Deck the Halls With Inky Paws Blog Hop

Today I'm joining the Newton's Nook design team and featured guests for a blog hop to conclude their Deck the Halls with Inky Paws week. So fun! If you've missed out on the week so far, check out the Newton's Nook blog to catch up. For today's hop, you should have arrived here from Jennifer McGuire, and when you're finished here, you'll visit Laura Bassen (full hop list below). The hop begins at the Newton's Nook Designs blog.

ENTER to WIN! 

Newton's Nook will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $10 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. Make sure to check out each blog 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 Sunday, December 7th at 9 pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 8th.

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop

Newton's Nook Designs
Nichol Magouirk
Jennifer McGuire
Amy Sheffer <--- you are here
Laura Bassen
Heather Hoffman

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Brooke

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Shellye McDaniel

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Tessa Wise

I had colored a family of cats with a different project idea in mind. That idea hasn't come together quite like I want it to (yet), but I couldn't abandon this Siamese, which was my favorite. Here, he sits peacefully in the snowdrifts enjoying his white Christmas.

The background is dry embossed, and the raised areas are colored with a white gel pen and brushed with a clear Wink of Stella pen. The image, from Newton's Holiday Mischief is colored with Copics, and the scarf is brushed with clear Wink of Stella.
Simple, sweet, peaceful.

Have a beautiful Friday, and enjoy the upcoming weekend. 

Thanks for visiting with me here today!

Deck the Halls With Inky Paws Featured Guest

[Second post today -- for my Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Special Thanks post, scroll down or click HERE]

I'm so excited to be today's featured guest for DECK THE HALLS WITH INKY PAWS week over at Newton's Nook Designs! The week of fun began on Monday and concludes with a big blog hop and prizes on Friday. Be sure to tune in to the Newton's Nook blog each day this week so you won't miss a thing!

My first card features WINTER TAILS. I knew I could have lots of fun making piles and piles of snow.

Hate snow? "Make it stop" is the perfect sentiment. Love snow? Switch out for "let it snow." 

I stamped the snowy hills, added some Copic shadows and tiny dots of glitter, then embellished with sequins and wood veneer snowflakes.

My next card features the sweet kitty, Newton, playing with a strand of Christmas lights. This image is from NEWTON'S HOLIDAY MISCHIEF.

I wanted to give the impression that Newton is either getting ready to put the lights on the tree or has mischievously pulled them off the tree. His head is stamped a second time, trimmed out, and popped up in front of the tree (which I cut with my Silhouette), so that he looks almost like he's crawling under the tree. 

A little Copic shadowing grounds the scene. I added clear glaze to the lights for extra shine.

I hope you've enjoyed my Newton's Nook creations today. Thanks for visiting! And thank you, Jennifer Jackson, for inviting me to join you this week!