Autumn Inspiration Card and Bookmark by Rosie Lopez

 
I am an Autumn Card!
Today we are sharing this beautiful autumn colored card by Rosie!

These cards feature:

Falling Leaves Stencil
Autumn Reads Stamp Set
Framework Die Set
Autumn Basics Paper Pack

Bookmark II Die Set

Hi everyone! It’s Rosie and I’m back with some autumn inspiration. I’ve started my Gilmore Girls fall rewatch so of course I had to make some book themed fall projects.
For the card, I used the Falling Leaves Stencil with gold paste on a pumpkin colored cardstock. I set that aside to dry completely. Then I gold heat embossed the sentiment and book image from the Autumn Reads stamp set on a heavy weight vellum. 

I die cut the frame from the Framework Die Set 3 times from an off white cardstock. I stacked up the frames, adhered the vellum and trimmed off the extra. 

Then I die cut the larger frame from a pattern paper from the Autumn Basics Paper Pack. I pared the pieces together and added it to a card base.

I had to channel my inner Rory and make a bookmark. I used the Falling Leaves Stencil with some Distress Oxides on a pumpkin cardstock die cut with the Bookmark II Die Set.

I gold heat embossed the sentiment directly to the bookmark. Then, I used the book dies from that bookmark die set to die cut some scraps of fall colored cardstock. I stacked the books and added a tassel to the top.

 

 

I’ve really been having fun making bookmarks using these dies. It’s fun and challenging to work with on a new set dimensions for a project.

I hope these projects bring some autumn inspiration and if not, I’ll leave you with one of my favorite Gilmore Girls quote “It’s just my favorite time of year. The whole world changes color” - Lorelei Gilmore

 

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.

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!

So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Amanda Wilcox

Die Cut Focused Card using Books & Blooms

Don't have time to color? Try creating a die-cut focused card to save time! 

This beautiful book themed card by Amanda uses our Bookmark II Die Set and Daisies Die Set.

The stacks of books were created using our Bookmark II Die Set. Amanda cut the dies out multiple times using different colors of cardstock. She assembled the books in stacks onto her card, using a thin strip of brown cardstock as the shelf. 

Next, she added a trio of daisies, cut out using our Daisies Die Set. She arranged the daises on the on both sides of the bookshelf to add a fun touch of whimsy to her card. 

The finishing touch was the sentiment "so many books, so little time" stamped below the shelf. 

This card is so simple to make, just cut out all the pieces and assemble!  It's a quick time-saver to use almost exclusively dies on your card and it's so fun to assemble all the pieces together! If you're short on time or just like to play with die cuts, a card like this is perfect for you! 

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

Some-Bunny Special Tag by Diane Morales

For Some-bunny Special! 

Today we are sharing an adorable spring tag by Diane featuring our Spring Garden Line Stencil and Hop Into Spring Stamp Set.

Diane created her tag using the Bookmark II Die Set. To make the bookmark into a shorter tag she just trimmed off the bottom of the die cut shape. Next she used the daffodil shapes from our Spring Garden Line Stencil in rows across the tag. This stencil has rows of daffodils, tulips and stems but for her project today she used only the daffodils. She stenciled them in shades of yellow with a little green thrown in for fun! 

Next she stamped and colored the cute bunny from our Hop Into Spring Stamp Set. The bunny holding the daffodil matches perfectly with the daffodils on the stenciled background! It's the perfect combination of spring images! 

For the sentiment she chose "You're some-bunny special!" from the Hop Into Spring Stamp Set.

This sweet spring tag would be perfect for adding onto a sweet spring gift or bouquet of spring flowers! 

Hope you enjoyed our inspiration today! To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

Orchid Bookmark by Diane Morales

Mark Your Spot with a Beautiful Bookmark!

If you know someone who loves to read, brighten their day by creating them a bookmark! 

Diane has created a beautiful floral bookmark that is sure to inspire!

She started out by coloring the gorgeous blooms from our Orchids Stamp Set. Orchids come in so many fun color combinations so it's fun to pick your favorite. Diane chose white orchids with pink centers. So pretty! 

She cut the bookmark out using our Bookmark II Die Set from blue paper and then stamped more orchids in the background with blue ink. The tone on tone effect is beautiful! 

Last, she added the sentiment in upper left corner of the bookmark and a bit of string to stick out of the book and help hold your place. 

This bookmark would be a great gift for a book lover, especially when paired with the gift of a book or a gift card to a bookstore! 

Hope you enjoyed our inspiration today! To see more creations by Diane, you can visit on her blog, 2sisters project. 

No Coal for You! Tag by Diane Morales

No Coal for You!

Today Diane has created an adorable bookmark featuring Newton dressed up as Santa Claus!

She started out with the kitty Santa with the bag of gifts from our Santa Paws Newton Stamp Set. She colored the image, giving him a light blue Santa suit and gifts in a pastel color theme. The image was cut out using the coordinating Santa Paws Newton Die Set and she added some glitter to the gifts and the Santa hat too! 

