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Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

9 Dec
Busy day on the blog with lots of giveaways!!  For the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop please click here!  For the Simon Says Stamp Diecember blog hop please click here!  For the Where Creativity Meets C9 Challenge post please click here!
Good morning!  I’m excited to be a stop on the Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!  Many, many thanks to Jennifer for inviting me to be part of this special week!  For my card today I played with the cute Fox Hollow stamp set!  If you know anything about me, you know I’ve got a thing for foxes! 😉
I’ve recently started experimenting with colored pencils and these stamps were perfect for coloring!  I stamped the fox onto toned grey paper with black ink before coloring him with prismacolor colored pencils.  I tried to add a little shading in his fur though it’s definitely still a learning process for me!  Once I was happy with my fox I added a little snow for him to sit in and then stamped the snowflakes and sentiment from Fox Hollow.  I stamped them with versamark and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder.  Finally I trimmed the paper down and adhered it to a red panel.  And that’s it!  A clean and simple holiday card with an absolutely adorable fox!
Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Sale! 
Newton’s Nook Designs is also having a sale starting today! Spend $25 and get a mini tree tag stamp for free along with FREE shipping on US orders ($3.50 off international) Use code TREETAG to redeem this special! Free/Discounted Shipping is valid through Friday, December 16th. Free stamp is also valid through Friday, December 16th or while supplies last. 
Enter to Win! Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Hop Prizes! 
We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $20 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 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 Sunday, December 11th at 9 pm CST to comment  — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 12th.
Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop
  • Newton’s Nook Designs
  • Melody Rupple
  • Lynn Put
  • Ruby Naz
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
  • Lydia Evans
  • Jess Gerstner
  • Larissa Heskett
  • Samantha Mann
  • Crafty Math-Chick
  • Stephanie Muzzulin
  • Danielle Pandeline
  • Naki Rager
  • Kimberly Rendino
  • Yukari Yoshioka
  • Gladys Marcelino
  • Anika Lerche

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

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  1. Kelly Santi says

    December 9, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Awwww! I love the classic elegance to our card – such a bold statement it makes! TFS and Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  2. Barb Chmura says

    December 9, 2016 at 9:42 am

    What a sweet little fox!

    Reply
  3. Larissa Heskett says

    December 9, 2016 at 12:19 pm

    SUPER SWEET Card!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Design and the coloring on Kraft!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

    Reply
  4. Kajcyika says

    December 9, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    This is absolutly stunning!

    Reply
  5. Carla Hundley says

    December 9, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Your fox is fabulous
    and the card is so
    sweet!
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  6. Jennifer Morley says

    December 9, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    I love the simple design of this card – it really showcases the cute fox!

    Reply
  7. *Vicki* says

    December 9, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    I so love this gorgeous CAS design!! The white snow really pops and what a sweet fox image too! 😉 HUGS

    Reply
  8. Karen B. says

    December 9, 2016 at 3:28 pm

    I adore how you let the image and your fantastic coloring shine here.

    Reply
  9. Jennifer Moyer says

    December 9, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    So pretty! I love this stamp set.

    Reply
  10. Linda Meunier says

    December 9, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    So simple but so nice!!!

    Reply
  11. Lynn Put says

    December 9, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    Such an adorable card! Your coloring with color pencil looks fantastic.

    Reply
  12. Becca Yahrling says

    December 9, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    This is so sweet!

    Reply
  13. Jan Elmore says

    December 9, 2016 at 10:26 pm

    The simplicity of your card is stunning and so pretty! Mr Fox is very handsome!

    Reply
  14. Angela W says

    December 9, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    I love that your fox seems to be enjoying the snowflakes coming down! I’ve started using colored pencils, too, so I always love seeing how someone else has used them!

    Reply
  15. Yvonne C. says

    December 9, 2016 at 11:41 pm

    such a sweet card, love!!

    Reply
  16. jlingraham says

    December 10, 2016 at 2:48 am

    Love the grey card and the little fox with snowflakes take me back to when my son was very small and a snowflake melted on his nose. Thank you for that.

    Reply
  17. raggiodiluce82 says

    December 10, 2016 at 2:49 am

    Oh my!!! Your card is very cute!!!

    Reply
  18. Marilyn Rivera says

    December 10, 2016 at 3:20 am

    So cute and sweet fox!!

    Reply
  19. Evelyn says

    December 10, 2016 at 5:58 am

    You did a wonderful job coloring with pencils, my favorite coloring technique.

    Reply
  20. Birgit says

    December 10, 2016 at 8:35 am

    This is so adorable! I love the CAS style to this card.

    Reply
  21. Nancy Deffner says

    December 10, 2016 at 10:20 am

    Sweet card! Love the cute fox and simple design.

    Reply
  22. Janette Jepson says

    December 10, 2016 at 11:53 am

    Simple but beautiful, lovely card.

    Reply
  23. Isabelle says

    December 10, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    ? Your card is adorable !

    Reply
  24. Denise Bryant says

    December 10, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    darling card! Love that sweet fox!

    Reply
  25. macimbalo says

    December 10, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    Gorgeous card! Love your coloring too!

    Reply
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