You're One in a Melon Card by Donna Idlet

One in a MELON!

Today we are getting ready for summer fun with this watermelon themed card by Donna! 

To create the watermelon theme, she starts with the adorable image of newton eating a watermelon from our  Newton's Melon Stamp Set. She colored the image and added some glossy details to the watermelon seeds. The image was cut out using our Newton's Melon Die Set. She layered the image over a circle, cut out using our Circle Frames Die Set and stamped the sentiment below the kitty. 

Next, she chose papers from our Summertime Paper Pad to coordinate. The watermelon print is a PURR-fect match! She also chose stripes in green and pink and used all three patterns to cover her card base.

Isn't it fun when you find products that coordinate perfectly together? We love this idea almost as much as we love watermelon! 

 To see more beautiful cards by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

A Little Birdie Told Me...Card by Farhana Sarker

...It's Your Birthday!

Today we're sharing an adorable bird themed Birthday card by Farhana.

This card uses our Birdhouse Line Stencil to create a  bird themed birthday wish! This stencil has three rows of images that you ink up in different colors. You can easily align the rows on the stencil using the etching. For her card Farhana colored the row of birdhouse tops using bright pastel inks. She inked the row with the roofs and birdhouse poles using brown and then added the third row, which includes the birds and the holes in the fronts, in black. What a fun combo! 

She next added the messages from our Birdhouse Greetings Stamp Set. She stamped them on each side of the row using black ink. She cut the whole panel out using our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to give it a petite scalloped edge. 

Last, she used piece of floral paper from our Springtime Paper Pad, also cutting it with the Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set to give it the same scalloped edge and layered it behind the birdhouse panel. 

What a lovely birthday greeting! card! You can find more of Farhana's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Everyday Engineered. 

Lovely Day Tulip Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Lovely Day for Tulips!

Today Tatiana is sharing a gorgeous tulip card, perfect for sending a happy hello!

For this lovely floral card she stamped two bundles of flowers using our Tulips Stamp Set. She colored the flowers using alcohol markers and added fun little accents with a white gel pen. Then she cut the blooms out using the coordinating Tulips Die Set. 

For the card base she created a gorgeous sparkly pattern using our Quatrefoil Stencil with shimmery texture paste! Then she cut a circle from the pattern using our Circle Frames Die Set. The circle works as a perfect place to tuck in those pretty bundles of tulips! The finishing touch is the "have a lovely day" sentiment, which she embossed in white onto black cardstock and then fussy cut out by hand. 

 

We hope you enjoyed this amazing floral creation by Tatiana today! To see more of her beautiful work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

 

Plant-astic Kitty Card by Zsofia Molnar

Plant-astic Kitties!

Today Zsofia a fun plant themed card featuring our Newton's Hanging Basket Stamp Set! 

For this card she started by stamping the image of the kitty in the basket from our Newton's Hanging Basket Stamp Set. She stamped the image twice and colored the leaves and baskets the same but gave the kitties different colors. So cute! She cut the images out using the coordinating Newton's Hanging Basket Die Set. 

For her card she created a slimline card layout. She used the scallop edged die from our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set for the bright teal panel. Then she used the die with three windows from our Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set to cut a yellow-green frame and layered that over the top. She placed a kitty on each side, leaving the center for the sentiment. For the sentiment she chose to use the "you're Plant-astic" from our  Succulent Garden Stamp Set. What a great combination! 

Here are close-ups of both sides of the card so you can see the lovely coloring on those kitties:

We hope you have enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia today!

Find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Orchids Card by Samantha Mann

Beautiful Orchids! 

Do you love orchids? We always have an orchid in our house as they are one of our favorite flowers! Today we are sharing a gorgeous card by Samantha featuring our beautiful Orchids Stamp Set. She stamped the blooms twice so that she could combine them to create a lovely tall orchid. She colored the blooms in stunning shades of pink and used the coordinating Orchids Die Set to cut them out. 

For her card base she created a beautiful leafy background using our Trailing Leaves Stencil with distress inks. She layered the flowers on top and then added white paint splatters to the whole card front for a fun bit of texture. She also added a fun black and white washi tape up the side for a fun detail. 

