Cat Window Card by Samantha Mann

Window Sitting!

If you have cats you know how much they love sitting in windows. Today Samantha used the cats from our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and created a unique window scene with die cuts. 

To create the window frame she used the die from our Frames & Tags Die Set, cutting it out from gray cardstock. She inked up a panel to go behind the frame using distress oxide inks in shades of pink. This created her window.

For the wall she created "wallpaper" by using a piece of patterned paper with tiny gray hearts from our Love & Meows Paper Pad. She cut the paper just a bit short of the card height to leave a white space for the "floor." 

To create the curtain she cut out a big curve using our Land Borders Die Set with some textured vellum paper. She added a sash by using the Land Borders Die Set again with pink paper, cutting it twice close together to create a curve with two stitching lines. This is such a unique use of the Land Borders Die!! She added a pink bow using the bow from our Pines & Holly Die Set.

She assembled the window and curtain onto her card and added the trio of black kitties that were cut out using the Cat Silhouettes Die Set. The finishing touch is the sentiment "from MEOW to you" from our Cat-itude Stamp Set. She embossed the sentiment in white onto a banner that was cut out using our Bookmark Die Set.

This scene is so adorable and it would be great to send to a cat lover. The touch of pink would even make it a great Valentine card! 

We hope this card inspires you to look at your shape dies in new ways and see what you could create with them! 

To see more beautiful cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Snowy Thank You Card by Amanda Wilcox

Thanks a Latte!

Do you need to send out thank you cards to friends and family who have treated you over the holidays? Today we are sharing inspiration for a winter themed thank you card by Amanda!

This card features the following products:

Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set

Snowfall Die Set
Thanks a Latte Die Set
Frames & Tags Die Set

Amanda stamped the cute trio of mugs using our Cup of Cocoa Stamp Set. She colored them in shades of blue and green and added glitter for a touch of sparkle. She cut the images out using the Cup of Cocoa Die Set. 

She used the Snowfall Die Set to cut out white snowflakes and then layered the mugs over the centers for a fun wintery look. 

For her card background she covered a panel with blue ink splatters and then cut it our using the zig zag edged rectangle die from our Frames & Tags Die Set. She layered all of the snowflakes and mugs over the background and added the sentiment, die cut out using our Thanks a Latte Die Set.

We hope this card inspires you to send out some wintery themed thank you cards this season! 

See more of Amanda's work over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!

Loads of Love Card by Samantha Mann

Loads of Love!

It's a new year and we are ready to spread some love! Today Samantha created a love filled card using our Love Quarry and Valentine Postage Sampler stamp sets paired together! 

To start, she stamped the three construction trucks along with the construction cones from the Love Quarry Stamp Set and colored them in yellow and gray with a pop of pink! She cut them out with the coordinating Love Quarry Die Set. She decided to add a bit more fun by adding in the images of the speech bubbles with hearts and the heart balloons from our Valentine Postage Sampler Stamp Set, coloring them to match and cutting them out with the coordinating Valentine Postage Sampler Die Set. She also added some fun white accents to her images with a white gel pen . 

Next, she cut out the frame with three windows using the Frames & Taags Die Set with pink cardstock. She created a subtle heart background to layer behind the frame using our Petite Hearts Stencil with white texture paste onto the white stitched cut outs. The she added piles of dirt by cutting out hills using the cloud edge from our Sky Borders Die Set and flipping it upside down. She added white and brown paint splatters to her piles of dirt to help give texture. 

She then layered on the construction vehicles. It's so cute how she added the speech bubbles above the cement truck and the big heart balloons behind the dump truck! 

Last she added the sentiment, also from the Love Quarry Stamp Set, embossed in white on a black rectangle. 

We LOVE how all of these elements come together. This card would be perfect for Valentine's Day or just to send a bit of extra love any time of year! 

To see more fun cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

Merry Christmas from Newton's Nook Designs!

Merry Christmas!

