After it cooled down I added Wilted Violet, Faded Jeans and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks.

Then I stamped the Batty Newton and the little bats on white cardstock and coloured it with Copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on a piece of black cardstock and added the little starts too using the same black embossing powder as for the background. I cut the strip down to be 1 inch and added a little border which I created with the postage stamp die from Frameworks.

The bats I adhered flat while I popped up th main image with 3D foam squares. No further embellishment this time, I wanted the background to shine.

CARD 2

For my secon card I stamped the Spooky Roundabout stamp on white cardstock and coloured it with Copics. I used a bright blue marker to fill in-between the images and used the Circle Frames die to cut it out.

I wanted a tone on tone spooky background, so I used the Flying bats stencil on black cardstock with Gina K Designs Black Glitz Glitter Gel. I love the look, so cool!

While it was drying I heat embossed the sentiment on a stitched banner from Banner Trio. I assembled the card on a square 4,25*4,25 inches cardbase, used 3D foam squares to pop up the sentiment and the circle so it has a lot of dimension.

I finished it off with some orange twine which I always get from Newton’s Nook Designs as part of their packaging – what a better way to re-purpose those! I also covered the candy canes with glossy accents to make it stand out even more.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win the  “Spooky Roundabout” or the “Batty Newton” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here’s how to win: comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 20th at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar – you are here!

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amy Tsuruta

Amanda Wilcox

I hope you enjoyed today’s reveals and you will come back again tomorrow for the last day!

See you,

Zsofi

Newton’s Nook Designs August Release – Day 2

• 

Hello Everyone,

It is the second day of the August Release Reveals at Newton’s Nook Designs! We continue with the Fall theme, showcasing Paw-tumn Newton stamp/die set, the Fall Roundabout and a great new sentiment set called Heartfelt wishes which coordinates perfectly with the previously released Banner Trio die set (my card with this set I showed you yesterday).

• 

• 

All new products will be available on Friday 21/08!

CARD 1

I started with stamping and colouring the images from the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set. I stamped extra leaves and pumpkins to fill the sceen. I coloured everything with my Copic markers and cut them out with their coordinating dies.

If you follow me you know how much I love Doodlebug Designs’ patterned paper, I have agreat collection despite the fact that I am using up my stash. I chose patterned papers from Flea Market and Fall Friends for this card and cut them out with the scalloped rectangle and rouded rectangle dies from Frames and Flags.

While I was die cutting I cut some grass with the Land border dies and also a stitched banner using the Banner Trio die set from coloured cardstock to hold the sentiment.

After assembling the card on a kraft A2 sized card base I added glossy accens to the center of the sunflowers, the ribbon and the pumpkin stems. I love the shine!

CARD 2

For my second card I gold heat embossed the Fall roundabout stamp on kraft cardstock twice and coloured the images with a very simple coloured pencil, nothing fancy.

Then I used the Slimline Frames and Windows die to cut stitched squares from the coloured images. I also cut a plain stitched square from kraft and gold heat embossed two of the sentiments on it. I used Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide ink to distress the edges a bit, it gives a soft and warm feel to the panels.

I cut the frame 3 times from olive cardstock and also the scalloped slimline rectangle from brown (Slimline Frames and portholes die set) and assembled the card on a kraft card base (3,5*8,5 inches). I finished the card with tiny gold sequins and a bunch of clear gems.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win the “Fall Roundabout”  or the “Paw-tumn Newton” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Here’s how to win: comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 20th at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar – you are here!

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amy Tsuruta

Amanda Wilcox

I hope you enjoyed the second day of this exciting week and you will pop in again tomorrow for some spooky fun!

See you,

Zsofi

Newton’s Nook Designs August Release – Day 1

Hello Everyone,

I am so happy to announce Day 1 of the August Release Reveals at Newton’s Nook Designs! YAY! Even though summer is in full swing in Hungary, this week my blog is gonna be full of Fall goodies and inspiration. Today our Design Team reveals the oh-so-cute Sips and Stories stamp/die set and we have 2 fantastic new stencils too!

All new products will be available on Friday 21/08!

CARD 1

As always I started with stamping and colouring the images from the Sips and Stories stamp set. I made sure to stamp extras from the small images, I love to have them on hand while building a scene. I coloured everything with Copic markers and cut them out with their coordinating dies.

Then I applied white pigment ink over the Mugs stencil on kraft cardstock using a blending brush. I love to use a brush with white ink as I find it gives a smoother result than any other blending tool. When it was dry I cut the panel down with the postage stamp die from Frameworks.

I also die cut the biggest stitched circle from a pink patterned paper from the Doodlebug Hello Sunshine paper pad using the Circle Frames die set. The sentiment I stamped on a stitched cream banner which I cut with a die from the Slimline Frames and Windows set.

I assembled the scene on a white top folding A2 sized card base making sure to pop up some of the books with 3D foam squares for a dimensional look. I finished it off with yellow twine and drops of glossy accents on the hearts and the mug.

• 

CARD 2

On this card I started with the background: I applied Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmelade, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks on Bristol Smooth cardstock. Then I laid the Mugs stencil over the panel and went back wih the same inks. Before removing the stencil I added Gina K Designs Iridescent Glitz Glitter gel to it. After drying it gives a subtle tone-on-tone but very sparkly look with a lot of dimension! I love it!

I did not want to take to much from the background so I die cut a scalloped circle from yellow cardstock and a smaller stitched circle from Guava cardstock using the Circle Frames die set. I also cut a heart from orange cardstock but I added some shading to t with my Copics.

