Espresso Your Spooky Side Card by Amanda Wilcox

Espresso Your Summer-Ween Self Card

Hey friends! This is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook. Today I'm diving father into my Halloween stash and giving a fun idea for a stenciled background! Let's dive in!

This card features:
Ghosts Stencil

Spooky Coffees Stamp Set
Spooky Coffees Die Set

Full transparency, I did this in a different order but sometimes hindsight is 20/20 so I'm sharing a more time effective or to create this card, but whatever works for your brain is going to be perfect!
I recommend a sticky mat for stenciling but if you don't have one, tape your black cardstock panel to your stencil so it doesn't shift while spreading paste. Then choose your different solar pastes. I used a palette knife to add blobs of the different colors all over the panel with the Ghosts Stencil. Then I used a long paste spreader to level it all out and (sort of) mix the colors giving you the variegated effect.

 

Then I stamped, colored and die cut all of my images from the Newton's Nook Spooky Coffees Stamp Set. Instead of my normal vellum steam, I went with fun spooky colors for a change of pace.

Next, I trimmed a piece of black cardstock to about 1" wide and heat embossed my sentiment on it. To break up the background from the sentiment strip, I added a 1/4" piece of brown cardstock to the edge.

Working my way from the bottom up, I added foam tape to everything and adhered the sentiment strip, then the brown strip, then the mugs on that. I glued the panel to a top folding card base and then tied string around the top for some added interest.

For finishing touches on this design, I used my glitter brush pen on all the steam for some sparkle. Then I added bits of glossy accents to each mug so they shine too!
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!   

To see more cards by me you can visit me over on my blog, Twiddler's Nook or Instagram at @twiddlersnook

Thanks a Latte Card by Donna Idlet

 

A Coffee and a Thanks Card!

Today we are sharing a caffeinated filled thank you card by Donna!

This card features:
Thanks a Latte Die Set
Fractured Card Layout Die
Coffee Shop Paper Pack
Coffee Delights Stamp Set
Coffee Delights Die Set

Hello Crafty Friends!
It’s Donna here, today I am sharing a fun coffee-themed thank you card featuring the big Thanks a Latte Die Set.  There’s nothing better than sending a little handmade appreciation! Today I’m sharing a fun coffee-themed thank you card featuring the Thanks a Latte Die Set as the focal point. I love how the bold die-cut sentiment stands out against the warm orange tone background.

The patterned paper is from the Coffee Shop Paper Pack, and I used the Fractured Card Layout Die to create a modern, geometric design that adds lots of visual interest. To finish the card, I stamped, colored, and die cut the adorable little coffee cup from the Coffee Delights Stamp Set, adding the perfect finishing touch beneath the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by, please come back again for more inspiration!
To see more cards by me you can visit me over on my blog, Creative Lady!

Hula Hoop Joy Card by Diane Morales

Spreading the Joy!
Today we are sharing a beautiful and joyful card by Diane!

This card features:
Hula Hoop Newton Stamp Set
Hula Hoop Newton Die Set
Spring Bloom Paper Pack
Pastel Basics Paper Pack
Card Layout 6 Die

Christmas Word Trio Die Set


Hello Newton’s Nook Fans!

Sharing with you today A quick and easy card with a twist!
This card starts off with my choice of these two papers.

This is a good visual tool to see how everything is going to look before you make the commitment of cutting your paper.
For this card I will be using Card Layout 6 Die.
After die-cutting both pieces of paper with this die, I glued all of the pieces together and placed the card front aside to dry.
Next, I turned my attention to Hula Hoop Newton. I stamped, colored and die-cut my image out.
I am also going to prepare my sentiment which is the “twist” for this card.
This sentiment comes from, of all things, a Christmas die!
I am using the word “JOY” from Christmas Word Trio Die Set re-imagined with summer colors.
To create the sentiment I used sparkly white paper that I had in my stash.

 

For the inlaid letters I used purple polka dot paper from Pastel Basics Paper Pack. I cut out all the pieces for the sentiment and then reassembled everything together.
I started assembling my card by attaching my card front to a matching piece of green card base. I added the sentiment piece I created to the front of the card next with foam tape.
Next on the front of the card was Hula Hoop Newton, this this is attached to the front of the card with foam tape.