For the card message she chose a sentiment from our Floral Roundabout Stamp Set and embossed it in white onto a banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. Isn't it fun how this banner pops the sentiment up? So cool. 

We hope this card bySamantha has brightened your day! To say hello to Sam and see more of her beautiful creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!  

LAST DAY for our Summer Kick-off SALE!

Don't forget to grab some goodies during our Summer SALE! We don't discount this big very often so you won't want to miss out! No coupon code needed, just head over to www.newtonsnookdesigns.com

Sale ends midnight ET tonight (Monday May 29)

Bright Birthday Mouse Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Happy Birthday Mouse!

Today Ellen has created an adorable mouse themed birthday card!

This fun card features the mouse with the gifts and cheese above his head from our Birthday Mice Stamp Set. So cute! She colored the image, adding fun little speckles to the mouse for texture and cut the image out using the coordinating Birthday Mice Die Set. She also adds bits of candy using our Newton's Candy Cane Stamp Se. See below for full color breakdown and details on how to create this adorable scene!  

She also used our brand new Bright Sentiments Hot Foil Plates and our Banner Duo Die Set to create the lovely shiny birthday message in the banner! What a gorgeous bit of sparkle! 

Here are some tips from Ellen on how to create this adorable card:

• (Left photo above): First I die cut the largest frame of the Frames & Flags Die Set and used the Clouds Stencil to create a pretty background. I start inking the panel at the bottom (tip: start blending of the edge of the stencil for the best results and a smoother blend). Once you have inked the first cloud, move the stencil up and start inking again and keep repeating this until you have filled the panel.
  
  
• (center photo above): Here you can see I die cut the largest frame again and then cut it again using the Land Borders Die Set. Next I inked it so it looks like sand. Later I die cut 3 clouds with the Sky Scene Builder Die Set. I also foiled the sentiment with the new Bright Sentiments Hot Foil Plates!
  Turn on your hot foil machine and let it warm up. Lay your hot foil plate on the machine and trim your foil a little bigger than your hot foil plate. When the green button of the machine turns on, place the foil pretty side down on top of the plate. Than you place your cardstock on top. As the last step you place the shim and acrylic plate on top of the cardstock. After pressing the timer button, the light slowly will stop blinking, now you can roll the sandwich through a die cutting machine.
  
  
•  (right photo above): Here I colored the images. I used the Birthday Mice Stamp Set and Birthday Mice Die Set & Newton's Candy Cane Stamp Set for the candies.
  
  COPIC COLOR SWATCH:
  Violet: RV34, RV32, RV00
  Purple: V04, V01, V00
  Brown: E25, E23, E21
  Yellow: YR18, YR13, YR06, YR20
  Teal: BG49, BG15, BG32, BG11, BG10

To see more creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen

CatPURRccino Card by Amanda Wilcox

Cat PURR-ccino!

Love coffee and cats? Then you will love this card by Amanda!

This adorable kitty themed card features the image of Newton peeking out of a giant coffee mug from our Newton's Mug Stamp Set. This image has a blank mug but Amanda carefully masked off the edges and stamped the floral image from our Floral Roundabout Stamp Set to cover the mug in a flower pattern! Here's a closer look:

So cool! We love the idea of customizing this mug for any occasion by adding images to the front! She colored the image in fun soft colors and cut it out using the coordinating Newton's Mug Die Set. 

For her card base she used our Frames & Flags Die Set to cut out a piece of floral paper from our Spring Blooms Paper Pad and also a white scalloped frame. She layered these together to make a fun background for the mug. She also added that fun decorative square, cut from vellum, using our  Frames Squared Die Set. Love all the layers! 

To finish off this amazing card she adds the "cat PURR-ccino" sentiment from the Newton's Mug Stamp Set, adding it to the circle from the  Frames Squared Die Set. She also adds a cute clay heart embellishment and some lovely striped twine. 

We hope this project by Amanda has inspired you to look at ways to decorate your stamped images that  have large blank areas to customize your cards! Such a fun idea! 

To say hello to Amanda and see more details you can visit her over on her blog, Twiddler's Nook!