Happy Summer-ween Card by Amanda Wilcox

A Perfect Summer-ween Card

Hi friends! This is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook. I've got a fun summerween card to share with all of you spooky lovers out there! Any excuse to pull out my Halloween goodies is a good day and now that we're past 4th of July, it's all fair game for me.

This card features:
Jack-O'-Lantern Stencil Set
Newton's Boo-tiful Night Stamp Set
Newton's Boo-tiful Night Die Set
A7 Frames & Banners Die Set
Newton's Happy Meowr Stamp Set
Oval Frames Die Set

Today I started by creating my stenciled background. I inked up pink and orange pumpkins using the Jack-o'-lantern stencil set on peach cardstock. After stenciling, I splattered the panel with pearl watercolor for some texture and sparkles.

 

Next, I stamped and colored my image from Newton's Boo-tiful Night with copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut it out. Then stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the same stamp set on a banner from the A7 Frames & Banners die set. To alter the sentiment I stamped "summer" from Newton's Happy Meowr in orange ink and trimmed it out with scissors, gluing the two together.

Then, I die cut the smallest scalloped oval in the Oval Frames die set from vellum cardstock and started assembling everything together. I glued the stenciled panel to a card base, then popped the Newton image and sentiment strip up on the vellum oval with foam squares. Finally, I hid another layer of foam squares on the back of the oval behind the image/sentiment banner and popped that up on the card front. 

For finishing touches, I added glossy accents to the jack-o-lantern faces, the crow beak and Newton's nose.

I hope you enjoyed today's summerween fun! I'd love to know if you celebrate at all. My daughter and I have at least one movie night during the summer watching our favorite Halloween movies with themed treats galore.

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

Cheers to Summer Card by Donna Idlet

 

Happy Summer Card!

Today we are sharing a perfect summer card by Donna!

This card features:
Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set
Newton's Happy Meowr Die Set
Card Layout 4 Die Set
Seaside Paper Pack
Basic Frames Die Set

Hello Crafty Friends!
It’s Donna here I’m sharing a fun summer-themed card featuring Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set! I wanted this card to have a cool coastal feel, so I paired the adorable image with papers from the Seaside Paper Pack and created a bold geometric background using Card Layout 4 Die Set.

The different patterned papers come together beautifully, adding lots of interest while keeping the soft blue color palette perfect for summer. I love how the turtle, fish, and dotted patterns complement sweet Newton as he relaxes with a refreshing drink in his fishbowl—definitely living his best summer life!

For the sentiment, I chose “Cheers to Summer!” from the Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder and die-cut it from the Basic Frames Die Set.

 

To finish the card, I added a few sparkling sequins around Newton for a touch of shimmer and tucked in a few seashells from the Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set to complete the beachy vibe.

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!

We Go Together Like Movies and Popcorn Card by Diane Morales

Blockbuster Summer!
Today we are sharing a fun and patriotic card by Diane!

This card features:
Newton's Movie Night Stamp Set
Newton's Movie Night Die Set
Fireworks Paper Pack
Frames & Tags Die Set

Hello Newton’s Nook Fans!
Sharing with you today another fun summer card.

With summer here that means it is also time for summer movies. A movie-themed card is a perfect way to present movie tickets as a gift. To start this card I created a card base out of red card stock. To create my card base and card front I chose the large zig-zag frame from Frames and Tags Die Set. For the card front I selected paper from Fireworks Paper Pad. I also cut out the frame from Frames and Tags Die Set with white cardstock. Next, I stamped and colored my image from Newton's Movie Night Stamp Set. I used the coordinating die from Newton's Movie Night to cut out my image.

Then, I assembled all the pieces to complete my card.
I always love the extras that come with a stamp set.

I made sure to stamp out plenty of extra popcorn and stars to place on my card. To put this card together first I stamped my sentiment in the square of the upper right corner.

Next, I placed my stamped image. The popcorn pieces came next. For some of the popcorn pieces I used foam dots to add dimension.

For a finishing touch I used the stars that are included in the stamp set.

This was such a fun card to create. I am going to love giving this one as a gift with movie tickets.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my movie themed 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

Star-Spangled Card by Diane Morales

Cheers to Summer!
Today we are sharing a fun and patriotic card by Diane!

This card features:
Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set
Newton's Happy Meowr Die Set
Stars & Stripes Paper Pad
Card Layout 4 Die Set
Hexagon Frames Die Set

Hello Newton’s Nook Fans!
Here today to bring you a star-spangled summer card.

 

Newton’s Happy Meowr has the vibes that I am looking for this summer. To create a background for this stamp set I started by selecting paper. We are going for a star-spangled summer theme, so I chose 1 red, 1 white and 1 blue star themed paper from Stars & Stripes Paper Pad. I like to slide my paper underneath my die before cutting.
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 4 Die Set

 

After die cutting all of the pieces for the card I assembled the card front onto a card base. White cardstock for the border pieces and the card base. I stamped and colored my image from Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set. The backdrop for my image is part of Hexagon Frames Die Set.

To finish this card up, I glued down all of the pieces of the front of the card. I created a banner with a piece of scrap dark blue cardstock, using white embossing powder to make sure the sentiment stood out.
The shells from Newton’s Happy Meowr add that finishing touch!

