Cat Window Card by Samantha Mann

Window Sitting!

If you have cats you know how much they love sitting in windows. Today Samantha used the cats from our Cat Silhouettes Die Set and created a unique window scene with die cuts. 

To create the window frame she used the die from our Frames & Tags Die Set, cutting it out from gray cardstock. She inked up a panel to go behind the frame using distress oxide inks in shades of pink. This created her window.

For the wall she created "wallpaper" by using a piece of patterned paper with tiny gray hearts from our Love & Meows Paper Pad. She cut the paper just a bit short of the card height to leave a white space for the "floor." 

To create the curtain she cut out a big curve using our Land Borders Die Set with some textured vellum paper. She added a sash by using the Land Borders Die Set again with pink paper, cutting it twice close together to create a curve with two stitching lines. This is such a unique use of the Land Borders Die!! She added a pink bow using the bow from our Pines & Holly Die Set.

She assembled the window and curtain onto her card and added the trio of black kitties that were cut out using the Cat Silhouettes Die Set. The finishing touch is the sentiment "from MEOW to you" from our Cat-itude Stamp Set. She embossed the sentiment in white onto a banner that was cut out using our Bookmark Die Set.

This scene is so adorable and it would be great to send to a cat lover. The touch of pink would even make it a great Valentine card! 

We hope this card inspires you to look at your shape dies in new ways and see what you could create with them! 

To see more beautiful cards by Samantha you can visit her over on her blog, Sam' Scrap Candy!

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!

Cat-itude Cards by Amanda Wilcox

Cat-itude!

Today we are sharing a trio of cat themed cards by Amanda that are perfect for sending greetings to the cat lovers in your life! Plus, they're quick and easy to create! 

For this  fun trio she started with fun cat themed papers from our A Cat's Life Paper Pad. She cut all three background pieces at the same time so the pieces all mixed and matched like a puzzle. She added the fun prints onto each card front and then added sentiments from our Cat-itutde Stamp Set onto each one. To create shapes to hold the sentiment she used various shape dies from our collection.  For one card she used an oval from our Oval Frames Die Set, for one she used a circle from our Frames Squared Die Set and for the third card she used the pawprint shape from our Pawprint Shaker Die Set. Shed added a bit of green ink to the edges of each of the sentiment shapes so that they coordinated. Then on each card she added a cute little cat silhouette using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set, again with a print from our  A Cat's Life Paper Pad.

Here are individual photos of each card so you can see them up close.  

We love this fun idea of creating a trio of cards that are similar, yet each individual! Plus, it's so quick and easy when you fill the card front with pretty pattered papers! you could repeat this design using any of the pretty patterns from any of our different seasonal or themed Paper Pads to make cards for different occasions too! 

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

 

Inky Paws Challenge Team Guest Week - Sue Trembeth

This week we are featuring our Inky Paws Challenge Design Team!

Each day this week we will have a fun project featuring an IPC team member using some of their favorite Newton's Nook Designs products! These awesome designers share projects each Monday inspired by the challenges over at our Inky Paws Challenge blog so make sure to visit them over there too and get inspired to play along with us and our Inky Paws Challenges! 

Today we are featuring a project by Sue Trembeth!  

 Sue created this sweet kitty card featuring our Cat Silhouettes Die Set:

This sweet kitty card by Sue would be perfect for sending a note to a friend who lost their pet to let them know they are in your thoughts! To create this card she started out by using our Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set and inking the stripes in the sunset in a rainbow of colors. She then cut the image out using our Heart Frames Die Set to create that wonderful rainbow heart. What a wonderful idea! 

In front of the heart she added a black kitty silhouette using our Cat Silhouettes Die Set.

For the card base she dry embossed a panel of hearts using our Tumbling Hearts Stencil and pressing it through a die cutting machine. Then she cut the panel out with our Frames & Flags Die Set to give it a scalloped and stitched edge. She also added the "thinking of you" sentiment from our Floral Roundabout Stamp Set, stamped onto a banner that was die cut using our Banner Trio Die Set. Keeping all the background elements white really makes that kitty and rainbow pop! 

She also added a note to the inside of the card:

The paw prints are from our  Cat-itude Stamp Set and the "with love" is from our Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set. 

What a purr-fect way to send caring thoughts to someone. You could also switch this to a dog theme simply by using a dog from our Dog Silhouettes Die Set instead of the cat. 

Products used: Retro Sun & Palms Stencil Set, Tumbling Hearts Stencil, Floral Roundabout Stamp Set, Heartfelt Roses Stamp Set, Cat Silhouettes Die Set, Heart Frames Die Set, Frames & Flags Die Set

Visit Sue's blog: The Creative Studio 

Find her creations each Monday on the Inky Paws Challenge Blog too!

