Thinking of Ewe Card by Samantha Mann

 

Thinking of Ewe! 

Let someone know they are in your thoughts with this adorable card by Samantha!

For this card she features a sweet trio of sheep from our Baa Stamp Set. She colored these adorable fluffy sheep in neutral colors, adding pink to their cheeks and accents with a white gel pen. She cut the sheep out using the coordinating Baa Die Set. 

For her card base, she used our Bokeh Stencil Set to add the fun bokeh background in a gradient of pink to peach, created with distress inks. She added more texture with white paint splatters and then she cut this background out using our Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a fun scalloped edge. 

To create the customized sentiment she stamped the "thinking of" sentiment from the Baa Stamp Set, embossing it in white on a black strip of paper. Then she cut the letters to spell "EWE" on the right side of the background panel, using the Essential Alphabet Die Set to complete the sentiment. Super creative!

We hope you enjoyed this lovely card today and are inspired to create custom sentiments for your cards too!

To say hello to Sam and see more of her amazing creations you can visit her over on her blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!  

 

Thank Ewe Card by August Guest Designer Meghan Kennihan

Hi Crafty Friends,

 

I am so happy to be back with you for another Guest Design creation for Newton's Nook Designs. Today, I am sharing the sweetest little lambs you have ever seen! I decided they needed to be a little unique so I gave them bright pink hooves and ears. I made a matching glittery pink background with one of my favorite stencils, the Plaid Stencil Set.

Make Crafty Friends Q & A:

Q: If you could see lambs with any color wool or hooves what color would you choose?

A: Me? Pink, of course!

Thank Ewe Card

This card uses the following products: 

Baa Stamp Set

Plaid Stencil Set

Framework Die Set

You can find more inspiration on my blog and follow me on Instagram @MadeByMeghanK

Oh Sheep! Interactive Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Oh Sheep!

Need a card to make someone smile? Today we are sharing an adorable card with a surprise moving element by Tatiana that is perfect for sending smiles!

Her card features a trio of adorable sheep from from our Baa Stamp Set. Tatiana colored the sheep using copic markers and a fun dotted coloring technique to give them a fun fuzzy look! She cut the images out using the coordinating Baa Die Set. For the scene, she used our Land Borders Die Set for the hills and grass and our Petite Clouds Stencil to add clouds to the sky with white texture paste. She also added a sunshine in the corner using our Sky Scene Builders Die Set. So adorable! In the center she added two hay bales from our Moo Stamp Set. 

Here is the extra bit of fun - the sheep on the top actually leaps back and forth over the hay bales from left (photo above) to right (photo below)!

How to create this card:

Below we have some instructions from Tatiana on how she created the interactive element for this card:

• I trimmed a piece of clear acetate and punched a whole towards the bottom. I slightly rounded the bottom corners with scissors. 
• Then I adhered a small "spin and slider disk” (I used My Favorite Things brand) to the background. The disk can be easily replaced with a round 3D foam piece. 
• I let the glue dry, inserted the acetate piece through the hole and fixed the mechanism with a small paper circle glued to the disk. The bottom part of the slider element was hid under the hay bales. 
• The sheep was popped toward the top part of the acetate on a foam tape.

Here is another look at the card. What a fun way to add an extra special element to a card by creating a piece that moves! The recipient is sure to have fun sliding the sheep back and forth! 

Thank you, Tatiana, for the fun card idea and instructions today! 

To see more of her lovely work, you can visit Tatiana at her blog, Tatiana Trafimovich!

Piles of Springtime Smiles Card by Zsofia Molnar

Piles of Springtime Smiles!

This card by Zsofia  is perfect for spring! She combines our adorable Spring Pile Up Stamp Set with our new Baa Stamp Set for a perfect combination of fun spring images! 

The center image of the sheep stacked with the bunny and chick is from our Spring Pile Up Stamp Set. She colors this image with fun bright spring colors and uses the coordinating Spring Pile Up Die Set to cut it out. She adds an additional lamb on either side of the center image using stamps from the new Baa Stamp Set and adding a chick to each of their heads. She also colors a bunch of little flowers from our Hoppy Greetings Stamp Set  and cuts them out with the coordinating Hoppy Greetings Die Set add to the scene. 

The scalloped background panel was cut out using our Frames & Flags Die Set and she adds color to it with distress inks, adding fun black and blue paint splatters too! She also adds the sentiment from the Spring Pile Up Stamp Set, embossed in white onto a black banner that was also cut out using the Frames & Flags Die Set.

Isn't it cute how these two sets work perfectly together!?

We hope that you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Herd it's your Baa-thday Card by Zsofia Molnar

Farm Animals Birthday Card!

Today we are sharing an adorable birthday card by Zsofia that features cute animals from several of our farm themed products! She used the cow from our Moo Stamp Set, the pig from our Oink Stamp Set, the horse from our Neigh Stamp Set and the sheep from our Baa Stamp Set. She colored all these adorable farm friends and cut them out using the coordinating Moo Die Set, Oink Die Set, Neigh Die Set, and Baa Die Set. 