We just wanted to pop in with a quick Christmas Greeting! 

Thank you for following our blog this year and we hope you have been inspired by the projects we have shared!  We will not be having any new blog posts over the holidays but we look forward to sharing more with you in the new year! 

Wishing you a wonderful Holiday Season!

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! 

 - Jen, Jeff, & Saffron

Belated Birthday Card by Larissa Heskett

Late Birthday Wishes

Are you late for a birthday? Today we have a card by Larissa that is perfect for sending a belated birthday wish! 

This card features two favorite birthday stamp sets: Dog Birthday Party  and Birthday Postage Sampler. 

For the images on her card she used the cute pups with birthday gifts and cupcakes from the Dog Birthday Party Stamp Set. She also stamped the balloons and gift image from the Birthday Postage Sampler Stamp Set. She colored all the images using alcohol markers and added cute little pink cheeks and white dot details using a white gel pen. She cut the images out using their coordinating dies. 

For the card she cut out the postage edged background panel using the Framework Die Set. Then she chose a piece paper filled with little rows of gifts from our Birthday Time Paper Pad. She cut this out using the large stitched rectangle from the Basic Frames Die Set. These die cuts are sized to fit perfectly to layer together. 

Then she die cut the postage stamps using our Postage Stamp Layout Die Set. This die creates a whole panel of stamps and she used a scissor to cut them into individual stamps. She added the stamp prices and the word "party" from the Birthday Postage Sampler Stamp Set onto the stamp centers. 

She added the sentiment "missed your birthday" from the Heartfelt Woofs Stamp Set onto the pattered paper panel and added some black paint splatters over the top. 

Last, she assembled all the pieces together onto her card. She used a bit of dimensional adhesive on the small stamps and puppies. 

What a fun combination of birthday themed products! This cards would be paw-some to give to a dog lover for their birthday!

To see more projects by Larissa you can visit her on her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Balloon Filled Birthday Card by Farhana Sarker

Happy Birthday!

Today we are sharing a fun clean and simple birthday card by Farhana. For this card she features our Bokeh Balloons Stencil Set and our Happy Birthday Die Set.

She began by creating a balloon filled background by using our Bokeh Balloons Stencil Set with pink, purple and teal distress inks. This stencil has two pieces that you can use to create a layered pattern and she used both pieces on this card. Using both pieces creates a fun effect where it looks like the balloons are overlapping each other.

For the birthday message she used our Happy Birthday Die Set. Each word in this die set has two pieces that layer together. She cut the words out using the blue glitter paper from our Cheerful Brights Glitter Assortment Paper Pack and cut out the shadow layers behind the words using vellum paper. 

What a beautiful birthday card! And, best of all, it's super simple to make! Perfect for a last minute birthday wish!

To see more of Farhana's creations you can visit blog, Everyday Engineered.

Christmas Cactus Card by Diane Morales

A Christmas Cactus Card for the Holidays!

Here at NND Headquarters the Christmas Cactus is one of our favorite festive flowers and today we are sharing a beautiful holiday card by Diane featuring the beautiful cactus blooms! 

This card features our Christmas Cactus Stamp Set along with our Frames & Flags and Basic Frames die sets. 

For the main floral image she stamped the bundle of blooms from the Christmas Cactus Stamp Set, colored them with alcohol markers and cut the image out using the coordinating Christmas Cactus Die Set. 

The fun scallop shaped card base was created using our using the Frames & Flags Die Set with red cardstock. For the beautiful gold background she stamped the blooms from the Christmas Cactus Die Set onto gold cardstock using clear Versamark ink. Then she added gold embossing powder and heat set. The gold panel was then cut out into the banner shape using the Basic Frames Die Set. So gorgeous!

The final touch is the sentiment, also from the Christmas Cactus Stamp Set. 

What a wonderful way to send some holiday cheer! The addition of the gold gives it the perfect special touch! 

To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project.