Wonderful Friend Card by Samantha Mann

Wonderful Friend!

Today we have a gorgeous friendship card by Samantha! She used our Cottage Garden Stamp Set to create a this fun and colorful layout! She stamped several of the floral images from the set and embossed them in white to create that awesome floral panel! She used this panel across the bottom of her card and then added black strip above it to hold the sentiment. She created the custom  "wonderful friend" sentiment using words from our Simply Relative Stamp Set. Next she stamped the fox in orange, inking just the nose, feet and tail with a little black too. What a fun way to add a little dimension to a bold image! She cut out the fox using the coordinating Cottage Garden Die Set to add him to her card. behind the fox, she added a strip of teal too. Such a fun color combo!

Thank you Samantha for the fun and colorful creation today! To say hello to Samantha and see more of her awesome creations, you can visit Samantha's Blog, Sam's Scrap Candy!

Sending Hugs Card by Jennifer Timko

Sending Hugs!

Today we are sharing an adorable card by Jennifer inspired by the mood board for the Layton's Legacy Blog Hop! For her card today, Jennifer stamped the sweet little owl in teal and two little yellow flowers from our Cottage Garden Stamp Set. She die cut the pieces out using the coordinating Cottage Garden Die Set. For her card she used a lovely grey card base and then cut out a piece of chevron patterned paper using the stitched rectangle from our Frames & Flags Die Set. She also cut out a stitched circle and  added the "Sending Hugs" Sentiment from our Sending Hugs Stamp Set. She layered it all together with some bakers twine for this sweet card.

To see more about the Layton's Legacy Blog Hop and Card Drive, you can check out our post here yesterday too.

Thanks, Jennifer for the inspiration today! To see more creations by Jennifer, you can her over at her blog, Stampin' on the Fly!

Rainbow Floral Card by Jennifer Timko

Lovely, Amazing You!

Today we are sharing a this awesome rainbow floral card by Jennifer! She stamped the fun little bold flower from our Cottage Garden Stamp Set in a rainbow of colors and then die cut them all out using the coordinating Cottage Garden Die Set. She stamped the "Lovely, Amazing You" sentiment from the Happy Little Thoughts Stamp Set in the center of a square card base and assembled the the flowers around the sentient in a circle! So simple and pretty! This card is perfect for sending to someone so show them how special they are!

Thanks, Jennifer for the inspiration today! To see more creations by Jennifer, you can her over at her blog, Stampin' on the Fly!

Owl Card by Larissa Heskett

Sweet Owl Card!

Happy Friday everyone! Today we are sharing another amazing card by Larissa! That adorable owl is from the Cottage Garden stamp set and she paired it with the fun wreath from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set! Don't they look like they were just made to go together? So awesome! She also Included the bold stem of flowers under the wreath from the Cottage Garden stamp set and added the bow in the center from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set! Then she added the whole thing to an awesome card base that she created using Distress Oxide inks! What a beautiful card!

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her creations, visit her over at her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Hello Friend Fox Card by Larissa Heskett

Folk Art Foxes!

Today we are sharing this amazing card by Larissa using our new Cottage Garden stamp set! Larissa has been having a blast playing with the new oxide inks from Tim Holtz and she created that amazing teal color on those foxes by layering two inks colors, Cracked Pistachio and Faded Jeans! After she stamped the images, she trimmed them out using the coordinating Cottage Garden Die Set and added them on her card in a fun pattern along with some of the sweet flowers from the Cottage Garden stamp set. It's so cool how she rotated them in different directions! It reminds me of a lovely folk art print that you'd find on a plate or wall hanging! Then to finish off her card she added the "hello, Friend" sentiment embossed onto a black banner! It pops off so nicely!

To say hello to Larissa and see more of her beautiful cards, pop over to her blog, Larissa Heskett Designs.

Hello Friend Card by Jennifer Timko

Floral Friendship Card!

This card by Jennifer is sweet and simple and perfect for Spring! She used the flower dies from our  Cottage Garden Die Set to create those sweet little flowers! I love that although this die set coordinates with the Cottage Garden stamp set, she used the dies on their own without the stamps! What a great idea to stretch the supplies you have! Then she layered the little blooms and added them to her card with and oval frame die and stamped the "Hello, friend" sentiment from the Cottage Garden stamp set inside the oval! She added the perfect finishing touch with some tiny pearl accents!

Are you inspired to look at those coordinating die sets in new ways? I know I am!