To create the bookmark she used our Holiday Foliage Hot Foil Plate with silver foil onto a dark blue paper. Then she cut the foiled pattern out using our Bookmark II Die Set. She also used our Labels Hot Foil Plates & Dies Set to create the gold arch. This set creates a label with a foiled border, perfect for holding a sentiment. She added the "No coal for you!" sentiment onto the label and then added it to her bookmark. Last, she layered on the cute kitty image. 

This adorable bookmark would be perfect for adding in with a holiday gift of a book. Or, you could add it to a package as a tag ! 

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

2024 National Coffee Day Blog Hop

Today we are playing along with the 2024 National Coffee Day Blog hop!

I you like coffee you are going to LOVE this blog hop! There are so may fun stops on this hop featuring coffee themed cards you are sure to be inspired! There will be prizes too on most of the stops! Read all the way to the end of this post for details on the giveaway from us at Newton's Nook Designs and a link to all the stops.

To celebrate National Coffee Day I am sharing a set of coffee themed cards that I created:

To create this card set I started out with our Natural Basics Paper Pad and Fractured Card Layout Die Set.

I chose four patterns from the paper and cut them out using the Fractured Card Layout Die Set. I used the same die set again on brown and white to create the inside frame and the white centers.

Now I had four perfect spots to add in coffee themed sentiments and images!

Card 1:

This card uses coffee die cuts created with our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set and book die cuts created with our Bookmark II Die Set. The sentiment is from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set.

Card 2:

This card also uses coffee die cuts created with our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set and book die cuts created with our Bookmark II Die Set. The sentiment is from our Time for Coffee Stamp Set.

Card 3:

This card also uses coffee die cuts created with our Coffee Silhouettes Die Set. The sentiment is from our Time for Coffee Stamp Set.

Card 4:

This card also uses the coffee grinder image and sentiment from our Time for Coffee Stamp Set.

I've also created a video sharing how I created these cards!

I absolutely adore how this turned out! Here are images of the products that I used today:

Coffee Silhouettes Die Set, Bookmark II Die Set, 

Time for Coffee Stamp Set and Never Enough Books Stamp Set

Natural Basics Paper Pad, Fractured Card Layout Die Set

We also have a BUNCH of designs that have coffee or tea in them. 

You can find them all here: Coffee & Tea Sets

Would you like to win a $25 store credit Newton’s Nook Designs?

Here's how to win: Leave a comment on this blog. We'd love to hear what your beverage of choice is. What's your favorite coffee? Black or flavored? Or do you like tea, hot chocolate, or another warm beverage instead? We will pick one random comment to win! You have one week to enter. Comments will be closed Tuesday, October 1st at midnight ET. The winner will be announced on the NND blog on Wednesday, October 2nd.

Don't forget to head over to the Coffee Lovers Blog to see full hop details. Stops on this hop will be each be giving away their own prizes so you'll want to visit them all! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Nine Lives & How to Spend Them Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Create a Scene with Die Cuts!

Most of us make cards with stamping as the main focus, but creating a card with mostly die cutting is a very fun and creative way to create a card with a twist! Today we are sharing a card by Ellen has created using several of our favorite die sets to inspire you!

Ellen started by die cutting the stitched rectangle using our Basic Frames Die Set. This will be the panel for her scene. She inks up the panel in warm orange and yellow distress inks and adds a bit of splatter to make it into a stunning sunset or sunrise sky. Next, she cuts a piece for the ground using our Land Borders Die Set, inking it up with shades of brown and adding lots of splatter for texture.

Once she has her setting in place, she adds a stack of books to the center of the scene using the book images that come with our Bookmark II Die Set. She uses our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to add the trees, leaves and the little bird that is perched on the speech bubble.  The little hearts and speech bubble is from the Speech Bubbles Die Set. Inside the speech bubble she embossed a message from our Newton's Reading List Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the theme of the card! So fun!  

Then she adds a cat using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and a the warm cup of cocoa or coffee from the Coffee Silhouettes Die Set.  To finish the scene she frames it with a soft pink zig zag edged frame, die cut using our Frames & Tags Die Set.

We hope you are inspired by this gorgeous scene that Ellen created using mostly die cuts! To see this card with dogs and a nighttime theme, check out Ellen's post from last week! There are so many options! We hope you are inspired to try creating a scene using dies in your craft room! 

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

So Many Books, So Little Time Card by Donna Idlet

So Many Books!

This fun book themed card by Donna is perfect for sending a cheerful greeting to a book enthusiast!

To create this adorable card she started by cutting out books in a rainbow of colors. She used our Bookmark II Die Set for the book silhouettes and cut them out of patterned papers from our Bright Basics Paper Pad. She cut the images out again from solid colored cardstock and layered in the ovals and rectangles on the book ends. She also cut out a cat using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and she stamped and colored the clock from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set, cutting it out using the coordinating Never Enough Books Die Set.