Then she created a fun square card for these cuties using the stitched scalloped square and the rounded square dies from our Frames Squared Die Set to make a window frame. She layered the frame over some checkered paper and then tucked an animal into each corner. In the center she used added a decorative die cut shape in light blue and a circle in black, also from our Frames Squared Die Set. The sentiment is from Baa Stamp Set and was embossed in white on the black circle. It's so fun how all these critters surround the sentiment! 

This fun birthday card would be perfect for a young girl or boy  - or for anyone who likes funny puns!

We hope that you enjoyed this fun card by Zsofia! You can find more of Zsofia's creations and say hello to her over at her blog, Safsafdesign.

Farm Themed Baby Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Welcome Little Boy!

Today Ellen has created a wonderful farm themed card to welcome a baby boy! For this card she features several of our farm themed sets together to create an adorable scene! For the farm friends she uses the pig from our Oink Stamp Set, the lamb from our Baa Stamp Set and the chick from our Cluck Stamp Set. She also uses the hay bale and barn from our Moo Stamp Set to set the scene. All the images were cut out with their coordinating die sets (find them all in our farm category). 

She used our Circle Frames Die Set to create the circle and scalloped circle that frames the scene. She also used our Cloudy Sky Stencil and Land Borders Die Set to complete the scene. 

To make this into a baby card she adds the sentiment "welcome little boy" by combining words from our Loveable Laundry Stamp Set. The word "welcome" was added to a banner that was cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. Our Gingham Stencil on the background with yellow ink really adds to the sweet baby theme!

How to create this card:

Below we have some instructions from Ellen on how to create this card.

1. (left photo) Using Distress Ink and the Gingham Stencil I made the base of the card..
   
   
2. (center photo) I created a scene in the biggest frame from Circle Frames Die Set. I started with the grass and the hill. This was created with the Land Borders Die Set. I colored these borders with Distress Ink. For the sandy hill I also sprinkled brown, white and water splatters on top. The clouds were created with the Cloudy Sky Stencil and white glitter gel from Therm O Web.
   
   
3. (right photo) The last step was to color the images with Copic Markers and then assemble it all together.

We hope you enjoyed this fun project today and instructions from Ellen! To see more unique creations by Ellen, you can visit her over at her blog Crafty Ellen!

Herd It's Your Birthday Card by Amanda Wilcox

A Herd of Birthday Wishes!

Today Amanda has combined all the fun farm animals in our farm category to create a fun slimline farm themed birthday card! 

To create her herd of animals she combined the horse from our Neigh Stamp Set, the chickens from our Cluck Stamp Set, the goat from our Bleat Stamp Set, the sheep from our Baa Stamp Set, the piggy from our Oink Stamp Set and the cow and barn from our Moo Stamp Set! How fun! She colored all the fun friends and cut them out using their coordinating die sets (find them all in the farm category). 

To set the scene, she cut a big long scalloped panel using our Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set . Then she added grass with our Hills & Grass Stencil and a hill with our Land Borders Die Set.  The sentiment "herd it's your birthday" is from the Moo Stamp Set. 

Here are a couple of close ups so you can see all the amazing coloring details:

We hope this card inspires you to use some of our fun farm friends together on your next card!  

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

February Reveals Day 3 - Baa

Welcome back for more spring fun! Today we are headed back to the farm for another adorable set featuring sheep! These cuties are sure to steal your heart! Scroll down for details. Plus, we are having a giveaway today, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Baa

The adorable lamb on this 4x6 stamp set is sure to bring smiles. Mix and match the sweet sheep on this set to create herds of cute farm scenes and more. Add in the sheep themed sentiments for a birthday or thinking of "ewe" card! Try pairing these images with the other farm animals in our farm category too. Die sets sold separately.

Baa Stamp Set

• 4 x 4 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 12 stamps: 4 images and 8 sentiments
• Coordinating Baa purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 4 dies
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, February 19th

Get ready for loads of inspiration that "ewe" will love! 

Check out all the awesome projects below from our Design Team below! Then, make sure to click through to all their blogs for details on their cards - you will find a few extra cards on some of the DT blogs and you might even find a fun video or two along the way! Make sure to comment on all the blogs for a chance to win! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of today's post.

Created by Tina using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set, Slimline Masking Circles & Squares Stencil Set, Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set, Bitty Bunnies Die Set

Created by Amanda using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Sky Scene Builder Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Created by Samantha using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Floral Fringe Stamp Set

Created by Tatiana using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Bleat Stamp Set, Bleat Die Set (cupcakes and hats).

Created by Samantha using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Sky Scene Builder Die Set, Clouds Stencil

Created by Farhana using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Circle Frames Die Set, Clouds Stencil, Hills & Grass Stencil

Created by Ellen using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Plaid Stencil Set, Land Borders Die Set, Fancy Edges Tag Die Set, Framework Die Set

Created by Zsofia using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, Fence Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Speech Bubbles Die Set

Created by Larissa using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Land Borders Die Se

Created by Maria using the Baa Stamp Set. Additional products used: Fence Die Set, Sky Scene Builder Die Set, Land Borders Die Set, Clouds Stencil

Would you like to win the “Baa" Stamp Set?
This stamp set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!

Here's how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. 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 Thursday February 18th at 9pm EST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, February 19th.  

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Ellen Haxelmans

Tina Herbeck

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Maria Russell

Farhana Sarker

Tatiana Trafimovich

Samantha VanArnhem

Amanda Wilcox