Thanks for taking the time to check out my star-spangled 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

Rainbow Watercolor Bookmarks by Rosie Lopez

Rainbow Of Bookmarks!

Today we are sharing these beautiful watercolor bookmarks by Rosie!

These cards feature:
All Booked Up Stamp Set
All Booked Up Die Set
Bookmark II Die Set
Frames & Flags Die Set

Hello! It’s Rosie and I’m back with another project. This time I created a set of bookmarks and one was used on a card.

 

To start I die cut a bookmark from the Bookmark II Die Set and card panel from Neenah Solar White cardstock. I wanted to create a rainbow of color in the background so ink smooshing Hero Arts Reactive and Tim Holtz Distress inks. There are lots of ways to do this technique but I like to smoosh on my glass mat add a spritz of water and then use a recycled sheet of acetate to pick up the color and smoosh on the paper. I also don’t go in rainbow order when doing this. I start with the middle and end colors then space the other colors in between. This gives me better spacing and allows each color to dry a bit before adding an overlapping color. After that dried, I used the tiny paw print stamp from the All Booked Up Stamp Set to add subtle paw prints in coordinating colors.

 

While I waited for those inky panels to dry, I stamped and colored the other images in the All Booked Up Stamp Set. I die cut those and stacked the die cuts.

I die cut another bookmark to use on the card panel. This bookmark was too long to add to the card panel so I did some partial die cutting to shorten the bookmark. I added tiny paw prints with a light grey ink and adhered the cat die cut. The I stamped the sentiment with Versfine ink near the bottom. To finish the card I adhered the ink smooshed panel to a card base and die cut the scalloped frame from vellum with the Frames & Flags Die Set. I used a tape runner to adhere the vellum to the panel and added foam tape to pop up the bookmark.

To finish the bookmark I added another bookmark to the back that had a rainbow of paw prints. I adhered the back to the front and added the dog die cut and sentiment. I didn’t have a coordinating ribbon to I colored a pink ribbon with a black alcohol ink marker.

There you go! I hope these project give you some inspiration to create colorful bookmarks. You can find me on social media at @pocketful_of_rosie
Happy Crafting!

Summer Seashells Card Set by Rosie Lopez

Summer and Seashells Card Set!

Today we are sharing these beautiful beachy watercolored cards by Rosie!

These cards feature:
Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set
Circle Frames Die Set

Hi again! I am kicking off some summer crafting with this sweet set of seashell cards. I focused on using the Seashell Roundabout Stamp Set. I knew right away I wanted to emboss and watercolor this stamp. I gold or silver heat embossed on watercolor paper six times. I wasn't exactly sure how the water coloring would go, so I made lots of panels in case I messed something. I centered the stamp at the middle top third of the watercolor panel.

 

Then I picked some Tombow Dual Brush Markers in pastels. I choose a light blue, lavender, pink, coral, tan, mint, orange and yellow. I also picked some coordinating cardstocks in the same color pallet. I did a couple different techniques for the watercolor. 

First, I used the marker direct to paper and colored half the shell. Then I went in with a wet brush and moved the color around. That worked out nicely and I repeated with a couple different color ways. 

 

Then I tried coloring parts of the shell and using a larger brush I wet the shell, not really paying attention to the lines in each shell. Less precise painting and more loose water. Then I scribbled patches of ink over shells and negative space. I used less colors here and was careful with the orange and lavender being too close to each other.

Then I used a fine mist sprayer and sprayed from a distance. I had to spray a few times until I had some water pooling in the wells of the embossing. I let that air dry. I really like how flowy and organic the watercolor looked here but it dried back very light. While the paper was still cold (not pooling wet) , I went back and added some darker accents to the shells for some dimension. Because the paper was a little damp, the extra color just blended in nicely. I let all the panels dry overnight before turning them into cards. 

For the cards, I used Circle Frames to cut out the embossed image or I die cut circles from the colored cardstock to layer. I trimmed and matted some panels down too. I also used every sentiment in the stamp set. I heat embossed on the coordinating cardstock or directly on the panel. The rest was easy assembly! I ended up liking all my watercolor panels and turned them all into cards. I think this would make a great gift-giving set. 

Thanks for joining me today, I hope this gives you some summer inspiration and challenges you to bring out those watercolor markers!

To see more cards by me you can find me on Instagram at @pocketful_of_rosie.

It's Happy Meowr Somewhere Card by Samantha Mann

A Tropical Happy Meowr Card!
Today we are fun, rainbow and tropical-themed card by Samantha!

This card features:
Frames & Tags Die Set
Cocktail Mixer Stamp Set
Cocktail Mixer Die Set
Newton’s Happy Meowr Stamp Set
Newton’s Happy Meowr Die Set
Hibiscus Stencil Set

I started by stamping the images from Newton’s Happy Meowr and the Cocktail Mixer 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 some light grey cardstock. Then I used some white embossing paste and the Hibiscus Stencil Setto add a little bit of tropical whimsy and fun! Also, the subtle addition of the texture is so cool!

Then I die cut out the frame from white cardstock using the Frames & Tags Die Set, which was popped up with foam tape!
I finished the card by heat embossing the sentiment in white. It's a combination of sentiments from
Cocktail Mixer and Newton’s Happy Meowr. 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!