Hope you enjoyed this project today! Stop back tomorrow for more inspiration from our IPC team members!

PAW-sitive Vibes by Amanda Wilcox

PAW-sitive Vibes!

Today Amanda is sharing a fun and colorful card that is full of "PAW-sitive" vibes! If you have any friends or family members who love kitties, a card like this would be sure to brighten their day! 

To start out, Amanda die cut a trio of kitties from patterned papers to be the star of this card. She chose three of the cat shapes from our  Cat Silhouettes Die Set and cut them out of pretty patterns from our A Cat's Life Paper Pad. So cute! 

She created a fun striped panel for her background. To do this, she cut thin strips of colored cardstock and adhered them to a piece of thin copy paper. Then she die cut the whole piece out using the rounded rectangle from our Frames & Flags Die Set. Adhering the strips to the thin paper first helps them stick in place because of the added pressure of the die cutting machine.

Next, she picked out a sentiment from our Heartfelt Meows Stamp Set and embossed it in white onto a rounded banner cut out using our Banner Trio Die Set. This stamp set has lots of fun kitty themed sentiments that coordinate PURR-fectly with the new cat themed die set! 

She arranged the kitties and sentiment over the striped panel, adhering them with dimensional adhesive. All the mixed patterns really give this a fun look!

Then, for the card base, she chose another pattern from our  Cat's Life Paper Pad. The gray silhouettes were a great choice because they really let the colors on the front layer pop! 

We hope you are feeling all the PAW-sitive vibes today! 

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

Newton's Nook Designs & Therm O Web Inspiration Week - Day 3 with Farhana Sarker & Maria Russell

This week Newton's Nook Designs and Therm O Web are partnering for a fabulous inspiration week! All week long both design teams will be sharing ways to add fun foils and more to your cards using Therm O Web products with Newton's Nook Designs stamps! There are prizes too! Read all the way to the end of this post to find out how you can win! 

First up we are sharing flights of thanks by Farhana: 

On this incredible card Farhana created a gorgeous butterfly background by combining the two piece stencil set from Newton's Nook Designs with gold flock sheets from Therm O Web. She adds more gold embossed images from Newton's Nook Designs to add more fun texture! The finished effect is truly stunning! Full product list below. 

Butterflies Stencil Set | Heartfelt Butterflies (sentiment) | Banner Trio Die Set | Monarchs | Monarchs Die SetFrom Therm O Web:

Deco Foil Flock Transfer Sheets - Tuscan Gold | Deco Foil Transfer Gel Duo

Visit Farhana's blog: Everyday Engineered to see more of her beautiful work!

 Next, we have a collection beautiful rainbow pet sympathy cards by Maria:

For her first card Maria created a rainbow themed pet sympathy card.  She paired the beautiful foiled rainbows from Therm O Web with a die cut sun, clouds and dog silhouettes and a stamped sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. Full product list below. 

Maria created a second version of this same card style, this time switching the theme from dogs to cats. Pet owners are sure to feel comfort from with this beautiful rainbow theme. She again paired the beautiful foiled rainbows from Therm O Web with a die cut sun, clouds and dog silhouettes and a stamped sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. Full product list below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Dog Silhouette Die Set | Cat Silhouette Die Set | Furr-ever Friends Stamp Set | Sky Scene Builder Die Set | Clouds Stencil | Sky Borders Die Set

Note: The Cat Silhouette Die Set and Dog Silhouette Die Set are temporarily out of stock but we will be getting more in very soon! If you'd like to be notified they are back in stock, just sign up on the product pages to be notified!

From Therm O Web:

DecoFoil A2 Toner Card Fronts - Rainbows Galore | DecoFoil Transfer Sheets-Mystic Rainbow | iCraft Easy-Cut Adhesive Sheets

Keeping with the rainbow theme, Maria continued to create more gorgeous pet sympathy cards. For this set she continued to use the toner card fronts and rainbow foils from Therm O Web. This time she paired them with the big paw print die and sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. Full product list below. 

This card uses the same layout with a slightly different rainbow toner card front and more rainbow foils from Therm O Web. She paired them with the big paw print die and sentiment from Newton's Nook Designs. These rainbow cards are perfect for sending caring thoughts for the loss of a pet. Full product list below. 

From Newton's Nook Designs:

Furr-ever Friends Stamp Set | Frames & Flags Die Set  | Pawprints Shaker Die Set

From Therm O Web:
DecoFoil A2 Toner Card Fronts Rainbows Galore | DecoFoil Transfer Sheets Mystic Rainbow | iCraft Easy-Cut Adhesive Sheets

Visit Maria's blog: Maria Russell Designs to see more today!

Make sure to come back tomorrow for more fun with Newton's Nook Designs + Therm O Web!