Thanks, Jennifer for the amazing inspiration today! To see more creations by Jennifer, you can head over to her blog, Stampin' on the Fly!

Thinking of You Card by Tatiana Trafimovich

Spring Garden of Blooms!

The lovely garden of blooms on this card by Tatiana is sure to inspire you to think Spring!  She created all those lovely flowers using our new Cottage Garden stamp set! She stamped the sweet pink and purple tulips, green leaves and tiny blue flowers and trimmed them all out using the coordinating Cottage Garden Die Set. Then she added some extra little white dots onto the images to add some fun detail!  Then she assembled all the little pieces onto a kraft cardstock base along with a fence! Of course she had to add the bunny to the scene, also from the Cottage Garden stamp set.  The bunny is sitting on a cute stitched hill that was die cut using the Land Borders Die Set too! 

If you love this card make sure you visit Tatiana on her blog, Tatiana Craft and Art to say hello see more of beautiful creations!

Happy Spring Card by Naki Rager

A Sweet Wreath for Spring!

Our Design Team is definitely thinking SPRING this week! Today we have this lovely Spring wreath card by Naki! She used two fun Spring stamp sets to create this card. The pretty floral wreath is from the Happy Little Thoughts stamp set and the sweet bunny is from the new Cottage Garden stamp set. She embossed both the images with white embossing powder and trimmed them out with their coordinating die sets. Then she added soft colors onto both images. Since the bunny is a bold stamp it remained mostly white but she added a little pink and green to the ears and flower decoration on it. Doesn't that look so pretty? Then she added the images to her card with layers of stitching and vellum and a lovely leaf background! All these elements combine so perfectly to create a wonderful Spring card!

Make sure you head over to say hello to Naki  and see more of her beautiful creations at her blog, Notes from Naki!

March Reveals - Day 3 - Cottage Garden

Today is our third reveal day for our March Release! We are back today featuring a the fun new bold Cottage Garden stamp set and coordinating die! We are giving this stamp set away one lucky winner so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post to see how to win!

Cottage Garden

Create beautiful floral cards with this stunning 4 x 6 stamp set! This set is filled with lovely bold images inspired by Scandinavian folk art. Featuring bold blooms, birds and animal friends that are perfect for spring and more! These bold images create beautiful cards quickly. Just pick your favorite ink colors and stamp away! 

Here's some info on the Cottage Garden stamp set:

• 4 x 6 photopolymer stamp set 
• Includes 15 stamps: 12 images and 3 sentiments
• Coordinating Cottage Garden purr-fect die set (sold separately) include 12 dies 
• Available for purchase in our online shop starting Friday, March 17th

Let's see some incredible spring cards by our Design Team!

Check out all the awesome projects below from our Design Team! 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.

This lovely card by Amanda has such a fun layout! She created a this super cool pattern using the owls and flowers from this set in fun bright colors! 

This simple and elegant design by Jennifer uses the image of the folk art birds in stamped in navy to create a lovely one color card! She also used our new Sky Borders Die Set (revealed on Monday's post) to create the scalloped edge! 

Juliana stamped and embossed several of the images in white and then layered distress ink over the top! What a fun way to create quick and lovely cards! 

Tatiana created this lovely card! The flowers bursting around the tag are so pretty and the color combo is so perfect for spring! She also used the tag from our Tags Times Two Die Set.

Samantha created this gorgeous scene! She stamped the fox and leaves using simple black and layered them in front of the lovely distress ink circle that looks like an amazing sunset! So pretty! 

Naki created this fun card using colored embossing powders on the images and a fun kraft cardstock base! It's so fun how she curved the long flower stamp around the top and bottom of the bird image!  

This gorgeous card by Ellen uses several of the images stamped in black to create a pattern and then a fun pink ombré distress ink background! What a fun way to create an elegant greeting! 

This sweet and simple card by Holly shows how you can create a lovely card using just one image and some pretty ombré ink! The bold images in this set are perfect for this effect. 

Maria created this sweet card using soft pastels and the fun bird image as a focal point. She added a birdcage behind them and the branches and bow from the Pines & Holly Die Set on the top! 

Larissa also stamped her images in black but then added fun color around all the edges! What a fun technique to create a gorgeous card!

Would you like to win the “Cottage Garden” Stamp Set?

This 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 March 16th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, March 17th

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

Newton's Nook Designs

Amanda Bodine

Holly Endress

Ellen Haxelmans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Juliana Michaels

Naki Rager

Maria Russell

Jennifer Timko

Tatiana Trafimovich