The sentiment is from a not yet revealed set called Heartfelt Wishes (coming soon), white heat embossed on a black banner from the Banner Trio die set.

I assembled the card using another image from the Sips and Stories set, which I popped up with 3D foam squares on the die cut circles along with the heart. I also used 3D foam tape to pop up the whole focal scene on the background, I just love the dimension!

I finished it off with glossy accents on the mug, hairband and the shoes of the girl an covered the heart with clear shimmer.

GIVEAWAY

Would you like to win the “Sips & Stories” Stamp Set? This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here’s how to win: comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 20th at 9pm EST to comment  — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar – you are here!

Maria Russell

Andrea Shell

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amy Tsuruta

Amanda Wilcox

I hope you enjoyed the first day of this exciting week and you will pop in again tomorrow for more Autumn fun!

See you,

Zsofi

Summer fun – Heffy Doodle

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to another edition of my Perfect Combos series for Heffy Doodle. Here in Hungary summer is very hot and all I can think of is some water fun. So you can say that my mood and the weather inspired this cute friendship card. I used some stamps from the latest release and also some dies from older ones. Let me lead you through the process! 

First I stamped the images from the Hot Diggity Dog stamp set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf and Jellyfish inks which are alcohol marker friendly. Then I used my Copics to add colour. I love black outlines but I also enjoy these lighter inks as they give a totally different look, almost like no-like colouring. I used the coordinating dies to cut them all out. 

To set the scene I blended Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink on a piece of Heffy Doodle Cookie Monster cardstock with a blending brush. I made sure to get the colour darker on the edges, and added some diluted ink splatters along with some Inkon3 Pixie Dust (it is a liquid clear shimmer) so it looks like water sprinkles. When it was dry, I cut it down to A2 size with the biggest rectangle from Imperial Stitched Rectangles.

While I was at die cutting I also cut some grass from Hint of Mint cardstock using the Grassy Lass Borders and disressed them with Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough Disress oxide inks. I also cut a few Friend Heffy Cuts from the same green cardstock and a few Skinny frames from white cardstock and layered them on top of each other using liquid glue. The sentiment I distressed the same way as I did on the grass, it gives an ombre look which I love so much!

I assembled the card as o the picture and stamped another 2 sentiments in blue from the Close at heart stamp set under the die cut word. I finished the card with a few iridescent gems and glossy accents on the collars, noses and the nosel of the garden hose.

I hope you enjoyed today’s Perfect Combo and will check back later for more inspiration. If you like my cards, please make sure to follow me on Instagram where I share my happy creations! Thank you!

See you soon,

Zsofi

Beautiful day – Newton’s Nook Designs

Hello Everyone,

I am on the Newton’s Nook Designs blog today with this pretty butterfly stencilled card. I love layering stencils, they are even more versatile than the simple ones and give opportunities to try a lot of techniques and textures. Let me show you how I created this beauty!

On a piece of light pink cardstock I laid down the first layer of the Butterfly stencil and added Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink. It is pretty on its own, but we can take it to another level with the second layer: it lines up perfectly thanks to the engraved lines!

I added Rina K designs Elektro-Pop Neon Pink Glitz Glitter gel, removed the stencil and set it aside to dry. Approximately after an hour or so I ran the panel through my die cutting machine with the postage stamp die from the Framework die set. I distressed the edges with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink and a blending brush to give it more depth.

I stamped one of the butterflies from the Monarchs stamp set with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Hero Arts Black Sparkle embossing powder. It addds a subtle sparkle to it, so pretty. It is not advised to use your Copics with heat embossed images but I was super careful and coloured it with my pink markers. I do not experience any damage, but if you want to be on the safe side here is a trick: use your stamp positioner to stamp the image in Copic friendly black ink, colour it and stamp over it once more with Versamark and heat emboss it. I used the coordinating dies to cut it out.

The sentiment I white heat embossed on a black die cut panel which is from Slimline Frames and Windows and popped up the butterfly under it with thin 3D foam squares.

I assembled the card on a white top folding A2 sized card base and used 3D foam squares to pop up the black die cut. So much texture and different effects on one simple card, gorgeous, don’t you think?

I hope you like my card today and will pop in again soon for more inspiration. Stay safe!

Zsofi

Summer birthday card – Newton’s Nook Designs

Hello Everyone,

I have a super cool ice cream card for you today which is perfect for all the summer birhdays! I love ice-cream and I was longing to use the Summer Scoops set from Newton’s Nook Designs for a long time. Here is what I came up with.

I usually love the black outline when stamping images but this time I wanted something different so I white heat embossed the images on Bristol Smooth cardstock. I used my Karin Brushmarkers to paint them and when they were dry I cut them out with their coordinating dies.

Then I created my shaped card base using the Circle Frames die set: I cut two of the biggest scalloped circle die from white cardstock, scored one of them like 1/4 of an inch from the top and adhered the little flap to the other scalloped circle. In this way I got a scalloped circle card base, so fun!

I used the next circle die in the set to cut a light blue circle and adhered it to the card base. I arranged the ice creams and used liquid glue and 3D foam squares to pop them up.

The sentiment I white heat embossed on a dimensional black banner from the Banner trio die set and used doubled up 3D foam squares to adhere it on top of the ice creams.

As a finishing touch I used a clear shimmer pen on the yellow parts and added glossy accents to the hearts, waffle and the lime slice.

I hope you enjoyed this little summer inspiration today and you will pop in again soon for more fun projects!

See you,

Zsofi