For a chance to win, enter using the link at the end of this blog post today!

There are also more amazing projects over on the Therm O Web blog so pop over there for more inspiration! Don't forget to enter to win a prize from either Therm O Web or Newton's Nook Designs below! 

Purr-fect Day Card by Jennifer Jackson

A Purr-fect Day!

Hello! Jen here today with an adorable quick and simple kitty card! This card is so basic and easy to create, you'll want to make a bunch for your stash! 

To create this card I started by cutting out some cute kitty silhouettes using the new  Cat Silhouettes Die Set. I cut out a whole bunch and then decided to just use these two since they look so adorable facing each other. Then I layered them onto a stitched square that was cut out using the Frames Squared Die Set. I adhered them to the lower corner and stamped the sentiment "Have a purr-fect day!" from our Cat-itude Stamp Set above them. 

Then for the card base, I used a kraft cardstock and layered two pieces of patterned paper over the top, cut from our A Cat's Life Paper Pad. I added a yellow gingham ribbon where the two papers met. That's all! Clean and simmple and so adorable! 

All you'd have to do is change out the sentiment to make a thank you or birthday card. And you could make some using our Dog Silhouettes Die Set and A Dog's Life Paper Pad for your dog loving friends too!

Hope you enjoyed this project today! Happy Crafting!

National Scrapbook Day Sale + Mini Release!

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

Today we are celebrating Scrapbook Day  a FLASH SALE! Plus, we just added new dog and cat themed paper pads and dies to our shop! Perfect for scrapbooking dogs and cats! Keep reading for sale and product details and inspiration!

A Cat's Life!

Celebrate feline friends with these kitty themed products. The new A Cat's Life Paper Pad features cat themed patterns that are purr-fect for fans of felines! Several of the designs feature Newton and his kitty friends and will coordinate perfectly with our collection of cat themed stamp designs! Pair them with die cut cat silhouettes using the Cat Silhouettes Die Set for cat themed cards and scrapbook pages!

• A Cat's Life Paper Pad includes 24 sheets of 6x6 paper (12 Double-sided designs)
• Cat Silhouettes Die Set includes 5 dies

A Dog's Life!

We're celebrating canine friends today too with new dog themed products. The patterns in the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad feature various breeds of dogs including dachshunds, labradors, Pugs, Terriers and more! These fun papers will coordinate perfectly with our collection of dog themed stamp designs! Combine them with dog die cuts using the new Dog Silhouettes Die Set to enhance your cards and scrapbook pages too! 

• A Dog's Life Paper Pad includes 24 sheets of 6x6 paper (12 Double-sided designs)
• Dog Silhouettes Die Set includes 6 dies

These fun new products are available now at newtonsnookdesigns.com so head over there today! And don't forget to save 20% off during our flash sale with code SCRAP22

Celebrate Pets with 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 projects!

Scrapbook page by Jennifer using the new A Cat's Life Paper Pad and Cat Silhouettes Die Set. Additional products used: Frames Squared Die Set, Essential Alphabet Die Set

Scrapbook page by Jennifer using the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad and Dog Silhouettes Die Set. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Essential Alphabet Die Set, Pawprints Stencil

Card by Tatiana using the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad , Cat Silhouettes Die Set and Dog Silhouettes Die Set. Additional products used: Woof Pack Stamp Set 

Card by Larissa using the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad and Dog Silhouettes Die. Additional products used: A7 Frames & Banners Die Set, Heartfelt Woofs Stamp Set

Card by Zsofia using the new A Cat's Life Paper Pad and Cat Silhouettes Die Set. Additional products used: Heartfelt Meows Stamp Set

Scrapbook page by Amanda using the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad and Dog Silhouettes Die. Additional products used: Pawprint Shaker Die Set, Fancy Edges Tag Die Set, Petite Paw Prints Stencil, Land Borders Die Set, Essential Alphabet Die Set

Scrapbook page by Samantha using the new A Cat's Life Paper Pad and Cat Silhouettes Die Set. 

Card by Ellen using the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad and Dog Silhouettes Die. Additional products used: Frames & Flags Die Set, Heart Frames Die Set, Pawprint Shaker Die Set.

Card by Donna using the new A Cat's Life Paper Pad and Cat Silhouettes Die Set. Additional products used: Slimline Frames & Windows Die Set, Slimline Frames & Portholes Die Set, Banner Trio Die Set, Ballon Shaker Die Set (hats)

Card by Farhana using the new A Dog's Life Paper Pad and Dog Silhouettes Die. Additional products used: Banner Trio Die Set

Check out the blogs of these Design Team Members for more inspiration:

Newton's Nook Designs

Donna Idlet

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Zsofia Molnar

Farhana Sarker

Tatiana Trafimovich

Amanda Wilcox