For a last touch I dabbed on some Icicle Stickles around the hula hoop for some eye-catching sparkle!

Thanks for taking the time to check out my very joyful and summery card!
For other crafty inspiration you can find me on social media: Instagram - 2.sistersproject
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Stay Crafty Everyone!

- Diane

Summer Coffee Card Set by Rosie Lopez

Summer Coffee House Cards!
Today we are sharing these beautiful watercolor bookmarks by Rosie!

These cards feature:

Coffee Delights Stamp Set
Coffee Delights Die Set
Natural Basics Paper Pad
Frames & Flags Die Set
Card Layout 6 Die Set
Corner Flip Die Set

Hello crafty friends! It’s Rosie and I’m back with another project. My inspiration for this set of cards was a summer coffee house on the beach. I used some muted neutrals and jewel tones with the Coffee Delights Stamp & Die Set. I started my project as I do most of my projects, by stamping out the images a couple times and then choosing a color theme and coloring everything. I like to multi stamp images so I can experiment with marker colors a bit and if I mess up my coloring, I am not stressed about it. After I color and die cut, I find coordinating pattern and solid paper. This time I used the Natural Basics Paper Pad.

 

I am really loving the Frames & Flags Die Set. It has phenomenal dies for layering and I reach for it all the time. This first set of cards is simply layers of pattern paper and cardstock. The Frames & Flags Die Set gives the coffee cups image a nice "stage" to sit on.
The next set is similar but I pulled in a little more of the muted mauve color. Again, I used that Frames & Flags Die Set with the same paper pack. I did add a heart and some brown splatter on the scalloped card but the coffee cups are the focal point.

And because I can't throw anything away, I had these two tiny coffee cups and the coffee beans left so I made them the star of the show using the Card Layout 6 Die Set. This is another card front panel die called the Corner Flip Die Set and that makes putting together a card quick and easy. The Natural Basics Paper Pad is two sided so the flipped edge looks just as good as the front. 

I hope you enjoyed all the inspiration in my post today. If you have not noticed by now, I love to mass produce cards. I use all the bits and pieces and don't like to 'save them for later'. Bits and pieces make the best clean and simple cards and always become my favorite projects of the card making session. 

 

Find me on Instagram at @pocketful_of_rosie or my blog with the same name.
Happy crafting! I'm going back to dreaming of opening a beach-front coffee house that has a sunny craft room upstairs.

Any Way You Slice It Card by Samantha Mann

You Have a Pizza My Heart Card!
Today we are sharing this fun pizza-themed card by Samantha!

This card features:
Card 4 Layout Die Set
Banner Trio Die Set
Newton's Thanksgiving Stamp Set
Newton's Thanksgiving Die Set
Newton Loves Pizza Stamp Set
Newton Loves Pizza Die Set

I started by stamping the images from Newton Loves Pizza and the Newton's Thanksgiving stamp sets. Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color them in! Once they were dry, I used a white gel pen to add some details. Then I used the coordinating dies to die cut out the images.

To create the background, I used white cardstock for the base, and then die cut out a piece of cardstock from the Black & White Basics Paper Pad. I love that paper pad! I used a piece of cardstock that reminded me of a pizza restaurant tablecloth! Then I used the Card 4 Layout Die Set to die cut it out. So fun!

I die cut the largest banner using the Banner Trio Die Set and heat embossed the fun sentiment in black. Then I finished the card off by adding a sprinkling of red sequins (pepperonis!) around the pizza slices!
It's was so fun to combine these stamp sets!

To see more cards by me you can visit me over on my blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Christmas in July Card by Larissa Heskett

Holiday Cheer Card!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today to share a festive Christmas in July card today using some of my FAVORITE products to create a FUN scene!! I LOVE the Holiday Haul image and wanted to show how it can pair perfectly with the size of the Christmas Time Cat and Christmas Time Dog images, so I hope this INSPIRES you to create some Christmas scenes!!