Next, she created a bookshelf scene using all of these elements. She stenciled a background pattern using our Basketweave Stencil with a light gray ink on white cardstock. She then cut this panel out using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set to give it a fun stitched edge. She also cut out a brown striped patterned paper strip from our Coffee House Stories Paper Pad. She also cut this strip again using the rectangle from our Basic Frames Die Set so that she could layer it over the background and have the stitching match up. Finally, she added the books, cat and alarm clock onto the shelf. 

For a message she added "So many nooks, so little time" from our Never Enough Books Stamp Set. She also framed the whole panel with a black postage edged frame, cut out using our Framework Die Set. 

What a fun way to combine all these great products together! The cheerful rainbow of books is sure to brighten the day of any book lover!

We hope you have enjoyed this project today. To see more fun creations by Donna, you can visit her blog, Creative Lady!

Mystery at the Dog Park Card by Ellen Haxelmans

Create a Scene with Die Cuts!

Have you ever created a scene using die cuts? Today we are sharing a card by Ellen has created using several of our favorite die sets to inspire you!

Ellen started by die cutting the stitched rectangle using our Basic Frames Die Set. This will be the panel for her scene. She inks up the panel in blue distress inks and adds a bit of splatter to make it into a night sky. Next, she cuts a piece for the ground using our Land Borders Die Set, inking it up with shades of brown and adding lots of splatter for texture. 

Once she has her setting in place, she adds a stack of books to the center of the scene using the book images that come with our Bookmark II Die Set. She uses our Forest Scene Builder Die Set to add the trees, leaves and the little bird that is perched on the books. The stars in the sky were die cut using our Sky Scene Builder Die Set. Then she adds a dog using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set and a speech bubble using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set. Inside the speech bubble she embossed a message from our Puppy's Reading List Stamp Set. This sentiment works perfectly with the theme of the card! So fun! To finish the scene she frames it with a yellow zig zag edged frame, die cut using our Frames & Tags Die Set. 

We hope you are inspired by this gorgeous scene that Ellen created using mostly die cuts! Wouldn't it be fun to turn this into a daytime scene by adding a sunny sky? There are so many options! We hope you are inspired to try creating a scene using dies in your craft room! 

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

April Reveal Day 2 - Floral Delights Stamp Set

Welcome back for our second reveal for April. Today we are sharing another beautiful design that works with our bookmarks! Our Floral Delights Stamp Set is perfect for book and floral lovers! Read on to see more and get inspired with our team's creations! And make sure to read all the way to the bottom of today's post for details on how to enter our giveaway for a chance to win a $25 store prize! 

Floral Delights 

Imagine your garden blooming tall with the enchanting floral designs on our stamp set! It features a delightful mix of towering daisies and echinacea that is bound to become your new go-to. Use these lovely images to bring life to your cards, sending cheerful greetings or thoughtful messages. Plus, both floral designs perfectly fit our Bookmark Die Set and Bookmark II die set, opening up a world of fun possibilities!

Here's some info on the Floral Delights Stamp Set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set
• Includes 9 stamps: 5 images and 4 sentiments
• Coordinating Floral Delights purr-fect die set (sold separately) includes 5 dies
• Tall images fit inside our Bookmark Die Set and Bookmark II Die Set (revealed yesterday)
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, April 19th

Keep Growing with more Inspiration from our Design Team!

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! 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.

Card by Samantha Mann using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: Sunscape Stencil, Basic Frames Die Set

Bookmark by Diane Morales using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Trailing Leaves Stencil

Card by Zsofia Molnar using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames & Tags Die Set, Christmas Time Paper Pad

Card by Tatiana Trafimovich using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: A2 Card Layout Die Set, Circle Frames Die Set

Card and bookmark by Amanda Wilcox using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set and the new Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Sunscape Stencil, Frames & Tags Die Set, Basic Frames Die Set

Card by Jennifer Jackson using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: Bright Basics Paper Pad, Basic Frames Die Set

Card by Ellen Haxelmans using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: A7 Frames & Banners Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set, Frames & Tags Die Set, Basic Frames Die Set, Quatrefoil Stencil

Card by Larissa Heskett using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames & Tags Die Set, Basic Frames Die Set

 

Bookmarks by Jennifer using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set and Bookmark II Die Set.

Card by Zsofia Molnar using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: Frames & Tags Die Set, Basic Frames Die Set, Best Mom Oval Stamp Set

Bookmarks by Farhana Sarker using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set, Never Enough Books Stamp Set, and Bookmark II Die Set. Additional products used: Pastel Basics Paper Pad, Frames Squared Die Set

Card by Donna Idlet using the new Floral Delights Stamp Set. Additional products used: A2 Card Layout Die Set, Spring Blooms Paper Pad, Basic Frames Die Set

Enter to Win a $25 Prize!

We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $25 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! The winners will be chosen at random from the collective blog posts featuring our new products this week. For a chance to win, leave comments on the Design Team Member Blog Posts (see list below) from Monday April 15 through Thursday April 18. 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, April 18th at 9 pm ET to comment -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Friday, April 19th.

Newton's Nook Designs
Donna Idlet
Ellen Haxelmans
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Zsofia Molnar
Diane Morales

Tatiana Trafimovich
Amanda Wilcox