This card features:
Christmas Time Dogs Stamp Set
Christmas Time Dogs Die Set
Christmas Time Cats Stamp Set
Christmas Time Cats Die Set
Holiday Haul Stamp Set

Holiday Haul Die Set
Christmas Greetings Stamp Set

Basic Frames Die Set

Frames & Flags Die Set

Bright Basics Paper Pack
Newton's Christmas Tree Stamp Set
Newton's Christmas Tree Die Set

I started by stamping and embossing the images from the Holiday Haul, Christmas Time Cats, Christmas Time Dogs and Newton's Christmas Tree stamp sets!! I stamped with Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and embossed with WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder onto white cardstock!! Then I colored the images with Copic markers!!


Truck: G00, G02 & G45
Green: YG00, YG13 & YG25

Red: R00, R14 & R37
Turquoise: BG00, BG45 & BG49

Yellow: Y00, Y13 & YR23
White: N0, N3 & N5

Black: N0, N3, N5 & N8
Orange: YR00 & YR68

Brown: E30, E33 & E37
Cats: E40, E43 & E47 

Pink: R00

Then I die cut the images out using the coordinating dies for Holiday Haul, Christmas Time Cats, Christmas Time Dogs and Newton's Christmas Tree die sets!! I then added some white gel pen highlights and some back glaze pen to the noses and then added some Glitter Nuvo Drops and some Ranger Glossy Accents for some sparkle and shine!! I LOVE how all of these things bring the images to LIFE!!

Next, I created the background I die cut some white cardstock using the Basic Frames Die Set!! Then I inked the background with some Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink after masking off the bottom of the card panel with some masking tape. I then masked the sky and inked the ground with some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide Ink. I wanted to add some snow falling to the background, so I stamped and embossed the sentiment from the Christmas Greeting Stamp Set and then I added some Salvaged Patina Distress Spritz and some Picket Fence Distress Paint Splatters for the falling snow. I also applied some liquid adhesive to the ground and added some Distress Rock Candy Glitter for the snow!! SQUEAL!! I LOVE how it looks just like real glittering snow!!

Next, I adhered the images to the background panel using some foam tape for some dimension!! I added the extra present, candy cane and ornament images to help to set the scene even more and I LOVE these little images for that reason! They can be used in so many different ways!! 




Lastly, I die cut the scalloped frame using the Frames & Flags Die Set and die cut it from some Bright Basics Paper!! I adhered the card panel and then added some foam tape for some dimension before adhering it to a white cardstock A2 card-base for some dimension!!

I hope this card gets you EXCITED for some Christmas in July creations and combining some of your FAVORITE images to create some festive scenes!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today!
I hope you have a FABULOUS Weekend!

To see more cards by me you can visit me over on my blog, Larissa Heskett Designs!

Hula Hoop Newton Card and Video by Jennifer Jackson

Have a HOOPY Birthday!

Hello! Jen here today and I'm sharing a fun card I created by pairing our  adorable new Hula Hoop Newton with a fun circle background. 

For this cards I used the following products:

Hula Hoop Newton Stamp Set

Hula Hoop Newton Die Set

Birthday Party Paper Pack

Circle Frames Die Set

Banner Duo Die Set

This card was so fun to make. First I colored the image of Newton swirling in the hula hoop using alcohol markers in shades of orange. I colored the hula hoop lime green to match with the papers I planned on using from our Birthday Party Paper Pack. 

Next I created that fun background of circles. I knew I wanted to create hoop shapes but I didn't have a die that created that exact shape. So I used TWO dies from my Circle Frames Die Set, nesting them inside each other when I cut them out. To see how I did this you can watch the video below.  

I had so much fun with this technique! Once I had the layout figured out I created a second card, almost identical. On this card I choose a different piece of patterned paper, a different color blue for the die cut hoops and then I colored the kitty differently. It's so easy to mix things up just a little and create a bunch of cards once you have a plan! 

Here's a picture of the two cards together:

I hope you enjoyed these cards and that I've inspired you to try to find ways to use your dies to create new shapes! 

Have a wonderful crafty day!

p.s.  If you liked the video in this post, make sure to check out our Newton's Nook Designs YouTube Channel for more inspiration and subscribe. It really helps our brand and I love to know that fans are interested in seeing new videos!